"This is a magic potion that incorporates 1 ring of 'transfiguration', which can help you temporarily change your image so that you don't have to be harassed by those snob-eyed peddlers." Roland said, pointing to the potion bottle.

Palatina uncorked the bottle and sniffed it lightly to make sure it was indeed a disfigurement potion. The magic soon took effect, and she changed her appearance and dress according to her wishes, and her simple dress matched her delicate face.

"Pay attention to your mannerisms," Roland reminded softly, "you have many habitual little gestures that give the impression of being high and majestic, and if you don't correct your disguise, you will look awkward, and a discerning person will guess at a glance that this is the eldest lady disguised as 'Cinderella'." ”

"It's so long-winded!" Palatina flicked her sleeves impatiently, but she still followed Roland's instructions and pretended to be a simple village girl.

Roland also drank the disfigurement potion, dressed up as an adventurer everywhere, and said to Palatina: "There is a tavern opposite, while there is still a little free time, how about I invite you to have a glass of ale?" ”

Her Royal Highness the Princess generously bestowed upon him this honour, and she graciously took him by the arm, like a couple returning to their hometowns to visit relatives, and walked side by side to the tavern.

Arriving at the tavern, Palatina glanced up at the sign, amused by the name "Unadulterated", and remembered the profiteer nature of the gnomes, and had to worry that the tavern sign was not worthy of its name.

Fortunately, it turned out that she was worried in vain, the ale wine was cool and foamy, and it was indeed not mixed with water.

The two sat at the bar and didn't attract anyone's attention. Palatine was pleased with the laid-back atmosphere of blending into the burgher class, and praised Roland for his foresight. If Roland did not disguise himself, but inspected the town of Big Rabbit's Nest as the crown prince, the locals would not be able to see the real life of the local people for fear of being inconsiderate and trembling for fear of losing their words.

At this point, Palatine noticed that the noise in the tavern had suddenly subsided, and most of the people had lowered the volume of conversation, and the surroundings had become quiet.

Palatine was secretly taken aback, and asked Roland in a low voice, "Why is it so quiet all of a sudden, it's so abnormal...... Could it be that our identities have been exposed? ”

Roland raised the oak glass and smiled calmly: "It has nothing to do with us, it's the newspaper reader who is here, and everyone is waiting to hear him recite today's news." ”

Sure enough, a young dwarf with red hair climbed onto the barstool, adjusted to the most comfortable sitting position, pulled out the square-folded newspaper from his pocket, unfolded it, cleared his throat, and read it aloud.

The people in the tavern seemed to have become accustomed to this way of life as they listened to him read the newspaper and occasionally commented with his friends.

Palatina rarely hung out in such a market tavern, and the high-end restaurants of the Holy City had no full-time newspaper readers, and the scene before her was both fresh and intimate.

Roland put down his wine glass, turned to the guest next to him, and asked, "When I came to Big Rabbit's Nest last year, the newspaper reader in this tavern was still a kid named Parker, when did he change people?" ”

"Mr. Parker quit this business half a year ago, and now he is a partner of the tavern owner, Mr. Rogge, and the editor-in-chief of the Balle Weekly, and has bought a three-story building across the street as his office, and is so busy every day that he has no time to read the newspaper to the tavern."

The tavern regulars mentioned the name of Mr. "Scud" Parker, and their eyes were full of envy.

"Replacing Mr. Parker as the tavern newspaper reader is his cousin Pierre, the red-haired boy, who came to the town from Poplar Village after graduating from elementary school to join Mr. Parker, this kid has ink in his stomach and a loud voice, very much his cousin's demeanor back then, and will definitely have a great future in the future."

While Roland chatted with the drinkers about his old friends, Palatine sipped on the white, frothy ale and listened to the red-haired boy Pierre read the newspaper.

Pierre, who clearly admired his cousin, read the headlines and pulled a thin pamphlet out of his jacket pocket, cleared his throat, and continued to read a recent autobiography by his cousin Parker.

The title of the book is "The Glory and Dream of the Poor Boy", which takes the author's own growth experience as the main line, tells the social changes in the Far East before and after independence, and contrasts the dark side of society before independence and the happy life after independence.

In the context of such a great era, a country boy from a humble background and penniless came to the town to beg for a living, starting from a tavern and running a hall, being blinded countless times, enduring insults and beatings but still not giving up his dreams, using all his time to read and write, increase his knowledge and knowledge, and constantly enrich himself, and finally seized the opportunity of the Far East to get rid of the quagmire at the bottom of the society, and became a respected newspaper reader, and then won the appreciation of the nobles, became a reporter of the "Motherland Daily" in the town, and published a newsletter that aroused extensive discussion at all levels of society. won the "Motherland Daily" essay award, and since then he has soared and reached the peak of his life......

Overall, this is an inspirational story of personal success, not elegant, but down-to-earth, to the ambition of today's young people who want to succeed, and the social changes and rapid economic growth in the Far East are the material basis for people's optimism, self-confidence and courage.

The length of the book is not long, and Pierre invests all his emotions in the recitation, as if he has brought himself into his cousin's life experience, reading other people's books and dreaming his own dreams.

The tavern was surprisingly quiet, and the people listened attentively to Pierre's recitation, inspired by the protagonist's struggle. Especially the young people who live in the same town as Parker draw indescribable inspiration from this story, Parker can get ahead from scratch, they don't start from a lower starting point than Parker, why can't they get ahead? In this land of hope, they believe that opportunities are everywhere, and as long as they are willing to work hard, they have the opportunity to realize their dreams.

Perhaps influenced by his professional habits, Parker elevates the theme in the final chapter, examining the enormous impact of national newspaper distribution channels on his personal life and even his hometown through the eyes of the protagonist. It is precisely with the help of this media network and the entire Far East that the propaganda and education tentacles of the Far East government will penetrate into all corners of the country so quickly and win a wide response from the people. It is precisely with the help of this information network that people know that a happy life is not easy to come by, and they take the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of protecting their homes and defending the country.

Finally, Parker uses the protagonist's mouth to declare that the intellectuals of the Far East are generally patriotic, and will use their pen as a sword to raise their voices against the invaders even in the days of fire......

A loud whistle suddenly sounded outside the window, interrupting Palatina's thoughts, and she hurriedly grabbed Roland's hand and hurried to the platform with him.

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