Spell Return: The Wheel of Time

Chapter 339 Program
Neon, a very special country.

The reason why it is special is that its citizens are in a complex mood of being both humble and proud. Its conditions are much better than those of its little neighbor next door, making it a relatively important chess piece.

Since the beginning of the shogunate era, everything was destroyed by the sudden arrival of a "God". After hundreds of years of rule, countless people finally waited for the departure of this "God". They could not wait to destroy this deformed "Kingdom of God", killed those fanatical believers who were completely loyal to God, and finally buried this period of history.

Then, before they could do anything else, the rapid changes in the outside world hit them mercilessly, and the powerful ships and cannons blasted open their long-closed doors.

No matter how powerful and strange the spell was, the sorcerer was ultimately made of flesh and blood and had not yet escaped the realm of being human. So, with the tacit understanding of those sorcerers who had ultimately won, after suffering heavy losses in their first attempt to resist, they gave up resistance and allowed the fleet on the other side of the ocean to dominate this place.

Perhaps if the enemy fights desperately, the sorcerer may cause casualties to the enemy. Spells and shikigami curses are not something that can be harmed by steel, gunpowder and shells. There is always a strange and changeable spell that can turn the sorcerer into the most deadly assassin.

But this would be of no avail, as the number of sorcerers is limited, and even if the enemy's fleet and soldiers are completely destroyed, there will only be a steady stream of new ones coming, until the enemy's greed for sorcery is satisfied or the country is completely exterminated.

Therefore, the high-level officials, who were both sorcerers and nobles, chose to give up resistance and conceal the existence of sorcery. After all, the enemy came to intimidate them by force just to wrestle with the neighboring superior country, and they were just a useful pawn.

The strategy of using the stick and the fruit has made this tiny country a nominally independent and developed country, but in fact it is a lackey, a younger brother, and a semi-colony. With the support of a top power and its own importance not small, the development of Neon will naturally not be low.

If we look at it from this narrow perspective, being someone's younger brother or lackey can bring about such a developed and powerful national strength. This is an "opportunity" that countless small countries in the world cannot even ask for.

Let's not talk about those top leaders of the country who are more like businessmen and are playing both sides of the fence. Just looking at the words of countless people here, we can roughly see their contradictory psychology.

On the one hand, they are proud of their prosperity, which is one of the best in the world, but on the other hand, they feel inferior because they are treated as a pawn in the confrontation between two truly top powers. To put it nicely, they are pawns, and to put it bluntly, they are running dogs.

After all, the most common attack they receive from netizens around the world on the Internet is: You have achieved your current development only because you found a master and a father, you brag so much but you don’t even have the sovereignty of your own home, and so on.

But habit is a very scary thing after all. Except for some people who are still fighting back unremittingly on the Internet, most people don’t actually care about these things. For them, the most important thing is to find some fun to spice up this boring life day after day.

Recently, a "fun" suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

The cause of the incident can be roughly traced back to a program produced by one of the three major national television stations. As we all know, history is something that can greatly increase the self-confidence of the people.

Of course, it is not absolute, but at least for the people here, it is something that can attract a lot of attention, so this TV station planned a program.

The content is basically to let some popular stars explore ancient sites everywhere, and then let experts popularize their ancient history to everyone, and then mix in some interesting or creepy legends, and complete some performances that can resonate with the audience under the outline of the script.

There's nothing surprising or particularly innovative about it. It's nothing more than combining popular science content such as history and historical sites with program effects such as celebrities and script performances. The reason why it became popular is also due to the director's skills and the celebrity performances.

There are only two main and regular guests. One is a mature male god-level actor who often appears on the screen and is well-known to the public. He was once a well-known figure who was popular throughout Japan and even overseas.

It's just that he is older now, and although he is still handsome, it is a mature kind of handsomeness. There are people who like him, but among the young people, most of them pay attention to the younger and equally handsome new generation.

The second one is one of the most popular new generation actresses today. She is famous for her natural and beautiful appearance, and her acting skills that can easily control different styles, even some of which are two extreme images.

The two audiences range from middle-aged women to the younger generation of actors, which undoubtedly brings a lot of natural traffic to the program. After achieving good results, it is absolutely easy to invite other popular stars to be guests in a certain episode, and it can also attract more audiences.

