Under the gaze of countless people, the movie "Spice and Wolf" officially opened.
Lawrence drove the carriage to the village that believed in the wise wolf Holo.
After arriving at the village, he was warmly received by the villagers. The people here were very hospitable, and Lawrence was influenced by them and smiled.
Then he asked people about a girl named Chloe and learned that she was harvesting wheat in a wheat field.
It is now the harvest festival in the village. There is a rule in the festival that whoever cuts the last bundle of wheat in the rice field will be chosen as the incarnation of Holo and will be locked in the barn for a week.
Lawrence went to the wheat field and found that Chloe had just cut the last bundle of wheat and was chosen as [Holo].
Before being locked up, Chloë asked Lawrence to treat her in the evening, and then she went in.
Lawrence didn't understand what the other party meant, and found that his truck seemed to have become a little heavier just now.
After leaving the village, Lawrence parked the carriage by the river, intending to rest there for a night.
But after lifting the cloth on the carriage, they found something moving inside.
When he mustered up the courage to lift it up, he discovered that there was a brown-haired girl lying under the thick fur!
Chapter 477: Spice and Wolf is released! (Part 4)
Chapter 477
The movie "Spice and Wolf" continues to play.
Lawrence was instinctively startled when he saw the girl suddenly appear in the car.
After a long while, he swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but speak:
"Hurry... wake up! What are you doing in someone else's truck?!"
In response to his words, the girl just turned over and ignored him.
The angry Lawrence was about to pull the other person out, but then he saw a pair of animal ears on the girl's head.
At the same time, the girl herself gradually woke up. As she stood up, she suddenly let out a sharp cry towards the sky. It was the howl of a wolf!
…
The development of the movie left all the audience stunned for a moment. The sudden appearance of the girl and the orcish features surprised all the human audience.
After all, people initially thought that this was just a story describing rural scenery and telling a journey from the perspective of the protagonist, a businessman. Now, when they suddenly saw an orc, most humans instinctively felt a little incredible.
"What's going on? Why is there an orc girl like this sitting in the back seat of the protagonist?"
"I didn't see any mention of such a girl in the previous plot?"
"This orc looks pretty cute. Apart from the ears on its head and the tail behind it, it doesn't look much different from ordinary humans."
"Orcs have always been like this, don't you know?"
"Ah, there are hardly any orcs in the empire, and those who are there don't appear casually. This is the first time I've seen a real orc..."
"So what did you think orcs looked like before?"
"Well, in my impression, orcs are basically the same as wild beasts. At least they have a lot of fur on their bodies. I didn't expect that they would look so similar to us."
"My previous impression of orcs was similar, mostly from the horror stories my parents told me at night."
"No way, is this the impression you all have of orcs?"
"They are all about the same. After all, there really aren't that many orcs in the empire."
"… "
For a moment, audiences in major cinemas across the empire were talking about the incident.
From their words, we can feel that most of them have never seen a real orc in their lives. Their impressions of orcs basically come from other people's oral accounts, including some rumors that have not been confirmed at all.
The bad impression of orcs in the Empire, apart from the wars personally experienced by the previous generation, almost all comes from imaginary imagination and rumors passed down by word of mouth.
Because of this, when seeing the orc girl in the movie, many people instinctively felt their three views shattered, and could not believe that orcs could look no different from ordinary humans.
In this situation, many ordinary audiences cried out in surprise and fell into self-doubt.
…
At the same time, in the Orc Kingdom.
The orcs didn't feel much about the appearance of the orc girl in the movie. Compared to an ordinary orc, they were more curious about the depiction of the human village in the movie.
The vast fields of wheat and the smiles on people's faces as they harvested the grains during the harvest festival all made them feel incredible.
"What are those golden patches, and why are they so happy when they harvest them?"
"I have seen those things. They are something called wheat. After being ground into flour, it can be used to make delicious bread. It can also be fermented to make beer. It is a very important food source for humans."
"Is it true that those golden pieces are all food?"
"Are humans actually able to create such large areas of food? How do they do it?"
"The human empire has a long history of growing crops. They have been trying to grow various crops throughout the land for a thousand years. Now, with the help of magic, they can create enough food for everyone to eat for several years."
"Really? If we can get their food..."
"But hasn't the path of war been rejected?"
"If war doesn't work, maybe there are other methods?"
"Is it possible to exchange food with humans? But will they be happy with that?"
"Who knows? This time the Beast King went to the Human Empire, maybe to discuss something similar."
"I hope there will be a good result. Even if I can't get the human's method of growing food, at least I can exchange food with them..."
"… "
In the crowd, the orcs expressed various emotions.
It was the first time for most orcs to see such an amazing grain harvest, and for a moment they were all shocked by the harvest scene depicted in the movie.
All of a sudden, thinking of the human empire's continuous research on food production, and recalling the orc kingdom's long-standing militaristic development, all the orcs felt a strong sense of frustration.
This is a setback in the development path, and also a setback that comes from the comparison of the entire stage of civilization development.
Regardless of who they were, what their identities or status were, all the orcs felt the frustration from the bottom of their hearts at this moment.
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The orc capital, Bryce.
When the members of Black Blade saw the scenes in the movie "Spice and Wolf", they all felt frustrated and helpless from the bottom of their hearts.
The beauty of the human empire, compared with the misery of the orc kingdom, can be said to have ruthlessly cut a hole in the bodies of all orcs.
