Chapter 282 The Power of Newspapers
It is a common human trait to love gossip.
The emergence of newspapers has set off quite a wave of enthusiasm in Austin.
Due to the underdeveloped transportation in the mainland, the flow of information from place to place is slow. New things happening somewhere may take a year or two to spread. By the time they spread from the east to the west, they have become old news and have lost their novelty.
The weekly report issued by the Magic Association conveys information quickly and efficiently.
For example, a merchant in the Eastern Serex Empire had a priceless gem stolen, and everyone in the Western Dalia Empire knew about it. A week later, the thief was caught by a mercenary in the Sannia Mountains, and the merchant paid a high reward to get the gem back.
This was originally a minor theft case, which was usually only circulated in a small circle. However, after it was reported in the newspaper, the response was completely different.
The author serialized the entire incident like a story and presented it in newspapers with rigorous language. People all over the mainland were paying attention to the development of the matter.
Countless people speculated about who the merchant was, what kind of expensive gems were lost, whether the thief was caught, which mercenary group was hired, etc. The discussions surrounding this matter continued, bringing endless fun to life.
Some casinos even set up gambling games, using various tricks to lure people into gambling. When the truth came out, some were happy while others were sad.
The merchants became famous, the thieves became famous, and the mercenary group became even more famous. People now had something to talk about after dinner or tea.
This is the effect of newspapers.
In addition to reporting new things, the newspaper also has a special column for adventurers to submit and tell their own adventure stories.
As long as your writing is excellent, it will be published and you can get royalties.
Adventurers all have a heart for sharing, otherwise there wouldn't be so many adventurers writing autobiographies. Now that there's a channel that allows adventure stories to be shared across the continent for everyone to read, adventurers are eager to participate. Those with good writing skills submit their own stories, while those with lesser writing skills hire others to write for them.
The newspaper organizers would select two of the best adventure stories in each issue. If they were published for more than ten consecutive issues, they would be compiled into a book.
This made the adventurers even crazier, and manuscripts poured into the newspaper like snowflakes.
The weekly newspaper is very thick, with eight pages per issue, and it publishes a wide variety of content.
Current affairs from various countries, economic information, entertainment gossip, missing persons and found items notices, job recruitment, advertising, literary works, etc., as long as it is useful and interesting, can be published in newspapers.
A newspaper was not expensive, it could be bought with one silver coin, and ordinary people could afford it.
The newspaper circulated very quickly and spread throughout the continent within a month. Wherever there was a magic association, there was a newspaper available for purchase.
Initially, some countries turned a blind eye to newspapers, but when they grew to a certain scale and wanted to stop them, it was too late.
In addition, no one dared to challenge the authority of the Lord God of Law, so those in power could only swallow their anger and restrain the words and deeds of the younger generation in their families.
Why?
Because the gossip section of the newspaper has exposed the true colors of some of the most outrageous young noblemen.
For example, a young master from a certain duke's family in a certain country is having an affair with a certain widow, a young lady from a certain earl's family is a socialite, a prince from a certain country is having an affair with a guard...
Gossips like these kept popping up, making the royal nobles really nervous.
If it were any other organizer, they would have been raided long ago, but the newspaper organizer was the Magic Tower, so they were helpless.
Since there is no way to shake the newspaper's backers, we can only swallow our anger and let it develop.
Within two years, newspapers became a must-read pastime for people on the mainland.
Through newspapers, people were shocked to discover that things were not peaceful around the world, especially in Cecilia, which had launched a coup d'état more than a decade ago, and the current king, Don Trick, was actually a tyrant who murdered his brother and usurped the throne.
After seizing the throne, he continued his murderous spree. Not only did he launch a continent-wide manhunt for the former prince and princess, he also invaded neighboring countries. Over the past decade, he annexed five or six countries, devastating the people and leaving them destitute.
Today, eighty percent of the country between the Vuba Canyon and the Unibal Swamp is occupied by the State of Cecilia.
