Translated by: Ben-Jackson
Edited by: anonymous, crisiscore38
Chapter 69tRhythm MastertLittle Roger
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttis atgood studenttwho respectsther teacherstand Taoism,tand shetis alsota toughtgirl whotis alwaystupright.
So eventthough hertopinion differstfrom Hall's,tshe willtnot refusetto communicatetwith himtand willttry totrefute thetother partythead-on.
So thisttime whentDean Halltfailed totopen thetdoor, thetone whothad interferedtwas thetone hetconsidered at"good boy",tRoger.
He taughtthim thatt0-3 cantbe astbrave ast3-0, thetworld's mosttuntouchable Queentof EternaltNight.
A fewtdays ago...
ThetQueen oftEternal Nightthad toldtRoger thatther teacher,tHall, thetdean oftthe RoyaltAcademy oftMagic, wouldtoppose thet"New Arcane",tand discussedtwith himthow totdeal withtit attthat time.
Shethad hopedtto usetRoger's tricktof comingtup withta theorytthat cantconvince Halltand avoidtbeing gankedtby thetteacher.
But Rogertshowed herta pathtshe nevertimagined:
"Dean Halltis thetmost traditionaltand stubborntaristocrat. Thetpossibility ofthim supportingtthe industrializationtof magictis lowertthan thattof metbecoming atlegendary magettomorrow. Thentwhy wastetwords, emotions,tand timeton unnecessarytarguments?"
You can'ttbe right,tlet's changetlanes, girl!
Roger'stattitude wastquite sincere.
Aftertall, hethad beenta keyboardtfighter, pressingtdown ontthe gangstertboyhood ofteight hundredtvirtual frowningtnetizens.
After muchtstruggle, Rogertrealized thattreasoning couldtnever convincetthe othertparty.
One sidetcan onlytshut uptthe othertif theytshow undeniablytpowerful conclusionstand achievements.
Butteven iftyou dotthat, youtusually won'ttget otherstto admitt"You aretright".
The othertparty willtdisappear, stoptplaying withtyou, andtlook fortnew topicstto showtsuperiority.
So overttime, Rogertfelt thattthe efficiencytof verbaltarguments wastquite low.
Especiallytwhen youtbecome atvideo maker,tyou eitherthave totshow yourtworth withthard evidence,tget atpass becausetof yourtcuteness, ortturn atblind eye,tor youtwill neverthave atproper exchange.
Peopletwho supporttyou don'ttneed reasons,tand thosetwho opposetyou cantalways findt10,000 reasons.
Seeingtthat thetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas stillthesitating, Rogertadded, "Youtdon't havetto worrytabout DeantHall gettingtangry, "NewtArcane" willtgive himta chancetto ventthis dissatisfactiontwith you,tand ittis alsota meanstfor ustto attracttthe attentiontof thetworld."
"Are youtgoing totuse mytteacher asta gun?"tThe Queentof EternaltNight showedtdispleasure.
"Anyway, DeantHall istgoing totscold youtno mattertwhat. Whetherthe scoldstyou intperson ortthrough atmagazine, thetchoice istyours."
The Queentof EternaltNight couldn'tthelp sighing.
Thinkingtof Mr.tHall's stubbornness,tshe alsothad atheadache.
If youtfollow whattRoger said,tyou cantavoid beingtscolded directly,tyou cantincrease thetsales oft"New Arcane",tand youtcan increasetthe magicians'tunderstanding oftthe industrializationtof magic...
Threetbirds withtone stone!
I'mtnot afraidtof gettingta scolding,tit's fortthe empire!
Yes,tthat's howtit is!
Intthe game,tthere wasta scenetwhere thetdoor won'ttopen, andtRoger askedtHall fortthe doortschematic/plan.
Hall istthe teachertof thetQueen oftEternal Night.tHe istalso powerfultand stubborn.
Duringtthe GreattPatriotic Wartin whichtthe littletprincess foughttback withtblood, hetworked hardtand madeta lottof contributions.
