Big Capitalist

Chapter 527 Cinderella Fever

As the news spread, a lottery craze swept across the entire Aize continent.

People from all over the world went to the cinema to watch "Cinderella" just for the chance to win the grand prize.

Soon after, more and more ultimate prizes were drawn, and every lucky winner would be featured in the Aze Arcane News.

Newspapers were filled with photos of them posing with their dresses and crystal shoes, as well as their excited acceptance speeches.

"I couldn't believe my luck. Not only is Cinderella a wonderful movie, but it also allowed me to win such a rare prize!"

"This is the luckiest moment of my life, thanks to Cinderella and this fantastic raffle!"

These acceptance speeches further fueled enthusiasm for the film and the sweepstakes.

As the movie "Cinderella" continues to be popular, the number of fans of Stacey and Arthur is also increasing rapidly.

People were attracted by their wonderful performances in the movies and became their loyal fans.

The dress and crystal shoes numbered 6500, which were initially sold for 001 gold coins, became a hot topic throughout the entire Aze continent.

Driven by the popularity of the product, its price has been driven up to tens of thousands of gold coins, making it a highly anticipated collectible.

In the federal city of Aize, a wealthy businessman spent a huge amount of money to inquire about the whereabouts of the dress and crystal shoes numbered 001, just to add them to his own collection.

In the capital of the Ice Empire, a group of young girls sat together, enthusiastically discussing the movie "Cinderella" and the lucky draw. Their eyes were gleaming with anticipation, and they all said that they must go to watch the movie and try their luck.

In Crescent City in the Forest of Elves, these half-elves were also attracted by this trend. As Stacy's hometown, Merlin would definitely emphasize publicity, but he only promoted it in cities outside of Andalia. Merlin called it the "surrounding the cities from the countryside" plan.

In the dwarf tribe, although the dwarves are not very interested in such dreamy costumes, they are full of praise for the magical effects and wonderful scenes shown in the movie.

A dwarf blacksmith looked at the stills in the newspaper and muttered to himself: "Humans are really a creative race."

As the popularity of "Cinderella" continued to rise in the continent of Azer, Merlin and his team were not satisfied with it.

They struck while the iron was hot and launched a series of movie-related peripheral products, such as Ella's dolls, Arthur's badges, handkerchiefs printed with movie scenes, etc. Once these peripheral products were launched, they were immediately warmly welcomed by fans and set off a consumption boom again.

In the quiet and sacred Moon Temple in the Forest of Elves, the Sacred Fire Platform stands quietly, with silver flames flickering and shining, as if telling ancient stories and mysterious powers.

Among them, a sacred fire platform was burning with a vigorous silver flame, which was the symbol of Alicia; and the other one next to it was burning with only a tiny flame, which belonged to Stacy.

The priests and clergy of the Moon Temple gathered around the sacred fire platform, their eyes moving between the two flames, with determined looks on their faces. They all agreed that this was undoubtedly a crushing contest without any suspense, and Stacy was simply unable to compete with Alicia.

An experienced old priest spoke first, his tone full of admiration for Alicia and disdain for Stacy: "Look at Alicia, she travels around Andalia every day, tirelessly giving speeches and spreading the teachings of the Moon Goddess, and has won the firm support of many high elves. She also often helps elves in need and has done countless good things. She is a well-deserved candidate for the Saint. Look at Stacy, I really don't know what she does all day long. She dares to compete with Alicia for the position of Saint. She is simply overestimating her own abilities."

A younger priest nearby quickly agreed, "Yes, Alicia's divine fire is so strong, that means the Moon God recognizes her. And Stacy's flame is so weak, it's obvious that the Moon God doesn't think highly of her. Stacy shouldn't have had any illusions and should have withdrawn from the competition earlier to avoid losing face in the end."

A priestess also shook her head and said sarcastically, "Stacy doesn't understand the duties and mission of a saint. Alicia has made so much effort for the prosperity of the Elf Forest and to spread the blessings of the Moon Goddess. What achievements has Stacy made? Compared with Alicia, there is a world of difference between her and Alicia."

Another clergyman frowned and said in a serious tone: "Alisa has a very high prestige among the high elves. Every time she gives a speech, she can move the hearts of countless elves and make everyone believe in the Moon God more devoutly. And Stacy seems to be isolated from all this and has made no contribution to the cause of the Moon God. How can she compete with Alisa for the position of Saint? Isn't this nonsense?"

Another priest took over the conversation: "Alisa has not only won respect within the Elf Forest, but has also gained a great reputation among other races. Her kindness and wisdom are like bright stars that illuminate the way forward for everyone. However, Stacy has done nothing. She participated in this competition purely to serve as a foil for Alisa."

Amid their constant belittling, Stacy seemed to have been completely denied. In their eyes, the gap between Stacy and Alicia was like a chasm that was insurmountable.

They firmly believed that it was only a matter of time before Alicia became a saint, and Stacy was just an insignificant episode in this competition.

In the solemn atmosphere of the Moon Temple, a group of priests and clergy were surrounding the sacred fire platform, discussing the dispute between Stacy and Alicia over the position of saint.

Suddenly, a clergyman noticed that there was something strange about the sacred fire altar corresponding to Stacy.

He moved closer curiously and saw that the silver flame in the sacred fire platform was jumping violently, as if driven by an invisible force.

"What's going on?" He tilted his head in confusion, feeling uneasy.

In order to see more clearly, he moved his face closer, "Could it be that Stacy's sacred fire platform is going out?"

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he suddenly became nervous and quickly told the elves around him about it.

Upon hearing the news, the other elves gathered around.

They looked at the dancing flames, and a look of gloating appeared on their faces. They all agreed that Staci might have lost the favor of the Moon Goddess's sacred fire, and the flame was about to go out.

This group of people stood excitedly in front of the sacred fire platform and even cheered, as if they had already seen Stacy's defeat in advance.