Gou is a dark elf in Warhammer

"have a look."

Back at Copti's office, Dacus sat there, pointing at the neatly arranged stone tablets in the distance. Soon, Copti lost his usual composure and kept making hissing and clicking noises. He picked up the wax tablet and started to read it. The wax tablet was full of contents related to Spicazuma. There were no records, but mostly some calculations, imaginations and plans. Compared with these contents, he was more interested in the wax tablet itself.

The wax board is generally made of a wooden board with grooves dug out on it, leaving only very narrow raised edges around it to prevent the wax from leaking out. Then the wax is poured into the grooves, and after the wax cools down, you can write on the wax surface.

Of course, this wax board is only the primary version. There are also advanced versions. Some multi-page wax boards have more than six or seven boards, and can write up to a dozen pages. The boards are connected by hinges or hinges on one long side, or perforated on one side and connected with leather strips or ropes, so they can be opened and closed freely. The more ruthless ones can stack them up based on this foundation, and more than 30 pages are no problem.

The wax board was more like a draft book. Once the draft was confirmed, it needed to be copied onto papyrus. The text on the wax board would be useless. Then the wax would be heated, the wax surface would be smooth again, and it could be reused.

Of course, this is not absolute. Cicero often used wax boards to write letters to his friends. Some friends did not cover up the original letters, but wrote the content of the reply next to the original letters and then sent the wax boards back.

The Lizardmen carved the contents of the wax tablet onto stone slabs for permanent preservation.

In the last century of his life, for various reasons, a variant of wax board: wax paper, was widely used. At that time, lead typewriters were rarely installed at the grassroots level, and there were no computers or printers. Stylus, steel plate, ink, and roller brush were the basic configurations for printing text in that era.

Notices, documents and test papers were first carved out on steel plates with wax paper. The best wax paper was the lighthouse brand. Then the carved wax paper was spread flat on the screen of the mimeograph machine, the clips were clamped and tightened around, the scraper was scraped flat in the middle, the ink was brushed with a roller, and the paper was turned while the roller was pushed. The whole process was done by hand, and then what was needed appeared.

This wax plate engraving process that requires printing is a technical job with a kind of beauty of woodblock printing. The translucent wax paper is thinner than ordinary writing paper and sticky. Under the wax paper is a steel plate with very fine small squares marked with length and width. The engraving stylus is thicker than the fountain pen, and there is a steel needle on the tip of the pen.

When carving on wax paper, you must use force with your wrist and fingers. It is very important to control the force and maintain a good attitude. Since wax paper is very thin, if you use too little force, the ink will not be able to penetrate the wax layer during printing, and the printed material will be unclear. If you use too much force, the wax paper will break.

When carving, you must breathe evenly and be careful, and use even force for each stroke. Of course, there are some tips. If you make a mistake, use a lit cigarette butt or candle to lightly bake the wax paper. The wax on the wax paper will melt due to the heat, and the wrong words will become blurred or even disappear. After cooling, you can modify it.

Mimeographed materials are crude and simple, and are completely different from computer typesetting and printing products, but they are useful in that era. Duruchi is preparing to vigorously carry out education and publicity. Both of these tasks are inseparable from paper and printing. Before returning to Naggaroth, he must get paper and printing done. Perhaps the technology of wax board and wax paper should be brought out to replace expensive paper for daily use by students or soldiers.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Tell me what you think." Dacus stood up and picked up an unused wax tablet on the table. After handing the wax tablet to his lover, he came to Koptiti and pointed at the stone tablet and said.

"This set is repeated with that one." Koptiti said, standing at the very edge and pointing at the stone slab at the other end.

Dacus nodded and said nothing. Master Ma brought back all the slates he had obtained on Orbian Island. These slates were obtained by him in Elsing Alvin and in Juitex a few days ago. They were arranged according to the time they were obtained. The first one was the water purifier he had obtained in Lauren Loren, the Guest Spring.

"The smallest one takes two months, and the largest one, which can purify the Amazon River, takes twenty years." Koptiti came to the table, picked up a new wax tablet and returned to the stone tablet. After writing and drawing on the wax tablet for a while, he came to a conclusion.

Feeling that this was a bit exaggerated, Daxus still said nothing, but turned his gaze to his sister.