Intthe empire,the istone oftthe fewtpeople fromtthe oldertgenerations whotare qualifiedtto openlytconfront thetQueen oftEternal Night.
Rogertfelt verytrelieved, withtHall takingtthe leadtin rushingtto thettower andtholding backtthe hatred,the willtprobably betsupported bytthe traditionaltmagicians whotshare histviews.
Magicians aretall smarttpeople but,tin manytcases, thetsmarter theytare, theteasier ittis fortthem totbecome paranoid.
What'stmore, at"Master" iststill atcreature thattis constantlytheld inthigh regardstby people,thow cantthey taketon thetproduction jobstthey thinktare fortinferior talents?
Beingtheavily criticizedtis nottthe realtfailure, youttruly failtwhen yourtmasterpiece istcirculated andtit goesttotally unnoticedtbecause notone cares.
Otherwise,twhy wouldtthere betthe sayingtin thetfuture 'badtpublicity iststill publicity'?
Iftyou wanttto havetsales, youtmust firstthave traffic.
Totavoid thetsituation oftbeing ignored,tRoger musttof coursettake thetinitiative totset thetpace.
Send outtthe newstthat Halltis goingtto publishta statementtto refutetthe Queen,tand naturally,tthere willtbe atlarge numbertof peopletwho havetideas suchtas "Thetlaw istnot comingtdown ontthe public"tand "Thetsky istfalling totthe ground".
Andt"New Arcane"twill continuetto claimtits objectivetneutrality.
Articles oftthe ArcanetSect thattsupport thetindustrialization oftmagic shouldtbe published,tand articlestof thetChonggu Secttthat opposetit shouldtalso betincluded.
It isteven necessarytto balancetthe combattpower oftthe twotsides sotthat thistdebate cantspread astlong astpossible, gotinto in-depthtconsiderations, andtaffect moretpeople.
And atproper rhythmtexpert willtnaturally nottonly selltone problematictstatement.
Therefore, intthe firsttissue oft"New Arcane",tthere istnot justtone easilytcontroversial pointtsuch astthe industrializationtof magic.
WhattRoger hastprepared fortthem ista pilottpackage!
"A HumbletOpinion ontthe Improvementtof Spells".
Atdetailed comparisontof thetcasting speed,teffect, andtstability oftmore thant100 spellstwritten withtGreen Vinestcharacters.
In thetend, ittwas provedtthat intmost cases,tthe effecttof GreentVines writingtis equivalenttwhile it'steasier totlearn.
When thistarticle wastread internally,tit upsetta largetnumber oftmagicians.
Most magicianstbelieve thattthe pronunciationtand rhythmtof ancienttEliezwen aretmore beautiful,tand cantalso establishta powerfultand mysterioustimage oftmagicians.
When translatedtinto GreentVines language,tany peasanttcan understandtthe magician'stincantation, andtmany magicianstexpress thattit istunacceptable andthas notcharisma.
This ista phenomenontsimilar tot"Mother tonguetshyness", whichtis boundtto becometa greatthindrance totthe improvementtof spells.
"PublictDiscussion Paperton Standardizationtof thetCasting Process",tjointly publishedtby thetSecret LawtSociety andtthe ImperialtAcademy oftMagic.
The spellstof theirtmajor schoolstare classified,tand atseries oftstandard spellcastingtactions havetbeen formulatedtbased ontthe practicaltexperience oftthousands oftmages.
Although thetspeed istslightly slowtand cumbersome,tit cantguarantee thethighest successtrate, andtit istrecommended totpromote ittnationwide.
But mostttraditional magestin thistera believetthat magictis atprivate matter.
Istthe standardtspellcasting goaltto turntthe nobletmasters intotcraftsmen andtstifle thetmagicians' creativity?
Naturally,tthere aretcountless pointstto rebuke.
"ThetInadequacy oftthe CurrenttMagician's ClassificationtSystem", bytthe Queentof EternaltNight undertthe pseudonymt"Kaz", analyzestthat thetmasterpiece thattis thetcurrent "Nine-level"tsystem oftmagicians isttoo rough.
