After Durin sighed, Scar's analysis seemed to be not over yet. He continued, "In addition to the wonderful battles of the magicians themselves, I think the most brilliant setting of your story is that the magicians summoned heroic spirits to fight. In the past wars, magicians would be accompanied by a guardian knight for protection. This was to prevent the vulnerable magicians from being attacked by the enemy and to allow the magicians to assist the guardian knights in battle. This tradition gradually disappeared until the beginning of the peaceful era, but I believe that the older generation of magicians in the Mage's Tower still remember their past comrades."
"So, I believe that in addition to receiving positive reviews from young mages, Fate Zero will still be attractive to those old mages who are no longer looking for excitement! Because it can easily remind them of their former comrades and recall the war that took place during the empire's troubled times."
As Scar finished his long speech, Du Lin, who had listened to it from beginning to end, was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth and said, "I didn't expect that you have this ability, Scar. If there is a film review mechanism in the future, I will come to you for review every time I release a new movie to promote our movie!"
"??? What movie review?"
Obviously, Scar, who looked confused, didn't know that in just a short while, he had been appointed by Du Lin as the first film critic of the future.
Chapter 79 Live broadcast? TV? Or video call
Chapter 79
"Has Dean Hohenheim helped me with that patent system?"
After talking about "Fate Zero", Du Lin asked this question before talking to Scar about the next business.
As for this, Scar, who was still immersed in the story of "Fate Zero", was stunned for a moment before reacting: "Patent? The Mage Tower held a special meeting for this matter before, and I was there at that time."
"Oh? So what happened?"
"At first, the situation was fine. When most magicians heard that this seemed to add value to inventions, they immediately expressed their support. However, when they heard that the magic video recorder and imaging crystal invented by you, Du Lin, would be the first to be protected by patent law, some protesters suddenly appeared. Apparently, those people were the ones who tried to independently crack your technology after the meeting that day."
"Haha, let them crack it. If they can crack it, I lose! How can these magicians who haven't even learned the basics of alchemy understand the mystery?"
Yes, for these magicians who have no foundation in magical alchemy, the principle of magic video recorders and imaging crystals is basically a bottomless pit. Unless Du Lin provides the design drawings and the formula for changing magic power during information conversion, there is almost no possibility that this technology will be leaked. Once the patent law is formally established, he will not have to worry about the technology leaking at all.
Seeing Durin's strong attitude, Scar couldn't help but smile and said, "The dean said the same thing at the time. Although some mages still showed some resistance later, most mages were willing to pay a certain amount of patent fees to obtain your technology, so in the end the majority agreed to it. I think it won't be long before the dean comes to you to fill out the details of the patent and hand you a patent application that will be lined up at the entrance of the Mage Tower."
"Not bad. Since the first step was successful, the follow-up will be easy. What? Are you jealous, Scar? Then why don't you invent something good and apply for a patent? When you have money, you must build our Alchemy Tower higher, at least higher than the Mage Tower next door, hahahaha!"
Hearing Du Lin's familiar and ignorant laughter, Scar couldn't help but smile at the young man in front of him.
If he had heard Du Lin say such words a few years ago, he would have thought that the other party was too whimsical, but now, he really feels that it is a possible future.
"Okay, it's time to get down to business. Do you have an idea for the birthday gift for the king that I discussed with you earlier? It's less than a month away."
Hearing Durin's words, Scar just pointed to his alchemy table and then said, "Durin, you said this idea a long time ago, right? 'Since the teleportation magic circle can transmit individuals over long distances, why can't it transmit fewer things, such as a sentence, a picture, or a video?'"
"Uh, did I tell you that?"
Obviously, what Scar said just now should be the conversation between him and Durin in the past. Although the current Durin definitely has this part in his memory, there is no doubt that he has no impression of it after such a long time span.
On the other hand, Scar continued, "Regarding your idea, Durin, I couldn't think of a good transmission medium in the past, so my research never made any progress. After all, whether it's words or pictures, these difficult-to-convert concepts are too fantastic to be connected with the teleportation array that is essentially magical. But now, with the magic video recorder you invented, my research on this technology has finally broken through a major bottleneck!"
"???"
Faced with Durin's confusion, Scar silently took out the magic video recorder Durin had given him from under the table and continued, "Durin, the machine you invented that can record images and sounds is essentially a tool that converts information into a specific magic value. After I slightly tuned the magic value inside it..."
After Scar slowly injected magic power into the magic video recorder that seemed to have undergone some modifications, he aimed it directly at Durin's face. Then, a machine in the distance with the same unique shape as the magic video recorder emitted a burst of light.
Then, along with a series of images, more than ten meters away, the exact same face of Du Lin appeared out of thin air! !
"ah... "
Suddenly, even Du Lin did not expect that Scar could come up with such a thing. While he took a step back in surprise, the Du Lin generated in the picture in the distance also took a step back!