In contrast, General Fontrey suddenly burst into laughter when he saw the scenes in the movie.
He ignored the other orcs' surprise and spoke to himself:
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is... Hahahaha, have you chosen this path? Indeed, compared to war, this is the path that is truly worth promoting and worth exploring by all orcs..."
The other members of the Black Blade, including Juno, were all confused for a moment by General Fontrey's inexplicable remarks.
Only Captain Shatia had a serious expression. After General Fengtrey finished speaking, he nodded and said:
"A thousand years ago, the Human Empire was the weakest in the world, but they never gave up. They kept studying and learning, absorbing the strengths of other countries and making up for their own shortcomings. Up to now, their army is no less powerful than our Orc Empire, their magicians are as powerful as the elves with long lifespans, their construction capabilities are comparable to those of the Dwarf Kingdom, and their vigorous production has made all countries in the world, including the strongest and most mysterious dragon race, buy goods made by the Human Empire..."
"All of this was not achieved out of thin air. They have been working hard to learn the strengths of other races and make up for their own shortcomings. This is where the human race is truly powerful. The Beast King must have seen through all the superficial phenomena and understood the real gap between the Orc Kingdom and the Human Empire, so he attended the meeting regardless of everything."
"It seems that the times are really changing..."
Chapter 478: Spice and Wolf is released! (V)
Chapter 478
Humans and orcs showed completely different attitudes towards the movie "Spice and Wolf". The same story presented completely different results in the eyes of both sides.
All of this is undoubtedly fully within the calculations of the leaders of the two countries.
In the Westland Road to Sarsburg, King Hubbard and the Beast King sat at the two ends of the negotiation table, General Wilhelm and the Orc Prophet stood behind each other.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the movie screen. No one focused their attention here, so King Hubbard spoke very calmly:
"For this story, Baron Durin's filming locations seem to be concentrated in the Western Territory. He seems to have investigated many villages before finally choosing this one."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
After hearing the words of the human king, the Beast King couldn't help but ask questions.
Apparently, at this time, both of them forgot their identities as kings and began to communicate as movie lovers.
"The harvest festival in the movie is very bountiful, but this is not common in the West. Not only are the land resources in the West poor, but as a buffer zone during the war, the Empire has never invested much resources in its development. So the village chosen by Director Du Lin is probably the only one among thousands of villages. I still remember the name of this village. It was named after a local knight lord."
"I see."
The Beast King nodded instinctively, but then she spoke in surprise:
"You know even such a detailed thing? It seems that you, the human king, have a deep understanding of the land under your feet."
"As a king, if you can't personally walk through all the land under your feet, how can you know the true appearance of this country?"
"this… "
Realizing the meaning of the other party's words, the Beast King was completely shocked this time.
Before, she had been thinking about the gap between the Human Empire and the Orc Kingdom, but now she realized that the gap between the leaders of the two countries was also not to be ignored.
The wisdom of the human king before her and the hard work he put into this country far exceeded her imagination.
Although the kings of the Human Empire have always been accustomed to fading out of the sight of ordinary people, this also means that the human monarchs of all generations have been deeply committed to the development of this country.
Together with everyone in the Empire of Man, they gave everything for the future of their country.
Realizing this, the Beast King was suddenly speechless. After all, compared to the old man in front of her and the dedication he had made, she was still too immature.
…
While everyone was talking about the movie "Spice and Wolf" and their emotions were in turmoil, the movie itself was developing calmly according to the original plot.
Lawrence was completely confused when he saw the orc girl suddenly appear.
He couldn't even help but take out his dagger for self-defense and looked at the other party vigilantly.
In response, the girl said dissatisfiedly:
"How ungrateful! You actually pointed a sword at me."
"What did you say?"
Seeing Lawrence's confusion, the girl seemed to remember something and muttered to herself:
"I remember now, you are not from this village. Sorry, I forgot about it."
As she spoke, she finished eating the jerky that Lawrence had dropped and gave her name, Holo.
Lawrence was surprised to hear the name, after all, the god worshipped by the village was also called Holo.
Holo also admitted this identity. She claimed that she was bound to the village as a god and originally came from a large forest in the north.
As she said this, Holo suddenly asked Lawrence, a traveling merchant, to take her back to her hometown.
Lawrence wanted to refuse, but due to Holo's teasing, he couldn't even say no for a moment.
Finally, he sternly declared that unless Holo could prove that she was really the Wise Wolf Holo, he would agree to the other party's request.
What he didn't expect was that Holo was somewhat resistant to revealing her true identity, and only agreed to his request reluctantly after a while.
Afterwards, Holo slowly ate a few mouthfuls of wheat, and her body began to emit a strange smell.
Lawrence was about to ask when he discovered that the girl in front of him had suddenly undergone a surprising change.
In an instant, a huge black shadow appeared on the screen. When everything reacted, Lawrence had fallen to the ground in horror.
…
Seeing the plot in the movie, the audience was surprised for a moment.
After all, they didn't see the picture and didn't understand what Lawrence was afraid of, but the black shadow that just appeared still gave people a wonderful feeling, as if they could see a huge thing.
However, since orcs in reality do not have this ability, people cannot imagine what Holo's true form looks like and can only make rough guesses.
At the same time, as the plot of the movie continued to develop, people immediately continued to watch with anticipation.