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"You mean, even if it's destroyed, we can just create it again?"
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"That's right! Ryunosuke, your keen understanding is truly your greatest strength!"
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"I once did what is probably the most vicious and serious blasphemy that can be done in this world! Ryunosuke, the little bit of evil you did is nothing but child's play compared to mine! But no matter how much I killed or how much I blasphemed, I never received any punishment from God - by the time I noticed, I had already been on the path of pursuing evil for eight years! The wailing and screaming of thousands of young children all disappeared in the darkness of nothingness!"
"In the end, it wasn't God who destroyed me, but humans who had endless desires like me. The church and the king found me guilty, arrested me, and executed me. They just wanted to take my wealth and territory for themselves, so they set up a scheme... Their actions were not so much to punish my evil as to plunder me!"
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"—So, Ryunosuke, do you think that God loves humans?"
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"Of course, it must be love from the heart! A god who can write the script of this world for thousands and tens of thousands of years without stopping must love humanity very much! Well, I think God must be working very hard to write it, and at the same time, he himself is immersed in the joy of creating his own work, and is moved by the love and courage in his own work."
"While God likes the hymns of courage and hope, he also likes the blood-spattered cries and despair. Otherwise... the hymn of life would never have such bright colors. So, Master, this world must be filled with God's love."
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"Whether it's blasphemy or praise, it's all the same worship of God in your eyes, right? Ah, Ryunosuke! You really have a very profound philosophical thought. The God who plays with countless humans in the world like toys is just a funny character... I see! Then I can understand this kind of bad taste!"
"Very good, then let's use more vivid despair and wailing to paint the God's Court with bright colors. I want to let those gods in heaven know that they are not the only ones who know what true entertainment is."
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"Do you have any brilliant ideas, Master?"
"Now that we've decided, let's hold a celebration. Ryunosuke, today's party will be a little special, and it will begin with the new faith you advocate!"
"I understand. I will do my best to be the coolest!"
As the final scene freezes on the children that Ryunosuke and Caster caught and threw into the shadows, the two like-minded masters and servants are ecstatic about their new faith, and for the sake of their new faith, they decisively and mercilessly offer the souls of these children to the God of Death who sings the funeral song! !
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"Very good, after this part, only the final plot remains!"
Du Lin said as he put away the magic video recorder in his hand. On the other side, the other staff and actors who were watching were deeply shocked by the acting skills of the two casters and Ryunosuke.
Similarly, even Du Lin had to be shocked again by the strength of the Snow Flower Theater. Anyone could perform this level of performance. The postures of them seeming to be truly immersed in the joy of a devil even gave Du Lin goose bumps. To some extent, this was also because the manager Chase got used to the filming method of movies at a very fast speed and led the actors in the troupe to improve together.
As if they noticed the strange looks from the people around them, the two actors stopped their frantic acting the moment after filming and started playing around with the people around them.
In response, Du Lin just took the opportunity to remind them: "After the movie is released, be careful and don't go out on the street casually, otherwise I won't care if someone beats you to death."
After hearing his words, the two actors didn't realize what he meant. Instead, Chase came over to guide them on some issues in the performance. His professionalism made Du Lin want to hand over the director's position directly to him, so that he could just be a hands-off boss and wait for the movie to be released... ...
While everyone was having a blast here, Leticia, who had witnessed the performance from a distance, stood there blankly, lost in thought. When Durin noticed her, the lich suddenly said:
"Do you think there are gods in this world?"
In response to the lich's sudden literary words, Du Lin simply said, "Maybe, and maybe not."
"That's nothing. I hate ambiguous answers the most."
"But this is the most correct answer, isn't it? In the final analysis, gods are just a reference to something unknown and incomprehensible. It could be some kind of creature, or some kind of law, or even some concept beyond understanding and dimension. When we ask whether there are gods in this world, you have to ask yourself first, do you believe that there are gods in this world? If you believe, then there are gods. If you don't, then there are no gods."
Du Lin's words can be said to be quite rational. As a materialistic atheist who grew up under the red flag, if he were to ask whether he believed it or not, the answer is definitely no. But this world is too weird. Even if he doesn't believe it, in fact there may still be some unknowable creature called "God" in this world.
If even so, he still holds atheistic ideas, then he does not follow the materialistic ideas.
“I don’t really dislike this statement…”
I don’t know what Du Lin’s little brain is thinking at this moment. Leticia, whose thoughts have drifted to who knows where, has fallen into some extremely deep memories because of the plot she just saw.
