"This ...... Is it papyrus?" The diocesan bishop of the Temple of Knowledge kept clutching his neck with his left hand, but as soon as he blurted out the words, he denied it again, "No, it's not! What is it? A new kind of paper?"

Bishop Cole twisted the 'paper' with his right hand, and it felt completely different from papyrus, and seemed softer and more elastic.

If you use the ancient method to make paper, it will take too long, after the death of the old duke, the sad wind will only be able to support three months at most, and if you don't find a way to open it up after three months, you will have to let Cervantes go to the Black Forest to hunt monsters to generate income for the sad wind leader.

Using the wealth and influence left behind by the old duke, Serena gathered a few mages and, with the help of magic, sped up the speed of paper-making to create this sample.

Parchment and papyrus had their own flaws, and spell books and magic books of all kinds had to be maintained with spells, which was not only expensive to build, but also expensive to maintain.

The Arcane Empire is very extravagant, and the mages are also very rich, so they have not considered making 'new paper' at all, and papermaking also needs a little inspiration, and the invention of Cai Lun paper has been precipitated by the wisdom of working people for thousands of years, so the maid dares to guarantee that 'paper' will set off a huge wave in this world.

Serena smiled and said, "Yes, this is a new kind of paper, and you can never imagine how cheap this paper is. ”

Edith has been running with Serena for the past few days, and she introduced those mages to Serena, but she didn't see how cheap this paper was, but the materials were indeed cheap and common.

"Low cost?" the maid's words made Bishop Cole raise an eyebrow, and unconsciously clenched the paper, his palms covered with sweat.

From the current point of view, the performance of this paper is better than papyrus, if you add the low cost, even if the cost is higher than papyrus, but as long as it is less than half of the parchment, then this paper is likely to replace parchment.

"What if I say that this paper is made of only bark, rags, and fishing nets?" said the maid, smiling, "can this paper be a crowbar for the change of the times?"

The paper was crumpled by Bishop Cole, but he didn't notice it at all, just looked at Serena with a blank face, and his eyes were confused, as if he didn't understand what the maid had just said.

Edith could faintly feel the strangeness of the atmosphere, and she was puzzled, why did Sister Serena lie about such a thing?

"I'm not going to hide it from you, this is a sample that I hired a few mages to make for me, but this is also for the sake of time, and it will take a long time to make this paper without using magic to speed it up. The maid's words gave Bishop Cole a sense of loss......

"However, this paper can be made in batches, and I have discovered a new way of working, and with this new way of working, after half a year, everyone will be able to make at least 300 to 500 sheets of paper per day. ”

Bishop Cole seemed to have been grasped by an invisible hand in the heart, and his throat 'ho-ho' was so shocked that he could not say a word.

Selina smiled slightly when she saw this, and pressed the last 'straw': "In a year, the output of this paper is at least 10,000, and in the future, I will continue to improve the manufacturing process, and a daily output of more than 10,000 is by no means a pipe dream." ”

Bishop Cole clutched at his collar in pain, and Edith, who was standing aside, was completely stunned, unable to imagine such a thing in this world.

If Sister Serena wasn't lying......

"What is the price?" Bishop Cole gritted his teeth, stared at the maid with a hideous face, and asked in a voice that bordered on screaming, "Tell me, give you whatever you want, I'll give you whatever you want!"

Bishop Cole has been carried away by the temptation of this 'new paper', as a priest of the God of Knowledge, a part-time scholar, he knows the value of 'this thing' all too well, and he can't wait to get his hands on 'this thing' and dedicate it to his faith, his god, Ogmar, the great god of knowledge!

[Knowledge is priceless, but knowledge is priceless!] Tell him the price, let him pay the price—the price of acquiring this knowledge!]

The roar of the 'Book of Wisdom' echoed in Serena's ears, and the maid smiled at Bishop Cole with the most innocent smile and said, "Knowledge is priceless, but knowledge is valuable, I hope that your Church of the God of Knowledge will support our Lord Duke, he is a black dragon, although he is not evil, but his status as a five-colored dragon still poses a great obstacle to him - I can assure you, my master is not evil! ”

Bishop Cole suddenly woke up, ignoring the cold sweat on his body and not noticing his gaffe, just staring blankly at the 'paper' in his hand, which had been crumpled by himself and soaked with sweat in his palm.

He clutched his head in pain, and even Edith could feel the struggle in his heart, and she could understand why the poor old man was in pain.

She was melancholy, for the pain that Bishop Cole was now feeling was brought about by her beloved sister Serena.

Bishop Cole knew that as a diocesan bishop, he should not have agreed to such a thing, but ......

Bishop Cole closed his eyes in pain and sighed, "You won, I need to report this to my lord." ”

“...... You can come back in three days, and I'll be here for you. ”

As Edith left with Serena, she looked at the poor old man who had seen them leave, still stunned, as if she had lost something important.

"Sorry......" After whispering an apology to the 'poor old man', Edith quickly followed Serena's departing footsteps and left the temple of the Church of the God of Knowledge.

At the gate of the temple, the venerable old man still stood in despair......

"Edith, remember what I taught you yesterday?"

Edith lowered her head and followed Serena, really like a little secretary, and only looked up blankly when asked by Serena.

"Uh, yes, yes, Sister Serena. After a moment's reflection, Edith nodded, "I have always remembered your teachings to me, and I dare not forget them. ”

Edith's attitude made the maid feel a little headache, she wanted to raise Edith up, not become what she is now, only listen to her and not think about what she should do.

The old duke and Lady Molly were good people, but neither of them could teach their children, and it was right to respect the teacher, but she should not be so submissive.

"'If the Grief Leader wants to develop, what is most lacking is the population, but we can't find more people in a short period of time, and we don't have the financial resources to buy slaves, so the Grief Leader must have a more advanced working concept and working method. If we can find jobs for the unemployed, we will be able to create new value and stabilize the situation of the Sad. 'This is the ...... you taught me yesterday'

Seeing that Edith was still a little hesitant on her face, Serena smiled and said, "Is there anything else to doubt? 'Ignorance' is not shame, the more 'unknown', it means that the more knowledgeable you are, the more you know, the more you will doubt, doubt the world, doubt yourself, and then like a moth to a fire, you will continue to approach the unknown abyss, knowledge is twisted into a rope, and the bottom of the abyss is the truth of the world. You may be scared by the descent that you may be able to do so, but isn't it the greatest thing in the world to follow the unknown to the truth of the world? So, ask boldly, tell your doubts in the bottom of your heart, and I will take you forward. ”

Edith was dumbfounded, then ...... Turn all the longing in your heart into worship.