Chapter 76: Forging the God
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With only one day left before the release date, the price of movie tickets on the black market was driven up by gold coins.
As the most discussed work in recent times, "Forge the God" has already become a fashion item. If you don't take a look at it, it will be difficult to find common topics with others after dinner.
Apart from the content of the film itself, most of the discussion focused on Luke and Nellie.
Completely different personalities allow them to attract traffic separately. Not only does there not exist any quarrels among fans, but the entire promotion and marketing process is very harmonious.
While Luke was busy with the final warm-up for the movie, the Holy See secretly summoned all the trainee priests.
It is definitely a supreme honor to meet the Saint and the High Priest in person.
In the past, the trainee priests would have felt extremely excited, but this time, they felt inexplicably uneasy.
Especially Sui Han who led the team.
He had the best test scores among this group of trainee priests and was also the Duke of Ode's favorite youngest son.
After forming the channel, Sui Han began to guide other members to behave out of line with the intention of playing tricks on them.
During the day, he said insincere words to praise Luke, and at night he kept digging up Luke's dirt and venting his anger by posting some abusive remarks on his second account.
As he dug deeper day by day, his mentality inexplicably changed.
"Louis." The trainee priest at the back reminded him quietly, "The Saint is asking you a question."
Sui Han, also known as Louis, shuddered and hurried forward to salute. Then report on the work done during these days.
Inside the temple, the saint still sat in one of the main seats, spotless.
Next to her, the most experienced high priest had his eyes half closed and looked dignified.
The official priests stood on both sides, while the maids brought chairs and asked the trainee priests to sit down.
"Don't be nervous. I asked you to come here for an important mission." The saint said softly.
Sui Han expressed his stance: "I will not refuse death."
The Saint was very satisfied with his attitude and smiled, "Iliad's film will be released tomorrow. By then, the Holy See will directly come forward and strongly demand that all opera houses not cooperate with him."
Sui Han was stunned.
There are so many opera houses, it's impossible for them to listen to Holy See's opera, so why bother?
However, the saint said something horrifying in an extremely ordinary tone.
"When the conflict between the Holy See and Iliad becomes a hot topic, on the day of the premiere, you must incite Iliad's supporters to explode in front of the Holy See under the banner of "for Iliad" in protest."
The Holy See would naturally let Iliad take the blame.
All the trainee priests were stunned.
Sui Han stuttered for the first time: "...But, but they may not listen."
The hall was eerily quiet.
Sui Han could clearly hear his own heartbeat. After a while, he raised his head. The saint was still smiling. The majestic gaze of the high priest was like a thousand pounds, pressing on them.
"This is an order and must be carried out. Don't forget the oath you made when you entered the Holy Court." said the high priest.
Sui Han didn't know how he left.
When he came to his senses, his livid face was reflected in the puddles on the street.
The signal will be poor where the Tree of Life is. In order to use the terminal, the trainee priests have been living outside recently.
"Louis, what should we do?" The other trainee priests looked not much better.
On their first day of employment, they swore never to betray the Holy See.
That was not a casual oath, but a contract signed by a magic scroll.
Louis himself was so flustered that he couldn't answer them.
The first spring rain was falling from the sky, like needles pricking the neck, and Louis' steps became a little unsteady. The scenes from the past few days came to my mind in a chaotic manner.
I am forced to spend a lot of time in the channel every day, chatting with members and writing songs and composing music together. Simple external environmental factors have gradually begun to restrain my thoughts.
And I can’t really explain why. I clearly hated Luke at the beginning, but as I got to know him better, especially with his frequent verbal abuse, a strange feeling started to arise uncontrollably.
While my thoughts were in a mess, a deep and hoarse voice suddenly came from behind me.
“Feeling confused?”
Sui Han turned around suddenly and subconsciously put his hand on his sword.
The shadow of the dark clouds overhead created a huge chasm between the two sides.
Under the eaves behind him, the man appeared silently like a ghost, and there was a damp feeling of fear in Qiantan's eyes.
"The Holy Court re-established the outer court not long ago."
