Order calendar year 852, month of celebration.
After safely passing the Month of Harvest and seeing mountains of food, the Prandal people were much calmer about the threat of the demons. It was as if in their eyes, as long as there was enough food, there was nothing to fear.
But in reality, what truly made people feel at ease was the Irus Empire's military strength that had advanced by leaps and bounds over the past year.
The stable operation of the Adventurer's Paradise and the 'Mana' online game would allow the human countries to steadily awaken the Apocalypse. Once these Apocalypse were awakened, they would immediately be incorporated into the country and then placed under the management of the military. They would receive the most complete training and quickly become a usable combat force. After passing the initial training, these people would quickly be sent to the battlefield of the Purgatory Abyss to participate in the war against the demons and rapidly grow in that cruel battlefield.
Although the timing wasn't right, the Radiance Ceremony was still held as usual.
Not only did Pope Jesolini XXIII of the Holy See appear to host the opening ceremony, Saintess Eluri also appeared and used the Divine Artifact to bless the people everywhere.
As the ruler of humans, Tang En couldn't possibly be absent. But this year's ceremony was different from last year's.
Last year, Tang En and the others had discovered the decaying land on the other side of Prandal when they were broadcasting the opening ceremony of the Radiance Festival in space. That was how the battle with the demons began.
And this year, due to the addition of the Intelligent Spellcasting System, the great victory in the Battle of Black Horn Mountain was a boost to the morale of the human alliance army. And when this news spread from the Purgatory Abyss to the human society, it naturally caused a huge commotion.
The significance of winning this battle was not only because of the power of the new technology, but more importantly, it changed the inherent belief in people's hearts that demons were invincible!
In the past, when people mentioned demons, their first impression was that they were powerful, terrifying, and invincible. This kind of mentality was very negative and often led to the loss of half of the battle.
But it's different now. The victory at Black Horn Mountain let people see hope. Demons aren't so invincible. We humans can still defeat them!
The victory at Black Horn Mountain could be said to be the best celebration of this year's Radiance Festival. Thanks to this victory, the originally lifeless Radiance Festival regained some of its luster.
Devout believers and shrewd merchants from all over the world had already arrived at Arynx and Ellington via the airships and booked the best stalls and shops in advance. The news of the victory had made people happy, so their desire to spend had also increased a lot. Fiona had already predicted in advance that the revenue of this year's Brilliance Festival might be able to make up for the loss of last year.
The booming development of the airship transportation industry did not affect the prosperity of the land transportation market. After all, one was a transportation tool controlled by the country, while the other was a convenient means of transportation that one could own. There was no conflict between the two.
Therefore, the Datang Chamber of Commerce launched another promotion. A new generation of magic-powered cars with finer craftsmanship, more beautiful designs, and better performance was introduced to the market during the Glorious Festival. At the same time, there was also a new generation of magic-powered mobile phones.
Compared to the magic-powered cars, this year's new generation of magic-powered mobile phones was the highlight of the year!
Due to the steady development of the intelligent spellcasting system, many spells had been thoroughly simulated. Therefore, the new second-generation mobile phones also had some built-in tier-0 spell functions, such as Water-Make, Flame, Glimmer (Flashlight), Cleanse, Detect, Arcane Arrow, Silence, and other tier-0 spells. There was also a radio that could listen to radio, a mobile TV that could watch TV programs, and so on.
Most of the tier-0 spells did not have much power. Most of them were useful for daily life and were very convenient. For example, Water-Make. With this spell, any user with a magic-powered mobile phone could easily access a pure source of water at any time and place. They would no longer suffer from drought or thirst due to accidents. Meanwhile, Flame could ensure that the user could start a fire at any time in the wild. There was no need to prepare tools to start a fire. Glimmer could replace torches for illumination, and Cleanse could greatly extend the lifespan of clothes, so there was no need to waste time washing clothes frequently.
Arcane Arrow was a tier-0 spell that did not have much power. The reason it was built into the second-generation mobile phones was to give the users a certain level of self-protection and improve their security measures. On the other hand, it was to allow the users to quickly adapt to the experience of using a mobile phone to cast spells.