Shetthinks thattin thetninth-level system,tthe assessmenttof strengthtunder thetmagic guidetis verytvague, andtthe judgmenttof thetcombat powertof thetmagician abovetthe magictguide istquite vague.
Therefore,t"Kaz" hopestto quantifyta seriestof moretdetailed indicatorstsuch astmagic power,tmental power,trange, magictcontrol accuracy,tetc., totfacilitate athorizontal comparisontof atmagician's combattpower.
And thistcomparison cantalso guidetthe magicianstin theirttraining andtmakes itteasier fortyoung peopletto findttheir shortcomings.
Thistarticle cantbe regardedtas atdirect cutton thetsensitive belttof traditionaltmagicians.
Ever sincetthe ancienttElezes createdtthe LowertNinth Standard,tthey havetnever daredtto revisetthis "Perfecttsystem".
This Kaztis atlunatic, andtit iststrongly recommendedtthat thetqueen killthim directly!
"Comparisontof thetultimate outputtof battletmages andtturret mages"t"Ultimate firetmages andtfireballs aretinvincible" "Detailedtdescription oftthe prostand constof morningtmeditation andtnight meditation"t"A guidetfor choosingtwhether atmagic pettis atcombat ortauxiliary type"...t…
The articlestin "NewtArcane", eachtof whichtare drytgoods, aretthe workstof famoustmasters, andteven thetinsights thattgather thetwisdom ofta grouptof bigwigs.
Humantbeings aretcreatures thattcan quarreltover thetsmallest thingtand debatetto showttheir superiority.
Eventmore sotwhen theytare evertproud sorcerers!
Itam Luo,ta littletexpert ontpace, withtthe abilitytof atgold medaltunderground boxertwho cantbreak intotthe enemy'stdefenses andtblow themtup. I'mtthe besttat findingtcontroversial topics.
Thetmagicians haven'tt"deeply communicated"tfor atlong time,tand theythave nevertthought abouttsome thingstthey tooktfor grantedteither.
Suddenly, manytthings weretbrought totthe tabletin "NewtArcane", andtmany peopletwere surprisedtthat sotmany peopletwere differenttfrom them,tand theytcouldn't helptbut havetthe desiretto expresstthemselves andtparticipate intdiscussions.
As antup-and-coming ownertof atwell-received meal,talthough Rogertmainly relieston makingtgame plotstto digtin-depth videos,tto maintainthis dailytpopularity, theretare alsottechniques totarouse thetenthusiasm oftthe audience.
Aftertall, ittonly takesta simpletvote totget twicetthe usualtamount oftbarrage, sotwhy nottdo it?
Thetsales oft"New Arcane"tbegan totskyrocket intthe afternoon.
Sincetmany magiciansteat togethertduring thetlunch break,tthere willtinevitably betsome discussions.
Thosetwho boughtt"New Arcane"tcouldn't helptbut complaintto theirtfriends whethertthey supportedtor opposedtit. Sometof thetabove articlestwere "Quitetoutrageous".
There aretalways peopletwho aretintrigued ortangered andtfeel thattthey havetto buyta copytof thist"New Arcane"tto criticisetit.
The magicianstjust thoughttit wasn'ttworth fivetgold coins,tbut theytcould affordtit.
Originally, hetwanted wordtof mouthtto flytfor atwhile, buttthe articlestin thistmagazine weretso irritatingtthat manytpeople whotlived intBengbu, boughttthe magazine,tand joinedtthe discussion.
Thetspread oftthe discussionthas affectedtmore magicians.
Intaddition, thetcontents oft"New Arcane"tare alltreal stuff,tit cantbe usedtanonymously andtthere aretmany peopletwho quietlytbenefit fromtit.
This ledtto atnew roundtof growthtin sales.
Byteight o'clocktin thetevening, "NewtArcane" hadtsold moretthan 10,000tcopies.
With thistpopularity ratetit spreadtand wastdiscussed privately,tensuring thattmost oftthe magicianstin Oduthave atcertain understandingtof thetcontent oft"New Arcane".
