Frankly speaking, Gawain would occasionally reflect on whether there was something wrong with the way he recruited manpower and built his territory. As a result, the people around him (Balls, Fish, Light Bulbs, etc.) were all so distinctive. Of course, there was no need to doubt the abilities of these distinctive fellows, but their distinctive features would occasionally make things awkward. Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas Nicholas? Nicholas Egghead was undoubtedly an expert in this field.
This ball could even change directions. How could that be?
It was not easy to record the achievements of this new printing press. If other project managers were to say that they were diligent and diligent, they could say that they had overworked themselves to the point of vomiting blood, and could not leave the line of fire due to minor injuries, but if they were to write in the Mechanical Research Institute, they could say that the director had grown twelve sides due to exhaustion. If it were not for the seven or eight illustrations and two pages of explanatory text attached, one would have to wonder if the person who wrote this article had a screw loose.
"You … have worked hard …" Gwen looked at the iron ball with the corner of his eye twitching. "Take a break for two days after this project is over."
"Oh, don't worry. It's just a small problem. I'll be fine soon." Nicholas Egghead did not seem to realize how many people were frightened by its current shape. "Let's see how the machine works first. You'll be satisfied."
Gwen tried to divert his attention from the twelve new sides of Nicholas Egghead and began to pay attention to the really important thing here.
The Arcana Printing Press, which was different from the printing presses he knew in terms of its working principle, structure, and shape, was ready.
"Let's start." Gwen nodded. "Start with the initial edit. Rebecca, you do it yourself. "
Rebecca, who came with Gwen to check the result, had been waiting for this moment. She immediately responded happily, and then walked briskly to the small cabinet next to the arcane printing press.
She pulled a lever on the side of the cabinet, and a very slight buzzing sound came from the inside of the machine. A faint light appeared on the projection crystal inlaid on the top of the cabinet, and then a light blue halo appeared on the top of the whole machine.
It was very similar to the holographic image of a magic network communicator that had no signal and was in standby mode. The difference was that there was a circle of bright square lines at the edge of this image, which should be the restricted area of the layout.
When the small 'cabinet' was activated, a crystal inlaid on a metal platform between the cabinet and the main body of the printing press lit up. It was not until then that Gwen realized that the structure that connected the two devices was actually the scanning device of the arcane printing press.
The assistant who was on standby at the side came forward and placed a piece of white paper with words written on it on the metal platform.
On the holographic projection on the top of the 'cabinet', the image of the paper immediately appeared. So far, every step was a scene and phenomenon that the sorcerers of this world couldn't have been more familiar with. It was just the most common technology in the magic of illusion and crystal craftsmanship.
However, as Rebecca pressed the first key on the keyboard at the top of the cupboard, Gwen saw something that had never appeared in regular illusionary spells.
On the holographic projection on the top of the cupboard, below the image of the paper, the characters that Rebecca had entered appeared.
A series of characters were quickly typed out by Rebecca, forming a sentence, "The above is the physical scanning function, and this sentence is the text editing function."
Then Rebecca pulled a lever next to the keyboard, and a slight mechanical sound came from the cupboard. She continued to enter characters, and new characters appeared below the previous sentence.
"Speaking of which, how did you enter characters in an illusionary projection?" Gawain asked the question that he had neglected before. It was a question that puzzled him greatly. With Cecil's current progress in the study of runes and logic, computer technology was still a long way off. The technicians were still unable to create a magic circle with data processing capabilities, and Jenny had no clue on how to do it either. So how did Rebecca manage to implement word processing on such a device?
Was this a simple mechanical process? Then how did a simple mechanical process transform into the symbols on the holographic projection?
"Oh, about this. The principle is actually not complicated, but the structure is complicated. There are 28 letters in total, and 30 plus commonly used punctuation marks. We directly made 37 pieces of white crystals with characters engraved on them in this cupboard. These 37 pieces of white crystals are very small, and they are arranged by connecting rods to form a fan-shaped disk. At the front of the disk, there is a very small window. On the other side of the window, there is a thin moving cardboard. Behind the cardboard, there is another crystal for scanning that moves with the cardboard. When a rune trigger was pressed on this' keyboard ', the corresponding white crystal would be ejected to the window in front of the fan-shaped disk and activated, burning out a black rune on the cardboard. Then, the crystal behind the cardboard would illuminate the pattern. In addition, by adjusting the distance between the white crystal and the cardboard, the size of the character can also be adjusted … "
As Rebecca spoke, she opened the lid on the side of the small cupboard. Gwen saw the intricate and amazing mechanical structure inside. The mechanical structure was vaguely similar to the mechanical typewriter in his memory.
