What Lin printed casually directly predicted the special climate changes in the next hundred years.
It is made into a thirty-second volume. Because of the large number of pages, it is bound by perfect binding. In addition to production, Lin also recorded the process and made it into a document like a printing press instruction manual.
But compared to the binding method of glue binding, when I saw the great magician Kaban Bai of the perpetual calendar, I was more surprised by its content. However, although this book seems to have good financial prospects, I don’t know how many people’s jobs it will ruin. Thinking of the role of forums to scribes, perpetual calendars and astrologers, Kabanbai shuddered when he looked at this young man who was ruining people's livelihood everywhere.
In the end, the only perpetual calendar printed by Lin on the printing press was shelved at the suggestion of the great magician Kabamba.
At present, the priority is still on the distribution of mathematical journals, and there is no need to expose the perpetual calendar and open another front. Even though this book is very convenient for many people.
This was exactly what someone wanted, so Lin readily accepted the old man's opinion.
The proofreading of the first issue of the mathematics journal took one day longer than expected. The most important thing is that the ten apprentices are addicted to editing. When they see any sentences that are not smooth, they want to discuss them.
Then someone was besieged by ten people at the same time, and there were ten different suggestions for improvement. Later, Lin felt deeply that there should be a clearer standard for proofreading and editing. It's not an option to do this all the time.
What's even worse is that this time, I also deeply experienced how superficial my mastery of the lost language is. This word is derived from the root of Lumba, or the root of Saxon. When did it begin to appear? What level does it belong to in the distinction of comparative forms? Every apprentice can tell one. Use a trick, and then scare someone into a daze.
Some usages, strictly speaking, can be attributed to the local dialects used in the southwestern peninsula of Midi. It is not used in this way in the holy city of Estali. Instead, it is used in formal books and documents, and it also has its own more formal usage. There is no need to talk about these, just change them directly.
There's also some weird syntax. Although it is not difficult to understand, it does take some time to think about it. Regarding this, someone was speechless. Look carefully at the selected parts, most of them are your own language habits before time travel. When used to talk to others in spoken language, it is not a big problem; but when it is written into a book, such usage is not so rigorous.
Although someone has written quite a few textbooks and some of them have even been circulated. However, no one has actually corrected these parts until today. It feels like although everyone is editing a mathematics journal, they are actually taking a Chinese course.
Because there are many mistakes like this, Lin needs to make a final decision on the amendment plan to make sure that the meaning of the text is the opinion he wants to express. So by the time the proofreading was completed, there were only four days left for printing.
A password is required to open the control panel interface of the printing press. Apart from Lin, who knew this, he had only told the great magician Kabambai before. On the advice of the dean, the password will not be handed over to frontline staff for the time being. When it was time to use it, the two of them had to go to a little trouble and turn on the machine themselves. As for the typesetting work, only Lin can handle it at this stage.
However, the entire front-line printing operation still needs someone to lead it. This person cannot be Lin himself. Even if someone is watching almost from beginning to end this time, it is only limited to the first issue, and it is unlikely to do so again in the future.
The one who was selected to lead the team of ten apprentices was the young apprentice who stood up and led the others in thinking and discussion during the first trial printing, under Lin's instruction, when everyone was asked to do it themselves. He is considered the direct disciple of the college principal. He has good courage, ability, and status, so it was decided that he would temporarily lead the entire team.
The paper and ink required for printing are still being delivered in the past few days. The ink also has a shelf life, so the amount is not too much. However, paper basically has no shelf life. It may turn yellow after being stored for a long time, but as long as it does not become brittle, it can still be used. Compared with the paper used in non-magical books, the paper used in mathematical journals is superior in all aspects, except that it cannot be used to record magic.
The actual printing time for a 1,000-volume, 64-page, 16-vote mathematical journal took less than half a day in total. More time was spent on moving and cutting paper. This also allowed the apprentices to understand why when they first met the magician, he said that printing was a manual job, not a technical job.
As the volumes of journals gradually take shape, another question arises: What to do with the book covers? The extended question is which binding method should be used when it is officially published?
The saddle-tack method is undoubtedly the simplest, but it always feels like something is missing. According to this group of young apprentices, the solemnity of books is missing. But it’s probably too late to get a hard cover like a hardcover, and the inner pages aren’t quite big enough.
At this time, a new batch of paper arrived, which solved everyone's urgent needs. It was a batch of trial works of cloud paper. It was improved based on the method provided by someone, and azurite powder was added during the paper pulp production process to give the paper a very soft cyan color.
