Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

"Okay, this one is well shot, let's eat!"

The sturdy man carrying the camera put down the machine, which was more valuable than he was, very carefully for fear of bumping it.

Photography will make you poor for three generations. This thing is more expensive than photography.

But there are also benefits, carrying a camera is a form of physical exercise.

"No, I think the words I said just now were not good enough, I can improve it."

"Come on, Captain. The amount of books read by all of us in the group combined is not as good as that of an elementary school student. What words can we come up with?" The photographer put away the camera, rolled up his sleeves and started eating.

He used to be a warrior, he used to carry a war hammer, now he carries a machine.

Honestly, go easy on the hammer.

But you don't need to wear armor to be a photographer.

The most uncomfortable thing about being a soldier is the heavy armor. It looks handsome and cool on the surface, but in fact the sweat inside has turned the skin white.

"I second the motion. I also think that no one watches our video, and it has little to do with your commentary, Captain."

Said the half-elf who was originally a sorcerer and is now a makeup artist and lighting designer.

“Is our video really that bad?”

The man called the leader asked back.

The photographer and makeup artist nodded repeatedly.

"We have been making videos for two months and have invested more than a thousand gold coins, but we have only earned more than thirty copper coins."

"Not only did no one ask us to advertise, but our videos didn't even get that many views. We have more than 20 videos, and the total number of views is just over 100,000." The makeup artist continued.

"Aren't more than a thousand gold coins mainly used to buy cameras? Besides, these are all initial investments. Once our account is established, there will be plenty of money to be made. This is what our teachers taught us." The team leader defended.

"Your teacher's account only has more than 10,000 followers." The cameraman told the cruel truth.

The leader scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I knew you were saying this. At that time, both of you agreed to change careers. I'm tired of it. I don't want to eat anymore."

"Thank you." The photographer quickly brought the captain's portion over.

In order to switch to video shooting, the team leader has sold all his equipment, including the holy emblem representing his identity as a paladin.

They were once a small elite adventuring group with three members.

Although the number of members is small, the functions are complete.

Warrior, Warlock, Paladin, and variant Warrior-Mage-Priest.

Completed many difficult tasks during the adventurer's career.

But as times change, life for adventurers becomes increasingly difficult.

The number of dungeons, ruins, etc. that they need to explore is decreasing, and the demand for small-scale quests is also decreasing. Nowadays, most quests offered by the Adventurer's Guild require the cooperation of a large number of people.

Therefore, adventure groups began to integrate and gradually developed into adventurer hiring companies.

Everything is becoming more commercial.

None of these three people likes to join the company, but they have to face the problem of the shrinking living space of small teams.

So the team leader, the Holy Knight, immediately decided to change his career!

Embrace the trend of the new era, Shenhai Network.

After a period of market research, the group leader discovered the type of video that best suited them.

Food videos.

Just sit there and eat and chat by yourself.

So fitting.

He can do this job too.

Soon, several people sold their equipment and bought the cameras and host computers needed to make videos.

The problem was that I was too optimistic at the time, and I bought equipment that was close to the top of the line.

regret.

Very regretful.

Who would have thought that not everyone could make a living by shooting videos, which seems so simple.

Even the comment sections of videos with an average of just a few thousand views are filled with negative comments.

Some say he eats too hastily and his appearance is not good looking, others say he eats too slowly and his food is not tasty;

They say he doesn’t eat high-end food when making videos, and they say he doesn’t go to shops or roadside stalls and is not close to life at all;
Some say he only eats but doesn't know how to describe it, some say he uses too many words but doesn't eat properly...

This made the team leader seriously doubt himself, wondering if everything he shot was wrong.

The other two are eating voraciously, but they are not very active and have problems with their thinking.

The team leader had no appetite to eat. He was very anxious every day. After all, the other two team members followed him to make the video because they trusted him, and he couldn't let them down.

As I was thinking, my peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a newspaper on the roadside.

"The Virion military announced that it will set up a safe zone outside the war zone for civilian use..."

Eh!
The team leader slammed the table.

“I have a great idea!”

The other two didn't care at all and continued to work hard. The team leader had a lot of "good ideas" these days, but none of them could be implemented.

"Seriously, weren't we originally planning to go to Augustan City to take pictures of the local food?"

"Yeah." The makeup artist responded perfunctorily.

"But because of the sudden war, I couldn't go."

"so what?"

"Now that a safe zone has been built there, we can shoot a series of war zone-themed videos, which will definitely go viral."

