Chapter 487: Drama Performance, the Wisdom of His Majesty King Marcus

With the ringing of a clear bell, the drama officially began.

Narration (deep and magnetic):

In the old days, when the world was not disturbed by the noise of today,

There is a country called the Golden Kingdom, and its glory shines like the sun.

There, people laugh, fields are fertile, art and wisdom shine together,

However, the shadows are growing secretly in unknown corners, quietly... quietly waiting for the dawn.

In the first scene, in the magnificent palace, the king is discussing matters with the nobles.

The King (majestic but incompetent):

My Lords, the prosperity of the Golden Kingdom is at its peak, and no one can match it!

We have the most fertile land, the bravest army, and the most beautiful women! What else do we have to worry about? Enjoy yourself!

Nobles (flatteringly):

Your Majesty is wise! The glory of the Golden Kingdom will shine forever!

Only one wise man stood up, his eyes full of worry.

The Wise (worried): Your Majesty, I observed the sky at night and saw a blood moon hanging high in the sky and the stars dimmed. This is an ominous sign! I am worried that an evil force is approaching our country...

KING (impatiently):

Enough, wise man! You always spread these alarmist statements and disturb people's hearts!

The Kingdom of Gold is as strong as a rock, and no one can defeat it! Back off! The wise man sighed helplessly and stepped aside.

Narration (deep and magnetic):

The wise man's warnings fell on deaf ears, and in the palace, there was singing and dancing, and golden cups were clinking.

No one noticed that the new nobles,

There was a hint of weirdness hidden in their smiles, and a blood-red light flashed in the depths of their eyes.

In the second act, the vampires begin to act, using various means to tempt people to fall.

A handsome vampire noble is courting a beautiful girl.

Vampire Noble (affectionately): Beautiful lady, your face is as bright as moonlight and your voice is as sweet as a nightingale.

I would like to give my heart to you and share eternal life with you...

Girl (shyly): But, I heard that you vampires...

Vampire Noble (interrupting): Those are all rumors, dear. We are just a little different from you, but our love is true and eternal...

The girl was bewitched by his sweet words and gradually fell for him.

Narration (deep and magnetic):

Love is sometimes honey and sometimes poison. False vows entangle ignorant people like a spider web.

The temptation of vampires is everywhere. They may disguise themselves as nobles, merchants, or wandering poets.

Sow the seeds of greed, jealousy and anger in people's hearts.

In the third act, a brave man realizes the vampire's conspiracy and begins to investigate the truth.

Brave (firmly):

I always feel that something is wrong with what has happened recently.

The king became more and more violent, and the nobles became more and more greedy.

And those newly arrived nobles always have an unsettling aura about them...

I must get to the bottom of this! The brave man began to investigate secretly and found some clues.

Narration (deep and magnetic):

The truth is often hidden in the most inconspicuous corners.

It takes a pair of sharp eyes and a brave heart to discover.

The brave man soars in the darkness like a lone falcon. He discovers the secret of vampires, which is a horrifying truth...

In the fourth act, the brave man made the truth known to the public, but was persecuted by the king and the nobles.

Brave Man (excitedly): Your Majesty, nobles, I must tell you a terrible fact!

Those new nobles are not human, they are vampires! They are corrupting our country and leading us to the abyss of destruction!

Brave man (loudly):

People of the Golden Country! Can't you see the conspiracy? Wake up! For our country, for our future! Narration (deep and magnetic):

The voice of truth is sometimes drowned out by the noise and clamor.

But as long as you have a brave heart, it will eventually break through the darkness and illuminate the world.

In the fifth act, the king finally wakes up, and they join the brave men in fighting against the vampires.

In the fierce battle, the true identity of the vampires was revealed, and they showed their fangs and claws.

A thrilling battle unfolded in the palace.

Narration (deep and magnetic):

When the evil forces were exposed to the sun, the fear in people's hearts turned into flames of anger.

