Chapter 425
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Chapter 425: Recruitment Publicity
The printed recruitment posters were quickly put up.
The ability to freely use the notice boards of various cities was considered an emperor’s privilege, as ordinary people wouldn’t dare to post advertisements there.
At the same time, the storytellers were also informed.
They were instructed to explain to the people what ‘opera’ was.
Of course, Luo Ji personally wrote an ‘instruction manual’ for the storytellers on how to explain it.
He didn’t expect them to have a deep understanding; as long as they memorized all the content on the manual, were articulate, and quick-witted, the effect would be achieved.
Storytellers now were clearly moving towards becoming ‘news broadcasters.’
This was actually a good thing for Luo Ji, as this was his initial goal.
Under the dual promotion of notice boards and storytellers, the news that His Majesty was establishing a theatre troupe and recruiting its members quickly spread throughout Luo Ji’s entire civilization.
This included the distant Wild Horse City, Eagle City, and White Horse City on the plains.
The people of Luo Ji’s civilization were undoubtedly highly enthusiastic about this matter.
Leaving aside other things, even if they didn’t understand what a theatre troupe did or what ‘opera’ was, it didn’t matter.
Just by His Majesty’s golden reputation, they knew that the remuneration and future prospects of this job would definitely be excellent!
After 2 days of promotion, Luo Ji sent some people to set up tables next to the public notice boards in various cities and began distributing scripts for the first act of Beauty and the Beast.
This was clearly part of the subsequent promotion.
However, these audition scripts were relatively limited and could not be given to just anyone.
Therefore, certain requirements had to be met.
Asking them to perform the lines on the spot seemed a bit too demanding.
So, Luo Ji took a step back and wrote down detailed requirements for the appearance and image of each character in Beauty and the Beast, focusing on their physical appearance.
After all, they were going to perform an opera, so an actor’s image should at least conform to the character’s image in the play, right?
Anyone who came to collect a script and met the image requirements for one of the characters would receive a script.
Even so, all the scripts were claimed within half a day.
Upon receiving this news, Luo Ji initially wanted to ask the printing factory to print another batch.
But then, on second thought, there were so many people in his civilization that continually printing more wouldn’t be a solution.
So, he simply had people paste the script of the first act directly onto the notice boards.
This made things much simpler.
Anyone who wanted to know the content could go to the notice board to read it, or simply bring paper and pen to copy a version to take back.
At the same time, Luo Ji also issued a new announcement: all those who wished to join the theatre troupe were to gather in Mirror City for auditions 7 days later.
7 days should be enough time, no matter how one looked at it.
After that, the official rehearsals for the theatre troupe would surely require at least a month of intense practice, and he didn’t have that much time to waste.
During these 7 days, he certainly wasn’t idle either; things like props and set panels all needed to be slowly produced.
For a while, Luo Ji was extremely busy.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Long Taotian, who had retreated with his army into the northern mountain forest, dared not stay long on the outskirts of the forest.
This was mainly because he feared Luo Ji might suddenly launch an attack, taking advantage of the terrain.
To avoid the risk of being ambushed, he decisively led his army deep into the northern mountain forest.
However, this mountain forest was full of trees and rocks.
For someone who was new to the area, it was truly difficult to distinguish directions, and he would get lost almost as soon as he turned his head.
At this moment, it was fortunate that his modern knowledge proved greatly helpful.
After identifying that the original city’s direction was south, Long Taotian decisively led his army northwards to retreat.
As he continued along this path, Long Taotian only felt increasingly uncomfortable.
“Damn it, this is bizarre. Is it my imagination? Why does it feel like the weather is getting colder and colder?”
As he spoke, Long Taotian had already wrapped the cloak behind him around his body.
The general accompanying him on the expedition also nodded, looking bewildered.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, this subordinate also has the same feeling.”
It seemed that the change in temperature was not his imagination, but even if the temperature was dropping, it wasn’t supposed to drop this strangely.
The area outside the forest and his current location felt like two different places.
How far apart were they? How could the temperature difference be so great?
Long Taotian, who had never encountered such a situation, was also a bit confused.
Just as he was looking troubled, a scout responsible for scouting ahead quickly ran back.
“Your Majesty, an abandoned camp has been discovered not far ahead.”
“Go! Let’s take a look!”
Following the scout for a while, Long Taotian soon led his army to the camp.
Within the camp, dried bloodstains were clearly visible, but no bodies could be seen.
Also, there were quite a few fire pits, but the fires had long been extinguished.
The unburnt wood remaining was somewhat damp and cold, but not decayed, indicating that not much time had passed.
“A month, or half a month ago, there should have been people in this camp.”
As thoughts raced, a clear understanding appeared on Long Taotian’s face.
“It seems that the barbarians in these mountains were previously annihilated by Luo Ji’s troops.”
Annihilating barbarians was not a big deal.
Generally, players who could develop to the Bronze Tier must have their civilization’s development far exceeding that of the native barbarians.
In other words, native barbarians generally posed little danger to players.
Whether to annihilate them largely depended on whether they had the time and inclination.
Long Taotian was currently grappling with whether to set up camp and rest in this ready-made tribal camp.
It was indeed a good place to camp and rest, but Luo Ji’s army must have been here before, meaning that the enemy knew this location.
Camping here carried the risk of being ambushed.
However, the continuous mountain roads, coupled with the increasingly cold weather, had left his soldiers in a somewhat poor state.
Continuing the forced march would probably be unwise; they truly needed a period of rest.
“I retreated directly with my troops without even fighting, essentially giving him a small victory. That Luo Ji shouldn’t be so unreasonable as to cross mountains and valleys to attack me, right?”
With this thought, Long Taotian immediately made up his mind.
With a wave of his hand, he ordered.
“Issue the command: the entire army is to rest, set up tents, light fires, and have the cooks start cooking.”