After spending a few months on YouTube, I have a general idea of ​​what kind of content will become popular.

Either you have a living one.

The team leader thought that he could never imitate those weird things.

Either high quality or rare.

War zone diet videos, they are definitely the only ones who walk this track, and they are definitely eye-catching.

"Hahaha, war zone..."

The cameraman and makeup artist burst into laughter, as if they had heard something extremely funny.

But noticing the serious look on the leader's face, I realized he didn't seem to be joking.

"You can't be serious?"

The leader of the group said very proudly: "Believe me, this is definitely a good idea. The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish!"

“I think that’s a stupid idea,” the half-elf warlock said.

“It’s not that stupid actually. I think this is a better idea than selling all our equipment to make a video,” the soldier said in a muffled voice.

"Eat your food!"

The regiment commander slapped the soldier.

Although these two people kept making fun of the team leader, they actually respected him in their hearts and thought that this might be a good idea.

So the small team immediately decided to go to Augustan City.

One of the advantages of adventurers is that they are very brave and have strong mobility.

After determining the target, they set off immediately. After several rounds of short-distance teleportation, they arrived at the border of Varian. After purchasing some supplies such as food and clothes, they entered the city-state of Augustan from Varian and found one of the safe zones.

Although adventurers make a living on the edge of a knife, few of them actually participate in wars.

There is still a big gap between small-scale conflicts and large-scale battles.

From the border of Virian all the way deep into the city-state, there was hardly any complete building seen.

All that was visible was ruins and wreckage.

The air was filled with the smell of death, the smell of human decay.

It was so strong that it was frightening.

This is written in human genes, a warning of the danger of death among one's own kind.

Without a guide, they could only rely on the map to find the designated safe zone by themselves.

After nearly half a day's trek, the filming team finally arrived at their destination.

After repeatedly confirming that it was the location marked on the map, the team leader dared to believe that the place surrounded by barbed wire and in chaos was the so-called safe zone.

The place was packed with people. Even if there was a shabby tent, it was considered a luxurious residence. Most people just lay on the ground, and it was hard to find anyone who was not injured.
Their eyes were numb, and it was hard to tell if it was despair, but more like nothing mattered anymore.

The arriving adventure group looked at each other in bewilderment. The leader couldn't figure out who was in charge of this place, and didn't even know who to hand over the supplies they brought.

The half-elf's eyesight was sharp, and he quickly noticed that someone here was wearing a special armband with two clasped hands painted on it.

Before coming, they did some research and found out that it was a support organization that came to provide assistance. This organization only provided supplies and medical treatment, and had no combat personnel, so they were allowed to enter by Varian.

The same went for the group leader and his two companions. They were checked before entering to make sure they were not carrying any weapons, and they were also required to explain what they planned to film.

I was allowed in only after I heard that I was supposed to shoot a food-related video, but when I left, all the filmed materials had to be checked to see if they were consistent with the filming plan previously described.

"Hello!" The half-elf ran quickly to the volunteer.

The supporter looked up and took a look at the man's attire. He realized he was not a local refugee. He said weakly, "Are you new here? A doctor or a cook? We are in need of everything right now."

"Uh, no, we are here..."

The half-elf was a little hesitant, not knowing if he would be beaten if he answered that someone was here to film a video.

"We are here to shoot a video," the team leader said directly, "We are shooting a video about the current situation in the safe zone, mainly about food."

Contrary to what the half-elf had imagined, the volunteer did not look angry at all.

"Okay, you are welcome to come and shoot videos if you can take the real picture out. As for the most important food here, just distribute it there." The volunteer pointed to the distance.

"Thank you."

When a few people came to the place indicated by the volunteers, they could smell a sour odor from afar.

I can't tell whether the food here is sour or the whole area is smelly.

It wasn't until I saw clearly what people were eating that I was sure that was the taste of food.

The team leader wasn't sure if this thing counted as food.

People lined up to get a loaf of staple food that was worse than the cheapest brown bread on the market.

He doubted that the main ingredient of the bread was flour.

As for side dishes, you can’t survive on just starch, so you have to pair it with something.

Each person held a bowl with a spoonful of "side dish" in it.

The so-called "side dishes" come from a large barrel.

That's the swill bucket.

The group leader was very sure. Having visited so many stores, he knew exactly what a泔水桶 looked like.

Volunteers fished out the solid matter, rinsed it with water, dried it, and sprinkled some salt on it. The lingering sour and rotten smell was accompanied by flies everywhere.

