He had once seen a so-called stage play by chance when he was going to a town. To be honest, it was really boring. A few people sang and danced on a stage. The exaggerated performance made him, who was still young at the time, confused and wanted to sleep. It was not as good as the performance of street circus artists.
So when Doyle heard that the people coming this time seemed to be performing a stage play, he immediately lost interest and turned around, planning to return home before the sun sets.
However, just as he was about to leave...
"Ah, a movie. I heard about it from Old Norri before when I was on my way to town. It's said to be something very new. It seems that even children would hold their stomachs and laugh when they watch it."
"Yes, I have heard of it too. It seems very interesting. I never thought that we could experience something that even the nobles couldn't enjoy."
"I took a peek from afar when I went into the city last time. Although I didn't have enough time to watch it, everyone who came out was super happy, just like a woman at home who had given birth to octuplets. Look! I still have the flyer I received last time in my hand. No matter what, I must experience the magic of this movie this time."
Hearing the idle chatter of passers-by, Doyle couldn't help but stop where he was. He originally thought that this bustle was boring, but at this moment he couldn't help but become interested in the movie again.
Although he still felt that these adults who had never seen the world were exaggerating, Doyle, who was born to like this kind of thing, couldn't help but want to see it. The most important thing was that he knew that even if he went home now, he couldn't do anything, so he might as well stay here for a while.
As people were discussing heatedly, those in the crowd began to prepare by beating drums and gongs. Soon, a huge white cloth was set up in the center of the square, and those who maintained order divided the originally crowded crowd into several neat teams.
Finally, amid Doyle's confused expression, a man slowly walked out of the crowd and announced loudly, "Because Tanzania doesn't have a local theater, the movie will be shown outdoors. We will block the city square in the center of Tanzania. You can enter to watch the movie for five copper coins. You are not allowed to bring any food with you. If you are found to bring food in privately, you will be expelled."
The prohibition of bringing in food is an experience learned from the previous movie screenings in Northrick. At the beginning, the management was not so strict, so many people always brought food into the movies, which ultimately made the viewing experience of the audience nearby very bad, and also left a lot of garbage that took time to clean up.
Since there is no limit on the number of people allowed to attend the open-air movie this time, one can imagine what would happen if the audience were allowed to bring in food without permission. Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, it is simply forbidden to bring in any food without permission this time.
Just as the crowd was surprised by these words and was bustling about, a faint picture appeared on the white cloth in the distance, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it!
"Oh my god, what kind of magic is that?"
"It looks so exciting, is this a movie?"
"Is it really only five copper coins?"
Soon, when the trailer in the distance began to play in a loop, everyone present became excited.
Many people reacted quickly after being stunned for a moment, and rushed towards the central square without even saying hello to the people around them. Doyle was naturally one of them.
After watching just a one-minute trailer, Doyle completely abandoned his previous prejudice against the movie. At this moment, his only thought was to grab the qualification to watch the movie before everyone else. For this reason, he had completely forgotten the idea of going home on time.
When he arrived at the scene, he saw the blocked central square as expected, as well as the huge screen in the middle of the square that was so big that even if you were outside, you could barely see something as long as your eyesight was good enough.
“Give me a movie ticket!”
Doyle handed over the five copper coins he earned as an apprentice today without hesitation. He was glad that his physical strength was better than those adults and he became one of the first few viewers to enter the movie.
Soon, as more people came in and more people looked in from outside the square, the first film to be shown in Tanzania, a remote town at the far edge of the empire, began to be screened.
Chapter 51: The Ignorant Adventurers' Group Defeats the Goblins
Chapter 51
The North, Winter City.
The fifteen-year-old blonde girl walked into the gate of the Adventurer's Guild and went straight to the stands inside the hall. As the noisy sounds of adventurers could be heard around her, the girl gradually became nervous, and the hand holding the staff tightened slightly.
She is not the child of a wealthy family, but an orphan raised by the church. Like other orphans, they will leave the church's arrangements at the age of fifteen and choose the next path of their lives independently.
The girl was different from other children. She had been blessed with the Holy Light since she was young and had the ability to release Holy Light magic by being pious to the God of Light. So when she was fifteen years old, she naturally received an invitation from the church to become a nun.
