"But my magic power can continue to grow through practice, and there's no limit to the number of times I can advance, right?" Lightning did not look frustrated at all. "That's great. It's exciting to be able to surpass one's own limits! Also, I can be considered as half a combat witch now! "
"Combat, coo!" Maggie echoed with her head held high.
"I know you're happy, but remember not to speed up over the castle and cause trouble for His Majesty next time." Vendy coughed twice. "Also, you have to save your magic power for the next few days until all the tests are completed. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Sister Vendy," Lightning playfully stuck out her tongue.
Roland had a different opinion. Although supersonic flight could give Lightning unparalleled mobility, once she ran out of magic power, she could easily fall into a desperate situation. Moreover, Lightning was much smaller than an airplane, so it was still unknown how much damage she could cause to the demons when she broke through the sound barrier. It was obviously not cost-effective to use her as a combat witch.
As for the Magic Slayer who could disrupt magic power in a wide range, he was even more of a nemesis to her.
What Roland cared more about was the time she could last at subsonic speed. In this era, a speed of eight or nine hundred kilometers per hour was definitely a speed that left others in the dust. Whether it was to explore the map or to serve as a scout, it was much more efficient than a simple battle to cover up the battlefield's blind spots outside Sylvie's detection range.
Just as Lightning was about to leave, Roland suddenly stopped her.
"By the way, I have one more question for you." He considered his words carefully. "If... after more than ten years, there are no more dangers to explore in this world, what will you do?"
"No... dangers to explore?" Lightning was slightly startled.
"For example, every continent has been set foot on, every sea is recorded in detail, the entire world is visible, and there is no place that can be called unknown. It may sound unbelievable, but if that were to happen, would you still want to be an explorer?"
"I see." The little girl suddenly understood. "You mean, what if the explorers at the Fjords explore the land and the sea during the Battle of Divine Will? What should I do?"
"Er … you can understand it that way." Roland couldn't help but curse inwardly. He had already said it tactfully enough, but the other party still hit the nail on the head. Sure enough, people of the same trade were the biggest enemies.
"Unless every one of them is as powerful as my father. But even so, I will continue to explore," Lightning said without hesitation. "Because there are some places that only I can reach. Even my father can't do it."
"You mean …"
Lightning pointed to the top of her head and said confidently, "There's still a big blank space in the sky!"
It wasn't until she left that Roland couldn't help but laugh.
Should he say that they were indeed father and daughter? Her reply was not only similar to Thunder's, but it was even more imposing. He did not know if the fate of an explorer would be as Thunder had said, but he was right about one thing. In terms of talent, Lightning was indeed at a level that ordinary people could not reach.
"What are you laughing at?" Nightingale asked curiously.
He stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the cloudy sky. His eyes seemed to penetrate the clouds and reach a deeper place. Although it was still elusive, someone was already watching it.
"I'm laughing … how good it is to be young," he sighed.
…
After dealing with Lightning's matter, Roland asked Vendy to stay.
"I plan to add a new department to the City hall." He went straight to the point. "In addition to handling emergencies like today's, it can also provide a credible channel for the public to discuss."
"You mean … it's mainly used to release information?" Vendy asked.
"Yes, this department will be called the Publicity Department." Roland nodded. "But the way it releases information is a little different. First of all, unless it's an emergency, it won't make an announcement through the bulletin board in the Central Square. Second, it won't be limited to Neverwinter. It will also include some novel events that happened in other places. "
"If we don't publicize it in the Central Square, how will we let people know?" Nightingale curled her lips.
Roland picked up a piece of scrap paper from the table and unfolded it in front of the two. "So it needs a new means of publicity — the newspaper."
In fact, setting up a bulletin board in the Central Square and sending people to repeatedly publicize it was a last resort. In the early days, the literacy rate was extremely low, so it was impossible to have all the people read. Under such circumstances, word of mouth became the only way to publicize the decree.
However, with the rapid expansion of the city's population and the rapid expansion of the territory, this method could no longer keep up with the actual needs of the people. In the past, gathering 3,000 people to make a speech was equivalent to informing the whole city. Now, to meet the same proportion, at least 80,000 to 90,000 people had to be gathered.
Not only did this exceed the capacity of the Central Square, but it would also cause the industrial operations of Neverwinter to come to a halt due to such a large number of people.
Barov's report made him realize that the saying "if you don't occupy the propaganda position, the enemy will occupy it" was not just a saying. Without a reliable channel of discussion, all kinds of rumors would ferment in the taverns, and when they spread, it would be difficult to reverse them.
Now that the universal primary education had been carried out for two and a half years, the resources at Neverwinter's disposal were much more abundant than in the past, so it was only natural to start a newspaper.
If the former was the foundation of running a newspaper, then the latter was a strong guarantee of the newspaper's circulation.
What did an official newspaper need? In order to maximize the circulation and timely report that could guide public opinion, Neverwinter needed a large amount of paper and efficient printing technology.
The problem of paper was easy to solve. In the developed central and eastern cities, paper had been popularized among the middle and upper class families. He still remembered that Lucia's late parents used to run a paper mill in Valencia. According to the statistics of City hall, among the immigrants from the Eastern Region, there were many craftsmen who had mastered papermaking technology. As long as he recruited those craftsmen and expanded the production capacity, he would be able to meet the demand for a large number of publications.
For Neverwinter, any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem at all.
Printing was even easier. Metal type and roller were all mature technologies, and the ink was provided by Dark Cloud. In theory, it was easier than papermaking.
However, he did not need to explain all these to Vendy in detail. Putting aside the technical aspect, the newspaper had to be written by people, so the most important thing was to find people who could collect information.
Roland asked Vendy to stay because he wanted her to pick a few suitable candidates. Whether it was the Witch Union or the Sleeping Spell, she should be the one who knew the abilities of the sisters the best.
"I think I understand..." After listening to Roland's explanation, Wendy thought for a moment and said, "So you need a witch to participate in this matter, and she can not only find out the incident in the first place, but also run faster than anyone else and send the news back to the Publicity Department as soon as possible?
"Ahem, it's not necessary to run fast." He almost choked on his saliva. "As long as she knows where the incident happened, she can send someone else."
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