On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

I can't breathe!

I was so excited to encounter two such high-quality and excellent actors in one day, including the director Mellon, who was in his forties. My heart was pounding and my face was flushed with excitement.

The happiest thing for a director is undoubtedly encountering a good script and a perfect actor who fits the character in the play.

Director Mellon suddenly felt incredibly confident in making the film; he had never felt so happy and excited in all his years in the industry.

Styutia couldn't bear to watch this scene any longer.

As the gentlest and kindest little nun among "them", Sthiuthia treated ordinary people much better.

The young nun quickly walked to Mellon, who was trembling with excitement, his face flushed, and struggling to breathe due to excessive excitement, and asked with great concern:

"Director Mellon, are you alright? I have some calming and soothing medicine here. Would you like some, Director?"

Seeing this, Luo Xiaoji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

fortunately.

Among the female assistants around Brother Liao, there are still some normal people. Compared to the previous two, look how good this Miss Yati is at handling things!

Chapter 288 Prologue

With the personnel finalized, the camera positions ready, and the venue in place, the only slight regret was that after Director Mellon took Miss Yati's tranquilizer, he seemed to fall into a peaceful sleep because the drug was too effective.

Later, Luo Xiaoji's assistant told everyone that during the two days they flew from the Mechanical Alliance to the Demon City, Director Mellon had indeed been worrying about the actors day and night, probably because he was too physically exhausted.

Luo Xiaoji immediately arranged the best room for the director, so that Director Mellon could have a good rest.

As for the final casting of the nun, there's no need for vetting; it's definitely the beautiful and kind-hearted Miss Yati.

After all, her ability to take care of people is very much in line with the image of a nun in the story.

With all preparations complete, filming officially began for "The Enchanting Body," shooting the first chapter of the "prologue"—[The Rebellious Princess].

As a prologue, it doesn't contain much content; it's more like a background introduction, so it doesn't matter even if director Mellon isn't there.

The forest of enchantment.

If we were to say where the least disaster had occurred in this apocalyptic world shrouded in calamity, the Enchanted Forest might be one of them.

This is the habitat of "succubi". As a special race that bewitches people and feeds on emotions, succubi are highly compatible with the Chaos in a certain sense. They are one of the very few races that can benefit from the Chaos.

Many talented succubi can awaken as Calamity Devourers by absorbing Calamity, and most of them are psychic sorcerers. Due to their own characteristics, they are rarely at risk of going berserk and losing control.

Thus, the succubus race quietly and continuously increased in strength, transforming from a weak race that was once at the mercy of others and needed to rely on powerful races to survive, into a race that began to have the ability to protect itself and thrive in the apocalypse.

Even

The female clan leader, now the "Queen," developed an even greater desire: she sought to transform the succubus race from "subjects" into "rulers."

"Nana, do you know why I called you here today?" The Succubus Queen said calmly, looking at the young succubus below with a cold gaze.

stop!

click!

Luo Xiaoji hurriedly called for a stop, then ran to the "Succubus Queen".

"Miss 86, you don't need to say the tone that follows the lines!"

"Okay."

86 looked apologetic, while wagging its lifelike heart-shaped tail.

After Liao Ji made a contract with "Zero", with Zero around, fixing 86's facial expressions and tone of voice malfunctions was a piece of cake.

However, even after it was repaired, 86 seemed to maintain its original way of speaking, as if it had gotten used to it. Liao Ji liked this quite a bit, thinking it was a unique characteristic of 86.

After being reminded by Luo Xiaoji, 86 switched back to professional mode. Incidentally, the props of the "Succubus Queen" now, including the heart-shaped tail, pink hair, and sheep-like succubus horns, are not props but were "loaded" by 86 himself, which is why they look so realistic.

After all, they are androids, and any part of their bodies can be replaced. They can become whatever they want, and there is no sense of shame about it.

In contrast

The other actor wasn't so good.

Yes.

Irene is the actress who plays the most crucial female lead in "The Enchantress," the rebellious succubus princess "Nana."

While the 86 only requires replacing a part, Irene, being human, is not so simple.

It doesn't matter if I dye my hair pink or wear a succubus horn.

What embarrasses young girls most these days is being forced to wear lingerie-like inner garments so that the succubus's signature heart-shaped tail can be shown from behind.

"So why me?! You have so many succubi in your Demon City, couldn't you just grab any one of them?!"

Luo Xiaoji's answer to this was also very simple.

"No, Miss Irene, because the succubus in this show has a controversial image, so we can't cast a real succubus. That would involve racial discrimination!"

".What!?"

“Oh, Miss Irene, you’re not from our Demon City, so you probably wouldn’t understand. Anyway, we have to find fake succubi. That way, if it’s released and people question it, we can say that all the succubi in this work are played by people. We promise that no real succubi have been persecuted in this work.”

Irene: "."

"Alright, alright, all crews and departments in position, let's restart and continue. This time, let's try to get it right in one take!"

"Nana, do you know why I called you here today?"

The Succubus Queen looked at the young succubus below with indifferent eyes and spoke calmly.

The young succubus turned her head away defiantly, remaining silent.

The Queen's expression remained unchanged as she continued, "I have already presented the marriage contract to the leader of the Ash Base. Once he accepts it, Nana, you should follow our plan. If you can successfully bewitch and assassinate the leader, that would be best. If not, at least find out the Ash Base's defenses and troop strength, lure his subordinates to betray us, and cooperate with us from the inside."

Upon hearing this, the young succubus named "Nana" suddenly sneered and said sarcastically, "Inside and outside collusion? With your abilities? Give up, Mother. Ash Base is different from other human bases. This force is not those good-for-nothings who only hide inside the walls. Their leader is a ruthless hero who started from scratch and fought his way up from a group of dozens of people to achieve what he has today."