Unfortunately, the girl gave up the idea of becoming a nun and continuing her life in the church. Instead, she left the church alone and came to the Adventurer's Guild in this secular world. This was because she had a secret wish since she was a child, which was to become an adventurer.
Arriving at the front desk, the girl in priest uniform said to the gentle receptionist, "Uh, well, I want to be... an adventurer."
In response, the receptionist carefully helped the priestess complete a series of procedures to become an adventurer. Finally, she handed her a white porcelain adventurer badge and said with a smile, "Well, then, your registration is complete. I would like to pray for your future activities."
As soon as the receptionist finished speaking, the priestess who was originally thinking about seeing if there was any commission was suddenly stopped. Turning around, she saw three young people, one man and two women, all of whom were wearing white porcelain tags.
Among them, the young man who led the team was the first to speak: "I say, you are a priest, right? My team happens to be short of a clergyman, can you come with us on the adventure? I'm sorry, but we just happened to receive an urgent mission, so we thought the more people the better."
"Emergency mission?"
"Yes, it's Goblin Extermination."
As the boy finished speaking, the receptionist of the Adventurer's Guild in the distance showed an expression of wanting to say something but stopping himself, while the boy continued to talk: "Those damn goblins attacked the village, looted food and livestock, and even kidnapped girls. We have to go and rescue them quickly!"
"Excuse me... Are you all Porcelain-level adventurers? Are you planning to go with just four of you?"
Hearing what the receptionist suddenly said, the young swordsman said unhappily, "Aren't four people enough for a monster like a goblin?"
"But, wait a little longer, there should be other adventurers coming. For this kind of mission, at least bring an experienced person..."
Hearing the receptionist's frequent interruptions, the young swordsman finally lost his patience and said, "Miss, are you kidding? The kidnapped girl is still waiting for us to rescue her. We can't waste any more time!"
Hearing the young swordsman's confident tone, even the adventurer receptionist was finally speechless and could only watch them leave.
The priestess who had entered this team without knowing why felt a sense of inexplicable uneasiness. It was as if some kind of dark shadow had been hanging over these new adventurers, and the shadow had never gone away, but had become increasingly thicker.
... ... ..
"K-The first act is over! You guys did a great job."
Since the first act takes place entirely in the Adventurer's Guild, it was fairly easy to shoot, but what follows is not so easy.
Soon, the group arrived at the location in the dark forest that they had decided on last time.
Although Du Lin only called those who had roles to play, these idle adventurers were all very interested in the filming of the movie, so they all came here.
At the entrance of the cave, Beldia and Wiz, who had not been seen for a few days, waved to Durin from afar, but the place where they were had also changed a lot. After all, they had been busy here these days to complete the work of setting up the venue and preparing props assigned by Durin. Even if they were lazy, they had made a big change to the scene.
At the same time, due to the needs of filming, there are also many more staff members stopped by Guild President Alyssa, including the props team, lighting team, and venue layout, etc. ... ...
When they saw a headless knight with a fear buff, some northern adventurers who were not aware of the situation showed vigilant expressions. After all, the North was different from the South. These northern adventurers went on adventures every day with the thought that they might encounter top-level undead or top-level monsters in the next second.
Adventurers in the South might be scared and run away when facing the Headless Horseman, but adventurers in the North would probably not hesitate to kill this powerful undead with a single shot.
Finally, after Du Lin resolved the misunderstanding, the filming of the movie began again.
First of all, the plot of this scene is that several new adventurers kept persuading each other to go to the Goblin Cave to kill the goblins, but they were all killed due to their lack of experience. The priestess escaped because she was saved by the Goblin Slayer, and then followed the Goblin Slayer to kill all the remaining goblins.
Although it sounds simple, the difficulty of shooting this scene is quite high. Many of the bloody scenes can only be made less explicit by using some storyboard techniques. Fortunately, the original work has achieved the ultimate in this regard, with almost no direct scenes depicting killing. Du Lin only needs to restore the scenes of "Goblin Slayer" in his memory.
The main trouble with this shoot was actually the extras - the goblins who acted as villains. To be honest, although it was at least feasible to have people perform, getting the monsters to perform as required was as difficult as asking your cat to do twenty backflips on the spot.
