Overlord: Welcoming the Birth of the King
Chapter 75: The True Use of "Papermaking", Scroll Crafting

In the blink of an eye, over a dozen magic information lines appeared on the attribute panel. 

Tang Zheng lifted his forehead slightly; this was the first time he had seen so many spells at once. 

However... 

He observed that all these spells were first-tier magic, and they all belonged to the non-offensive category, with even a few zero-tier life spells mixed in. 

"Teacher." 

"Teacher." 

"Teacher." 

... 

"Teacher." 

The dozen or so casters present, upon noticing Master Berorui and Tang Zheng’s arrival, immediately looked up and respectfully addressed them. 

But most of their gazes were fixed on Tang Zheng, who was quite unfamiliar to them. 

Feeling their stares, Tang Zheng slightly bowed, trying his best to show a kind smile. 

Master Berorui walked down the stairs and waved to the crowd, signaling them to continue with their work. 

"How much do you know about magic scroll production?" Master Berorui asked calmly. 

Not a thing! 

Tang Zheng remained silent. 

"Heh." 

Master Berorui chuckled lightly, his voice carrying a strange and inexplicable tone: "Many people have spent a great deal of time trying hard to learn the second-tier 'Papermaking Technique' but have achieved nothing." 

"Yet some can easily master it and even flawlessly cast it." 

"Is it a matter of talent difference?" 

When he said the last few words, Master Berorui’s voice remained calm but grew much quieter, as if murmuring to himself. 

Is that really the case? 

"Is the 'Papermaking Technique' related to making magic scrolls?" Tang Zheng thought to himself, pretending to be surprised on his face. 

He had already guessed a bit earlier, but confirming it still caught him off guard. 

Moreover, what made him even more doubtful was that Master Berorui simply told him this and even brought him to what was clearly the core of the mage guild, where magic scrolls were made. 

"It seems you really don't understand at all." 

"To be precise, it’s the second-tier 'Papermaking Technique' that relates to magic scroll production." 

Master Berorui turned his head, glanced at Tang Zheng behind him, and said lightly: 

"Don’t be so surprised. The production methods of first-tier magic scrolls and second-tier magic scrolls are not secrets to any country." 

The two walked down the stairs. 

Master Berorui raised a finger and gestured to the people in the hall: "The magic scrolls you purchased earlier were made by these guys. How do they work for you?" 

While absorbing information he had never encountered before, Tang Zheng replied, "Very well." 

"No need to spare their feelings." 

"They only make some ordinary goods. First-tier scrolls with no offensive magic have such a high failure rate." 

Master Berorui sneered mercilessly in a cold voice. 

As soon as these words landed, 

Boom! 

A huge sound exploded, like an uncontrollable burst of magical power. At the same time, the air filled with a strange burnt smell. 

"Ah!" 

A painful cry came from a magic chant practitioner not far from Tang Zheng, who was thrown to the ground by the shockwave. 

The person didn’t seem injured and quickly got up, probably having prepared some magical protection in advance, but their appearance was rather disheveled. 

At this moment, the magic chant practitioner noticed all the gazes in the hall fixed on them, their face instantly flushing red. 

Ashamed, they lowered their head, not daring to look at Master Berorui. 

"Just a waste of materials, a piece of trash!" 

"What are you standing there for? Keep going!" 

Master Berorui’s voice remained calm but was ruthless in speech. 

For a moment, all the casters present quickly bowed their heads and continued their tasks. 

No wonder the air was filled with a strange smell. 

Tang Zheng’s expression showed a trace of understanding, slightly odd. 

The commotion had been quite loud, yet the main hall remained very quiet, indicating some sound-dampening magic had been arranged. 

"Since you don’t understand magic scroll production, you must have heard of alchemists, right?" 

"A qualified alchemist needs to know a vast amount about herbs, understanding how to combine each herb’s properties and secret formulas." 

"Only then can even the most ordinary alchemist produce potions through effort. But magic scroll production is different—it naturally has a threshold." 

"If the difficulty of becoming an alchemist is one, then the difficulty of making magic scrolls is ten." 

Master Berorui said lightly and continued: "This is no exaggeration. You first have to be a magic chant practitioner." 

"To make a scroll with the 'Imbue' magic, you must master that spell, but a magic chant practitioner has limited time and energy." 

"Making second-tier magic scrolls requires mastering second-tier spells, and so on. At this level, it is no longer about effort but about talent." 

"Besides, you also need to master various scroll-making techniques, or else you’ll end up like what just happened." 

Is magic scroll production really this complicated? 

Tang Zheng wasn’t very clear about scroll production in the game YGGDRASIL either. 

But at least the human craft of making magic scrolls before him was indeed extremely difficult for someone from another world. 

The level restriction alone was enough to suppress the birth of higher-tier magic scrolls! 

"Thank you for the explanation," Tang Zheng said. 

"Follow me." 

Master Berorui lifted his foot and walked further inside. 

Tang Zheng followed. 

Soon, Master Berorui stopped in front of a middle-aged mage who looked about forty. 

Next to the man lay pure white sheets of paper, their unique faint magical luster and toughness the result of the second-tier magic 'Papermaking Technique.' 

The middle-aged mage was carefully selecting ten sheets of white paper, placing them into a container filled with a faint golden liquid. 

As the paper soaked up the liquid, the mage quickly pulled out a piece of parchment from one side and swiftly placed it in the container as well: "Scroll production!" 

In an instant! 

With a flash of white light, 

The parchment and white paper inside the box fused together, turning into a thick gray parchment scroll. 

After making the parchment scroll, the middle-aged mage let out a slight breath, quickly turning to Master Berorui with respect: "Teacher." 

Then, the mage gave Tang Zheng a kind smile. 

At this moment, the information on the attribute panel also appeared: 

‘Skill discovered: Scroll Production, requires Magic Chant Practitioner profession, current conditions met.’ 

‘Do you want to spend 1 skill point to learn?’ 

Only requiring the Magic Chant Practitioner profession, with no related production profession? 

Tang Zheng’s eyes flashed with surprise. 

In YGGDRASIL, scroll production technology belonged to the production profession line. 

There were related production professions like 'Alchemist' and 'Blacksmith.' 

Yet here, it was not required! 

This meant the scroll production technique used by the middle-aged man was either created or improved by humans themselves! 

"Learn." 

Tang Zheng did not hesitate for a moment and silently spoke the word.