"Red Poison River..."

Colonia and Coptiti discussed the water output of the Red Poison River and quickly came to a three-year conclusion. After having an anchor point and valuation, specific data was quickly obtained.

"Start with six, and build them according to the three-year standard. No! Build... twelve? Build twenty!" Dacus thought for a while and made a decision. He was almost confused by Coptid. The words Amazon River and twenty years were too intimidating. The size of the water purifier is related to efficiency, but no one stipulates that you can only put one. If one is not enough, put more.

He had seen the real water purifier, which was like a basin and an egg tart. One egg tart was not enough to fill you up, so you could eat a few more. There was no need to buy a whole big egg tart at once. You could put it in the warehouse and take it out when you needed it.

There must be one in the Red Poison River. If Krakalond wants to develop further, it cannot do without the Red Poison River, which is not a clean water source. When the time comes, put the water purifier near the logging camp where he was before. After thinking about it, he found that it can only be placed there. If it is placed near the city, it will delay the flow of wood downstream. Then send heavy troops to guard it. Anyway, the logging camp is also very important now.

The other was placed in the Blackwater, the river outside Hag Graves, where the Naggle and Hag Graves had fought a terrible battle, and Malus was buried on the high ground near the Blackwater Ferry, overlooking the spot where he had appeared.

The last one is placed in Naggarond.

In his opinion, the water purifier does not need to be big enough, just enough for the time being, and then it can be taken away and placed in a suitable city. Others are placed in Chapeuto, La Plata and Potosi, and the rest are stored in the warehouse.

"As you command."

The one in the Golden Pool only has one sentence: The tablet dedicated to Kukulkan is not here, it was taken to Talaxlan by Master Ma. But the tablet about the Star Stone Flag found in the Golden Pool is here, placed in the second position. These tablets complete the subsequent content of the tablet found in Gorond.

"How many Star Stone Flag Bearers are there now?"

“Five!”

Daxus didn't say anything. These matters were not within his scope of arrangement. He was just simply curious.

The first Starstone flag bearer was born in Spicazuma. Initially, the Lizardmen thought he was a scarred veteran, but it turned out not to be... This flag bearer had raided Quetza with him, but there was no Starstone flag at that time, and there is none now. The flag bearer was holding the Hesiotar Sun Banner.

In addition to the steps for making the Star Stone Flag, the slate also has instructions for using it. Because of the Star Stone, the Star Stone Flag can gather energy and strengthen the spells of the surrounding Lizardmen. In addition, it can also provide protection to nearby Lizardmen and exempt them from damage, such as sealing the most serious wounds and increasing the defense of scale armor.

"We... don't have any equipment and need the lord's assistance." Koptiti was stunned for a moment, looking at Daquus and said stupidly.

"It's limited, isn't it?" Dacus said, looking at the third stone slab. Seeing that Keptiti was still stunned, he said, "Before, I brought back a batch of machines, which you sealed. One of them is used to process star stones. Now, it's time to use it."

The third tablet is nothing to look at, a variant of the Shaper Engine found at Tal Litanel. The tablet is a duplicate of one found at Conquata and long ago brought back to Lustria.

He had no need for either the Shaper Engine or the Mutant. The one in Conquarta had already been activated, so the Lizardmen in the Flowing Water Palace could not use it. He would really need it when he returned to Elsing Alwyn, but now he had no sign of even King's Landing in Ulthuan, so there was no rush.

The fourth tablet was found in the Sanctuary of the Ancients beneath the stone circle in the north of Laurenloren, and contains the full set of Celestial Hurricane Instruments. In addition to the tablets, there is also a Celestial Hurricane Instrument and a Shaper Engine variant. The Shaper Engine variant is activated, nourishing Laurenloren and restoring the forest to its vitality.

The Celestial Hurricane Instrument was given to Kaia and placed on Ceatiel Tower, turning Kaia, the so-called Storm Witch in the eyes of humans, into a real Storm Witch. However, this Celestial Hurricane Instrument is different from the one found in Altdorf, as it lacks the matching Star Stone. The contents recorded on the stone tablet are the production process, activation method and usage of the Celestial Hurricane Instrument.

