I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

Another reason is related to time.

She had never stayed in an era for so long before—even though the radiant clock used to calculate the era's torrential rains had started running, the exact countdown to the arrival of the waves and the fall of the rains remained endless. Could it be that the rains would stop and the waves would be swayed by human will?

Surrounded by various abnormal factors, Virtue realized that the importance of this era might be far greater than he had imagined.

Virtue didn't eat the citrus; she held it in her hand, as if it brought her some peace of mind.

Have you heard of the Lydian drought?

Even Xingti shook her head. The free-spirited rock girl naturally had no interest in studying such obscure knowledge. As for the exile, this good-for-nothing underworld prince, he was a perfect example of a cult leader, exuding a wild and innocent beauty with a low level of education.

Apple, who had previously been completely unnoticed, chimed in: "If I may ask, is the Lydian drought you mentioned the one that led to the migration of the Lydian Kingdom and ultimately its demise?"

As Virtue nodded, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He never imagined that he, who was once the worst student in the class, would one day be explaining history to others.

"In the era of the Panhellenic Union, on the land where the Persian Empire and the Greek city-states were linked, there was a country that was rich in pottery and coinage. They built their own Lydian Kingdom on the ruins of the Kingdom of Phrygia, but it eventually perished in a drought that lasted for decades."

"The desperate king and priests threw their daughters into the sea to drown in order to pray for rain, but the kingdom never saw that day. The wealthy Lydian kingdom was destroyed by a war caused by drought, and the gold in the capital eventually aroused the greed of the Persian Empire. After a fourteen-day siege, Lydia fell."

"In tracing the origin of the twins of the sea, this legend is the earliest source, while the most widely circulated source comes from the Mazu belief in the East."

"Mazu".

Veltin pressed his temples and pronounced the name clearly and distinctly.

"About a thousand years ago, a sailor's daughter named Lin Mo drowned while trying to save someone from a shipwreck. Since then, the worship of her has spread throughout the East... Wasn't Abraham an Easterner? It would be better if he explained it to us."

The three looked at each other in bewilderment, only then realizing that they hadn't seen Li Lin do anything interesting for two chapters.

284 I went to great lengths to fool you

Li Lin has always deeply abhorred this kind of conditioned reflex formed by stereotypes.

It's like going to an art class where the teacher asks you to make a set of pottery. You carefully sculpt a bowl or cup out of clay, thinking that this will attract the attention of your classmates, only to find that Li Lin sculpted a pile of poop out of poop.

Li Lin intended to use this metaphor to say that his creativity transcends conventional views and is unparalleled, but unfortunately, the example he chose was not quite appropriate.

No one dared to remind Li Lin that his analogies were really terrible.

Li Lin's level of metaphor is on par with the level of filmmaking in 2000, what's frightening is that neither of them is aware of this.

Inside the cabin, Li Lin and Nian were studying the filming process.

Her love for film is undeniable, but the quality of her films is equally unquestionable—the problem lies not in the filming techniques and process, but in her scripts, which are so bad they are questionable.

For example, she had previously planned to have Li Lin star in a martial arts film. It started out in a martial arts style, but then robots inexplicably appeared in the middle, and finally aliens suddenly appeared and used weapons on their flying saucers to kill everyone.

It's not that it's terrible, but it's absurd to a certain extent.

“Let’s change the script then.” Nian’s eyes darted around, and he pulled out another movie script from somewhere. This time, it wasn’t a martial arts story that suddenly turned into an alien tale, but rather the story of a one-armed chainsaw man and a serial killer—a classic B-movie gore and violence film.

This is better than the previous alien martial arts game, though not by much.

Li Lin originally wanted to show off his skills by copying "Titanic," "The Shawshank Redemption," and "The Silence of the Lambs" for Nian to embarrass her. The problem was that Li Lin only remembered the names. If he were to actually write them, he might be even worse than Nian.

"Trust me, this is the one, you can't go wrong with it." Nian was still encouraging Li Lin.

Ultimately, Li Lin was forced to film "One-Armed Chainsaw Man" under duress in 2008.

It's worth mentioning that Teyvat has a special product that's quite heartwarming – the camera produced by the Fontaine Steam Bird. It can be used to shoot movies, or simply as a camera, and it can even change the background color of the photos according to the user's mood.

"What are they doing?"

After finishing their lesson at the Wilting School, the students returned to the cabin. Apart from Apple, who worked tirelessly at the helm day and night, three others peered out of the cabin door at Li Lin and Nian.

“Probably while…” Xingti answered uncertainly, “…filming a movie?”

"What the hell?" The exile had never seen a movie.

"Um, it's an art form. Like a play." Xingti didn't know how to explain it for a moment, but fortunately, the exile's comprehension was pretty good, and he understood the general idea.

“But according to you, the film should be shot in a special location…” the exile hesitated.

"I think it's a bad movie." Virtue, who had remained silent until now, set the tone for the film.

......

The synopsis of the movie "One-Armed Chainsaw Man" is roughly as follows: A Chinese knight-errant encounters a serial killer on a rainy night, loses an arm, and escapes by chance. With the help of a craftsman from the Colombian Federation, he replaces his arm with a chainsaw. While upholding justice, he also prepares for revenge. Finally, on another rainy night, he encounters the serial killer again, and the One-Armed Chainsaw Man gets his revenge.

