"Sir, buy a newspaper, it's all the latest news for today......"

"Get out!"

"If you don't get out, I'll kill you little bunny!"

At dusk, on the busy dock street, a group of ragged children trembled and approached Rhodes and his party, who had just come ashore, but were rudely driven away by the guards around the messenger.

In this situation, Sibeth finally couldn't help it, and Rhodes acquiesced to his knight's appearance.

"Let them come, I want to buy a newspaper!"

The Bear Knight strode in front of the group of messengers, his heavy hammer hanging from his waist, his burly figure and a suit of plate armor that made him dare not be underestimated.

"This knight, they are a bunch of minions and liars, and you don't need to buy anything from them out of pity. ”

The messenger stooped and said. The implication is that there are so many such children in the empire that if you want to have mercy on them, you will never be able to pity them in this life. But there is no such thing as that.

However, although Sibes is a knight, he is also a "rough man". Rising from the ranks of civilians and growing up in the hardest battles, Sibes has a deeper sympathy for the lower classes of the poor, because he also came out of the slums in the first place.

"No, I just want to buy a newspaper from them, and my collar wants to read it. ”

Knight Bear replied succinctly. A few newspaper vendor children froze in place, looking terrified. Looking at this posture, they knew that they were in big trouble, and if these dignitaries wanted to torture them, it would be just a matter of one sentence. Fortunately, they were not beaten and tortured today. Sibeth just walked towards a few newspaper vendors with a kind face.

"Still a bunch of kids......"

Sibes sighed inwardly, and then handed a few silver coins to a few tabloid vendors.

"Sir...... Not so much ......."

The child cried out in horror. It's not that they are honest and honest, but when they see the guards of the mansion behind this uncle, the eyes are not only contempt, but also intimidation......

"Don't talk nonsense, take it. Go back and get yourself some clothes, damn it, you should be wearing shoes in this weather, not barefoot like this!"

Sibes turned his head and reproached in a deep voice. These children reminded him of his own childhood, and the childhood of his own children. Most of the time is also spent in such an environment. He originally thought that the empire was a rich and powerful country, and the people should live a much better life than Mrs. Kithrie, but now it seems that this is not the case, and the life of ordinary civilians is no different from that of Mrs. Keighrie...... It is only the nobles who are rich......

[Lady Billy and her three mistresses......]

[Claudius's Secret Love History]

[Bastard Eddie returns to the castle of Thebes]

[A knife murder occurred on Kuroshio Street late at night]

Glancing at the front page of the newspaper, Rhodes read it out casually. Like modern newspapers, in the human empire of the medieval world, the media had developed to a relatively developed level, and cheap newspapers were a leisure tool for many civilians. In order to facilitate the reading of the public, the newspaper is divided into many categories, such as politics, economy, culture, society, entertainment, and so on. Among them, the most interesting to the public is undoubtedly the entertainment category.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the headlines on the front page are written with all kinds of gossip about the aristocracy.

"It's easy to write about this kind of thing......

Aryria complained on the sidelines. Longlong

The Norden City officials behind him looked at each other.

"Entertainment, just entertainment. People's lives are already very boring, and they always need something to entertain. Of course, what is written is not necessarily true. ”

Rod said with a smile.

"How do you know?"

Aryria asked with a straight face.

"As a local lord, do you think I know less about human society than you do?"

"This kind of thing doesn't have to be taken seriously, it's basically a private fight between some nobles, and the gunmen of some newspapers write articles to slander and slander instead. Nine times out of ten, it's something made out of thin air, or something made with oil and vinegar. ”

Rod replied with a smile.

This made the imperial envoys around him even more embarrassed.

"Fake things are also seen?"

Aryria turned her head and stared at the man beside her, continuing to ask. Although he had not been with Rhodes for long, this human was the first to tell him the truth. In the past, every human he met was basically cunning and hypocritical......

"Of course. You think it's false, but the people don't necessarily think so. Besides, what do they think matters? People always need some entertainment, this kind of news is their daily ration, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, the key is that they have entertainment, they can spend those leisure time outside of work......"

Rhodes continued to smile as he answered the Wood Elf's question. It's just that the charm has deviated a little, and the faces of those who know how to listen are pale, especially the officials of Norden City and the envoy sent by Maximian, who accompanied him.

"There are some things that can be hyped up over and over again. ”

A small smile hung on the corner of Rod's mouth.

"Hype?"

Aryria visibly confused.

It means to reuse it over and over again. Here's the story of Mrs. Billy and her three lovers. The public will see all kinds of speculations and conjectures. And any topic has its freshness. In a few weeks' time, people will forget about today's news. When the time comes, if someone deliberately provokes trouble, they can also let the newspaper reporters continue to write about this matter and play a role. When the time comes, you may be able to see another front-page news that says - Mrs. Billy was framed, she didn't have a mistress, but her husband had an underground lover, trying to discredit her and want to divorce her. Topics like that. ”

Rod said, putting away the newspaper.

"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, what matters is that the populace was entertained and entertained by these aristocratic infighting. In fact, the commoners at the bottom were full of curiosity about the lives of the upper nobles. They usually don't get any information about this, so they can only spy on it through the medium of newspapers. Real, unreal, who knows. ”

Rod laughed.

Aryria, on the other hand, frowned. In fact, although Aryria left the forest early and went out on adventures, she also came into contact with many humans. However, every time she intersects with human beings, she just talks about monetary rewards, takes money and exchanges materials, and goes her own way, and does not have much contact with human society. And in Marienburg, she saw the shamelessness and squalor of human society, hypocrisy and cunning. And here, this human male named Rhodes told her those unknown things.

He's a little different...... Aryria looked at the tall Kislev Lord beside her and couldn't help but think to herself.

"My lord, here we are. Tonight, we're resting here. I'll let the attendants inform you of the departure tomorrow morning. ”

In the midst of small talk, they had already walked to the door of Black Cliff Castle. This tall castle is located in the harbor of Port Norden, next to the docklands. Very close. At the same time, it is also the town hall, the administrative center of Norden City.

The messenger stepped forward to lead the way. Soon, the guard turned sideways, and the door was open for Rhodes and his party.