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Taking a newspaper from him, the journalist opened it to a passerby, allowing him to examine the clearly visible series of reports up close. The journalist said, "They say it's all thanks to Mr. Xu Fu. He invented a new printing technology that made the paper better, yet he's still willing to sell the *Messenger* at the same price, so everyone can see the newspaper more clearly without raising the price." "At the same price, so everyone can see the newspaper more clearly without raising the price."
Give me the paper!
Regardless of whether the journalist's words were true, in the passerby's eyes, the print quality of the *Messenger* in his opponent's hands was clearly superior to any newspaper he had ever seen before. Therefore, he did not hesitate to spend money to buy a copy of the *Messenger*.
"Enjoy your reading, sir."
The vendor took the change from the passerby, handed him a rolled-up newspaper, grabbed the rope on his shoulder, and continued on his way.
"Of course, this is a new printing technology."
On the other hand, when he received the latest issue of "The Messenger" from the vendor and looked at the clearly legible comics, he couldn't help but sigh, even though he had already read it before.
Such clear print is not common these days.
After all, under the influence of the Great Depression, most printed materials on the market opted for cheaper paper and printing methods for economic reasons, and this was also true for the newspaper industry.
These transparent printed eucalyptus trees are only seen by passersby on movie posters.
But note that these posters were specially designed, and the Herald in his possession was clearly not capable of doing so.
Besides appreciating the print quality of The Messenger, the stories featured in this issue are equally captivating.
The latest installment of "Superman" introduces two new villains.
The first half of the story is about a scientist formerly known as Roderick Ross, whose obsession with insect research led to a chemical experiment that transformed him from a human into an insect. After the experiment, Roderick, now a young winged insect, was covered in a green exoskeleton and had two pairs of eyes like an insect, with only his mouth retaining human features.
In their insect form, young winged insects possess great strength and can easily lift a motorcycle.
Similarly, after becoming a winged insect larva, Rodriguez's evil intentions were also revealed: he wanted to turn everyone in Metropolis into an insect form like himself, and into slave larvae even lower than this adult.
Thanks to Xu Fu's four-color double-sided offset printing press, Jacob's colored finished product was clearly printed on the paper. Looking at the bizarre, half-human, half-insect form of the young winged insect in the program, even though it was clearly just a character from a comic book, passersby felt a sense of unease.
"The printing effect is a bit too realistic."
In the past, the limitations of the coloring process in color printing meant that, apart from Superman, who was the protagonist, many villains had to be filled in with a single color to avoid bleeding.
With the advent of four-color double-sided offset printing presses, this problem has undoubtedly been greatly reduced.
Jacob meticulously portrays the character of this young winged insect, making his appearance more realistic, especially his insect-like red compound eyes, which make the reader feel as if he is really looking at a monster insect.
Of course, it's not just villains; characters like the young Winged Bug have also received a visual upgrade.
The clarity of Superman, the main character in the comics, has also been greatly improved.
In the comics, the battle between Superman and the young winged insect is clearly visible, with even the creases on Superman's back drawn very clearly.
The result was a battle far surpassing any previous series, leaving readers both furrowing their brows and overjoyed.
The series ended with Superman's usual victory.
By freezing his own breath, Superman turned the maggots into a chilling leprosy. It was in this story that Superman built his first base, the secret city of Fortress.
Such a secret city and fortress setting has obviously aroused strong curiosity among readers.
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However, Xu Fu, who depicted this scene, deliberately only drew the exterior of the fortress and did not guide the reader into the interior.
He will describe a story about a secret fortress, but will not reveal too much.
One of the most important representatives will be featured in the new Superan quarterly.
The reader's curiosity is piqued by the setting of the secret fortress.
In the latter half of the comic book release, Xu Fu forces Superman to exhibit a new ability called "Super Senses".
In this episode, Superman, who works for The Messenger, has a vague sense of danger as the villain Kripman appears.
Thousands of years ago, a creature called Cryptoman was born on Earth and struggled to survive. However, during a volcanic eruption, this primitive ancient creature was unfortunately trapped in an underground cave and has been in a state of suspended animation ever since.
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However, during an archaeological expedition, American archaeologists unexpectedly discovered this sealed cave. When they opened it, they found a caveman inside who had feigned death.
Archaeologists were ecstatic, considering it a major discovery in the history of archaeology.
They brought the seemingly dead caveman to Metropolis for research, but during the process, the caveman awoke and released terrifying ancient radiation.
It turns out that, for a long period of time, cavemen came into contact with mysterious radioactive substances on Earth and mutated into a dangerous species.
The archaeologist died in agony as the cavemen emitted radiation. Awakened, the cavemen were driven mad by a drastically different metropolis and began wreaking havoc throughout the city.
At a crucial moment, Superman appeared, sensed the danger, and stopped the cavemen's destruction.
