"Big news! Big news! His Majesty, the great Emperor of the Airanhill Empire, was assassinated in the new puppet empire!" A newsboy waved the newspaper in his hand and shouted loudly on the street, as if he was on stimulants.
Standing next to him was a newsboy from another newspaper. He also held the newspaper in his hand and kept shaking it: "Extra number! Extra number! The empire breaks with the new puppet empire! The declaration of war is about to begin!"
Although newspapers have become less popular in cities like Serris, in second- and even third-tier cities, newspapers are still the main way for many people to obtain current news.
Although televisions have become very cheap, the leap of this era is really huge, and there are still countless poor people who cannot keep up with the pace of this era.
"Read the newspaper! Read the newspaper! His Majesty the Emperor was assassinated while giving a speech in the New Puppet Empire! Most of the attackers were magicians from the New Puppet Empire!" On the other side of the cross street, a newsboy was also shouting vigorously.
For every newspaper sold, they can get a salary of one copper coin. For them, this is already a considerable income!
Many children from poor families rely on this method to save money for their parents. They go out to sell newspapers and deliver milk in the morning, and earn some money by working part-time, so that they can go to school in the afternoon to learn some useful knowledge.
In remote areas of Ireland, the popularity of compulsory education is limited. Generally, in most third-tier cities, children attend classes in the afternoon so that they can work and study in the morning.
What they learn is also more practical. Many children directly study technology, writing and basic mathematics, and go directly to work in factories after graduation.
In addition to the regular Elland Hill Daily, Seris Daily, Empire Current Affairs and other newspapers, newspapers that tend to focus on gimmicks and entertainment, when it comes to the major news of Chris's assassination, they seem to be very clickbait.
Therefore, what the newsboy of the magic newspaper shouted is very intriguing: "Come and see! Come and see! The magician assassinates His Majesty Chris! Where will the magician go in the future?"
"A shocking secret! His Majesty the Emperor is actually a magician! The magician's status may be in question!" Another newsboy was holding the Big Times in his hand. The contents of this kind of newspaper are more appealing to the working class, and the sales volume is also very impressive.
Only one night had passed since Chris was assassinated, and the entire Eilanhill Empire was boiling like boiling water.
This may be the biggest news that has broken out in this land since the Magic Continent counterattacked the Demon Realm. People everywhere were talking about the assassination of His Majesty the Emperor, and city guards in many areas have received applications for parades.
The indignant civilians hope that the empire will declare war on the new puppet empire, and that their beloved Emperor is inviolable; the oligarchs and politicians are also calculating the various benefits of a war to Eilandhir.
In Seris, the capital of the Eilanhill Empire, at the southeast corner of the Imperial Plaza, on a huge LCD advertising screen covering thousands of square meters, a curly-haired beauty host said with a serious face: "This station has contacted Chief Current Affairs Analyst Ma Liang about this matter.
Mr. Wen...Mr. Marvin...your opinion on this vicious incident is..."
"According to the stock market judgment, the probability of a war breaking out is over 93%. I can responsibly say that it will not be surprising when a war breaks out." The camera switched and the current affairs commentator on the other side was well-dressed and talking eloquently: "According to internal information
, the Southwest Front Army has been mobilized, and part of the Southeast Front Army is moving westward."
"I don't know the situation of the missile force, but once a war breaks out, they may join the war at any time. I believe everyone knows this." He said it with a serious tone, as if he really knew the deployment of the Imperial Army.
"So...Mr. Marvin...your prediction, the outcome of the war...or how long can the puppet empire last?" Of course, the host did not think it was a big deal, and asked about the script that had been prepared long ago.
The old commentator vowed: "One month at most. There is no need to speculate on the outcome of the war. I think the new puppet empire can last for 20 days, which is a very good record. The war will end soon. What I am more worried about is
The economic impact of this war."
The host did not waste any time and interrupted the other party's nonsense at the right time: "Thank you, Mr. Marvin... Below is the interview of our reporter from the front with the civilians of the new puppet empire..."
The war will break out within 24 hours... everyone thinks so. Moreover, no one cares about the process of the war. What everyone cares about is the various welfare after the war ends.
Just an hour ago, at the Seris Stock Trading Center in Ireland Hill, the entire market surged by 3%. This was the largest single-day increase in the stock market since the beginning of the Demon World War.
In other words, within a few hours of the assassination of the emperor and the possible outbreak of war, the wealth of the world increased by more than 2,000 billion Alan Hill gold coins out of thin air.
Almost everyone is looking forward to the outbreak of war so that they can buy new war bonds and increase their savings.
And those businessmen and giants can obtain large tracts of land, open countless factories, and obtain profits that are more than ten times the investment.
Yes, war is not a political game within the Eilanhill Empire, but a business activity! Everyone is waiting to make a fortune, and in their eyes, this is a business.
After all, there is no business more profitable than this. The empire has never lost its foreign expansion. Every war means countless job opportunities, countless war profits, and the most attractive almost zero-risk rate of return.
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Just take a look at the civilians who are pouring into banks to inquire about war bonds; just take a look at the investors in the stock market who are frantically buying military and petroleum stocks; just take a look at those who are raising funds and preparing to pledge their business areas.
The rich and nobles... know that once an empire embarks on the path of expansion, it is impossible to completely stop it.
An empire that rises in this way is either in the midst of a war of expansion or on the road to preparation for a war of expansion.
Until they are invincible, or until they are destroyed. But the good news is that Elland Hill is closer to being invincible, and Chris has also found a more distant expansion goal.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, another sky warship of Elanthir was completed in the dwarf city of Ironforge. In the dark clouds of war, its huge body rose slowly, and its white hull number 21 was particularly distinctive.