"Don't just stand there, take this!" After standing for a moment, Daxus saw that Keptiti was still thinking, so he stretched out his hand and called out.

"Eight years. Once you become proficient, the speed will increase." Koptiti came over jogging after breaking away from his thoughts and directly reported a number.

"Hiss..." Dacus looked at Belloda who was standing idly with Flanais not far away. When Belloda, who was poked by Flanais' elbow, looked over, he asked, "How many will it take to deploy the Celestial Hurricane Instrument in Chapeiuto?"

Belloda was confused by Dacus' question. After a moment, she hesitantly raised a finger. Dacus' question was too abstract, so abstract that she didn't even understand it. "I need a set of matching star stones. You arrange the rest."

Daxus felt a little bored. He originally wanted to make a joke or pay tribute to the Great Temple of Matheran by building four pillars, no... spires, just like the Hagia Sophia after 1453. He put a Celestial Hurricane Meter on each of the four spires, but it seemed useless, more for show than practicality.

These war instruments and devices need energy, and they all need the wind of magic to operate. However, the amount of wind of magic in a place is limited, and it is useless to put too much. In theory, you can put a hundred engines of the gods in one place and start them at the same time to destroy the world, but this requires a wind pump, and Shi Lan needs to continuously gather the energy in the spirit vein network to this place.

Then this...

It seems that we can only install the one discovered by Aldolf on the top of the Great Temple of Matheran, and then wait for another eight years to place the spare one in the Western Star Pyramid, forming a horn shape.

As for the matching star stone, he planned to send it to Lauren.

“This set…”

Daxus looked at Coptiti in surprise. He had found this set of stone tablets in Laurentoloren, Amanville. Based on the instructions on the stone tablets, Dalorhan created a beggar's version of the device, which was the Shield of Asuryan mentioned by the Son of Asuryan.

In fact, this is not the Shield of Asuryan, but a creation of the ancient saint Zoga, an ancient saint who represents the stone spirit, the giver of power and the arbitrator. The creation is used to block the wind of magic and certain dangerous things, such as chaos or the undead.

"Taraxlan, Zoga Pyramid."

Dacus showed a look of realization, he knew what Keptiti was talking about.

During the Great Invasion, Taraxlan fell, but not lost, and the core of the temple city was saved. The three Slann in the city at that time were sent by Adoshi-Tehega to the Zoga Pyramid, where the three Slann activated one of the most powerful artifacts of the Old Ones, and a powerful mysterious barrier appeared. But there was only a device, but no matching stone tablet, otherwise the Lizardmen would have made such an artifact long ago. Now he found and brought the stone tablet back.

"The original and the poor version are different." He complained. The device in Talaxlan can resist Chaos invasion, but the one in Amanville... He shook his head, and then he thought of something and asked casually, "How long will it take?"

"A hundred years?" This time, Koptiti's professionalism disappeared, because he was not sure either. It was the first time he saw such a complicated ancient device.

Daxus said nothing. He had nothing to complain about the long construction period. The Zorga Shield was different from the Shaper Engine. It was a divine weapon, so it was normal for the construction period to be very long. As for the demand, he did not have any for the time being. Perhaps in the future, the Zorga Shield would become a standard feature of the Temple City, and important cities of the elves would also be able to get it, but that was not something he should study now.

The Celestial Hurricane Instrument he brought back was found in Altdorf, and the one found in the Lauren Loren Stone Ring was given to Kaia. In addition to the Celestial Hurricane Instrument, there was also a transmitter on the top of the float, but the matching stone slab was not available, so he brought the transmitter here.

Previously, the Lizardmen's war machines included the Solar Engine, the God Engine, the Malice Blood Image, and the Resurrection Crystal, and the Special Prophet also had a limited edition Snake Cabinet. Now the Celestial Hurricane Instrument has been added, and the strength has been directly increased.

As for the others, the Thunder Engine is a unique piece, there is one in Hexota, but the stone tablet has not been found. The Eternal Radiance Hengtian Instrument is also a unique piece, and the stone tablet has not been found either.

