"Um... True Ancestor?"
Facing this super-super-super ancestor who had lived in the Duke's Mansion in the Southern Territory for who knows how many years, Daphne, who already knew his identity, immediately showed a nervous expression.
The latter just smiled and said:
"I never thought that after all these years, there would still be people from the Holy Light Church who would dare to set foot on this land."
"Holy Light Church?"
Hearing this term, Daphne immediately showed a confused expression.
But then, in the smoke in the hall, an extremely embarrassed figure slowly emerged. It was the Paladin Crusch.
On the other side, the Duke of the Southern Territory walked slowly and steadily and said:
"I never thought that someone from the church would dare to come here and say such things to me. Even if there really are undead, it is not something that your Holy Light Church should be involved in. The Southern Territory will naturally handle it."
"… "
In response to the words of the Duke of the Southern Territory, Crusch immediately showed an angry expression.
Beside him, Dalia said nervously:
"Captain, don't be like this. You can't be a match for that duke."
In response to Dahlia's words, Crusch wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said angrily:
"This is the first time in my life that I have seen someone so rude to the gods. And this person is actually the Duke of the Southern Territory who controls a quarter of the land of this empire. How can I admit such a thing?"
"this… "
Seeing the other person's appearance, Dalia's mouth twitched immediately.
After all, she knew very well that the Church of Holy Light had been resentful of the administrators of the Southern Territory for nearly a thousand years, but even during the heyday of the Church of Holy Light, it did not have the courage to set foot on the land of the Southern Territory.
So many predecessors have proved this with bloody facts. What can you, a Paladin, do
Of course, she kept all these words in her heart and didn't say them out loud.
However, there is no doubt that judging from the attitude of the Duke of the Southern Territory in the distance, the two of them, as members of the Church of Holy Light, have completely entered a den of thieves today and cannot leave even if they want to.
Chapter 360: "Fate Zero" Complete Setting Collection Released! (I)
Chapter 360
After the Spring Festival Film Festival in March, towns and cities returned to their normal routine.
Even after that, there are still a lot of people discussing the plots of the previous movies, arguing over which plot is better between "Fate Zero" and "Steins;Gate", or some other issues.
But there is no doubt that movies have been completely integrated into the daily lives of the residents of the empire and have become an important part of people's entertainment life.
Under such circumstances, the imperial capital, which has not yet built a cinema, is naturally extremely anxious.
After all, not to mention that the other three regions of East, West and South already have movie theaters, the North Region also had an Adventurer's Guild with its own movie equipment a long time ago.
The Imperial Capital, which was originally the most prosperous capital of the empire, still does not have a single cinema. How can this not make the people of the Imperial Capital anxious? Many people have even protested on the streets, hoping that cinemas will be opened in the Imperial Capital as soon as possible so that they don't have to travel to the other three realms just to watch a movie.
But unfortunately, no matter whether it is the self-proclaimed nobles in the imperial capital or the Holy Light Church whose headquarters is located in the imperial capital, it is impossible for them to allow the movie to be shown in the imperial capital so easily.
What's more, even without their deliberate obstruction, this matter itself would be very difficult to handle.
After all, opening a cinema requires a large area of land. Given the current size and average land cost of the imperial capital, it would be harder than climbing to the sky to buy suitable land without resorting to additional means.
The theaters that have already opened are not like other places. They are traditional and hope that movies will die out as soon as possible. It is impossible for them to actively allow movies to join their theaters.
Therefore, due to various reasons, the imperial capital has now become the only place in the entire empire where movies cannot be watched. This can truly be called realistic magical realism.
Apart from the imperial capital, cinemas in other regions were also affected by the outside world. Fortunately, the film industry's amazing ability to make money quickly offset all the problems. Even in the face of numerous obstacles, local managers still managed to ensure the existence and normal operation of cinemas, and even resorted to force for this purpose.
Under such circumstances, the world finally became what Du Lin hoped it would be, and the film industry officially took root in this empire.
