The reason why Lin attaches so much importance to this matter is because even if he wrote Chinese in the past, even if he made a typo, other readers could infer the correct meaning from the context of the text, and the typo would not affect reading at all.
The Pinyin text of Midi has a similar situation. In addition to typos, Pinyin characters can also use each root to create new characters to describe a new thing. But this new character is not written casually so that other readers can understand it. It has certain rules for word creation.
He is not a lost linguist, and Lin can't guarantee whether there will be such low-level errors in his manuscript. If it is an ordinary correspondence, or for your apprentices or other close people to read, forget it if you make typos, as long as you can understand it. Even if you don't understand, it doesn't matter if you ask.
But now it is a rigorous publication, and typos will only undermine the authority of this journal, and should be avoided if possible.
The best way, of course, is to hire professionals. I believe that for the sake of money, these ten apprentices will not just deal with business casually.
After tidying up the room in the mathematics building, which was originally used for Lin, the only mathematics lecturer, to rest, it was converted into a workspace for ten proofreaders, and Lin returned to the original classroom where the printing press was placed. Now it has been renamed the printing workshop.
Uzov Gantia and the craftsmen who came to support him from the Technical Guild have already left. As for the fees Lin has to pay, Uzov will handle it on his behalf. After all, the Technology Guild has its own large dividends that have not yet been taken away. Someone's original intention was also to put this money in the guild as one of the capitals used by Uzov, and to use it at times like this. This saves time on moving coins.
As for financial institutions like banks, some people still don’t want to get involved, or even mention them. It is a financial monster that will be irreversible once it is released. In this world with gods, no one wants to get into someone else's bad luck and get into trouble.
In the printing workshop, only the dean and a few magicians were left, curiously surrounding the machine and poking around. Some people were touching the large stack of white paper, as if they were thinking about something.
Of course, there was also the sword that someone had not taken away, and he was happily chatting with everyone. But obviously, everyone is a little far away from Hakiri. It's not that everyone is not curious about the sword, or that they deliberately don't get close to the sword in order to avoid suspicion to someone, it's just that they are scared.
The 'excellent' reputation of the Haggiri clan is not unfamiliar to the magicians of the Holy City, especially magicians of their status. No one would be wary of a weapon that could peer into the owner's heart, but at least other Haggiris couldn't speak. However, this sword can speak, which is devastating news for any holder.
Even if this Hakiri didn't blurt out someone's secret, everyone had a tacit understanding not to pry. For those who dare to hold this sword, no one wants to have an excuse to be stabbed. So these conversations are more of useless social rhetoric.
As soon as Lin entered the door, he didn't care about the atmosphere here and said directly: "Dean, thank you for agreeing to use a lecturer's lounge as a proofreading studio."
Although Lin is the only lecturer in the mathematics building, the property in the college still belongs to the dean. No matter what he wants to do, he cannot bypass this old man.
The reason why I didn't find another classroom or restroom was because the furniture in the room that was originally intended for someone to use was ready-made and could be used for work with a little bit of moving. The other rooms were still empty, so everyone could only sit on the floor miserable.
"Xiao Gai, come here, come here, teach me how to use this." The great magician Kabamba called someone affectionately, not hiding his curiosity about the printing press at all, pointing to the interface that had been locked by a password. Live control panel.
After unlocking the console, Lin briefly explained to the old man the principles of the linkage and operation of various parts of the printing press. The reason why I dared to distribute the machine parts to people in the technical guild instead of doing it myself was because I wrote the program to control the printing myself.
Even if someone else imitates it, without this program control, at least half of the printing press's capabilities will be wasted. Apart from anything else, the printing plate alone would force us to go back to the old path of engraving. Mi Di doesn't even have a movable type version.
Even if someone else imitates the machine, the time required for just preparing the engraving and changing plates during printing will more than double. Of course, even so, it is still an unimaginable big jump compared to Midi's original printing technology.
The control program on the machine, in addition to automatically paginating and typesetting the input text file, can also make some simple editing modifications. So whoever wants to print books or leaflets can just place the magic stone with the text file stored in the special control slot for reading. Yushuwu
As for newspapers...there are forums, but who reads the newspapers?
