LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 211 Direction
The award ceremony was held the next day.
The whispers of the event instantly turned into a news release in the Void Divine Realm.
The major news media of the Nine Cauldrons Sect vied with each other to report, causing a massive surge.
The tangible evidence, confirmed by the External Propaganda Hall regarding the details of this battle, made everyone's blood boil with excitement.
At Dragon Majestic City's prestigious academic institution, every student watching these reports cheered and jumped with joy.
Especially when the destruction of the Spring Rain Vessel was verified by the External Propaganda Hall, the students were filled with emotions that they eventually turned into pure written expressions.
"Damn it! I only want to say one word, awesome!"
"Is it really true!? I saw the news not long ago, but I didn't think it possible! Now it seems... we really did take down a top Battle Courtyard of the Great Sun Sword Sect and destroyed one of their Patrol Heaven Warships!?"
"Has our sect been secretly becoming so powerful without telling us? Is there any other good news not disclosed yet? Please tell us all, don't worry, I can handle it."
In this excited atmosphere within and outside the sect, the Journalism Department at Dragon Majestic City's institution was also bustling.
They needed to quickly draft reports on these events that would make it into the history books of the Nine Cauldrons Sect.
Everyone was trying to contact members who participated in the Eastern Sea battle.
Yaoshuang, who established the "Dragon Abyss Society" and launched their "Listen to the Dragon's Chant" column in the Void Divine Realm, was no exception.
When they launched the "Listen to the Dragon's Chant" column, the institution strongly supported them, providing not only a Void Divine Realm interface with tens of thousands of daily views but also several hundred thousand Nine Cauldrons currency as operating funds. Therefore, everyone in Dragon Abyss Society was extremely motivated to achieve some results. Your next read is at My Virtual Library Empire
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"Quick, quick, quick, Mo Yu, you have already developed your Divine Sense, quickly go through all the information about this great battle in the Void Divine Realm. We need to distill this information and present it to the audience in the most concise and direct way," said Long Yuwu.
"Shao Li, find all the relevant information on the Spring Rain Vessel, arrange and release it, letting the audience know just how arduous it was for our Sea Fortification Courtyard to destroy this warship," she continued.
"Gao Longfei, see if you can get some general information about the seniors of the Sea Fortification Courtyard from the relevant departments. Even rough information will do."
"And Yaoshuang, don't just stand there, go do a round of street interviews, ask everyone about their views on this glorious victory. Let's all get moving," Long Yuwu commanded.
As the leader of the society, Long Yuwu was quickly assigning tasks.
"President, I've seen many sections in the Void Divine Realm discussing the Spring Rain Vessel, Sea Fortification Courtyard, and Sword Execution Courtyard personnel. If we just organize this data and send it out, it won't attract any attention. The overall control center of the sect's Void Divine Realm domain won't give us any exposure," said the man known as Gao Longfei.
"Our 'Listen to the Dragon's Chant' column, although not a top-tier personal column, is a second-tier column of the institution, not even comparable to the lower media of Dragon Majestic City. We can't get any effective interviews. Moreover, even the mainstream media of Dragon Majestic City might not have access to those heroes of the Sea Fortification Courtyard. We'll have to emulate other columns and first release the information to make up the numbers," Long Yuwu responded.
"What I mean is, we should do something special, take a different approach, like... focusing on the vital support behind the Sea Fortification Courtyard — the Purple Cloud Courtyard!" Gao Longfei suggested.
Purple Cloud Courtyard.
Long Yuwu obviously knew about this Artifact Refining institution.
With the continuous expansion of Purple Cloud Courtyard, it had now become one of the largest Artifact Refining Courts within the Nine Cauldrons Sect, and also the pride of Dragon Majestic City, and even the entire Nine Heavens Domain.
The presence of the Sea Fortification Courtyard in Dragon Majestic City partly aimed to provide a strong preparatory force given the Nine Heavens Domain's coastal location, but another reason...
It was reportedly to protect the Purple Cloud Courtyard.
However...
"You're not going to tell me you plan to interview at the Purple Cloud Courtyard, are you? With their security level, we wouldn't even be able to enter the door!" Long Yuwu said.
"Although we can't enter the Purple Cloud Courtyard, our institution has Artifact Refiners from there, be it Professor Lin Sen or Professor Qin Yadong. They are part of the Purple Cloud Courtyard. We can interview them and get exclusive news about Purple Cloud Courtyard, even Sea Fortification Courtyard from them," Gao Longfei replied excitedly.
With this suggestion, everyone in Dragon Abyss Society suddenly brightened up.
"Right! We should start with Professor Lin Sen and Professor Qin Yadong!"
"Purple Cloud Courtyard is also highly popular in the Void Divine Realm, and if we can get some information related to it from the professors, our column is sure to blow up!"
"From small beginnings come great things. This could be our chance to turn 'Listen to the Dragon's Chant' into the number one 'war' column in the Void Divine Realm!" the crowd chimed in.
Long Yuwu clapped her hands and exclaimed, "What are we waiting for? Let's get moving!"
"Yes!" responded everyone spiritedly, and they quickly got busy.
Seeing the enthusiasm of her colleagues, Yaoshuang hesitated for a moment and glanced at the communication bracelet in her hand.
There was one contact on the bracelet...
