"Right! Right, it’s authority. If a message comes from some god or another, even if it’s fake, people will believe it. Churches, kings, nobles—all the same. But if some random thug says it, people instinctively think it’s just a rumor..." Book suddenly understood, saying it excitedly. "Authority can be built up gradually. We’re just providing them a platform." Ren looked at the two of them with a smile. "Besides, this new feature is called ’news,’ but actually, news is just one section. Politics, economy, technology, magic, entertainment, lifestyle, job postings, job seeking, making friends, matchmaking... Everything can be posted on it." "Of course, these could also be called news, since they just happened. Anyway, I believe some smart people will quickly establish their own ’authority’ on there. Like Roster, for example." After a brief silence, Ren emphasized again, "...We’ll definitely set up some special ’accounts’ to promote things that benefit us. Like what you just mentioned—the God of War Church’s abnormalities." This new feature was actually more like a web portal from his previous life—all-encompassing, any information could appear on it. Seeing it as a browser, like articles pushed by social media accounts, wasn’t fundamentally wrong. It just focused on news. If nothing went wrong, this should be the last update for the text-based version of the Magic Net. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵 The reason for launching it now was simple—he couldn’t wait any longer. The new generation Magic Net needed to spread along with the self-charging magic arrays and Magic Power Network, but war had already broken out in the mortal realm. To get maximum benefit from this war and make the God of War pay some price, guiding public opinion was crucial. Quickly opening the ’news’ feature and checking it over, Ren found some detail issues and had Book fix them on the spot. After confirming everything was fine, he had Book update the version immediately. [Update Announcement:] [1. ’Quest Board’ feature officially launched. Click for details.] [The ’Quest Board’ was jointly created by the Goddess of Magic and the God of Technology. This feature mainly provides users a good employment environment. Users can post tasks including but not limited to escort, guard, adventure, construction, crafting, and more. Verified users can accept tasks and earn commissions... Note: This feature includes a report function. If employers fail to fulfill agreements, employees can report them...] [2. ’Database’ feature officially launched. Click for details.] [The ’Database’ was created by the God of Technology. Users can use this feature for various information statistics management and collaborative writing, effectively improving management efficiency and reducing management difficulty...] [3. New ’News’ feature added. Click for details.] [The ’News’ feature was jointly created by the Goddess of Magic and the God of Technology. Users can use this feature to upload ’fresh happenings’ around them. This feature allows time-sensitive information to circulate quickly...] [4. Second-gen Magic Net begins official rollout, accelerating coverage of non-magician populations.] [5. Known bugs fixed...] The sudden version update left all Magic Net users stunned. Why such a sudden update? And so many new features! After just a few seconds of silence, massive discussions broke out in the Magic Space. "They just updated with so many features all at once?!" "Since I started using the Magic Net, this is the most features updated at one time!" "The Quest Board is finally open to everyone. I’ve been wanting to put out a bounty for a dragon egg forever, but my Magic Net never had this feature!" "??? The guy above, are you serious? Is a dragon egg even something you can bounty for? Even if you could, what price would you offer?" "Dragons have extremely difficult reproduction rates. Normally, a dragon couple needs a thousand years to produce one to three dragon eggs. This definitely can’t be measured by bounties. Even several legendary-level fighters working together would struggle. I bet this guy’s just trolling!" "What exactly is this database feature? I saw tons of people online not understanding it before, and now I see it too. Still don’t get it." "Hehe, Viscount Roster’s territory is already using the database, and the effect is insanely powerful. In a short time, it increased production efficiency more than tenfold. I suggest you all study the database manual—it’s in the ’Reading’ feature. Of course, if you don’t have territory or some organization to inherit, forget I said anything." "Second-gen Magic Net, the one ordinary people can use? It’s finally being rolled out!" "Why is everyone’s attention on the old features? This new ’News’ feature is the crazy one! Open it quick, someone already uploaded the first news story, and it’s absolutely explosive. I never thought something could happen with the Church of the God of War!" People who’d been discussing the new features suddenly realized this unfamiliar term "news" and its function seemed to be something incredible too. Made sense—the God of Technology was so great, how could he release a useless feature? Especially seeing some people say it involved the Church of the God of War made it even more eye-catching. Currently, most people who could use the Magic Net were middle to upper class. Most of them had heard about the Church of the God of War’s recent unusual activities. With that thought, many people quickly opened the news. Right after entering, they saw an explosive headline—[Shocking Exposure! Temple of War Nighttime Horror: Priest Turns Into Pool of Flesh, Pastor Insanely Attacks Bishop!] Temple of War? Church of the God of War territory? Priest turned into a pool of flesh? Pastor insanely attacking a bishop?! Was... was this really something that happened inside a Temple of War?! No wonder people were freaking out in the Magic Space. [The author is a night watchman in the Gray Fort Empire. During last night’s patrol, I heard strange and painful moaning sounds coming from a small town’s Temple of War, so I carefully approached to see if someone was injured or under attack. But what I saw was something I’ll never forget for the rest of my life. As soon as I got close, a thick bloody smell hit me in the face. Inside the room was a pool of flesh that was unrecognizable, with War Church priest robes draped over it... The regional bishop arrived quickly at the scene but was attacked by a pastor... Just when I thought I was about to be exposed, I heard the bishop say he wanted to suppress this matter. It seemed like there was something important happening and he didn’t want it to be affected... To avoid being silenced, the author fled overnight. But during my escape, I saw several clergy members from that temple who had already lost their minds, constantly muttering "the God of War’s blessing" and various other things...]