People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Because Wei Yanwu had already got the sample book.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door. Wei Yanwu took a deep breath, stood up, and a happy smile appeared on his face:

"Look, Miss Vina, the book should have arrived!"

As he spoke, he did not care about his identity as the Governor of Longmen. He actually walked to the gate before Vina and opened it himself.

The man outside the door was holding the door frame and panting. Seeing that the person who opened the door was Wei Yanwu, he quickly straightened up and greeted him with a stammer:

"Wei... Governor Wei, you......"

"Don't talk nonsense. Did you buy the book?"

Wei Yanwu asked in a low voice.

The man nodded immediately, took out the thin book from his bag, handed it to Wei Yanwu, and said:

"Of course, of course, Governor Wei, you don't know, there were so many people in the bookstore, all rushing to buy the latest interview with Mr. 'The Great'. It took me a long time to squeeze in. But fortunately, although the bookshelf of this book is placed in the front, no one pays attention to the book at all. I spent more time queuing than buying it!"

Nonsense, why do you think the Great's latest album and interview book were released today?

Isn't that still my arrangement?

Wei Yanwu smacked his lips and said:

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, give me the book, and the commission should be deposited into your account!"

He had no time to listen to this talkative errand boy talking about his experience of playing among ten rock and roll guys. After taking the book, he emphasized,

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today! It must not be spread outside! Got it?"

The man didn't understand why Governor Wei Yanwu, who was always kind and friendly on TV, was so serious at this moment. He could only nod blankly:

"I understand, I understand."

Wei Yanwu nodded, closed the door, and smiled like a chameleon again. He walked into the room and boasted as he walked:

"Oh, it's worthy of being Prime Minister Ernst's masterpiece, The History of Nations. The servant said that the bookstore was packed today. He squeezed outside for several hours before he could barely squeeze in. If he hadn't been quick enough, all the copies of Ernst would have been sold out!"

"Really?" Vina couldn't believe it. "I thought the public wouldn't be so interested in this type of novel! Ernst should be very happy now!"

Wei Yanwu nodded, and repeated the servant's words vividly. Then he took the book hidden behind his back and handed it to Vina.

"Here, Miss Vina, take a look at it. Are you satisfied?"

Vina excitedly took the book from Wei Yanwu.

The cover of the book is very exquisite. It shows a film dressed in an ancient black robe standing on a cliff with his back to the camera. Beyond the cliff is a vast wasteland, and above the wasteland, the iconic buildings symbolizing the four ancient civilizations in "The History of the Kingdoms of Erzleria - Ancient Civilizations" stand tall.

The majestic Sphinx and pyramids of ancient Egypt, the ancient Indian city of the dead, Mohenjo-daro, the Hanging Gardens of ancient Mesopotamian civilization, and Chaoge, the capital of the Shang Dynasty in ancient Chinese civilization.

If combined with the content of the manuscript, the ancient black-robed Filin should be the "narrator" in "Chronicles of the Nations of Ers", that is, the "traveler" who traveled from Terra to Ers.

Although the text does not give any specific description of the narrator's appearance or race, considering the race of the cheese snow leopard Ernst, Wei Yanwu set it to Film.

As for those ancient civilizations, Wei Yanwu spent a lot of money to ask experts to reproduce them as much as possible according to the descriptions in the book. He even supplemented the details of the buildings that Ernst himself did not write about in accordance with the styles of the corresponding countries such as Sargon and Dayan.

It can be said that a lot of effort has been put into this feat, and there is nothing wrong with it. It can only be described as stunning.

But Vina still frowned.

Because this book is really light.

He remembered that Ernst's manuscripts were usually heavier than this. How come after adding the cover and using good paper and ink, the book became lighter?

Also, isn't this a bit thin?

And the title of this book...

Vina read the title with some confusion.

"The History of the Ethreids: The Four Ancient Civilizations (Prologue)?"

"Governor Wei, what does this sequence mean?"

It means only the basic world view setting and framework.

Wei Yanwu really wanted to give such a straightforward answer, and at the same time let those unlucky guys like Adams (Shi Huaiya’s grandfather), Lin Gerui, and Euell Peters (Baison’s father) come over one by one to kowtow to him and apologize for the brain cells that had been burned in the past few days!

You guys are so fucking brave, I took China, Adams took ancient Egypt, Ringel took ancient India, and Owell took ancient Mesopotamia.

All the manuscripts on the specific contents of the four ancient civilizations were taken away, so that the manuscripts sent by Ernst only contained the basic setting of the Ers worldview, a preface, and a "To be continued".

