Chapter 168 - 129: The Newspaper Is the Sharpest Sword! (Part 2)

The once gray and dim faces of young children have now turned into tender smiles welcoming the dawn.

Deep down, he couldn’t help but feel emotional; clearly, it has been less than a quarter, yet people have been dragged back from the abyss-like hell to the human world.

Sean, a native of this island, has witnessed firsthand how Lord Lin Lan reclaimed the future belonging to the children from the hands of the nobles, all the way from the Lion Heart Kingdom to the Ark Kingdom.

In fact, he is no different from them, all ordinary people redeemed by the Ark.

In that instant, a sudden realization hit Sean, as if someone pulled him back from the clouds to the ground; he finally understood what Lord’s ’dogged determination’ meant!

The Ark Kingdom gave up the substantial benefits promised by the Alliance and chose the people, hope, and future...

That’s definitely not an empty notion.

Look, they’re standing right in front of him.

He is them, and they are him...

Mr. Charles made it very clear, once the Alliance Chamber of Commerce takes over this land, no matter how wealthy the Ark Kingdom becomes, innocent and kind children will ultimately grow into numb slaves under the greed of the big shots!

At this moment, it was as if a flame of anger ignited in Sean’s heart.

Under the curious gaze of two children, he swallowed the Roro Fish in two or three mouthfuls, then leaned over the desk and earnestly brought his pen down.

He completely understood!

The Ark Press is the transparent sharp sword in Lord Lin Lan’s hand!

·

After the two young paper sellers transcribed the news manuscripts, Sean closed his eyes, and in the next moment, his consciousness had already ascended to the magnificent Golden Celestial Kingdom.

The shouts of the Sun Warriors immediately reached his ears.

Despite having tasks to attend to, Sean couldn’t help but glance a few more times at the diligently training soldiers of the legion.

All things considered, aren’t these lads growing too fast?

Everyone’s height is almost reaching two meters, each has turned into broad-shouldered small giants; Sean’s stature is tall compared to ordinary people, but he still can’t compare with these lads.

Moreover, what they’re wielding isn’t just ordinary giant swords, but Light Soldiers forged from pure Sun Ash Soil!

After all, real swords can’t be brought up here; only their souls ascend to the golden kingdom.

Nevertheless, these bear-like lads still tremble before Ed, no matter how exhausted they may be, they dare not put down the Blazing Giant Sword in their hands, looking utterly honest...

"Lord Sean, you’re finally here!"

A crisp call pulled Sean’s attention back.

Some young people were already waiting at the vacant lot not far away.

Noticing Sean’s figure, a young lady instantly led the crowd to gather around.

"Thank you all for waiting here."

Sean greeted them briefly, his expression serious, and began to get straight to the point: "Next, you need to write these messages down on paper..."

The young people selected for their nimble minds quietly listened to the head of the press’s recount.

Conveying news to ordinary civilians within the nation’s borders is not an easy task.

The Ark Kingdom hasn’t established a printing press yet; Sean could only resort to the laborious method of ascending the Sun Mine and orally transmitting the news he wrote to press employees waiting in other borders.

Once everyone’s consciousness returned, they would handwrite the text together with locally recruited personnel and finally deliver the paper to the local people using tools like carts.

Although this method is a bit troublesome, it’s currently the most suitable way of news transmission for the Ark Kingdom.

Still, this situation is only temporary; craftspeople are already crafting movable type molds for printing paper, and the vehicle studied by Lucia and Wendy Ms. already has a prototype.

Presumably, in a while, the speed of information transmission for the Ark Press will reach the point where it makes some small countries take notice.

Sean’s heart was full of vigor!

·

The very center of Seagull City.

Crowds were bustling, noise incessant.

The snow on the ground was cleaned away thoroughly, and the sunshine had already spread a layer of warmth over the earth.

Apart from local townsfolk, many seafarers gathered before the Seagull City notice board, craning their necks, awaiting the latest news.

Though people generally guessed that the Ark Leader would bow to the Alliance and very likely punish the warrior who hurt the Nightingale Envoy yesterday, most people still planned to come and see.

An incredibly strong Alliance split-off island is soon to be born!

Most people want to witness this historic moment firsthand, a rare topic in one’s seafaring career!

"Here they come!"

The crowd grew somewhat restless; under the watch of several Sun Warriors, Sean ascended the high platform established near the notice board unhurriedly.

He didn’t have to personally appear, but considering the importance of this news announcement, Sean decided to formally declare the Ark’s decision through a speech.

"I believe you all are well aware of the serious incident that occurred at Seagull Port yesterday!"

Sean scanned the eyes of the crowd, without much useless talk, he straightforwardly spoke the news people are most concerned about: "After discussion among the Ark high-level, we’ve reached a conclusion!"

His tone gradually turned cold:

—— "The malicious act of seafarer Nightingale deliberately damaging the dock is undoubtedly a provocation against the Ark Kingdom!"

The crowd instantly fell silent.

Many seafarers showed confusion, seemingly not understanding what kind of nonsense the guy on stage was talking about.

"Lord Lin Lan has already seen through the trap set by the Alliance Chamber of Commerce!"

Looking at the crowd below the stage, Sean loudly announced the Ark high-level’s decision: "The Chamber of Commerce behind Nightingale seems to offer generous conditions, but they have in fact constructed a vicious trap!"

"They loudly claim to bring benefits to the Ark, but they leave out the most crucial people! They aim to destroy the people’s future!"

He clenched his fist, raised his right arm high, his words firm and powerful: "That greedy pack of wolves and tigers attempts to divide us, consume us, and then use our bones and flesh to forge a staircase for their unrestrained trampling and profit-making!"

"But they can never realize that vile ambition on this land because the Ark always stands on the side of the people!"

Sean’s voice echoed in everyone’s ears: "All we can rely on is ourselves, as long as the people work together, we will eventually overcome the current difficulties!"

Citizens of Seagull City unified in cheers.

All the seafarers widened their eyes, completely unable to believe their ears.

The captains stared intently at that tall and lean figure.

Though the speech was short, Sean’s words stirred a storm in the hearts of the seafarers!

Madman...

—— Indeed, the Ark Leader is a complete madman!

For the people? For the future?

Get real! Behind Lady Nightingale stands the Alliance’s Chamber of Commerce!

Daring to speak harshly against the world’s dominator, how dare they?!

It now seems certain that the Chamber of Commerce will use the harshest measures against the Ark Kingdom, raising the sea tax along the route is already an inevitability.

Don’t they fear that millions of civilians will starve to death in the freezing winter?

"What stupidity, what good is it to spout pretty words alone? Can the Ark King summon tons of grain out of thin air?"

Short-haired man tossed the Ash Soil Scimitar in his hand, his words sharp and harsh: "This land is doomed, anyway, I don’t see how Ark could break through the impasse."

"I actually think that the Ark Kingdom is indeed a good place to retire."

Red-nosed Old Captain chuckled: "The Ark Kingdom managed to resolve even the Abyss Celestial Calamity successfully; how could it be blocked by a bunch of merchants, don’t you think, Qiao?"

"Easy to say, during the North-South War, there were plenty of nations that perished under the Alliance’s hand."

The short-haired man named Qiao snorted.

However, he also had to admit, the Ark Leader’s decision indeed makes one comfortable to hear internally.