The plot is a typical, albeit old-fashioned, revenge story. With the addition of elements like gore, it's bound to make money, since the film's budget was practically zero. Even the props were handcrafted by Li Lin and Nian.

Li Lin didn't even need to pinch the chainsaw; he simply revealed the seven swords that replaced his right arm and then made him spin them wildly.

It comes with built-in sound and light effects, and it's incredibly cool.

"Wow, that's so cool!" Xingti, who was watching from the sidelines, was mesmerized.

The exiles and Virtin frequently glanced at him, disagreeing with his taste in star antimony.

"I knew it was cool, right!" Nian said smugly. "By the way, do you guys want to be my actors? I think you guys are pretty good too."

"Great!" Xingti readily agreed, and seemed quite happy.

The exile and Virtin exchanged a glance, both seeing the interest in each other's eyes—it's just making a movie, there shouldn't be any problems, right?

The plot quickly moves to the first scene, where Li Lin, playing a chivalrous knight from the Yan Kingdom, runs rapidly through the rainy night, while a murderer played by an exile gradually approaches from behind. Two pairs of footprints extend one after the other in the rain, and soon the latter catches up with the former.

"Why are you following me?" Li Lin suddenly turned around and asked.

The exile, who played the serial killer, stopped and looked at Director Nian in confusion. This was completely different from the lines in the script. According to the script, Li Lin should have shouted, "Serial killer, I want to fight you to the death!"

He remained silent, indicating that the exiles should speak for themselves.

"Damn it." Li Lin pressed his advantage, "Who sent you? I'll pay double."

The exile looked at him coldly: "You've messed with the wrong person."

"Provoke?!" Li Lin roared in fury. "How dare you say 'provoke'? You unfaithful woman!"

The exile was at a loss for words, unsure whether to be angry or laugh out loud. What did "unfaithful to a woman" mean? What nerve of Li Lin had this word touched?

Li Lin secretly curled his lip, realizing that the exiles clearly didn't know how powerful the fist technique was.

"Hey Li Lin, stop messing around. Just act as you're supposed to." Director Nian expressed his indignation at Li Lin's lack of cooperation.

"Li Lin, is that your Eastern name?" The exile fiddled with his feathered hair ornament. "It's quite..."

Surprisingly ordinary, which doesn't fit Li Lin's character.

After this scene was reshot, the plot moved to the part where the Yan Kingdom knight-errant with a missing arm begs on the street. Li Lin's right arm was empty, so he had no choice but to beg for food on the street with a broken bowl.

Unfortunately, the cabin was cramped, and the perfectionist young man was not satisfied.

“Since we’re going to Algiers anyway, why don’t we film there?” Director Nian made the decision without considering Li Lin’s feelings as the lead actor.

"Don't you feel offended?" Xing Ti, who plays the girl rescued by the Yan Kingdom's knight-errant, asks Li Lin, who is about to beg for food on the street.

"Why would there be?" Li Lin asked, puzzled, completely unconcerned. "There's never been a meal I couldn't get."

Xingti was speechless, unsure whether to criticize Li Lin for being too dedicated or too confident.

Li Lin didn't care about these things at all. In his mind, anything intelligent was someone he could communicate with, and anything without his command wouldn't dare mess with him... and so on.

Li Lin turned his head with a hostile look: "You're not trying to steal my business, are you?"

Xingti was momentarily speechless: "Who...who the hell wants to steal your business?!"

"Whoever responds, I'll say it," Li Lin retorted like a little kid.

At that moment, Apple's cheerful voice came from the ship's deck: "Ladies and gentlemen, Apple has some good news to tell you: land is just ahead."

"That's fantastic!" Xingti immediately forgot about arguing with Li Lin, and the cabin was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

After all, they hadn't seen land for far too long and had been eating fish every day until they were sick of it.

Only Li Lin remained deep in thought, his gaze unfocused: Another filler chapter? Then perhaps I could...

285 You're such a wave!

As for how to write the article, Li Lin already had a plan in mind, and with a confident look in his eyes, he turned to the dark green desktop.

Name: Abraham Leelin

[Occupation: Geo Archon, Strategic-level Mage, Reunion Movement Mentor, Key Hunter (Former)]

[Nature and Appearance: Cast.]

[Current Stage: Third Mark, Seventh Mark (Teyvat only).]

[Characteristics: Infected by Oripathy (increased casting speed, reduced lifespan), impending doom (already postponed by one year! Indefinitely postponed in the Teyvat world).]

[Anchored World: Awakening World (Cult Simulator)]

[Current World: Awakening World (Cult Simulator)]

[Current remaining time travels: 0.]

[Possessing Secret Techniques: Exclusive Level 1 Pseudo-Canonical Secret Technique - Testimony of the Furnace Fire (Casting, Flint); Exclusive to the Daytime Forge of the Divine Star, Level 1 Canonical Secret Technique - The Secret of Forging (Casting, Lamp); Exclusive to the Double-Horned Axe of the Divine Star, Level 3 Canonical Secret Technique - Declaration of Mountain Chopping (Initiation, Winter)...]

[Exclusive Secret Technique Upgrade Progress: 9/9]

[Current season: A season of frequent hallucinations.]

What a spectacle!