Although the information on the forum is unorganized and quite messy. But newspapers are destined to be unable to take the high-price route, and can only rely on low prices and sales to open up the situation. For some people who are not afraid of trouble and even like to visit forums, newspapers have no appeal. Therefore, as early as the birth of the forum, there was no soil for running newspapers.
But looking at this machine, the first question the great magician Kabanbai asked was: "Is there a way to print magic scrolls or magic books?"
"Unfortunately, no." The other party asked simply, and Lin answered neatly: "The old problem still hasn't been solved, the paper still has ink."
"I see that there are no restrictions on the ink supply tank on this printing press. Or do you mean that you don't have a good grasp of the ink formula and material sources?" Kabamba asked relentlessly.
After thinking about it, Lin decided to back it up and said: "Dean, to tell you the truth, I have also done research on printing magic words. I found that even if you just write the most common magic words, you will learn from the writer. Absorbing magical power is just like making a magic scroll. It’s just that the craftsmanship of making the scroll must be more precise, and it also requires the mental state of the maker, and there is even a possibility of failure.”
"You mean, it's not just about paper and ink. If you want to use printing, you also need to consider how to input power during the printing process?" The great magician Kabamba suddenly thought of the key point.
Moreover, in the process of copying magical knowledge, authority may be required. In fact, magicians also have this vague inference. The reason is that it is such a simple writing assignment that no ordinary person can succeed in doing it. You must know that this is not making a magic scroll.
It's just that copying has always been regarded as a part of the knowledge accumulation of magic apprentices, and magicians would not want to find an ordinary person who has nothing to do with magic to do it. Over time, it became common knowledge that apprentices were responsible for copying, and no one deliberately searched for the reasons behind it.
"Yes, as you said. But how to do this, I have no idea at all. Even if the method of inputting power is solved, it must be produced by printing, whether it is a magic book or It is a magic scroll, so it is necessary to understand each rune and the amount of power required for each stroke to ensure that the production is completed without causing an out-of-control explosion."
Talking about the out-of-control situation made the magicians present feel distressed. When magic is out of control, it is not as simple as failure. The consequences that follow are unpredictable and difficult to prevent. Explosions and backlash are actually minor matters. The biggest fear is to become a springboard for some kind of extraterrestrial being to invade the lost land, which will inevitably lead to death.
Lin patted the printing machine table and said: "This kind of meticulous work cannot be done by a machine. What is needed is the manufacturer's accumulated experience over time, which has become an instinctive craft. All the machine can do is simple and repetitive." Sexual work. If you have experience in making golems, you will know what kind of work can be given to these stupid big guys."
When it comes to technologies that everyone is familiar with, the people present have more experience than Lin. The situation he mentioned made everyone feel sad. But the great magician Kabambai asked one more question: "What if we use mathematical analysis?"
"It should be no problem to use mathematical analysis." Lin shrugged and said: "But when I just analyzed an apprentice-level magic, it took me the least time to study it, and it took me nearly a month. As for the magic that is too complicated, I don’t even dare to touch it. Not to mention that even if it is analyzed, I still haven’t figured out how to use the machine to inject power, and how to cooperate between the two.”
After being poured a bucket of cold water on him, the great magician Caban said goodbye and said how disappointed he was. But after thinking about it, he was relieved. Although this printing machine cannot exert greater value, the mathematics journal can be published smoothly, and now it seems that publishing a thousand copies in one issue is not a big problem, and it is of inestimable value to the college.
Now he and Kabanbai College, although not all his wealth is bet on mathematics. But in terms of academic status in the holy city of Estali, the two are vaguely linked by outsiders. It can be said that when one is prosperous, both are prosperous, and when one is deprived, both are deprived. Although this is not my original intention, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing if I really go down this road.
For Lin, the printing press can only print books other than magic, and it can produce magic scrolls, which are two completely different things. The former does not have much value in the eyes of magicians, it is just a convenient tool. What is truly valuable is the meaning of the printed text and its content.
But if the printing press can produce magic scrolls, this machine will become a strategic-level material. What is the meaning of mass production of magic scrolls? Someone can know that it is not good even if he thinks about it on his knees.
If you really build such a printing magic machine, let's not talk about whether you can save it. You can imagine that there will be countless troubles in the future, and there will be no end. The most damn disgusting thing is that the magic scrolls produced are neither for sale nor for sale, they are just a big trouble.
