This so-called "arcane transfer cylinder" was very different from the printing press cylinder that Gawain imagined.
In fact, apart from a somewhat similar outline, the entire working principle and how to use it never appeared in his imagination.
This is another product that was born out of the "magic technology route" rooted in this world.
He quietly looked at the blue lines emerging from 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. He also felt obvious heat when he touched the color lines.
This heating phenomenon should be the key to its ability to print.
"Tell me about its working mechanism." Gawain looked at Rebecca. Although Nicholas Egg brought this device, Rebecca was the one who placed the order. She must be the one who knows all the technical mysteries of this device. , "How does it work?"
Rebecca had a little pride on her face: "Ancestor, do you still remember those 'detection posts' I first set up in the magic net?"
"Detection pile?" Gawain was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized, "Oh, I remembered, it took advantage of the property of Mithril that temporarily heats up and turns black after being infused with arcane energy..."
"That's it!" Rebecca nodded happily, "I'm here to specifically mention someone named Cohen, an arcanist among the group of mages that Santis brought over from the capital, and he discovered the breakthrough. He thought of the special properties of mithril under the influence of arcane energy, and then we finally found the right train of thought."
While talking, Rebecca pointed to the silver-white surface of the transfer device: "The shell of this thing has two layers, and the inner layer is a very fine copper grid, which is used to transmit magic power and act as the skeleton of the entire device. The outer layer is actually a coating. We use Mithril and other metals to make an alloy, add other auxiliary materials to make a 'paint', and then cover it evenly on the outside of the copper shell, forming what you see Layer silvery 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. Every piece of mithril will change, so there is no way to make a plate, and the whole piece is black.
"Secondly, the response of Mithril to arcane energy is lagging. This is because it is a very special magical material, and 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 are balanced, so that the appearance does not seem to change. Only when the energy is terminated, it will generate heat and discoloration due to the breakdown of the energy balance. If this kind of "lag" is used in plate making In fact, it will make the editing process slow and cumbersome, so we have to find a way to make Mithril's response to arcane energy more sensitive and timely.
"In addition, there is another problem with pure Mithril that it turns black when its properties change, so it is easy to mix with the ink of the printing machine, and even if there is a malfunction, it is not easy to see at a glance, so we considered Mithril is used as the main material, and other magic-guiding materials are used to adjust the properties of Mithril and add new characteristics to it.
"We added inert white copper to the alloy to reduce the efficiency of Mithril's magic, so that it can only change in the parts directly irradiated by arcane energy. We also used blue crystal steel to affect the magic power of Mithril. Speed, so that it changes instantly as soon as it is irradiated by arcane energy, we also added crystal dust to the final coating material, so that the coating will glow blue instead of black after being irradiated by arcane energy... this part The work is done with the help of Mr. Egg."
The Nicholas egg floating on the side floated slightly: "This part of the work took most of the time to find a suitable coating formula. It is not easy. If the coating activity is too low, it will be difficult to produce changes after being irradiated by arcane energy. , the activity is too high, and the layout on the coating will be blurred. And the final coating formula is far more than simple as mithril, cupronickel, blue crystal steel, and crystal dust. There are many other auxiliary materials used to achieve adhesion, The purpose of curing and stabilizing, fortunately, I am relatively good at this aspect, if this work is handed over to ordinary technicians, I am afraid they will not be able to test the formula until a long time later."
All the research and development work involving "materials" is always the most difficult, and often it is related to luck. The king's mage named Keen set his mind on Mithril, which has saved a lot of testing for the entire project It took time, but in the end Nicholas Egg took a lot of effort to research the final coating, which is enough to show the hardships of the research work.
Gao Wen breathed a little: "So its basic principle is to use arcane energy to form a picture to irradiate this layer of coating, let the irradiated part of the coating surface heat up to form a 'layout', and then use this heated 'layout' to to print?"
"That's right!" Rebecca said with open hands, gesticulating, "We've already found the ink, so we mixed charcoal ink with giant wood gum to make an ink plate. Giant wood gum is usually solid, and only It will melt a little bit when it is heated, and it will re-solidify quickly as long as the heat is gone. We can put the ink plate at the bottom, put the paper in the middle, put the arcane transfer tube on top, and the transfer tube After heating, 'swipe' on the paper for a while, and the words and patterns are printed!"
"What about the arcane source used to irradiate the coating?" Gao Wen didn't have any doubts about the "ink plate" mentioned by Rebecca. have to come. According to the principle described by Rebecca, the plate-making method of this arcane transfer cylinder is completely different from the traditional printing method. It produces patterns through the irradiation of magical energy, which means that it must have a matching one that can emit The "irradiated end" of the accurate image is the job.
For a while, he didn't think about how the illuminating terminal was realized, but judging by Rebecca's appearance, this function must have been realized.
Rebecca really grinned: "My lord ancestor, have you forgotten the crystal on the magic net communicator?"
