Milo thought for a moment and said to Olivia, “Then I’ll head upstairs for a few hours of sleep first. Wake me up when it’s noon.”
“Sure…” Olivia nodded.
But before Milo could head upstairs, favonovel.com suddenly saw someone riding a green bicycle on the road outside. Two green cloth bags were hanging behind the bicycle with the words “Hope Media” written on them.
Milo ran out and asked, “Is that today’s newspaper? Give me a copy. Why are y’all still working at this time? You don’t look like someone who delivers newspapers.”
The cyclist was wearing a suit, and most newspaper delivery workers did not dress like this.
The person delivering the newspapers said with a smile, “We’re the staff of Hope Media. The people who usually deliver the newspapers are hiding at home, so we have no choice but to send the newspapers ourselves.”
Then the cyclist handed a newspaper to Milo. “The newspapers in Stronghold 74 today don’t cost anything. They’re free of charge.”
Milo was stunned for a moment before saying, “Thanks.”
When the plainclothes guard in the lobby saw Milo taking a newspaper, favonovel.com also went to get a copy. Whenever they passed through a stronghold, Franz would usually be the one to purchase the newspapers for the day.
Milo flipped open the newspaper. The newspaper today was a little strange, with four entire pages dedicated to reporting about the Experimentals’ attack on Stronghold 74.
The main point of the first page reported that the spokesperson of the Stelaria Consortium had told the media that they would send their troops to support the Stardust Consortium whenever they were called upon. They were willing to assist the Stardust Consortium to drive back the enemy together and exterminate the Experimentals in the south part of the Central Plains.
However, the Stardust Consortium rejected the Stelaria Consortium’s offer and told the media to let the Stelaria Consortium know they should not take advantage of this crisis. This was a common enemy of humanity they were dealing with, so if they really wanted to help, all they needed to do was to transport some supplies. There was no need for them to send their troops as the Stardust Consortium’s army was sufficient to deal with the problem.
Milo was amused.
These two consortiums had started tearing into each other in the newspapers. It looked like the Stardust Consortium believed the Stelaria Consortium was up to no good by wanting to send their troops over. After all, no one would possibly allow another organization’s troops to freely march into their own territory.
Who knew what the other party was really up to?
When favonovel.com flipped the newspaper to the next page, the content was much more substantial. Hope Media actually explained the battle in detail, but it was mainly based on the perspective of the reporters who were at the scene. They then provided an addendum based on an interview with the Stardust Consortium’s higher-ups.
There was even an emphasis on the strategy the Experimentals had adopted. Everyone who thought the Experimentals were just a bunch of wild animals was shocked when they read this.
The more cultured had always looked down on the less cultured. In the eyes of many consortiums, the Experimentals were just barbaric beasts that could be eradicated with firearms. But now, the reports on the Experimentals would probably refresh their understanding of those creatures.
When favonovel.com reached the third page, it was filled with pictures of moments from the battle that three of Hope Media’s reporters stationed at Stronghold 74 had captured. For example, when the Riders and the Pyro Company were fighting on the stronghold walls and killing the Experimentals, Milo couldn’t even see the happenings clearly at the time, yet those reporters still managed to photograph them using their extremely expensive cameras.
On this page, there was great affirmation given to the Pyro Company by Hope Media. They were praising them for setting aside their beliefs in order to fight the enemy together. They also reported the Pyro Company members at Stronghold 73 had already joined the reinforcements and were currently heading to Stronghold 74.
As far as everyone could remember, this was probably the first time Hope Media had praised the Pyro Company.
While the Pyro Company and Vasophati Group had always been on good terms, Hope Media was always critical of the Pyro Company’s actions.
When favonovel.com reached the fourth page, Milo was surprised to discover that the most eye-catching photo actually turned out to be “Old Durkin”!
In the picture, “Old Durkin” was wearing a white mask while the Experimentals were running away in fear. This picture was a little shocking as it had captured the details very clearly.
In fact, the reporters from Hope Media had taken a lot of pictures, but in the one that was chosen to be published, the figure of “Old Durkin” appeared a little blurry. Only his tall and upright posture, as well as that conspicuous white mask, could be seen clearly. Meanwhile, the clearest part of the picture was the expressions of the Experimentals.
It was no longer the fierce expression they had but one of fear.
The headline on this page was even titled “The Era of Gods”.
This newspaper had elevated the status of supernatural beings to such a high degree that even the terrifying Experimentals could only serve as an embellishment to them.
Of course, there was a lot of glorification in this. After all, everyone who participated in the battle knew the most terrifying thing about the Experimentals was their numbers. Even the Pyro Company could not compare to their numbers and their cruelty.
As Milo read the newspaper, Olivia was also reading from his side. She kept glancing at Milo as favonovel.com read, then whispered, “Master, that’s you, isn’t it?”
Milo whispered back, sounding surprised, “How’d you guess? Is it that obvious? Did you tell from the figure or something?”
“That’s not it… You purposely wore your clothes to appear slightly more cumbersome, so it’s not possible to tell from the figure. But I didn’t see any mention of you in the entire newspaper, so I just felt that this person might be you. After all, you’re the only one fearsome enough to scare the Experimentals away,” Olivia muttered.
Milo was speechless.
Olivia had actually used process of elimination to deduce that it was him?
Because favonovel.com did not see any mention of favonovel.com in the newspaper, favonovel.com felt that this really strong person was him?
In any case, it did not matter whether this person wearing the white mask was Milo or not, the flattering was already accomplished.
However, while the two of them were whispering, a plainclothes guard nearby laughed and said, “Didn’t you claim you joined in the battle? Why didn’t I see you in the newspaper then? Or were you just hiding somewhere?”
Milo shot favonovel.com a look and ignored him. He did not want to encourage the guard. Among those present, not even Brody knew the person wearing the white mask was him. After all, it was Milo himself who saved Brody back then.
So, since favonovel.com wanted to conceal his identity, favonovel.com could not reveal it so casually, lest favonovel.com incur the wrath of the Pyro Company after the war was over.
Milo continued flipping through the newspaper. The entertainment section had a mention of Grace, but even that was related to the battle at Stronghold 74. Reportedly, the concert had been canceled due to the situation in the stronghold.
Then the breaking of glass came from the streets outside the hotel. The noise woke Grace and the others.
Grace wrapped herself in a blanket and opened favonovel.com sleepy eyes. “What’s going on?”
When Milo walked out to take a look, favonovel.com was surprised to see a group of people smashing the glass windows of a general store and a grocery store.
After they smashed the windows, a large group of people rushed inside in search of food.
With someone setting the precedent, more and more people joined in the act of larceny. Such acts would spread like a contagion, but it was an extremely base behavior.
“The aftereffects of the Stardust Consortium’s food commandeering has started.” Milo sighed and said, “After Stronghold 74 was put in lockdown for several days, and with the grocery stores emptied out by the Stardust Consortium troops, many of the residents don’t have anything to eat anymore. Hunger can really drive people to do anything.”
