This thing called the "Arcane Transfer Cylinder" is very different from the printing press cylinder Gawain imagined.
In fact, except for the somewhat similar outline, its entire working principle and method of use had never appeared in his imagination.
This is another product born from the "magic technology line" rooted in this world.
He quietly looked at the blue lines emerging 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 is normal. And when he put his hand close to those blue lines, he felt obvious heat.
This heating phenomenon should be the key to its ability to perform printing work.
"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, who knew everything about this device. She must be the one who knows the technical secrets, "How does it work?"
Rebecca had a little pride on her face: "Ancestor, do you still remember the ones I first set up in the magic network?" "Detection pile?"
"Detection pile?" Gawain was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, "Oh, I remembered, it was after being infused with arcane energy. It will temporarily become hot and turn black, right..."
"That's it!" Rebecca nodded particularly happily, "I want to mention someone specifically to you here - Santis. One of the mages brought over from the royal capital, an arcanist named Cohen, discovered the breakthrough - he thought of the special properties of mithril under the influence of arcane energy, and then we finally found the right idea. "< /p>
As she spoke, Rebecca pointed to the silver-white surface of the transfer device: "The shell of this thing has two layers. The inner layer is a very fine copper grid, which is used to conduct magic and Serving as the skeleton of the entire device, the outer layer is actually a coating. We use mithril and other metals to make an alloy, plus other auxiliary materials to make a 'paint', and then evenly cover it on the outside of the copper shell to form a coating. The silvery white layer you see.
"You should know that the surface of the original 'detection pile' is covered with pure mithril, but pure mithril has many problems. The first is its magic conductivity. It is too high. Basically, as long as one point is affected by arcane energy, the entire mithril will change. In this way, it is impossible to make a plate and the entire piece will be black.
“Secondly, mithril reacts with lag to arcane energy. This is because it is a very special magic material. Its ability to retain and dissipate magic power is exactly the same. When it is continuously injected with magic power, its magic power storage and dissipation speed reach a balance, so that the appearance appears to be unchanged. Only when the energy ends, it will generate heat and change color due to the energy balance being broken. This kind of If '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's response to arcane energy more sensitive and timely.hour.
"In addition, another problem with pure mithril is that it turns black when its properties change. This can easily mix with the ink of the printing machine. Even if something goes wrong, it will not be easy to see at a glance. came out, so we considered using mithril as the main material and using other magic-guiding materials to adjust the properties of mithril and add new characteristics to it.
“We added inertness to the alloy. of white copper to reduce the efficiency of mithril's magic conduction, so that it can only change in the parts directly irradiated by arcane energy. We also used blue crystal steel to affect the speed of mithril's magic dissipation, so that it only needs to be affected by arcane energy. Changes will occur immediately when the energy is irradiated. We also added crystal dust to the final coating material, so that the coating will emit blue light instead of turning black after being irradiated by arcane energy... Mr. Dan helps with this part of the work. of. ”
The Nicholas egg floating aside floated slightly: “This part of the work consumes most of the time - it is not easy to find a suitable coating formula. If the coating activity is too low, it will It is difficult to change after being irradiated by arcane energy. If the activity is too high, the layout on the coating will be blurry. And the final coating formula is much more than just mithril, white copper, blue crystal steel, and crystal dust. There are also many other auxiliary materials used to achieve adhesion, solidification, and stability. Fortunately, I am relatively good at this. , if this work is left to ordinary technicians, I am afraid it will take a long time for them to test the formula. ”
All research and development work involving “materials” is always the most difficult, and many times it is related to luck. The mage of the capital named Cohen has already set his mind on mithril. It saved a lot of testing time for the entire project, but in the end Nicholas Egg still spent a lot of effort to develop the final coating, which is enough to illustrate the hardship of the research work.
Gao Wen. Breathing slightly: "So its basic principle is to use arcane energy to form a picture to illuminate this layer of coating, so that the illuminated part of the coating surface heats up to form a 'layout', and then uses this heated 'layout' to print ? ”
“Yes! "Rebecca opened her hands and gestured and said, "We have found the ink. We mixed the charcoal ink with the gum of the giant wood to make an ink board. The gum of the giant wood is usually solid, and it will only change when exposed to heat. It melts a little, and will quickly re-solidify as soon as the heat is gone. We can put the ink plate at the bottom, the paper in the middle, and the arcane transfer tube on top. After the transfer tube is heated, put it on the paper. Just brush it and the words and patterns will be printed! ”
“What about the arcane source used to illuminate the coating? "Gawain has no doubts about the "ink tablet" mentioned by Rebecca. This part of the principle is easy to understand. He is more concerned about where the most critical "arcane source" comes from. According to the principle described by Rebecca, The platemaking method of this arcane transfer tube is completely different from traditional printing. It produces patterns through magical energy irradiation, which means that it must have a matching "irradiation end" that can emit accurate images.OK.
He didn't think about how this irradiation end was implemented for a while, but judging from Rebecca's appearance, this function must have been implemented.
Rebecca laughed as expected: "My lord, have you forgotten the crystal on the magic network communicator?"
Gawain was startled. Suddenly I realized something: the "holographic projection" produced by the currently implemented Magic Network communicator is actually a traditional illusion spell. The image produced by this spell... is the effect of arcane magic.