The battle between justice and evil has never been so fierce. This is the decisive battle between light and darkness, the choice between survival and destruction! In the sixth act, after a hard battle, the noble army led by the brave and awakened king finally defeated the vampires and saved the country.

Brave Man (holding his sword high): Evil vampires, your doom has come!

The people of the Golden Kingdom will never surrender! Amid the cheers of the crowd, the vampires were destroyed and the country regained its light.

Narration (deep and magnetic):

Oh! This victory is so hard-won. This is the dawn of the golden country, this is the dawn of freedom! Let us remember this historic moment, and may the light of justice shine forever on the earth!

The end of the play.

The actors took their bows amid the music.

Feng Ling wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The performance is finally over.

The whole performance was not easy and Feng Ling was not skilled at it.

After all, the script was only written by Rand in the past few days.

All I can say is that fortunately she still has some artistic background from when she was a noble lady, and now as a powerful senior professional, her physical coordination is still pretty good, so there were no mistakes in her overall performance.

On this somewhat shabby terrace, "Scarlet Night" was performed for the first time.

The actors were unskilled, the props and lighting had many flaws, but the performance was accomplished.

In the audience, many people around were fascinated by the performance.

There was warm applause and cheers from the audience.

"How is it?" Rand looked at Marcus beside him with a smile.

"I am a harsh critic." As the former Duke of Thorns, Marcus naturally has a good appreciation of art.

"Ahem, don't be too harsh." Rand said helplessly.

"Hahaha." Seeing Rand feeling a little embarrassed and helpless, Marcus laughed heartily. Sure enough, people like Rand also have things they are not so good at.

Marcus winked and said, "You wrote the script?"

Rand nodded: "My work is not good enough to read, please forgive me."

In fact, Rand did not write it entirely by himself. He took into account some of Lady Ellie's opinions, and Olenna also participated in the editing.

Unfortunately, for an "art expert" like Marcus, it still seems not good enough.

"It's actually pretty good. The plot is very innovative, and the performance style... I don't know how you convinced a senior professional to perform a drama, but the movements are indeed very pleasing to the eye." Marcus agreed. "In short, even from the perspective of a strict critic, it's pretty good."

"That's good." Rand clapped his hands again.

The lights on the stage dimmed, and the brave Feng Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief and left the stage.

It looked like she could get off work and it was time to go to the pub for a drink.

Rand looked at Marcus and said, "Then, Master of Arts Marcus, do you have any suggestions for improvement?"

In his previous life, Rand was not an art major, but an agriculture major. He was not a drama fan, but he had watched some classic dramas.

There are many other things that can be used in "Scarlet Night", such as "Macbeth", "Faust" and "Joan of Arc".

But unfortunately, Rand could not remember the content of the drama. To be precise, Rand was not serious when he participated in these drama culture courses.

Rand could feel the charm of these plays, but it was simply a pipe dream for him to replicate them.

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But then again.

After all, Rand had seen classic works. With Rand's hard work in recalling and the help of the higher-ups in the den, he continued to improve and managed to produce a pretty good one.

Now, it seems that we can still get some advice from King Marcus.

"Ahem." Marcus's eyes became serious and he spoke slowly.

Rand signaled to Olenna beside him to write it down quickly.

Feng Ling, who had already gotten off work at this time, obviously didn't know that there was still a lot of room for improvement in the script of the play.

In this way, Marcus and Rand discussed until late at night. After they went back to rest, they discussed it again the next day.

Then came the third day, and the fourth day.

It was not until the fourth night that the draft was finally finalized.

"I feel that such a drama will become popular among the nobles." Marcus commented, stroking his stubble.

Rand actually thinks that marketing alone could make the show a hit.

Rand and Marcus are both highly regarded dignitaries in the Frost Moon Kingdom. If they take the initiative to lead, then even if the nobles don't like it, they will take the initiative to watch, rehearse, and discuss it.

But that is not what Marcus and Rand want. Rand and Marcus really hope that this play can be popular not only in the Frost Moon Kingdom, but also play the role that Rand envisioned.