Instead of publishing these things, it would be better to just find a poor student in the school and ask him to publish his answer sheet.

It's the same effect anyway, there's nothing to see except a solution and a colon!

But there was no way. Those people were like crazy, no one was willing to return one copy first. Even Adams, the guy, was lying on the hospital bed and complaining to Wei Yanwu: "You can take it if you want. I don't have many days left to live. Governor Wei Yanwu is so cold and heartless that he wants to deprive a dying old man of his last hobby. I will never spread this matter!"

There is really no one who treats others as human beings.

What can Wei Yanwu do? Wei Yanwu can only explain:

"It's like this, Miss Vina, don't be in a hurry."

"It was the editor-in-chief who told me that The History of the Nations of Ers has such great potential to become a huge hit, but its worldview is so complex and cumbersome, and there are many differences from Terra. Therefore, in order to prevent some impatient people from lowering the reputation of the book, and to maximize commercial purposes, he decided to publish the entire manuscript in batches. In this way, the Preface will first whet people's appetite and give people time to understand the world of Ers, and then China will arouse the interest of the people of Da Yan in one go, followed by Mesopotamia, India, and finally Egypt to wrap up, showing us another legendary historical story written by Mr. Ernst, with a Sargon flavor!"

Wei Yanwu's meaning was not difficult to understand, and it sounded like it made sense, but Vina always felt that something was wrong.

Although she has indeed not been involved in this field, but based on the simple setting, is it possible that anyone could enjoy watching it so much?

She obviously didn't know that there was such a thing as "Settings Collection" in the other world, and that it sold very well.

Since Wei Yanwu had spoken up and given such a reasonable explanation, she could only temporarily agree with him and asked expectantly:

"I see. Thank you very much, Governor Wei and the editor-in-chief. How long will it take for the remaining chapters to be published?"

"It's almost there, almost there." Wei Yanwu said with a smile.

Have you created a new folder? Yes.

At this moment, they did not know that the "History of the Nations of Ersle (Preface)" published because of this small misunderstanding would be called the ancestor of setting collections in later generations, attracting all kinds of strange and bizarre secondary creations by countless writers.

Chapter 94 He is a genius, but geniuses don’t write jokes

Vina is no fool either.

Wei Yanwu's attitude was suspicious. As the carrier, she must have read Ernst's manuscripts.

She had to admit that those manuscripts were indeed very interesting. Just talking about the various stories, the changes in civilization and the grand narratives, as well as the complaints and comments of the "narrators" interspersed from time to time, these manuscripts could definitely be called classics.

However, no matter how classic something is, there will always be people who disagree with it, and among those who agree with it, there will also be a large number of people who do not agree with it completely. It is difficult to satisfy everyone, and this is a simple and clear truth.

Vina could guess why Ernst asked her to come to Longmen to publish this manuscript, because in the chapter on the four ancient civilizations, except for China, which was based on the Yan Kingdom, the prototypes of two of the remaining three countries could basically no longer be found, and the remaining one was still Sargon!

Where is Sargon?

In that yellow sand, the value of books may not be as good as the paper for wiping your butt. At least the latter can make you look cleaner, while the former seems disgusting when used to wipe your butt, and you worry whether it will make your anus look remarkable.

Therefore, choosing Longmen, Yan, as the place of publication was actually a very clever move, because Da Yan was one of the few Terra countries that could find a sense of identity in the Four Ancient Civilizations. Da Yan people were also one of the few countries that might be familiar with those ancient customs.

To put it simply, their reading threshold is relatively low.

Therefore, Vina could understand Wei Yanwu's suggestion to release the world view settings first, but she found it unbelievable that those dry text settings without story background could also become popular.

At least when Vina herself saw the settings of "Ers", she was far from being able to "put it down". At most, she could be considered "interested".

So she decided to go and see for herself.

In any city in a country where consumerism prevails, bookstores are definitely not popular places. Slow-paced reading is far less stress-relieving than a few short videos or one or two small games. People’s first goal is to survive and reproduce, followed by satisfying their appetite, and finally pursuing spiritual needs.

But Vina did see what Wei Yanwu described, the bookstore was packed with people.

Could it be that I was overthinking it, and "Ers" did sell very well, and Wei Yanwu didn't lie?

She was just about to get closer and ask someone who had just bought a book about the situation when she saw a purple-haired Zarak wearing a black leather skirt walking towards the bookstore not far away.

She recognized the man's identity immediately.

The daughter of Longmen Rat King, Lin Yuxia!