Even if Du Lin didn't have any associations with the demonstration, it would be impossible for him to do it. He almost immediately said in surprise: "This... ..This is a live broadcast?!!!"
"live streaming?"
"Well, I'm excited, but how did you make this thing?"
Yes, although Du Lin had thought about making a magical version of another world TV before, so as to broadcast his own drama regularly, but firstly, the key problem of magic energy could not be solved, and secondly, he really could not find a way to transmit images over long distances. After all, this world is not a normal material world, and the existence of magic almost blocks the possibility of normal development of most technologies that want to rely on farming.
It was in this situation that Du Lin, who had originally given up, did not expect to get such a big surprise from Scar.
As for Du Lin's excitement, Scar, who was also somewhat proud, just touched his nose and said, "I also thought of it by chance after watching your movie, Du Lin, so I found a great magician in the Mage Tower who was good at teleportation array research to discuss it, and just happened to make such a semi-finished product before you came."
"Great magician? Is there a great magician in this academy willing to communicate with you?"
"That's of course impossible, but as soon as I said your name, the other party opened the door for me."
"... ..."
Unexpectedly, the other party relied on his reputation. Du Lin showed a subtle expression and said seriously: "What is the distance limit of this thing? How much magic power is needed to maintain it? If I want to broadcast a signal to the whole empire... an image broadcast by magic power, can I do that?"
Yes, even though he only saw the prototype of his dream TV from another world, Du Lin still showed his excitement.
In response, Scar waved his hands helplessly and said, "I don't know. I've already said that this is just a semi-finished product. I haven't done any experiments or calculated any data yet. But I believe that if I'm given a little more time, I can complete it preliminarily."
After hearing Scar's words, Du Lin knew that he was getting anxious.
Therefore, soon after he calmed down a little, he thought again about the role of this alchemical tool that can transmit images remotely, and finally said: "So this is what you plan to use as a birthday gift for the king? I admit that if this tool can really be put into practical use, it will play a unique role in the military. It will be a good gift for His Majesty the King who has been considering taking action against the Orc Kingdom for some time."
Communication and transportation have always been the two core elements of modern warfare. Although such a different world seems to be still in the era of cold weapons, in fact, the destructive power of its war is no less than that of Durin's past world. In this case, communication props that can transmit images and sounds remotely will be very important to the empire's army.
After hearing Durin's words, Scar seemed to have not expected him to think in this direction. After a moment's pause, he spoke: "I didn't think of the use of this thing in war. At first, I just thought that His Majesty the King must be bored sitting in the castle all day long, so I planned to invent this thing so that he could see the mountains and rivers of the empire without leaving home..."
"Well, it can indeed be done this way... No, why can't it be like this? Isn't this a great opportunity to promote our magic alchemy?"
In an instant, Du Lin felt that his thoughts were completely cleared up. He stood up and laughed and said, "Ska, I will accompany you to test the actual coverage of this alchemical tool as much as possible in the next few days. If it can really meet my requirements, then the world's first live documentary may be born! ”
Chapter 80 The Birthday Party Begins
Chapter 80
His Majesty the King is going to hold a birthday party. This is a big deal, but it is also a small deal. In the end, in this era when information dissemination is still very backward, the most people can care about is how many extra bowls of rice the old acquaintance on the street next door has eaten today, and which street they will go to for a walk after work today... ... .
It is a sea-change that the entire region, like the South, is discussing movies, and you can find fellow movie lovers in any town you go to and quickly become familiar with them.
After all, before that, most people talked about their own things, and most of what you heard in the pub were bragging between colleagues.
It’s not like now, when the most talked about topics in taverns in major towns in the South is movies, or rather, “KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World” and “Goblin Slayer”.
A group of idle people who have nothing to do after work chat about the plot and compare the fighting power of the characters in the two movies. Even if the Internet has not appeared in this world, the fighting power of "keyboard warriors" has already taken shape, but the "keyboard warriors" in this world often go to the streets to PK with real people... ... .
In addition to talking about the plot itself, a large group of people often end up chatting about what the director's next movie will be, whether there will be a sequel to "KonoSuba: God's Blessing for a Wonderful World", whether there will be a sequel to "Goblin Slayer", whether the characters from "KonoSuba: God's Blessing for a Wonderful World" and "Goblin Slayer" can appear together... and so on.
After all, it's just a matter of having enough food and having nothing to do. In a world where magic exists, food has never been a problem from the beginning, and most people never have to consider whether they can have dinner today. Therefore, the emergence of entertainment projects like movies is almost inevitable.
Of course, the movies created by Du Lin can be said to have spanned several eras.
