Chapter 161: Manipulating the People's Hearts
"Tuk Tuk—"
A slight and peculiar frequency knock sounded inside the Imperial Palace of Candela.
His Majesty Emperor Alfonso Candela put down an official document in his hand and drank softly.
"Come in. ”
The door was gently pushed open, and a middle-aged man with a plain face walked in quickly.
After watching him respectfully salute, His Majesty the Emperor Candela asked, seemingly casually, "How is the effect?"
The middle-aged man raised his head slightly, stared at the table in front of the emperor, and did not dare to look at the emperor, and responded with great respect: "Your Majesty, after the broadcast of the "News Weekly", we conducted twenty spot checks on the people who watched this program. The results showed that they had a lot of trust in the news broadcast by Newsweek, and they were no longer skeptical of the unauthorized actions of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. ”
"Oh......? This "Newsweek" is really powerful. They refused to believe the official documents issued by the two councils of the empire, but this "News Weekly", which had no authority, actually made them believe it so lightly?" There was a hint of self-deprecation in the tone of His Majesty the Emperor Candela.
"I think the main reason for this result is that when Newsweek broadcasts the news, it will be accompanied by a real-time phantom video as a commentary. According to the survey we conducted, the vast majority of viewers chose to believe it only when they saw Marshal Sudirman appear in a vision. The middle-aged man immediately explained.
"It doesn't matter what they believe because of this. His Majesty the Emperor Candela waved his hand. "The important thing is that they choose to believe the results. ”
Speaking of this, His Majesty the Emperor Candela pondered for a moment and continued in a deep voice: "You say...... If there is some news in this Newsweek that is not good for our empire. Or something that is not good for me. Will they choose to believe it?"
The middle-aged man was startled. Immediately, he said: "Please rest assured, the villains of the programs broadcast by the Crescent Chamber of Commerce every day will all be reviewed in advance to ensure that nothing that is unfavorable to the empire and your majesty will appear in it!"
"You can guarantee that there will be no problems here, but if there are these magical illusion projection devices in other parts of the empire in the future, can you guarantee that there will be no problems with the others?" said Emperor Candela with a mocking expression.
"This ......" the middle-aged man pondered for a moment and slowly shook his head. "The villain can't guarantee it. However, you could have ordered the rest of the empire not to allow this magical illusion projection device, or simply expelled the Crescent Chamber of Commerce to solve this hidden danger. ”
"No, the idea is too short-sighted. The Emperor of the Candela Empire shook his head slightly. "I learned a lesson from the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. Don't think that you are the largest empire in the Sainz continent and refuse to make changes. Our response should be more positive and proactive, otherwise we will really be eliminated by this era as Xu Yi said before. ”
The middle-aged man couldn't help but raise his head in astonishment and glanced at His Majesty, the Emperor of the Candela Empire, and then quickly lowered his head.
He didn't understand why His Majesty the Emperor seemed a little ...... A bit of a loss?
Could it be that the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce really made His Majesty feel a little nervous?
Thinking of the news related to the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce later reported in the "News Weekly", especially the news that the transport fleet of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce had fought against more than twenty high-level magicians and a great magician on the sea and won a great victory, the middle-aged man suddenly felt that he had some understanding of the thoughts of His Majesty the Emperor.
"Murdoch. You and your men were originally responsible for controlling the hearts and minds of the people of the Empire, and now this thing has shown its power to control the hearts and minds of the people. Then I ask you to learn how to control him as much as you can. If it can be used well, I think ...... You'll save a lot of effort later. ”
The middle-aged man known as Murdoch thought silently for a moment and nodded heavily.
"I see. ”
"Alright, you go down. Remember, no matter what method you use, I need this thing to be all over the Empire, and they must be within your grasp. ”
"Yes!"
Murdoch answered and turned to leave.
Watching Murdoch disappear outside the door, His Majesty Emperor Candela groaned slightly.
At first, when he approved the Crescent Chamber of Commerce to set up this magic illusion projection device in Emperor Square, firstly, out of curiosity, and secondly, considering the relationship between Steele, the president of the Crescent Chamber of Commerce, and Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, it was considered to have sold Xu Yi's face.
Unexpectedly, after a period of accumulation, this magic illusion projection device itself is nothing, but the various programs it broadcasts have had an unexpectedly huge influence.
As the most honorable emperor of the Candela Empire, Alfonso Candela, who had been rigorously educated in this area since childhood, even had a powerful and terrifying influence on the human heart.
But he is also well aware that the direct issuance of a ban is simple and meaningless.
Once something so attractive is invented, it is sure to become popular, and it is simply impossible to completely ban it.
