Chapter 860 - 857 Newspaper Branches

Chapter 860: Chapter 857 Newspaper Branches

The next day, after finishing breakfast, Lucas and the others went to the port to see Annie off.

"Master, I’ll be back very soon." Annie pouted slightly, looking at Lucas pitifully.

"I’ll be waiting for your return," Lucas smiled warmly, reaching out to rub the fox-eared girl’s head.

"Mm-hmm!" Annie nodded repeatedly.

"We’ll miss you. I’ll play a new song for you when you get back," Catherine said, reaching out to hug Annie.

"Silly fox, be careful on the road. Here, this is for you." Mina’s mood was a bit low. She handed Annie a small bag.

"Wow, Mina actually gave me her hidden stash of dried fish," Annie said in astonishment, taking the bag.

"If you don’t want it, give it back," Mina pretended to snatch it back.

"No way, once it’s given to me, it’s mine." Annie dodged nimbly, smiling as she stuffed all the dried fish into her backpack.

Mina was only pretending to grab it; she was actually very reluctant to see Annie go. Once she was gone, there would be one less person to bicker with and fight over food.

"Be careful on your journey. I’ve prepared some tomatoes and eggs for you, and a cook will go with you to make them," Nicole said softly.

"Wow, thank you Nicole! I thought I wouldn’t be able to eat tomato and egg stir-fry for a whole month." Annie gratefully hugged Nicole.

The others all bid farewell to Annie, hugging her one by one. Although Annie was only going for about a month, they were already reluctant to part. There would be one less fox-eared girl fighting for food at the dining table.

"Remember to have the letter express send a message back when you arrive," Mina reminded her.

"Let’s go. The sooner you leave, the sooner you’ll return," Lucas said softly. It was almost noon.

"Okay," Annie nodded with a red face. She suddenly stood on tiptoes and kissed Lucas on the cheek, then hurriedly ran onto the ship.

"Be careful," Lucas touched his cheek.

"Mm-hmm!" Annie waved her hand and boarded the ship under the escort of the war wolves.

"Weigh anchor!"

"Lower the sails!!"

The shipwrights shouted loudly. The anchor was raised, the sails were slowly lowered, and under the crew’s operation, the large ship slowly departed from the port.

Annie stood by the ship’s rail, waving at Lucas and the others, her eyes full of reluctance.

Everyone at the port waved back until the ship’s silhouette was no longer visible.

"Let’s go, we’ll see her again soon," Lucas said softly, leading everyone to the carriage and heading back to the castle.

Step step step...

The carriage stopped below the castle. Lucas took Mina back to the study, while the others went about their own business. For example, Helen had to go to the school, and Ayesha still had to go on patrol.

Knock knock knock...

As soon as Lucas sat down, a knock came at the door.

"My Lord, it’s Emma," Came Emma’s voice from outside.

"Come in," Lucas replied. He had called Emma over.

Creak...

The door opened, and Emma was pushed in on her wheelchair by Gaba.

"Emma, are your legs doing any better?" Lucas asked gently, looking at the girl in the wheelchair.

"I’ve been practicing walking recently. I should be able to stand up before winter comes... Thank you, My Lord," Emma bowed slightly in gratitude.

Ever since Lucas told her she could stand again, she began exercising according to his methods, stimulating her legs. Now, she could barely lift her feet.

"Haha... that’s good," Lucas chuckled lightly.

"Thanks to you, My Lord, my sister’s legs have a chance of healing," Gaba was equally grateful. It was all thanks to Lord Lucas that they had their current life.

"You’ve thanked me many times already," Lucas smiled and shook his head.

"My Lord, here is the operating status of the newspaper branches, along with some information we gathered," Emma took out a document from her bag and had Gaba hand it to Lucas.

"Mm..." Lucas took the document and started reading it.

As for the newspaper branches, they were extensions of the Sedona City Newspaper Office in other cities. Because of this, it wasn’t just Sedona City that had newspapers anymore; other cities had them too.

Every day, the Sedona City Newspaper Headquarters would typeset and print the newspaper, then send it via carrier pigeon to the branches in various cities. The staff there would then print mass copies of the newspaper’s contents based on the information provided, achieving rapid distribution across other cities.

For example, if Sedona City had a large event or a new store opening, they could use this to let people in other cities know quickly. Furthermore, the previous Sedona City newspaper had also set up many sections, such as ’Lost and Found’, ’Missing Persons’, and even a ’Marriage Seeking’ section.

Similarly, the opening of the stock exchange and the introduction of shares had been widely broadcasted through the newspaper.

Over the past few days, many nobles and merchants had come continuously to buy shares. They even set up a special section based on the city where the branch was located to advertise for local merchants—which, of course, required payment.

"Very good, faster than I imagined," Lucas praised.

"We owe a lot to those nobles who bought shares. When they heard our newspaper office was opening branches, they were very supportive, saving us a lot of trouble," Emma explained.

Of course, part of it was because the people in those cities envied Sedona City for having a newspaper.

Lucas understood. It seemed those nobles also hoped Sedona City would become better and better; that way, the shares they bought would yield more money.

"Tell the branch staff to be careful not to let the movable type printing technology be discovered," Lucas said with a serious face.

"Yes." Gaba and Emma replied simultaneously.

The heads of those city branches were basically from the Security Department, having been hired after a long observation period and signing confidentiality agreements. Moreover, a portion of them were retired soldiers.

The printing of the newspapers was conducted in secret, with the locations all in basements or secret rooms, guarded by soldiers. Without permission, entry was impossible. If a problem arose, they would immediately destroy it. After all, it wasn’t the time to fully promote the technology yet.

Also, those branches employed orphans to sell the newspapers, giving them hope and a means to support themselves.

"Very good. I called you here this time because there’s another matter," Lucas put down the document, his eyes looking at Emma.

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