Chapter Forty-Eight: And Exchange the Story for Wine Money (Ask for Follow-up)
Breakfast was still deserted, after all, humans are creatures that have a strong dependence on the bedding in both summer and winter.
If you don't work and you have money, who wants to get up early in the morning to work?
However, today's Fei Lengcui is very lively, and some children are hanging crossbody bags and holding a stack of thick papers and shouting:
"Want to know what's happened in the past week? Want to know the secrets that have been hidden? Want to find a job but don't have a way? Everything is in the Emerald Weekly, and only five copper coins will meet all your needs. β
Emerald Weekly? What the hell is that?
People tend to stay away from unfamiliar things, but the natural curiosity and death of living beings always make them unable to resist temptation.
"Does this gentleman want a copy of the Emerald Weekly? I can give you a try. β
In the face of the newspaper handed over by the child, considering that this is a trial session that does not require money, most people will agree to it.
I don't know if I don't know it, but I was attracted by the content at first glance.
What? The young and golden captain of the city defense army often haunts the red light district.
Nani? Evelyn's Bakery actually hired a full 20 silver coins for a month's salary.
it! Strange flesh and blood appeared in the downtown area, which seemed to involve the secret news of ten years ago.
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"Sir."
The child's immature voice came, looking at the child's innocent smile, but all normal adults were embarrassed to prostitute this newspaper for nothing.
Five copper coins aren't very expensive anyway.
"Thank you for your patronage."
The child who took the copper coin immediately took the newspaper and continued to shout, while the people on the side were very curious about the pile of paper that the five copper coins had bought.
"Isn't it a bit dangerous to get kids to collect money?"
Still wearing a veil, Jane looked at the child who had just sold a newspaper, and although she knew it was a helpless move, she couldn't help but worry.
Alas~ I'm acting again.
Jane understood that it was because she was unwilling to take on the responsibility of pacifying the victims and wanting to build her own intelligence network, but now she began to think about such a problem.
Over the years, Jane has been doing good deeds as a person to win the hearts of the people, although she has been warning herself in her heart about the gap between nobles and commoners, but after so many years, she can't help but be infected with the quality of "superfluous".
"Miss Jane is still so kind, you look the same way you did your mother now."
Evelyn brought a plate of bread, a new model that was still under development, and now it was the first time that it had been tasted by outsiders.
"Mother? How so? β
Jane shook her head, she had never seen her mother smile, always cold-blooded and always ruthless, this was the label of Duke Eula.
"People change, not with Eula in the past."
Evelyn sighed, Eulaa was one of the people who had changed so much in thirty years.
But now was not the time to talk about it, and then she turned to Joshua on the side.
"This time, I would like to thank the priest for helping me promote it for free."
"Ms. Evelyn, I am the one who should be thanked, and your willingness to appear in our newspaper is a sign of trust in us."
Joshua was polite, and although Evelyn's grandson Reiner still had a bad relationship with Jessica, the two families did get in touch.
At this time, Reiner is afraid of Jessica's strength, and Jessica tries to solve the problem without directly using force, which makes them "reconcile" in a short time.
"As for the safety of the children, don't worry, let them collect money is just a temporary measure, and when the newspaper has a stable source of customers, you can directly use the newspaper subscription service, and the children only need to deliver the newspaper."
At this time, the "Emerald Weekly" was not yet fully rolled out, and when the residents of Emerald became dependent on it but were too lazy to buy it, Joshua would offer a subscription service.
A one-time subscription to 10 issues of Emerald Weekly not only requires only 45 copper coins, but also enjoys door-to-door delivery service.
In addition, this is not the first time that children have taken on such a job, and everyone understands that when they go to a place with a lot of people in the downtown area, they should never walk alone.
Even Joshua had one last line of insurance.
The children still had faith in Joshua, and those beliefs were managed by Juno, and Joshua was the first to feel when the children were in danger.