Lin originally planned to use the cloud paper to make business cards, bookmarks, book cards, greeting cards, invitations, etc. After it was delivered, several apprentices saw that it was thicker than ordinary paper. Together, several people decided to use cloud paper as a book cover, and even the cover was painted.
This is great, even the design work has been done, but still no salary increase. Someone pretended to be dumbfounded, praised him a few times, and then imported the designed cover into the typesetting interface of the printing press.
Everyone is a little surprised that hand-drawn patterns and artistic fonts can be imported directly. But when they thought about the various input methods on the forum, which included all kinds of weird magic circles, and not just text input, everyone felt relieved.
With the cover in hand, Lin easily edited the list of publishers, text editors, work teams and collaborators on the bottom page, as well as basic data such as publication and first printing date. The most important thing is, of course, the methods and conditions for future submissions.
Everyone was quite surprised that they were lucky enough to be listed on the back page of the journal. Generally, when copying magic books, the scribe is not allowed to leave his or her name. It means that even if they could, no one would dare to stay. If you copy any key part incorrectly, the victimized magician will follow the clue and come to your door, and you will be finished in a matter of minutes.
After all, the nature of journals is different from ordinary magic books. It is not known whether it is good or bad for the time being. But for the great magician Kabanbai, it was just a matter of laughter. When young underachievers are promoted, they should not forget their own efforts. This is more important than any other benefits.
Finally, everyone who signed the journal agreed. When everything was ready, of course Lin started the machine and printed out the final cover and back pages.
Although the binding method is simple, the speed is not fast, and everyone's movements seem a bit stumbling. The main reason is that the page checking speed is too slow and everyone is not yet proficient in it. In fact, when Lin was printing, the layout was not arranged sequentially, but in a special working order. But when everyone got busy, things got messy and no one cared about the order.
So don't look at the number of one thousand copies. The printing was completed very quickly, but the time for cutting and binding took several times more time. Especially when the pages are misplaced, the saddle stitches have to be removed and rearranged. This situation has happened many times.
But finally everything happened on the last day of June, and the last saddle nail was driven in. One thousand copies of the first issue of the Mathematics Journal were officially declared completed.
In order to celebrate the completion within the deadline, the college principal Kabanbai also spent his own money to have the college's restaurant chef prepare a feast to reward the ten magic apprentices who had been busy these days. Although it is still debatable whether the sixty-four pages can be called a 'book'; but in just a few days, ten people can complete a thousand copies, which is definitely a mystery. A feat never seen before.
Of course, Lin was also present at this banquet. As the founder of a journal, it is unjustifiable to ignore these front-line people responsible for publishing work. Moreover, the great magician Kabanbai can be said to be a noble person since he came to the Holy City. In many places, he can see that the other party spares no effort to help him, so he really needs to show some expression.
The chamber of commerce related to the college was entrusted, and on the advice of the college president, a batch of 'good wine' from the Holy City was sent. This usually only occurs at official magician banquets. Apprentices rarely have the opportunity to drink the fruit wine brewed by the wood elves who belong to the world tree Yggdrasil. It is not intoxicating.
The reason for issuing such a heavy copy is to win over the ten apprentices who help with printing so that they can continue the printing job in the future. Because any job is the same, there is a gap in work efficiency between novices and experienced people. After all, these ten people have experience. It is better than having some newcomers who don’t know anything come in the next period and teach them from scratch.
Of course, this plan was discussed with the president of the college first and received support. Losing their copying jobs is an unbearable blow to many magic apprentices. Some people have no choice but to rejoin the adventure; others choose a riskier way to make money, which is to make magic scrolls.
The former's life is in danger, and there are no opportunities for adventurers to come forward near the Holy City, so they can only leave far away. The latter has the danger of magic getting out of control and the possibility of production failure. Neither is a very stable source of income.
Especially for a magic apprentice, the scrolls that can be made are limited in level. After deducting the cost of materials and the opportunity cost of failure, the company often loses money and pays back. Therefore, the great magician Kabanbai seemed very happy to have a stable source of income for his magic apprentices, such as his disciples and grandchildren, and believed that no one would refuse.
With this experienced person as his guarantee, as expected, as soon as Lin opened his mouth, everyone hurriedly agreed, for fear of losing this opportunity. All kinds of flattering words were spoken in quick succession. If it weren't for someone who was determined and thick-skinned, tonight's table of soup would really be unstoppable.
However, looking at this group of excited young people, it was hard to imagine the obvious relief on everyone's face when someone showed up tonight, but another person who was so beautiful that I don't know how to describe it didn't show up. Lin couldn't help but laugh or cry at this attitude. It seems that the demon king also created his own legend in this era.
