Chapter 129 Paper Making

The person who came was none other than one of the two sewer rats at that time. Not only was the other person not dead, he looked like he was living in the town.

Jeffrey felt strange, what exactly did the noble lords here want to do? Shouldn't they get rid of the two people who were following them, why would there be one left?

He couldn't figure out the reason. Before he came, he thought it was just an ordinary town. After he came, he discovered that there were so many secrets here.

Jeffrey was silent. No matter what, he has established a cooperative relationship with Ash Town. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. Naturally, he has to focus on profit and make money. As for the secrets here, for now, he is not able to participate. of.

"By the way, you said before that something strange happened to the Olis family. Tell me again." Jeffrey asked.

Negan nodded. Although he didn't know why the supervisor asked this, he still answered honestly, "Many new churches have been built in Oris City, and church members have entered. Count Oris has not shown up for many years. I don't know why. The Countess currently controls the castle."

"Where's Butler Galvin?"

"I haven't heard anything about him, it's still the same as before."

"Something's wrong, something is so wrong!" Jeffrey shook his head, "Old Butler Galvin is not a simple person. This man was a very famous adventurer when he was young. He has traveled to various places, working with elves, dwarves, Druid and others are all friends. When he followed Count Aulis, he was already an intermediate mage. After so many years, no one knows what his strength is, but one thing is certain. It is definitely not higher than the intermediate level. Low.

What's even more powerful about him is his management ability. He played an important role in the entire Ollis family being able to reach its current scale. The count didn't show up, and an outsider like the countess took control of the castle, but he didn't react at all. This is really... So wrong. "

"Could it be the reason for the decline? There was news before that the Ollis family had offended a high-level mage and was retaliated against. They could only sell the valuable things in the family and buy a large amount of high-level magic materials, so that they could calm down the other party. Anger," Negan said.

"Haha!" Jeffrey laughed, "This kind of news is not even 100% true. The Earl himself is a senior knight and has a title. Even the legendary mage has to give him face, so what? Maybe he fell because he offended the mage. Furthermore, which mage he offended, can anyone tell me specifically?"

Negan shook his head, "Really not, then what's going on?"

"This is not clear. I can only say that the Aulis family has been acting very strangely in recent years. The Kingdom of Kais has always been at odds with the church. There are only a few churches in the kingdom, but the city of Aulis has begun to build churches. This He is openly opposing the royal family, and he has separated most of his children, which is even more confusing."

"It's normal for adult nobles to entrust their territories."

"Don't forget, the Aulis family has a development order." Jeffrey said in a faint tone, "There is no specific territory division in the Sunset Forest. Every noble on the edge of the forest, as long as they hold the development order, can It can be developed, and the same is true for the Endless Sea. His powerful daughter was assigned to a place close to the Endless Sea."

"The Aulis family wants to open up more territory?" Negan said, "But this is normal. The larger the territory, the stronger the nobles are."

"Just because it's normal, I don't know what Count Aulis means." Jeffrey's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Forget it, there is no need to think so much. After completing this transaction, we will go to meet up with other teams. Don't wander around during this period. Dark cultists are not ordinary people. However, it is really strange. Why do they Appeared in Sunset Forest."

For some reason, Jeffrey always felt that something was wrong, as if something was missing. As a businessman, he had a very sensitive sense of smell in some aspects, which was why he was unwilling to stay for a long time.

"Master, we have reached a cooperative relationship with the Red Heart Lion Caravan. Some of the rare and precious things we need will be sold by them," Karis said.

He hesitated to speak.

Lin En signaled, "Just say what you have to say. It's not your character to keep your words to yourself."

Karis then said: "The prices of these things are not low. Do we have to continue to cooperate with them? For one gold coin, they may sell us two gold coins, or even more."

"Of course not. We want to set up our own chamber of commerce, but at present, the strength is still too low to conduct long-distance transactions." Linn said.

In fact, he also thought about whether it was possible to use a modern way of walking around the streets to use a large number of people to sell. After thinking about it, he gave up. Times are different. Here, if you enter other noble territories, If you don't have enough strength to protect you, then the nobles will knock you to the ground, and the things on the ground can be said to be theirs, and you will even be captured and treated as a serf.

No matter what, strength is everything.

"It's just the beginning now, and there is no way to go further, but I hope you can occupy the market in the surrounding villages and towns and make the name of Ashes Town, no, the Ashes Chamber of Commerce." Lin En's tone was serious.

Karis' eyes were firm, "Sir, don't worry, I will definitely do it."

"Don't put too much pressure on me!"

He believed in Karis' talent for business, but he also knew what would happen if one chamber of commerce seized their market share among many chambers of commerce.

Linn set his sights on Matthew. Since he put on glasses and regained his vision, his whole aura has changed. He is no longer decadent and degenerate, but rather positive, as if he was reborn from the ashes. .

