Chapter 113: News
October 15.
In the modern world, news travels at an astonishing speed. However, valid, verifiable, and highly important news does not tend to do so in this place.
In recent years, the Awakened have stopped believing in the news that reaches them through internet networks or news programs, most of which are manipulated by competitors or harmful individuals.
For example, cyber hackers who develop hacking skills thanks to the System always seek to deceive the Awakened with fake news, even defrauding many.
It is said that, on average, these hackers make 500,000 attempts to deceive people every week across the country. Many are deceived, even if the hacker has to flee for the rest of their lives.
But for them, who awaken abilities that are almost useless for competitions, that’s fine. As long as they can steal hundreds of millions from those rich awakened ones, it’s completely fine.
For this reason, many of the Awakened have stopped using technology and have returned to the old ways. They use small animals to carry information from one place to another, or pay informants or family members who can deliver information quickly and reliably.
Although information tends to take longer to arrive, the possibility of fraud is significantly reduced.
Furthermore, this is a better way to carry information in a world full of dangers and mysteries.
And the Great City of Tanafler is one of the main destinations for these informants during tournament season.
In a room inside Tanafler, some informants were kneeling behind a young lady looking out the window, drinking wine as red as the color of her beautiful dress.