In short, even in such a situation, let alone your king's birthday, even if your king passed away today, most people would still celebrate their own birthday, especially the people in the four borders outside the imperial capital. Not to mention ordinary people, even some local nobles would be confused if they could not afford the teleportation array.
Under such circumstances, only a few big shots who could enjoy the convenience brought by magic were nervously preparing for the upcoming birthday party, and hurriedly set off for the imperial capital on the day of the birthday party.
... ... .
Today is the birthday party of His Majesty the King, and according to the instructions of Dean Hohenheim, Du Lin should have presented the gift to His Majesty the King and offered his blessings as the representative of the Mage Tower today.
However, at this moment, the representative who was supposed to be here was nowhere to be seen. Instead, the one who was forced to come up was the Alchemy Tower Master Scar, who was a little nervous because it was his first time to participate in such an exchange meeting between nobles.
Although he had discussed today's plan with Du Lin before, it was not until this moment that Scar felt deeply nervous.
After all, most magicians have little interest in this kind of gathering. The top magicians in the Mage's Tower would rather spend their time on their own research and are too lazy to leave the Mage's Tower to attend some boring banquets.
From this point of view, the magician who attends the birthday party on behalf of the Mage Tower can be regarded as the designated scapegoat of the Mage Tower. Before Durin was chosen this time, Dean Hohenheim always gathered everyone and finally chose an unlucky guy by drawing lots.
Therefore, when Durin asked Scar to take over, Dean Hohenheim handed the invitation letter to Scar without even answering him, and then went back to do basic research in magical alchemy. It was a pity that he forced himself to change his research field at such an old age, but it also showed that he recognized Durin's invention.
After taking a deep breath, when Scar walked out of the teleportation array of the imperial capital, he saw the royal castle of the empire from afar.
This castle, which has not been repaired for hundreds of years, stands majestically towards the sky, displaying its ancient and vigorous aura. Everyone who comes here can't help but show a hint of respect.
The reason is naturally beyond doubt, because this castle is the castle that resisted the foreign coalition forces back then. The wounds that still remain on the city walls show the traces of time. The castle itself therefore looks ancient and vicissitudes, heavy and vigorous.
On the tall flagpole above is the fluttering flag of the Royal Hubbard family, showing its ownership, establishing the human empire and maintaining the royal Hubbard family for thousands of years.
At this moment, even Scar, who had little interest in most things other than alchemy, was moved by the heavy history displayed by this magnificent castle. He quickly reacted to the situation, and while carefully holding the briefcase in his hand, he quickly came to the main entrance of the castle and said to the soldier guarding the gate: "I am Scar, the magician who is here to attend this birthday party on behalf of the Mage's Tower. This is the invitation."
"Um."
Because there were so many people entering and leaving the castle today, Scar entered the highest-ranking castle in the empire without any difficulty.
For this reason, he tidied up his appearance almost from time to time. After all, in order not to embarrass the Mage Tower, he deliberately washed his mage robe several times a few days ago to clean all the stains accumulated on it over the years. But in fact, most of the great wizards of the Mage Tower did not care about it at all. After all, what does the face of the Mage Tower have to do with an ordinary magician like me
In short, when Scar really followed the servants into the castle, he realized that his efforts over the past few days were completely useless, because even if he washed his wizard robe and his entire body with bubbles, compared to these nobles wearing all kinds of expensive clothes, he still looked like an unknown beggar on the street.
At this time, he could hardly control his urge to escape back, and he deeply regretted agreeing to let that guy Du Lin come instead of him!
He understood why the magicians in the Mage Tower showed such expressions when they heard that he would replace Du Lin to attend the birthday party. To be honest, this kind of terrible social occasion is really an unbearable hell for the magicians who are mostly otakus...
After all, in this world, if one wants to achieve success in the field of magic, the level of dedication is completely comparable to that of scientific researchers in another world. Most magicians born into aristocrats often practice to the elementary or intermediate levels. If they do not have a passion for magic, they will simply go back to inherit the family business.
Only those who devote themselves to this path of exploring the unknown can finally achieve success. However, one negative impact of this is that most of these true magicians have poor communication skills, so that few great magicians will take the initiative to participate in any aristocratic gatherings.
At this moment, seeing that the preparation stage of the birthday party was about to end, Scar realized that he couldn't leave at this time, so he simply found a place to stand with his suitcase and pretended to be an ordinary servant.
However, even though he could not show himself, most of the nobles still noticed the magician who seemed very nervous.
In the past, because the representatives sent by the Mage Tower were all at the level of great magicians or above, most of the nobles behaved very respectfully, or tried their best to get close to the great magician who represented them. However, when they heard that the participant this time was just an ordinary mid-level magician, their expressions suddenly became a little contemptuous.
