Filming

The village that had been plundered by bandits was called Moka Nali Village. It was located at the foot of the mountains northwest of the Magic City, Nolan. Most of the houses in the village were wooden cabins.

Before the bandits came to plunder, a large number of villagers had hidden in the forest. Only a small portion were taken away by Zennas.

So, when Joshua rescued those villagers from the Demonic Realm, countless touching reunions unfolded in this small village.

After the hugs and tears came the revelry celebrating the safe return of their families. The villagers gathered in the largest wooden cabin in the village to celebrate.

"Why don't you stay a little longer? You can drink all the fresh goat milk you want."

Unfortunately, Ciri didn't stay at the party for long before she had to leave with Joshua.

"Because I've already filmed all the shots I need."

A Source Crystal Stone in Joshua's hand had already recorded a large amount of footage.

This footage came from Joshua's interactions with the villagers during the revelry just now. In Beauty and the Beast, there was a scene in the tavern specifically praising Gaston. So, Joshua took this opportunity to successfully film the villagers' admiration for 'Gaston'.

The filming process was smoother than Joshua had imagined. Even the part Joshua had anticipated would be the most difficult was resolved.

The performance style of the movie Beauty and the Beast had a characteristic that Disney movies always had, which was to describe a certain plot through opera.

And the beginning of Beauty and the Beast started with a 'chorus' performed by the townspeople and Belle.

Joshua didn't want to destroy the original charm of the Disney movie. While making adaptations, he also hoped to restore the original atmosphere as much as possible.

Fortunately, this difficult problem that had troubled Joshua seemed to have never existed from the beginning.

Because the villagers in this village were truly... good at singing and dancing.

Joshua had just enjoyed listening to an elderly villager narrating his experiences in the Demonic Realm in a way similar to opera.

Joshua hadn't studied traditional opera, so he couldn't judge whether it was good or bad, only that it sounded quite pleasant.

This way, Joshua didn't need to worry at all. I Nuo was a Succubus. A Succubus's voice, like the legendary Siren's, had the effect of influencing the minds of creatures. Joshua's racial resistance was a bit too high, so he didn't feel much.

But ordinary humans would indeed be affected by I Nuo. This influence was just a suggestive effect, such as the sexual impulse when seeing a Succubus being the most direct manifestation.

So, as long as these villagers heard I Nuo's singing, they would definitely be unable to help but participate.

All that was left was for Joshua to film the scenes of Belle and her father, or rather, her mother, and then the filming of the Beauty and the Demon part could officially begin. This was the most important part.

Joshua took out a can of invisible powder from his briefcase. This powder was not made by the Third Prince, but came from the crystals left behind after the death of some powerful ghosts, which were the so-called monster materials.

This powder was extremely expensive in the human world and had many functions. In addition to making anything it attached to invisible, it could also serve as an expensive alchemy material.

"You... you just used this Ghost Dust like that!?"

Ciri clearly knew what was in Joshua's can. Just a small pinch of this stuff was worth ten years of this poor girl's food money.

As a result, Joshua heartlessly fed her ten years of food money to an unknown magic-guided machine!

"Is there something wrong?"

Joshua cupped his hand and sprinkled the invisible powder from the can onto the camera. Soon, the camera blended into the surrounding scenery like a chameleon.

"No..."

Anyway, it wasn't hers, so Ciri didn't need to feel bad about it.

"Then close your eyes," Joshua said to Ciri, holding up the second handful of invisible dust.

"I think... you probably don't need this much."

Right now, Ciri really wanted to grab a book of alchemy materials and throw it at Joshua's face, telling him how precious this stuff was.

"Necessary investment."

Aside from some low-budget gems and cult films, which major movie production doesn't cost tens of millions or more? Some producers, in order to achieve the best results, don't even consider the budget.

Although Joshua didn't have the mindset of spending a fortune, he always believed that even the most expensive things were worthless if they had no use!

The alchemical powder in Joshua's hand was mercilessly sprinkled onto Ciri's light gray long hair. The moment the silver-white shimmering powder touched Ciri's hair, her strands began to turn transparent... To describe it in a more scientific way, the light was being refracted by the powder.

But this was a world of magic, and Joshua didn't plan to use his previous common sense to understand this world. For example, that magic-powered camera, without the large number of runes inscribed on it, was at best just a useless box.

After both Joshua and Ciri were covered in this dust, Joshua also experienced the fun of an invisibility cloak from Harry Potter.

"Let's get to work."

Joshua picked up the camera by feel, threw Ciri a Source Crystal Stone sprinkled with invisible powder, and walked towards the edge of the village.

Ciri glanced at her completely transparent arm. If it weren't for the crystal around her neck restricting her movements, perhaps she would take this opportunity to escape, or... take this opportunity to knock out that Demon Prince?

She looked at Joshua's back, took out her Staff from her Mage Robe, hesitated for a moment, and then gave up on such a suicidal action.

"You hired me just to help you carry these things?"

Ciri quickened her pace and ran to Joshua's side, unable to resist asking. Although Joshua was in an invisible state, she could still determine his location based on the footprints on the grass.

"That's how it is at this stage, but in the future, there might be some more special jobs."

"More special..."

Could it be serving in bed? Ciri covered her not-so-endowed chest, but on second thought, it was impossible. Ciri didn't think she was very beautiful, at least compared to the Succubus by Joshua's side, her charm was completely insignificant.

"In short, it will be a more interesting job than being a Mage. That's all the explanation for now. It's time to start your work, Miss Ciri."

Joshua had already brought Ciri to the edge of the village.

The room where the female merchant Ma Linna was temporarily staying was next to the forest. In the village, she could only be considered an outsider, so she didn't choose to participate in the villagers' revelry.

According to Joshua's script arrangement, I Nuo was staying with her. Joshua could see through the window that I Nuo was talking about something with Ma Linna.

I Nuo had successfully gained the trust of that female merchant with her acting skills, or more accurately... her favor?

Joshua didn't have anything like a script supervisor's log for now, so he had to rely on his memory to remember every shot he needed to film and compare it to the original.

Next scene, 'Belle and Her Mother', action.