Chapter 1029: A Person Back Home


    Trantor: TransN Editor: TransN


    Rnd had foreseen that the movie would create quite a buzz among the mass.


    In fact, he, as the producer and first viewer of the movie, had also been shocked by the epoch-making film when he had watched it in the castle hall on the night of itspletion.


    Words hadpletely failed him. The visual impact of the virtual world was phenomenal.


    Rnd realized that he had not been so impressed when watching the recordings of the meetings and ceremonies through the Sigil back in Reflection Church in the old Holy City. As most of the recordings were static images, they were not as lifelike as motion pictures, although Rnd had to admit they were quite interesting. However, once the images were animated, human brains would be easily deceived, making people believe what they saw was real, even though they knew very well that it was not the case. The best example was the scene of a falling object in the movie.


    Even Rnd was quite amazed at the movie himself, let alone the general public, whose sole entertainment in this world so far had only been theatrical ys.


    The sess of the movie was almost certain.


    However, there was also something beyond Rnd’s expectations.


    The visual impact of the movie seemed to go beyond what audience could physically bear.


    When the movie had been on show for the third and the fifth time, one viewer had panicked out and attempted to leave the theater, whereas another had passed out in the middle of the show. The former almost trampled over other viewers while thetter had been sent to the hospital immediately. Had Nana not been there, the unfortunate incident might have ended in tragedy.


    Both incidents had urred when Echo had started singing.


    Apparently, the bird’s eye view shot at the beginning and the transformation of the princess posed some safety hazards.


    The movie was currently targetting wealthy audience only, so the viewers should be more open to new things than ordinary civilians. Rnd projected that when the movie was introduced to the mass a weekter, there would probably be more incidents like this.


    Due to safety concerns, Rnd had no choice but to make some adjustments to the movie theatre.


    Initially, he had nned to rece the recliners with benches to amodate more people and prohibited food and drinks in the theater. However, it now appeared that benches were not a good option because they would be easily tipped over when a stampede urred. In the end, Rnd decided to use iron benches fastened to the ground and require audience to wear seat belts all time during the show to prevent simr idents.


    Additionally, he imposed some restrictions on audience’s age and their health conditions. Anyone who was over 45, had a heart disease or acrophobia was not allowed to watch "The Wolf Princess".


    Since it was Rnd’s first time to manage a theater, everything from designing the venue to drafting theater rules and regtions was new to him.


    As "The Wolf Princess" became the most popr show in Neverwinter, the movie also attracted many businesses.


    Over the past few days, the city hall had received a dozen applications from various merchants, all of whom had expressed their desires to open franchises for selling popcorns and milk bags. However, after hearing Barov’s report, Rnd turned all of the requests down.


    The business of snacks such as popcorns was not very lucrative after all. For one thing, the product was hard to preserve but easy to make, so people could easily steal the rted technologies. For another, corn was not the main agricultural crop in Neverwinter, so Rnd did not have muchpetitivity in the market. As such, he would rather keep the business to himself for tourism purposes.


    As for the milk bags, he had no excess to sell at all.


    They were indeed the first product made from the rubber worms.


    These worms had pretty much settled down in the Third Border City after one year of adapting. The ancient witches had achieved great progress in their research. After they had found that they could adjust the flexibility of the rubber by changing the ratio of the slimes and the gall of the worm, they had soon settled where their research should head.


    The rubber business had thus be a side project for the Taqu survivors. They dedicated themselves to the production of various rubber samples and the testing of the rubber’s durability and corrosion resistance ability.


    The milk bag and the straw were two products they invented.


    Rnd did not decide to manufacture these two items on a whim. They actually yed a significant role in the logistics. The rubber bag could be used to carry food and disinfectants. Compared to metal or ss containers, rubber bags were much cheaper. Other than worms, the production practically cost nothing.


    Although there were a number of worm holes in the Third Border City, with the number of rubber worms increasing from 100 to nearly 1,000, it was still not enough to meet the war requirement. Therefore, the rubber worms would be one of the most important strategic resources in Neverwinter for a very long time.


    ...


    Four days after the release of the movie, Rnd learned that Edith, the Pearl of the Northern Region, had returned to Neverwinter with Olivia.


    He met the girl whom he had just met once in the castle parlor.


    Olivia looked pretty nervous. She did not avert her eyes, but there was almost a Spartan despair hidden underneath her serenity.


    Unlike theirst encounter, this time, Rnd could see her face clearly in the well-lit hall. Her soft facial features and the emaciated frame reminded him of a flower that had just ovee a storm. After a long trip, she looked even more drained and fragile, but she managed to sit upright, which, at the same time, made her look even more beautiful. Rnd knew if she had fallen into the hands of some other lords, she would have either been well protected orpletely destroyed.


    It seemed that she was ready to ept whatever came her way.


    Rnd broke into a smile. He knew many nobles in this era lived a life of debauchery, but he was not that type of person.


    "Don’t worry," Rndforted her. "It’s much warmer than Coldwind Ridge here. Nobody will disturb you. You’ll soon fall in love with this city."


    "Yes... Your Majesty," Olivia said quietly. She hesitated for a moment and lowered her head.


    "Take a rest first. Somebody will take you to your room," Rnd replied.


    After the guard led Olivia out, Edith dipped in a curtsy and asked, "That’s all? I thought you would have a chat with her to get familiar with each other."


    "You have covered everything. I have nothing to add," Rnd said while shrugging. Ignoring thetter half of Edith’s statement, he asked, "How was your trip?"


    "Pretty good. She quickly made the decision for the sake of her child," Edith replied. "The clean-up took a bit longer than we anticipated, but those people would not cause you trouble anymore."


    "Good job," said Rnd with a nod. "It was the right choice to put this matter in your hands."


    "I’m ttered." The Pearl of the Northern Region said, smiling. "By the way, there’s another thing I want to tell you. On our way back, I received a message from thebat engineer unit. Azima didn’t find ’the Glory of the Sun" in the Eastern Region, so she has turned to the north."


    Rnd frowned at the news. "So... the extension line is from the other side of the Swirling Sea?" he wondered. If the mine was outside of Graycastle, it would be a little problematic.


    "I see." Rnd soon regained hisposure and said, "You should also go take a rest now."


    "Yes, Your Majesty."


    When Edith was about to leave, she suddenly turned around and said, "Your Majesty, it’s time for you to go to sleep as well. You must take care of yourself."


    "Huh?" Rnd looked at her in surprise.


    "Because this world would be a lot less interesting without you," Edith replied with a smile and than disappeared from his sight.