Increase the determination of the nobility and royal family to fight against vampires, and discover resistance among the people.

"Will it be a hit?" Rand asked, holding the final draft.

"Of course!" Marcus showed his big white teeth.

"Then I'll take your kind words." Rand said goodbye to Marcus with a smile.

Marcus did not stay any longer and got on the carriage back to the royal city.

He had spent his entire vacation discussing the play with Rand, and next he had to deal with the vampires.

Since Marcus ascended the throne, domestic conflicts have been gradually mediated, the Frost Moon Kingdom has vigorously developed agriculture, trade, and industry, and national strength has been slowly accumulating.

The conflict between the North and the South has eased during this period. If the conflict between the North and the South becomes intense, the Frost Moon Kingdom will be the first dangerous front line of the war.

But during this time, there were orcs and demons in the north, and undead in the south.

The Frost Moon Kingdom, located at the junction of the north and the south, entered a period of peace.

Of course, if they want to continue to maintain peace, they have to deal with the next vampire incident.

After leaving Crescent Moon Territory for a distance, Marcus got tired of riding in a carriage, so he changed to a horse.

As for the mount, it was naturally the dragon-blooded eagle that he had snatched from Rand.

Anyway, Marcus didn't agree with Rand's name of Flying Ox and Horse. It didn't sound very impressive.

At this time, a minister who was accompanying him rode up to Marcus and whispered, "Your Majesty, I suspect that Grand Duke Lunar has ulterior motives."

Marcus raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"

"Don't you think everything is too coincidental? From the report submitted by the Duke of Moon Phase to the capture of the vampire, to the vampire attack in the Kingdom of Lensa... vampires have been living in the gutter for too long. Isn't it a bit strange that they do so many things at once?"

"So what do you think?" There was no emotion in Marcus' voice.

"Grand Duke Yue Xiang is a border grand duke. From his development path, we can see that his ambition is immeasurable. He is probably planning something, such as using domestic forces to pave the way for his plan?"

Marcus lost interest in asking further questions.

He was too lazy to explain to this subordinate that if Rand really needed domestic support, he could just ask for it directly.

If there really needs to be a conspiracy, a person like Rand can make it more natural.

Even if it was really Rand's plan, it was obviously impossible for the vampire thing to be completely fake.

Marcus and Rand have a really good relationship. Although Rand is lazy and greedy, he is really kind to his allies and friends, and will share any benefits with his allies.

The country is so stable because of Rand as a barrier to the south. Otherwise, something like the Poison of the Dead might have an impact on the Frost Moon Kingdom.

Now someone actually comes to alienate the relationship between them.

I can't stand it.

Was it because Rand had already intimidated some people, or was this vassal simply trying to show off?

Marcus didn't know and didn't bother to think about it.

Marcus knew he just had to get to the heart of the matter.

Express your position.

In other words, the person in front of you is going to die.

Marcus waved his hand and called a guard over.

Then, the minister who was waiting for Marcus's thinking results found a hand on his shoulder.

It was a hand with metal armor, powerful and steady.

The minister's eyes suddenly became horrified.

"What are you doing?"

Then he realized something: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, do you trust the Duke of Moon Phase so much? Woo-woo-woo-"

An armored hand covered the minister's mouth, preventing him from saying anything that would annoy the king.

In the eyes of most people, Marcus was a very moral, respectable and benevolent king.

After ascending the throne, he even spared the two sons and queen of the previous king.

As for the defeated domestic nobles, Marcus raised his hands high and then put them down gently.

Marcus prefers to use his own skills in governance rather than simply killing.

But this does not mean that Marcus is an indecisive person.

Those who deserve to be killed should not be let go.

Soon, this young vassal, who was of noble birth and should have had a bright future by the king's side, was imprisoned.

After arriving in the royal city, Marcus will issue an execution warrant for him.

For the crime of stirring up trouble between the king's hand and the king, he was sentenced to beheading.

This is Marcus's attitude.

(End of this chapter)