[Because you, the prophet, asked me to find out as much information as possible about the movie, so after asking around, I finally got the information that the filmmaker was on the second floor of the tavern. So on the first day I came here, I tried my best to spy on the movements on the second floor.]
[However, so far, apart from an ordinary human who came down from above, no other person has moved between the first and second floors. Although that human has strong magic power, it is obvious that he cannot be said to be a powerful human. At least at that distance, I have enough confidence to kill him instantly, but this obviously does not fit the powerful and mysterious image portrayed by the filmmakers.]
[In this regard, just when I thought I would get nothing, just like the old saying that hard work will be rewarded, due to my persistence, I successfully found some clues. Although my current identity is just an ordinary clerk, so it is impossible for me to really go upstairs, but as a blood-damaged individual, I soon discovered some abnormalities, that is - there is suspected to be an undead on the second floor that is more terrifying than the headless knight!]
[At first, when I sensed the breath of the undead, I just thought I was mistaken, but last night, I ran to the highest point of Northrick and looked in the direction of the second floor, and found a mysterious black-robed man. Although it didn't find me, just noticing its appearance, my instinct as an orc almost went out of control. This stress reaction was even stronger than when I faced the headless knight. I had to realize how terrifying that existence was, and how terrible this tavern was.]
[Of course, since all of this had been planned in advance, I did not lose the honor of a Black Blade and flee in a hurry, but stayed in this tavern as always. I believe that one day the mysterious man in black will reveal his flaws, and I will definitely be able to discover the truth about the filmmaker.]
As the pen finished describing her new life in the past few days, Juno breathed a sigh of relief. What she had just written was all about what she had experienced in these days, and it was also the daily and work summary that must be reported. After all, this was Juno's professional quality as a spy, that is, everything she reported about what she heard and saw must be true!
The creed of the Black Blade is to state the truth. Only by stating the truth can the country and the army avoid losing opportunities due to false information. If false information is reported back, the impact will be enough to destroy a country, which is absolutely unacceptable.
Of course, since the person Juno was communicating with this time was not her previous superiors but the orc prophet, Juno also knew the prophet's requirements, that is, she could not simply state the facts, but had to express more of her own ideas, so that the prophet could make better judgments based on the situation and form.
Therefore, next, as the girl opened the new piece of letter paper, she began to write something more important, which was naturally nothing else but the new movie "Fate Zero" that was released in the entire southern territory a few days ago.
Facing the release of a new movie, Juno, as an orc spy, naturally would not slack off at all. She squatted at the door of the cinema almost the night before the ticket sales. Other humans at least brought quilts and slept on the floor, but she could only find a piece of grass to lie on for the night. In the end, although her back and waist were sore for a long time, she managed to grab the movie tickets at the first opportunity.
At this moment, facing the information that she had worked so hard to obtain, Juno wrote out the story of "Fate Zero" almost word for word. It took her more than a dozen pages to roughly describe this story full of wild fantasies.
Of course, if the story of "Fate Zero" was slightly compressed, it wouldn't be so difficult, but in order to allow the prophet to grasp the situation more clearly, Juno wrote down almost all the points that needed attention. After all, although she couldn't see anything special about some things, for the orc prophet who was arguably the most knowledgeable in magic in the Orc Kingdom, those might be clues to obtaining important intelligence.
Therefore, Juno copied down the entire first chapter of "Fate Zero" without any slackness, and continued her own narration.
[The above is the story of "Fate Zero". I can say that I broke out in a cold sweat after watching the entire movie. I could hardly believe that everything shown in this movie was real. However, based on your previous speculation, Lord Prophet, I also have to realize what level of strength the Human Empire has reached now.]
[First of all, the protagonists of the story of "Fate Zero" are these magicians who participate in the Holy Grail War for their own purposes. Undoubtedly, the so-called magicians are actually just a reference to magicians. However, such a group of magicians can actually summon heroic spirits from human history to fight for them. Although these heroic spirits seem to have self-awareness and do not necessarily obey the words of the summoners, let alone the Command Spells, the possibility alone is quite terrifying, not to mention that in the later stories, each heroic spirit has shown a terrifying combat power far beyond that of ordinary warriors. The King of Conquerors can even summon a million-strong army from his lifetime. How terrifying is this magic to be able to do this?]
