Kingdom of Holm, Pephos County, small town of Samara.
At the end of the golden moon, the night began to quietly advance, and the time that originally belonged to the sunset dyeing everything red had become dim and bleak, but the Pephos skirt was the top three prosperous place in the Kingdom of Holm, and street lamps and poles were also erected on the streets of the small city of Samara.
The citizens of the small town took to the streets in twos and threes, walking towards the only square, Baron Bechig Square, where there was a magic broadcast installed in the city hall, and whenever night fell, it would emit a "loud sound" and transmit radio programs such as "The Voice of the Mystery" to everyone.
Although "The Voice of the Mystery" is very good and is their first choice, there will be no program that can satisfy everyone's taste, so everyone has a certain "Voice of the Mystery" column that they don't like.
"You must work hard, work hard to save money, and go to 'Elemental Gift' to buy a magic radio!" Banus, a young man in a bolero, clenched his fists and said.
The companion next to him said jealously and yearningly: "I heard that in big cities like Rentat, anyone who subscribes to a newspaper for a year can get a magic radio!"
"Really? This is much cheaper, right? Those who sell newspapers are not afraid of bankruptcy?" Banus questioned in disbelief, this was a good thing he had never heard of.
His companion, a big boy with freckles, combed his hair and said: "I heard that these newspapers are run by the radio station itself, mainly to increase the coverage of magic radios, so Her Majesty the Queen also signed and promulgated the "Ordinance on the Promotion of the Development of Broadcasting" submitted by Parliament, and for every magic radio sent by the radio, the station can receive a certain range of monetary subsidies and tax breaks, and ......"
His voice gradually fell, and he pretended to be mysterious: "I heard that there is also the promotion of the Magic Council behind this, and they give huge subsidies to radio stations in the form of advertisements, so radio stations basically won't lose money......"
"Magician?" Banus became excited for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "By the way, they developed the magic radio, the more they sell, the more they naturally earn!"
"Of course, you think that magicians who study the nature of the world would be fools? They are much smarter than you!" The big boy laughed.
As for the political meaning, they don't understand it at all.
Banus suddenly snorted: "Ali, how do you know these things? The voice of the mystery' didn't say it!"
Only then did he feel strange, how could a companion who was as knowledgeable as himself suddenly become a polymath?
The big boy Ali hooked his fingers, and said in a small voice but very proudly: "This is what someone told me, a noble lady from Rentat!"
"Miss Rentat's nobleman? How could you know the noble lady of Rentatt?" Banus was completely stunned, for people like them, even if the "voice of the mystery" broadened their horizons, they still had a heartfelt awe for the nobles of the small city, thinking that they were unattainable, that their lives were luxurious and enjoyable, and that they were in a different world from themselves and others.
Compared with the nobles of the capital Rentat, the nobles of the small town are nothing! If the nobles of Rentat are swans, the nobles of the capital of Peforth are white geese, then the nobles of the small town are at most ugly ducklings - this term comes from the "voice of the mystery", and their greatest hobby is to chase the fashion trends of Rentatt and imitate the way the capital's aristocrats dress, daily manners and entertainment.
The nobles of the small town have such a mentality, and the commoners such as Banus are naturally more serious, and they think they are "hillbillies" in their hearts.
Ali smiled and said: "Pen pal, she is my pen pal!"
"Pen pal, what is that?" A blank look appeared on Banus' horse's face.
After the establishment of the postal department, some newspapers launched letter writing activities to make friends, allowing people from two different cities to become friends by writing letters to each other.
Ali introduced Banus with great interest, "Think about it, maybe we will never be able to leave this small city in our lives, but we can have sincere friends in Rentat, in Pephos, and other major cities, strange and familiar friends, and have never met but communicated with our inner friends through words......"
He looked intoxicated and obviously liked this form of pen pal.
"Sounds great!" Banus opened his mouth wide and looked infected.
The biggest difference between himself and Ali is that his father used to be an entourage of a certain clerk, so he learned words, and then taught him, but he could only rely on Ali's occasional explanations to recognize a few words, and he couldn't read the newspaper at all!
