Woolley had miscalculated the time it would take to complete the book—not six months, but eight months…
In the past eight months, Wu Lai has lived a fulfilling life every day.
Get up early in the morning, do some exercise and martial arts practice, and then start the day's work.
He no longer needed to participate in the rubbing work, which was presided over by Helen. Wu Lai was only responsible for proofreading typesetting and checking printing effects. However, because the woodblock slaves were very capable and these tasks were not tedious, Wu Lai would spend a lot of time every day recalling and organizing some information - information that would be helpful to his future, because Wu Lai felt that he would inevitably participate in wars in the future, and perhaps it would be a large-scale war. If this were the case, the bronze weapons currently produced by the Baishilou Arsenal would be insufficient.
In addition to these things, Wu Lai also had to deal with Loli's harassment every day - she seemed to be willing to harass him only when Wu Lai and Helen were present at the same time, and when this situation did not exist, she could be as quiet as a sleeping little animal...
During these eight months, Reeny never urged Woolley once, because every once in a while, Woolley would invite him to the Green Building for a short visit, and then bring him the newly proofread manuscript for him to review. Overall, Reeny was very satisfied with Woolley's performance.
Today is the last time that Rini will review the manuscript——
"Woolley, how many copies do you plan to print?" Rini asked after reading this last batch of manuscripts.
Wu Lai frowned and pretended to calculate seriously. After a while, he gave the answer: "Vice President Lini, according to the budget paid by the college, I can only print five sets. Of course, my plan is six sets, because I think that as the leader of the entire project, Vice President Lini is absolutely qualified to have one set."
Lini smiled approvingly: "Oh, Wulaglindo, you are indeed a person favored by God. Not only are you extremely wise, but you also have a deep understanding of the world."
"This is all thanks to Vice President Lini's good teaching. Without your trust and entrustment, Wu Lai would not have achieved what he has." Wu Lai doesn't mind being humble occasionally.
"There is something I have to tell you in advance. Although you have all worked hard, when this work is finally completed, it will have nothing to do with you. Moreover, everyone must keep this secret. Do you understand what I mean?" Lini reminded that although these clay tablets are stored in the academy, the academy does not have full authority.
The reason is, to put it in a positive way, the clay tablets are precious historical materials, but to be honest, the temple, the Senate, and the Supreme Noble Council are the places that ultimately decide whether these materials stay or go. To go deeper, the Supreme Noble Council has the greatest say in this matter, because the Assyrian Civic College is the direct descendant of the Supreme Noble Council. Although on the surface the three giants have supervisory jurisdiction over the Civic College, in fact, the temple and the Senate generally do not interfere in the affairs of the college.
The Supreme Noble Council would not give this ultimate honor to one or a few special students - the academy has always known this.
"Of course I understand. Don't worry, this is the second time you've reminded us." Wu Lai replied with a smile. When they first started this project, Lini had called everyone together to give them a special explanation.
"Don't worry, I will strive for some tangible benefits for you, which will definitely be more tempting than gold coins." Lini said, and he really meant it. Although his field was military, the Supreme Noble Council would never be stingy with praise for completing this great task.
"Thank you, Vice President Lini." Wu Lai didn't want to be polite. "I have another suggestion. Why not name this set of books "The Complete Book of Assyria"? "
"The Complete Book of Assyria?" Lini repeated the name twice and nodded slightly. "This name is good, but it doesn't seem to be comprehensive enough. Wu Lai, the clay tablets are all historical materials. If we name it 'The Complete Book'..."
Wu Lai smiled and said, "Vice President Lini, of course it is not comprehensive, but have you ever thought that the Assyrian Book does not only include historical materials on clay tablets, but also current and future materials. As time goes by, the content of the Assyrian Book will become more and more. Vice President Lini, what do you think?"
Lini pondered for a moment, then lightly touched Wu Lai's nose with his finger: "Wu Lai Grindo, you are such a greedy guy."
"Oh, Vice President Lini, you know, I have always been pursuing to be as rich and glorious as you, so you have to give me a chance." Wu Lai said with a smile.
"I will do my best to help you, but you are still young, Wu Lai. If you are too obsessed with accumulating wealth, you will easily lose your way. In the Assyrian territory, wealth is important, but it is definitely not omnipotent." Lini said seriously.
Wu Lai nodded. What Lini said was absolutely right. He was also reminding Wu Lai.
"I'll give you a suggestion. After you finish the things at hand, calm down and go back to the academy, take more courses, and make more friends. Of course, don't be afraid of making enemies, because the enemy of your enemy will often take the initiative to approach you and become your friend. So, don't expect to be friends with everyone." Lini said.
"All at your discretion." Wu Lai bowed earnestly after he finished speaking. "Wu Lai thanks Vice President Lini for his teachings, and I sincerely hope that I will have more opportunities to learn from him in the future."
"I think it's a bit difficult." Lini laughed. "By the way, I want to inform you that the academy will be closed for a few days this year. Next year, you will receive specialized education in finance. In other words, you will be directly managed by Vice Dean Hu for the entire next year."
"Why?" Wu Lai almost jumped up.
"Because you, Wulai Grindo, have shown extraordinary talent in finance." Lini rolled his eyes at Wulai. "This is the result of the comprehensive evaluation of the college. The purpose is to maximize the strengths of each student."
"Can I apply to have it transferred back to you?" Wu Lai asked.
"Of course not." Lini laughed and stood up. "Don't just think about taking it easy. Learning more will only do you good."