[At the same time, the story is deliberately designed to have a magician fight with a heroic spirit. I don’t think this is accidental. After all, the human empire has had a tradition of guardian knights since a long time ago. Almost every powerful magician is protected by an equally powerful knight. Even the most powerful orc warrior would find it almost impossible to assassinate a great magician casting spells on the battlefield, not to mention that the guardian knight is the most powerful heroic spirit in human history.]
[Therefore, I think this Holy Grail War is more like a kind of training than ordinary fratricide. It uses the Holy Grail War as a pretext to train the tacit understanding between magicians and warriors, and use it as a weapon for future wars against our neighboring countries! ]
[The reason for making such a guess is that the unity of the human empire has been fully demonstrated since the establishment of the empire. Before the invasion of foreign enemies, these humans were still keen on fighting each other. However, once foreign enemies appeared, whether they were the Dukes of the Four Realms who disliked each other, or smaller nobles or even ordinary people, they would resist the foreign enemies with amazing discipline under the call of the royal family.]
[On such a continent with countless races, the reason why the human empire has been able to survive tenaciously until now is largely because they are very consistent in their attitude towards foreign enemies and will never allow any foreign race to invade their territory at will.]
[If we apply this to the Holy Grail War, we can see some clues. After all, although the participants of the Holy Grail War were fighting each other at the beginning, once a monster that threatens the town appears, everyone will unanimously turn their attention to it, just like the giant sea monster that appeared at the end of the movie. This also proves that the heroic spirits summoned by the magician are new war weapons that the human empire has researched and experimented with.]
[To be honest, if you haven't seen the movie, you probably can't imagine how terrifying this combination is. The powerful Heroic Knights, combined with the magicians with unique abilities, can almost burst out unimaginable strength in small-scale battles, and the strength of some Heroic Spirits is even more terrifying. Although the strength of some Heroic Spirits doesn't seem that terrifying to me, I would rather believe that they are just letting it go. After all, if movies are a cover for the Human Empire, it is impossible to put all the real things into it.]
[Even if it is a well-equipped orc squad, I really can't judge how likely it is to win against such a combination, not to mention that this kind of heroic warriors seems to be possible to mass-produce.]
[In addition, regarding the Holy Grail War itself, I also feel that this is not a simple story setting. Although I don’t think there is really any wish-granting machine in this world that can fulfill any wish, I suspect that this Holy Grail should at least be something very important to magicians, otherwise it would not drive these participants so crazy. And according to what is said in it, the Holy Grail War has happened more than once so far, so it is certain that the Holy Grail War must be some kind of experiment conducted by human magicians, and it has been gradually perfected after many experiences. At least for now, its terrible potential makes me simply unable to believe that I am staying in such a dangerous country.]
[In short, I cannot make a proper judgment on many of the descriptions in the story, such as those strange magics, and the inherent barriers, which I don’t understand but feel are very powerful. I can only write them down in the previous letter as much as possible, and then let you, the Great Sage, make your own judgment. However, since only the beginning of the movie was shown this time, and the second chapter will not be released until winter, I have proposed to the commander of the Black Blade that I stay here until then. All this is for the future of the kingdom, not because I want to see the sequel of the movie. No, I am willing to stay in this dangerous place just to see the movie and report to you, the Great Sage, as soon as possible. Yes, absolutely! ]
[By the way, on the day the movie was released, I discovered that the imperial general brought two strangers to the movie set, deliberately concealing their identities. Although I was unable to figure out the identity of that person due to my limited knowledge, judging from his temperament, he is definitely a noble of a high rank. Maybe he has something to do with the movie. I will definitely pay as much attention as possible to him in the future.]
[Well, this letter ends here. I will do my best to investigate the secrets of this tavern and the identity of the filmmaker, and follow the clues to find the place where these film materials were taken. When that happens, I will report to the kingdom and the great sage as soon as possible.]
[The dark blade Junoluo.]
After writing the last word, the girl let out a long sigh and stuffed the letter into the mailbox. Then she immediately jumped out of the back door of the tavern. At the same time, even with her orc intuition, she did not realize that her actions were clearly seen by someone on the second floor.
"Do you think there's something wrong with that orc?"
