"Good afternoon, glorious citizens of Cecil, I am your lord."
The voice from Duke Cecil rang majestically and lowly in the square, and the whole square was silent. .
Everyone opened their mouths and widened their eyes, staring at the huge holographic image in the center of the square in shock and confusion, as if they were watching some miracle falling from the sky.
Even the soldiers standing in the center of the square and guarding the communicator had a hint of excitement on their faces: although due to the viewing angle of the projection, they could only see a chaotic light spot. and a part of the clear image, but they knew very well that the content of this image was what was happening at this moment. Their lord was standing in Cecil City at this moment, but he actually spread his figure and voice here.
Consul Daedalus also raised his head with excitement and whispered to himself: "Sure enough...incredible..."
And the voice echoed in the square After a brief pause, he continued:
"...citizens, I am honored and proud to tell you that the Rock Fortress has been captured by the heroic and loyal Cecil Combat Corps, hiding in All the remnants of the rebellious nobles in the fortress have been captured...
"...This land is safe, at least it is safe at the moment.
“Citizens, this honor belongs to every Cecil person—not just the Cecil people by the Whitewater River, but also all of you gathered in front of the holographic projection at this moment, including those who cannot move forward. Others who come to the party but are still working diligently at their respective jobs, including everyone living in this land in the south, whether you are farmers, mercenaries, merchants, knights, officials, serfs, or even slaves, No matter where you are from, now, you will all share this glory. You are the cornerstone and pillars of the Principality of Cecil. Your hard work and wisdom will make this land stronger and greater...
"But security is not eternal. There are still enemies who are eyeing us. The rebellious Eastern Territory is trying to overthrow the kingdom. The Second Royal Family has been emptied out by the Lord Protector and exists in name only. Typhon is outside the borders of the kingdom. There are also people hiding in the shadows. The cultists, even within our principality... our enemies, will always be there.
“Let us remain vigilant and ready to respond to these threats. Let us remain strong and never fear these challenges...
“And before the challenges come, before the peace is broken , citizens, actively build and enjoy this great era - what I promised you will still be valid. Immigrants will get land, hard-working serfs will get freedom and their own property, and those who join factories will Those who are rewarded in line with their hard work, those who are active in childbirth, active in learning, signing up to join the army, and those who have made achievements in farming and doing business will also have their own rewards.
"And I will be proud of you."
The picture and sound ended, but the silence in the square still lasted for a long time.It wasn't until several minutes later that I didn't know who was the first person in the crowd to cheer, followed closely by the second and third people.
Then the whole square cheered.
However, in fact, more than half of the people were just cheering. They did not fully understand what was happening in front of them, nor did they fully understand the meaning of each of the previous words of the lord. They only knew that this was an emotion. A surging moment, and was wrapped up in the surrounding atmosphere and fell into some kind of blind enthusiasm to follow the crowd, but what does it matter?
For the common people who have almost no entertainment and can see and come into contact with very little news in their lives, today they saw incredible magical miracles and saw the lords appearing in giant projections. , heard the speech of the lord, heard the news of the victory on the front line, and was even greatly encouraged - this is certainly worthy of cheering!
So people cheered, whether they understood or not, they all cheered, and there was really a little sense of pride in the cheers, even though these once belonged to Count Horsman The leaders have not yet been exposed to the complete concepts of "labor glory" and "strive to build a new era", but the leader has said that to be proud of them... that is very honorable.
In the center of the square, where the administrative officers were standing, a young female administrative officer couldn't help but feel a little bit after hearing the cheers that resounded throughout the square and seeing the collective enthusiasm of so many people. Moved, she said to herself: "Is this what the lord said...the power of the people?"
"No, this is just the blind people," said the mayor of Hosman City, Consul Dai Daros shook his head and said, "In the words of Instructor Hetty, these are 'unthinking people who are easily inspired by the atmosphere and words'. They are far from the truly awakened citizens who rely on their own consciousness to work enthusiastically. It's still far away, and that's the real 'Cecil Citizen'."
"Blindly agitated..." The young female political officer was a little surprised, but it was obvious that she had also accepted He. One of the apprentices taught by Di, so he quickly nodded thoughtfully, "Yes... everything here is still in its infancy..."