It shouldn't kill people.

That's all the team leader could say to himself.

It should be able to kill people...

Some time after the Industrial Revolution began, hunger was no longer a common sight.

Even the most ordinary people have gradually shifted from pursuing enough to eat to pursuing eating well.

The city is facing only distribution problems, not material shortage problems.

The food the people here eat makes the team leader feel sick.

According to the filming plan, he should try the food in the safe zone, but now he didn't even have the courage to take a bite.

I looked back at my two companions, and the expressions on their faces were not very good either.

But there are still many half-naked children here, like stray dogs rummaging through garbage dumps in winter, fighting for the food made from slop.

"You can take pictures, but please don't take pictures of the logo on the barrel," the volunteer reminded.

"why?"

“There are many donations from restaurants in Villian, and it would have a bad impact if their logos were exposed,” the volunteer explained.

Swill is already a rare donation.

It’s not that there is no help from people for better supplies, but the quantities are small and they are more difficult to transport.

The supplies carried by the filming crew were also screened and limited by Varian.

The team leader scratched his head and looked at his companions, as if asking what to shoot.

If the real scene was filmed, it would definitely not pass Varian's review.

"Let's cook the supplies we brought and distribute them," the photographer suggested. "I remember that you were quite good at cooking when you were in the wild."

"It can only be the."

Fortunately, there is no shortage of cooking utensils here.

The team leader set up a pot on the spot and started cooking. In the dilapidated safe zone, there was a rare fragrance.

All the refugees who smelled the scent rushed here, and there was a little life in their numb eyes, like sharks smelling blood and going crazy.

"Don't rush! Get in line! It's not cooked yet!"

The team leader did not expect the scene to fall into chaos, with someone even putting his hand directly into the boiling pot.

"Patton!" The captain called the cameraman's name.

After years of cooperation, we have developed a good understanding of each other.

Former soldier Patton picked up a pot lid, used it as a shield, and used a pushing and shoving attack to push away the crazy crowd.

Although he did not use much strength, a large number of these people were still knocked down due to long-term malnutrition, and they were unable to stand up for a long time.

"Line up, children first!" the team leader gave the order.

The crowd finally regained some sense.

The team leader produced it, the half-elf distributed it, and Barton set up the camera. He had no time to look for any shots at this time, so he held up the pot lid to maintain order.

"Hold it, don't rush, it's hot."

The half-elf handed a prepared portion of food to the child in front of him.

"Thank you. Can I get one for Mom? She can't come because of her broken leg."

"Of course." The half-elf didn't care whether the child was lying or not. He turned around, took one and was about to hand it to him.

Suddenly, a red beam of light shot out.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment.

The half-elf watched as the beam pierced through body after body, heading straight for the child in front of him.

He tried to push the child away, but his hand was not as fast as the beam of light.

The red light carbonized the skin instantly when it came into contact with it, just like using a wooden stick to pierce through paper soaked in water, and the entire head was easily pierced through.

There wasn't even any blood.

There was just a burnt smell.

"Scorching ray, attack!" the half-elf shouted, recognizing the spell.

Professional habits help the team enter combat status immediately, but civilians do not have such qualities.

The three immediately formed a formation to defend against the attack.

The civilians in the safe zone were chopped off and harvested in large numbers like wheat in the autumn harvest.

"3 o'clock direction!"

The half-elf reported the enemy's position, a tall self-propelled construct.

He grabbed a handful of sulfur, chanted a spell, and prepared to release a 5-ring flame strike.

But he was grabbed by the team leader.

"Go!" the leader shouted, "Go! Take these materials out!"

"But!"

"We can't win!"

There is more than one construct coming to clear the safe zone.

……

The new structure was very efficient, and in less than an hour, the safe zone was completely "safe". No living creatures were seen, only smoke from the burning fire.

As a once elite team, the filming crew escaped and looked at the tragic scene from afar in silence.

Finally, the leader said, "Let's go."

"Where to go?"

"Go into the war zone, through the battle zone, and go out from the border of the city-state that has not been blocked by Varian. We need to take out what we have photographed."

"Through the war zone?" Patton asked, holding a magic crystal in his hand. The camera was destroyed, but before it was destroyed, he took out the magic crystal.

"Through the war zone." The commander answered affirmatively.

"very dangerous."

"so what?"

Patton heard this and smiled, "Let's go, let's go, you lead the way, Captain..." (End of this chapter)