Linn had a feeling that as long as he returned to the realm of high-level knights, he would most likely break through to become an earth knight.

"Matthew, there is something I need to trouble you with."

Matthew immediately said: "Sir, you can ask for it."

"In order to improve my strength, I want to practice with you every day." Lin En expressed his thoughts.

Karis was surprised, "Sir, you are a noble lord."

"So what? Can't nobles improve their strength? Only if they are stronger can they reduce more problems."

Lin En is confident in his own strength, but he is not blindly confident. He knows that his basic combat experience is too lacking. When fighting some ordinary knights, he can rely on advanced combat skills to crush him, but when he encounters some veterans on the battlefield, Youzi, that’s different.

What's more, although he has mastered advanced combat skills, he is not very proficient in using them. If he is negligent during the battle, the cost will be his life.

Matthew looked at Linn with admiration. His loyalty was because Linn gave him a new life, but now, he felt more and more that the other party was not an ordinary noble lord.

There are not many young noble lords who can take the initiative to request actual combat training.

Matthew nodded, "Your request is my criterion."

Karis suddenly thought of something, took out the fire attribute magic crystal, and told what Jeffrey told him.

Lynn thought for a moment, "Be more careful, but don't tell other people about these things, lest they be unwilling to work because of excessive fear."

"Matthew, do you know the Dark Cult?"

"I know, I have fought against dark cultists and killed several."

"What kind of people are they?"

"In order to complete the mission, they will not hesitate to harm ordinary people. In their eyes, anyone who blocks the road will die."

"I have always had a doubt, what is the difference between dark cultists and cultists?" Linn asked the doubt in his heart.

Logically speaking, anyone who is designated by the church to be against them belongs to the dark side, so why is there such a division?

Matthew replied with a solemn expression, "Dark cultists still have humanity, while cultists are just a group of lunatics who have lost their humanity."

He once again thought of the scene he saw under the castle, which he would never forget.

"I see!"

In the afternoon, the Red Heart Lion Chamber of Commerce left and told Karis that the next time they would come over would be about ten days later. As for the specific time, they could not guarantee it.

In the castle yard, servants were beating stones with wooden hammers, and some plants and trees were placed on them.

The plants were constantly beaten and developed from broken to rotten.

Due to the arrival of the Chamber of Commerce and the completion of the second phase of the task of opening up trade routes, Linn obtained the papermaking skills, which allowed him to know how to make relatively primitive paper.

The raw materials required for papermaking, such as flax and bark, can be found, but bamboo is not available. Fortunately, a tree similar to bamboo has been found.

Linn asked his servants to fully beat the raw materials. Since it was the first time he was making it, he did not use a water tanker to replace manpower.

"Master, it has been smashed."

Linn went over to look at it, nodded, and asked Ellie to light the fire. He then directed his servants to put the mashed raw materials into the pot, add lime water, and put a big stone on top.

The flames continued to bake, and the water in the pot began to boil.

The raw materials have been mashed to begin with, and after being boiled at high temperatures, the fibers are continuously dispersed and it also exudes a strange smell.

Fortunately, this is a pot built in the yard. If it were in the kitchen, there would be no room for people.

But even so, the servants stayed far away, and they had no idea what the master was going to do.

After the raw materials are almost cooked, turn off the heat and wait until the materials are fully cooled. Linn takes out the stones inside, puts the materials into the water, and then stirs continuously with a wooden stick until the fibers are almost dissolved. Just stopped.

Lin En took the woven flat curtain and shook it in the water. The paper pulp fell on it and spread it into a flat thin surface. Since it was his first time to make paper, he had no experience in papermaking, so he could only rely on his eyes to see it.

After looking at it, Linn took out the flat curtain, placed it on the wooden board and squeezed it.

The moisture is squeezed out and falls to the ground.

Linn picked up the flat curtain again and put it aside to dry.

He repeated it several times, and then stopped after about a dozen flat curtains were placed in the yard.

This method is the papermaking technology he obtained. It is an older type that relies entirely on manpower to drive it. However, water power is now available. As long as the process can be practiced, water power can be used to replace part of the manpower.

"Master, what are you doing?" Karis was confused.

"You'll find out tomorrow!"

Lin En couldn't guarantee whether the papers he made could be used normally, so he had better give it a try first.

Although Karis was curious, there was nothing he could do if the master didn't tell him.

The next day, early in the morning, Linn hurried down from the second floor. He wanted to see how the paper was made.

The servants heard the movement and followed.

After one night, the humidity of the paper has been greatly reduced. If you want it to be completely dry, you still need to dry it for a day, but Linn is unwilling to wait any longer and peels the paper off the flat curtain.

He looked at the paper carefully. Due to his lack of experience, the entire paper was not very even. Some areas were thicker and some were thinner. With a slight touch, the thin areas were damaged.

Linn spread the paper on the table, took a pen, and started writing on it.