"This kind of communication, without interest ties, without erotic entanglement, without looking at each other's faces, not caring about other people's identities, is the most sincere way of communication between people." Ali looked like the host of the "Mysterious Voice" psychological program, "So, what I said before was that I knew from that pen pal that she was a nobleman of Rentat, had her own magic radio, could freely listen to other channels, and could also get news from other nobles, and would definitely not lie about this kind of thing."
"You kid, okay, you actually hooked up with a noble lady!" Banus slapped Ali the back.
Ali protested: "What is hookup? We are pure pen pals!"
"Do you dare to say that you haven't fantasized about her? What kind of noble lady is she?" Banus glanced at Ali, what kind of personality do you have, I don't know yet?
Ali's expression became softer: "She has always been very gentle in her letters, she is definitely a well-bred girl, and after knowing my identity, she does not discriminate against me, answers my questions, and shares interesting things in life with me...... Her handwriting is slender, and she should be very similar to her......"
Looking at Ali's demeanor and listening to her description, Banus's excitement gradually subsided, and he couldn't help but say: "Ali, you have to remember that she is a nobleman, and you are just an ordinary commoner."
"I know, we are pure pen pals!" Ali waved his hand, signaling that he understood, then changed the topic and talked endlessly about the scene of Lentat described to him by the "pen pal", and exaggerated the rapid changes.
"It's great to have such a kind noble lady, and such a shocking change and life ......" Banus was shocked, although "The Voice of Mystery" mentioned similar changes, but due to limited time, Ali definitely did not speak in such detail, "Moreover, only big cities can subscribe to newspapers for a year to send magic radio!"
"Yes, I must go to Rentatt to see it!" Ali also looks yearning.
Banus turned his head and suddenly said excitedly: "Let's go to the big city to subscribe to the newspaper! The round-trip magic steam train fare plus a year's newspaper money is equivalent to half of the magic radio at most, but it will still save a lot!"
"No, something similar happened before, so now people who are citizens of big cities must enjoy this kind of gift." Ali sighed bitterly.
This, this is discrimination! Banus completely forgot his praise and yearning for the big city just now, and blurted out: "Go to your big city X!"
The two discussed and moved forward, gradually arriving at Baron Bechig Square.
"Today is the opening ceremony of the Rentat Music Festival, I wonder what special program 'The Voice of Mystery' will have?" Ali said expectantly.
Banus nodded, and just as he was about to speak, his eyes suddenly widened: "Demon, magician!"
Floating over the square, there was a young magician wearing a long black dress, and a silver-white light spread out from his hands, connecting with the strange "curtain" in the center of the entire square, and around the "curtain", there were six or seven people who kept taking out items to arrange, obviously also magicians!
"Really, really a magician!" Ali stuttered in surprise.
Then, the two of them became excited, except for street magic, it was really rare to see a magician cast spells so closely, so they squeezed into the center of the square, trying to get closer, but unfortunately, there were many people in front of them, and it was difficult to move an inch, and every citizen who came to the square had the same mentality as them!
"What happened? Why is Mr. Magician here?" Seeing that he couldn't squeeze in, Ali hurriedly asked the citizens in front of him.
A civilian in front of him who was good at inquiring about things and was willing to show off replied loudly: "It is said that the opening opera of the Rentat Music Festival will be broadcast live!"
"Straight, live broadcast?" Both Banus and Ali opened their mouths wide in shock, the term "live broadcast", they had heard it in the "Voice of the Mystery", but they never thought that their small town could meet it!
Seeing that a screen and the surrounding magic circle were gradually taking shape, the magician floating in mid-air began to connect with the "artificial planet" in orbit for final debugging.
"Sir, are you okay?" The magician arranged below asked.
The mid-level magician nodded slightly: "You are doing a good job, this is a good opportunity to show our magician's new style."
"Hmph, the Aalto Music Festival only has a live broadcast at the Aalto Municipal Square, it's too stingy!"
Our goal of the Magic Council is that cities with councils and local organizations in the Strait Four Countries and the Northern Land Coastal Corridor can see the "live broadcast" via satellite!
I like to write chapters that reflect the lives of ordinary people, but some friends may not like it, so more than 2,900 words, no more than a few words of nonsense to add 3,000 and waste everyone's money.
(End of this chapter)