Chapter 468 Paper War

Shacheng opened the first Di newspaper office in Yao Kingdom. This initiative is closely related to Yazdan.

Strictly speaking, Yazdan was the founder of the Di Newspaper Agency. He received strong support from Slimod, the apostle and mayor of Sand City, and this organization was quickly and smoothly established.

The director of the Di newspaper office was concurrently served by Slimaud. When Bai Ding joined the office, there was one chief news collector and 29 news collectors. These collectors were like the eyes and ears of the newspaper, and they were all over Shacheng and Yao Kingdom.

Any major news will be sent back to the newspaper office in various forms as soon as possible, and then turned into newspaper reports.

 One month after Baiding served as Yazdan's assistant, the first newspaper was finally published in Shacheng.

This newspaper, called "Shacheng Di Bao", is made of rough paper made of bamboo. The front is smooth, the back is rough, and the color tends to beige.

 Due to the large amount of bamboo entering from Zhulu Country, the price of raw edge paper in Shacheng was extremely cheap, and it even gradually became an important commodity for export. This kind of paper also gradually replaced the rough and textured straw paper with many sticks and scraps of paper stuck together.

 The changes in paper materials and technology and the reduction in costs formed the basis for the popularization and mass printing of newspapers.

 In the first issue of "Shacheng Di Bao", there were two headlines.

“The famous doctor announced the latest findings: drinking hot water after boiling it can significantly reduce the incidence of illness”

“The leader of the Ke people, Ke Yuan, angrily denounced opponents within the tribe and stated that he would vigorously rectify corruption issues in various tribes.”

 These two big news have affected Shacheng for a long time.

 The former changed the eating habits of Shacheng people.

 In the past, water sources outside the city were often contaminated by cockroaches, which would cause residents to suffer from some strange illnesses after drinking.

With Shacheng’s unremitting efforts to advocate and promote, boiling water has gradually become a local consensus. Later, this habit was also absorbed by cities including Yaocheng and Yancheng.

 The second article is the report of Yazdan and Baiding.

 The shell people in the news are a new species after the evolution of shell cockroaches.

 Shell people have intelligence close to that of cave monsters. They have a thin body and can walk upright, but they carry a heavy shell on their backs.

According to the inference of biologists and archaeologists, the origin of the birth of Shell Man was that some shell cockroaches entered the deep underground, found dragon bones, and evolved after ingesting them.

 Shell people have two major talents.

 One is that they can curl up into their shells and fall into a state similar to hibernation, without eating or drinking for up to a year or two to survive the difficult external environment.

Second, they are born slave owners of shell cockroaches. Shell people can command shell cockroaches to find tools and materials everywhere, allowing them to create underground caves and passages in the desert, and build underground villages.

At that time, chief interviewer Yazdan formally interviewed the shell chief [Ke Yuan]. He is the leader of all shell people and rules thirteen tribes of shell people and a huge territory.

 Ke Yuan is short and thin, with a slightly flat head and hair that rises to the sky. But these are actually not hairs, but tentacles of shell people that allow them to feel the temperature, humidity and vibration of the air.

The shell on Ke Yuan's back is more like a natural armor. The shell-like gray-brown armor protects Ke Yuan's back and chest, making him look quite mighty.

The most counter-intuitive thing is that Ke Yuan also wears a pair of gemstone goggles - this is a very fashionable tool and decoration even among the Yao people.

Goggles are an improvement made from glasses. They are made of emeralds, sapphires or various colored crystals and can be polished to protect the eyes from being damaged by the glare of the sun. This is very useful in sandy cities with strong sunlight, but the price remains high.

She Yuan, wearing emerald glasses, was sitting on a stone chair, talking to Yazdan in his underground castle.

“I’m glad that Chief Keyuan can accept the visit from Di Newspaper Office.”

Yazdan said in his slightly dull voice: "The first question I want to ask is, Chief, what is your belief?"

 “I am a devout and resolute supporter of Lord Yao.”

The other party gestured with his hands and said with a smile: "We learn the characters and language of the Yao people. Most of the Ke people can do it. Don't be surprised. Many people say that the Ke people do not believe in gods and are atheists. I say that is nonsense and has ulterior motives. Rumors. We, the Shell people, are a race created by Lord Yao. We have always and will always support Lord Yao’s fire of faith. This is an unshakable thing."

 Bai Ding was surprised to find that the chief spoke the Yao language very fluently, thinking that he had had many interactions with the Yao people in the past.

The chief stood up and pointed behind him: "You two, please follow me."

 Bai Ding and Yazdan followed all the way and found that the spacious space behind was actually an imitation of a temple, with almost identical statues of gods built.

In the center is the **** Yao, who is transcendent among the gods, and on both sides are several gods.

 Around the statue of the god, many tributes were arranged, mainly gems and the bones of various creatures.

 “We will worship God Yao here and pray to the gods.”

The chief touched his emerald glasses, and a more normal smile than Azdan's appeared on his thin face: "It can be said without any politeness that if the world faces destruction, we will be Lord Yao's followers who will stick to it until the end. We will Keep the fire of faith in the midst of destruction, and wait in sleep for the new life given by the gods.”

Baiding realized firsthand that the savages in the eyes of Shacheng people were not actually ignorant and barbaric. The Shell People started late. They live in the harsh desert and have the same belief in gods as Sand City. They also have their own unique culture, tradition and pride.

