Chapter 468 Paper War

Shacheng created the first official newspaper in Yao Country, and this initiative is closely related to Yazdan.

Strictly speaking, Yazdan was the initiator of the official newspaper. He received strong support from Slemed, the apostle and mayor of Shacheng, so that this institution was established quickly and smoothly.

Slemed served as the director of the official newspaper. When Bai Ding joined the office, there was one chief reporter and 29 reporters in the newspaper. These reporters were like the eyes and ears of the newspaper, spread all over Shacheng and Yao Country.

Any major news would be sent back to the newspaper in various forms as soon as possible, and then turned into reports in newspapers.

One month after Bai Ding served as Yazdan's assistant, the first paper newspaper finally appeared in Shacheng.

This newspaper, called "Shacheng Official News", was made of bamboo rough paper. The front was smooth, the back was rough, and the color was beige.

Due to the large amount of bamboo entering from Zhulu Country, the price of rough paper in Shacheng was extremely cheap, and it even gradually became an important commodity for export. This kind of paper gradually replaced the rough straw paper with many lines, straws and paper scraps.

The change of paper materials and technology and the reduction of costs formed the basis for the popularization and mass printing of paper newspapers.

In the first issue of "Shacheng Dibao", there were two headlines in the paper newspaper.

"The famous doctor Bingjiao announced the latest discovery: drinking hot water can significantly reduce the incidence of disease"

"Shell leader Ke Yuan angrily rebuked opponents in the tribe and said that he would vigorously rectify the corruption problems in various tribes"

These two big news have affected Shacheng for a long time.

The former changed the eating habits of Shacheng people.

In the past, the water sources outside the city were often contaminated by shell cockroaches, and drinking would cause residents to suffer from some strange diseases.

With Shacheng's unremitting advocacy and promotion, boiling water gradually became a local consensus. Later, this habit was also absorbed by cities including Yaocheng and Yancheng.

The second one is the report of Yazdan and Baiding.

The shell people in the news are a new population after the evolution of shell cockroaches.

Shell people have intelligence close to that of cave monsters, with skinny bodies and the ability to walk upright, but they carry heavy shells on their backs.

According to biologists and archaeologists, the birth of shell people was caused by some shell cockroaches entering deep underground, finding dragon skeletons, and ingesting them to produce evolution.

Shell people have two major talents.

One is that they can curl up in their shells and fall into a state similar to hibernation, and can go without food or water for up to one or two years to survive the difficult external environment.

Second, they are born slave owners of shell cockroaches. Shell people can command shell cockroaches to find tools and materials everywhere, allowing them to create underground caves and passages in the desert and build underground villages.

That time, the chief journalist Yazdan formally interviewed the chief of the shell people [Shell Yuan], who is the leader of all shell people and rules thirteen shell tribes and a vast territory.

Shell Yuan is short, thin, has a slightly flat head, and his hair is flying up to the sky. But these are not actually hair, but the tentacles of the shell people, which allow them to feel the temperature, humidity and vibration of the air.

The shell on his back is more like a natural armor. The gray-brown armor like a shell protects Ke Yuan's back and chest, making him look quite majestic.

The most counterintuitive thing is that Ke Yuan is also wearing a pair of gemstone goggles - even in the Yao tribe, this is a very fashionable tool and decoration.

Goggles are made of glasses. Emeralds, sapphires or various crystals are polished and polished to protect the eyes from the sun's glare. This is very useful in the sand city with strong light, but the price is high.

Ke Yuan, wearing emerald glasses, sat on a stone chair and talked with Yazdan in his underground castle.

"I'm glad that Chief Keyuan can accept the interview of the newspaper."

Yazdan said in his slightly dull voice: "The first question I want to ask is, what is your belief, Chief?"

"I am a devout and resolute supporter of Lord Yao."

The other party gestured with his hands and said with a smile: "We learn the writing and language of the Yao people. Most of the Ke people know it. Don't be surprised. Many people say that the Ke people do not believe in gods and are atheists. I say that is nonsense and a rumor with ulterior motives. We Ke people are a race created by Lord Yao. We have always and will always support the fire of faith of Lord Yao. This is unshakable."

Bai Ding was surprised to find that the chief's Yao language was very fluent. It seems that he had dealt with the Yao people in the past.

The chief stood up and pointed behind him: "Please follow me, both of you."

Bai Ding and Yazdan followed all the way and found that the spacious space behind was actually built in imitation of the temple, with almost identical statues.

In the center is the Yao God who is transcendent among the gods, and on both sides are several subordinate gods.

Many tributes were placed around the statue, mainly gems and bones of various creatures.

"We will worship God Yao here and pray to God."

The chief touched his emerald glasses, and a more normal smile appeared on his thin face than Yazdan's: "It can be said without hesitation that if this world is facing destruction, we will be the believers of Lord Yao who stick to the end. We will keep the fire of faith in the destruction and wait for the new life given by God in sleep."

Bai Ding personally experienced that the savages in the eyes of the people of Sand City are not ignorant and wild. The Shell People started late. They live in the harsh desert. They have the same belief in gods as the people of Sand City, and they also have their own unique culture, traditions and pride.