The mechanism of the launcher is a bit strange. With a sample, we should be able to reverse engineer the beggar's version. If those idiots of the human race can make it, there is no reason why Shi Lan can't make it. Even if we don't make it, it doesn't matter. The solar engine is more useful than the launcher, and it doesn't require extremely rare star stones. These war machines are currently sufficient to meet the combat needs of the lizardmen.

He passed the black box slab used to make powdered gunpowder. The black box of Altdorf was in his hands. It had been transported back to Naggaroth a long time ago. After returning to Naggaroth, he would conduct specific experiments. Then, he stopped in front of the black box slab used to make the arcane sphere and pointed.

"ten years!"

Daxus turned to look at his lover, and his magic advisor Drusala raised three fingers to him. Deha is needed to make the arcane sphere, and Deha is currently only available in Naggaroth, so other places are not considered.

There is no such low-level energy in Lustria. Shilan can use Deha, but he doesn't. He uses the higher-end Kuish. And there is no need to tear apart the energy of Lustria to create Deha. It's just throwing away the watermelon to pick up sesame seeds. Not to mention Shilan, he was the first to disagree.

The Arcane Sphere can only be produced in Naggaroth, which means that even after the Elves came to Ulthuan, they had to maintain a place in Naggaroth to produce the Arcane Sphere, and Anaheim was the best place, both in Naggaroth and close to Ulthuan. Of course, the Black Box can also be installed on the Black Ark, and the Black Ark can be placed on the sea surface very close to the North and South Poles for production, but these are all later.

He didn't make a decision right away this time, but pointed to the black box slate that made the popular compass.

"Ten years!" Koptiti gave the immediate answer.

"Professional!" Daxus smiled and pointed at Koptiti. He turned to look at the elves and showed Donnie Yen's expression.

He ordered three sets of each of the two black boxes. He urgently needed the Arcane Sphere and the Popular Compass, the former was necessary to maintain the Duruchi War, and the latter was used to target Chaos followers or perform special missions.

Many things were found in the folding space of Altov. In addition to the two war machines, there were three black boxes and matching stone tablets. In addition to these, there were the Dragon Transformation Art and the Jade Record. In addition, there was also a strange stone tablet without words, but the latter three were not here.

The next slate was the Spring Rain Stone, or water generator, which he found in the Gray Mountains. He had found the same one in Juitex a few days ago. Compared to water purifiers, water generators were not in such great demand. Currently, only Nagarond was in urgent need, but he had also placed an excess order to meet the needs of the past hundred years.

"How long will it take to build the aerostat?"

"Two years!"

The aerostat was found when Chapeiuto resurfaced. In addition to the device, there was also a matching stone tablet. He and Malekith studied it for a long time. The device was left in Chapeiuto and was not activated. The stone tablet was placed here. When he was still in Lustria, he placed an order for six sets. Two years later... they were not used. There was no sign of a systematic deep-sea creature.

When he was in Athel Loren, he found some stone tablets. The stone tablet related to the Song of Spirits that he found in the Other World was left in the Flowing Water Palace and was not brought back. There was no spirit system in Lustria. He also placed the device to activate the energy supply system in Athel Loren in the Flowing Water Palace, guarded by the Lizardmen, and brought the stone tablets back. He would not give these two life-saving things to Asrai.

He pointed to the Ascender slab.

"ten years!"

"Look at the arrangements."

Lifters were also found in Athel Loren, in the walls of the towers of the Bird Bridge. The Bird Bridge acts as an accelerator for interstellar orbit, allowing birds to climb the currents to incredible heights, reaching the edge of the celestial realm above the clouds.

In his opinion, the elves will definitely vigorously develop aircraft and air force in the future, and the lifter will provide some help in combat and training. But the construction period... and it seems that it is useless now. Duruchi does not need high-altitude combat, and more often fights at low altitude. The lifter can achieve emergency climb during combat, but...

The following slabs were all found in Juitex. After Copti reported the completion date, Dacus was a little annoyed. The construction period was too long. While making arrangements, he coordinated the Vaal priests to stay here and let the Vaal priests assist the Lizardmen in the construction and get the ancient saints related to the Storm Weaver Cult system out as soon as possible.

While he was making the arrangements, Slann magic priests from various temple cities in Talaxlan, which was neither far nor near from Spikazuma, appeared one after another, creating a scene of a grand meeting. (End of this chapter)