Finally, Chief Keyuan said: "The Ke people have lived in the desert for a long time and are an emerging nation. When we learn from the Yao people, of course, we must also retain our traditional customs and existing geographical foundations..."

Yazdan nodded: "Understood."

Bai Ding couldn't help but think of the shell people's very barbaric customs.

If there are extremely weak people in their clan, they will be stripped of all resources and expelled. The shell people who have lost the protection of the group will fall into a long sleep. Even if he wakes up again, he will be extremely weak. There will be no similar people to help him, and there will be no energy to command the shell cockroach. It is tantamount to a long death.

 Bai Ding couldn't help but ask: "Chief, this custom is..."

 “Oh? That one.”

The chief said nonchalantly: "If it cannot bring help to the tribe, then there is no need to support it. This is the rule in the desert."

"Actually, we are much more merciful now. In the early days, we would directly kill the seriously injured and weak old people. Now we have given them a chance. If they have courage and wisdom, or have the blessing of Lord Yao, then they There is also a possibility of survival.”

 “Living is not easy for anyone, right?”

Ke Yuan grinned, spread his hands and said: "Don't look at me like this. There are many people eyeing my position as chief. Maybe I will be expelled tomorrow? I also have to rectify various problems in the clan. With you, In other words, there is too much graft and corruption."

"The resources in the desert are difficult to feed too many Shell people, so we want to cooperate with Shacheng. The city belongs to the Shacheng people, and the desert outside the city belongs to the Shell people. We are all brothers, we all believe in the **** Yao, and we are equal. "

 …

Bai Ding was shocked when he saw the final text: "Mr. Yazdan, is this really good?"

 “What’s the problem?” Yazdan asked.

"In this report, you said that Chief Keyuan hates the problems within the tribe very much, and wants to completely rectify the simple customs of the tribe in the past, and clean up the bad apples. Killing the weak is a local tradition..."

Bai Ding stammered and said, "Wouldn't this be equivalent to forcing many of the Shell tribes who oppose Chief Ke Yuan to attack him? In this way, the Shell tribe will fall into internal chaos or even war."

"This is a fact."

The chief interviewer had an expressionless face: "Isn't it?"

"Can…"

Bai Ding gritted his teeth and said, "This is wrong. It will harm Chief Keyuan and the entire Ke people clan."

Yazdan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "What I want is your role. Bai Ding, do you mean that if I write like this, the people of the Yao tribe will be disgusted?"

"No...it's just that this will cause Chief Keyuan to be roasted on the fire. The Ke people will not be able to bear it, and they will be angry, nervous, and afraid."

 “Then it’ll be okay.”

Yazdan said easily: "Bai Ding, we are the Yao people's news collectors. We only need to consider the Yao people's feelings. The Yao people want to see such reports, right? This is beneficial to the Yao people."

“Our newspapers serve the Yao people, and what we write in them are all facts.”

"There are contradictions and disagreements within the Shellman clan itself. If anything happens, it will just advance the process. No matter who wants to win, they need to ask for help from Shacheng, and there is only the final winner among them. , only then are you qualified to have further dialogue with the Yao people."

“This is what we have to do, investigate, collect evidence, report, and then let the Yao people benefit.”

“The report does not have a stance, but the reporter does.”

“We will not stir up trouble, we will only observe right and wrong and report them.”

Yazdan put it very bluntly.

Bai Ding, on the other hand, was stunned when he heard it, and his perked ears became stiff for a while.

Yes.

 What Yazdan wrote are all facts, and they are what Chief Keyuan said.

But only a slight local adjustment is needed to tilt the entire report in a certain direction.

 The first issue of "Shacheng Di Bao" was released, which attracted a frenzied rush from Shacheng citizens.

On the seventh day after the newspaper was released, a riot broke out among the tribes of the Ke people, and Chief Ke Yuan was killed during the rebellion. It was later confirmed that the tribal leaders were afraid of being liquidated after reading the newspaper, so they united to attack Ke Yuan.

Shacheng quickly dispatched a rescue team to stabilize the internal order of the Shell people, help them with various constructions of underground villages, and teach them various knowledge and skills.

Many shell people came to work in Shacheng. The guests who stayed in their hometown built underground stations and villages in the desert. The ghost towers on the ground served as landmarks, completely connecting them with Shacheng.

In just one year, the shell people have been assimilated and integrated by both inside and outside Shacheng, and the chief tribe system that has been maintained for many years has been completely shattered.

　　　Baiding saw all this and couldn't help but feel horrified.

 The role of "Shacheng Di Bao" is not only to publish news and notices.

It recalled what Yazdan said.

 —You alone can be like an army of thousands.

That is not flattery or politeness, but a statement of the facts of responsibility.

  Newcomer style collectors feel this very clearly.

  Collisions and conquests in the new era are no longer just head-on collisions between soldiers and armies, but more of the hidden wars hidden behind the words in newspapers.

 Soon after, Yazdan told Bai Ding.

“Get ready, we’re going to Sanillo for an interview.”

“There are serial murders over there... We need to publish a report to reduce panic.”

Yazdan said: "The murderer is a Jade Rabbit. He comes from Crystal City and is from the same hometown as you. You will be the main force in this operation, and I will cooperate as your assistant."

 (End of this chapter)