Still be vigilant in the cold winter.
Under the pressure of the saint, the Holy See was forced to compromise and redivide the inner and outer courts. This matter is now known to everyone. It is said that the saint even summoned the big demon from Boulder City.
Why did the other party suddenly bring this up?
Just as he was wondering, the next sentence from the visitor made him feel something suddenly moved.
"The Outer Court is also a legitimate institution of the Holy Court," Quill Pen said in a bewitching tone, and said slowly: "Being loyal to the Outer Court does not count as betraying the Holy Court, right?"
The dark clouds dissipated in the rainstorm, and his words were like a sudden burst of light from the sky.
The trainee priests around him suddenly understood.
Then their faces changed one by one.
Being loyal to the Outer Court, isn't that betraying the Holy Court? No, it is betrayal of the current inner court.
The Holy See's punishment for traitors is quite severe. Before they joined the Holy See, they were all chosen ones by heaven. They were taught by their families to be proud of entering the Holy See. Now they have to abandon everything and throw themselves into the arms of the Outer See. Isn't that like seeking their own death?
Sui Han stared at the feather pen and asked, "Are you a lobbyist sent by the outer court?"
"You seem to overestimate your own worth."
The trainee priest's expression suddenly became a little embarrassed. Currently, the guest official from the outer court was at least a ninth-rank great magician.
"Someone saw that you were young and wanted to give you another chance."
The feather pen mysteriously disappeared in the misty humidity, leaving behind only one sentence that had yet to dissipate.
"The Holy See always says that we should listen to the voice of God through the Tree of Life, but shouldn't God listen to the voice of his people?"
The trainee priests stood there in a daze.
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Unlike The True and False Young Master, the release date of Forging the God among the various races differs by no more than two days.
Everyone was busy the night before the premiere.
The Holy See was busy intervening in the film's release, openly showing for the first time the conflict between them and Luke.
The sarcastic exchanges between the two sides attracted a lot of netizens to watch.
Various discussions increased the exposure, and the next day, the entrances of major opera houses were crowded with people. Some wealthy people who failed to buy tickets purchased them at high prices on the spot, and guards were dispatched to maintain order.
"Alan."
In the crowd, an old professor suddenly recognized his student and asked in surprise, "Did you get the ticket?"
There were also many teachers and students who came to watch the movie this time.
The movie "The True and False Young Master" was interspersed with a large number of ancient inscriptions, and they specifically wanted to see if there would be any this time as well.
Alan is a preparatory student for the newly added magic writing major. Ever since Luke proposed adding a theoretical major, some larger colleges and universities have already started to reserve students in advance.
The teacher and student groups all privately bought back the movie tickets at a high price, and the professor was curious about how Alan was able to buy them given his poor family background.
Alan: "I work as a security guard at the opera house."
One sentence made the noisy atmosphere quiet for a second.
Damn, such a good idea, why didn’t they think of it!
Suddenly, a notice came from the loudspeaker: "Audience members attending the 12 o'clock show, please enter as soon as possible."
The crowd became noisy again and pushed forward again, some trying to sneak in.
The security guards outside the door kept picking out people who wanted to sneak through, and in the atmosphere like a busy city, the hall inside was quickly filled up.
As the heavy door closed, all the noise was blocked out.
The lights went down and the movie officially began.
Because of the trailer, the audience just wanted to see the battlefield segment quickly.
As a result, before I even had time to sit down, I was attracted by the beginning.
The actual beginning of the film does not focus on the dwarfs. It opens with a scene of foreign gods killing slaves. The narration introduces the survival system of the foreign gods and the continent. The former is generally stronger than other races.
The audience naturally put themselves in the mainland's perspective, and when they saw the local races being auctioned off and slaughtered as slaves, they all frowned.
Just when things were getting unhappy, a turning point came.
In the vast starry sky, an old woman who was born without eyes stood in front of the stars and made a prophecy to the outside gods:
"The gods from outer space will perish at the hands of the dwarf race."
