Chapter 447: Prospects
"Good afternoon, glorious citizens of Cecil, I am your lord."
The voice of Duke Cecil sounded majestically and deep in the square, and the whole square fell silent.
Everyone's mouths were wide open and their eyes widened, staring in astonishment and confusion at the huge hologram in the center of the square, as if they were watching some miracle descend from the sky.
Even the soldiers standing in the middle of the square, standing next to the communicator, had a hint of excitement on their faces: although they could only see a distorted speck of light and a clear image due to the projection viewing angle, they knew very well that the content of the image was what was happening at this moment, and their lord was standing in the city of Cecil at the moment, but he really transmitted his figure and voice here.
Archon Deedalus also raised his head with a little excitement and whispered to himself, "Sure enough...... Incredible......"
The voice that echoed in the square continued after a brief pause:
ββ¦β¦ Citizens, I am honored and proud to tell you that the Rock Fortress has been captured by the brave and loyal Cecil Combat Regiment, and that the remnants of the rebellious nobles hiding in the fortress have all been captured......
ββ¦β¦ The land is safe, at least for now.
"Citizens, this glory belongs to every Cecil, not just the Cecil on the banks of the River Whitewater, but also to you gathered in front of the holographic projection at this moment, including others who could not come to the gathering, but who are still working diligently at their respective jobs, including everyone who lives in this land of the South, whether you are peasants, mercenaries, merchants, knights, officials, serfs, or even slaves, wherever you have come from, and now, you will share in this glory, You are the cornerstone and pillar of the Duchy of Cecil, and your industriousness and wisdom will make this land stronger and greater......
"But security is not eternal, there are still enemies eyeing us in the rebellious east, vainly trying to subvert the kingdom, the second royal family that has been overthrown by the Lord Protector, Typhon beyond the borders of the kingdom, and the cultists hiding in the shadows, even within our principality...... Our enemies are always there.
"Let's stay vigilant and ready to deal with these threats, let's stay strong and never be afraid of these challenges......
"And before the challenge comes, before the peace is broken, citizens, actively build and enjoy this great era - what I promise you will still be valid, the settlers will receive the land, the hard-working serfs will receive freedom and their own property, those who join the factories will be rewarded for their hard work, and those who are active in childbearing, active in studying, enlisting in the army, and working in business will also be rewarded.
"And I'll be proud of you."
The images and sounds ended, but the silence in the square remained for a long time, until minutes later, when it was unknown who was the first to cheer in the crowd, followed by the second and third.
Then the whole square cheered.
However, in fact, more than half of the people were just cheering, they didn't fully understand what was happening in front of them, and they didn't fully understand the meaning of every word of the lord before, they only knew that it was a moment of excitement, and they were caught up in some kind of blind enthusiasm of the herd by the atmosphere around them, but what did it matter?
For civilians who have almost no entertainment, and who have seen and exposed to very little news in their lifetimes, they have seen incredible magical miracles, seen the lords in the giant projections, heard the lords speak, heard the news of victories at the front, and were even greatly encouraged themselves - this is certainly worth cheering!
So the people cheered, whether they understood it or not, they all cheered, and in this cheer there was really a faint sense of pride, although these people who had belonged to the county of Hossmann had not yet been exposed to the full concept of "the glory of labor" and "striving to build a new era", but the lord had said that he was proud of them...... That's honorable.
In the middle of the square, in the area where the magistrates were standing, a young female magistrate couldn't help but be moved after hearing the cheers that resounded throughout the square and seeing the enthusiasm of so many people collectively erupted, and she said to herself: "This is what the lord said...... The power of the people? β
"No, it's just a blind people," said Deedalus, the mayor of Horthman, shaking his head, "in the words of Mentor Herty, 'a thoughtless people lightly stirred up by atmosphere and words,' and they are far from the truly awakened citizens who work passionately by their own consciousness, and that is the true 'citizens of Cecil.'" β
"Blindly agitated ......" The young female magistrate was a little surprised, but apparently she was also one of the apprentices who had been taught by Herty, so she quickly nodded thoughtfully, "Yes...... It's still in its infancy......"