As Du Lin spoke, he glanced at the lich sitting in the corner of the room. The other party had been staying here with him for almost a period of time. Even though Du Lin said that he could send it back to the Chaos Realm, this guy didn't want to go back at all. But the fact that the other party was a lich prevented it from even stepping out of the door. There was no way he could stop it from staying here.
Thinking back, the last person who did this was Daphne. Du Lin had promised to teach her magic at the time, but the girl disappeared after a few days. Later we heard that she had returned to the Duke's Mansion. Maybe something happened there.
"No problem."
Leticia responded decisively to Durin's words. It was obvious that she really didn't think that a little orc could cause any trouble. After getting her affirmation, Durin didn't think about it anymore and turned his attention back to the filming plan of "Fate Zero".
Chapter 116: College Freshmen, Online Update Request
Chapter 116
Classes at the Imperial Mage Academy started very quickly. Almost on the second day after all the students had chosen their majors, all the branches began their public classes.
Under normal circumstances, a branch would have at least ten tutors, so that rotation would not interfere with each tutor's research. However, there was one branch that was not like this. It would be better to say that this branch did not even have classrooms rather than having tutors. This was undoubtedly the Magic Alchemy Academy that had recently regained recognition from the Mage's Tower.
It can be said that Scar put a lot of thought into recruiting new students for the academy and giving the first public lecture. Not only did he get the academy to recognize the Alchemy Tower as the venue for teaching, he also spent the patent fees he had earned previously to redecorate the room on the first floor of the tower into a large classroom. He was also the only teacher besides Du Lin. It can be said that he worked hard and almost died on the spot.
Du Lin was just like a hands-off boss. He only came to the academy slowly on the first day of classes and found the master of the Alchemy Tower, who looked much more haggard.
Judging from the other party's painful expression after his liver exploded, it seemed as if the dean of the Magic Alchemy Academy was not Du Lin but him.
"Du Lin, you are finally here. You should be the one to teach the first class today, right? I almost thought you were not coming and left everything to me..."
In response to Scar's complaint, Du Lin just smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then said, "Haha, how could I not come to an appointment? But let me make it clear first, I still have to shoot a movie for a while, so I will only have one class a week."
"Whatever, just one class at a time. You know, the dean has confirmed with me countless times that this class is yours. If you don't come, I don't know how to explain to him."
"Dean? Why is he in such a hurry?"
"It's because of what you proposed before, what is it called? Television, right? Because of this idea you proposed, he has been asking me for several days about the design concept and feasibility, and now he is waiting for you to answer his questions in person."
"Oh, I didn't expect the dean would be interested in this kind of thing..."
Yes, although Du Lin did mention the idea of television to Scar before, because the black technology of the teleportation array has not been completely solved and the stability of the signal is very poor, he did not dare to promote it directly under this circumstance, so he naturally could not think that someone would care more about it than himself.
In response to this, Scar sighed helplessly and said, "Not only the dean, but now every great wizard in the entire academy who has the chance to know about this project is eager for you to quickly make this invention. After all, for these otakus, something that can kill time while lying at home is really great."
"Heh... I haven't even come up with a prototype yet, and these guys have already thought of the goal of being a otaku?"
Du Lin finally understood how rich the imagination of these magicians was, but it was true that magicians were the only group in the world who could receive the highest level of education.
For this group of cutting-edge "magicians", even if it was Durin who had knowledge of another world, he only needed to make an introduction and these magicians would understand what he meant at the first time.
Compared to the irrelevant situation in Northrick, the Mage's Tower is indeed a more suitable place for Durin, or this is also the reason why most magicians gather in this place.
After all, to put it in a modern way, when you can chat with stupid friends who understand you all day long, who would want to go back to the mundane world and talk nonsense
There is such a place where there are a large number of individuals who can understand themselves. Magicians who have surpassed most people in this world on the knowledge level are naturally unwilling to return to the secular world. Of course, there is no way for those who become magicians for money or because of the pressure of life, but these people will undoubtedly be despised by ordinary magicians.
In short, in such a paradise where the knowledge level is far higher than that of the world as a whole, Du Lin does not need to hide many things. Speaking out openly and generously will gain more resonance. This can be said to be the only thing that makes him feel gratified.
... ... .
