Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 112 The Tower Master is such a good person!
"The visual effects are amazing, one take! The lightning that Mr. Spark summoned was a stroke of genius. As for the music affected by the thunder, we can fix that in post-production."

After the first song was filmed, a group of people gathered in front of the recording equipment and discussed the results.

"As expected of you, your participation has elevated the entire scene to a new level. Is this the ancient yet youthful wisdom of the true dragons? It's truly incredible."

Hisos sincerely praised Loren. As a dragon enthusiast, he was even more convinced that the red dragon in front of him was the one that could reverse his life, and he became more and more respectful of Loren.

"Well, if you think it's good, that's good."

Loren was pleased to hear the praise, but he quickly changed the subject.

"Since I don't have a part in the next few songs, I'll go take a break."

As Loren spoke, he flapped his wings to find a good spot to lie down and watched the group of people busy at work.

The two and a half hours of filming in the morning will definitely include more than one song. All the songs that utilize the grassland will be filmed here, but only the one with dark clouds requires the participation of the red dragon.

Once the basic environment of the Magic Realm is set up, the next things that can be changed are the weather, the state of the plants and animals, etc. The basic environment cannot be altered.

After the red dragon had gone far away, everyone except Sisos and Lyra breathed a sigh of relief.

Working with such a ferocious behemoth requires a bit of courage. Even if it doesn't intend to harm you, its massive size and sharp claws inevitably affect the fragile nerves of these city dwellers.

"Next, let's film a piece that represents autumn!"

With a command from Hisos, the environment of the Demon Realm began to change. The once lush green pasture turned into a withered golden yellow, and many autumn buds bloomed on the grassland, most of which were chrysanthemum plants. The golden expanse, together with the legumes scattered among the pasture, created a scene of abundant harvest.

The music resumed, and a herd of plump cattle and sheep came from the distant hillside, beginning to tell stories related to autumn in harmony with the cheerful melody…

Loren lay to the side and listened for a while before finding it uninteresting. Before the Federation was established, autumn was also the harvest season for the five-colored dragons. They could take advantage of the lords going to the countryside to collect grain and rob their castles and treasuries, and they would succeed every time.

But those wonderful days are long gone with the establishment of the Federation.

Autumn has long ceased to be a time of harvest for the Red Dragon. Based solely on Loren's experience of living alone for the past decade or so, autumn symbolizes the end of the warm and comfortable summer and the arrival of the cold season. At that time, he would have to spend a sum of money to purchase extra magic crystals in addition to food to make his heat-loving body comfortable and at ease.

Fortunately, those difficult days came to an end when he arrived in Greenleaf City. The Heart of Lava is not only hot all year round, but also has a constant flow of magma that makes the red dragon feel warm and comfortable.

After a moment of reflection, Loren lost interest in the situation. As the Thousand-Day Fruit within his body continued to release energy, the little red dragon became increasingly lazy.

"Anyway, the next session is in the afternoon, and I don't need to eat recently, so I'll meditate for a while."

Thinking this, Loren closed his eyes, silently cast a lot of protective magic on himself, and entered a meditative state in this unfamiliar environment, beginning to organize the magic power in his body.

Coincidentally, without the red dragon's involvement, the group, now completely relaxed, made a few mistakes. Many pieces had to be repeated several times before a satisfactory result was finally achieved. This made Hisos even more convinced that the little red dragon was a lucky charm.

Fortunately, they managed to finish filming the grassland-related videos before the "magic realm" ended at 11:30. In the following days, in addition to designing the parameters for the next "magic realm" scene on the snow mountain, they also had to retouch and edit the footage to make it a qualified video.

...This aspect was originally outsourced by Sisos, but now it has been handed over to Lyra, a former online blogger.

During this time, the musicians under Sisos were engaged in various rehearsals and sound checks, and the tower was filled with all sorts of sounds.

Hisos looked up with some concern, worried that the noise might disturb the red dragon who was taking a nap. But the red dragon was as proud as he had imagined, and no matter how noisy the outside world was, it seemed not to move him.

