Chapter 449 Rebecca's Wisdom (Really)

This thing called the "Arcane Transfer Cylinder" was very different from the printing press cylinder Gawain imagined.

In fact, aside from a little resemblance in outline, its entire working and how to use it had never occurred to him.

This is another product born from the "magic technology route" rooted in this world.

He quietly looked at the blue lines that appeared on the surface of the silver-white alloy cylinder in front of him, and realized that these lines should be a built-in "standard layout" specially used to detect whether the device was normal. When the color lines were removed, he also felt obvious heat.

This heating phenomenon should be the key to its ability to print.

"Tell me about its working mechanism," Gawain looked at Rebecca. Although this device was brought by Nicholas Egg, the person who placed the order was Rebecca. She must be the one who knew all the technical secrets of this device. , "How does it work?"

Rebecca had a little pride on her face: "Ancestor, do you still remember the detection piles I set up in the magic net?"

"Detection pile?" Gawain was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted, "Oh, I remembered, it was because of the fact that Mithril would temporarily heat up and turn black after being infused with arcane energy, right..."

"That's it!" Rebecca nodded happily, "I'm here to specifically mention someone who is an arcanist named Cohen from the group of mages that Santis brought over from the capital. The breakthrough was when he discovered He thought of the special properties of mithril under the influence of arcane energy, and then we finally found the right idea."

While speaking, Rebecca pointed to the silver-white surface of the transfer device: "This thing has two layers, and the inner layer is a very fine copper grid, which is used to conduct magic and act as the skeleton of the entire device. The outer layer is actually a coating. We use mithril and other metals to make alloys, add other accessories to make coatings, and then evenly cover the outside of the copper shell to form the layer of silver you see White.

"You should know that the surface of the most primitive detection pile is covered with pure mithril, but there are many problems with pure mithril. The first is that its magic conductivity is too high. Basically, as long as one point is affected by the arcane energy, the whole piece of mithril has many problems. Silver will change, so there is no way to make a plate, and the whole piece is black.

"Secondly, Mithril's response to arcane energy has a lag, this is because it is a very special magic material, and its magic power retention and dissipation capabilities are exactly the same. When it is continuously injected with magic power, Its magic power storage and dissipation speed are balanced, so that the appearance does not change. Only when the energy is terminated will it generate heat and discoloration due to the energy balance being broken. If this lag is used in plate making,

It will make the editing process slow and cumbersome, so we also need to find ways to make Mithril more responsive and timely to arcane energy.

"In addition, pure mithril also has a problem that it turns black when its properties change, so it is easy to mix with the ink of the printing machine, and even if it breaks down, it is not easy to see at a glance, so we took into account Use mithril as the main material, and use other magic materials to adjust the properties of mithril and add new properties to it.

"We added inert cupronickel to the alloy to reduce the efficiency of mithril's magic, so that it only changes in the parts directly irradiated by arcane energy, and we also used aquamarine steel to affect the loss of mithril's magic power. Speed, so that it changes instantly as long as it is exposed to arcane energy, we also added crystal dust to the final coating material, so that the coating will glow blue instead of black when exposed to arcane energy... This Some of the work is done by Mr. Egg."

Nicholas Egg, who was floating on the side, floated slightly: "This part of the work takes most of the time to find a suitable coating formula, and it is not easy to find a suitable coating formula. If the coating activity is too low, it will be difficult to change after it is irradiated by arcane energy. , the activity is too high, the layout on the coating will be blurred. And the final coating formula is far more than mithril, cupronickel, azurite steel, crystal dust, there are many other auxiliary materials used to achieve adhesion, The purpose of curing and stability, fortunately, I am relatively good at this aspect, if this work is handed over to ordinary technicians, I am afraid that they will not be able to test the formula for a long time."

All research and development work involving "materials" is always the most difficult, and many times it is also related to luck. The Wangdu Mage named Cohen set his mind on Mithril and saved a lot of testing for the entire project. It took time, but in the end Nicholas Egg took a lot of work to study the final coating, which is enough to explain the hard work of the research.

Gao Wen took a breath: "So its basic principle is to use arcane energy to form a picture to irradiate the coating, let the irradiated part of the coating surface heat up to form a layout, and then use this heated layout to print?"

"That's right!" Rebecca said with a gesture of open hand, "We have found the ink, so we use charcoal ink mixed with the gum of the giant wood to make an ink board. The gum of the giant wood is usually solid, only When it is heated, it will melt a little bit, and as long as the heat is gone, it will quickly re-solidify. We can put the ink board at the bottom, the paper in the middle, the arcane transfer cylinder on top, and the transfer cylinder After heating, brush it on the paper, and the text and patterns are printed!"

"What about the arcane source used for irradiating the coating?" Gawain has no doubts about the "ink board" mentioned by Rebecca. This part of the principle is well understood. He is more concerned about where the most crucial "arcane source" comes from. come. According to the principle described by Rebecca, the plate making method of this arcane transfer cylinder is completely different from that of traditional printing. It generates patterns by irradiating magical energy, which means that it must have a matching device that can emit The "irradiated end" of the precise image will do.

He didn't think about how this irradiation end was realized for a while, but looking at Rebecca's appearance, this function must have been realized.

Rebecca really laughed: "Master Ancestor, have you forgotten the crystal on the magic net communicator?"

Gawain was stunned, and suddenly realized one thing: the "holographic projection" generated by the magic web communicator that has been implemented is actually a traditional illusion spell, and the image generated by this spell... effect of magic.

