Chapter 893: Lionheart
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Chapter 893: Lionheart
Arriving in a cave hidden in the middle of the woods, Sage went outside and shifted into the immaterial form of the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel. Hed already changed his Master Seal after arriving back on land, but this choice of body was just too useful to give up. While it was a bit large, having an intangible flying form was just such a powerful option. After changing forms he flew up into the air, gaining altitude as he traveled in the direction of Lionheart Town. He got a nice birds eye view to better appreciate the changes.
Lionheart Towns vast transformation from back when he was a child was immense. A few small mountains were placed quite close to each other and there was a small city that somewhat looked like its back was up against these mountains. It made the city look more defensible, but the mountains were mainly the backyard of the Lang Clan. At least that was the case in the past. Later, the Lang Clan was wiped out and the mountains became free game for everyone in the city. They didnt dare to touch the mines or start new ones, but they harvested the Spirit Plants and other natural treasures that grew in the wilds.
As Sage moved into range of Lionheart Town he was free to admire the changes that the new Lang Clan had wrought. No longer was it a small city next to small mountains. It was now a giant wooden fortress with a small city nestled up against the wall as if seeking shelter. The mountains had been used as a foundation and incorporated into this huge wooden wall, forming a complete circle. The placement of the mountains wasnt perfectly circular and the walls had been grown to match up with the peaks of the mountains. From the outside it truly appeared to be a gigantic wall of wood with only the top of the wall having a bit of green poking out, just enough to cast shade down to the base of it. From Sages vantage point he could see how very different it was on the inside of that wall.
Rather than a wall on the inside it looked more like a forested basin. The canopy at the top of the wall expanded inwards, sloping down as it did. The area in the center of the giant wooden wall looked like an immense arena or coliseum that had been overgrown with trees. Of course, that was only how it looked from above. Upon getting closer it would become apparent that all of these trees were actually buildings and just like in Golden Cricket Cove they were hollow on the inside or they had grown into the shape of huge treehouses upon their limbs. Sometimes it was a combination of both, the interior of the tree had a series of stairs and pathways leading out onto the largest branches where it would then grow into the shape of a building that looked as if it was resting on the branch. Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
Hed already learned his lesson about trying to collect deep intelligence on his own, but just for general opinions he didnt feel the need to release agents into his own territory. He would gather specific details later and only wanted to get a general feel for the climate among the people. Were they disgruntled? Angry at any specific groups? Were there any dangerous rumors going around? What he found was not any of these things. Instead the main concerns of the people he ran into was all gossip about the latest episode of a drama that had been playing on the screens all over the city for the last few months. The clan had followed his suggestion, using a model from early television with a single channel and curating specific programming for every hour of the day aimed towards different interests.
They played controlled news in the morning, local interest pieces in the afternoons, and entertainment in the evening. The shows during daytime hours were the least interesting, giving good news and highlighting happy local stories to help build camaraderie and morale without encouraging anyone to skip their work day. In the evening they played episodic sitcom-esque television shows, and overnight they just played soft music over logos and advertisements for local businesses. Lastly, on the weekends they played movies and the most famous and highly regarded series from the Inner World. Since all the best stuff was concentrated on the weekend, the people could spend the whole week being excited and talking about it.
It was pretty basic, but for the commoners who couldnt even access books in large numbers and only rarely saw a live stage show it would take more than a decade for them to get over it. Finding out how fixated the people were on entertainment it meant that they werent angry at their rulers nor were they suffering any great hardships. Or at least the media was doing a great job at making them forget about those issues.
Exactly as planned, I suppose. Thats a win.
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Chapter 893: Lionheart
Arriving in a cave hidden in the middle of the woods, Sage went outside and shifted into the immaterial form of the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel. Hed already changed his Master Seal after arriving back on land, but this choice of body was just too useful to give up. While it was a bit large, having an intangible flying form was just such a powerful option. After changing forms he flew up into the air, gaining altitude as he traveled in the direction of Lionheart Town. He got a nice birds eye view to better appreciate the changes.
Lionheart Towns vast transformation from back when he was a child was immense. A few small mountains were placed quite close to each other and there was a small city that somewhat looked like its back was up against these mountains. It made the city look more defensible, but the mountains were mainly the backyard of the Lang Clan. At least that was the case in the past. Later, the Lang Clan was wiped out and the mountains became free game for everyone in the city. They didnt dare to touch the mines or start new ones, but they harvested the Spirit Plants and other natural treasures that grew in the wilds.
As Sage moved into range of Lionheart Town he was free to admire the changes that the new Lang Clan had wrought. No longer was it a small city next to small mountains. It was now a giant wooden fortress with a small city nestled up against the wall as if seeking shelter. The mountains had been used as a foundation and incorporated into this huge wooden wall, forming a complete circle. The placement of the mountains wasnt perfectly circular and the walls had been grown to match up with the peaks of the mountains. From the outside it truly appeared to be a gigantic wall of wood with only the top of the wall having a bit of green poking out, just enough to cast shade down to the base of it. From Sages vantage point he could see how very different it was on the inside of that wall.