Rebecca continued, "But its shortcomings are quite obvious. First of all, it consumes a piece of cardboard every time. Of course, this consumption is not high, and it is still acceptable. Second, you have to be careful when you type. If you make a mistake, you will leave marks on the cardboard. If you make a few mistakes, you can return the cardboard and cover them with a black key. If you make too many mistakes, it will affect your reading, and you will have to type for nothing …"
"Incredible …" Gwen looked at the complex mechanical structure in astonishment. The ingeniously designed connecting rods, springs, gears, and sliding rails seemed to have a strange charm. They were the crystallization of human wisdom before digital technology appeared. It was the embodiment of the pinnacle of mechanical engineering. He stared at Rebecca. "You came up with this?"
"I came up with it with my assistants." Rebecca scratched her head. "Strictly speaking, I just came up with the idea. The design was done by the assistants. Two of the new magicians are clockmakers from the Captical. They are very good at designing such exquisite mechanical mechanisms. But they didn't have the opportunity to design such a strange thing when they were the Captical."
Egg Nicholas said in a muffled voice. "I was going to send the two clockmakers to the Mechanical Research Institute. But they are more interested in magicite technology."
Clockmakers …
Gwen looked at the intricate mechanical structure in the small cupboard and nodded slightly with admiration. "Very good, very good. Both of them are talents, talents like Cohen. We should focus on training them. Now, you can continue. "
"Aye." Rebecca nodded happily. "The next thing is to transfer these edited things to the arcane transfer cylinder and print them out!"
As she spoke, she pulled another lever next to the cupboard. Along with the sound of mechanical parts turning, Gwen saw the core device in the middle of the printing machine, the arcane transfer cylinder, emitting a neat blue shimmer.
It was the printing pattern that Rebecca had edited.
After two seconds of preheating and solidification, the pattern on the surface of the transfer cylinder stabilized. Then, the other parts of the printing machine began to operate. The flat white paper was sent to the center of the printing machine and covered on the black "ink board." The transfer cylinder was pressed on the surface of the paper under the operation of the mechanical support and quickly brushed from left to right.
The printed paper was quickly rolled away by the cylinder, and then the next paper …
While the printing machine was in operation, Rebecca explained the subsequent process to Gwen. "Each continuous operation can print 300 sheets. Then, rest for about a minute to let the cylinder recharge, heat up, and solidify. At the same time, change the ink plate below and start a new round of printing. During this process, the ink plate that has been changed is sent to the heating station to be fully heated so that the ink surface becomes flat again. After it has cooled down, it will be changed back."
At this moment, Gawain was completely captivated by this working machine. The rapidly completed printing paper, the continuously repeating, efficient and orderly mechanical structure, and the sound of gears and connecting rods working within the machine reminded him of the scene when the first magical engine was started. A sense of excitement filled his mind, and he could not help but exclaim, "Good … Very good. It's so good that it's beyond my imagination!"
"Actually, I think there's still room for improvement." Rebecca's face was full of pride, but she still tried to keep a straight face. She looked up and said, "I think the one-minute break in the middle is the most wasteful. If the coating formula on the transfer cylinder's surface or the projection crystal inside is improved, it should be able to work for a longer time. Moreover, the ink plate below will become uneven due to the consumption of ink. It has to be reheated, smoothed, and cooled before it can be used. I think this also needs to be changed …"
Gwen heard Rebecca's words, but before he could speak, Heti next to him broke the silence. "I can't say for the first improvement, but I have an idea for the second. Why don't you make the ink plate into an 'ink ribbon' that can rotate under the stamp pad? Then, set up a device for heating the ink ribbon and smoothing the ink surface on the side of the machine, such as a hot cylinder. This should solve the problem. You can try blue moonlight cloth as the substrate for the ink ribbon. It's now in mass production in the factory. It's very low cost and not easily deformed. "
"Oh right!" Rebecca suddenly clapped her hands and looked at Heti with bright eyes. "Auntie, you're amazing! Sure enough, old people are wise … "
Heti was speechless.
Gwen was speechless.
"Great day, great day." Gwen quickly reached out to stop his great-granddaughter before Heti lifted the staff with the nailhead and steel edge. He then looked at Rebecca. "Anyway, there must be improvements. The new machine must have some imperfections. Your ideas are limited. You can do it with the team. In the future, you can even listen to the opinions of the workers who use the printing machine. Mr. Godwin, what do you think of this machine? "
The scholar from the Captical, the current head of the press and publication department, Godwin Orlando had been stunned. Orlando's eyes widened when the new printing machine was activated. He had been staring at the incredibly complex and exquisite machine. Now, he finally came to his senses. After hearing Gawain's words, the old scholar could not help but exclaim, "What an incredible thing … If only I were a little younger, I would have figured out how it works. But now … what I want to do most is to write an article and do my best to introduce this thing to everyone. Even if many people can't understand the principle of this machine, I want them to know that there is a group of brilliant geniuses in the territory who created such a great machine! "
"Then go ahead and write," Gwen nodded with a smile. "After the news of the war at Rock Fortress is over, it's time to release something to relax people and arouse people's curiosity."
(There's a book called "I'm the Boss Behind the Scenes". I don't know if anyone has read it. The beginning may seem a little routine and dry, but it's very creative. You can look forward to the rest. You can read it if you don't have enough books.)
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