Just like in Europe at the end of the Renaissance, newspapers had long been invented and had a certain influence among the upper classes of this world. However, due to various reasons, the newspaper industry is still only a niche product among the people, and ordinary people rarely have the habit of reading newspapers.
Benjamin had no intention of promoting their paper to the public, so it had little impact on him.
In the past, newspapers were basically only operated by the government, but as time went by, this right was also opened to the private sector. There are two or three newspapers in Frieden. The industrial chain is not very mature yet, but there are already some professional practitioners. From typesetting and printing to distribution, there are relatively simple operating models for them to imitate.
Although Benjamin doesn’t know anyone in this industry, but... someone does!
"Master Finch, we are going to publish a newspaper. I believe you should know some experts in this field. Can you introduce them to us?"
After the meeting, the next day, Benjamin contacted Master Finch with a secret code and met in a hidden house, hoping to seek help from him.
Master Finch's expression was a bit lifeless.
"... What else are you going to come up with? Forget about the previous "Declaration of Free Magic", I helped you bear the pressure so that that thing can be released smoothly. It's good for you, it's only been two days, Are you going to publish another newspaper? What on earth are you going to do?"
Benjamin scratched his head and smiled sheepishly: "Well... don't worry, I won't trouble you again this time. As long as you help me pull the strings, we will be responsible for what happens next."
Master Finch heard this and asked dubiously: "Is it true?"
"of course it's true!"
"...Okay then." Master Finch still looked a little scared, but in view of the principle of dealing with the church unanimously, he nodded and reminded, "By the way, you'd better be careful, the church has been very quiet recently. It’s a little weird, and there seems to be some undercurrents in the capital.”
"Don't worry, we will be very careful."
No matter what the current situation is in Xuedi City, they will definitely not touch it. In last night's meeting, the pilot cities they discussed were all medium-sized cities in Frieden, which were far away from Xuedi City to prevent the church from having any influence on them.
Since the serial assassinations, the church has ceased to exist, and I don’t know what it is doing. In this regard, of course, Benjamin subconsciously felt that the other party was holding back some big move, so he became extremely vigilant and acted more cautiously.
The current situation was good, but he couldn't let the church make a surprise attack and completely destroy everything.
In this way, after Master Finch nodded, he quickly contacted a newspaper for Benjamin. However, what surprised him was that this newspaper was not from Freden, but from Carites.
"Several newspapers in Freden are always inextricably linked to the official government. To be on the safe side, you'd better ask them for help." Master Finch explained.
Although Benjamin knew that Carites also had some connections with the church, at least...the closest enemy in front of them was the church forces on Freden's side. Carrites is relatively far away and may not necessarily be able to affect him.
No way, although they have published the "Declaration of Free Magic", it is not the same as publishing a newspaper. The pamphlet can be written casually, as long as it is filled with enough magical knowledge and inflammatory slogans. But for a newspaper, they need professional writers and painters, and the demand for paper and printing is also very large.
Therefore, he nodded without objection.
"We need articles with these types of content, as well as corresponding pictures. The printing volume is initially set at 30,000 copies. You have a special printing plant in Carites, so it should be able to handle it, right?"
A few days later, in a small town near the border with Freden, Benjamin met with representatives of the newspaper.
"As long as you can pay, we can talk about anything." The other person rubbed his hands and replied with a smile.
Benjamin nodded.
After learning the procedures for publishing a newspaper from the other party, he handed over the relevant materials to the other party, paid the deposit, agreed on the next time to meet, and left here very cautiously.
He had already thought of a name for the newspaper, and it was called "The Free Mage."
The "Declaration of Free Magic" still has a certain influence among mages. In order to take advantage of this shareholder style and make the mages think that the booklet has a sequel, he can only continue this IP and work hard to market it as his own brand.
For newspaper articles, Benjamin’s first requirement is that they be interesting and attract mages to read them. However, regarding the most important piece of news on the front page, he did not leave it to the newspaper's writers, but planned to do it himself.
Master Finch mentioned to him before that when the church's ban was lifted, a mage went to the palace to petition the queen, but he disappeared from the world. Benjamin asked for all the names and information of those mages, so that at this time, they could be used as a list of the first victims to accuse the church.
In this way, after returning to Riley City, Benjamin made some arrangements, and his men rushed to various parts of Freden and began to establish their secret strongholds and newspaper channels in each city. On the surface, they seem to be a newly established newspaper. Behind the scenes, secret rooms, tunnels, mechanisms... these things are being built bit by bit.
Mages and mercenaries paired up in pairs and entered a total of seventeen medium-sized cities to start their organizational infrastructure.
As for Benjamin himself, he sat in the hotel, looked at the rolls of information at hand, took a deep breath, and finally wrote the title of the article on a brand-new manuscript paper.
"In Memory of Master Randhir"
After dipping the ink in his hand, Benjamin gently shook the tips of the feathers and wrote line after line of text on the white paper at a very fast speed.
"A true warrior dares to face the bleak life, dares to..."
"...I have never been afraid to speculate on the church with the worst possible malice, but I didn't expect..."
In his mind, the system reluctantly repeated the text he had learned in middle school. And he revised and translated these words... and finally summarized them into a brand new current affairs commentary essay.
This is a perfect opportunity. He knew that his writing skills were not good enough and could not reach that level, so he had to borrow the wisdom of his predecessors. He didn't intend to make a profit from this, nor did he want to copy the name of a literary giant through this. He just hopes to use these classic words to arouse more resistance among the mages.
I believe that in another world, Master Izumi Youzhi would not blame him, right