Chapter 1327 Two Magic Devices

Joan followed the young pastor up the stairs, walked into a room on the second floor of the village office, and saw a big table with two square iron cabinets on it. You could feel the magic power from a long distance away. Waves are obviously enchanting devices.

In this room, there are also large bundles of white paper piled up, judging from the size, it looks like newsprint for printing newspapers.

What surprised Joan was that in this room that resembled a "printing workshop", there was no smell of ink.

Now when he was wondering secretly, Peter walked to the desk, pointed to the two magic devices on the desk, and proudly introduced to Joan:

"Mr. Mage, please take a look. This machine is the 'Magic Phototypesetting Machine', and the smaller machine next to it is the 'Magic Fax Machine', both of which are new products designed and manufactured by my country's Korrasberg Magic Device Factory. product, does Xindalu have such a machine?"

Joan shook his head frankly, at least he hadn't heard of a similar machine.

In fact, compared to these two magical instruments, what surprised Joan even more was the "magic instrument factory" that Peter accidentally mentioned.

Joan is very familiar with the magic device design and manufacturing industry in the New World. The level of craftsmanship in the enchanting industry in his cognition may vary from person to person, but the production mode is nothing more than a small workshop with the designer himself as the core.

There are those who work alone like him, those who have a master with several apprentices, and those who form a joint workshop with two or three designers. I have never heard that this craft can be turned into a "factory" that employs a large number of workers. Mass production according to uniform specifications.

But if you think about it carefully, since pins and nails can be produced in factories, why can't magic devices be used?

It's just that this craft is too complicated and the threshold is too high. In the past, people were either unable to set up magic device factories, or out of personal interests, they were reluctant to push magic devices into industrialized mass production. Until the Far East broke the rules and started from production The model has completely subverted the tradition of this industry.

Joan doesn't know what kind of impact this disruptive innovation will bring to the enchanting industry. As a practitioner, he himself will benefit or suffer from it, but deep down in his heart, he is excited about this new trend, and faintly I have a hunch - this model will be popularized soon, and over time, magic tools will become daily necessities in ordinary households like kitchen utensils and stationery, and the whole world will also change as a result.

After calming down his excitement, Joan put aside his distracting thoughts and asked the young pastor, "Mr. Peter, can you tell me about the functions of these two magic devices?"

"Okay, in fact, this is a machine designed by our Prince His Royal Highness specially commissioned by the archmages of the 'Lengta Mountain Arcane Association' for the convenience of publishing and distributing newspapers and periodicals."

Peter pointed to the "magic fax machine" and introduced: "The function of this machine is to send and receive documents and charts. The newspaper headquarters in the capital of our country, Kolasburg, sends the proofs of the latest issue of the newspaper through this machine every day. Distribution sites to various towns and villages across the country, such as our Valley Village, is one of the 400 sites, and all these sites together form a nationwide newspaper distribution network."

"Through the 'Magic Fax Machine', we received the sample issue from the headquarters of the Capital Newspaper. The next workflow is to prepare the paper according to the number of local newspaper subscribers, copy the sample issue, and then send the copied newspaper Delivered to every subscriber."

"Mr. Master, the magic device you see now is a device specially used to copy newspapers and periodicals. Of course, we often use it to copy some official documents in our daily office work. This is much more convenient than copying by hand. Not only is it more labor-saving, but printed fonts are also clearer and neater than handwriting.”

Peter patted the iron shell of the "Magic Phototypesetting Press", and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

"Although this machine is very useful, it is an experimental model that was just produced in June this year. The technology is not mature enough. In addition, we always use it to copy various books and documents. Frequent use will inevitably lead to failure. , such as now, this guy is on strike."

As he spoke, Peter opened the desk drawer, took out a wrench and a screwdriver, skillfully disassembled the machine casing, and tried to troubleshoot the machine.

Joan watched Peter repairing this complex magic device, feeling unable to calm down for a long time.

After listening to Peter's introduction, the question that confused him before was finally solved.

Why were the Far Easterners able to establish a newspaper publishing and distribution network covering all parts of the country, so that newspapers published in the capital could be delivered to subscribers thousands of miles away on the same day?

The two magic devices placed on the table at the moment are the answer.

It is actually not difficult to design these two magic devices. What Joan really admires is that at least 400 of the same devices have been manufactured in the factory and distributed to newspaper distribution outlets across the country, thus forming a timely and efficient The information dissemination network enables a piece of news happening in a certain place to spread throughout the country within the same day.

The establishment of this information dissemination network can be used to distribute news publications and various books in peacetime, which is of great benefit to improving the literacy rate and cultural quality of the people.

Once the situation changes, turmoil occurs or foreign enemies invade, with the help of this information dissemination network, the Far East government can quickly convey the country's decrees and regulations to every resident in remote towns and towns with extremely high efficiency, forming a unified national and national consciousness. National military and civilian mobilization has become a possible option.

The more Joan pondered, the more shuddering she became.

Compared with the advanced and efficient information dissemination network that has been put into use in the Far East, the press and publishing industry in the New World is still in the primitive era. Regardless of Leiden Port or Midgard City, the distribution of newspapers and periodicals is limited to the interior of the city and the surrounding satellite towns, and the remote villages cannot keep abreast of what is happening in the city recently, which is like two isolated worlds.

"Oh! This is a big trouble!"

Peter patted his head and sighed, interrupting Joan's thoughts.

"Mr. Peter, is the machine seriously damaged?"

"I'm afraid it is. There is a crack in the 'picture mirror module', but it is this small crack that makes the whole machine not work properly." Peter replied with a sad face.

Qiao An leaned over curiously and took a look. There were indeed small cracks on a set of mirror devices. If you don't look carefully, you can hardly notice it.

"Mr. Peter, this doesn't seem to be a big problem. As long as it is repaired with magic, the machine can resume normal operation." Joan said to the young pastor.

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