Chapter 542: Chapter 485: The Old World Turns People into Ghosts, the New World Turns Ghosts into People!_3
“Ladies and gentlemen, I believe you all have received the orders from the council. The mission assigned to you this time is extremely dangerous, requiring deep infiltration into the territory of the Empire, right into the belly of the enemy…”
“Are we to bomb their cities?” Lydia suddenly raised her hand and asked.
Glenn and the other pilots also thought it was very likely, especially since the church had instigated spies to incite riots in the city last night, causing quite a few casualties. Now was the time for retaliation.
“No, it is to deliver this!” Lynn shook his head and took out a bundle wrapped in paper.
“What is this, a new weapon developed by you, professor?” Lydia took it with curiosity, turning it over for a while but couldn’t discern anything special about it.
“To say it’s a new weapon is not wrong, but to put it plainly, it’s just flyers!” Lynn explained with a smile.
This bundle was composed of page after page of flyers which, once the magic on them was activated, would burst open after a few seconds, scattering hundreds of propaganda leaflets. Just a dozen of these bundles could cover an entire city.
With this in mind, Lynn looked around at the pilots in attendance and spoke seriously.
“For hundreds of years now, the church has blinded everyone within the Empire with cunning lies, making them willing to be the sheep herded by the church…”
“Your mission is to liberate them from the ignorant lies, to fundamentally dismantle the church’s foundations! From now on, unless there are signs of war, you will need to carry out this mission every day…”
Lynn understood that to shake people’s beliefs with propaganda, first the quantity needed to be large, second, it had to persist, and third, the messages had to be sensational!
As the saying goes, ‘A lie told a thousand times becomes the truth.’ With enough propaganda, no matter what, it will leave some impression on people’s minds. The empire’s merchants would also mobilize their influence in support of their actions.
He had noticed that the church was deliberately deepening the faith in people’s hearts within the empire, and although he didn’t yet know the purpose, no matter what the enemy intended to do, they just had to do the opposite!
Additionally, with prior propaganda, when they took over the empire’s cities in the future, they would face far less resistance.
It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
Lynn paused for a moment before continuing with a reminder, “Although this mission does not require combat, it is equally dangerous. If anyone is afraid or fearful, you can opt out now. I assure you, there will be no penalties for those who choose to withdraw.”
The speed of the combat aircraft was indeed fast, and the advantage of high altitude would be enough to evade most harm, but the ammunition and fuel they carried were limited. The cardinals stationed in each of the grand cities might also possess some unknown Divine Arts, and the possibility of shooting down the aircraft couldn’t be dismissed.
However, not a single person chose to opt out; they were the ones who had gone through rigorous selection to earn the opportunity to pilot these powerful alchemical devices!
Countless others outside were vying to take their place. …
“Very well, since that’s the case, then take your courage and your piloting skills and set off!” Lynn patted the shoulder of the pilot closest to him, who immediately felt a strong sense of mission burgeoning within. Receiving the orders, he put on the Wind Protection helmet and entered the combat aircraft.
Lydia also climbed into her own combat aircraft, her piloting skills the best, undertaking the most dangerous of missions—heading to the Holy City!
This incarnation of Lynn would accompany her there.