389. Choose Your Trophy (Extra Chapter for Alliance Leader "Fengfengpiao")

In early September, the Golden Lion concluded, Lu Ban's "Spring No War" once again swept several major awards at the Golden Lion, achieving an unprecedented grand slam at international film festivals.

This is a true, complete Grand Slam.

According to normal rules, it is impossible for a film to win all three major film festival awards in the same year. What people usually refer to as a "grand slam" is when a director or actor wins the three awards in different years with three different works.

But Lu Ban's "Spring No War" took everything, taking everything that could be taken.

If you wrote this kind of plot in an entertainment novel, readers would criticize it for being too overpowered.

Even more outrageous is that "Spring No War" may not be eligible for the Oscars because it does not feature actors from minority groups or LGBT individuals.

The Academy Award were immediately criticized by film industry professionals, media, and audiences, who called them "fake awards."

None of this has anything to do with Lu Ban anymore.

At Lu Ban's home, the files on his computer were distorted, forming the cold, indifferent text of the system.

[Works that have launched cinematic universes: 1/1]

[World-class awards received: 15/3]

Congratulations on completing your Career Development Task!

Settlement will now commence.

[Mission Exploration Progress: 130%]

[Task Completion Status: Unspeakable]

You explored your inner self, presented your past, and created a character that will be forever remembered by the audience. More than visual spectacle, you left an imprint on the hearts of the audience through the resonance of your own emotions.

[Gained Silence Points: 60,000]

Settlement complete

Parting is not the end, but the beginning of the next encounter. Go and seek new encounters, experience a more colorful world. As time goes by, you will know that everything has an answer.

Please complete the task to receive the reward.

"The results were indeed beyond expectations, reaching an indescribable level. However, the increase in revenue wasn't significant. Is it because I've already achieved great success, so the weight given to the film industry has decreased?"

Lu Ban began to think.

Including his score from this round, he has accumulated 460,000 Silence Points. There is about one more mission to reach the next stage of the shop after he reaches 500,000 points. In other words, after the next mission, Lu Ban should be able to reach the new shop, where he can buy more new items and maybe even sell some things.

As we all know, if you can only buy things, you're a pure consumer; but if you can sell things, you might become a sucker.

Lu Ban didn't mind being exploited; after all, he was prone to growing weeds anyway, and they would just grow back after being cut.

"The next mission will be to the Ruined City. When we encounter hostile Chosen of the Gods again, our current combat strength may not be enough."

Lu Ban said earnestly.

Although when he encounters Bandaged Man, he can use his Speech Bullet to inject the delirium of Great Being into the other's mind, causing a series of destructions.

But it's clear that the Bandaged Man will turn into a tentacle monster after going insane, causing external contamination.

Moreover, these Bandaged Man are also Chosen of the Gods, and they carry some inexplicable things with them.

If I encounter the Bandaged Man in the Ruined City again and find that they still have those rotten coins in their hands, and that they summon strange things after they die, then Old Cui's house might be gone.

After all, not every world has a mechanism like the Harmony Island's Head Miko, capable of eliminating pollution from other realms.

The goods from [Silence Department Store] are more or less contaminated. According to Lu Ban's observation, only the [Inherent] grade items do not have any side effects, such as [All In] and [Last Words].

Trist's [Simulated Sunflare], although it will weaken you for a while after use, is a minor problem compared to being contaminated.

Therefore, Lu Ban guessed that these things may have originally been contaminated, but after becoming "inherent", the contamination may have been removed by the Silent Land in some way so that they could be used with peace of mind.

Upgrading [inherent] items is a sure-fire way to make money.

"I wonder what Xiya's [unique] item is?"

Lu Ban then realized that he hadn't asked about Xiya's [inherent] item, and it seemed that she had never used it in front of them. For the mages of the Night Country, magic was probably enough to deal with most situations.

This shows that the more polluted a place is, the stronger the means by which humans deal with pollution.

In Lu Ban's current world, the level of pollution is very low, and humans have no means to deal with the pollution.

We need to work harder.

Lu Ban glanced at the cabinet displaying the trophies. Suddenly, the golden bears, golden lions, and golden palm leaves in the cabinet twisted and deformed, turning into the shape of three different trophies.

The Gray Fog swirling above, like a frightened cat, immediately darted under Lu Ban's bed, causing Lan Lan Lu's doll to tremble.

Clearly, this is the choice for the next task.

Lu Ban saw the first trophy, which was covered with withered branches and wrapped around a weathered Stone. It looked like a plant that grew tenaciously in the Gobi Desert. At the top of those dried branches, you could see a small flower in full bloom.

The layers of text on the Stone form a systematic explanation.

[Doomsday Wildflower]

Sandstorms in the wilderness can bury everything, or they can reveal everything.

The city-state's general election has ended; the winner ascends the throne, the loser awaits reckoning, and those who waver are eager to demonstrate their loyalty.

Two sisters, pursued for betrayal, flee their city-state and venture deep into the desert, with their pursuers rolling behind them, their homeland behind them.

You encounter them by chance and embark on a journey of escape together. An inn appears before you; do you go in for help or stay away for safety? The choice is just a thought away. However, within that room, something is stirring.

"The world is so vast, yet some people insist on being kings of that tiny place. It's incomprehensible!"

"The wasteland, no interest."

Lu Ban felt that he and Huang Yuan were definitely incompatible, and even if the other two missions seemed dangerous, he would definitely not choose Huang Yuan's mission first.

Moreover, from the journey he took along Lu Ban, he felt that the missions in the wasteland were not simple either. They were either involved in the power struggles of those Transcendents or had to investigate the deserted post stations. These post stations appeared in different missions, which was quite suspicious.

Maybe the owner of the inn is an insect, and the food he provides is all insects.

He looked at the second trophy.

The base of this trophy is a twisted and bizarre monster with six legs, a body covered in spikes, and two heads held high, holding a piece of silver-gray crystal.

[Tonight Above the Tower]

Mage towers are the most common type of architecture in the Night Country. These tall towers typically stand in the wilderness, among the forests, or on the sea.

Those mages who are engrossed in experimentation and research will build their own towers, spending decades there researching methods to directly attain the truth.

However, some mages have violated taboos on their path, attracting the attention of certain Great Being. When they see you, hey, run, child!

You arrive at a mage tower. It was last visited thirty years ago. Villagers near the tower say strange things are happening here, so you must visit the tower's owner to inquire. Don't worry, he's just a mage engrossed in research, nothing more.

"If I can touch the truth, I am willing to exchange my blood, my soul, everything I have. Come!"