After confirming the main storyline, Jiang Qiao went straight into director mode.
Taking advantage of the eleven-hour maintenance period, Jiang Qiao prepared to shoot a brief cinematic so that the Players could understand the new storyline and what happened during the maintenance.
The cinematic would be played by Jiang Qiao's Freya Unit-01 and a group of Church NPCs that Jiang Qiao had created at the last minute.
The Church of Light was a villain that would appear throughout the entire history of Holy Ghost. Jiang Qiao had been very meticulous when he created their subduing.
The overall style was similar to the heresy court of ancient medieval times, but Jiang Qiao had subtly … branded the distinctive mark of the Annihilation Legion on the patterns of the clothes, which was the skull mask.
And so, the ultimate villain organization was born.
These villains were just robots, and Jiang Qiao had to do a set of actions for the NPCs to perfectly recreate them. As for the lines, Jiang Qiao only had to input the words, and they would automatically find the most suitable tone.
"Are you ready?"
Jiang Qiao said to Freya. The Freya Unit-01 was now considered half an artificial intelligence and had her own emotions and thoughts, but her way of thinking was completely different from humans.
Freya nodded slightly, indicating that she was ready.
"Then let's start recording."
Jiang Qiao turned on the full-screen recording mode, which was very popular on the Blue Planet where VR was prevalent. It was commonly used when watching immersive VR movies.
After recording, Jiang Qiao only had to choose some suitable scenes and clips.
The first scene was of Freya sitting on the steps of the Cathedral of Resurrection, her hand holding the Divinity Shard given to her by the Players.
The Divinity Shard was emitting a dim radiance in her hand. Although Freya's expression was still expressionless, the Holy Psychiatrists would definitely be able to analyze that her eyes were filled with joy …
Jiang Qiao didn't need to inject too much emotion into Freya, and it was up to the Players to define what kind of character Freya was.
Freya's gaze didn't last long. She seemed to have realized something and suddenly lifted her head to look at the entrance of the Resurrection Cathedral.
A group of menacing church members walked towards Freya …
Freya didn't panic. She held the Divinity Shard with both hands, placed it on her chest, and stood up slowly.
"Freya, give me the Divinity Shard." The leader of the church members extended his hand to Freya.
Freya didn't answer. After the setting, she was a puppet that wouldn't refute anyone. The only thing she could do was to hold the Divinity Shard tightly in her hand.
When the leader of the church members saw Freya's refusal, two of them stepped forward and tried to snatch the Divinity Shard from Freya's hand.
The impact of the Mana burst out the moment the members of the Church of Order stepped on the stairs, causing them to lose their balance and fall to the ground.
Freya took the opportunity to take a step back and disappeared from the Resurrection Cathedral.
"Disappeared?
Go get that puppet! "The leader of the church members yelled angrily.
The first stage of the cinematic had ended, and the movement of the church members was fixed at this scene.
Jiang Qiao reset their movements and chased the group of NPCs towards the port of Lionheart City like a zombie herder.
Freya was still in the cathedral … She trotted to Jiang Qiao's side. When Jiang Qiao walked out of the door, Freya stopped.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Qiao asked.
"Can I … go out?"
Freya's expressionless face showed a trace of fear. It was a little like a newborn deer that was curious and afraid for the first time.
"You have the permission to go out. I allow it," Jiang Qiao said.
In the settings of the Freya, they couldn't leave the Resurrection Cathedral map because the Resurrection Cathedral was an independent space, and every space had a Freya living in it.
If this group of Freya ran out onto the streets … it would probably be very troublesome.
Therefore, in the Brandt Islands map, Jiang Qiao wanted to create a similar independent space.
After receiving Jiang Qiao's permission, this Freya Unit-01 carefully followed Jiang Qiao out of the Resurrection Cathedral.
Freya Unit-01 really had its own thoughts. When she saw the sun for the first time, there was a look of joy on her face.
Jiang Qiao smiled and said nothing. Just like that, he led all the members of the church and Freya to the port of Lionheart City.
The next scene was a chase scene … The church members chased Freya all the way to the portal of the training tower at the port.
This scene was repeated about five or six times before the effect Jiang Qiao wanted was achieved. In the end, Freya was forced to the edge of the portal at the port. A group of armed church members surrounded Freya.
Behind Freya, only the portal to the training tower was left.
"Hand over the Quintessence Shard!" The church members threatened again.
Freya didn't say anything. She just kept retreating. A huge fireball came at Freya, but Freya used the power of the Quintessence Shard to block the attack.
The flames scattered on the transparent magic barrier, and Freia was pushed into the sea by the impact of the fireball, falling into the portal behind her.
Of course, falling into the sea was impossible. Not long after Freya disappeared into the portal, Jiang Qiao's Earth Spirit flew out of the portal with Freya in its arms.
"Next, we'll go to Brandt Island to film."
Jiang Qiao reached out to support Freya. She was still a little reserved in the outside world. He didn't know if leaving the Saint Spirit World would make her more nervous.
The portal to Brandt Island was at the training tower. The Earth Mother Goddess had built a permanent portal just for this.
Jiang Qiao led Freya through the portal to the Brandt Islands.
The edge of the islands was a relatively safe place. The crystallization wasn't too serious.
"Hmm … Next, we'll film the scene of you falling into the forest. We'll also have to add some battle damage on you."
Jiang Qiao created some 'stickers' that looked like wounds and stuck them on Freia's fair skin. He also messed up Freia's clothes, making them a little tattered and dirty.
Then, Jiang Qiao used the invisibility ability of the Wind Spirit to film a scene of Freya falling into the forest.
When Freya landed on the ground, she was already covered in wounds. She looked at the Shard of Divinity in her hand, clutched it tightly to her chest, then closed her eyes and fell into a state of unconsciousness.
The scene gradually zoomed out with Freya in the center of the grassland. When Freya's figure was covered by the dense leaves, the scene shifted to the center of Brandt Island which was full of crystal pillars.
A ferocious-looking Wyvern flew into the camera and roared. With such a roar, anyone could tell that the forest was very dangerous.
From here on, the short cinematic ended. But after the screen went dark … Jiang Qiao added a line that was the core of the cinematic.
"Ah … kind Holy Spirit, what is your world like?"
This sentence was filled with yearning. It was enough to express Freya's desire to meet the Players in the real world.
"Done."
After Freya was done with the voice acting, Jiang Qiao felt that it was time to design the gameplay of the new Instance Dungeon.