"We are finally here. Is this the Alchemy Tower?"
“It should be here.”
Piccol and Dylan went through a lot of trouble to finally find the location where the Magic Alchemy Academy was in session. In addition to them, there were also dozens of students who came here. It can be imagined that these were all freshmen who chose Magic Alchemy as their major.
Obviously, this number is far less than Du Lin originally expected, but there is nothing he can do about it. After all, in order to prevent their freshmen from being snatched away, other disciplines have been working hard to promote their own disciplines these days, and they are just short of openly snatching people. In this case, the Magic Alchemy Academy, which has no publicity and even no intention of actively recruiting, can only swallow this loss. Of course, the reason for this is naturally that the current Magic Alchemy Academy simply does not have the manpower to carry out such publicity.
Soon, Piccol and Dylan passed through the entrance of the Alchemy Tower and entered the tower. Although the renovated first floor of the Alchemy Tower was not as desolate and dilapidated as before, it was still shabby compared to other branches.
In this regard, the nobleman Picol frowned almost immediately and said: "This is too remote, I am gradually becoming a little unconfident..."
Dylan seemed even more helpless about his roommate's words and said helplessly, "Come on, now that you've said that, wouldn't it be stupid for me to follow you?"
"Anyway, let's wait and see. I think the number of students who have chosen Magic Alchemy this time may be less than 50."
"Yes, we are the first to try it, so we can't lose face..."
Walking through the almost deserted corridor, as Piccol opened the door of the classroom indicated on the notice, his expression changed instantly and he closed the door immediately.
"What's wrong? Why don't you go in?"
In response to Dylan's confused expression, Picoult just laughed dryly and said, "Maybe we went the wrong way. I just saw no less than twenty great magicians in there, plus nearly a hundred high-level magicians. Even the dean came here in person. Hahaha, we must have gone the wrong way. Maybe we went the wrong way and ended up in the Mage's Tower?"
"You're walking the wrong way? Are you kidding me? We're clearly in the Alchemy Tower..."
"But? Is there something wrong with the way I opened it?"
"Then let me try it?"
As Dylan took a step forward and opened the door, all the famous magicians in the classroom turned their eyes to the two little guys. Then, as if they were sure that these two were just ordinary students and not the person they were expecting, the magicians silently shifted their gazes and started discussing quietly again.
After realizing that what he saw was not an illusion, Picol immediately whispered in surprise: "What the hell, what's going on? Are we really in the right place? Isn't this the legendary lecture hall of the Mage's Tower?"
Yes, these two ordinary freshmen had never seen such a scene before. Looking at the more than three-digit great wizards in front of them, they walked in almost stiffly and randomly found a seat in the last row to sit down.
To use modern people's metaphor, their feelings at this moment are like two freshmen coming to the classroom for their first class, but the classroom is already filled with great masters from various disciplines at home and abroad, including Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Einstein, Newton, Edison, etc., and these great masters behave like students without any temper.
Moreover, due to the strong aura of the great wizard himself, these real freshmen felt an unbearable pressure just by sitting down. Even if they sat in the last row, they were so shocked that they didn't know where to put their hands. After all, right next to them, the dean of a certain Imperial Magic Academy, the most powerful sage of this era, Hohenheim, was sitting there quietly.
Soon, when Piccol, Dylan, and the not-so-large number of genuine freshmen were getting nervous, two figures slowly walked in from the front of the classroom.
"Ahem, sorry for the long wait."
As soon as Du Lin finished speaking, Scar came to the stage and handed the podium to him. Only then did all the freshmen realize that the lecturer of this new subject was actually an ordinary person who looked about the same age as them.
“He’s a lecturer??”
"Who is this person?"
Obviously, although the freshmen present had heard rumors about Du Lin, most of them had never actually seen him in person.
And what was even more difficult for them to understand was actually this: were so many quasi-first-level magicians present gathered together just to listen to this young man's lecture
In this regard, Du Lin, who knew very well what the freshmen were thinking, simply said indifferently: "Anyway, let me introduce myself first. My name is Du Lin Edward, the dean and lecturer of the newly established Magic Alchemy Academy. Of course, I am usually busy, and I only come to teach you occasionally. Usually, the class is taught by Vice Dean Scar over there. Of course, if any of the great wizards present are willing to join our Magic Alchemy Academy, it would be the best. After all, I don’t want our only teacher in the academy to die of exhaustion."
