Of course, Du Lin did have a little bit of this because of his professionalism, but more of it was because he was too lazy to spend time dealing with the double greetings from the Mage's Tower and the royal nobles. Instead of wasting time on these social etiquettes, it would be better to be a hands-off boss and leave all these things to others, and spend his time on the noble cause of shooting anime. Why not
In fact, due to Durin's sudden operation of the Impure World Reincarnation, a large group of magicians who originally wanted to organize people to rescue this kid, or to rescue the epoch-making invention of the magic recorder and imaging crystal, were now completely furious.
After all, after going through so much trouble, he found out that this guy was actually alive and well. It was like a joke. Fortunately, Dean Hohenheim stepped in in time to calm the anger of a large group of great wizards. Otherwise, Du Lin would probably be greeted by these guys when he came to the Mage Tower next time.
As for the royal family on the other side, although such a big trouble had happened, old King Hubbard was relieved after hearing that Durin was fine. At the same time, he was also looking forward to the video communication technology that Durin had given him before.
In this situation, Durin, who had caused a lot of trouble, had no self-awareness at all. In order to finish the movie before the next batch of freshmen arrived at the Mage's Tower, he almost immediately brought the actors to the previously scheduled filming location in Fuyuki City - a port city in the east, which was the city used in the previous filming of the Water City in "Goblin Slayer".
Feeling the gentle sea breeze, Du Lin, who was not here for the first time, exhaled a little and said loudly: "Well, everyone, get ready, we will start shooting "Fate Zero" soon!"
After hearing his words, the others came out of the teleportation array belatedly, and had not even realized that they had arrived at the coastal city closest to the sea in the western border of the empire, the port city of Alkans, which was located by Dulin as the filming location of Fuyuki City.
By the way, the geographical location of the empire can be said to have certain similarities with the country before Durin traveled through. The east is along the coast, the south is mostly plains, the north has an overall cold climate, and the west is adjacent to various alien races. The only difference is that the capital of the empire, the Imperial City, is located in the center of the entire map.
When Du Lin was thinking about the filming conditions for Fuyuki City, he had already taken the seaside location into consideration, so after choosing for a long time he finally chose the coastal port city of Alcans. One reason was that he had been there once and was familiar with it, and the other was that it was indeed a very suitable place to be the alien version of Fuyuki City.
Not to mention the bridge across the harbor that can be seen at a glance at the far end of the harbor, the forest behind it alone is indeed a suitable location for filming the Einzbern Fuyuki Castle.
Because Du Lin had sent people to investigate the scene in advance, when the actors who had never been to the scene were still chattering about how to shoot in such an unfamiliar place, he was the first to speak up: "Stop arguing, we'll be ready to start the first act of the Holy Grail War soon, so stay alert!"
Chapter 91: Battle of Heroic Spirits
Chapter 91
When filming the scenes of the Tosaka and Matou families, Du Lin bought several houses in Alcans in one go and renovated them to the way he wanted. At that time, he was ridiculed by his colleague Chase. After all, it was not worth doing so much just to shoot one or two shots. As a stage play manager, Chase felt so painful just by looking at the bill.
However, for Du Lin, he did not plan to do the whole "Fate Zero" in any place hastily. Even if it was just a casual glimpse of the scene in the movie, he would try his best to restore it in reality. After all, who knows if he will shoot another "Fate Stay Night" here in the future? It is more convenient to do the whole project at once now than to spend time later.
While he was doing all this, Chase on the side could say nothing except sighing that he was a "rich man". After all, he knew how much money Durin had made from the movie during this period. If necessary, the other party could even buy the whole city. Even if we don't mention the money from the movie, the patent fees provided by the Mage Tower and the copyright fees of the Adventurer's Guild alone would be a huge income.
Among all the nobles in the entire southern territory, only the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory can compare with Durin in terms of financial resources.
Therefore, one month before heading to the Chaos Realm, the construction of the Tōsaka and Matou families had been completed. As for the Emiya residence, although it was also under construction, it did not need to appear for the time being because the plot had not yet reached that place. Therefore, Du Lin simply slowed down the construction schedule there and focused more on these two families and the 'Fuyuki City Port', which would be the venue for the first battle where multiple Heroic Spirits would appear at the same time.
When he arrived this time, Dulin quickly saw the Alcans port that had been transformed into what he had imagined. Yes, in order to make a movie, he directly bought this port that was usually used by almost no one. Since the empire's navigation technology has not been developed, this port is usually used by fishermen to moor their fishing boats. It is a public land, so the price will naturally not be high.