So he had to make sure that this thing was completely in his own hands, and then use the influence of this thing to influence the ignorant people of the empire.
If used well, the role played by this seemingly inconspicuous thing at first glance will be difficult to estimate.
After pondering for a moment about the role of the magical illusion projection device, Emperor Candela turned his attention to something else.
This incident is also related to the magic illusion projection device, or the "Newsweek" just played, that is, the battle of the transport fleet of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce at sea.
There are many vague places in the Newsweek report on this incident, so that people can know the point of this matter, but it is not very clear.
However, the news obtained by Emperor Candela through other channels made him know much more about this matter than ordinary people.
He knew that the archmage named Glaffin was not killed by the huge white pillar of light that looked terrifying, but was hiding in the hands of another archmage of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
But that didn't make him feel much lighter.
First of all. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce actually came out with a great magician that everyone didn't know much about before. It made the hidden strength of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce suddenly even more terrifying.
Secondly. Even if the Great Magician was not killed by that white pillar of light, the terrifying lethality contained in that white pillar of light did not need to be proved by this at all, and it could be seen by a person.
A single blow can completely destroy a huge pirate ship, leaving not even a trace behind, which shows how terrible this blow is.
So the question is, how did the large cargo magic steamer deliver such a terrible attack, and how many rounds could it deliver?
Although, judging by the intelligence, only one of the large cargo magic ships from the beginning to the end fired one such attack. But His Majesty the Emperor Candela would never think that they could only send this one,
If he guessed correctly, this should be a new military magic machine developed by the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
Since it is a military magic machine, it can obviously be listed as mass production.
And what a horrible sight it would be to turn such a horrific weapon into mass production, making such a horrific attack commonplace.
His Majesty the Emperor Candela simulated it in his mind, then shook his head.
Although the Imperial Palace has a huge protective circle that has taken nearly a thousand years to build, it will definitely not be able to support many times under such a terrifying and powerful pillar of light attack that is probably not much inferior to the forbidden spell magic.
Moreover, since this military magic machine can be equipped on a large cargo magic ship, it is also likely to be equipped on a magic airship.
If the New Flyers send several magical airships equipped with this military magic machine to fly to the palace and attack. And how can you resist it?
His Majesty the Emperor Candela thought about it for a long time, but found that in addition to asking the Magus to assist in the defense. There is no other way.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
As the most noble emperor of the Candela Empire, His Majesty Xià, he found that he could only survive by relying on the protection of the Magister, which was really unpleasant.
"Tuk-tuk—"
There was a soft knock on the door again.
His Majesty Emperor Candela retracted his thoughts, took a deep breath, and his face was calm.
"Come in. ”
A valet pushed the door open and walked in.
"Your Majesty, Grand Magician Gryffindor, President of the Wizards' Guild, and Grand Magician Naduro, Resident Imperial Master of the Magic Kingdom of Mana, have requested an audience. ”
His Majesty the Emperor Candela couldn't help but snort.
"These two guys came pretty fast. Let them in. ”
The chamberlain took the order to leave, and a moment later, he led two more elderly men who were also dressed in black robes and wore the badge of the Great Magician on their chests.
"Your Majesty, may the magic always surround you. Standing on the left hand side was Grand Magician Gryffindor, the president of the Candela Imperial Wizards' Guild, who bowed respectfully to His Majesty the Emperor Candela.
Beside him, Grand Magician Naduro, the ambassador of the Magic Kingdom of Mana to the Candela Empire, also gave a bow, but the etiquette was slightly different from that of the Grand Magician of Gryffindor.
Seeing this difference, His Majesty Emperor Candela narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked with a smile, "Then Ambassador Duro, are you here on behalf of the Magic Kingdom of Maro this time?"
The Grand Magician of Naduro immediately smiled and said, "Your Majesty is indeed full of wisdom. Yes, I am here to meet Your Majesty as an ambassador of the Magic Kingdom of Mana, and I have some questions to ask you about the relationship between the two countries. ”
His Majesty the Emperor Candela gave him a deep look, raised his hand and waved.
"If it's about the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, then don't talk about it. ”
The Grand Magician of Griffondor and the Grand Magician of Naduro were stunned for a moment, and looked at each other, their eyes full of doubt.
It was not uncommon for His Majesty the Emperor to guess that the Grand Magician of Naduro had come because of the matter of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce.
But why did he just let the Grand Wizard of the Douro not talk about it?
Thinking of a possibility, the face of the Grand Magician of the Douro instantly became extremely difficult to look at. (To be continued......)