Chapter 270 Knowledge Changes Destiny (Please subscribe!)
"How do you know this?"
Upon hearing this, Wales raised his head and saw a noble lord getting out of the carriage with the help of servants.
This should be a noble lord, right? Although Wales was just a commoner, he could tell at a glance that this middle-aged man was extraordinary.
Luxurious clothes, grand ceremony, and extraordinary demeanor...
Even though the group seemed to be exhausted after traveling for a long time, the aura displayed by Earl Dale was far beyond what ordinary businessmen could possess.
but……
No matter what kind of status this person in front of him has, or what kind of respect he enjoys in the outside world, this is the Idar Territory!
Only Count Bruno Stuart of Idar could make them feel truly awed and excited.
"You are..."
Wales asked calmly.
"My master is the current patriarch of the Dennis family, the honorable Earl Dale, Woolley Dennis!" the old butler on the side hurriedly introduced.
If it were in the past, he might have been dismissive of the questions raised by these obviously civilians, or even slapped them in the face, and then shouted something like "How can you lowly guys ask about my master's name?"
But... the previous experience at Idar Customs was still vivid in his mind, which made the old butler suppress his pride and answered calmly.
"Earl Dale..." Wales murmured thoughtfully.
Then, most of the people present bowed slightly with calm expressions, which was considered as a way of showing respect to the noble in front of them.
This was not a sign of cowardice towards Earl Dale, but rather a basic courtesy for an Idar man towards the imperial nobility.
"Reporting to Earl Dale, I read all this news from the newspaper."
"Newspaper? What is that?" Woolley Dennis asked puzzledly.
Hearing this, there began to be whispers among the crowd.
"This nobleman is so ridiculous. He neither reads books nor newspapers, yet he still asks us how we know..." A young man leaned over and whispered in someone else's ear.
"Don't talk nonsense. How can these nobles from small places understand this?"
"That's right. After all... we are in Idar Territory!"
Although the people had lowered their voices, Earl Dale's hearing was surprisingly good, so much so that his face couldn't help but turn red.
What is a noble from a small place? Although his fiefdom is indeed a bit desolate compared to the prosperous and wealthy places in the inland of the empire, it is already a rich and fertile place second only to the Wagner Plain in the eastern part of the empire!
only……
Looking at the bright lights on both sides of the road, Earl Dale's confidence somehow weakened a little.
Except for Idar Territory...
He added secretly in his mind.
Who knew that the current Idar Territory would be like this! "Here, this Idar Daily is the newspaper I mentioned earlier." Wales waved the newspaper in his hand and said, "Walk a few steps forward and you will see a child selling newspapers. One copper coin per copy, no cheating!"
Lord Dale nodded, took a quick glance and returned to the carriage.
There was no way. As a count, he knew less than the lowest-ranking people in Idar County. How could he save face? "Master, I bought the newspaper back!"
The carriage had only been moving forward for a short while when the old butler's voice came from outside the window.
Count Dale lifted the curtain beside the car window, and in the bright moonlight and the lights on both sides of the road, he curiously flipped through the thing that the common people of Idar called a newspaper.
This is not the kraft paper that I usually use.
The material of the newspaper is thinner, but seems to be more easily damaged. The faint smell of ink is still faint, but not very strong.
In the dim light, Earl Dale just glanced casually and the title of "Idar Daily" came into his eyes.
but……
What made him even more stunned for a moment was the line of small words under the title: Knowledge changes destiny! "Knowledge changes destiny..." Earl Dale muttered involuntarily.
I don't know how,
At this moment, he suddenly recalled the group of civilians who were sitting together discussing the war in the northern border, and the honest and self-disciplined officials when he entered Idar Territory...
Even though he was reluctant to admit it in his heart, Earl Dale knew very well that the subjects of his fiefdom would never care about what happened a thousand meters away from their fields.
This is the ironclad fact!
Because for those people, their families can't even guarantee the most basic food and clothing, so how can they have the mind to care about other things.
Corrupt officials, poor people, these things happening in his own territory, isn't Earl Dale aware of it?
No! In fact, he knows better than anyone else!
However, in his inherent understanding, nobles and commoners are not the same kind of people at all.
In the eyes of the nobles, they were born to enjoy a respected status and a luxurious life without worries about food and clothing.
Even in the eyes of most nobles, those common people from poor families should be struggling between life and death, and be exhausted just to survive.
But,
In the land of Idar, Earl Dale saw a completely different lifestyle among the common people.
Although he had only been in Idar Territory for less than a day, he was already a little at a loss.
Because to him, everything in Idar Territory was familiar yet extremely strange.
The newspaper doesn't have many pages, only about seven or eight pages thick.
On the first page of the newspaper, the huge headline "Odin's Army is Ready to Move" made Earl Dale's heart tremble.
After reading carefully, I found that the newspaper not only provided a very detailed analysis of the Odin people's next move, but also commented on the current situation in the Norman Empire.
These things, which Count Dale believed should be classified as top secret and hidden in the lord's castle, were now scattered casually on the streets of Idar County. People could read them at will by spending only a copper coin.
The variety of content dazzled Earl Dale, and he was even more surprised by the selection of content by the Idar Daily.
From high-end and classy-sounding news about the imperial situation to interesting anecdotes from various places and information on how to spell and read, the content of this newspaper is all-encompassing.
"My Lord Earl! Look!"
Not far away, the town of Gran was brightly lit, and the bright lights almost turned the dark night sky into day.
Extremely shocking!
Even as a noble, he had never seen such a sight!
In the darkness, it was as bright as day! According to the Idar people, this... was just a small town located north of Idar City! So...
What kind of prosperity will Idar City, the core of Idar Territory, show? In a trance, looking at the bright lights not far away,
Earl Dale suddenly had an idea. Perhaps...
Going to the interior of the empire regardless of everything is not the best choice for me...
besides……
(End of this chapter)
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