Chapter 2606: Magic Shadow Art

The next day was also the first day of the tenth month of Nese Li 839 Nian.

The first Cultural and Arts Festival of Daxia Territory opened grandly; Xia Duo, accompanied by Niya, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and expressed his welcome to the guests who had arrived from all over.

Code Plaza was crowded with people, but under the overall coordination of the Territory Security Bureau, everything was orderly; with the Plane Overlap activated to expand the space, the entire plaza was divided into sixteen sections, with a large area left empty in the center.

After Xia Duo finished his brief speech, the opening ceremony performance began in the central area; the new art form that Xia Duo had previously mentioned to Huo En made its debut at the opening ceremony, and it was the first item to appear after Xia Duo's speech.

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As the announcer's voice faded, light and shadow shifted in the center of the plaza, and a dark, obscure scene appeared before everyone; just as the crowd was confused, a deep voice in the Netherese language emanated from the illusion—

"Long, long ago, a legend circulated in the Underdark: it is said that deep within a mysterious black swamp lies a castle filled with gold and treasures, but gold and treasures are not the most precious items within this castle.

"The most precious treasure is said to be a Ring of Domination that possesses special power; as long as one obtains it, even the most mediocre person can gain supreme Wisdom, supreme power, and become the king of all things.

"Now, a team of Adventurers has inquired everywhere and finally found the map to the mysterious black swamp; now, they are about to embark on a thrilling Legendary adventure!"

The illusion in the center of the plaza was clearly in a dark environment, but the excellent light and shadow effects were enough for every audience member present to see clearly what the scene displayed in the illusion was, as well as what the Adventurers who served as the protagonists looked like.

Compared to the traditional Illusion projections of Netheril, this new gadget, which Xia Duo named 【Magic Shadow】, placed more emphasis on scenes, perspectives, plot, and even the soundtrack.

Then came the cycle of eliminating enemies, discovering enemies, and eliminating them again; in the process of this monster-slaying and leveling-up cycle, the audience also gained a certain understanding of the past of this adventure team.

Of course, most of the time it was one of the Slaves.

Xia Duo believed that future practitioners would certainly be able to produce even more excellent Magic Shadow works.

"The Underdark!"

Of course, the sequel could not be shown for free; it still needed to recoup its costs, because Xia Duo prepared to hand over the production of the follow-up to others.

Dwarves actually mixed with Drow, and even adventured together?

The scenes were monotonous, the perspective was fixed, and there was no plot at all!

It was just that Xia Duo was not a professional film industry practitioner before he crossed over; he merely concocted this movie—which, of course, had to be called Magic Shadow here—from the perspective of a long-time viewer, and in his own view, it was actually a bit rough.

However, the audience in Code Plaza did not have much time to delve into those details, because the illusion soon developed to the first enemy encountered by this adventure team.

And if one knew more about Dwarves and Drow, one would not have such questions, because the Dwarves shown in this Magic Shadow legend were actually Gray Dwarves, one of the Drow's allies in the Underdark.

Brandon, after finding the treasure, decisively killed the entire adventure team and then went back to claim the reward alone.

Some knowledgeable people could not help but exclaim; the Drow had been notorious in the past, and the Underdark was also described as an incomparably terrifying place.

In the process of searching for the Ring of Domination, there were many conflicts within the team, but under the mediation of the Gray Dwarf Captain, they were all perfectly resolved, and the team's internal relationships were even enhanced.

The original content was very simple: Brandon followed an adventure team to find treasure, and the treasure was not some Ring of Domination, but a lost token of a Drow family.

Previously, Daxia Territory had already begun using Magic Images to record some classroom scenes, but it was mostly just simple recording and playback, without any deep processing of the recorded content.

And now, the Demon Descendant finally demonstrated the key to why it could become an art.

Of course, this also had to do with Xia Duo's plot setup!

Of course, this was also a doubt that would only arise in those who had a certain understanding of both Dwarves and Drow; if they knew too little, like Xia Duo's subjects, they would not have such doubts, and they were mostly watching the development of the illusion with great interest.

Even knowledgeable Spellcasters, such as Huo En and Lamani, felt a strong sense of novelty toward the Underdark scenery displayed by the Magic Shadow.

As for Dwarves, that was not very rare; many people had seen them with their own eyes, but Dwarves were more inclined to be positive characters in legends, yet what were they seeing now?

It turned out that this adventure team were rebels of the Underdark; searching for the Ring of Domination was not to rule the Underdark, but to end the chaotic situation of the Underdark and create a beautiful tomorrow.

There was even less need for protagonists; the real protagonist was the content of the class, not the teacher or the students, and in actual recording, no one had considered who the protagonist was.

The things revealed by this Magic Shadow could not be learned from books or by visiting the Underdark once or twice; even top Spellcasters like Huo En and Lamani were watching with great interest.

And now, the Gray Dwarf in this Magic Shadow legend was even the captain of this adventure team, and the Drow team members had to listen to him instead!

If practitioners had no income and relied entirely on subsidies to survive, then this career would not last long, and this industry would not be able to develop.

The duration of the first Magic Shadow legend was set at about two hours according to Xia Duo's habit; the ending was the adventure team finally finding the Ring of Domination after experiencing hardships and obstacles, and the team members collectively looked in the direction they came from, as if they wanted to do something big.

There was still a significant gap in technique and artistry compared to films shot by professional directors on Earth, but as a brand-new art form distinct from the past, it was fully worthy of a passing grade!

Of course, in this Magic Shadow, there would be no dark plots of killing teammates; the main focus was a commercial film atmosphere.

In Xia Duo's view, this story was somewhat cliché, but in today's Netheril, this story was truly quite novel; even veteran Adventurers who had been adventuring outside for years could learn some useful adventure experience from it.

"Fan Guang!"

Under the introduction of the Gray Dwarf Captain, not only his Drow team members, but even the Magic Shadow audience in Code Plaza understood the characteristics of this magical underground creature.

This Magic Shadow was actually not entirely realistic, but was adapted by Xia Duo based on the personal experience of that Drow Brandon he had incarnated in the Projection Plane previously.

It was a type of Sound-Absorbing Monster unique to the Underdark, extremely sensitive to sound, and would hunt down the source of any sound they discovered.

"It's a Dwarf!"

Leaving a lead for the subsequent production of a sequel.