[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462668,1913,"Chapter 125: War Journalism","black-online-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>\"Then what should we do? Are we just letting them leave and get them killed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a question in everyone’s mind: if they stopped looking after them constantly, how could they stop them from leaving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go talk to the people that have shown interest in leaving, and convince them to stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright, I’ll do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... Not you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary tilted his head in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sound far too aggressive for my taste. It might come off as an order if you go and talk to them. I think people with... softer voices should go talk to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Joanne, Rae, and Ira could do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the only girls of the group, and Fang Raon thought that their softer voices would be better received by the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary scratched the back of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also thought it was a better idea than for him to go, as he didn’t think of himself as that good of a people person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, his reputation was already quite bad with the locals since he’d been pretty much forcing them to stay indoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are the rest of us doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The locals need to constantly stop thinking about the war. They’re in constant fear, and that can cause erratic behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if we get them to help us, Rose Records, and give them a purpose? I am sure doing something will get their minds off of the war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help with what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mansion needs to have the snow shoveled. The front yard is a mess. The firewood needs to be cut and stacked. The reindeer need to be fed and groomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The quarry is also in need of a pair of helping hands. The women and children can go to the mansion to keep it tidy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are a lot of things that they can do. It’s not a good idea to keep them trapped inside their houses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can contact Miranda and think of something. Why don’t you all go knock on the locals’ doors and tell them that there are some job opportunities for them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They will, of course, be paid as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded and then looked at Fang Raon for further instructions with a twinkle in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally felt like there was a proper purpose for what they were doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t really fancying the way Machary was doing things, as it made them feel bad, like they were doing something bad by keeping locals inside their houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, go now. You heard Rock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They \"ah’d\" and then nodded and headed out of the inn room, and even Niall, Joanne, and Ira were planning to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they didn’t sleep at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You three can continue sleeping. I don’t want sleepyheads in my party.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What about talking to those locals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joanne asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That can wait for later today. I don’t believe they will leave anywhere when it is still bright and sunny. They will wait for the nightfall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They nodded and then got comfortable in the bed, and it didn’t take long for the three of them to fall back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Fang Raon and Rock also left the room and headed straight outside the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did well out there. Your reasoning made sense, and it looks like you have a good mind for strategy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said with a sense of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already knew that Fang Raon could be quite a strategist since, after all, he had beaten him in the General’s Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks... I am just bothered about something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a troubled look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what’s that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the food? If the locals get hungry, we will really be in trouble, and this war can last months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Della has a plan. Just trust in her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmh... By the way, I had been thinking about something. I am probably going to start making videos. Is it bad if I record the war?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not a bad idea, but just be careful with what you share. I’d suggest keeping behind-closed-doors stuff out of the video altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sure we will have guild meetings, so I’d suggest not to record those, but everything else, sure, go ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a smile, and then, he brought out a recording camera from his interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It started hovering around him like a drone, and it was just recording them and was sending that feed to his real-life computer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of video are you planning to make?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"War journalism. The effects that the Guild War will have on locals, the stuff that is happening to Rose Records, and our enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Quite heavy stuff. Do you think anyone will like it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will add some voice lines to the video and add some editing that should make it more engaging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is my first time making a video, so it’s probably going to be shit, but I have to start from somewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hopefully the outcome of your video is our victory. Or the title might be \"The End of the Rose Records.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d prefer \"The Victory of the Rose Records,\" to be honest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh~ Right, I’ll need to contact Miranda. I think you’re right that we need to get locals to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Della has never asked locals if they want to work for us, as she doesn’t want it to come off as exploitative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about now? It might come off as that we are exploiting them when they are at their weakest, and Della might not like this plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The locals can’t do their normal jobs now because of the war, so they cannot earn a living. It is another stress factor for them beside the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we give them a job and a way to make good money—if we even pay them more than their normal jobs would have paid—they will be very happy and grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows, maybe they’d prefer to work for us in the future as well. Gotta survive first to see that future, though.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said with a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1086,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","e4585431bb82b90587237c561a4236c17b3e918ef51612bd74a5e4e1c1f8ab38","black-online-chapter-126","black-online-chapter-124",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]