Adrian Hawthorne picked up the newspaper. He also gathered the rice cake slices and dried sweet potatoes, placing them on a clean patch of grass. When he saw the date on the paper, he grew even more excited—it was from three days ago.
It was the *Zylos Daily*, the political and economic newspaper with the largest circulation in Zylos Province. Although it was only half a sheet, it was more than enough to make Adrian Hawthorne ecstatic.
Old Master Tate realized what was happening and became even more excited. The old man and the boy put their heads together, staring intently at the newspaper, completely forgetting about Tang Xiao Nan.
Tang Xiao Nan pouted. 'It's just a newspaper. Is it really something to get so excited about?'
'But since Adrian Hawthorne likes newspapers, I'll just have to get more for him. We don't have many newspapers at home, but Byron Thorne does.'