Gao Wen was stunned, and suddenly realized one thing: the magic net communicator that has been realized so far, the "holographic projection" produced by it is actually a traditional illusion spell in essence, and the image produced by this spell... is an arcane spell. The effect of magic.
"The source of radiation is inside the drum." Rebecca pointed to the shining magic rune at the end of the device, "Look, this is actually the rune substrate on the base of the magic net communicator used to connect the crystal..."
To be honest, Gao Wen really didn't recognize this one, but after he recognized it, he had to marvel at Rebecca's unfettered creativity.
How did this girl come up with the idea to take out the parts of a magic web communicator and stuff 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 in the drum. She obviously noticed the surprised look on Gawain's face. Being able to surprise this old ancestor who always thought ahead of everyone else obviously brought this girl Feeling a great sense of accomplishment, she said elatedly: "...I didn't just stuff the projection crystal of the magic net communicator into it, but carefully adjusted it, in order to ensure that the arcane phantom projected by the crystal can accurately fall on the The inner wall of the cylinder and without distortion, I placed a set of lenses around the crystal, like the lens set on the 'crystal resonator'...
"In addition, I also redesigned an input device that is matched with the arcane transfer cylinder, which is used to transmit images and texts to the projection crystal inside. Stuff: I made an extra-large 'palette' for all 28 letters and several commonly used symbols, so that the person who makes the plate can edit the text directly on the machine, of course, if the 'palette' is not used , you can also directly 'take a picture' of the content written by your hand on 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 still relatively troublesome to operate, because ordinary people are not like mages You can directly use magic to control the projection technique. They have to use a lot of rune triggers to adjust those images. I tried it in private. Even people who can read and write need to practice for a long time before they can master how to use the input device... "
Rebecca blah blah blah blah, blah blah, but Gawain was stunned when he listened to it. It's not that he couldn't keep up with the girl's train of thought, but he never thought that the girl could figure it out without a teacher. Without the concept of "keyboard", I'm afraid this silly roe deer will become the ancestor of future keyboard warriors...
Of course, the admiration for the "keyboard" is only secondary. What Gao Wen really marveled at is that the working process of this whole device directly "scans" real objects or papers, and then transmits the images to the projection crystal, and then uses the projection crystal to generate mysterious objects. The phantom is projected on the back of the Mithril alloy coating to produce a "hot plate", and then the "hot plate" transfers these pictures to the paper...
This process is so delicate, so interlocking, so... beyond his expectations.
And all of this, he hardly participated in.
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 machine. As for how this printing machine should be realized... he never thought of it himself. understood.
But Rebecca succeeded... No, it wasn't her success, it was her and the team she led that succeeded.
This project should be attributed to the entire Institute of Magic Technology.
Naturally, it also includes the Arcanist "Mr. Cohen" who originally belonged to the traditional mage from the royal capital.
Rebecca was still happily describing her unconstrained 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 about?"
Gawain woke up from his thoughts. He didn't answer, but stroked Rebecca's hair pamperingly: "It's nothing, you did a great job. And that arcanist named Cohen, he did it." It's not bad either."
As he realized before, the technology accumulation 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 and backward" are not due to lack of wisdom and talent. seem backward.
Gao Wen, a soul from the earth, can't be an inventor or a prophet or sage in this world that takes the route of magical technology, but he can find people with these abilities and give them the right environment and conditions, Let these talented people grow up.
The "Cecil R&D-Production System" he painstakingly established has begun to gradually demonstrate its value and strength.
Rebecca blinked her eyes. She didn't know what her ancestors were lamenting in their hearts, but this did not prevent her from proudly rubbing her head under Gawain's palm from childhood to adulthood, between her head and the elder's slap Relationships are rarely this harmonious.
After rubbing it twice, the girl stopped suddenly, with a thoughtful look on her face.
Gao Wen became curious: "What did you think of?"
"Ancestor, I suddenly thought of something just now... You said that the technology in the magic net communicator is used in this transfer tube and input device, so can this whole set of things be connected with the magic net communication network? "
Gawain stared dumbfounded at the girl in front of him, and even Nicholas, who had been silent beside him, gave out a strange buzzing sound from his body, obviously this iron ball star was also touched by Rebecca's thoughts.
Rebecca continued to say: "We can connect the printing machine to the magic net. Anyway, its core part is a magic net communication projection crystal. As long as some adjustments are made, its crystal and the magic net communicator will The signal is completely ok... what did you call it... oh, it's completely compatible. In this way, people at both ends of the magic network communicator can not only talk, but also print out documents directly on some important occasions ...The government affairs offices in various parts of the southern border will definitely use this function!"
Gao Wen continued to be dumbfounded: "..."
Seeing Gawain's reaction, Rebecca couldn't help feeling worried: "My lord ancestor...what are you talking about, my idea...isn't it too unrealistic?"
Gawain blinked, and looked at Rebecca in front of him like he was looking at a time traveler: How did she manage 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..."