213 Tell Me About Sherlock (1/2)
Brainiac's promotion video was completed quickly. As a rare genius, he was also familiar with video production.
Three days after assigning the task, Sherlock received Brainiac's completed video. Brainiac was very efficient.
After watching the video, Sherlock went into deep thought.
The starting image was Brainiac speaking without emotion, saying, ”I'm Brainiac, a Specter College Level A graduate. I'm happily staying in Eternal Kingdom. There's food, lodging, and a laboratory for my research. My boss treats me well, and there is no overtime according to my working hours. Would you like to be in my situation? You can be a Specter College Level A graduate like me.”
Then the video ended.
”After three days, you've only shot tens of seconds of video?” Sherlock put down the round Adamantine rock and asked.
”No, there are a lot more videos. This is the final edited version.” Brainiac took out a round Adamantine rock, which Sherlock took and examined.
In the images, a Goblin's face filled the entire screen as he said, ”Oh my God, what's this about? A video camera? Does this mean we can produce videos?”
New voices were heard offscreen.
”I'm uploading the video to the PivX website!”
”This is awesome! I'm going to produce a video!”
Then the video was interrupted with a new scene.
The recording device was fixed in the Burial Hall and facing Brainiac and the gamers.
A few gamers looked at the recording device while some offscreen gamers spoke.
”Say something cool to let the audience feel excited. It's still shooting.”
”Wo, wo, wo!”
The gamers who were queuing up at the front nodded in agreement.
A gamer with a broken femur had his leg supported by a brace. He sat down happily to receive treatment and said, ”Aiya, I have a sister who is preparing for her college entrance examination. My examination results used to be bad, but recently, we have been cutting down trees, and my mathematics results have become extremely good. The month leading up to her exam, she came to me daily for tuition in mathematics, and she obtained the first position in the model examination. She invited me to participate in COSPLAY. She was the model and had her hair dyed yellow. My sister is so cute!”
After the gamer, TallPensivePlank, finished speaking, the other enthusiastic gamers became silent.
”What's happening? The recording device is rolling, keeping talking.”
”No, I don't feel like speaking.”
The video was cut off, and a new scene began.
In the video, a few Gnomes were queuing up to receive treatment. Voices were heard offscreen.
”Apologies, I heard wrongly. It's not to let us act cool, it's to let Brainiac act cool. Okay, one, two, three, begin.”
Then the queuing gamers started to speak.
”Aiya, Brainiac is awesome. When he arrived at Eternal Kingdom, he worked 24 hours a day without any complaints. He helped to treat our wounds and revive us.”
”Yes, yes, Brainiac is the best Lich.”
”And that group of evil creatures in Specter College! They're too evil!”
”Eternal Kingdom is the most awesome Dungeon in the Underworld. Brainiac is the most awesome Lich!”
”Brainiac is very powerful. We're severely wounded, but he is able to heal us. That is awesome!”
The subsequent images were about gamers' casual conversations, transactions, forming of teams, and guild war conflicts.
Sherlock put down the round Adamantine rock. He understood why the final edited version had only tens of seconds of video.
”This isn't working.” Sherlock frowned as Brainiac shook his head and said, ”I've tried my best.”
Sherlock pondered for a while and asked Brainiac to leave. Then Bru said, ”Lord Sherlock, it's difficult for Brainiac to handle such a publicity assignment.”
”Let me do some editing while adding some content.” Sherlock put away the round Adamantine rock, then he looked at an invitation letter from the Northern Gladiator Arena.
”I'll put aside the Specter College matters. Let me visit the Gladiator Arena.”
Sherlock stood up and walked towards the Teleport Portal.