If Wiz hadn't told Durin at the time that the lich had an ability called puppet magic that could control monsters with weak mental powers, and that she only needed some time to master it, Durin would have originally planned to have someone disguise themselves as a goblin to make a guest appearance.
In short, Wiz's achievements in the past few days have been very remarkable. Seeing the goblins waiting for instructions in an orderly manner at the entrance of the cave, Durin felt that if this lich lady worked hard, she could open a monster circus with Lawrence.
After the Goblin issue was resolved, the last problem with this shoot was just...
"I'm ready, Director."
Saeki's voice came out slowly from under the helmet. It seemed that he had not experienced the atmosphere of so many people for a long time and was worried that his identity as a living dead would be exposed. He was a little nervous and stiff, but Durin did not think it was a bad thing. Perhaps it could be said that the real Goblin Slayer is a solitary person, and the other party's temperament is just right for him.
When the adventurers who had followed along and read the script saw this armored figure walking out from the side, they almost thought that the real Goblin Slayer had appeared in front of them.
Anyway, after getting the new adventurers and Daphne ready, Durin slowly glanced at the cave that had been arranged almost as he had requested and said, "Then everyone, take your positions. The second act of Goblin Slayer is about to begin!"
Chapter 52: The End of the New Adventurer
Chapter 52
In the pitch-black cave, four young men and women, each wearing simple equipment, formed a formation and advanced cautiously in the deep darkness. Among them, except for the priestess, the other three seemed very relaxed. People would even believe that they were out for a picnic, let alone to kill monsters.
“… Really, it doesn’t matter?”
Finally, facing her overly optimistic teammates, the priestess asked anxious questions.
In response, the swordsman walking in front just smiled and said, "Even children know about goblins, right? I once chased away a goblin that came to the village."
"There's nothing to be proud of about defeating a goblin. Don't brag about it. How embarrassing!"
The swordsman seemed a little dissatisfied with the ridicule of the female fighter, but he didn't say much. However, the confidence and youthful vigor revealed in his eyes became more and more intense.
In response, the female fighter said to the priestess as if comforting a child who was afraid to go to the bathroom alone: "Even if this idiot misses, I will punch the goblin away. Don't worry so much."
"Hey, calling you an idiot is too harsh. And don't worry, with our abilities, we will always be able to deal with it even if a dragon comes out!"
"… You are really impatient, but sooner or later you will be able to do it."
The female magician, who had been walking at the end without saying a word, spoke softly, causing the female fighter and the female swordsman to laugh a few times.
The voice was so loud that the priestess, whose expression became increasingly uneasy, thought that this would attract monsters, but she did not dare to speak because of her status.
Just like that, several young people set out towards the destination commissioned by this adventurer with expectations for the future of the adventurer.
... ... ..
After passing through a candlelit corridor, the priestess, who had been having a bad premonition, suddenly heard some strange noises coming from the back of the team and froze in place.
The female magician behind her saw this and complained: "Hey, you are falling behind, don't drag down the formation."
"Oh, ok, sorry...!"
Although the priestess had just heard some strange noises, she was naturally timid and did not dare to speak out her thoughts at this moment, so she had to continue moving forward, but...
"Again? What happened this time?"
As a magician, and especially an extraordinary female magician, she has far more pride than other adventurers. After all, magicians generally do not take up such low-level adventurer jobs, and any adventurer team would be proud to have a powerful magician in the team.
Therefore, seeing the priestess shudder and stop, the female magicians walking at the back suddenly became impatient. After all, because the priestess had just stopped, they had already opened up a large distance from the two people walking in front.
Compared to the frightened priestess at the back, the swordsman and the female fighter in the front were chatting quite animatedly at this moment. They had already walked further away and did not notice anything unusual at all.
"Is there something behind..."
Hearing the priestess's paranoid look, the female magician sighed helplessly and said, "I'm talking to you, we walked in a straight line from the entrance, right? This is a one-way passage, how could there be anything behind it..."
The magician said, "What the hell are you thinking about?" and turned around slowly...
"Goblin!?"
Along with the screams, what the female magician didn't expect was that a group of ugly goblins behind them had circled behind them at some point and rushed towards her who was in the last row.
