LOL: I am a bad prince in Demacia

Five p.m.

The sky is still very clear at this time, and the residual summer temperature does not seem so hot anymore. Today is a cloudless day. When you look up, you will see thousands of miles of blue. Looking at it more often can make you feel a little relaxed.

Lu Qi and the other three rode the carriage to the printing workshop.

When I arrived, I found that a carriage had stopped here. I looked at the sign on it. It should be the emblem of the Bouvier family.

"Is Kashina here too today?"

Lux's eyes lit up. She missed her little sister very much. As soon as she saw this carriage, she couldn't wait to get off.

Lu Qi also hadn’t seen Kashina for some time.

After entering the workshop, you can see that many places are different here compared to the previous days.

First of all, it was divided into many areas, and some new workshop equipment was added. At the same time, according to Lu Qi's opinion, Navis added several power fans inside.

It can be regarded as a minimalist version of air conditioner.

Different from the water-powered fans at home, the workshop uses gear power to provide workers with timely relief from the heat.

Not long after entering the workshop, the three of them met Kashina head-on. She seemed to have just arrived.

Wearing a pale white gown and black shorts that gently outline the curves of her legs, she wears a refreshing ponytail as before, giving off the aura of a young girl.

"Good afternoon, you three."

After meeting, Kashina took the initiative to say hello, and she was very happy to see several people, with a smile on her face.

When he looked at Lu Qi, he was the same as before, with a little smile in his eyes and a longing that he hadn't seen in a few days.

Apart from that, there was nothing else. It seemed that what happened last time had no impact on her.

Everything is still the same as before, getting along as usual.

While chatting, the four of them headed to Navis's office.

After opening the door, Navis, who was processing a pile of information, raised her head. When she saw Lu Qi, her eyes under her glasses suddenly lit up.

"Your Highness!"

She rummaged on the table twice, picked up a few pieces of paper, jumped off the chair, walked up to Lu Qi, and reported to him with a little excitement and joy, "The hand-operated printing press has already been installed in the morning. The assembly is complete, and no problems have been found after several rounds of testing.”

She looked very excited as she spoke, but this is normal.

For a craftsman, the greatest joy is seeing his work come out.

The concept proposed by Lu Qi was really realized.

Now, his image in Navis' heart has risen to an unshakable position.

Lu Qi took a few pages handed over by Navis, and the three girls around him also moved closer curiously and looked up.

The content on these pages is exactly the same. The ink writing on them is clear and highly recognizable at a glance. It is obviously the result of a hand-operated printing press.

Lu Qi glanced at it for a few times and then said, "Take me to see the printing press."

"You come with me."

Navis walked in front and led the way.

After a while, he stopped in front of a room and opened the door.

There were also two figures inside. Lu Qi glanced at them and found that they were siblings Meili and Kesen.

They treated it like a rare treasure, carefully wiping a machine in the center of the room with a hand towel.

"Your Highness the Prince!"

When the two siblings saw Lu Qi, they immediately came up to salute and say hello. Their attitude was very respectful and completely heartfelt.

If they were a week ago, they might have been dissatisfied when they saw Lu Qi, but now they are basically convinced both verbally and physically.

It is no exaggeration to say that whatever Lu Qi wants them to do now, the two siblings will do it without hesitation.

For no other reason than because the hand-operated printing press was actually built.

From the very beginning, the two of them had a vague feeling that His Royal Highness the Prince and Navis seemed to be working on something very awesome.

After they built it, they discovered that it was indeed awesome.

The emergence of hand-operated printing presses almost directly solved the problem of difficulty in disseminating written words.

A machine that allows everyone to read text in books, you just wonder how powerful it is.

After glancing at the two siblings with licking expressions, Lu Qi ignored them and walked forward, stopping next to the printing press.

Fiona and the other three also approached and looked at them curiously.

Lux stretched out her finger and poked it: "Just such a big piece of iron? Is it as powerful as you said?"

"You'll know if you take a look."

Lu Qi took a closer look. In fact, it was the first time for him to see something like this, which was almost from ancient times.

But in Demacia, it is already a cutting-edge product of the times.

"Let me show you!"

Upon hearing this, Coson immediately stepped forward with great excitement, planning to demonstrate the operation to the four people.

"Go aside."

Meili stepped forward and kicked Coson aside. Then she ignored Coson's glaring eyes, walked up to Lu Qi and said respectfully, "Your Highness, let me demonstrate to you."

Being robbed of the opportunity to perform in front of His Highness the Prince, Keson stared at Meili, daring to be angry but afraid to speak.

"let's start."

Lu Qi said casually.

It makes no difference to him which of the two siblings performs.

With Lu Qi's permission, Meili immediately walked to the type strip storage rack on the other side and explained: "They are the type strips that have been made in these days. Each character has different characters. They are arranged by signs and stored in an orderly manner. Here, no matter what the content is, you only need to follow the signs to find it.”

