"Good evening. Welcome to the first episode of Voice of Stories. I'm Anno..."
A girl's voice, as pleasant as wind chimes, came from the magic-powered devices hanging on the walls, shattering the bookstore's quiet atmosphere and drawing every customer's gaze.
Everyone looked at one another, seemingly still trying to figure out what was happening. Before long, hushed discussions began.
"What's going on?"
"No idea, but doesn't the store prohibit making noise?"
"Hey, do you remember the renovations a while back? That thing was installed then."
"Voice of Stories... It sounds like it's for telling stories..."
The crowd quietly discussed the change before them.
In such an environment, they naturally had no mind to continue reading in silence. All of them were curious about what would happen next.
"Why do I feel like this is strangely familiar?"
Yao Ziyue froze for a moment, then could not help leaning close to Elina's ear and whispering.
"Mm... It kind of feels like the style of Qichuan's Voice we started back when we were in Qichuan." After giving it some thought, Elina quickly realized where that sense of familiarity came from.
Back in Qichuan, for the sake of the movie—though perhaps it had also been some peculiar malicious amusement of Luo Chuan's—he had proposed starting a news program there.
The program had been called Qichuan's Voice, with Qing Yuan helping to construct the basic infrastructure and inscribe the various formations. It had mainly been used to tell the general public about current affairs and major events.
Of course, it had now been renamed Voice of Tianxing.
While everyone spoke quietly among themselves, the voice from the magic-powered devices was not affected in the slightest and continued its narration at an unhurried pace.
"Today, I will be telling everyone a story. Without further ado, let