It can be said that Du Lin’s investment in "Fate Zero" this time is completely incomparable to the previous films. This also shows how much he is looking forward to the release of this movie. After all, for Du Lin, "Fate Zero" is not only an interesting movie, but also will be his first window to introduce magical alchemy to the world!
With the completion of the filming of the main scenes in the early stage, the plots of Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Caster Gildred, as well as the plots of Weber and Rider Conqueror King, the entire crew took a short break for a day. But before they could recover, a group of people were pulled in by Durin to start filming a new plot. There was no doubt that the first multi-heroic melee that took place at the port was to be filmed this time.
... ... .
Previously, under the transformation proposed by Durin, all the workers in Alkans were mobilized and successfully built a warehouse street near the port. While a series of tall warehouses were built here, several lighthouses were also built under Durin's instructions.
After all, if this world wants to restore the original battle environment, many things must be modified. Changing the viaduct and crane into a lighthouse is also a helpless move.
And that night, as the camera slowly captured two figures, Saber and Irisviel, who had come from afar following the scent of magic, also walked over openly on the wide street.
"Finally here. I've been waiting for so long, but no one dared to come here... You're the only one who responded to me."
The one who spoke was a male knight who walked out from the shadow of the warehouse. While he was holding the double guns tightly in his hands, a strong magical power emanated from his body, as if he was declaring war on everyone who was watching here at this moment!
The moment she saw his weapon, Saber Altria realized that her opponent this time was Lancer, one of the Seven Heroic Spirits!
In response, seeing Saber and her Master coming out of the shadows in broad daylight, Lancer's Heroic Spirit praised in a low but clear voice: "Very fierce fighting spirit... I think you are Saber, am I right?"
"Yes, you are Lancer."
"Exactly... Ha, I didn't expect that I could introduce myself to my opponent so casually before a fatal battle, but I can't help it."
Saber agreed with this statement, and faced with such an upright knight who was in line with the status of a Heroic Spirit, her icy expression softened slightly, and she replied, "It can't be helped. We are not fighting for our own honor. You are offering your gun for your master, right?"
"Ha... That's right."
As he spoke, Lancer's expression revealed a hint of evil, which made Irisviel behind Saber slightly raise her eyebrows, and she immediately shouted: "... Charming magic? It's really disrespectful to a married woman, Lancer."
Lancer boldly released his spiritual power to seduce women, and as an artificial being with a strengthened body, Irisviel's resistance to magic was twice that of an ordinary person, otherwise she would have been fascinated by him at first sight, just like any other woman.
In response to Irisviel's protest, Lancer could only smile bitterly and shrug his shoulders, and replied: "I'm so sorry, it's like I was cursed since I was born, but there's nothing I can do about it. If you want to hate someone, hate the way I was born, or hate you for being a woman."
In response to Lancer's not-so-gentle answer, Saber simply snorted and said, "You're not expecting me to show mercy just because of your face, Lancer."
"If that's the case, then it's too boring. I see. The Saber class's magic resistance is truly extraordinary... Well, if I have to kill a weak woman because of this, I'll lose face. I decided to wait here for someone with the guts to come. It seems like I made the right move."
"Oh? It seems like you want to have a good fight. It's really my honor to meet a heroic spirit like you."
"Then... let's get started."
Seeing this tense scene, Irisviel swallowed nervously and murmured, "Saber... ...be careful. Although I can use some healing spells, the rest..."
In response, Saber nodded before she could finish.
"Please let me handle Lancer. However, I am a little worried about why the opponent's Master has not shown up. You have to be careful. Irisviel, he may have some conspiracy. I will leave my back to you."
“… Got it, Saber, bring me victory.”
"Yes, I will."
Saber nodded firmly and took the first step towards this first battle.
…
At the moment when the battle between Saber and Lancer began, as the camera moved, Kiritsugu Emiya, who was hiding behind the warehouse street, was monitoring the battlefield and communicating with his assistant Maiya.
As for the specially constructed alchemical weapon called "gun" in Kiritsugu's arms, Du Lin planned to add annotations to the screen later.
"Is there any place where we can observe the battlefield?"
Hearing Kiritsugu's question, Mai pointed to several lighthouses standing in the darkness in the distance.
Obviously, if you can quietly climb up there, it would be the best place to watch the battle.
Kiritsugu had no objection to Maiya's opinion, but it was precisely because he had no objection that he shook his head.