Meanwhile, the caveman's radiation seemed to have no effect on Superman. Sensing the caveman's dangerous radiation, Superman used his heat vision to create a massive isolation device to trap him, and finally used his superhuman abilities to send him into space, forcing the monster, who had awakened from its ancient state, back into a state of suspended animation.
Chapter 654 A Superhuman Act
"Sir, you might like to take a look at this."
New York, Manroland New York.
Agent Langer took the paper handed to him by an employee, and looking at the attractive serialized content, a hint of surprise flashed across his face, which he could not suppress.
"The printing quality is amazing!"
Manroland has a long history of manufacturing printing presses, having built its business since the first automatic letterpress printing press was introduced in 1845.
Manroland played a crucial role in the development of the rotary printing press. Whether it was the early printing presses that relied on steam boilers and steam engines, or the new rotary printing presses in circulation today, they are essentially all Manroland's creations.
Nearly one-third of the presses currently used in the entire New York market are manufactured by Manroland or one of its partners, 133.
This includes the color rotary printing presses previously used by the Xu Fu newspaper, which also came from Manroland's partners.
On the other hand, Lange, who is half German, is now Manroland's agent in New York.
He was responsible for developing the New York market for Manroland and marketing the new rotor.
Because of the Great Depression, the entire world, not just the United States, suffered a severe economic crisis.
The decline in exports, including those from Manroland's home country of Germany, an industrialized nation, naturally led to a sharp drop in domestic consumption, resulting in a significant decline in sales of Manroland's presses. According to Lange, Manroland's Augsburg headquarters is already planning a new round of layoffs and cost-cutting measures.
Agents like Lange appear to be on the layoff list as well.
Given the prevailing circumstances at the time, Manroland began to decide to abandon some of its lower-profit cooperation channels, and the American market, which was most affected by the Great Depression, seemed to be one of the first markets to be abandoned.
Lange remained on high alert after receiving the news, not because he didn't try to market the rotor.
But with the arrival of the Great Depression, all factories were eager to cut costs and use the cheapest paper and ink for printing.
It has been almost a month since Lange successfully brought the rotary printing press to market.
"Get me another newspaper right now!"
Lange took a deep breath, looked at the perfectly printed letter in his hand, and hurriedly turned to walk towards the workers.
After a while, Lange came out with the latest issue of "Le Monde," a daily newspaper.
By studying the differences between the two newspapers and putting them side by side, Lange gained a more intuitive impression of the advanced printing technology of the Messenger newspaper.
Lange & Co. was the New York representative of Manroland and its products were unique among similar products.
He had a deep understanding of the printing process because he had worked as a mechanic on rotating machines in a factory. It was this tradition that allowed Lange to get close to Manroland and become their agent in New York. It was this legacy that enabled Lange to turn to Manroland and become their agent in New York.
If it weren't for the Great Depression, he might, perhaps certainly would, have a better life than he has now.
The Great Depression was damned, Hoover was damned.
After silently reflecting on the matter at hand, Lange turned his attention back to the two newspapers in his hands.
To date, the World Journal is New York's largest-circulation newspaper, but there is a striking difference in its print and other courier newspapers' influence. This difference may not be obvious in its writing, but it becomes quite clear when it comes to mass-produced cartoons.
Even a novice, let alone an agent as experienced in printing as Lange, could immediately discern the difference between the bleed-line illustrations in the World Journal and the monochrome-color illustrations in the Messenger.
"So, how was this letter paper made?"
Considering the newspaper's circulation, Lange felt even more strongly how important this was.
"According to journalists, it appears that the owner of The Messenger has adopted a completely new printing technique."
The workers knew very little about the specifics and could only relay what they had learned from journalists to Lange.
"A completely new printing technology?"
Lange was well aware that the description "completely new" might be a bit of an exaggeration; after all, the printing process had evolved to the point that all printing press production was an adaptation and modernization of previous methods.
But whether it's an exaggeration or not, the fact is that The Messenger has mastered a new printing technique, and this technique is even a mature technology that can be used to print and publish newspapers.
"Send these two documents to Augsburg immediately!"
With that in mind, Lange didn't hesitate for long before shouting.
Super Premonition Black Iron Ability
Ability Description: Superman has amazing sensory abilities, allowing him to foresee the location of disasters and any danger within a 10-kilometer radius.
With the latest issue of Superman published by Messenger Press, it's not surprising that Xu Fu will also unlock new abilities.
The first abilities unlocked are usually at the black level, and as the story progresses, you can only reach the bronze level.
As for the ability to freeze breathing, why was it only at the bronze level when it appeared?
This is because this ability actually only appears after the level of Super Breathing is increased, and Super Breathing is one of the abilities that Xu Fu unlocked a long time ago.
Close your eyes and feel the impact of your new abilities.