"The illumination source is inside the drum," Rebecca pointed to the shining magic runes on one end of the device. "You see, this is actually the piece on the base of the Magic Network communicator that is used to connect the crystal. The rune substrate..."
To be honest, Gawain really didn't recognize it - but after he recognized it, he had to admire Rebecca's unfettered creativity.
How did this girl think of disassembling the parts of a Magic Network communicator and stuffing them into a printing cylinder? Can the technical routes of these two things be mixed together in such a magical world?
Rebecca was still explaining the technical details of the drum. She obviously noticed the surprised look on Gawain's face, which surprised this ancestor who was always thinking ahead than anyone else. This time obviously brought a huge sense of accomplishment to this girl. She said with joy: "...I didn't directly insert the projection crystal of the Magic Network communicator, but carefully adjusted it to ensure that the crystal was projected out. The arcane phantom can accurately fall on the inner wall of the cylinder without distortion. I placed a set of lenses around the crystal, just like the lens set on the 'Crystal Resonator'...
" In addition, I also redesigned an input device that matches the arcane transfer tube to transmit images and text to the projection crystal inside. The basic principle is similar to the process of receiving images through the Magic Network communicator, but I added some things. : I made an extra-large 'palette' of all 28 letters and several common symbols, so that the plate maker can edit the text directly on the machine. Of course, if the 'palette' is not used, You can also directly 'photograph' the content written on the paper to the input device, or it can also be converted into an image projected by the projection crystal on the inside of the cylinder wall. However, these things are still quite troublesome to operate, because ordinary people cannot directly use magic to control the projection technique like mages. They have to use a lot of rune triggers to adjust those pictures. I tried it privately, even when reading. Even a literate person needs to practice for a long time before he can master how to use the input device..."
Rebekah Barabara said a lot, but Gawain listened in a daze beside him - - It's not that he couldn't keep up with this girl's ideas, but he didn't expect that this girl actually figured out the concept of "keyboard" without any teacher. I'm afraid this stupid roe deer will become the ancestor of keyboard warriors in future generations. ...
Of course, the admiration for the "keyboard" is only secondary. What Gawain is really amazed by is the whole device.Workflow - directly "scan" real things or paper, then transfer the image to the projection crystal, then use the projection crystal to produce an arcane phantom, project the phantom on the back of the mithril alloy coating to produce a "hot version", and then The "hot plate" transfers these images to paper...
This process is so exquisite, so interlocking, so... beyond his expectation.
And he was hardly involved in all of this.
He only drew a sketch for Rebecca that had no practical value at all, 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 had never figured it out.
But Rebecca succeeded... No, it was not her who succeeded, but her and the team she led.
This project should be attributed to the entire Magic Technology Research Institute.
Of course, this also includes Mr. Cohen, the arcanist from the royal capital who was originally a traditional mage.
Rebecca was still describing her wild technical ideas with great excitement, 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 about?"
Gawain woke up from his thoughts. He did not answer, but rubbed Rebecca's hair with a hint of affection: "It's nothing, you did too much. Okay. There is also the arcanist named Cohen, who is also doing a good job."
As he had realized before, the technological accumulation of this world has long been mature, and the local people's wisdom and knowledge have already matured. There is never a shortage of creativity. Even the traditional mages who are regarded as "stubborn, conservative and backward" do not appear backward because of a lack of wisdom.
Gawain, a soul from the earth, cannot be an inventor or a prophet in this world that takes the magical technology route, but he can find people with these abilities and give them to them. They have the right environment and conditions to allow these talented people to grow.
The "Cecil R&D-Production System" he painstakingly established has begun to gradually show its value and strength.
Rebecca blinked her eyes. She didn’t know what her ancestors were sighing in their hearts, but this did not prevent her from proudly rubbing her head under Gawain’s palm. From childhood to adulthood, The relationship between her head and the slaps of her elders is rarely so harmonious.
After rubbing it twice, the girl suddenly stopped, with a thoughtful look on her face.
Gawain became curious: "What did you think of again?"
"Ancestor, I suddenly thought of something... You said that this transfer tube and the input device are both Using the technology in the Magic Network Communicator, can this whole set of things be simply connected to the Magic Network Communication Network?"
Gawain stared at the girl in front of him in shock, even the one next to him? Nicholas Egg, who had been silent all this time, had a strange buzzing coming from his body.The iron star was obviously touched by Rebecca's idea.
Rebecca continued: "We can connect the printing press to the Magic Network. Anyway, its core part is a Magic Network communication projection crystal. As long as some adjustments are made, its crystal It is completely compatible with the signal in the Magic Network Communicator...what is the name of the one you mentioned...oh, it is completely compatible. In this way, people at both ends of the Magic Network Communicator can not only talk, but also make some comparisons. Print documents directly on important occasions... Government affairs offices across the southern border will definitely use this function!"
Gawain continued to be stunned: "..."
Rebecca! Seeing Gawain's reaction, he couldn't help but become worried: "Master Ancestor...you tell me, my idea...isn't it too unrealistic?"
Gawain blinked and followed. The time traveler looked at Rebecca in front of him: How did she achieve such a speed of thinking?
After a long time, he broke the silence: "Let me introduce two things to you...one is called fax, and the other is called remote printing..."