There are many righteous people in the world. After reading newspaper reports, they will go to the field to investigate, obtain first-hand real information, and then submit articles to the newspaper to verify the authenticity of the previous reports.
For a while, Cecilia was pushed to the forefront of the storm. Some literary masters could not hold back and published comments in newspapers with sharp language, using words to attack the usurper.
Denton's reputation plummeted.
Perhaps knowing that its crimes had been made public, Cecilia halted its invasion for nearly a year. The surrounding countries that had not been invaded were overjoyed and praised the newspaper highly.
It was the newspapers that gave them time to breathe.
After Shu Li understood the situation, he was deeply impressed by the Magic Association's initiative.
The newspaper finally played a huge role and laid the foundation for Captain Seleu and Simu to return to Cecilia.
Speaking of Captain Ximu, Shu Li still felt a lingering fear.
No one could stand being stared at by her fox-like eyes for a week.
Ever since Seleu conveyed the information about the reform of the troupe to Simu, the troupe leader Simu rushed to the courtyard with her troupe, and then grabbed him and kept asking him what a stage play was.
Shu Li patiently explained to her the concept of stage plays, as well as the necessary preparations and performance procedures.
That would have been fine, but Captain Ximu actually asked him to direct a scene on the spot.
What can Shu Li do?
He could only rack his brains painfully, integrate the knowledge and content of the original world, write a script, train actors, and direct it himself, performing a stage play of "Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf" at the Magic Academy.
The response was so enthusiastic that the students of the magic academy were not satisfied and raised funds to invite the actors to perform five more shows.
Afterwards, Simu brought the members of the troupe to perform at the dance house in Igya City. With the promotion of the Magic Academy, people in the city flocked to the show and all the tickets were sold out in less than half a day.
Ximu tasted the sweetness and couldn't stop. In less than half a year, the Milia Song and Dance Troupe became popular all over the continent.
Why is it so popular across the continent?
With newspapers advertising it, it's hard for people in all parts of the world not to know about it.
As the number of scripts and actors increased, the stage plays became more and more rich and exciting. Other dance troupes followed suit, and theaters sprang up like mushrooms all over the country. Some visionary investors became the capital of the dance troupes.
The entertainment industry in Austin Continent began to take shape.
When the newspapers reported the news of Cecilia, Simu brought the stage play he had already polished to the theater, exposing and satirizing it in subtle ways.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this stage play had a hidden meaning, and people's contempt for Denton Trick became even greater.
Shu Li didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and he was happy for Seleu and Captain Simu. Everything was going in a good direction.
He had lived a fulfilling life in the past two years, with endless things to do every day. He was trained to death by Ilio every day, and all other thoughts were temporarily put aside.
For example, I was so exhausted from trying to figure out whether Ace was the Elf King that I had no energy to think about it.
Last week, a new batch of goblin pups emerged from the gestational chamber.
Shuli and the other five goblins asked Ilio for two days' leave, and happily passed through the roots of the mother tree, returned to the Elf Kingdom, and then flew to the sacred tree.
There are seven fairy cubs in this batch, three boys and four girls, all of them are fair and tender, smart and cute.
However, when they saw Shu Li and started singing "Brave Sperian", Shu Li was furious.
Misina's group of eight ten-year-old goblins were eager to create chaos in the world, so they quickly became friends with the seven goblin cubs and sang a full-bodied chorus.
Shu Li gritted her teeth and gave them some gifts she had bought outside, then slipped back to the magic academy first.
When he finishes his training and returns to the sacred tree, he must apply to be the enlightenment teacher of the fairy cubs and resolutely prevent the newborn cubs from singing "Brave Sperian".
Today, the weather is fine. After finishing the purification work, Shu Li went to knock on the doors of his friends' dormitories one by one, urging them to get up.
It's summer vacation now, and they have two months of rest, which is perfect for them to go on an adventure to the Snow Country.