Finally, Chief Keyuan said: "The Ke people have lived in the desert for a long time and are an emerging nation. When we learn from the Yao people, of course, we must also retain our traditional customs and existing geographical foundations..."

Yazdan nodded: "Understood."

Bai Ding couldn't help but think that the Shell people had a very barbaric custom.

If there is an extremely weak person in their clan, they will be stripped of all resources and expelled. The shell people who have lost the protection of the group will fall into a long sleep. Even if he wakes up again, he will be extremely weak. There will be no similar people to help him, and there will be no energy to command the shell cockroach. It is tantamount to a long death.

Bai Ding couldn't help but ask: "Chief, this custom is..."

"Oh? That one."

The chief said nonchalantly: "If it cannot bring help to the tribe, then there is no need to support it. This is the rule in the desert."

"Actually, we are much more merciful now. In the early days, we would directly kill the seriously injured and weak old people. Now we have given them a chance. If they have courage and wisdom, or have the blessing of Lord Yao, then they There is also a possibility of survival.”

"Living is not easy for anyone, right?"

Ke Yuan grinned, spread his hands and said: "Don't look at me like this. There are many people eyeing my position as chief. Maybe I will be expelled tomorrow? I also have to rectify various problems in the clan. With you, In other words, there is too much corruption.”

"The resources in the desert are difficult to feed too many Shell people, so we want to cooperate with Shacheng. The city belongs to the Shacheng people, and the desert outside the city belongs to the Shell people. We are all brothers, we all believe in the god Yao, and we are equal. "

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Bai Ding was shocked when he saw the final text: "Mr. Yazdan, is this really good?"

"What's the problem?" Yazdan asked.

"In this... report, you said that Chief Keyuan hates the problems within the clan very much, and wants to completely rectify the simple customs of the clan in the past, and clean up the bad apples. Killing the weak is a local tradition..."

Bai Ding stammered, "Isn't this equivalent to forcing many of the Shell tribes who oppose Chief Ke Yuan to attack him? In this way, the Shell tribe will fall into internal chaos or even war."

"This is a fact."

The chief collector's face was expressionless: "Isn't it?"

"Can……"

Bai Ding gritted his teeth and said, "This is wrong. It will harm Chief Keyuan and the entire Ke people clan."

Yazdan's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "What I want is your role. Bai Ding, do you mean that if I write like this, the people of the Yao tribe will be disgusted?"

"No...it's just that this will cause Chief Keyuan to be roasted on the fire. The Ke people will not be able to bear it, and they will be angry, nervous, and afraid."

"Then it'll be fine."

Yazdan said easily: "Bai Ding, we are the Yao people's news collectors. We only need to consider the Yao people's feelings. The Yao people want to see such reports, right? This is beneficial to the Yao people."

"Our newspapers serve the Yao people, and what we write are all facts."

"There are contradictions and disagreements within the Shellman clan itself. If anything happens, it will just advance the process. No matter who wants to win, they need to ask for help from Shacheng, and there is only the final winner among them. , are qualified to have further dialogue with the Yao people.”

"This is what we have to do, investigate, collect evidence, report, and then let the Yao people benefit."

"The report does not have a stance, but the interviewer does."

"We will not stir up trouble, we will only observe right and wrong and report them."

Yazdan put it very bluntly.

Bai Ding was stunned when he heard this, and his perked ears became stiff for a while.

Yes.

What Yazdan wrote is true and is what Chief Keyuan said.

But just a slight local adjustment can tilt the entire report in a certain direction.

The first issue of "Shacheng Di Bao" was put on sale, which attracted a frantic rush from Shacheng citizens.

On the seventh day after the newspaper was released, a riot broke out among the tribes of the Ke people. Chief Ke Yuan was killed during the rebellion. It was later confirmed that the tribal leaders were afraid of being liquidated after reading the newspaper, so they united to attack Ke Yuan.

Shacheng quickly dispatched a rescue team to stabilize the internal order of the Shell people, help them with various constructions of underground villages, and teach them various knowledge and skills.

Many shell people came to work in Shacheng. The guests who stayed in their hometown built underground stations and villages in the desert. The ghost tower on the ground served as a landmark, completely connected with Shacheng.

In just one year, the Shell people have been assimilated and integrated inside and outside Sand City, and the chief tribe system that has been maintained for many years has been completely shattered.

Bai Ding saw all this and couldn't help but feel horrified.

The role of "Shacheng Di Bao" is not only to publish news and notices.

It recalled what Yazdan had said.

——You alone can be like an army of thousands.

That's not flattery or politeness, it's a statement of fact.

The new style collectors feel this very clearly.

The collision and conquest in the new era are no longer just head-on collisions between soldiers and armies, but more of the hidden wars hidden behind the words in newspapers.

Soon after, Yazdan told Bai Din.

"Get ready, we're going to Sanillo for an interview."

"There are serial murders over there... We need to put out a report to reduce panic."

Yazdan said: "The murderer is a Jade Rabbit, it is from Crystal City and is from the same hometown as you. You will be the main force in this operation, and I will cooperate with you as your assistant."