"Hmph~ If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to get along in this big city, High Priest~~"
Juno's words echoed in his ears, and that unflattened expression was really not at all the dignified of the moon god.
At this time, Joshua was a little inexplicably sympathetic to the people of the Luna Church.
With such a god, the belief in the orc royal court is not comparable to the god of war.
"Is it really possible to make money just like this?"
Jane silently calculated the cost in her heart, even if she had the big killer of movable type printing, but she only sent out a newspaper once a week, how much could she make even if she could make money at such a speed?
Everyone in Montenegro wants to eat.
Speeding up the frequency of updates is obviously the important thing, but news is not always available, and how to fill a newspaper without making customers feel "watery" has become a problem.
"It's true that I can't make money, but the funds in my hand can still last for a while, and when the employees get used to this rhythm of work, it's time to change the "Jade Weekly" to "Jade Daily."
The children had to go out into the streets to buy newspapers, and Joshua took over the task of purging many cultists in the court for their safety.
Since becoming a professional magician, his use of magic seems to have reached a higher level, and when he uses the power of original sin, it will not be wasted as before, but will be used more efficiently.
"Daily? Is this too much of a step? β
Jane was a little worried that Joshua would take too many steps and accidentally pull the egg.
If it was just a matter of money for a short time, she could have borrowed a sum of money from Joshua, and it would not be good if she ruined the reputation of "Jade Weekly" because of her eagerness for quick success.
"I know what Miss Jane is worried about, there really isn't so much news in this world that we can report, but people's entertainment is still lacking, all we have to do is fill in this part, like here."
Joshua pulled out a newspaper and spread it out and pointed to one of the articlesβA Study in Scarlet Letters.
"It's ...... A story based on that incident ten years ago? β
When Jane said it was ten years ago, Evelyn's expression had obviously changed slightly, after all, her son had also disappeared ten years ago.
"Well, but the content is half-truthful, and entertainment dominates."
Joshua had looked through the files from ten years earlier, both the Inquisition and the Duke's Palace, and came to the ...... It's boring.
Although the main purpose of putting this information in newspapers is to make up content and to publicize the dangers of cultists, it is almost unreadable.
Such an article in the newspaper is quickly overwhelmed by lace news, after all, a serious article is completely incomparable to an entertainment article in terms of dissemination.
So Joshua made a change to the original content of the dossier, hiding the magic and vindictive elements in the investigation process, and transforming it into a clever protagonist who uses "reasoning" to uncover the truth.
For Joshua, who already knew the general picture of the situation through the dossier, it was not difficult to reverse the process of causal inference.
Anyway, it's a story, and you don't need to pay so much attention to the authenticity of the gaffe.
"It's a really good idea."
Jane looked at this article called "Blood Word Research", and as the plot deepened, she was a little difficult to extricate herself.
The article is based on a guard, because of the discovery of a horrific piece of flesh in the downtown area of the city and everyone has no clue, someone proposes to go to a strange man on Baker Street to help.
And the self-proclaimed "detective" performed a basic deduction method as soon as he appeared, and through meticulous observation, he scavenged away a person's information.
Even if Jane understands that this is just Joshua arranging such a character in advance, so that the detective in the story can infer the cause from effect, she is still attracted to such a story, and people can't help but watch it.
But......
"Gone?"
Jian looked at the end of "Scarlet Word Research" in surprise, obviously the detective had just investigated the scene and seemed to have come to some conclusions, but the story came to an abrupt end here.
Out of context dogs are not allowed to house.
The aristocratic etiquette made Jane not get dirty, but she also trembled all over, she really wanted to see the story behind.
"I've divided the story into three parts, and the remaining two parts will be published in the next two issues of the newspaper if you want to read it......"
Joshua smiled as a capitalist, after all, he came out to make money, not charity.
"But I can't keep writing stories like this, and I'm going to make a name for myself with three issues of the newspaper, and at the same time I'm going to start recruiting some down-and-out bards and getting them to start writing for me."
What should I do if the newspaper doesn't sell? Just write a novel in a newspaper.
