Soon, when Benjamin's strongholds in various places were almost completed, the first issue of "The Free Mage" planned by them had been printed and put on sale.
"Hello, this is the newspaper you ordered. Please accept it."
One sunny morning, the newspaper deliveryman ran around the corners of the city, smiling and placing rolls of newspapers at the doorsteps of the mages.
During the preparation process, the news that they were going to sell newspapers had gradually spread among the mages. With the original influence, many mages ordered newspapers, adding up to almost a thousand copies. Benjamin sent someone to deliver the newspaper on the first day.
However, this order volume is still far behind Benjamin's newspaper printing volume.
Of course he knew this too. In addition to the old users who have ordered, they will definitely have to develop new customers. Therefore, the mages under him, under his arrangement, mixed some newspapers into the newsstands in various cities, using this forceful and beneficial method to increase their popularity outside the circle of mages.
Even for ordinary people, it is a big news that the church killed those petitioning mages. When such a piece of news is written on the headlines, it naturally attracts attention, especially from businessmen and officials who also dislike the church.
In addition to the remaining newspapers, Benjamin asked some mages to take them into remote towns in various places, looking for the mages in those small villages and towns, and making them aware of what was happening in this country.
In short, this is the first day of release of "Free Mage", and Benjamin is confident that it will become the next hot topic in Freden.
The new mages who joined the organization did not understand the entire plan to issue a newspaper. There were many curious people, and everyone got a newspaper for free, which was barely considered a team benefit.
"Free Mage... I like that name."
In Lant City, Aiden got the newspaper. Although he has no favorable opinion of the newspaper industry, as a member of the organization, how could he not support the above works
He quickly opened the newspaper.
"...Master Randil, who is this?" Aiden frowned and muttered to himself as soon as he saw the first article.
A mage who has passed away? Otherwise, the word "commemoration" should not be used. But... Battle mages often explore some dangerous places, and it is normal for someone to die. Why should we specially commemorate this mage Randhir
Aiden was a little curious and continued to read.
After a while, his eyes changed.
"Actually... the church has already done this?"
Those sharp words made Aiden almost breathless. However, the facts described in the article made him couldn't help but clench his fists.
A group of mages... A group of mages who had done nothing wrong. When the decree was first promulgated, they loyally went to the palace to petition Her Royal Highness the Queen. However, they died silently at the hands of the church. If not for this article, even the name would not be known.
In addition to Master Randir, the article also lists many murdered mages. Their names, lives, hobbies, relatives...all kinds of detailed information are listed in the article. It is so detailed that there is no room for doubt.
Of course, even if someone is suspicious and investigates these people specifically, they will not find anything fake. Aiden believes it.
This is not a story made up to slander the church, this is an evil deed that actually happened!
Aiden took a deep breath.
At this moment, he finally understood why Benjamin, as the leader of their huge organization, chose to publish newspapers.
He still remembered the aggrieved feeling he felt when he saw "Fredden Current Affairs" boasting about the church. All the power of speech was in the hands of the church, and it said all the good things for those useless priests. What about their mages? Who will speak for the mage
Lord Benjamin gave the best answer.
The mage speaks for himself.
The power of speech was in the hands of the church, and they took it out forcefully. If the church dares to praise itself, then it will be scolded by it. In short, the mages will no longer be silent. They have already issued their first roar in Frieden.
In Aiden's view, this newspaper is simply a slap in the face of the church. All the words praising the church that have been published in the past are not as good as one sentence in this article.
Ten minutes later, Aiden finished reading the newspaper.
He opened the door and walked out, suppressing his excitement and wanting to discuss it with other mages.
However, as soon as he walked down the street, he saw the newsstand on the street at the door. Many servants had just left there, and the newspapers in their hands seemed to be the "Free Mage".
Those servants... don't seem to be the mage's servants.
Aiden was stunned.
Soon, he reacted and smiled excitedly.
The scope of influence of this newspaper... turns out to be not limited to mages.
Just as he thought, there were more wealthy businessmen and officials in Frieden who had the habit of reading newspapers. At this moment, they had just put down the newspapers and dismissed the servants, showing serious expressions on their faces.
"Is what this newspaper said true? The church held Her Royal Highness hostage, and also defied the king's laws and secretly killed the mage who went to petition? This... this is not a trivial matter!"
"Sir, if you need anything, you can go and investigate whether the mages above are really missing."
"Well... you go investigate for me. This is no small matter. Be careful and don't let others find out that we are investigating this matter."
"Understood, sir."
Like everyone who can reach a high position, they have a keen sense of smell and are unwilling to let go of any rumors in the country. Although at this moment, the source of the news was just a newspaper that they had never heard of, and it somehow got mixed into the newspaper they bought, but... the article was written in such detail, they had to treat it with caution.
As for what choices they will make after confirming... In each mansion, the faces of those people showed different and complicated expressions.
"Freden... something big is going to happen again."
In a mansion in Sheidi City, after reading it, Mikel put down the newspaper and took a deep breath. He put the newspaper on the oil lamp neatly and burned it cleanly, leaving no trace behind.
He looked embarrassed and scared.
I always feel like there is trouble coming up.
However, not long after he burned the newspaper...
"Sir, there is someone visiting outside." The servant suddenly walked in and said to him.
Mikel frowned.
"who?"
The servant looked a little nervous and said: "It's a group of soldiers sent by the palace. They said that there seems to be some newspaper spread by degenerates in the country, slandering the reputation of the royal family, and now they will all be sealed up. No trafficking is allowed anywhere. If you sell that newspaper, everyone who reads it will be investigated."