After a week of preparation, Team Light is ready to go.
"Good morning, Sperian, Ace, you guys are up so early!"
"Good morning, Disio."
"Good morning Kumandi."
"Where's Budno? Hasn't he gotten up yet?"
"Angel is already pulling off his covers!"
"Hurry up, we have to go to the teleportation array to meet up with Seryu and the others soon."
Half an hour later, the eleven members of Team Light, plus the non-staff member Harris, finally met at the entrance of the teleportation array in Igya City.
In order to shorten the distance, this time they spent money to take the teleportation array and headed to the town where the Atrium, the Pros Empire, and the Warcraft Forest met. Then they followed the border line between the Pros Empire and the Warcraft Forest, heading north, and entered the territory of the Snow Kingdom.
This is the shortest route and the safest.
Two years had allowed all members of Team Light to grow. The four human members had finally shed their status as magic apprentices and officially become magicians. The last month or two of training with Iliora in the Monster Forest had straightened their backs.
They were already able to defeat monsters below level 4. The four of them fought together and luckily defeated a level 5 monster.
With confidence, I headed to the Snow Country with full confidence. I wasn't afraid even if I encountered the Black Knight along the way.
Speaking of the Black Knights, perhaps because of the revelations in the newspapers, the reputation of the Hermon Knights plummeted, and various countries gradually restricted their activities, with some major countries even banning them from entering the country.
The Pros Empire is one of the countries that prohibits the Black Knight from entering.
This is exactly why Shuli chose to pass through the Pros Empire.
After the carriage left the courtyard, the road became increasingly bumpy, and when it officially entered the Pros Empire, it became even more bumpy.
Shu Li touched the cushion under his butt and regretted bringing too little.
The carriage will have to travel for at least a week before reaching the Snow Country. If the road is so bumpy, his butt will be broken into four pieces.
"Oh..." He sighed softly.
It’s been so long since I last traveled far that I’ve forgotten the pain of riding in a carriage.
"I have an extra cushion here, do you want it?" Ace handed him a thick and soft cushion.
"Huh?" Shu Li blushed slightly. She hadn't expected Ace to notice her little trick, and she felt a little embarrassed.
When he didn't take it, Ace smiled and said, "I've prepared four."
"...Thank you." Shu Li took the cushion and put it under his butt. It was indeed comfortable.
By the way, why did Ace prepare four cushions?
However, Shu Li was too embarrassed to ask, so he quietly took out the map to divert attention.
Although I have read this map four or five times, when I actually set out on the road, I still have to carefully compare the road signs to avoid taking the wrong path.
The finger slid upwards and stopped at an area. Shu Li was slightly startled and made a "huh" sound.
His "eh" was a bit loud, attracting the attention of others.
"What's wrong?" Kumandi also held a map in his hand. "We didn't go off the road."
Shu Li nodded: "Yes, we didn't go astray, but I found a problem."
"What's the problem?" Desio asked.
Shu Li looked up at Hector, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Hector was puzzled by his gaze, and he pushed back his brown bangs and raised his eyebrows.
Could it be... could it be... that Sperian finally realized how handsome he was?
Shu Li received his narcissistic gaze and frowned.
"We'll pass through Snowvo territory." Ace helped him say what he wanted to say.
Hector's face suddenly froze.
Shu Li sighed and said, "I didn't notice it when I looked at the map before, but I just realized that we will pass through Snowvo territory."
The Snowvo Territory is located in the north of the Pros Empire, close to the Snow Country, and is the only way to reach the Snow Country.
And Hector was one of the former heirs of the Snowvo family.
After his father's death, he was deprived of his title of heir and had to leave his hometown to study magic in the garden.
This time passing through the Snowvo territory was like going home for him.
A trace of self-mockery flashed in Hector's silver-gray eyes, and he said lightly: "It's just a passing by, I don't care, don't delay our plan."
A person abandoned by his family, no one cares about him.
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