Vina and Lin Yuxia met at a dinner hosted by Wei Yanwu. She came with the Rat King, who was known as the "underground ruler of Longmen". The reason for her coming was also very simple.

Recently, her father has been eating out all the time, and it is always paid for by Governor Wei, who is usually stingy. This makes Lin Yuxia's mother, who knows Wei Yanwu's temper, feel incredible.

Upon asking, she found out that the reason Wei Yanwu invited them all was to "reconnect with old brothers", which made her mother even more surprised.

What’s going on? Is it that the sun has risen from the west and there is only one moon left, or is Longmen going to start a war with someone again?

After some consideration, Lin Yuxia's mother sent Lin Yuxia to attend the banquet with the Rat King to prevent Wei Yanwu from causing any trouble at the banquet.

After a few times, it became difficult for Lin Yuxia and Vina not to notice each other as the newlyweds at the party.

Seeing Lin Yuxia walking towards the bookstore, Vina immediately went up to her and greeted her:

"Ms. Lin, long time no see. Are you here to buy books too?"

"We just met at the party last night."

Lin Yuxia muttered that Wei Yanwu had been treating people to meals too frequently recently, so she felt that her weight had also increased a little. She was just worrying about it, and was called out to do something. When she heard Vina's words, she naturally shook her head.

"Not entirely. I'm mainly here to deliver the manuscript to the editor of this publishing house."

Linquan Publishing House is a subsidiary of the Adams Swire Group, with its headquarters located in Longmen. The floors below the fifth floor of this small building are bookstores and an accompanying cafe, while the floors above the fifth floor are the publishing house's editorial department.

Hearing this, Vina became interested:

"Manuscript? Does Miss Lin also write books?"

"It's not that I wrote it. My mother asked me to help."

It wasn't a secret, so Lin Yuxia just said,

"Governor Wei recently received a novel manuscript, and my father took a portion of it. As a result, he suddenly became mysterious. Not only did he not do any work for several days, but he also often went to Uncle Adams' hospital with Governor Wei at night and did not return home."

"A few days ago, Governor Wei came to urge us to submit the manuscript, but they chatted for a long time in the study, and finally it came to nothing for some unknown reason. Until today, my father heard that the first part of the manuscript had been published, so he edited the part he had, took it out, and sent it to him."

As Vina listened, her brows began to frown.

Governor Wei received the manuscript?

Published today?

Why does it sound so familiar to me?

"Is the manuscript you are talking about the Ers?"

Lin Yuxia was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "You know that too? Do you also watch Ers?"

She immediately explained as if she had found a like-minded person: "In fact, I also took a sneak peek while my father was away. This book is indeed interesting, but I have to tell you secretly that it really encountered a lot of trouble to be published today."

"I heard that my father and Uncle Euell both thought that the book could not be published because some of the things in it, although simple to understand, could have a negative impact."

Vina was puzzled: "Why? I have read part of this book, right? Aren't the stories in it quite educational?"

Lin Yuxia replied seriously: "It's a good thing to have educational significance, but what if something really comes out of education?"

Vina's CPU spun for a while, in awe.

As expected of you, the daughter of the Rat King, what you said is quite profound.

But her focus was obviously not here. After all, "Ers (Preface)" had indeed been published, which meant that at the end of the secret meeting between Wei Yanwu, Lin Gerui, Adams, and Owell, Wei Yanwu and Adams finally convinced the other two.

But the key point is - since part of Ernst's manuscripts are with you, are the remaining manuscripts also with the other three people?

"I don't know about that, but that should be the case. Otherwise, my father wouldn't say every night that he stayed at Uncle Adams's house."

It was obvious that the four Longmen giants had formed a small organization like a reading seminar, and the organization's address was chosen at Adams' home.

As for why they chose that place instead of Wei Yanwu’s house, it might be because they had to move Adams around every night, and maybe one night they would have to carry the coffin. That would be too troublesome, right?

"In short, I'm here to deliver this abridged version of the manuscript. If the rest of the manuscript is still in the hands of someone else, it will probably be reviewed and revised during this period of time. Please send it here."

What Lin Yuxia didn't know was that only the copy from Owell had not yet been sent to the publishing house. The others, Wei Yanwu and Adams, who had received the manuscript first, had already completed the preliminary review and revision of the manuscript content, and copies had already been sent to the publishing house.

Review and deletion are the characteristics of Dayan audio-visual book publications and are a must-try.

What's more, just as Lin Yuxia said, there are already a lot of "not very harmonious" contents in the book. But this book is also very educational. What if it really teaches us something?