Chapter 239 Stand up!
The "World Defense War" event at Fantasyland has been going on for half a month, and its popularity remains unabated. Advertising has even reached overseas. At the end of April, when the President of the United States visited China, someone paused to zoom in on the President's mobile phone page, which lasted less than two seconds, and discovered that the President's phone displayed an online prayer screen for the "World Defense War." They couldn't help but exclaimed that it was outrageous and uploaded it online. Many people thought it was photoshopped, until more and more people went to national media platforms to view the original video and then included this incident in the list of "many things you think are outrageous are actually true events."
This news also made many people who were not interested in online blessing activities curious and clicked on the blessing mode of the Paradise app to check it out. They found that the method of praying is very simple. All you need to do is sincerely think of a blessing for Paradise or the participating warriors. On the day of the large-scale event, those who persist in signing in and praying every day will have the chance to win a thousand yuan bonus, and there are quite a few winners.
Many self-proclaimed unlucky people had no hope of winning, but they soon discovered that signing in and praying online once a day earned them one point. Doing so for seven consecutive days doubled their points, and these points could be exchanged for cash in the park! Even if they didn't need them now, they would definitely come in handy when they finally visited!
Moreover, a week after the large-scale event, the Paradise APP was connected to the live broadcast channel. The live broadcast content was the participating warriors ranked on the merit list. Everyone could add bonuses to the warriors by pressing blessings frantically, which also brought new fun to this originally monotonous blessing activity.
At the same time, short films in Fantasy Park are being repeatedly screened across the country and even around the world, and are all broadcast during prime time. These films include not only those that have been broadcast in the park before, but also new ones such as "The Awakening of Raymond" and "Atman and Emily".
Zhang Xiaochuan's family considers themselves to be avid fans of the park. They were unable to find time to participate in the large-scale World Guardian War event this time. Fortunately, the online prayer activity is also quite interesting. The family signs in online to pray every day, especially his grandmother. When she has nothing to do, she tells the neighbors how great the park is. After arousing others' interest in the park, she immediately reveals her purpose, takes out her mobile phone and invites everyone to download the park APP to pray with her. Every day, she rushes to be the first to pray, just like rushing to be the first to burn incense in a temple, which makes the family laugh and cry.
A new movie was released in the park these days, and there happened to be a cinema near Zhang Xiaochuan's family, so he immediately bought tickets for the whole family to support it.
Both movies last about two hours, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.
I went to see "The Awakening of Raymond" at ten o'clock in the morning, and had lunch in the mall just after twelve o'clock. I went to see "Altman and Emily" at three o'clock in the afternoon, and after coming out, I bought some groceries and went home to cook dinner, which was just the right time.
Paradise's productions have always been reassuring, but when Zhang Xiaochuan and his family sat in a dimly lit theater to watch this movie, they were still shocked by the content that exceeded their expectations.
This is a story of a young man's growth, telling the story of the protagonist Raymond's ignorance in his youth, confusion in his youth, and how he finally built up a complete and strong heart and embarked on the journey to defeat the evil god.
Although it tells the story of a person's growth, the process is not boring, nor does it contain too many literary plots that are difficult to understand. Instead, it is a very direct and intense story of blood and hatred. Through a large number of conflicting plots, it is easy to feel Raymond's inner confusion, struggle, and the anger and hatred when he sees the truth. Of course, there are also funny and light-hearted parts. For example, Raymond's repeated encounters with Thrall have never ended well, and the next time he encounters Thrall, he will inevitably be in a worse situation than the last time. For example, when Raymond learned that he would serve Thrall, his expression was like he was struck by lightning...
While watching the movie, the theater was completely silent, with no sound of talking, not even the sound of eating chips or drinking Coke. As soon as the movie ended, the surrounding area was filled with chattering discussions.
"This movie is so well made! The actors are amazing! Paradise productions are always top-notch!"