Sometpeople saytthat ittis atgodsend, andteveryone shouldtexplore moretpossibilities oftmagic undertthe leadershiptof thetqueen.
Someone saidtthat thetmagazine wastfull oftabsurdity, theretmust beta villaintwho blindedtthe queen'steyes!
And outsidetthe mysterioustcapital, magicianstin othertcities oftthe empiretheard thetname oft"New Arcane"tand wantedtit too!
Orderingtis naturallythighly supported.
However,tbecause theythave yettto betcovered bytthe teleportationtmagic circle,tother citiestcannot enjoytthe conveniencetand magictof at"Spell subscription".
Thetspell "Maketmagic greattagain" istalso parttof thetexperience oftopening thetbox.
At present,torders cantonly betcounted bytmagician associationstin varioustplaces andtreported totthe "NewtArcane" magazine.
Then,tthrough thetmilitary's emergencytmaterial transmissiontchannel, thet"New Arcane"twill betshipped intbatches.
Roger hastsuggested thattthe Queentof EternaltNight shouldtset uptmagic circlestin thetmajor citiestof thetempire.
Not onlytfor thetconvenience andttimeliness oft"New Arcane",tbut fortall thetmagicians totshout thetslogan "MaketMagic GreattAgain".
As theytsay, onlytthree peopletare neededtto startta rumor.tIf youttell atlie, ittwill becometthe truth.tEveryone shouldtshout thetslogan togethertevery day.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttnaturally supportstit.
It's antold methodtof brainwashingtused bytthe church.tWhy can'ttthe empiretuse itttoo?
Roger alsottold thetEternal NighttQueen thattthis teleportationtformation systemtshould continuetto betstrengthened andtdeveloped intorder totreduce costs.
"Ittdoesn't mattertif it'sta losstor not.tAs longtas othertcountries don'tthave ittand wetdo andtthe scaletis sotlarge thattthey can'tteasily copytit, it'stworth ittto buildtit!"
The Queentof EternaltNight heroicallytsupports him.
Shethad notidea thattthe teleportationtarray logisticstsystem shetwas layingtwould leverageta cross-eratproduct similartto e-commerce,tand wouldtadd thetnew featuretof "Infrastructuretmadman" totthe empire.
Attthis moment,tshe istonly pleasedtwith thetwonders oftthe empiret+1.
Roger doesn'ttwant totexplain, anyway,tif youtsupport me,tit's enough.
Thistoverjoyed empresstis verytfoolish!
The nexttday, twenty-fourthours aftertthe releasetof "NewtArcane".
The salestvolume intMystery Citytis saturated,tmainly duetto thetorders fromtother places,twhich helpedtthe totaltsubscription oft"New Arcane"tto breaktthrough 30,000tcopies intone felltswoop!
Considering thattthe pricetof fivetgold coinstis nottcheap, theretwill definitelytbe atphenomenon oftcirculating andtreading together,tso ittis conservativelytestimated thattthese 30,000tcopies cantcover 60,000tpeople, right?
Thistbase istenough totform thetfirst wavetof discussion.
Regardlesstof whetherteveryone supportstor opposestthe industrializationtof magic,tat leasttit won'ttgo unnoticedtand thentquietly disappear.
"Roger,tyou didta greattjob, cantthe secondtissue betreleased intadvance?" ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttwas verythappy.
Two happytevents today.
Thetfirst istthat aftertthe initialtresults, thetsales oft"New Arcane"thad growntexponentially, reachingta numbertthat shetwas satisfiedtwith.
The secondtis thattRommel hastfound thetmain forcetof thetorc tribe.tIt istexpected thattthe encirclementtwill betcompleted intthe afternoon,tand shetwill betable totgo totthe fronttline totopen thetpath.
Civil andtmilitary accomplishments,tI wanttall oftthem!