"In the far north, the forged artifact will sooner or later be held high above the head of the gods—"
Prophecy often marks the beginning of a sea of blood.
As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman shattered into star ashes.
High in the sky, after hearing the prophecy, the Outer Gods immediately looked down with angry eyes, and finally gazed towards the distant north.
At the same time, laughter and joy were heard in the territory of the northern dwarves. That is the first scene in the trailer, where the woman smiles brightly and looks up at the blue sky.
One lowers his head, the other raises his head.
Fate began to intertwine at this moment.
"hiss……"
The camerawork in this scene was so perfect that the audience watched it almost without blinking.
With fate as the starting point, the anticipation is full.
They couldn't help but think, if they were predicted to die at the hands of someone, what choice would they make?
The film does not have any unnecessary foreshadowing. The Outer Gods persuade and collude with several forces to launch a genocide war against the dwarves directly in an attempt to eliminate the source of the prophecy.
Amid the tragic music, an epic war to defend survival breaks out.
The giants slaughtered mercilessly, the entire dwarf tribe went into battle, and the scenes on the big screen were even more exciting than they looked in the trailer.
In order to create the most perfect work, the Light Elves and the Dark Elves chose to cooperate for the first time and barely delivered it before the release. This work, which embodies the efforts of both groups, makes the audience feel as if they are in the scene the moment the prelude sounds.
"kill--"
The cold weapons burst out with the most primitive and wild light, and the audience seemed to be fighting on the battlefield.
The stone stick was raised above the princess' head, and the background music was about to reach a climax.
At that moment, all other sounds fell silent, save for the sudden rain and wind as the sticks fell.
The terrifying stone stick was only a few centimeters away from the woman's beautiful head. At the critical moment of life and death, the space was broken and a stream of light flashed.
The climax background music starts seamlessly!
The moment the Void Clan appeared on the stage, the entire audience erupted in sharp cheers.
The Outer Gods and the Void Clan fought each other in the air, the wind gathered and the clouds changed, and the entire magical special effects were so realistic that it seemed like the end of the world.
The Void Tribe saved the Dwarfs also because of the prophecy, and they wanted to completely destroy all Outer Gods.
The first-person perspective growth line is like a magnet with strong attraction. The audience immersively follows the princess's experiences and trials, and unknowingly, even puts themselves into the role of the protagonist.
After the dwarves, the Outer Gods launched more racial invasions.
They established a more vast civilization in the invaded areas. With the demise of a generation of protesters, more and more people thought about no longer resisting the foreign gods.
"Can't you see how well the new city is developing?"
When the heroine's childhood playmate said this, the audience's hearts were shaken a little.
The war outside is like a meat grinder, but the civilization in the confined places is gradually becoming prosperous. Perhaps there is nothing wrong in taking a step back and embracing a higher level of civilization?
"That's not a new city, that's a sheepfold."
"It is the pressure from us outsiders that makes the sheepfold more fodder."
The princess's eyes were like a calm lake.
Playmate: "But as long as we believe in the Other Gods, there will be no more wars and unnecessary casualties."
“If I were to believe, I would believe in a God who would teach me how to become God.”
The princess looked at her playmate and said, "When I become a god, I will stand outside the door of truth and check whether your answer is correct."
When their eyes met, the playmate actually staggered back a step.
At the same time, the audience seemed to hear their hearts beating as fast as drums, and subconsciously leaned back a little.
The princess parted ways with her childhood playmates and returned to the battlefield.
Every time she rises to a higher level, the level of the enemies she faces also rises to a higher level. As a growth-type weapon, the Hammer of War evolves very quickly, but it evolves relatively slowly in the face of increasingly powerful enemies.
Standard upgrade routine.
The key nodes for each princess upgrade are very fixed. They are all about taking back the invaded land and fighting a life-and-death battle with the alien gods guarding the land.
The audience only felt that they had received an unprecedented ideological shock.
Someone murmured, "How strange."
The name of the movie is "Forging the God", but the director seems to be teaching them how to break the God the whole time.
This strange feeling reached its climax near the end of the movie.