While talking, she took out a small type strip from the shelf and put it in her hand. After about a handful, she came to the typesetting area.

"The found type strips will be typeset here. The words can be combined at will, and can be divided into three ways: horizontal, vertical and oblique."

She said as she demonstrated, placing the type strips in the typesetter.

This typesetting device is naturally very important. Basically, the framework of a newspaper, such as a large section, a small section, or an independent section, is determined by it.

Unlike modern times, where you can easily create rich newspaper frames, before this ability was available, people used typesetting machines.

Prepare several different frames in advance, put the type strips into them, and you can get the ideal layout.

At the same time, this step is also the most troublesome, because the content of a newspaper must be spelled out here basically, and the position of a single typeface must not be wrong.

The four of them watched quietly, not disturbing Meili who was gradually concentrating.

After she carefully fixed the typeface, she slowly relaxed and said, "That's basically it. Now I just need to add ink and confirm the content of this blackboard report."

As he spoke, he placed a piece of pure white paper flat on the typesetting device, then used a tool to straighten it and stick it completely to it.

Then, uncover it from top to bottom, and your first sample newspaper will be ready.

"Please take a look." She handed it to Lu Qi.

Lu Qi took it and took a look. The content in this newspaper was randomly spliced ​​together, but judging from the sections, there was a lot of content.

Of course, the word count and size will not be as large as modern newspapers, but in this era, it is already very difficult to have such a newspaper.

This is also the reason why Mellie, Coson and Navis realize how awesome Luchi is.

He can make a small piece of paper carry a lot of content, and can copy a large number of copies in a very short time.

“After the first sample newspaper is checked and found to be correct, printing can begin.”

Meili said, picking up the fixed typesetter and carefully fixing it on the printing press.

The hand-operated printing press is divided into several parts, one is the transmission device, one is the device for feeding and conveying paper, one is the device for distributing ink and inking, and the most important printing and impression device.

These parts are closely related, and are finally driven by the hand joystick as a whole.

The next step is to put in the ink, and then place a stack of white paper in the reservoir.

By shaking the hand lever, the entire printing press starts running. The fixed rod falls down to receive the newspaper, and then one white paper after another is pulled out from the storage and adsorbed on the roller.

As the white paper passes through the typesetting machine, a certain amount of pressure will be generated, and the content will be printed on the paper. Finally, the fixed rod will send the newspaper to the other end.

In this repeated cycle, one newspaper after another was released.

Seeing this scene, Lu Qi was not surprised, because this was what he had originally expected, but with some details improved by Navis, the printing press became even better.

But the three girls, Lux, Kashina and Fiona, couldn't remain calm.

Seeing newspapers appearing one after another, with even ink and ink, there was uncontrollable surprise in my eyes.

They still remember what Lu Qi told them about the newspaper a week ago.

Unexpectedly, only a week later, a printing press was placed in front of me.

They are all young ladies from noble families, and they usually have no shortage of books to read.

But even so, they also know how difficult it is for many ordinary people to read a book.

But now, this machine can copy a large amount of content in such a short period of time.

Even the three women, who didn't know much about this aspect, could imagine other uses for this machine.

What if instead of printing newspapers, they were used to make books?

The process of producing a book is very laborious. One of the main reasons is that the content in the book is difficult to copy quickly.

It only took Lu Qi a week to solve this problem.

This is why Meili and Keson wanted to kneel down and lick Lu Qi on the spot.

As children of a family of craftsmen, they were naturally able to see the infinite possibilities of this machine earlier than the three women.

"Well done, thank you for your hard work."

Lu Qi praised him at this time, looking at his outstanding employees with great satisfaction.

Not bad, not bad. I expected it to be done in a few days, but I didn’t expect it to be ready today.

This just shows that these employees are not only not lazy, but may also be working overtime secretly.

"Your Highness, this is what we should do, and you are the one who works the hardest."

"It is my lifelong wish to serve you."

Meili and Keson immediately flattered Lu Qi.

Compared to their recent hardships day and night, Lu Qi actually brought them much more benefits.

The advent of the hand-operated printing press is destined to remain in the annals of history.

And their names will definitely be mentioned, even if it is just a quick mention, it is extremely important to them from a family of craftsmen.

Just thinking about it, the two siblings felt that the original fifteen laps were really not in vain.

Lu Qi ignored the two of them. If you want to say who had the hardest time this time, it was naturally Navis.

She even had food and accommodation in the workshop, and she was responsible for all the drawings for the hand-operated printing press.

The more Lu Qi looked at her, the more satisfied he became. He reached out and patted her shoulder: "Well done, Navis, keep up the good work."

At this time, Navis was no longer as shy as before. She seemed very happy to receive Lu Qi's praise, and her face turned red.

Then he nodded seriously and raised his fist: "I will definitely work harder, Your Highness!"