So this program became another masterpiece of the famous director, and an unexpected thing also happened here.

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"This used to be an ancient battlefield and the remains of a city, but because the surrounding scenery is not outstanding enough and the geographical location is not good enough, although it has important historical significance, there has been almost no progress in tourism development.

You guys will visit the village first according to the schedule. We have arranged for the elders in the village to explain some local legends, and then we will go to the scene to complete the subsequent filming content. "Surrounded by green mountains and dense forests, it is obvious that this is a rural village, but at this time, there are a lot of machines with various kinds of equipment that even laymen are confused.

And the person surrounded by everyone at this moment was a woman whose beauty had captivated countless men and women, who could show happiness or anger, and now looked more like a mountain elf.

In addition to her, there is another typical handsome guy who naturally transformed into a handsome uncle as he got older. He is the kind of person who has fans who still like him, not only those middle-aged women himself, but also many young people who like him nowadays.

Kamiyama Ena and Ishizaki Seiji, these are the names of the two. They are both very dedicated and their acting skills are top-notch. Now they are listening to the director telling them about the next process very seriously.

This kind of variety show plus science program must have a script, but it is impossible for everything to go according to plan. In fact, in the process of filming the program, occasional sudden accidents, as long as the nature is not particularly bad, can actually be regarded as part of the program effect.

For example, the location where this program was filmed is the remains of an ancient city and battlefield, but it is not well preserved. To be precise, it is very poorly preserved. The buildings of the city have been completely destroyed, leaving only some useless foundations that were collected and recorded by professionals. Then a useless name was left and there was no follow-up.

There are no tombs, no buildings... The few clues that exist have already been verified by professionals. Moreover, the history of this ancient site is very vague. We only know that a great war once took place here. Everything else is different, and there is no way to unify and confirm it 100%.

There is nothing here. There is no condition whatsoever to be a historical site or a tourist attraction.

However, there are many local legends and anecdotes about this, which is why the director chose this place. The filming of the program cannot be done in places that are well-known to everyone. Not only will it lose its freshness, but it will also lose one of the highlights of their program.

That is the exploration and interpretation of some local legends. Simply put, it is some man-made supernatural elements, which may be terrifying enough to speed up your heartbeat and make your adrenaline soar, or touching enough to express your emotions.

Therefore, it doesn’t matter if there are no ready-made, eye-catching landscapes. As long as there is some background to write about, the program team will make them appear fascinating.

The filming of the program officially began.

Kamiyama Ena wore a portable camera around her collar, and she might cut out some footage for use in the official program. They were currently a few kilometers away from the village, which was their destination.

Next, they will hike through the natural forest to reach their destination, accompanied by the program's camera crew and security personnel.

As for the situation of wild animals in the mountains and forests, there is no need to worry. First of all, this is not a truly uncivilized wilderness or forest. In modern times, although humans have laws to protect the natural environment and wild animals.

However, the compression of the living environment of wild animals by human development in the past is inevitable. Here, at most, there may be some wild boars, deer and other animals in the depths of the forest, and the route they chose is very close to the activity area of ​​local people.
With the accompaniment of professional security personnel, there is almost no need to worry about this aspect. The remaining chance is probably the same as encountering a car accident in ordinary life.

"Ha! Uncle Qingsi, let's go!"

The energetic girl said this with full energy, and Ishizaki Seiji beside her responded lazily. The combination of the two created a character that was a quirky energetic girl plus a mature, reliable and handsome uncle.

Within this framework, some appropriate changes will be made according to the situation. For most of the audience, they are like travellers, one big and one small, who support each other and go to those unknown places full of historical traces to explore the past and pursue those interesting things.

As for the real people, Kamiyama Ena is quite happy about this. She can complete her work and travel and have fun at the same time, which is a very interesting thing for her who is still very young.

So after the program officially started filming, Kamiyama Ena took the lead and entered the mountain forest path, followed by Ishizaki Seiji, and then the photographers and security personnel who would rarely appear in the camera.

At the same time, someone had already reached this remote village ahead of the program crew.

"This is my first solo mission. Hmm! I must show the results of my training these days!"

The pink-haired boy looked at the village not far away and said to himself with confidence and determination.

(End of this chapter)