The Thousand Year Dynasty
23.5. Antology Story: Printing Plan

Three days after Aksa returned from his three days off, he attended a meeting with Lucia and Orland, along with their 3 new members.

Aksa was called to the meeting. Because Lucia wants to ask for her opinion as long as Nata is not in the central city.

Lily was already heading south. To Nata's place. From a day ago.

The three people sitting with them in Lucia's tent were; a middle-aged Morra man with a bushy moustache fused with a sideburn covered his ears when viewed from the front. Then there was a Seithr woman who looked the same age as Lucia, with straight black hair along her chin, and an attractive smile. Then a Narva man with firm jaws and a sharp gaze, wearing the clothes of the knight nobles.

"Include all, this is Aksa" Lucia opened the meeting by introducing Aksa to the others.

"It's nice to meet you all" Aksa said as she waved her hand.

"I, Vossler Rosemary. Nice to meet you, Mr. Aksa" said the knight began to introduce himself.

"Declose, I'm Edward. Before this I had a restaurant in Kotaraja. I plan to make a restaurant in this place" said Morra man mustache introduced himself. Aksa seemed interested when she heard the man wanted to open a diner.

"My name is Rafa, nice to meet you, Mr. Aksa" followed up the Seithr girl briefly.

"In addition to introducing them to you, my uncle and I feel that with the expertise of these three, maybe you can give them a more appropriate task for our work" Lucia explained her point to Aksa.

"I think for Mr. Vossler it would be more appropriate if Mr. Caspian or Miss Helen were to give the task. Because I am not following the development of the security and security of this land at all" Aksa replied.

"Yes, who knows after you went around yesterday, you found something that needed a soldier or a knight?" Lucia said later.

"No, I just need more workers. That's it" Aksa replied at a glance and continued."I wanted to know both of your skills. Mr. Edward. Miss Rafa"

"My cooking skills, Mr. Aksa. Usually heavy food everyday" said Edward answer first.

"Taste like the meat and potatoes we eat every lunch in the city?" Ask Aksa to Lucia and Orland to make sure.

"really. Food like that" Lucia replied quickly.

"I basically love to cook. I can cook a lot of things. It's just that everyday food is sold" Edward immediately added, to eliminate any misunderstandings that Aksa might accept.

"Oh, I get it. Maybe after this I can try your cooking, Mr Edward?" Aksa said with a smile that looked fluffy.

"By, Mr. Aksa. I'm very happy if you want to do it" Edward said with a mustache that moved up and down. It looked like the man was also as excited as Aksa.

"Alright, after this we can use the kitchen of the restaurant that is near the inn" said Aksa quickly while nodding happily.

Vossler and Rafa looked a little surprised at Aksa's behavior beyond their shadow. While Lucia and Orland can only shake their heads slowly to see Aksa's behavior.

"If you are, Miss Rafa? What have you done to live this long? Are you a witch?" Aksa continued his question.

"I am a Seithr. And of course you'll guess I'm a witch. I am more interested in knowledge. So unfortunately, I am a palace worker in Kotaraja" replied the slender-eyed girl smiling.

"Well, unexpected. But you can use magic, right?" Ask Aksa then.

"Did you think Miss Rafa became a palace worker because she couldn't use magic?" This time Lucia cut in, as she felt Aksa's questions were a little disrespectful.

"Hey, I'm just making sure of it" said Aksa slightly ketus.

"I was recorded as a second-rate magician in the assassination" Rafa replied later with a smile.

"Well, you're multi-talent once. And since I'm doing something, then it looks like I'm going to ask for help from you, Miss Rafa" Aksa said later.

"Ah, really? And what is it, Mr Aksa?" Rafa looks excited.

"We'll talk after this. Because the explanation will be quite long" replied Aksa who did not want to restrain the others with something that would not be their business.

"All right then. Since there is nothing to talk about anymore, you can leave the tent" Lucia said after the meeting. "For Miss Rafa, there is no need to leave" he added later.

"Good"

"Excuse me"

"Remember Mr Edward, in the kitchen of the diner, huh? Wait for me there" Aksa reminded Edward once more.