Chapter 97 Promotion of the New Film
Chapter 97
The filming of "Fate Zero" has finally been completed. After presenting a great gift to the people living in the port of Alcans, and then rushing to the desert outside the west to shoot the plot of the Conqueror King's Noble Phantasm, the first chapter of this unimaginable big-budget feature film has finally come to an end.
At the same time, with such overtime filming, there are only two days left before the admission of new students for the Tower of Mage. It can be said that there is still plenty of time for Durin to prepare for the release of the film. And because the film has only completed the first chapter for the time being, the crew has not disbanded for the time being, and almost everyone followed Durin back to Northric.
"The movie will be officially released in two days. Before that, I actually have an idea that I want to put into practice."
Facing the gathering of all members of Edward Studios and the Snow Flower Troupe, Du Lin walked to the closed tavern and said slowly, "I don't plan to hold the premiere ceremony in advance this time!"
Upon hearing his words, Baniel was surprised and said, "No premiere? Uh... Is that okay?"
Although most people don't actually understand the significance of the premiere, for Vanir, it is a great opportunity to make money. To be honest, with the current popularity of movies, the price of a new movie's premiere ticket can even be hyped up to thousands of gold coins. Not being able to make this kind of free money is really a very sad thing for this viscount who has gradually moved closer to the capitalists.
In response, Du Lin just shook his head silently, and then said: "Baniel, I understand your idea, but you have to know that the purpose of my creation of movies has never been money. Although making money is a very happy thing, if I get the starting point wrong and put the cart before the horse, it will be a great pity for me."
"Well, what is your real purpose, Director Du Lin?"
Obviously, although many people present have known Durin for a long time, and people like Zatt Helena are veterans of Edward Studios, even they don’t know the real purpose of Durin’s filming. The only one who knows is Winry, who is not here now and has been silently helping Durin manage the Edward family.
Therefore, knowing this, Du Lin just said slowly: "Change, my original intention is very simple, that is to change this boring world, so that those who can only joke in the tavern and go back to eat and sleep after work during the day can also enjoy the convenience brought by magic and enjoy interesting stories. For this reason, I created movies and successfully popularized movies in the South Territory, so that everyone, whether poor or noble, can go to the cinema to watch a movie and get happiness from it."
"It seems that I have achieved part of my goal. All I need to do next is to continue to expand this result. However, it is not enough! After all, movies can only be seen in theaters. No matter how interesting the story of a movie is, there will always be people who are not interested in it. Therefore, I want to create something that allows everyone to go home after work or go to a pub to watch a movie and see an interesting story!"
Having said so much, to put it simply, what Du Lin wanted to create was actually just television, and only with the birth of television could he truly promote single-episode anime and let the people of this world feel the horror of chasing anime!
Although if possible, Du Lin would like to create something like a computer, but unfortunately the Internet technology is still not even accessible...
Although no one knew what Du Lin was thinking, when the people present heard his words, they immediately showed expressions of longing. After all, what Du Lin said was truly beyond the times. For those present who were trapped by the knowledge of the times and unable to break out of their limitations, Du Lin's words simply exceeded their imagination, and made a group of people fall into the imagination of such an era.
At the same time, after learning of Durin's ambitions, Barnil quickly asked, "Lord Durin, do you have any ideas?"
All of a sudden, everyone present looked at Durin. Even an undead like Leticia showed some excitement. After all, just imagining such an era made people feel incredibly beautiful.
However, in response to everyone's expectations, Du Lin just shook his head silently and said, "Not yet. Although the technology for real-time video transmission has been completed, the most critical energy problem has not yet been solved. Therefore, even if this technology is promoted, it can only be temporarily used in the Mage Tower, a place full of magicians. Ordinary people who are not magicians cannot enjoy such convenience for the time being."
"I see..."
Suddenly, ordinary people like Zatchez showed regretful expressions, while magicians like Helena and Wiz showed expectant expressions.
Before the group of people could ask any more questions, Du Lin immediately said, "Anyway, back to the topic at the beginning, I don't want to use the traditional premiere-official release method for "Fate Zero" this time. Instead, I plan to use the official release-free promotion model!"
"Official release—free promotion?"
Hearing Durin's words, Barnil showed an excited expression as if he had opened the door to a new world, and Durin quickly explained: "Yes, and there is one more thing. Due to the massive promotion of movies in recent times, the price of imaging crystals has become more and more expensive. This is not what I want to see, so for this movie release, I plan to use the new technology I got from my friend in the Mage Tower and broadcast it online in all the cinemas in the empire!"
"Online live broadcast?"
"Well, I know you are confused now, but I will introduce the video transmission technology to you and you will understand."