For normal people, spells were a mysterious and powerful force, let alone using a mobile phone to cast spells. How could such an unimaginable thing happen?
But now, it had really happened.
The mysterious and noble magic had shed its mysterious veil and become an application on the mobile phone. As long as it was activated, the user could use tier-0 spells at will. Of course, a small fee would be deducted in the process of casting spells.
When the Chaos Army arrived in the future, the magic-powered mobile phones and intelligent wristwatches would be Tang En's magic weapons to instantly increase the combat power of the people. So, the sooner they got used to this function, the safer they would be in the future.
Some people would say that charging for spells would affect the desire of the citizens to try casting spells and slow down the popularization of spells. However, Tang En had his own considerations. He did not add the charging system for profit, but to limit the abuse of spells by the citizens and let them know that casting spells was not without a price.
Users who could afford a magic-powered mobile phone would not care about the cost of casting spells. What's more, with the Prandal people's longing and yearning for spells, even if they knew that using a magic-powered mobile phone to cast spells, they would not care at first. They would definitely try it until they were satisfied. After the novelty period, they might regain their sanity.
Moreover, Tang En could terminate the charging system from the server at any time, so it would not affect the overall situation at all.
In addition to the highly anticipated second-generation magic-powered mobile phones, there was also an intelligent wristwatch that was launched to the market at the same time. This intelligent wristwatch for the market was essentially the same as the ones used by the military. However, a large part of the built-in system was castrated when it was launched, leaving only the basic functions.
For normal people, these basic functions were enough.
When war broke out in the future, Tang En could also adjust the server at any time to unlock all the functions of the intelligent wristwatch. It was very convenient.
All of this could not be separated from the rapid development of the artificial soul quantum computer and the magic-powered network.
Although the Prandal civilization had gone through a long period of accumulation, there had never been such an acceleration of cultural growth. Now, after Tang En arrived, the common knowledge in his mind, combined with the unique magical power of Prandal, instantly allowed the world to get on a high-speed train of development and enter the information age …
What was even more surprising was that the current generation was not at all unaccustomed to such a huge change and development in the world, other than being surprised. They were able to adapt to new technology and changes at an astonishing speed. Many people were even used to a life of entertainment and searching for information in Internet cafes. This made Tang En feel very unaccustomed to it.
— It was as if he was the country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
"Hurry up and go, don't be like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world!"
Alleria urged Twain, who had suddenly sunk into deep thought. She had been busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. It was probably only today that she could put down the burden on her shoulders and come out to relax.
However, Olina also came out together with them.
That was f * cking embarrassing.
Apparently, Aurelia had made up her mind to marry Tang En. Therefore, she did not care about Olina's existence at all. As usual, she behaved very intimately in front of Tang En, which made Tang En very uncomfortable and made Olina very confused.
Should I stop her? It seemed that I was not qualified to stop her. If I didn't stop her, I knew that her behavior was very inappropriate. If the outside world knew about it, they would talk about it for years!
After all, Tang En was her husband in the eyes of the law. Now that her daughter was trying to snatch him away, it did not make sense at all.
Actually, Olina was not very angry about her attitude.
How should she put it? She was clear that her happiness was just an illusion under self-hypnosis and self-suggestion. She and Tang En were a mistake from the very beginning. However, for the sake of the future of the world, she could only make the best of it.
Actually, Olina also knew that compared to herself, Aurelia was obviously more suitable for Tang En. Actually, she was the one who should be eliminated …
Although as a mother, she would feel guilty …
Olina slightly clung onto Tang En's arm. As a woman, she was not willing to give up the happiness in her hands!
Noticing Olina's action, Aurelia glanced at her subconsciously. Then, she naturally held onto Tang En's arm and said with a smile, "Let's not waste time. Let's go to the cinema and watch the premiere!"
Today was not only the first day of the Radiance Festival, it was also the first magical projection movie (in consideration of reading habits, it would still be referred to as a movie in the future) produced by Tang Dynasty Pictures, 'Things in Another World'. As the first test of the waters, there were many shortcomings, but there were still many who could not wait to rush into the cinema, ready to experience the charm of this new art.
However, at this moment …
"Oh ho ho …" A faint laughter suddenly came from the side. "Look at what I just saw."
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