In response, the female magician, who was facing the monster for the first time, showed a look of horror and raised her staff.
Since the mental power of beginner magicians is very low, they often need a staff with good magic conduction properties to assist in casting spells. This is a consensus in the magician community.
Soon, even though she stumbled a little, the magician successfully released her first spell. Along with the disgusting sound and smell of burnt meat, the magician showed a happy expression, but it only lasted for a second. The goblins hiding in the shadows took advantage of their numbers and knocked her to the ground. The staff in her hand was snatched away by a goblin in the blink of an eye.
“Ah, ah…! Give it back to me! That’s not something you guys can touch…!”
For entry-level magicians, magic launchers such as staffs or rings are the lifeline of the caster. That is to say, when they lose these things, they will become more vulnerable than ordinary people.
On the other side, the priestess who was also blocked by the goblin wanted to cast a spell to save the other party, but she stood there in panic because she could not complete the chant.
"Bullshit... Bullshit!"
Faced with the struggle of the female magician who had lost her ability to cast spells, the goblin, who was beginning to become impatient, gave up the idea of capturing her alive and mercilessly stabbed the rusty dagger in her abdomen.
“Uuuuuu…!?”
A woman screamed in grief as her internal organs were cut open.
The dark road is stained with blood...
"Ka-Vitz, throw that uncontrollable goblin out. Also, use storyboards to show this place. Also, the prop team, paint this bag of red dye on her chest. The other two new adventurers over there, run over here!"
"Yes, Director."
Following Durin's uniform instructions, various staff members began to prepare in the dark cave. Although the filming effect showed that this was a deep cave, the actual filming scene was more lively than a snack street. Although most of the adventurers originally just came to watch the fun, gradually, they unknowingly became part of the staff, and it seemed that they not only did not feel tired, but even wanted to do more.
After all, they are still waiting to brag about the film to those who have watched it after it is officially released, so they have to accumulate some capital at this time.
Anyway, after the preparations here were completed, the filming of the movie began again.
When the two adventurers in front found that their back row was cut off, they immediately rushed over in panic. After driving away the goblins surrounding the female magician, the priestess hurriedly began to treat them, but the result was of little effect, because she did not know that the daggers of the cunning goblins were all poisoned, and it was pure fantasy to want to cure them by the priestess's magic alone.
On the other hand, the swordsman who hurriedly started a fight with the goblins was too arrogant and did not realize how cunning and terrifying the goblins were. In addition, the most important factor was that the space in the cave was very narrow, and the knight's long sword could not be used at all. In the end, he was stabbed in the neck without armor protection by a goblin when he was not paying attention, and was tortured to death by the weak and united goblins.
Although on the plains, the swordsman's skills were enough to block the attacks of these goblins, but in this narrow environment, because the swordsman himself was unwilling to buy dirty second-hand armor, his fate was doomed from the moment he entered the cave.
Two of the four team members fell at once, and this situation made the remaining female fighter and priestess look desperate.
The fate of the female fighter was not unexpected. In order to cover the escape of the priestess and the female magician, she blocked all the goblins by herself, but in the end, facing a huge goblin that seemed to be mutated, she was thrown to the ground like a dead dog. Even if the female fighter had certain skills, it was meaningless under the absolute suppression of power.
Finally, after the priestess covered her ears and dragged the magician away in tears, the female fighter who was left alone suffered an inhumane atrocity. Her pain and screams echoed in the cave for a long time...
Here, Durin used the technique of leaving as much white space as possible. After all, he couldn't really let the actors make such a big sacrifice, so after casting a fear spell that made the female fighter let out a satisfying scream, his scene turned to Daphne who played the priestess.
As for the Giant Goblin, such a species does not really exist. The Giant Goblin was played by the Headless Horseman who made up a captured troll and dyed it green, and the effect was indeed quite good. The only one who was dissatisfied with this was the troll who had been living well in the forest but unexpectedly encountered the most terrifying kidnapping in his life.
... ... .
"… !sorry… !"
In the cave, the priestess covered her ears to avoid hearing the sounds of humiliation echoing in the cave, and supported the female magician as they stumbled and ran. Even though they were in the dark, with stones under their feet and unable to see the road conditions clearly, the priestess still ran desperately like a madman.