"It doesn't matter, even the people who have been stirred up by enthusiasm for a while are good, at least better than the stagnant and lifeless pool they had before," said Deedalus softly, "and the lord once said that 'inefficient labor is better than no work.'" Places like Horsman are different from Cecil's pioneers in that people are much less stressed and have their own way of life, so sometimes they need some 'incentives' to get them to burst into the zeal to build. We don't need it to be valid for long term β just temporarily. β
The two government officials ended their conversation, and the cheers and drumming in the square faded, and Deedalus stepped forward, his voice echoing through the square with the help of amplification magic:
"Citizens of Horsman, what you have just seen is the image and footage transmitted by the large Magic Net communicator, and in the next month, we will set up the same public address installation in three other places in the city......
"In addition, the 'civilian communication point' for ordinary people will also be opened in the near future, and everyone can wait for the soldiers to explain and read the relevant content on the bulletin board and newspaper for the knowledge of the use of the Magic Net communicator.
"Let's thank everyone who has worked diligently in the Magic Network communication project, and thank its inventors and builders."
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Cecil City, in a makeshift "radio hall" built in the Magic Guiding Technology Research Institute.
The first broadcast of the Magic Network communication era is over, but to be honest, at the beginning of its birth, Gawain never imagined that its first broadcast would be his own "speech".
Frankly, what he was giving was not what he wanted to say the most.
But he knew better that what he was speaking about was most effective in this period.
Propaganda should take into account the audience, consider the audience's worldview, but also consider their comprehension and thinking patterns, in this semi-test and semi-formal broadcast, the coverage of the Magic Network communication is the Horsman region in the west, the Panshi-Carol-Kant line in the north, and the east extends to GΓΌlen Ling, although the coverage is far from the entire southern territory, but it is also a considerable area, in this range, 90% of the audience is just becoming Cecil residents.
Unlike the people of Cecil, these "new citizens" have not received a modern liberal education, have not been exposed to the magical industrial society, and do not even know a word, they can understand the order of the old aristocracy, if they are told something too advanced and advanced, they will not only not understand, but may even begin to question the new lord.
Therefore, it is better to motivate and agitate, at least so that these "new citizens" have a little motivation to build a new life.
Gawain left the platform where he was standing when he spoke, and Rebecca, who was guarding a large number of uncertain rune substrates not far away, immediately greeted him: "Ancestor! You've been so imposing! β
Gawain rubbed Rebecca's hair casually: "How's the signal going?" β
"The feedback has come back, only the signal quality near the Rock Fortress is very poor, it is suspected that the temporary relay tower during the war is not working well, or the magic turbulence generated after the collapse of the Great Magic Shield of the Rock Fortress is still affecting the local magic field, I have informed the Wald Knight in the fortress and asked him to send a group of magic guide technicians to collect the nearby magic field data, and I will study it again when I come back. Other than that, the signal is good elsewhere. β
"Okay," Gawain nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Kamel who was floating not far away, "Kamal, you've worked hard this time. β
Thanks to the ancient arcane master working overtime to adjust the entire magic web communication network, and leading a group of technicians in the Magic Technique Research Institute to quickly create a primitive "radio hall", Gawain and Rebecca were able to carry out this time-sensitive broadcast as soon as they returned to the territory.
"It's my duty," Kamel bent slightly, then looked at the magic telecommunications terminal in the center of the hall, his tone full of emotion, "Signal broadcast...... I didn't expect to see it again in this day and age......"
"Not only will you see it, but in the near future, you will see it everywhere." Gawain laughed, he was not satisfied with turning such a useful magic network communication system into a simple "lord speech megaphone", since the idea of "global broadcasting" had been proved feasible through experiments, then he was going to use this set of things to achieve many good things that he had been exposed to in his previous life.
Although the current communication devices are still very primitive, and the traditional audio-visual recording methods have not yet been mass-produced by the magic industry, perhaps he can already consider building a "broadcasting and television (magical) network" in some areas of the southern border......
Of course, this idea may be a little too early to appear, after all, even the Magic Network Communications Bureau in the Government Affairs Department has only just established a framework, and the new administrators who have taken over this project are still studying the various characteristics of this new thing, and there is no extra manpower and energy to carry out the next step, but now that the material technology has been realized, Gawain believes that it is only a matter of time before the information broadcasting in the territory is normalized and practical.
While Gawain, Rebecca, and Carmel gather at the Magic Technology Research Institute to study the communicator with great interest, Nicholas Egg's new work is finally completed at the Mechanical Research Institute in the eastern part of the city.
A cylinder with a smooth surface and a large number of runes engraved on the side floated in front of him.
"Mom...... It's ...... done," there was a pleasant buzz inside the Iron Ball Starman, "The new alloy material isn't that difficult to deal with......"