After all, the relationship between nobles is mostly about interests. Only those who can bring benefits are worthy of respect. It is reasonable that a high-level magician with some fame came, but there are many middle-level magicians like Scar among the nobles present. Why should they care about a small person like you? Even if you have the title of the Lord of the Alchemy Tower, what is alchemy? Can this thing cast a fifth-level magic
It was precisely because of this idea that even though Scar had been standing at the banquet for a long time, no one around him spoke to him. Instead, without Scar's knowledge, the nobles around him laughed at him in private. The reason they didn't laugh at him openly was probably because of the Mage's Tower's face.
Of course, although Scar was also not good at socializing, his ability to read people's expressions was not weak. He almost immediately realized the attitudes of the people around him. He also knew that if it was Du Lin who attended the banquet today, the scene would be completely different from his own...
"Will it be the same as before..."
Deep down, Scar recalled that due to his own incompetence, the Alchemy Tower that his brother guarded with all his heart was almost destroyed. Even though it was saved with the help of Durin who risked his life as a magician, Scar himself did nothing.
So, who should I wait for to save me this time
The hand holding the suitcase slowly clenched, and just as a flame slowly rose in Scar's heart, the summoner in the distance suddenly shouted loudly, and then the scene suddenly became completely quiet, and then began to stir slightly.
"Happy birthday, father."
"Happy birthday, Grandpa."
"... ..."
The members of the royal family began to offer their blessings to their elder, King Hubbard, who is still on the throne at an old age. Then, with old Hubbard taking his seat, the royal banquet officially began.
Unlike the Mage's Tower, which pursues efficiency, the banquets held among the nobles like to waste time with a lot of opening words.
With all this random nonsense and all kinds of diplomatic terms flying around, Scar at this moment missed the atmosphere of the Mage's Tower so much that he simply started meditating.
I don’t know how long it took, but when this part finally ended, the highlight of the birthday party, the gift-giving part, finally began.
... ... .
Longfellow was a mid-level magician who graduated from the Mage's Tower. After graduation, he returned to his family and inherited the family business and the title of nobility.
His family itself has a certain amount of power in the imperial capital, but that's just a little bit. At least this time, they can barely be considered to have entered the threshold of attending the birthday party. Compared with the other great nobles present, they are completely insignificant.
With just a casual glance, he noticed all kinds of important figures present, such as the Grand Dukes of the four territories, the generals of the imperial army, the bishops of the church, and the envoys from other kingdoms...
Given Longfellow's status, he was not even qualified to talk to him. Therefore, he was quite nervous at this moment as a representative of the family to present gifts to the king.
Because he was standing relatively forward, Longfellow was lucky enough to be chosen first to present gifts to the old king.
Thinking back to his father's repeated warnings, saying that this was an opportunity for the family to rise and that he must leave some impression on His Majesty the King, Longfellow couldn't help but become so nervous that he even walked unsteadily.
So, naturally, the special crystal that he had obtained from the dwarf kingdom and could record sounds was presented to the king, and his majesty accepted it with a smile without even understanding its function, or even taking a look at it. Although Longfellow wanted to say something more, he was too nervous, so he finally retreated hesitantly.
People who didn't know the situation might think that the King was very satisfied with his attitude just now, but Longfellow, who was well versed in the ways of the nobles, knew that his trip to the banquet was over. After all, most of the gifts were not actually accepted by the King, but went directly into the treasury of the castle and became dusty treasures.
Longfellow, who was filled with regret for having missed his only chance, unexpectedly saw Scar standing in the distance with a suitcase in his hand as he walked off the stage.
Longfellow, who had been a student of the Mage's Tower, naturally knew Scar's identity. But because he knew it, he was quite puzzled as to why a mere mid-level magician could come here on behalf of the Mage's Tower. After all, only the true great magicians in the Mage's Tower were qualified to attend the King's banquet...
As for the Master of the Alchemy Tower? Isn't that just a meaningless title
Just as Longfellow was surprised and hoped that the gift from the other party would not be valued like his own, the gift presentation by the representative of the Mage's Tower finally arrived, accompanied by a summons.
In response to this, Scar took a deep breath and walked forward slowly with his suitcase, while all the nobles were waiting for the show. Before him, various nobles and bigwigs had already presented their gifts, including various priceless treasures.
But no matter what he saw, the old king just maintained a standard posture and returned the gifts one by one with a businesslike expression on his face. Only the gifts from the little princes and princesses and the gifts from an imperial general made him rarely show a sincere smile, and he cherished those worthless little items and put them in his pocket.
And this time, it's Skar's turn...
In full view of everyone, Scar walked up to the old king and slowly opened the suitcase in his hand.
Then, as a picture gradually appeared on the distant wall, Scar said slowly: "Before presenting the real gift, I would like to play this thing called a movie in advance, is that okay, Your Majesty?"
Chapter 81: Filming of Einzbern Castle
Chapter 81
In the realm of chaos, in an unknown mountain range.