"The source of the radiation is inside the drum," Rebecca pointed to the shining magic rune at one end of the device. "Look, this is actually the rune base plate used to connect the crystals on the base of the magic web communicator..."

To be honest, this Gawain really didn't recognize it, but after recognizing it, he had to sigh at Rebecca's unrestrained creativity.

How did this girl come up with the idea of ​​taking parts of a Leyline communicator and stuffing it into a printing cylinder? The technical routes of these two things can be mixed together in such a magical world!

Rebecca was still explaining the technical details in the drum. She obviously noticed the surprised look on Gawain's face, and being able to surprise this old ancestor who always thinks ahead of everyone else obviously brought this girl Feeling a great sense of accomplishment, she said with high eyebrows: "...I didn't directly insert the projection crystal of the magic net communicator, but carefully adjusted it, in order to ensure that the arcane phantom projected by the crystal can fall accurately. On the inner wall of the cylinder and without distortion, I placed a set of lenses around the crystal, like the lens group on a crystal resonator...

"In addition, I also redesigned an input device matching the arcane transfer cylinder to transmit images and texts to the projection crystal inside. The basic principle is similar to the process of receiving images from the magic web communicator, but I added some Things: I made an extra-large palette of all 28 letters and a few commonly used symbols, so that the plate maker can edit the text directly on the machine. Of course, if you don't need a palette, you can also directly Take a picture of the content written on the paper to the input device, and it can also be converted into a picture projected by the projection crystal on the inside of the cylinder wall. However, these things are more troublesome to operate, because ordinary people can not directly use magic to control like a wizard. Projection, they use a lot of rune triggers to adjust those pictures, I tried it privately, even people who can read and write will have to practice for a long time to master how to use that input device..."

Rebecca Barbara said a lot, but Gawain was stunned by the side, but it wasn't that he couldn't keep up with the girl's train of thought, but he didn't expect the girl to tinker with it without a teacher. With the concept of "keyboard", this stupid roe deer is not afraid to become the founder of keyboard warriors in future generations...

Of course, the sigh about the "keyboard" is only secondary. What Gao Wen is really amazed at is that the workflow of the whole installation directly "scans" things or paper in reality, and then transmits the picture to the projection crystal, and then uses the projection crystal to generate the magic The phantom is projected on the back of the mithril alloy coating to generate a "hot version", and then the "hot version" transfers these pictures to the paper...

The process was so delicate, so interlocking, so... beyond his expectations.

And in all of this, he hardly participated.

He just drew a sketch for Rebecca that had no practical value at first, and explained to the girl the characteristics and requirements of the new printing press. As for how this printing press should be implemented... He himself has never I want to understand.

But Rebecca succeeded... No, it wasn't her who succeeded, but she and the team she led succeeded.

This project should be credited to the entire Magic Technology Research Institute.

Naturally, it also includes the Arcanist Mr. Cohen, who originally belonged to a traditional mage from the capital.

Rebecca was still excitedly describing her fanciful technical ideas, but she soon noticed that Gawain's expression became a little strange, so she couldn't help but stop: "...Master Ancestor, what are you thinking? "

Gawain woke up from his thoughts. He didn't answer, but patted Rebecca's hair a little dotingly: "It's nothing, you did a great job. And that arcanist named Cohen, he did It's not bad either."

As he had realized before, the accumulation of technology in this world has already matured, and the wisdom and creativity of the local people have never been lacking. Even the traditional mages who are regarded as "stubborn, conservative and backward" are not due to lack of wisdom. seem backward.

Gawain, a soul from the earth, can't be an inventor or a prophet or sage in this world that follows the magic technology route, but he can find people with these abilities and give them suitable environments and conditions. Let these talented people grow up.

The "Cecil R&D and Production System" that he painstakingly established has begun to gradually show its value and strength.

Rebecca blinked, she didn't know what her ancestors were sighing, but this didn't prevent her from rubbing her head proudly under Gawain's palm from small to large, between her head and the elder's slap Relationships are rarely so peaceful.

But after rubbing it twice, the girl suddenly stopped, with a thoughtful look on her face.

Gao Wen became curious: "What did you think of?"

"Ancestor, I suddenly thought of something... You said that this transfer cylinder and input device both use the technology in the magic net communication device, so this whole set of things can be connected to the magic net communication network. ?"

Gawain stared dumbfounded at the girl in front of him, and even Nicholas Egg, who had been silent next to him, made a strange buzzing sound from his body. Obviously, the Iron Ball star was also touched by Rebecca's thoughts.

Rebecca continued: "We can connect the printing press to the magic net. Anyway, its core part is a magic net communication projection crystal. As long as some adjustments are made, its crystal will be the same as the magic net communication device. The signal is completely OK...what is the name of the one you said...oh, it is completely compatible. In this way, the people on both ends of the magic net communication device can not only talk, but also directly send documents in some more important occasions Print it out... the government affairs offices all over the southern border will definitely be able to use this function!"

Gawain continued to be stunned: "..."

When Rebecca saw Gawain's reaction, she couldn't help but worry: "Lord Ancestor... What are you talking about, isn't my idea... too unrealistic?"

Gawain blinked and looked at Rebecca in front of him like a transmigrator: How did she achieve the jumping speed of her thoughts?

After a long time, he opened his mouth to break the silence: "Let me introduce two things to you... One is called fax and the other is called remote printing..."

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