…
After more than ten days of intensive work in the printing and binding rooms in the front yard of the Green Building, the Complete Book of Assyria was published.
The 70,000 clay tablets on nearly a thousand wooden shelves, which covered almost all religious inscriptions, literary works, scientific documents, historical stories, and legal documents from the ancient Assyrian period, finally turned into books that exuded the scent of ink.
They were divided into five volumes by Woolley, with a total of more than 11 million words and more than 2,600 patterns and inscriptions. Each volume has dozens of books at most, so each set of books requires two specially made large wooden boxes to hold them.
On the day of the handover, when two large carriages loaded with twelve large wooden boxes slowly drove into the college, Rini, who had been waiting for a long time, was almost so excited that he burst into tears.
"Six sets. I shipped them all here," Woolley said to Rini.
"Okay, okay." Rini patted the wooden box, then patted it again.
"Then I'll go first. I'm tired after staying up all night. You should understand." Wu Lai said with a smile.
"Then go back and rest." Lini said, "I have informed 'them' and maybe I can give you a clear answer tomorrow."
"Thank you, Vice President Lini. I'll take my leave now." When Wu Lai turned around, he suddenly felt particularly relaxed and comfortable - it was natural to be like this. Just think about it, he had been working hard for more than eight months, and once he finished, he could feel refreshed even on a cloudy day.
In fact, Woolley printed a total of seven sets of "The Complete Assyrian Book", six of which were given to Rini for delivery and collection, and the other set was with Helen - she was as studious as those academic masters in Woolley's mind.
"The old rule tonight is a kiss before we can start telling the story." Wu Lai shook his head with a smile. This month, the relationship between him and Helen finally reached a new level. They had progressed from holding hands to restrained kissing, which undoubtedly made Wu Lai very happy.
The next day, under the escort of the three vice-presidents of the Assyrian Academy, five sets of "The Complete Book of Assyria" slowly "drove into" the residence of the Assyrian Supreme Noble Council - there, more than half of the members of the Supreme Noble Council were waiting with great anticipation, because this was definitely a proud moment.
Of course it is worth being proud of. The civilizational heritage of the four major territories on the continent is continuing, but Assyria was the first to make the big step from clay tablets to books - but Wu Lai felt that this was nothing great at all, because there was no other Wu Lai Grindo in the other three territories.
When Lini lifted the felt covering the wooden box, cheers suddenly broke out in the camp...
Lini's body trembled, and he raised his right arm involuntarily: "Long live Assyria!"
"Long live! Long live! Long live!" More and more nobles shouted loudly, and more and more nobles were moved to tears...
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At the same time, Wu Lai was staying in Helen's room and "acting like a spoiled child": "Helen, the kiss just now doesn't count. You only kissed half of my mouth. How can this be okay?"
"Wooley, you're getting worse and worse." Helen said with a red face, "Didn't you say you had something to do? Why are you bothering me again?"
"I miss you..." Wu Lai had just finished speaking when he heard a knock on the door.
"Wu Lai, Wu Lai Grindo, are you in there?" It was Loli's voice, but she was definitely asking knowingly, otherwise why did she knock on Helen's door instead of Wu Lai's?
…
In the evening, the destination of the five sets of "Assyrian Complete Book" was finally decided by the highest noble meeting.
The Senate keeps a set of...
The temple preserves a set of...
The Citizens Academy maintains a set of…
Of the remaining two sets, one was placed in the open hall of the residence for people to admire, and the other was hidden in a dark room...
The academy received a special reward of 500,000 gold coins, half of which will be used to reward the participants of this work, but Wu Lai and others will naturally not be counted as participants.
By the way, some of Lini's suggestions and proposals were also passed, because in the eyes of the Supreme Noble Council, these were trivial matters.
At the end of the discussion, Rini submitted the most important written proposal, which was actually a plan written by Woolley. The plan mainly contained two contents: one was how to make every city-state in the Assyrian territory have a set of "Assyrian Complete Book", and the other was how to add content to "Assyrian Complete Book"...
Shortly after nightfall, Lini, who had declined to dine with the nobles on the pretext of feeling unwell, appeared in the restaurant of the Green Building.
"Well, Wu Lai, your cook is really good. The taste of this hot pot fish is getting better and better." Lini praised while chewing, "I would rather come to your place to eat fish every day."
"Vice President Lini, please don't just focus on eating. What's going on?" Wu Lai asked, holding his cheek. He had already had dinner early in the morning.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I just submitted your written proposal, and I don't know what the result will be, so don't rush to buy the house." Lini spat out a fish bone, took a look, and then said, "I got you a good thing. Do you want to know what it is?"
Being disrespectful to the elderly, he came to eat and drink for free and kept it a secret. After Wu Lai finished his criticism, he smiled and asked, "What is it?"
"It's something you can only encounter by chance." Lini chuckled and said word by word, "The 'special attendance qualification' of the Assyrian Supreme Nobles' Council."
"What do you mean? I don't understand." Wu Lai asked.
"It means you are qualified to attend the highest noble meetings, but you can only listen and cannot propose or vote," Rini replied.
"What's the use of that? It would be better to give out some bonuses." Wu Lai said pretentiously, but in fact, he was already overjoyed.
"Why is it useless? It's a great honor. Although you're just an auditor, you can be present at such a young age. Those people will be interested in you. Think about it, the connection..." Lini didn't know that Wu Lai was pretending and almost hit him with a spoon.
"Oh, all right then," Woolley continued, "that's all?"
Lini was startled: "Wulai, Wulai Grindo, are you thinking of going to heaven?"