"The Evil God is so disgusting! Today I'm going to mobilize a few more people to participate in the online prayer! Everyone, hurry up and help, kill the Evil God!"
"In the middle and later parts of the film, Raymond led his men through the slums, painstakingly telling everyone the truth, only to be chased and beaten by ignorant people. It was really heartbreaking."
"It would be great if Raymond awakened his superpowers at the end and killed the evil god to get revenge!"
"How is that possible? But this movie is tied to the park's large-scale events and is considered part of the currently open world view background information. Participate in more prayer activities, and perhaps this world war will be able to kill the evil god."
"Ah, now that you've reminded me, I've not prayed yet! Hurry up and pray! I hope I can tear the evil god into pieces!"
"Didn't you all notice? When Raymond finally found the right way to help the civilians, a shadow flashed by his side. It was Yoluya. The way he looked when he was helping the civilians was almost identical to the way Yoluya wandered around the slums that year! Raymond realized his dream. He became the person he most wanted to be, and he truly understood Yoluya's perseverance."
"Right! It's great! Raymond has grown completely. At the end, when he accepted the gifts from the civilians, the sun rose behind them! The light and shadow were so beautiful! It symbolized a good beginning!"
Zhang Xiaochuan's family also had a good impression of the movie, but there was a depressing part in the middle, and a scene where Yoluya was forced to death by a monster. He was quite worried that the child would be scared after watching it. At that time, he was too fascinated by the movie and did not pay attention to the child's expression. Now, when the light outside shone, he saw that the six-year-old child's eyes were moist and he obviously had a few tears in his eyes.
In the past, the child would have acted coquettishly towards her parents, but not this time. She stared at the children's smart watch as she walked, muttering to herself for a long time, and no one knew what she was doing.
Zhang Xiaochuan couldn't help but be curious, and the child said, "I called all my kindergarten classmates and mobilized them to sign in and pray to fight the evil spirit together."
Zhang Xiaochuan asked curiously, "Why?"
The child made a charging gesture, "Because we are red scarves, we have to help good people defeat bad guys... Dad, don't laugh, our world is very dangerous now... When I grow up, I will join the World Defense War to protect the poor and help good people like Raymond!"
Zhang Xiaochuan couldn't help but touch the child's head, thinking that watching this movie was really worthwhile!
In the afternoon, they went to see "Atman and Emily".
Movies produced by the theme park will have the theme park’s name and logo on the poster or at the beginning of the movie.
After all, Raymond is a somewhat famous figure (an NPC in the Paradise Church headquarters, and has appeared several times in previous expansions), while Atman and Emily are completely unfamiliar characters to the audience, and have never appeared in any Paradise-related content before.
Sure enough, as the movie opened, two completely unfamiliar characters appeared in front of the audience.
Artman and Emily are a pair of very good-looking siblings. Zhang Xiaochuan wondered which ethnic groups Paradise referenced when creating its worldview. The actors in Paradise's films have more profound facial features than those of Chinese people, but they also look more Chinese than Caucasians. In short, their faces are quite attractive and pleasing to the eye.
At the beginning of the story, Atman and Emily, a brother and sister, are poor people living in the slums of the small town of Fulan. They grew up relying on each other. The brother is strong and good at speaking, and later found a job as a tour guide. The sister is dexterous and although she is young, she also helps others mend clothes and pick herbs on a daily basis.
The two worked hard together and finally saved enough money to buy a small house in an ordinary residential area in the town of Fulan. Compared with the slums, the houses in the residential area were much better.
The streets are neat, and the houses are arranged in rows. The windows are large, so there is plenty of sunlight every day. There is no need to worry about the neighbors blocking the sun, and there will be no clothes getting moldy because they cannot dry. There are no smelly ditches at the door, and no rats and insects running around.
The brother and sister were extremely happy the day they moved into the house. The sun was shining brightly, and they walked around the house, which they had seen several times before. Their sister Emily touched everything lovingly, looking extremely excited, as if she had found a treasure.