Of course I wouldn't be moved. How about some soundproofing magic?
As a professional mage, if I don't prepare before entering deep meditation when facing such a group of musicians, wouldn't all those years of magic training have been for nothing?
In a state of deep meditation, Loren was simultaneously channeling his magic power and observing the Dragon's Legacy with the extra spiritual strength he had gained from his liberation. As the power of the Thousand-Day Fruit continued to be released, Loren felt that he was becoming more and more proficient at multitasking.

After lunch, everyone continued their practice as usual, but their eyes kept glancing in the direction of Loren.

There was no other reason than that a red dragon, lying with its eyes closed, yet resembling a small, scorching red mountain, had not moved at all during this time, not even when they were eating.

As members of the band, they knew more or less about Mr. Spark, this young red dragon, and even knew that eating was once one of his specialties.

"We've been starving him these past few days. He's so hungry he might eat people, isn't he?"

One of the band members spoke with concern.

"Trust the boss. Even if the red dragon really does eat people, it won't be our turn. The boss himself went up and fed it, so there's no problem."

The other person made a joke, trying to sound casual.

"The eldest brother is so skinny, he's not enough to feed Honglong for even one meal. I guess his wife will have to be fed along with him too..."

A group of people were discussing animatedly, and the tower master of this floor also came over to ask Hisos if it was alright for the red dragon to not eat any food for so long.

If the red dragon fails to grow in the cold conditions due to insufficient food, wouldn't his observation mission be wasted?

It must be said that he was quite meticulous as a Christian.

"We consulted the druids at the Green Leaf Rare Animals Zoo about this, and they said it's fine."

Hisos patiently explained that he felt this person, like himself, was simply concerned about the red dragon.

"Are you alright? That's good."

The tower owner breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. With the assurance of professionals, he could only wait and see how things went in the afternoon!

Sisos was unaware that, in order to ensure the snow mountain environment was cold enough in the afternoon, a certain tower master had even paid out of his own pocket to subsidize the area, all to reinforce the stability of the environment.

In short, as the filming time drew closer, Loren awoke from his deep meditation and let out a long yawn.

He was getting sleepy, which meant he was about to begin the first round of transformation.

"I'll try to film it in one take. I was thinking of using this snow mountain scenery to see if I could copy the Warcraft Undead Overture text and sell it, but I think I'll pass. I have enough to do right now, and I need to use my spare time to cultivate. There's no end to making money."

Loren thought lazily, idly flicking his tail, sensing the magic in the air, waiting for the next change in the magical realm.

In an instant, a massive amount of primordial magic energy transformed into ice elements. The red dragon abruptly opened its eyes, and before it appeared a towering, majestic snow-capped mountain. They were situated halfway up the mountain, surrounded by howling winds, snow, and clouds. Following the previously prepared instructions, Loren prepared to fly towards the summit, where he found a cave with a perpetually frozen volcanic hot spring lake outside.

Loren took off, but the surrounding wind and snow made him uncomfortable. In response, he channeled his magic power and also controlled the elements around him. The red dragon's dark red scales glowed slightly, emitting high temperatures that vaporized the snowflakes, drawing a clear boundary in the small sky. Fortunately, the boundary was quickly buried by the wind and snow.

The tower owner, who observed this phenomenon from afar, was naturally quite excited. As evidence, it was small, but it could still be considered one piece of evidence.

The red dragon raises its body temperature in the cold environment, which is also one of the behaviors of the Frostfire King!

Next, we'll just have to see if the Red Dragon's body changes after this day!

To complete this task, he had studied the true dragons. Most true dragons had to go through a period of slumber to increase their size!

During his flight, Loren's magical perception also covered the area below. In order to wait for the volcanic lake and cave to finish loading, he even hovered in the air for a while before landing.

The cave perfectly matched the stereotypes people had of the Five-Colored Dragon in the past, with gold coins scattered everywhere and all sorts of miscellaneous treasures strewn about. Loren didn't say anything at the sight, but the corners of his mouth were already curving up.

Although it would cost a lot of money to have so many gold coins in real life, it's good to have some fun in the virtual world!

Loren walked into the pile of gold coins and, as was the stereotype everyone had in the past, buried himself in gold.

The scorching heat emanating from his body melted the surface of some gold coins, emitting a unique metallic aroma. Naturally, Loren had to take a deep breath of it; this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Meanwhile, backstage, the tower master, who was observing Loren's actions through secret cameras, reluctantly opened the Magic Realm's recharge interface and deposited another sum of computing power.

