An owl holding a letter slowly flew into a tavern called Hearthstone.
It arrived at the bar counter at the back of the tavern and placed the letter on top of the counter.
Josh picked up the letter on the counter and began to browse through it.
It had been five days since the release of "Beauty and the Devil", and the terrifying money-making ability of the movie had gradually become apparent.
On the first day, the White Thorn Theatre gave Josiah a bonus that could be stored in two large chests. On the second day, the Knight Of The White Thorn had to find a room to store the mountain of gold coins.
Josiah felt that it wouldn't be out of place even if a giant dragon laid on top of a mountain of gold coins.
On the third day, the dramatist who didn't have much business sense finally learned his lesson and opened a savings account for Josiah.
The savings account was the prototype of the world bank. The revolution in the magic industry in Noland had thoroughly stimulated the growth of the economy. When some big capitalists found that they had too much money to store in their homes, the savings account was naturally born.
As for how much money they earned in the past five days, Josiah didn't have the time to calculate it. He used all of it to invest in the Hearthstone tavern and the development of the game "Hearthstone".
With Josiah's financial support, Marina finished the renovation of the tavern in just five days.
In fact, the first floor of the building had already been renovated. As a shop, it was suitable for a tavern. Marina only needed to settle the drinks suppliers, tables, and chairs, as well as the kitchen behind the scenes of the tavern.
Now, Josiah sat at the bar counter and looked around. A tavern that could initially accommodate about 200 people had already been placed in front of Josiah.
Unfortunately, the tavern was completely empty. Not a single person had come to visit. This situation had persisted for two whole days.
In Noland, the people who came to the tavern to drink and eat roasted meat were mostly Dwarves. Their lives were very regular, to the point that the few streets they walked on every day were fixed.
There were no dwarves on this street.
Josiah wasn't in a hurry. He didn't plan on doing any advertising for the time being. Once Josiah released the arcade version of "Hearthstone", Josiah wasn't afraid that there wouldn't be any customers.
Josiah could still vividly remember the popularity of the arcade hall in the early 2000's on Earth.
Josiah glanced at the letter that the owl had brought back.
On How to Obtain a Large Amount of High-quality Raw Crystals, Order and Flowing Water are the Most Suitable Inscription Systems, and Burning Flame and Holy Light are the Second — — The 173rd Issue of the Owl Pen Club.
The title of the letter was written by Josiah. Currently, the structure and logic of Hearthstone's rules were nearing completion. All that was left was to wait for Hiri to finish drawing the first version before Josiah could edit it.
The reason why he was able to progress so quickly was because he had finally remembered that he had another occupation, which was a magic caster. Most magic casters could increase their mana through meditation.
During meditation, Josiah's thinking speed was two or three times faster than normal. When Josiah finished typing hundreds of lines of code and opened his eyes, he found that only a few seconds had passed.
The only thing stopping the arcade version of "Hearthstone" was the quality of the Raw Crystals. To make a magic-guided machine carry the game, Josiah needed high-quality Raw Crystals to support it. The prototype that Herland made couldn't meet Josiah's needs at all.
The lack of quality could be made up for with quantity. Perhaps the largest part of the data was the original art. Herland only used 30 or so inscriptions of "Wingelk, the God of Flowing Water and Healing" to engrave it into the original art. Therefore, he didn't use data to store the original art, but … a type of magic.
Things created by inscriptions were magic in and of itself. Josiah only made the construction of the inscriptions complicated. It was like using film to store images, but now it was using data.
"You can ask the dwarves. They have a large amount of raw crystals."
This was the only reliable answer given by the pen pals in the Owl Pen Club. There was a large amount of raw crystal veins under Noland, and most of the miners were dwarves.
It seemed that Josiah should find a chance to get in touch with this race.
Josiah wrote his thanks on a piece of paper and passed it to the owl. The owl grabbed the paper and left the tavern.
As soon as the owl flew out of the tavern, the tavern welcomed its first customer since its opening.
"Welcome. Take a seat anywhere."
Marina went out to find a chef, Ino was in class, and Josiah took on the role of the tavern owner for the day.
The first customer to arrive at the Hearthstone Tavern surprised Josh a little. It was a little girl with a very special aura.
Josiah had seen her before. At the White Thorn Flower Theater, she stood beside the man who was arguing with the Knight Of The White Thorn. Although she didn't say a word, she gave off a very attractive aura.
"How can I help you?" Josiah asked.
There was no law in this world that forbade minors from drinking alcohol.
She scanned the deserted tavern and finally looked at Josiah.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Josiah?"
"That's me."
The name Josiah was now famous in Noland. Although it was not as famous as Belle's Ino, according to the Knight Of The White Thorn, many people visited the White Thorn Flower Theater to look for Josiah.
Josiah told the Knight Of The White Thorn that he didn't want to see anyone, so the Knight Of The White Thorn didn't reveal Josiah's identity to others. Now, they only knew that after "Beauty and the Devil" ended, there was a name that flashed back and forth on the screen for more than ten seconds.
However, this was the first time that Josh had encountered a little girl who had come to his door to ask for his opinion.
Obviously, she had carefully investigated Josiah's background, and Josiah did feel that someone was spying on him recently, but he could only watch from afar, so Josiah couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the person.
"Are you a friend of the Knight Of The White Thorn?" Josiah only had an impression of her when they met in the White Thorn Flower Theater.
"Well … I guess so."
The smile on Carolee's face froze for a moment, but it quickly returned to its previous elegant and calm look.
Although she had changed into a very simple outfit and hairstyle today, Carolee's appearance had not changed at all, which was enough for many people in the world to recognize her identity — the 'Flower of Falosi'.
Carolee had always been proud of this identity. Any woman would be proud to have many people worship her. This identity was proof of her extraordinary charm, but unfortunately … it didn't seem to have any effect on Josiah.
"Please allow me to introduce myself. I am an actress in the theater, and my name is Carolee Van Donal."
You should know this by now! Carolee assumed that Josiah had not seen her performance, but basically, anyone in the theater industry would have heard of the 'Flower of Falosi', Miss Carolee.
"Josiah, my identity is a little too much. Now, I can be considered as a cultural disseminator. Miss Carolee, what brings you here?"
"…"
Josiah's calm reaction made Carolee silent for a few seconds, but she quickly adjusted her mentality.
"I hope to participate in Mr. Josiah's next … movie."
Carolee stated her purpose of coming here. The stage had brought nothing but boredom to Carolee, and she wanted to try a new way of acting … Or perhaps it was purely out of a woman's desire to win, she had to win against Belle!
"So that's what you're here for. That's fine, but before that, you have to pass my test."
Josiah was definitely going to act in the next movie, and Josiah's crew was currently lacking people. The Knight Of The White Thorn only had a few actors under him, and the rest only had two or three.
It would be a waste for Josiah to reject a wild actress, and she was even the legendary 'Flower of Falosi'. Such a cheap deal couldn't be found anywhere else.
But first, Josiah had to test if she had the qualifications to act in the next movie.
"No matter what the test is, as long as it's related to acting, I think I can pass."
Other than her appearance, Carolee's proudest achievement in this life was her acting skills. She had absolute confidence in this aspect.
"Hmm … Very well, then the first test is … Can you swear?"
Josiah looked at the elegant and polite girl in front of him and asked.
"…"
Hearing this question, Carolee maintained a smile on her face, but slightly tilted her head, as if asking what Josiah meant.
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