"Ready, Mr. Aksa. I will also prepare the materials first" replied Edward before then lost behind the tent door mosquito net.

"So what are you doing as a palace worker, Miss Rafa?" Aksa continued his conversation with Rafa.

"Huh, you can level up as an Alchemist then" Aksa said as she picked up some items from inside her bag that she put on the back of the chair.

A book. It was shaped like a box the size of two palms, containing sheets of stacked paper and in volumes like the Book of Royal Rules that Orland owned. Complete with a cover covered in animal skin.

Seeing the object was ejected, not only made Rafa surprised. But Lucia and Orland also looked surprised. They also saw the book for the first time.

"Since when have you had such a book? Did you take it from the palace library?" Accuse Lucia whom Aksa replied with a cynical look.

"No, there is no book this small in the palace library. Don't you make it yourself?" Orland.

"really. I made three" Aksa said while releasing two books of the same size but different patterns on the cover.

Orland opened the book to make sure. Then Lucia and Rafa who were very curious also opened it.

"What did you use to put these sheets of paper together?" Orland seemed to flip through the book. The side that usually has a strap, now does not look anything.

"It was a revolution. This is how big the book should be. In order to be easily carried everywhere" said Aksa who did not answer Orland's question.

"There are no stitches to hold the paper together. Also, even if these papers were sewn together, they would not be able to survive because they were too thin" Orland still tried to describe what he knew.

"Yesterday while on the edge of the slope of the north side of Mount Sekai. I found an Acacia tree. Acacia Senegal. Well, the sap from the plant is a natural glue" Aksa said later.

"And what is glue? What does this have to do with the book?" This time Lucia asked.

"So first of all, this sheet of paper is made using cotton fibers. The fiber we use to make clothes. Therefore we do not need to worry about being damaged quickly when making it very thin" Aksa began to explain how the book was made.

"And then the paper sheet was sewn still with yarn from cotton fiber which was then reinforced with Acacia tree sap earlier. After that, the outside was installed using thin pieces of wood and tanned with animal skin" continued Aksa later.

"You've only been on a three-day vacation, can you make something like this?" Orland.

"Are these three books not the same. Did you intentionally rewrite it? And also this writing seems strange" said Rafa later while flipping through the contents of the book.

"What's so weird, Miss Rafa?" Lucia asked seemed to be flipping through the book.

"First, the writing in these three books in each word and page is almost the same way he writes. Then the scratches and depth of this writing, like not written using a pen" explained Rafa who seemed to see one of his pages from the side.

"Some are finally aware as well. It was amazing that the palace worker. Here's what I really want to show you, Miss Rafa. I want to print a lot of books" said Aksa who looks excited.

"Printing books?"

"really. We will make a copy of a piece of writing quickly and easily. That way people can get it easily too. And the impact is that information and knowledge will be easy to disseminate" Aksa still eagerly explained.

"Your idea is very interesting, Mr. Aksa. What do you need from me?" It looks like Rafa is also excited by Aksa's idea.

"Because you have known the field of writing long enough, and also interested in science. Then I think this project is suitable for you to hold, Miss Rafa"

"You mean?"

"In my place now there are two men and one Yllgarian. And the three of them made copies of the book" said Aksa who did not answer Rafa's question.

"Who are they?" This time it was Orland who was curious about the person who could make the books.

"That, the ex-slave, his girlfriend, and the big wolf" Aksa replied.

"Fla and her friends? Did they write all this?" This time it was Lucia who seemed to be in disbelief.

"Oh, no. Using a printing tool. Some kind of royal seal. But it's made up of numbers and letters"

"really?"

"Yes, although very troublesome and time consuming. My plan will ask Mr. Haldin to make it big and automatic" replied Aksa who then he searched by staring at Rafa.

"So, I want you to guide the three of them, and oversee the process of this printing work, until it can produce. Do you accept it, Miss Rafa?" Aksa said later.

"I'll do it, Mr. Aksa" Rafa nodded deeply with a broad smile.

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