"There's gas here, so we can take a hot shower every day!"
"You can even cook every day!"
"There are three rooms, one for each of us. When my brother gets married, there will be room for the baby!"
“There is also a balcony, which is great!”
This warm, beautiful and hopeful scene made everyone smile, but the plot took a sudden turn for the worse. Not long after the brother and sister moved into the new house, the sister was scratched and contaminated by a monster while picking herbs outside the town.
In order to treat Emily, the brother and sister spent all their money, had to sell their new house, and moved back to the slum with a terrible environment. After that, they never saved any money to treat the horrible marks of pollution left on their sister Emily's face.
The atmosphere in the theater became a little depressing. Zhang Xiaochuan sighed in his heart, hey, this brother and sister are so hardworking and positive, why did it turn out like this?
At this moment, a spectator in the front cursed, "Damn evil god!"
This sentence seemed to break a spell, and people around began to curse the evil god in low voices.
"Low-life evil god!" the tourists behind him also started shouting. "He releases monsters to harm people, and then his church sells healing potions, plundering people's hard-earned wealth. How despicable!"
"Yeah, they finally had a good life, it was so wonderful and promising! But now it's ruining the brother and sister!"
"I know this healing holy water. It was in a previous expansion pack, the one with Thornes. It seems to have been discovered by Duolanzhu. Moreover, this herb is very easy to grow. The environmental requirements are not high. It grows in large patches. It's so cheap, but he wants to take away the person's entire fortune and not even bother to heal the patient. How can this evil god be so low-brow and treacherous!"
"If I hadn't been so busy, I would have gone to Paradise to participate in the World War and killed that lowly god!"
"The movie has just begun! There's bound to be a twist!"
The audience quieted down again. Sure enough, not long after, a new opportunity arrived for the siblings. A strangely dressed stranger arrived in the small town of Fran. But to the audience, this stranger seemed very relatable. With his white clothes and black hair, lantern and sword in hand, wasn't he the most familiar ancient swordsman? And the most important thing was, he was really good-looking!
Seeing this kind of dress and appearance in a movie in the theme park for the first time, the audience felt very familiar and their expressions were extremely focused.
This cold-blooded swordsman was obviously just a passer-by in the brother and sister's life, but he became the beginning of their ups and downs in life.
From this point on, more and more familiar characters appeared, including Chi Xiaozhen from the paradise, Raymond from the movie that morning, the clergy of the church, and so on...
Obviously, this movie is told from the perspective of the siblings Atman and Emily, and tells the story of the changes in the civilians in another world.
Later in the film, when the brother Atman was horrified by the truth and hesitated whether to join the team against the evil god, the sister bravely stood up and said to Atman: "My brother taught me that the wisdom of life is that if you are bullied, you must fight back fiercely, otherwise everyone will bully you. Now that we are being bullied, many people are willing to stand up, why did my brother back down?"
Her words left Atman speechless. Emily said to him, "Brother, I know you're scared, and I am too, but aren't those extraordinary adults who help us afraid? Compared to us, who are insignificant, they will be hunted down and retaliated by the church even more. Brother, we were born in the slums and have been bullied and looked down upon since we were young. No one stood up for us. Now someone treats us like human beings, teaches us to grow the sacred herb that can heal pollution, and helps us live a better life. We shouldn't let such kind people down!"
"Brother, stand up with me! Take up arms. We grew up on this land, we should be our own masters, defend everything we deserve, and never let those monsters ride on our heads, sucking our blood and eating our flesh again!"
Atman held his sister Emily's hand tightly.
Together with the angry people who knew the truth, they rushed into the church in the town of Fulan and tore down the church, which had been destroyed and rebuilt by Bo Shuangchi, once again!
When Bo Shuangchi destroyed the church, Atman was just a timid little bug cowering in the shadows outside, but now, he has become the person he once looked up to.
They stood up and were no longer slaves to be abused by others.
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