"Indeed, their foundation is somewhat weak and unstable, but Mother, do you really think we succubi can take over Ash Base? Or have you allied with other forces?"

Faced with her daughter's questioning, this time the mother remained silent for a moment before speaking:

"Aizen, Stonehammer, and five other human bases, including Eisen, will all join forces with us and send troops to attack Ash Base. Are you relieved now?"

"Nana, as long as you succeed, causing chaos within the Ash Base, coupled with the encirclement and suppression by the five major bases, even if that Ash leader is powerful, he will be powerless to turn the tide."

Hearing this, Nana frowned, especially since her mother mentioned five bases at once. Although she had expected it, the number still exceeded her expectations.

"What makes them think they can unite?" Nana asked angrily.

The Succubus Queen's answer was also very simple.

"Because Ash Base violated the unspoken rules of human bases, it aroused public anger."

"After seizing the original Gurasai base, they were not at ease and intended to continue expanding outwards. This broke the balance between the bases, which is why the human bases united to eliminate this unstable and dangerous factor and return the situation to what it was before."

After hearing her mother's explanation, Nana not only didn't understand, but seemed to laugh in anger.

"Unspoken rules? Balance? Does it mean submitting to the turbidity, remaining stagnant, and willingly becoming a cowardly base of livestock? Now, finally, one truly capable person among humanity has awakened and wants to break through the fences to liberate those domesticated humans, but instead, these people see him as an enemy and even help the farmer kill this outcast!?"

The young succubus spoke louder and louder, until it sounded like she was shouting with her fists clenched.

It's clear that Irene was really into the role and very dedicated to her performance. The character Nana does indeed share some similarities with Irene's personality.

Off-screen

In the opening scene, only Yilin and 86 were present, while Liao Ji and the other three women watched the filming from outside.

This moment is the key point of conflict. Not only Liao Ji, but the three women are also very serious, because they don't care about filming. What they really want to see is to learn about Lena's past through these scenes.

Upon hearing this, Liao Ji felt that the situation at the time was indeed very apt, just like the lines written by Lena.

The so-called "bases" are actually just wooden enclosures for raising animals, providing only temporary peace and stability.

But if you're unlucky and get targeted by the Lord of Turbid Calamity, your fate will be the same as the base where Zero used to be—destruction is only a matter of time.

That's why Lena compared the complacent base people to livestock, and Zhuo'e to the farmer who could "slaughter" them at any time.

At that time, as a "player," I was the outlier.

He wanted to release the sheep to fight the farmers outside, but the sheep felt that the farmers were invincible. Even if they were slaughtered later, at least they had grazed peacefully in the pen. So, in the end, they chose to work together to eliminate this outcast.

It turned out

Liao Ji recalled that in the early stages of his game, he did fight against the turbid calamity and struggle to survive, but in the mid-game, he was basically fighting against human bases.

Back then, I was just playing a game and didn't think much about it, but now I understand it a bit better.

However, it seems now

His reputation was quite intimidating. Even with the five bases united, they were still afraid that they couldn't easily defeat him. That's why they contacted the succubus and used what could be called a "honey trap" to coordinate an attack from the inside and outside.

Liao Ji was truly unaware that there were so many hidden tricks behind the succubus's "offerings"—on the surface, a marriage contract, but in reality, an inside job.

Another one is

Liao Ji watched as the young succubus "Nana" in the play acted like a die-hard fan of Ashes, and couldn't help but shake his head. So, Lena's tsundere nature had already begun back then.

"Pah! I would never collude with you!" Disregarding her image, the young succubus princess spat at the succubus queen opposite her.

"Nana, as my daughter, the most talented among us succubi, you must think of our entire race. I know this is somewhat of a sacrifice for you, but the rewards we receive will be immense. Those five human bases have already agreed to my terms; they only want to eliminate that anomaly. The subsequent Ash Base will be ruled by us succubi. In our hands, our race will experience a leap forward, and we will have a base of our own! As long as we continue to thrive and multiply using this base, and continue to absorb the turbidity, one day, we succubi will also become a powerful race!"

As the Succubus Queen spoke, she became unusually agitated. Her fair skin faintly flushed pink, her heart-shaped tail shimmered, and her eyes were filled with a thirst for power—power that she was referring to, which came from the vast number of humans within the Ash Base.

These strong humans were nourishment and sustenance for them; the so-called "reproduction and propagation" meant exactly what the words implied.

Seeing her mother in such a wretched state, Nana felt not only utter disappointment, but also anger and pain.

"Enough! You only see that Zhuo'e has brought power to our succubus race, but you don't see that Zhuo'e has made our people more and more insane. They can now abandon their dignity and engage in casual sexual intercourse in pursuit of power, regardless of time, place, or race! This is not a succubus at all, this is a silver demon!"

"The Turbid Calamity is destroying our race, twisting us! I hate the Turbid Calamity! I loathe the Turbid Calamity! I don't want all my kin to become mere breeding beasts! So I will stand with all the brave warriors who are fighting against the Turbid Calamity!"

"You want me to help you take over Ash Base? Dream on!"

The young succubus stormed out the door after finishing her sentence, as if every second of further conversation would be a waste of time.

As the Succubus Queen watched her daughter's departing figure, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. Just as the human base viewed Ash as an anomaly, she also viewed Nana as an anomaly. She would correct and reform her daughter, bringing her back to the "right path" of succubi.

However, she put that thought aside for now and focused her energy on the battle to change the fate of her people.

The succubus queen quickly sent someone to summon another of her daughters.