Rather than a wall on the inside it looked more like a forested basin. The canopy at the top of the wall expanded inwards, sloping down as it did. The area in the center of the giant wooden wall looked like an immense arena or coliseum that had been overgrown with trees. Of course, that was only how it looked from above. Upon getting closer it would become apparent that all of these trees were actually buildings and just like in Golden Cricket Cove they were hollow on the inside or they had grown into the shape of huge treehouses upon their limbs. Sometimes it was a combination of both, the interior of the tree had a series of stairs and pathways leading out onto the largest branches where it would then grow into the shape of a building that looked as if it was resting on the branch. Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
Hed already learned his lesson about trying to collect deep intelligence on his own, but just for general opinions he didnt feel the need to release agents into his own territory. He would gather specific details later and only wanted to get a general feel for the climate among the people. Were they disgruntled? Angry at any specific groups? Were there any dangerous rumors going around? What he found was not any of these things. Instead the main concerns of the people he ran into was all gossip about the latest episode of a drama that had been playing on the screens all over the city for the last few months. The clan had followed his suggestion, using a model from early television with a single channel and curating specific programming for every hour of the day aimed towards different interests.
They played controlled news in the morning, local interest pieces in the afternoons, and entertainment in the evening. The shows during daytime hours were the least interesting, giving good news and highlighting happy local stories to help build camaraderie and morale without encouraging anyone to skip their work day. In the evening they played episodic sitcom-esque television shows, and overnight they just played soft music over logos and advertisements for local businesses. Lastly, on the weekends they played movies and the most famous and highly regarded series from the Inner World. Since all the best stuff was concentrated on the weekend, the people could spend the whole week being excited and talking about it.
It was pretty basic, but for the commoners who couldnt even access books in large numbers and only rarely saw a live stage show it would take more than a decade for them to get over it. Finding out how fixated the people were on entertainment it meant that they werent angry at their rulers nor were they suffering any great hardships. Or at least the media was doing a great job at making them forget about those issues.
Exactly as planned, I suppose. Thats a win.
Chapter 893: LionheartArriving in a cave hidden in the middle of the woods, Sage went outside and shifted into the immaterial form of the Cloud Swallowing Thunder Eel. Hed already changed his Master Seal after arriving back on land, but this choice of body was just too useful to give up. While it was a bit large, having an intangible flying form was just such a powerful option. After changing forms he flew up into the air, gaining altitude as he traveled in the direction of Lionheart Town. He got a nice birds eye view to better appreciate the changes. Lionheart Towns vast transformation from back when he was a child was immense. A few small mountains were placed quite close to each other and there was a small city that somewhat looked like its back was up against these mountains. It made the city look more defensible, but the mountains were mainly the backyard of the Lang Clan. At least that was the case in the past. Later, the Lang Clan was wiped out and the mountains became free game for everyone in the city. They didnt dare to touch the mines or start new ones, but they harvested the Spirit Plants and other natural treasures that grew in the wilds. As Sage moved into range of Lionheart Town he was free to admire the changes that the new Lang Clan had wrought. No longer was it a small city next to small mountains. It was now a giant wooden fortress with a small city nestled up against the wall as if seeking shelter. The mountains had been used as a foundation and incorporated into this huge wooden wall, forming a complete circle. The placement of the mountains wasnt perfectly circular and the walls had been grown to match up with the peaks of the mountains. From the outside it truly appeared to be a gigantic wall of wood with only the top of the wall having a bit of green poking out, just enough to cast shade down to the base of it. From Sages vantage point he could see how very different it was on the inside of that wall. Rather than a wall on the inside it looked more like a forested basin. The canopy at the top of the wall expanded inwards, sloping down as it did. The area in the center of the giant wooden wall looked like an immense arena or coliseum that had been overgrown with trees. Of course, that was only how it looked from above. Upon getting closer it would become apparent that all of these trees were actually buildings and just like in Golden Cricket Cove they were hollow on the inside or they had grown into the shape of huge treehouses upon their limbs. Sometimes it was a combination of both, the interior of the tree had a series of stairs and pathways leading out onto the largest branches where it would then grow into the shape of a building that looked as if it was resting on the branch. Nvl-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.Hed already learned his lesson about trying to collect deep intelligence on his own, but just for general opinions he didnt feel the need to release agents into his own territory. He would gather specific details later and only wanted to get a general feel for the climate among the people. Were they disgruntled? Angry at any specific groups? Were there any dangerous rumors going around? What he found was not any of these things. Instead the main concerns of the people he ran into was all gossip about the latest episode of a drama that had been playing on the screens all over the city for the last few months. The clan had followed his suggestion, using a model from early television with a single channel and curating specific programming for every hour of the day aimed towards different interests. They played controlled news in the morning, local interest pieces in the afternoons, and entertainment in the evening. The shows during daytime hours were the least interesting, giving good news and highlighting happy local stories to help build camaraderie and morale without encouraging anyone to skip their work day. In the evening they played episodic sitcom-esque television shows, and overnight they just played soft music over logos and advertisements for local businesses. Lastly, on the weekends they played movies and the most famous and highly regarded series from the Inner World. Since all the best stuff was concentrated on the weekend, the people could spend the whole week being excited and talking about it. It was pretty basic, but for the commoners who couldnt even access books in large numbers and only rarely saw a live stage show it would take more than a decade for them to get over it. Finding out how fixated the people were on entertainment it meant that they werent angry at their rulers nor were they suffering any great hardships. Or at least the media was doing a great job at making them forget about those issues.Exactly as planned, I suppose. Thats a win.