Her eyes were full of fighting spirit, and there seemed to be a flame behind her.

Seeing this small body taking on everything, Lu Qi felt a little embarrassed, as if he was just a hands-off shopkeeper, leaving everything to Navis.

Thinking of this, he coughed and said, "There's no need to work so hard, just pay more attention to rest."

In this regard, Navis said stubbornly: "No, many of the tasks assigned to me by His Highness have not been completed yet! I have new inspiration recently. In a few days, you should be able to see the improved version. A hand-cranked printing press.”

Lu Qi: "."

He didn't know for a moment whether this world was too beautiful or the previous world was too bad.

How come he, as the boss, hasn't even started PUA yet, but the employees are working as hard as if they were pumped.

Even the second-generation hand-operated printing press is ready to be built.

This made Lu Qi a little confused.

When Lux and the other three saw this, they cast disdainful glances at him.

Let a little girl like Navis do so many things, while you, as the boss, lie in the yard basking in the sun all day long.

Lu Qi felt a little ashamed when he noticed the sight of the three women.

However, in fact, only Navis can be so compatible with Lu Qi.

She is one of the few people in Demacia who can follow Lu Qis thought.

Before Lu Qi appeared, Navis had been confused about the direction of her life.

She loves making inventions, but she has been looked down upon by others since she was growing up. No one except her mother and her deceased grandmother cared about her. As she grew up, her self-confidence was undermined by countless people.

It happened that she read so many books, but the inventions she made were all useless scraps, so she was ridiculed.

She even began to wonder whether she was really suitable for being a craftsman.

Just when his will became more and more confused and he wanted to give up, Lu Qi appeared.

The first time they met, Navis left the impression that his behavior was strange, but in the subsequent conversation, she found that His Royal Highness was a knowledgeable person.

Just a few words awakened the question she had been puzzled by.

Even later, he unreasonably set many tasks for her.

However, Navis did not hate this feeling.

Through Lu Qi, she gradually regained her direction and her love for craftsmen.

Sure enough, she still likes to invent. She likes the joy of seeing her works praised by others. She hopes that her inventions can bring convenience to people's lives.

Navis never felt that she was working hard, and she even liked the feeling of focusing on one thing.

It is precisely because Lu Qi recognized her that she now recognizes Lu Qi.

She will spare no effort and use what she has learned throughout her life to help His Royal Highness.

This is what is in the heart of a small body.

At this time, Kashina asked a question: "What are we going to do next?"

The first printing press is already available, so you should be able to start the subsequent steps now.

However, Lu Qi still needs to elaborate on the details.

After thinking for a while, Lu Qi looked at Kashina and said, "The next key is you."

"I?"

Kashina looked confused.

"Yes, the efficiency of a printing press is still a bit slow, but we can publish tabloids to test the market's reaction."

Lu Qi said slowly, "I need you to inform me and let the Illuminators collect information to fill the page. Of course, this is only the early stage. I will find more suitable sources of information later."

Newspapers, the information on them is always mainstream.

One of the reasons why Lu Qi chose the Illuminator Church is that the Illuminators often travel around, and there is naturally no shortage of folk information available to them.

Other than that, it’s official information.

Of course, there is no need to worry about this, Lu Qi has his own solution.

Don't ask, just ask because my father is the king.

One private and one official, these are the two main sources of information for newspapers.

As for other content, fill it in slowly and don’t rush it.

And next, is where the real money is spent.

Because a large number of manpower will be needed immediately, whether it is craftsmen who continue to build the printing press or other manpower.

Fortunately, another advantage of choosing the Illuminator Church is that the people who deliver newspapers are easy to find.

Hearing this, Kashina nodded: "I understand."

"Now we need someone to uniformly divide the collected information."

Lu Qi's voice fell.

Mei Li and Ke Sen immediately squeezed over, each with their expressions more anxious than the other.

"I'll do it! Your Highness!"

"I think you can safely leave this matter to me. You saw my performance just now."

The two of them had already begun to scramble for work, squeezing back and forth for fear of not getting the job.

Looking at the two of them, Lu Qi said: "Then you two come together."

After hearing his words, siblings Meili and Keson couldn't help but feel a bit tit-for-tat at this moment. They looked at each other, looked at each other unfavorably and separated.

Next, Lu Qi roughly talked about some early ideas.

The speed of a printing press is definitely not enough. After all, the capital is so big. Let alone the entire capital, even if you want to print one-third of the newspaper in a short period of time, it will be difficult.

I just tested the printing speed, forty newspapers per minute, up to 2,400 newspapers per hour, and the total number of people in the capital exceeds 150,000.

Just based on these two data, you can see the difference.

Therefore, a large number of manpower needs to be expanded next, and the improved printing press mentioned by Navis must also be put on the agenda.

Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean that as soon as the newspaper was published, it would target the entire capital.

Even Lucci can only expand from a small scale, this is inevitable.