After saying that, Du Lin quickly explained to everyone what video transmission is. Simply put, the copied imaging crystal is a DVD disc, which has the ability to record video signals and play them. The video transmission invented before is like a video phone, which can transmit these recorded video signals over long distances to an alchemy array in another place through the transmission array of black box technology, and use the signal output channel constructed in the alchemy array for long-distance live broadcast.
Although Durin had tried to make his speech as easy to understand as possible, these words that even ordinary great magicians could not understand made everyone present find that they were gradually unable to keep up with Durin's thoughts, so the only thing they could do besides nodding dully was to instinctively ask the other party what he wanted to do.
In response, Du Lin just smiled and said: "In short, due to the direct change in the screening mode this time, the screening time will become completely unified, so I directly cancelled the premiere ceremony. After all, I have confirmed the movie this time and guarantee that there is no problem with the content of the movie."
Then, he took out an imaging crystal and a booklet from his pocket and continued, "Also, since the content of this movie "Fate Zero" is very complicated, I made a rather long trailer before, which roughly explains the settings and world view. Later, Barnil, you will show the trailer to all the towns with movie theaters in the North and South, and send people to distribute this viewing guide and "Fate Zero Setting Collection" as much as possible, just as a new flyer."
"Oh well... ... "
Although Baniel didn't understand much about the technical aspects, he was quite adept at promoting movies as he already had experience in producing two movies. After ensuring that the number of imaging crystals was sufficient for the time being, he immediately left with the imaging crystals of the trailer and the viewing guide of the new movie.
As for this, seeing that the rest of the people seemed to have nothing to do and were so bored that they started chatting, Du Lin simply opened the door of the tavern and let these idle people get busy again.
As for the Snow Flower Troupe, they had a long-awaited break, so they went back to rest immediately. They looked exhausted, and it was estimated that they would not get out of bed until the new movie was released...
Chapter 98 "Fate Zero" trailer is online
Chapter 98
Northrick. When the Northrick Cinema replaced its movie posters with new ones, the news spread to the entire southern region at an astonishing speed. It can be said that the news of a cinema releasing a new movie has become a very important event in this world. Nothing else can compare to the appeal of a movie.
In addition to ordinary audiences, many people at Edward Studios who were not involved in the filming were also very curious about this new movie. After all, judging from the various information released during this period, Du Lin's new movie seemed to have directly broken through the original adventurer narrative pattern and introduced the story's stage into a new worldview that is completely different from this world.
The sense of anticipation brought about by this completely unknown impact was so great that the moment Vanir decided to release the trailer, even though Edward Tavern had to close, everyone rushed to the central square to watch the film, which would be played on a loop throughout the empire over the next two days.
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When Du Lin was dragged to the central square by a group of highly anticipated members of Edward Studios, the place was already crowded with people of all kinds, whether they were businessmen, workers, blacksmiths or apprentices. At this moment, as long as they had free time, they all rushed here to see what the story of this new movie was like.
Among the crowd, several staff members of the Northrick Cinema who were distributing "Fate Zero" movie brochures also saw them at the first moment. Mainly because the Headless Horseman was too eye-catching, they immediately came over and distributed the movie brochures in their hands to these important figures behind the scenes of the cinema.
After receiving the pamphlet, which was not meticulously packaged but still qualified as a promotional brochure, Wiz was the first to sigh, "Is it really okay to make so many free pamphlets like this? This must be a considerable expense..."
In this regard, hearing the words of the lich who could run such a lively tavern into a deficit every month, Du Lin just said lightly: "This is just the most basic means of publicity. Since the printing technology in this world is relatively mature, even if the number seems large, the total cost is not high. As long as this booklet is handed to more people who have never seen the movie, the movie will have one more potential user. This is a long-term investment, but in a world where even the market has not yet been formed, such means can be said to be a sure win."
Since Du Lin's words involved many terms that most people could not understand, no one at the scene understood what he said. Most people could only show an expression of "Ah, it sounds very impressive" in the end.
At this point, just as Durin was feeling helpless that no one could communicate with him due to Vanir's absence, the people around him couldn't wait to open the booklet in their hands.
Soon, after roughly browsing the "Fate Zero" viewing guide in their hands, everyone suddenly showed surprised expressions. Helena was the first to say: "Magician? Heroic spirit? Holy Grail War? What a strange story..."
Even Helena, who is a magician herself, made such a comment, let alone the others. Except for Wiz, who knew the story in advance in order to make music, everyone else looked at the description of the seven masters and seven heroic spirits in the movie guide with confusion, and had no idea what kind of story this was.
Du Lin, who had expected this, just quietly watched the trailer that had already started playing in the distance, and all kinds of comments from all around him also entered his ears at the first time.
