After bidding farewell to Martial Star, Monkey King met Literati Star at the printing workshop.
Literati Star was burning a book.
After burning for a long time, he didn't see any damage to the book, so he extinguished the fire and threw the book into the water vat.
"Literati Star."
Monkey King walked over to greet him.
He wasn't surprised that Literati Star came to the printing workshop. After all, this was something he was in charge of.
The two of them chatted for a while before Literati Star fished the book out of the vat. After shaking off the water droplets, the pages didn't get wet at all.
He was pleasantly surprised.
"Fireproof, waterproof, anti-corrosive … it can even prevent scratches …"
Literati Star scratched a few times on the page, but it didn't affect him.
"How long can the effects of the Dao technique in this book last?"
"Twenty years, or dozens of times."
Rakshasa's Daughter answered: "If it's taken care of properly, it won't be damaged. The spiritual energy in the book will only dissipate after twenty years."
"After it dissipates, this will be an ordinary book?"
Monkey King looked at it curiously and asked: "This book isn't used by Flowerfruit Mountain, is it used for trade?"
Rakshasa nodded.
The quality of the books used by Flowerfruit Mountain far exceeded that of Literati Star.
"The Dao talismans in these books were carved by the lesser demons."
Rakshasa said to Sun Wu.
Monkey King understood.
In recent years, the demons of Flowerfruit Mountain had a huge demand for books. Other than the Dao talismans of the lesser demons, better Dao talismans weren't attractive to humans.
Literati Star flipped the book: "Every page is carved with Dao talismans?"
Rakshasa nodded.
The books were carved with small Dao talismans. When stacked, they could form a protective barrier around the book.
Flowerfruit Mountain's printing method was still the same as humans. There were no fundamental changes, only simplifying the process and making it faster.
But every piece of paper produced by Flowerfruit Mountain was a Dao talisman.
A few years ago, the demons invented transparent Dao talisman potions. They were gradually used in various industries — paper making was one of them.
The demons would draw transparent Dao talismans on the paper and print words on them. Finally, they would bind the paper into a book and activate the Dao talisman. The book would have the effects of a Dao technique.
Other than the Dao talismans created by the lesser demons, Flowerfruit Mountain also had Dao talismans created by the Demon Kings. These Dao talismans bound books usually had extraordinary effects.
"Your Majesty."
Rakshasa took out a teaching material and handed it to Goku, saying, "Humans can also use this teaching material."
Monkey King opened the textbook and looked at the words that appeared on it.
"How long can it last?"
"Forty years."
Luocha said, "It can absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, but the difficulty of the talisman is high, so the production is still not enough."
Literati Star had noticed this literacy textbook a long time ago.
"Monkey King, for you to allow the demon monarchs to participate in the creation of this book, it will definitely be a huge merit."
Monkey King rolled his eyes. "Are they not going to do anything?"
"It's okay."
He continued, "Continue the research, and the difficulty will decrease."
Literati Star couldn't help but be curious. "You used this method to print books to reduce the difficulty?"
"Of course."
Monkey King nodded.
There are many ways to bestow power on a book. The most direct method is to bestow it with magic — — the books bought from human countries all use this method.
But for the printing of the new book, Monkey King used another method: combining talismans with the pages of the book.
This method might seem simple, but the difficulty is extremely high. It requires a comprehensive improvement in talisman techniques.
But the benefits of this method are great. Originally, a demon monarch was needed to bestow power on a book, but now, a group of small demons can do it.
What Flower and Fruit Mountain wants to do is to simplify and popularize the high and mighty dao techniques.
After looking at the printing workshop, Monkey King went to the talisman workshop next door.
Literati Star also followed him.
The talisman workshop was established over ten years ago to cater to Flower and Fruit Mountain's demand for talismans. It specializes in making all kinds of talismans, and it has already grown to a large scale.
In different areas of the workshop, demons are sitting side by side, drawing different talismans.
This is Literati Star's first time here. Other than proper craftsmen, he also saw many small demons drawing talismans together.
"These small demons are also working?"
He asked in shock.
"This is cultivation."
Monkey King replied.
Flower and Fruit Mountain attaches great importance to talismans. Talismans are the focus of the demons' cultivation. Since the small demons are drawing, Monkey King got them to come to the workshop to learn.
His original plan was to let the small demons learn more about talismans from the workshop, but he didn't expect the demons to make use of the small demons' talismans as well.
Thinking of the book earlier, Monkey King couldn't help but ask, "Did you force the small demons to draw talismans?"
"No."
Rakshasa hurriedly replied, "We asked for their opinion."
Monkey King glanced at the workshop. Indeed, he didn't see any troubled expressions on the small demons' faces.
But even so, he still felt a little uneasy — Flower and Fruit Mountain's development mustn't become a capitalist's development.
"I have to get Ao Luan to take note of this …"
The thought flashed through Goku's mind.
"Eh?"
Literati Star suddenly noticed that there are humans in the workshop.
"What are those monks doing?"
"Drawing talismans."
Rakshasa said.
Literati Star frowned: "Why are the monks drawing talismans?"
"Elder Guang Hui called them over." Rakshasa replied, "He said that they need to use this method to calm their minds."
Monkey King also looked at the monks drawing talismans with their heads lowered.
He seemed to have seen a familiar bald head.
Monkey King walked over to take a look. Indeed, he wasn't mistaken.
"Elder Golden Cicada."
He asked: "Why are you here?"
The Golden Cicada who was focused on drawing talismans looked up and saw Monkey King.
"Amitabha."
The Golden Cicada clasped his hands together: "Benefactor Ao Luan promised me that if I draw 100,000 talismans, she will print 10,000 Buddhist scriptures for Ao Lai."
Monkey King was silent.
No wonder I haven't seen Elder Golden Cicada for a while. So he's been drawing talismans here.
However, wasn't Ao Luan asking for a hundred thousand too much?
"Elder, if you want 10,000 Buddhist scriptures, I'll agree to it."
Monkey King said: "It's better if you don't draw anymore."
Elder Golden Cicada shook his head.
"No, I want to use my own hands to print 10,000 Buddhist scriptures for the world."
He regarded this as a merit. After saying that, he lowered his head and continued drawing.
Monkey King noticed that the talismans he drew were special and asked Rakshasa: "What book does Ao Luan use Elder's talismans to make?"