The protagonist's comrades fell one by one, one of her arms was almost broken, and the other one was already severed.
The curse from the Outer God leader prevented her from even speaking.
The audience's hearts rose to their throats.
How can we fight if we can’t lift our weapons or chant any spells?
“There’s no way I can win.”
When the audience thought it was impossible, the woman on the screen suddenly picked up her broken arm bone.
The pale and bloody bones hit the hammer of war! Using the sound of iron hammering as the rhythm, again and again, replacing the spell, and then using blood and flesh as sacrifices, as materials.
By the time the Outer God leader wanted to stop it, it was too late.
With a dull yet crisp sound, the princess' body gradually faded away, and the Hammer of War completed the final step of its evolution.
In the tragic and heroic music, man and hammer become one.
Smashing into the unpredictable sky——
Almost all the audience stood up.
The interlocking and unexpected ending culminates in that earth-shattering blow.
At the end of the movie, the princess' childhood playmate stood beside the ruins, holding a letter in his hand:
"The Outer Gods say that the new gods will eventually become the new Outer Gods."
"I don't believe it. Gods are recognized as gods because of what they do to protect and serve their people, not because they tell others, 'I am a god.'"
The movie ends here.
The audience was attracted by the trailer, and since the real and fake young master had been exposed before, putting aside the special effects and the actors' fans, the public's expectations were actually not very high.
The director suddenly puts on value, and the effect is excellent.
The final ending made the public feel both sad and excited. In the community, various words related to "Forge the God" have long been at the top of the list.
[Destroy God, become God, destroy God... Who understands? I was so excited that I almost smashed the wall of the opera house with my fist. 】
I understand! I lost three thousand gold coins. 】
[It is hard to imagine that the screenwriter of this film is the same person as the one who wrote The True and False Young Master. 】
[I haven’t bought the ticket yet. It is said that the heroine only possesses the power of the god of forging in the end. Is it true? [Surprised][Surprised][Surprised]]
[I have finished watching it. I recommend watching it. The movie is very well done! I originally thought it was a simple revenge film, but the spiritual core it conveys is really powerful.】
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The interpretation of God has sparked an astonishing level of discussion online.
The early selling point was the looks of the main and supporting characters, but after the movie was released, the topic discussed by the public was no longer appearance, but the character of the main character and the ideas expressed by the director.
Another unexpected point of discussion...is the Holy Court.
The first group of human teachers and students came out and looked at each other in bewilderment.
To be fair, they identified with the protagonist's ideas, especially the words on the envelope at the end, which touched them greatly.
"Am I overthinking it?" a student asked softly.
He couldn't help but contact the Holy See.
That is a real-life example of telling others, "I am God."
Priest, messenger of God... Thinking about it now, this kind of job division makes me feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
This time, the professor did not open his mouth to reprimand, but fell into deep thought.
The Holy See is not mentioned at all in the entire film, but allusions are everywhere. They were not the only ones who had similar thoughts. Foreign races also mocked the Holy See without any reservation.
All ethnic groups have their own individual worship of their ancestors, but more of it is respect and love.
There is only one force that always claims to walk with God and boasts of being a divine oracle.
A prince of the demon clan even posted a status using his real name: [The Holy Court that claims to listen to oracles and the Tree of Life that provides poisonous life fluid are truly a match made in heaven. 】
Less than a minute after the post was published, it received a large number of messages of support.
On the other hand, the Holy Court, which had been well prepared, did not wait for fans to resist by self-harm, but instead waited for the news that the movie was a big hit.
The number of related discussions in the community has exceeded 100 million, and all postcards signed by the film's participants were sold out as soon as they were released online.
Moko City, as the filming location, became popular along with the movie, attracting many fans to visit and check in.
"Forging the God" received rave reviews and was a huge success!
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Excerpt from Luke's diary:
When you are worried about being criticized, just think about the pattern, and then imply something within the pattern, and point the source of the conflict at the implied force.
Shengting: Fuck you!
Teacher Yu continued to drop fifty red envelopes in the spark~
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