The screen flickers, and the first scene of the trailer is the Einzbern Castle which is always shrouded in winter. After confirming the Command Seal in his hand, the man in the black windbreaker who obtained the holy relic walked to an alchemical array made of mercury and began his chanting.
"Is this a magician? Is he chanting any magic spells? It doesn't seem like he is..."
"Look at the manual and the image. This person should be Saber's master, Emiya Kiritsugu. What is Saber? Isn't this person's name a bit strange?"
"Doesn't the booklet say this is a completely new world view? It's no longer our world. What does it matter if the name is different?"
Along with the lively discussions, the summons of the man in the windbreaker gradually came to the end. But at the moment when the alchemy array burst into light, the picture suddenly switched.
Soon, the scene suddenly came to a huge library, where a young boy was reading a book while talking about a concept called the Holy Grail War.
"According to legend, the Holy Grail is a treasure that can fulfill the owner's wishes. In order to pursue the power of the Holy Grail, seven magicians each summoned a heroic spirit from history and fought against each other for the Holy Grail. This is the Holy Grail War."
Before the audience could come to their senses, with the next switch of the screen, the sword-wielding girl and the knight holding double guns suddenly started a fierce confrontation. The gorgeous battle made the crowd, who originally had no idea what kind of movie this was, suddenly cheer!
Obviously, compared with the complicated story setting, the life-and-death battle between swords and knives is still what most audiences like to watch, and as long as this point is included, they will eliminate most of the doubts about the plot.
And the battle in the picture is far from over. There is a blonde girl of the Saber class, a handsome young man of the Lancer class, a muscular man of the Rider class, a weird guy of the Caster class, a dark knight of the Berserker class, a shadow assassin of the Assassin class, and a blonde street lamp king of the Archer class. Just these warriors with distinct personalities appearing in the picture one after another, and the scene erupts into carnival again and again!
In this situation, the presence of the magicians as masters has been reduced. For a while, there was almost no discussion about magicians, and all the discussions were focused on those handsome, powerful, or arrogant heroic spirits!
"This film looks very interesting, but to be honest, the subject matter is too different. I originally thought it would be another story about adventurers."
"Yeah, compared to this kind of meaningless movie, I still prefer to watch the exciting stories of adventurers who risk their lives."
"But the heroic spirits in this story are also very handsome. Or rather, compared to the casual adventurers, these heroic spirits make people feel more excited!"
As various discussions spread across the field, the constant switching of scenes ended, and the trailer finally stopped at the end when the black-haired man in the windbreaker summoned the Heroic Spirit.
When the blonde knight girl appeared in the summoning circle, this heroic spirit from history slowly spoke:
"Are you my master?"
As soon as the words fell, the screen went black for a while, and the entire central square, or rather the city where the trailer of "Fate Zero" was being played simultaneously, was in a state of excitement!!!
Chapter 99 "Fate Zero" trailer is online (Part 2)
Chapter 99
The trailer was over, and Du Lin, who had wanted to go back to sleep for a long time, was about to leave when he was stopped by a few guys next to him who were very curious about the plot.
Seeing these people saying "show me the script, just one look, just one look", Du Lin, as a director, would certainly not do such a thing that goes against professional ethics. Almost at the same time when he pulled the people from the studio away, the audience at the scene also erupted in a heated discussion.
"Gone?? Wait? Just like that? It's too short!"
"It's already a trailer, how long do you want it to be..."
"It should be at least 30 minutes. It's not good enough if you only take three minutes..."
"Oh my god, why does it have to be released in two days? I'm going to die if I don't have "Fate Zero" to watch!!!"
As the trailer of "Fate Zero" was released across the country, all viewers who watched the trailer fell into a painful feeling of "Ah, why does time go by so slowly? Someone come and cut down my time."
For these people who are already extremely bored, the next two days will probably be a very torturous period. Many people even regretted going to watch this trailer tonight. After all, if they didn’t watch it, they would at most be looking forward to it a little, but after watching it, they simply wanted to die!
Of course, although there were people wailing in pain, there were still some rational viewers who were able to restrain themselves and analyzed the movie based on the trailer and the movie booklet in their hands.
"Seven magicians summon seven servants to fight in the Holy Grail War. The winner will get the Holy Grail that can grant any wish. It feels like it will be a long movie. I'm afraid the length of this movie will be sky-high?"
"I am quite interested in the stories of these heroes. Although the booklet says that these heroes are heroes from the history of another world, the descriptions of the heroes above seem quite familiar to me..."
"I think there should be some reference, but it doesn't matter what. How should I spend the next two days? I don't want to do anything right now. I just want to wait at the cinema entrance until the movie tickets go on sale!"