It's not that no one has ever done anything like this before Joshua crosses, and that person eventually became a generation of martial arts masters.
Although Joshua did not want to follow the path of copying in this world, it was not difficult to make money with this idea.
There is no Internet here than in the previous life, and the media have very few ways to obtain information, even if Joshua has a relationship between the Church of Light and the Duke's Palace, it is impossible to maintain a daily newspaper.
Then the novel becomes very important as a necessary filling, and the source of the novel is easy to grasp.
The so-called bards are similar to the storytellers Joshua knew, and when they tell stories, many people listen to them, but when they collect money, the rate of payment is very impressive.
At the same time, the explosion of a story will inevitably attract plagiarism from peers, and under such vicious competition, the group of bards is actually not having a good time.
"Is this the Emerald Award?"
Jane pointed to the last row of small print in The Study of Scarlet Letters.
Anyone can send a story to Emerald Newspaper in the form of an email, and the top three will receive a cash prize, and the story will be serialized in Emerald Weekly.
1 gold coin for 1st place, 80 silver coins for 2nd place, 50 silver coins for 3rd place, and 10 silver coins for excellence prize.
This is obviously a big prize, even if it is only an honor award, there are 10 silver coins, and the bard who has to break the fennel of the fennel bean in several ways cannot withstand such a temptation.
"Of course, this is just the beginning, and if the response during the series is good, we can even print the novel and sell it, and the final income will be shared with the bards."
When Joshua said this, Jane knew that in a few days, a lot of mail would be filling the Emerald Newspaper's mailbox.
"Oops~ It's good to be young, do you say yes? Maria. β
Evelyn looked at the two of them who were chatting passionately, as if she had gone back in time, and saw young Eula and Leon.
Those years are really nostalgic.
"yes, it's been a long time since I've felt like this."
Maria, who was supposed to be tasked with protecting and spying on Jane, took out some handicaps from the side, and Evelyn quickly understood what the other party meant.
The two of them left the room, leaving space for Joshua and Jane.
They didn't quite understand what Joshua was talking about, but that didn't stop them from seeing the light in Jane's eyes.
It is the curiosity of new things, and the affection between men and women is often the easiest to sprout at this time.
In this kind of place, the two of them are a bit redundant.
"But it's really good to be able to cultivate, both you and Eula are so young, and I have become an old woman alone."
Evelyn sighed, thinking that Leon guy was still a hairy boy.
"Women who are getting older are also beautiful."
"Really? Thank you very much. β
Leon, am I still pretty?
Evelyn's thoughts drifted away, wondering if the person she missed was more perceptive.
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"Alas~ I have no money again."
Leon pulled ten copper coins out of his pocket and settled the bill, looking at his drumbling wallet with a headache.
He doesn't have any power background, so naturally there will be no younger brother to give him money, and at the same time, he can't pull his face down to find someone to ask for money directly, after all, there is a limit to the thickness of a person's skin.
As for exchanging some natural treasures for money?
Leon's cultivation has long been without any external force, and it is strong enough in itself, and he will give away these things when he gets them.
Nowadays, pockets can be cleaner than faces.
"Hunt some monsters and exchange their furs for money? But it's so troublesome, I don't want to work. β
Leon, the strongest demigod, went under the bridge, wanting to be rich and not wanting to work, at this moment......
"Huh?"
Leon's eyes darkened, as if something was covering his face.
"Emerald Weekly?"
The novelty caught Leon's attention, and he soon noticed the aforementioned Emerald Award.
The first place will be awarded 1 gold coin.
Leon's eyes lit up, knowing that a cardinal only had 1 gold coin on him.
The boss is atmospheric.
"Do you want to trade stories for drinks? It's in line with my style, and I want as much as I want on my side of the story. β
Leon swiped the newspaper with his hand, and the ink on it automatically fell off and collected in Leon's hand, returning to the paper as his thoughts were reconstructed.
As for the pen name...... It's called Faust.