…
A lot of big things happened in March. Apart from the development of the film industry, other things actually had a greater impact than the movies.
First up is the Southland, where a magic phone designed by the Imperial Magic Academy and co-branded with the movie “Steins;Gate” is officially on sale.
The communication range of the first batch of magic phones sold is limited to the southern border, and the call time is greatly affected by the regional signal. In addition, they can only be used continuously by going to specific locations for magic charging.
But even so, the magic phone suddenly had a huge number of users.
Many people in the Southern Territory are proud to own a magic phone, and they wish they could make calls all day long in crowded places to show off how awesome they are.
Of course, the end of such people is often to be beaten up by a crowd and then carried away by a priest.
The biggest reason why it had such a huge impact all of a sudden was the co-release with the movie "Steins;Gate".
Even if many people don’t know what the magic phone is at first, they will definitely go and find out just because of the name “Steins;Gate”, or even make impulse purchases and buy it first.
It can be seen from this that cooking power is the greatest purchasing power, and consumerism is nothing more than a younger brother in front of it.
This also proves that King Hubbard's vision is correct and unique. Movies are indeed a means to maximize the attraction of young people to join the academy.
In addition, with the efforts of Viscount Banil, TV taverns will officially move out of the southern border and continue to be built in other corners of the empire. This is an inevitable development and must be completed no matter how many difficulties there are.
And when all this happened, Du Lin himself came to the Imperial Magic Academy.
He did not come here on his own initiative, but was called here by a figure he had not seen for a long time.
"Senior Roy, long time no see."
Roy just looked at Du Lin calmly for greeting him after such a long time. In the next moment, his pupils shrank slightly and he said:
"Your strength..."
"I have made some progress. Any questions?"
"No… "
Realizing that Du Lin was only one step away from the final realm, Roy suppressed his surprise and quickly changed his expression.
At the same time, the two of them had walked into Dean Hohenheim's office at the top of the Mage Tower.
“You’re here.”
Seeing Du Lin coming, Dean Hohenheim did not hesitate and said straight to the point:
"Do you know that the Empire is planning to build a large-scale training camp for ordinary people, include various disciplines in it, and require young people from all regions to join the training?"
In response to Dean Hohenheim's speech, Du Lin said with a hint of surprise:
"Dean, you knew about it so quickly?"
"As the dean of the Imperial Magic Academy, naturally someone informed me immediately."
"I see. Then I won't hide it. I've known about this for a long time. King Hubbard even asked me to make a film to promote the opening of the academy."
"Use movies to promote it?"
Upon hearing this, Dean Hohenheim immediately recalled the scene where Durin used movies to snatch freshman resources at the entrance ceremony, and he couldn't help but twitch his lips.
But then he nodded and said:
"I see. As expected of His Majesty the King, he was able to completely defeat the Orc Kingdom and pacify various forces in the country in a few decades. His skills and vision are extraordinary among ordinary people. Perhaps it is precisely because His Majesty the King is an ordinary person that he can think about problems from the perspective of ordinary people. As a magician, my thinking is still too arrogant."
Having said this, Dean Hohenheim said with a hint of shame:
"Since His Majesty has made this consideration, my previous idea of opening the Imperial School of Magic to ordinary people..."
Before Dean Hohenheim finished speaking, Du Lin hurriedly stopped him and said:
"No, I think your idea is correct."
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Have you forgotten the story of Steins;Gate? Magic is not exclusive to magicians. I believe that in the future world, magic should be something that everyone can use and even study."
"this… "
After hearing what Durin said, Dean Hohenheim was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly understood.
Just when he wanted to express his feelings, Du Lin took something out of his arms and said:
"By the way, I brought you gifts this time."
"What?"
“The complete set of settings for Fate Zero. After several days of overtime printing by me and the studio staff, this thing is finally officially released.”