"Indeed, that is the best place for surveillance, so I'm afraid we are not the only ones who have the same idea."
"… "
Without Kiritsugu's further explanation, Maiya already understood his intention.
“Maiya, you sneak in from the east coast, and I’ll go from the west… We need to find an observation point where we can observe Saber’s battle and monitor the lighthouse.”
"I see."
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Chapter 92: The Conqueror King's Noble Phantasm
Chapter 92
The actors who play Saber and Lancer are both elite talents of the Imperial Knights. Although they do not have rich practical experience and gorgeous combat skills like the adventurers who have risked their lives, their fighting moves are indeed as righteous as the heroic spirits from ancient history. Of course, this is also thanks to the fact that the current leader of the Imperial Knights has never let his men neglect training, so it is not a waste of time to suddenly pull them in for a film.
The sound of such fierce fighting attracted the attention of the surrounding Alkans citizens even at night. And because the movie has not yet spread in the East, most people did not know that this was a movie filming. They just thought that some fierce battle really broke out here and wanted to watch the excitement.
"Everyone, take a break first. I'll let these onlookers disperse first."
As Durin spoke, Saber and Lancer, who were originally engaged in a fierce life-and-death battle, suddenly stopped. The two actors had been fighting fiercely just now, and it felt a little strange to see the fight stop abruptly.
On the other side, after posing, Chase paused for a moment, and while helping Du Lin disperse the crowd, he discussed the next shoot with him.
To be honest, the filming of "Fate Zero" went much more smoothly than expected because the actors were all very talented. The actors of the Snow Flower Theater are basically veteran actors who have been in the industry for a long time. Even the youngest, Chase's daughter, has excellent acting skills under the influence of the troupe, and she was not at all stage fright when playing the role of Illya.
Although Du Lin has made three films including this one, this is the first time he feels that being a director is so easy. He just needs to roughly give an idea of what kind of visual effect he needs, and then a group of actors, under the leadership of the manager Chase, will study what kind of acting skills are needed to make a movie.
It can be said that even after shooting only a few small scenes, Du Lin has already deeply realized the huge difference between professional actors and ordinary adventurers!
Soon, after Du Lin dispersed the onlookers and hired some people to maintain order on the spot, the filming of "fatre zero" began again!
... ... ..
A month ago, Durin ordered the workers in Alcans to rebuild another row of arches on the only bridge across the two banks of Alcans. Although the workers were confused at the time, they still built a building that could roughly be called an arch according to Durin's requirements.
At this moment, when the crew came here to shoot the scene of rider Iskandar and Weber, the howling sea breeze made most of the crew stay away from the dangerous arch bridge. Although there was a zero-gravity barrier set up by the great magician Durin on the ground, the height alone was not something that a normal person would dare to challenge.
Therefore, in the end, apart from Weber and the actor who played the King of Conquerors who were going to perform in this scene, only Durin and the lich Leticia came up there.
Looking at the endless sea in the distance, Leticia, who seldom saw such scenery, had not yet expressed her admiration when the two shivering actors beside her ruined her good mood.
Yes, even though they knew that a great magician like Durin was watching them, they still felt a little uneasy about such a height. The actor who played Rider did have a lot of drive as a member of the Knights Templar, but the actor who played Weber was just an ordinary person. Just standing there made him feel like he might fall to his death at any time, not to mention filming in such an environment.
However, seeing him like this, director Du Lin was not angry. Instead, he shouted in the whistling wind, "Yes, that's it. Just act like this."
Although he didn't know whether to follow this or that, the actor who played Weber, who had no extra ability to think, could only follow Durin's orders. In a sense, this was also due to the good training of Chase, the administrator of the troupe. After all, the Snow Flower Theater used to be a central theater with Chase, the administrator, in charge of everything. Therefore, actors rarely contradicted the director. Basically, they would act out whatever the director said.
As filming resumed, the plot of "Fate Zero" continued to develop.
When seeing the fierce battle between Saber and Lancer, and Saber gradually losing ground, Rider Iskandar said in surprise: "... Oops. This is bad."
As he said this, he stood up unconsciously.
"W-what?"
Seeing his Servant showing such an anxious expression for the first time, Waver, although still holding tightly to the arch pillar under his feet because of fear, could not see the scene but he still asked: "What happened?"
"Lancer has used his trump card. He seems to want to decide the outcome as soon as possible. This won't work. The timing is not right yet..."
"Idiot! What are you talking about?"