After hearing Du Lin's devilish words, not to mention Scar's twitching expression, the freshmen present were immediately shocked. After all, they realized that the young man in front of them was the director and screenwriter who created the movie.
Therefore, the first thing they thought of was not even about teaching, but a unified thought - "Hand in the second chapter of "Fate Zero"!!!"
Chapter 117 This is a revolution!
Chapter 117
Obviously, even Du Lin did not expect that the students would welcome him so 'enthusiastically', and even the lecturer-level magicians on the side had an expression of 'rubbish director, the updates are so slow'.
So, in order to repay this "enthusiasm", he smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'm working on it. I'm already working on it. How could a conscientious director like me delay the release? The worst that can happen is that the next time the movie is released, it won't be free like this time, but I'll just charge a small amount for the tickets."
As soon as he finished speaking, most of the magicians present cursed "MMP". Although they were cursing, once the sequel of Fate was released, a group of people would definitely come to support it. In other words, they would sell everything they had to watch it.
At this moment, the freshmen realized the significance of this class. But even so, they did not think that Durin's lectures alone could attract so many powerful magicians. After all, the only gatherings that could attract so many powerful magicians were the opening ceremony of the Imperial Mage Academy and the year-end summary meeting.
In this situation, even the freshmen who had no idea about the situation felt a sense of anticipation and immediately calmed down.
Soon, watching the entire lecture hall gradually become silent, Du Lin slowly spoke: "Okay, I know that in addition to the freshmen who joined our Magic Alchemy Academy through the regular branch selection, there are also many outsiders who came here to attend classes because of interest. I have no private thoughts about this. In the first class today, let me explain to you all equally - what is Magic Alchemy? And, what is Magic Alchemy in my mind?"
The truly experienced magicians present did not feel anything about Durin's attitude, which was like that of a regular teaching instructor. However, some ordinary high-level magicians seemed very dissatisfied. After all, no matter what, in front of so many great wizards, what's the point of a young man like you teaching with such an attitude
In response, Du Lin simply ignored the complaints of these guys and said silently: "After all, no matter what kind of magic research, it will be very boring when you first start. I have very little time, so I naturally won't waste time on these boring things. Today, I will get straight to the point and let everyone understand what the magic alchemy that all our ancestors of the Alchemy Tower have always advocated can do."
Yes, due to the limited time, Durin had no intention of really teaching any basic knowledge from the beginning. After all, Scar, who had studied magic alchemy for a longer time, was more experienced in that area. Therefore, it was obvious what Durin could do, that is, to brag and show the possibilities that he imagined, which belonged to his mind from another world, to everyone present!
As he spoke, Du Lin slowly released the water element magic. As the magic with the strongest plasticity, water element magic is the favorite magic of almost every instructor. After all, it can make the teaching process require less explanation. As for instructors who are not naturally affinity with water, they will often look for teaching assistants among students who have affinity with water. This is also the reason why students with affinity with water are so popular in the college.
Then, as Durin's elemental model was quickly built, the people present were amazed at his terrifying mental power. Most of them suddenly realized that the person standing on the podium was the super genius who had reached the level of a great magician the fastest in the history of the Imperial Mage Academy.
Yes, due to Durin's stubbornness in the alchemy school over the years, most people have even forgotten his title, and it has only become known to people now.
Thinking of this, the high-level magicians present at the scene suddenly lost their previous dissatisfaction, and even blushed. After all, they had not been able to cross the threshold of becoming a great magician for so many years, but this young-looking boy in front of them had crossed it so early.
All of a sudden, there was a lot of discussion at the scene, and then the dean sitting at the back suddenly coughed, and the voices disappeared.
"Okay, I know everyone present is here for the magic alchemy, so let me first briefly introduce the magic alchemy. I think everyone knows the predecessor of the so-called magic alchemy, which is a field of unorthodox magic that combines the research of magic arrays, rune technology, and the innate inscription technology of other races."
