The people of Gotendorf Village hurried to the village church as if there was some sort of festival.

Johannes, a local of the village, also moved with them toward the church.

“His Majesty the Emperor has been publishing a newspaper for us simple folk every month. Life has been so much better lately, don’t you think, Andrea?”

“It’s the only source of vitality in this miserable life. I live for the taste of hearing about the newspaper and having a drink every month.”

Before the newspapers were distributed, Johannes and Andrea, like other serfs, had little opportunity to hear any news from outside their village.

When news did come, it was usually about the lord's death or about someone being burned alive for committing adultery in the neighboring village.@@novelbin@@

But since Fabio had started distributing the newspapers, just sitting still every month brought them interesting news from all over the Empire.

In modern terms, it felt like their dopamine levels were through the roof.

“His Majesty’s grace reaching even the likes of us, people like us never could have imagined it before.”

“You’ve become quite the patriot. Well, if you’re so patriotic, why don’t you go serve in the military again?”

“Serve again just because they feed well? If they make me a second lieutenant, maybe, but if they want me to start as a sergeant, I’d rather die than do it.”

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