Ignoring Waver's shouts, Rider Iskandar simply stomped on the archway beneath his feet with a bang, and then, as his master trembled in fear, he said loudly, "I wanted to wait and see what happens before everyone gathers, but if this continues, Saber will suffer, and it will be too late to take action then."
"Too late? - Didn't you plan to attack them after they were exhausted from fighting each other?"
"… Little Master, did you misunderstand me?"
Rider frowned as he spoke, and as if feeling disappointed, he looked down at the Master at his feet and said, "I hope that the fight between these two Servants can attract other Servants. After all, it would be more fun to gather them together and have a big fight with them instead of finding them one by one."
"… "
Waver forgot to respond. He was stunned when he realized the huge gap in understanding between himself and this extremely brave Heroic Spirit.
"Gather together... and have a big fight?"
"Yes! Opportunities like this to fight heroes from different eras are rare. If all six of them are here, I won't let any of them go! Saber and Lancer, I can see that both of them have manly qualities that can make one's blood boil. I admire them very much. It would be a pity to let them die like this."
"If we don't kill them, what else can we do?! Isn't the Holy Grail War all about killing each other?"
In response to Weber's roar, which showed that he couldn't understand what the other party was saying, rider Iskandar simply straightened his chest and said, "Not destroying the opponent even if you win, and not insulting the opponent even if you dominate. This is the real 'conquest'!"
In an instant, the sword at his waist cut through the empty sky and split the space apart. At the same time, outside the camera, Leticia, who had been prepared for a long time, manipulated her amazing magic power to summon a thundercloud.
Yes, when discussing the special effects before, Durin had raised the question of how to present the Conqueror King's chariot. After all, ordinary horses lack momentum, and it is too difficult to find substitutes for the Flying Hoof Thunder Bull and the Mighty Wheel in this world. Fortunately, with the addition of the super-class lich Leticia, the special effects in this regard have been settled.
Looking at the air that was boiling just because of the huge soul energy, Du Lin could no longer imagine what level of existence this lich was in front of him. At this moment, he could only keep the camera as stable as possible. =
Soon, along with the swirling flow of magic power, an existence appeared that made everyone who saw this scene feel shocked from the bottom of their hearts.
According to legend, every lich has the ability to summon creatures from another world, and the other world that is most closely connected to this world is the demon world, which is filled with all kinds of creatures beyond imagination. Therefore, most liches often have the ability to summon creatures from the demon world.
Including Leticia in front of him and Wiz, who was not sure whether he could be considered a lich, Durin now knew two liches. He also had a much better understanding of this special undead than most people, but even so, he still received incredible shocks from time to time.
For example, now, looking at the vehicle pulled by skeleton horses with blue flames burning in the gap, even Du Lin and the two actors, who had seen it once in advance to confirm that it was really possible, once again expressed incredible feelings.
Skeleton horses are undead creatures from the demon world. Although the appearance of undead creatures in a movie is not a good idea, Du Lin has filmed the Headless Horseman after all, so he was more relaxed after his first experience.
The biggest reason for choosing the skeleton horse is that it is the only species that Durin can find that is closest to the original flying-hoofed thunder bull. After all, a species that can be used as a mount and can fly is rare even among the undead, let alone living creatures.
"We have come to an end of our spectating. We are now going to join the battle, little Master."
As the filming started again, rider Iskandar flipped his cloak and jumped onto the carriage behind the skeleton horse, while Weber was nearly blown away by the strong wind generated by the arrival of the skeleton horse. At this moment, he held back his screams and hugged the arch column tightly.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid! You are messing around now!"
"Hmm? If you don't want to go, then just stay here and watch!"
"I'll go! Take me with you, idiot!"
"As you command! Now you are worthy of being my Ma8ter!"
Iskandar laughed heartily. He first gently grabbed Weber's collar, and waited until Weber rode beside him before shouting, "Let's go now, God's Wheel!"
In the blink of an eye, his Noble Phantasm responded to the Master's call with a thunderous sound, and rushed towards the battlefield between heroic spirits in the distance!
At the same time, Du Lin, who had already cast a gravity spell on himself, followed suit immediately and shot a handsome long shot that was quite shocking.
Then, when Rider drove his mount into the battlefield, the picture froze on the moment when Saber and Lancer were still confronting each other in the distance—
"Both parties, put away your swords! We are in front of the king! My name is Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, and I have acquired the job of Rider in this Holy Grail War!"
The moment the words that had almost destroyed all the foreshadowing of the Holy Grail War were spoken, the melee scene of the first act of "Fate Zero" officially began.