Chapter 361: "Fate Zero" Complete Setting Collection Released! (Part 2)
Chapter 361
This is a complete collection of settings for Fate Zero, something that should have been produced immediately when Fate Zero was completed.
But at the end of the movie, Durin was in a hurry to escape, but then he met a Paladin from the Church of Holy Light, and he was delayed in the process.
After that, when he finally had some free time, he naturally spent the first moment to make a collection of settings and sell it throughout the empire.
At the same time, he did not forget to prepare a copy for the magicians of the Imperial Magic Academy. After receiving Roy's summons, he used teleportation magic to transport the things over.
At this moment, Dean Hohenheim had no intention of keeping the things for himself after getting them, and he quickly used magic to summon other great sages in the tower.
As a result, several top magicians rushed over in a hurry, and Sage Wharton shouted in his loud voice as soon as he arrived:
"I heard that the setting collection of "Fate Zero" has been released?"
Faced with the anxious and confused looks of the great sages, Durin immediately revealed a subtle expression.
Of course, having seen similar scenes many times, he quickly came to his senses.
At the same time, Du Lin immediately asked Roy to help bring the other setting sets to the Student Union, and asked President White to help distribute these setting sets to every magician in the academy.
And he could have predicted that in various regions of the empire thousands of miles away, the news of the release of the complete setting collection of "Fate Zero" must have shocked everyone.
…
Southland, Northrick.
People who had just walked out of the cinema or were about to enter the cinema suddenly stopped at the first moment.
The audience who were originally discussing the plot of the movie or even arguing about it all stopped at this moment.
The reason that made them behave like this was nothing else but the latest announcement posted at the entrance of a cinema not far away.
"The complete setting collection of "Fate Zero" is officially on sale, priced at one silver coin!"
All of a sudden, people who saw the news rushed forward like crazy, and they squeezed in front of the counter desperately like workers scrambling for train tickets during the Spring Festival.
The counter lady, who had seen similar scenes many times and was well prepared, immediately called the guards beside her and forcibly controlled the scene.
"Please keep order and line up to buy immediately!"
Soon, people at the scene lined up, and many even gave up the chance to watch the movie just to grab the setting collection.
Of course, this is also because most people have actually watched the movie several times, and the newly released setting collection is obviously more attractive than watching it again.
All in all, after the initial chaos, the crowd quickly stabilized, and the first group of people who got the setting collection had already started flipping through it.
The content of the setting collection is not complicated. Basically, it is the same as the last time, detailing the identities and pasts of the seven masters and seven servants. However, compared to the previous setting with only three masters and servants, this time the setting collection undoubtedly includes all the settings for the seven masters and servants.
First of all, in addition to the three servants we have already seen, Hassan, Diarmuid and Gildred, the next one that comes into the readers' eyes is the rider, the King of Conquerors Iskandar.
Iskandar, also known as Alexander the Great, was also a conquering king who conquered many countries.
He was born in the capital of a kingdom. After succeeding to the throne, he unified the entire country and headed eastward for a dream called the Sea of End.
The so-called sea at the end is the end of the possible world. It is an endless ocean that only exists on the other side of fantasy.
Although this was obviously a scam, Iskandar still believed it. In order to fulfill his dream, he led his army eastward, constantly fighting with countries along the way.
But he only conquered, not plundered. Every time he defeated a country, he would return the land to the local nobles.
As such, he conquered many countries and accomplished various great feats.
But in the end, the legend of the Sea at the End is still too illusory.
Eventually, at the instigation of some people who did not believe in him, the Eastern Expeditionary Force was disbanded.
The descendants of the King of Conquerors were completely exterminated, and the empire he had built with his own hands was completely divided into three.
But even so, he never doubted his ideals, believing that there must be an ocean at the end of the sea in the far east. Even though this led to such a tragic ending, he never had any regrets.
However, because of this, when he was summoned to the Holy Grail War and learned from modern books that the world is round, he was naturally hit hard and fate played a big joke on him.