With this contact, any kind of sensational news was possible.
However...
Both her second sister, Yaoxue, and her eldest sister, Yaoyu, had repeatedly warned her not to bother him unless it was very important.
Further, considering the enormous gap between their statuses now, she lacked the courage to trouble him for a trivial matter.
Even though this was a matter she took very seriously.
After a moment, she ultimately suppressed the idea.
Yet, as she suppressed this thought, Shao Li approached the society's president, Long Yuwu: "Speaking of people related to the Purple Cloud Courtyard, it seems we also have a student in our institution with a deep connection to the Purple Cloud Courtyard. Perhaps we could get some information from her?"
"Oh, who is it?" asked Long Yuwu.
"A student named Yaoqin. I even added her as a friend," replied Shao Li.
Shao Li spoke and with a slight operation, she projected the data of the student out.
From the daily photos she had posted...
It was indeed the Purple Cloud Courtyard.
Seeing this, Su Yaoshuang furrowed her brows beside her.
Images and videos from the Purple Cloud Courtyard could be casually shared?
What if some of the images leaked sensitive information?
She quietly opened Su Yaoqin's daily shares and after a moment, she was relieved.
Su Yaoqin's photos were carefully curated, each one confirming her presence at the Purple Cloud Courtyard without revealing any sensitive information.
Ever since they upgraded to the Purple Cloud Courtyard, those residing there had undergone confidentiality training.
However...
She carefully examined Su Yaoqin's daily share section, which surprisingly had high popularity.
Every post she made could receive hundreds of comments.
This scene sparked an idea in her.
Being a member of the Su family with seemingly no promising future, she didn't want to bring trouble to Alkaid's life—hence, neither she nor Su Yaoqin ever mentioned their relationship with Alkaid to anyone.
The Su family members also forbade them from speaking carelessly.
Yet, they could freely enter and exit the highly secured Purple Cloud Courtyard...
This was a privilege in itself.
Currently in need of firsthand information, if the Purple Cloud Courtyard itself had some data they didn't mind making public, why shouldn't she grab it and publish it first on the "Listen to the Dragon's Chant" column?
It was like that time when the Purple Cloud Courtyard had intentionally made public the data for the modified external sale Flying Swords.
Thinking of this, she searched and quickly found Qin Yi's contact information.
Qin Yi was in charge of the security at the Purple Cloud Courtyard; whenever she needed to enter or leave, she had to coordinate with the security personnel, which had led to adding him as a contact.
She immediately sent over her thoughts.
And then she hurriedly added a line: "If it involves classified info, then never mind."
On Qin Yi's end, he took the message very seriously.
Although Alkaid had mostly left Su Yaoshuang and Su Yaoqin to their own devices, as their relative and a Great Cultivator, he still gave them full consideration.
"I'll see what I can do," Qin Yi replied, and soon contacted Yun Lai, the "steward" of the Purple Cloud Courtyard.
Shortly after, he had received a permissive response from Yun Lai.
Without delay, he forwarded the message to Su Yaoshuang.
Seeing Qin Yi's reply, Su Yaoshuang breathed a sigh of relief, "It was indeed feasible."
Immediately, she quickly caught up with Long Yuwu, "President, I think... I've found a way for our 'Listen to the Dragon's Chant' to break through. Let's create a column exploiting the popularity of the Sea Fortification Courtyard and Purple Cloud Courtyard, focusing on the Flying Swords production of the Purple Cloud Courtyard."
"This... can it be done?"
Long Yuwu was a bit surprised, "That kind of data is hard to find, right? And it could easily involve classified information; it would be bad if our column got shut down directly."
"But if done well, it can ride on the popularity of the Sea Fortification Courtyard and make a name quickly."
Excitement sparkled in Su Yaoshuang's eyes, "Once we establish our reputation and influence, it will be much easier for us to interview others or get exclusive news. Maybe in the future, our column could develop into the premier information portal, where people come to us first for explanations whenever the Sect takes action."
She had always enjoyed the attention of others.
At Dragon Majestic Academy, there were too many prominent figures, and although she had always maintained and cultivated her image, it had never really taken off.
Compared to personal image, the students of Dragon Majestic Academy valued individual capabilities more.
But now, she saw a hope.
"The premier information portal..."
Long Yuwu imagined such a scenario…
And couldn't help but long for it.
If they could really achieve that, joining the Nine Cauldrons Sect and taking up a position in the External Propaganda Hall in the future would likely be straightforward.
"Let's try it then! Just make sure you can really get hold of the data; our Dragon Abyss Society will fully support you!"
Long Yuwu declared emphatically.
"Okay."
Su Yaoshuang nodded, "For our endeavor, let's work hard."
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Regarding Su Yaoshuang and Su Yaoqin's matters, Alkaid had indeed not paid much attention.
But if they could demonstrate certain capabilities and ambition, he didn't mind contributing a bit of assistance.
Just like the inquiry message from Yun Lai.
After giving an affirmative response, Alkaid walked out.
He arrived at the Spring Rain-class Celestial Warship, shrouded by a formation.
By then, the warship was already surrounded by numerous Artifact Refiners and Array Masters.
Alkaid glanced at the professionals, some of them wearing skeptical expressions, his demeanor calm.
It was time to show real skills.