"Before the emergence of magical alchemy, although there were occasional magicians who studied this aspect, no one had ever systematically integrated it, and naturally no one was willing to learn it. It was not until the first owner of the Alchemy Tower, the then Dean of the Imperial Mage Academy, who thought he could not break through the seventh level, that he gave up the study of orthodox magic and instead integrated all the secondary magic of all the unorthodox magic and created the first generation of magical alchemy."
"The first generation of magic alchemy is called alchemy, but in fact it is still more of a magic technique, because the magic alchemy school at that time only focused on the miniaturization of magic, that is, creating various small magic arrays and self-charging magic. The result was the popularization of basic magic arrays. The cracking of various magic array models also directly gave birth to the basic magic array of the fifth-level great magic teleportation magic, creating the first basic magic array of great magic."
"Then, with the popularization of teleportation arrays, the distance between cities gradually shortened, which accelerated the construction and progress of the empire. This groundbreaking achievement also made magic alchemy extremely popular for a time. Unfortunately, magic research has its limitations. Although it is simple to break small arrays, it requires huge manpower and material resources to break large magic arrays. And most importantly, many large magic arrays have no value for widespread use even if they are broken."
"Therefore, the researchers at that time did not create any new innovative research after the teleportation array. Over the course of a hundred years, magic alchemy gradually declined and became a useless subject that no one cared about. So, did the magicians who studied magic make a mistake? Is magic research really meaningless?"
"I don't think so. In my opinion, the reason for this is that they went in the wrong direction. They focused on destructive magic when analyzing the great magic array. Of course, this is also because most great magic is aimed at large-scale destruction. Functional magic like teleportation magic is itself an outlier in great magic."
"However, destructive magic is only useful in war, but the war potential of the imperial army is already huge, with nearly two-digit great sages and three-digit great magicians, which are enough to fill the gap in lethality. In this case, the shortcomings of the magic array of great magic - slow charging speed and small effect - will be infinitely magnified, and naturally it will not be used on a large scale, and the possibility of magic industrialization will be lost."
"And after all, the purpose of magic research is to build a foundation, so that all magicians have an extra weapon in their pursuit of the ultimate secrets of magic. Simply put, magic research is basic research. Is it right to focus on basic research? Yes! Is it wrong? Wrong! Because the foundation alone is useless. The purpose of basic research should be to serve people. Simply put, it should be used in practical places!"
"Why have so many predecessors of Magic Alchemy been unable to find a new path? And Magic Alchemy has been declining? Simply put, they have ignored the last three words of Magic Alchemy, Alchemy."
"What is alchemy? Simply put, it is to study the things that already exist in this world, transform them, and then obtain what you want. This is exactly the applied research of magic!"
"Why is the teleportation array so popular? Because it is beneficial to people. Although only some people can use it, it is also a research that has been successfully applied. Apart from this, all other magic technologies are just empty research without any results. What is missing is alchemy, that is, the lack of application of magic technology!"
"Is alchemy difficult? In fact, compared to the complicated analytical formulas and investment of manpower and material resources in magic, alchemy can be said to not be considered a school of magic. This may be the reason why no one has paid attention to it for such a long time, but it does not mean that it is not important."
"For example, the magic video recorder is the result of my research, which combines micro-magic array technology with rune technology. How did I create it? In fact, the inspiration for creating the magic video recorder came from the existing imaging crystals. Imaging crystals are a kind of magic stone that is very common in the Dwarf Kingdom. Because they can play a video recorded by the stone itself, they are loved by many nobles. There are also many audiences in our empire."
"In other words, I simply used imaging crystals to reversely deduce the formula for converting magic power into images and sounds, and based on this, I made a magic video recorder and even created a movie. There were no technical problems during the process. It was purely a difference in ideas."
"The predecessors of magic alchemy spent a long time but failed to promote magic alchemy technology. On the other hand, the magic video recorder and imaging crystal I created were just simple basic alchemy research, and they didn't even take me much time to research. But after I made it into a movie, it was promoted to the entire empire at a terrifying speed. This is something that all the magic alchemists in the past have not been able to do."
"So, are they dumber than me? Am I the smartest person in this world? Of course not. The reason for this result is simply that their thinking is limited. They don't realize that the real soil for the promotion of magic alchemy is not other magicians, nor the imperial family, nor the imperial army, but civilians, ordinary people, all the millions of ordinary people in this world!"