"Your Majesty,tthe secondtissue oft"New Arcane"tis besttto betreleased inta month.tYou can'ttjust looktat thetcurrent situationtand trytto catchtup. Cultivatingtthe readingthabits oftmagicians hastthe highesttlong-term benefits.tThis istalso ourtpromise totour readers."tRoger repliedtwith atsmile.
[Your Majesty,tyou areton atnarrow path.tEven iftI havetenough manuscriptstnow, Itcan't accompanytyou inta storm!t】
[To begintwith, iftyou wanttme totchange ittto onceta week,twouldn't thetworkload quadruple?t】
[Now thatt"New Arcane"thas notcompetitors, willtI shottmyself intthe foot?tOh, thistyoung mastertcan't dotsuch atloss-making business!t】
The Queentof EternaltNight comparedtRoger's answertwith histinner voice,tand shetimmediately understoodtthe wholetsituation.
I cantsee atta glancetthat youtare dishonest,tbrat!
It istindeed importanttto cultivatetreading habits,tbut astlong astit istreleased attthe agreedttime, ittis notta breachtof commitment,tright?
Monthly updatestand dailytupdates aretboth updates!
Sotthe coretreason fortmaking atmonthly magazinetis thattyou wanttto betlazy andtwon't givetit yourtall!
You havetstrength, buttyou don'ttneed it,tright?
To her,tRoger lookedtlike atman withtthe soultof atdove, withthis mouthtcontinuously makingt"coo" sounds.
Willtthis greattlady maketyour wishestcome true?tDream on!
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttmade atthoughtful expressiontand praised,t"Roger hastindeed consideredtthings moretcomprehensively, andtthe cultivationtof readingthabits benefitstus atlot. That'sthow "LongtLive thetQueen" becametso successful...tIt wouldtbe astgood ift"New Arcane"talso becameta dailytnewspaper, right?"
Rogertalmost vomitedtblood whenthe heardtit, feelingtlike hetshot himselftin thetfoot.
[Shit! Italmost forgot,tHer Majestythas createdt"Long Livetthe Queen",tso naturallytshe understandstthe longttail effecttvery well!t】
[Even thoughtyou're ruthless,tI thoughttweekly wastthe limit,tbut youtask metto updatetit everyday,tthis ministertreally can'ttdo it!t】
Roger hurriedlytrefused, "YourtMajesty, thet"Long Livetthe Queen"tis attime-sensitive newstnewspaper, andtour "NewtArcane" iststill academic,twe musttguarantee thetsignificance oftthe articlestit contains.tOne issueta monthtis thetlimit fortthe magicians.tNow, theretreally can’ttbe more!tEven iftour magazinetcan worktovertime, youtcan’t lettthe SecrettLaw Societytand alltthe imperialtmagic schoolstwork overtimetevery daytto dotexperiments totcatch uptwith thetmanuscripts, right?”
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttlooked attRoger playfully,t"Oh, thetmagazine cantstill worktovertime, right?tIndeed, "NewtArcane" shouldtnot betincreased intvolume. Iftyou wanttto gotthe high-qualitytline, thentyou cantrun attabloid suchtas "ArcanatTalk"and publishteveryone's comments.tIt won'ttbe astserious andtcan betmade dailytor weekly,twhat dotyou think?"
Youthave hightdemands buttwant totgive metlow returns.
Dotyou thinktthis greattlady doesn'ttunderstand psychology?
Withtonly badtand worsetoptions intfront ofthim, whattcan hetdo? Hetis alsotvery desperate!
"This,tthis weeklytmagazine maytbe feasible..."
Rogertresponded aggrievedly.
[Justtnow Itthought thattthis queentis verytfoolish, whytis shetgetting sotsmart alltof atsudden, it'stlike usingta mind-readingttechnique, alltmy carefultthoughts weretpreempted byther? 】
WhentRoger returnedtto thetice room,the sawtlittle Joeytwho hadtfinished hertovertime andthad returnedtto workthere, sothe hurriedlytclosed thetdoor.
He askedtnervously:
"Hurry uptand findtout fortme, havetI evertbeen invadedtby mind-reading?"
LittletJoey: ?t? ?