Let's Manage The Tower

In front of the book written by Cecil and Alisa, Kaiseki roared with moon.

Because it has a good corner, I would like to make multiple books if possible, but I can't step in because it costs money.

Shreyne talked to me about the exam.

"Kouske, can I borrow this book for a while?

Shreyne has a book in her hand.

It must be one of the shared books that came out of the tower function.

The books in the management are shared, but we try to get permission to take them out of the management.

"I don't mind. It's unusual."

"Hmm. Something helpful for vampires. If possible, I'd like to make a copy and give it to my family."

I see. That's fine. But it's gonna take a long time to make a copy, right?

In the image of Kaiseki, it takes a lot of time to finish copying a book.

There are currently three families of vampires, so it would be a lot of trouble to make three copies.

However, after seeing such an aid, Shreyne leaned her neck strangely.

"Sure it'll take a while, but it won't take long, will it?

"... hey?!

Hearing an unexpected response, the examiner shouted out a frantic voice.

"Huh? I mean, it would take time to write and copy each book...?

Shreyn looked away at the words of the examiner.

"A handwritten copy!?

As I watched the situation, I finally realized that the copy I imagined and the one Shreyn was talking about were different.

"Uh... I don't know, but can I ask you what you're gonna do with the transcript?

"You're supposed to use magic with tools and ingredients, aren't you?

To the answer, which was said to be light, Kaiseki dropped his shoulders.

It has been nearly four years since I came to this world, but I still have common sense to discover new things.

After looking at the study aid, Shreyn finally realized that the study aid hit the wall of common sense.

Shreyn carefully explains how to make a copy.

Even so, the explanation itself was simple.

Prepare ingredients such as ink and paper and copy them using a magic team.

When I heard the story, I leaned my neck in a simple way.

"It sounds like an easy way to ask, but why is the book so expensive?

If photocopying is easy, the price of a popular book is unlikely to increase.

However, as far as the examination confirms, the price is very high.

"First of all, does it take time to prepare?"

"Ready? I mean, all you have to do is get the tools, right?

"Oh, no, I'm not ready for that. First, the manipulator has to read the book and check the contents."

To use the magic of the manuscript, the magician must understand the contents of the book properly.

If it's a story for children, you don't have to worry about it, but if it's a technical book, the surgeon himself doesn't have that knowledge.

And not only that, there's another big hurdle in the manuscript.

"The magic of the manuscript itself must be quite a high magician."

"Ah, I see."

A high-ranking magician refers to a talented person who can be counted in both hands in each country.

Most of these talented people are highly paid to serve the country or belong to some organization, so it's okay to say that there are no people who work exclusively on manuscripts.

Of course, I can request it in the form of a personal request, but naturally, I told you to guess the price at that time.

Basically, using magic to make copies of books is mainly done by the state at its own initiative.

You can also use the sacred law to make copies, but since the church holds talent and copies scriptures, it rarely comes around for general books.

If it is a non-magical copy, it will be handwritten by an individual, so the amount of effort and time involved is not the ratio when using magic.

"That's what I know. Perhaps it hasn't changed now?

"Okay. I'll check with Schmidt next time."

It's better that way.

Shreyn nodded at the words of the examiner.

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"... is there anything different?

I talked to Schmidt about what Shreyn told me.

Schmidt does not know that Kaiseki was not born in this world, but he understands that he only becomes a human god and neglects common sense.

"No, it's not what I know."

"So, when did you say the transcript would take time?

"Of course, it takes time to find someone who can use the magic of the copy?

To Schmidt's answer, Kaiseki dropped his shoulders.

It was completely different from the direction I had in mind.

That said, there is no difference in the trouble caused by the manuscript itself.

"If you need me, can I make a copy?

Shreyne, who was present because there was no difference from his common sense, offered to do so.

"I appreciate that, but it's not going to be a fundamental solution. If possible, I'd like to make copies of all the books that they made."

For one purpose, I would like to prepare a large number of books, if possible.

But as long as the book is not readily available, it is difficult.

Speaking of which, what about the price of ink and paper?

The paper and ink that Kaiseki usually uses for research is wholesale by Schmidt.

I don't even know the fine price.

Besides, I didn't really care about the price because I could use the tower function if I had to.

"Here's what it looks like."

That's what Schmidt said and he didn't suggest that the price was too high.

If you look carefully, even a very ordinary household may send you a letter when it's important.

The most important occasions are those involving coronations, so they are not frequently exchanged.

Nevertheless, these stories were completely different from what Kaiseki had always thought.

I simply thought that the books were expensive and that the paper and ink were expensive.

Though it has been a long time since you came to this world, what you have not noticed so far is perfectly due to the assumption of the aid.

"Hmm. Really? It's good that you can't print it."

Even if it's not mass production, if you can print dozens of copies, the price of books can be lowered relatively.

However, the introduction of printing technology will make a huge difference in this world.

And there's a big problem with printing in the first place.

"Printing, sir?

Schmidt's eyes sparkled when he picked up the moaning of the examiner.

With the merchant's intuition and his previous relationship, he thought it would be a seed of gold.

"It's a technique that makes it possible to make multiple copies of the same text or picture at the same time..."

Schmidt and Schlein tilted their necks without knowing just what the examiner said.

"Unfortunately, there's nothing useful about my knowledge."

At best, it is a printing or a piece of paper, and I only know how to apply ink from it.

Then I said to make something like a seal and print it side by side as a sentence.

Since each is halfway through knowledge, it will take a lot of trial and error to execute.

To be clear, we don't have time for printing alone.

Schmidt suggested worrying study aids.

"If you have an idea, can you ask a craftsman to try it?

"I don't know how long it'll take to succeed.

"Fortunately, the current Crown has some leeway. If you're going to try it, you might as well try it now."

I thought only a little about Schmidt's proposal.

But I didn't think of any better ideas.

"Okay. Now, let's talk about printing with craftsmen trying and making mistakes."

"Yes, sir. Next time, I'm going to bring Dareth in to talk to him."

That's right.

The agreement of the examiner led to the start of a project on printing technology in the Crown.

Nevertheless, it took a while for printing to take shape, as there was only a shallow knowledge of examinations.