"It doesn't matter, even if it is temporarily inspired by enthusiasm The people are also good, at least better than the lifeless stagnant water they had before," Daedalus said softly. "The lord once said another sentence, that is, 'inefficient labor is better than no labor at all'. Different from the original Cecil pioneering territory, the people here are much less stressed and have their own way of life. Therefore, if you want them to burst out with enthusiasm for construction, sometimes you need some such 'incentives' "We don't need it to be effective permanently - just temporarily." The two political officials ended their conversation, and the cheers and clamor in the square gradually died down, and Daedalus walked away. Stepping forward, with the assistance of amplification magic, his voice resounded throughout the square:
"Hosman CityCitizens, what you just saw are images and pictures transmitted by large-scale magic network communicators. In the next month, we will set up the same public broadcasting devices in three other places in the city...
"In addition, the 'civilian communication point' for ordinary people will also be opened in the near future. Regarding the use of magic network communicators, you can wait for the soldiers to explain and read out, or read the bulletin boards and newspapers on your own Related content.
“Let us thank everyone who works hard in the Magic Network communication project and its inventors and builders. "
...
Cecil City, in the temporary "broadcasting hall" built in the Magic Technology Research Institute.
The first in the era of magic network communication The first broadcast ended, but to be honest, when it was born, Gawain never thought that the content of its first broadcast would be his own "speech"
To be honest, what he gave was a speech. The things he wanted to say were not what he wanted to say most.
But he knew better that the things he was speaking about were the most effective at this time.
Propaganda should take the audience into consideration. worldview, and also consider their understanding ability and thinking mode. In this semi-test and semi-formal broadcast, the coverage area of Magic Network communication is the Horsman area in the west, the Rock-Carol-Kant line in the north, and the eastward It extends to Glen Territory. Although the coverage is far from the entire southern border, it is still quite a large area. Within this range, 90% of the audience are those who have just become Cecil residents. .
Unlike the people in Cecil City, these "new citizens" have not received modern general education, have not been exposed to the magic industrial society, and don't even know a few words. What they can understand is still the order under the old aristocratic rule. If you tell them something that is too advanced and advanced, they will not only not understand it, but they may even start to question the new lord.
Therefore, it is better to encourage and inspire, at least to give these "new citizens" some motivation to build a new life.
Gao Wen left the platform where he was standing when he was speaking, and guarded a large number of people not far away. Rebecca, who was monitoring the situation with the flickering rune substrate, immediately came forward and said, "Master Ancestor! You were so impressive just now! "
Gawain casually rubbed Rebecca's hair: "How is the signal condition everywhere? "
"Feedback has come back. Only the signal quality near Rock Fortress is very poor. It is suspected that the temporary relay tower set up during the war did not work well, or it was the magic generated after the collapse of the Rock Fortress's large magic shield. The turbulence is still affecting the local magic field. I have informed Knight Walder in the fortress and asked him to send a group of magic technicians to collect data on the nearby magic field. I will study it when I get back. Other than that, the signal elsewhere is very good. "
"Okay," Gawain nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Kamel floating not far away, "Kamel, thank you for your hard work this time. ”
Thanks to this ancient arcane master for addingHe worked overtime to adjust the entire Magic Network communication network, and led a group of technicians at the Magical Technology Research Institute to build a primitive "broadcasting hall". Gawain and Rebecca could do it immediately after returning to the territory. This time we attach great importance to timely broadcasting.
"This is my duty," Kamel bent down slightly, then looked at the magic communication terminal in the center of the hall, his tone full of emotion, "Signal broadcast... I really didn't expect that I We can still see it in this era..."
"Not only can you see it, but in the near future, you can see it everywhere." Gawain laughed, he was not satisfied. Yu turned such a useful magic network communication system into a simple "lord's speech loudspeaker". Now that the idea of "global broadcast" has been proven through experiments to be feasible, he will use this set of things to achieve many things. The good things he had come into contact with in his previous life.
Although current communication devices are still very primitive, and traditional audio-visual recording spells have not yet been mass-produced by the magic industry, perhaps he can already consider setting up "broadcasting (magic) radios in parts of the southern border" "Look at the Internet"...
Of course, this idea may be a bit too early. After all, even the Magic Network Communications Bureau in the Government Affairs Department has only just established a framework. The new person who took over this project The administrative staff are still studying the various characteristics of this brand-new thing, and there is simply no extra manpower and energy to carry out the next step of work. But now that the material technology has been realized, Gao Wen believes that it must be normalized and practical. It is only a matter of time before information is broadcast in the modernized territory.
While Gawain, Rebecca, and Kamel gathered in the Magical Technology Research Institute to study the communicator with great interest, in the Mechanical Research Institute located in the east of the city, Nicholas Egg finally completed the A new piece of work.
A cylinder with a smooth surface and a large number of runes engraved on the side floated in front of him.
"Oh my god...it's all done..." There was a pleasant buzz inside the Iron Ball Star, "The new alloy material is not so difficult to handle..."