Capítulo 38: Chapter 35 New Serialization
Chapter 35 New Serialization
"Boss, perhaps you should go back and rest..."
Old John, the editor of the Messenger newspaper, swept his coffee on the table and reminded Colin.
For several consecutive days, the busy figure of Colin could be seen in the newspaper office, putting immense pressure on both of them as employees of the newspaper.
To this, Old John advised, "You can leave the upcoming work to us."
"How much time is left until the publication date?"
Yawning, Colin emptied his cup of coffee and asked Old John.
It wasn't that he didn't want to go back and rest, but whenever he closed his eyes to sleep, Colin's consciousness could potentially be pulled back into another dimensional world, facing the pursuit of the villain, Ultron.
"The general layout has already been finalized. We just need to arrange the finishing touches for the subsequent sections, and then we can directly print it using the printing machine."
Seeing Colin's determined attitude, Old John didn't continue to say much and silently refilled the empty coffee cup in front of him.
"Make good use of the time. I hope to see the new issue of the newspaper before the end of today's work."
Upon hearing that the newspaper layout was mostly completed, Colin finally relaxed a bit. He blinked his reddened eyes due to staying up late, took a sip of coffee, and didn't forget to urge Old John.
"No problem." The boss gave the order, and as a worker, Old John naturally had no right to refuse. He immediately nodded in response.
...
In the evening, the flow of people on the street gradually increased.
On the streets of New York, neatly dressed vendors stood with their ties neatly fastened, selling a surprisingly consistent product—apples.
During the Great Depression, every industry suffered heavy losses. However, the apple industry experienced a bountiful harvest in these past few years. To sell these surplus apples, the Apple Transportation Association came up with a solution: they had the Apple companies pack the apples into identically sized wooden crates and distribute them to the unemployed in New York and other cities.
These apple vendors took to the streets, selling apples at the highest possible price.
At the end of the day, they would reimburse the Apple company $1.75 per crate.
This method was highly effective in the early stages, effectively helping the Apple company solve the problem of excess production. At the same time, it brought some solace and dignity to the thousands of unemployed individuals in New York City—by selling apples instead of begging, these unemployed individuals felt as if they still had control over their own destinies.
For a while, the men selling apples became a beautiful sight on the streets of New York City.
However, this "glorious scene" didn't last long. After experiencing a brief period of prosperity, apple sales started to decline.
The rising cost of apples and the increase in apple vendors have severely affected local traffic and public safety. Citizens are throwing apple cores everywhere, and in cities like Washington, D.C., the sale of apples on the streets has even been openly banned, labeling it as urban pollution.
Simultaneously, the increasing cost of living has made it difficult for many unemployed individuals to afford such work.
Perhaps, it won't be long before these apple vendors selling on the streets of New York exit the stage of history.
Buying an apple from a vendor for 5 cents.
As Colin tasted the crisp and sweet apple in his hand, he quietly pondered.
After finishing the apple in a few bites, he yawned and shook off the drowsiness that was surfacing in his mind. He glanced at the freshly printed newspaper still emitting the scent of ink under his arm and said to himself,
"Just hold on for one more night."
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"It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!"
The next morning, at dawn.
Newspaper boys shouted their loud slogans, waving the latest edition of "The Messenger" as they appeared in the streets and alleys of New York City.
"Give me a newspaper!"
Seeing the slender figures of these newspaper boys, the eager readers who had been waiting couldn't help but call out to them.
They handed change to the newspaper boys, grabbed a copy of "The Messenger," and quickly opened it. The man's gaze was soon drawn to the serialized "Superman" comic in the newspaper.
"Wishing you a pleasant read, sir."
Carefully putting the change into his pocket, the newspaper boy glanced at the reader, who was engrossed in the story of the comic and did not respond.
The latest issue of "Superman" introduced two supervillain characters.
The first one was the mischievous prankster, whom Colin had previously seen in the original manuscript. His whimsical and almost playful criminal activities truly amazed readers. Of course, the comic ended with Superman's victory, justice triumphing over evil, and the prankster and his henchmen all being sent to jail.
However, even with the prankster imprisoned, Metropolis did not become peaceful.
The wicked Lex Luthor appeared again. He stole a secret weapon developed by the U.S. military in an attempt to trigger a massive earthquake. Superman intervened just in time, destroying the weapon and blocking Lex Luthor's attempts to kill him with a specially designed super cannon, thanks to Superman's powerful defense.
Next, the escaping Lex Luthor did not give up. He sank a city and created prehistoric monsters, hoping to control the world through these resurrected dinosaurs. At a critical moment, Superman appeared and thwarted Lex Luthor's evil plan once again, witnessing Lex Luthor being killed by the very dinosaurs he had created.
"The prankster, this guy is interesting."
"With so much money, why can't I find someone to give me money?"
"I knew it. Evil geniuses like Lex Luthor can't die so easily!"
"Amazing, Superman is simply too powerful. Not even a super cannon can harm him in the slightest..."
"What? Lex Luthor is dead again!"
In this weekend's "The Messenger," four episodes of the "Superman" story were serialized.
However, even if the man read the newspaper carefully, he had already gone through the entire content in half an hour. He flipped through the newspaper reluctantly, hoping to find some parts he hadn't read before in the crevices. In the end, he reluctantly put down the newspaper.
A few minutes later, he couldn't resist reopening the newspaper and savoring it again.
Readers like this man were not uncommon in New York.
The influence of "Superman" was gradually spreading.
...
[Ability: Super Defense (Black Iron)]
[Ability Description: Ordinary bullets can no longer harm Superman, not even cannons. Only powerful and special military weapons can penetrate his skin.]
"Finally unlocked."
At the same time, inside The Messenger's office, Colin looked at the latest content unlocked by the "Black Iron Mark."
Finally unable to resist the strong drowsiness surging within him, he closed his eyes.
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