Chapter 18: Fascinating news from the Four-Direction Mirror, the story of

Are all Xianzhou documentaries filmed like this?

Watching the old man push the cart step by step, with all sorts of miscellaneous items piled on it, Lin Mo's mouth twitched slightly.

Beside him, the fox-eared maid noticed the protagonist's gaze and immediately explained, "My lord, that comes from a very exaggerated department. They love using clickbait titles to grab people's attention. They get scolded quite often, but since they haven't caused any trouble on the Xianzhou, the Dihengsi has posted notices saying we don't need to pay them any mind."

"The average salary for a normal Xianzhou citizen is three thousand to five thousand credits. Six or seven thousand is already considered a high salary. Credits aren't that easy to earn."

"I see."

Hearing the fox-eared maid's words, Lin Mo nodded gently.

He then stopped paying attention to the attention-seeker and continued walking.

However, after walking for a while, he suddenly stopped. Not far ahead, a square, rectangular screen full of a high-tech aesthetic stood tall.

In front of the screen, a crowd had gathered, discussing something.

"That is the Four-Direction Mirror, a rigid screen capable of viewing all directions, hence the name. This is the civilian version; it usually posts simple information. This information can be a bit chaotic and hasn't been officially verified. If a department wants to release something, they can also do so through this Four-Direction Mirror."

The fox-eared maid beside him continued, "However, it usually uses the Xianzhou language, which most outworlders can't read. To accommodate outworlders, one only needs to use a beacon to scan it, and it will translate the language into the common tongue."

"A beacon."

Hearing the fox-eared maid, Lin Mo rubbed his chin.

He knew what that was, but he didn't have one.

Never mind, he would ask Tingyun for one later; it wasn't anything expensive.

Besides, he didn't like carrying things around.

"It's truly insane. Which brain-dead expert said that? Young people shouldn't just look at money when job hunting, shouldn't just stare at 'iron rice bowl' jobs, but should go out more and try for more opportunities. It can create wealth for the Xianzhou and a better future for themselves. I wish I could slap him to death."

"Look at this, is this even human language? What kind of shitty expert is this? They just want to encourage young people to work themselves to death and exploit their labor!"

"And this one, urging young people not to 'lie flat,' saying lying flat is unacceptable. Why do young people have the bad idea of 'malicious retirement'? What the hell, what kind of scum-bag statement is that? Is there even such a thing as malicious retirement?"

"This statement is pure nonsense! Why shouldn't I lie flat? I like living a stable life, is that not allowed? Why must they force young people to seek out suffering?"

"If you have the guts to say this, show your identity and name. See if I don't beat you to death. The anonymous function of this Four-Direction Mirror is the only thing saving these experts."

While Lin Mo was thinking this, the people gathered in front of the Four-Direction Mirror were discussing it indignantly, one by one.

Many of them were Xianzhou citizens, and seeing the newly posted information, they were furious.

In this day and age, there's such a thing as "malicious retirement"?

They wished they could drag the expert who said this over and give them a few hard slaps.

Lin Mo: "......"

Lin Mo rubbed his brow. The communication on the Xianzhou seemed quite fascinating, fascinating beyond imagination.

Immediately, Lin Mo shook his head, left the area, and continued walking forward.

Soon, after not much time, Lin Mo arrived at the familiar intersection of the Bu Ye Hou shop and saw Mr. Xi Yan on the platform, speaking eloquently: "What I am telling now is a story of 'Flawless Flying Light'."

"We must go back to that year of the Cloud Knight recruitment day. The drill grounds were packed with people. The Cloud Knight soldiers surrounded the ring in the center of the field three layers deep, you could say it was impenetrable."

"This ring was over one zhang and five chi high, and standing on it was a fierce, scarred ring-master. This person had an extraordinary background, completely different from the new recruits below."

"'Fellow soldiers! I am the ring-master, Mou A. I originally intended to participate in the Sword Champion Tournament on the Luo Fu, but I miscalculated the interstellar time, so I have set up this ring, hoping to compete with you all.'"

"It turns out this burly man had traveled through the star gate just to compete in sword skills. In past Sword Champion Tournaments, there were always outworld swordsmen participating; most of them were highly skilled and possessed unique techniques."

"'Swords have no eyes. In front of all the Cloud Knight soldiers, if I were to kill the challenger, it would be against etiquette and I would surely pay with my life.' The big man pointed to a meteorite iron target on the ring. 'I will just compare whose sword is sharper!'"

"'If I gain the upper hand, please grant me an official position, General!' A silver-haired General sat below the stage, smiling as he looked at the ring-master, lazily saying, 'No matter.'"

"Whether it was the new Cloud Knight recruits or the veterans who had served for years, they were all helpless against this target made of alien metal—strong soldiers could cut a mark with a sword, while weaker ones couldn't even leave a scratch." ===== CHAPTER 19 =====