Sorcery?

Ling Chu skipped past the goofy-looking bird and continued reading the page.

The newspaper's headline read: [Ghost Ship takes on a seventh-tier Rift Whale: a thrilling battle at sea].

The article was vivid and gripping, written as though the author had witnessed it firsthand.

For instance: "Ling Chu leaped onto the whale's back alone, her blade cleaving the waves. Swift as lightning, she darted between the Rift Whale's five tentacles, parting the seawater wherever her blade flashed. Finally, she sprang into the air, driving the Blade of White Bones through the giant whale's skull and killing it in a single strike!"

Squid Ball read with relish. "That Silly Bird's got quite a way with words! This reads like a novel!"

Ling Chu, however, was utterly baffled. She opened a private chat and sent Silly Bird a message. "? What's with this headline?"

A Silly Bird sent back a toothy grin emoji. "Art needs a little embellishment... Besides, nobody saw how you killed the Rift Whale, Sis, so why not make it as awesome as possible? What don't you like about it? Want me to revise it?"

"..."

It wasn't that she disliked it. She could tell that Silly Bird wanted to build hype for the Ghost Ship.

Reporting like this could indeed draw more attention to the Ghost Ship and get more players interested in Hope Island.

Ling Chu kept flipping through and discovered that Silly Bird had even copied Shark Daily's layout, adding a monster fact column on the back of the paper. Its subject was the Rift Whale.

An accompanying photograph showed the Rift Whale floating on the sea, its five tentacle-like mouthparts spread open to reveal layers upon layers of fine teeth. It looked especially intimidating.

Naturally, Ling Chu had provided him with that photo.

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