In the Demon Realm, any sudden changes to the surrounding environment, like Loren's, would consume computing power. While the lightning strike in the previous event was still within the redundancy range, the continuous alteration of the material state of gold by the Red Dragon would be quite costly.

"Everything is for the organization, for the spark of life to be brilliant enough."

The tower owner muttered to himself, after all, the money had already been invested, and if things didn't work out, it would be a huge loss.

On the other side of the screen, Sisos and the others are also climbing the mountain and playing music as planned. According to their plan, this snow mountain scene will feature three pieces of music, with the dragon appearing in the second and third pieces.

At this moment, the drone is recording the group of musicians trekking along. Each instrument is covered in snow in the cold wind, and as they walk towards the mountaintop, they emit mournful and cold sounds. Combined with the howling cold wind and steep cliffs around them, one can't help but feel a little worried for these people.

As they continued their trek, the wind and snow grew stronger, and the music became increasingly difficult to play. But when they reached the volcanic lake at the summit, the music suddenly became clear and quiet, as if the previous wind and snow had never existed, and everything became peaceful and serene in the warm lake.

Loren stood up reluctantly as he listened to the music fading away outside the cave.

Liquid gold dripped from his smooth scales, revealing the dark red scales beneath.

The first piece of music has come to an end, and the second act is about to begin; it's time for him to take the stage.

The soothing music narrates the calm and stability at the beginning of the second act. The gentle volcanic lake isolates the wind and snow, and the musicians enjoy the rare tranquility. But is this tranquility real, or not?

Two eerie golden flames lit up in a distant cave. Loren looked at these two flames, which were being used by the simulation of the demonic realm to impersonate his eyes, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

He inhaled slightly, and bright flames formed around him. These were not elements he commanded, but rather props prepared by the Demon Realm for this scene. He only needed to pretend to breathe out the red dragon's breath once; he didn't need to actually do it.

A real dragon's breath will cause some distortion and damage to the surrounding environment; in other words, you'll have to pay more to upgrade your computing power.

Bright, scorching dragon breath was generated from the surrounding environment and surged forward, sweeping away the mist emanating from the hot spring outside. As the music's rhythm continued to rise, the young red dragon slowly emerged from the low cave, displaying its proud dark red form amidst the wind and snow.

"Ow!"

With a roar from the red dragon, Loren took flight, skimming lightly across the lake's surface. The lake, however, seemed to have been struck by a heavy blow, creating exaggerated waves. Loren felt even more strongly that Hisos's setup was a bit over the top.

But considering that he was the dragon fan and he was just a real dragon, Loren felt he should listen to the fan.

If you're going to capitalize on the fan economy, you have to follow the fans' wishes. If you're going to sell something, you have to be professional. You can't be so tasteless as to criticize the chef after you've had your fill.

As the red dragon drew closer, the melody grew increasingly tense. As planned, Loren did nothing to the group; he simply approached, gave them a mocking look, and then turned to walk towards the cave. Even so, many musicians were provoked by Loren's sudden advance and instinctively fled, actually throwing their instruments away.

Under Loren's intimidation, the music became chaotic. Under these circumstances, Sisos looked at the figure in the Red Dragon Park, did not call "cut", and did not stop singing. He picked up the lyre that his teammate had dropped and started playing it desperately.

The new melody overwhelmed the previous chaos, bursting forth with an indescribable new vitality.

The musicians were all staring at their leader. Although it wasn't the first time he'd suddenly gone crazy and changed songs like this, this time it was for an album shoot! Was this a good idea?
"Forget it, since my sister-in-law will be doing the editing anyway, we'll just go crazy with our boss."

After exchanging glances, the group quickly began playing along with Sisos's altered tune. Before returning to the cave, Loren turned and gave the musicians a mocking look before swaggering back into the pile of gold.

"These guys..."

Outside, Lyra, watching the footage transmitted from the camera, did not stop Sisos's willful behavior. She felt that this new variation might fetch a better price than the previous one.

"As expected of the man I've set my sights on, he always manages to come up with something new."

She stared at the incoming footage, waiting for the filming to continue.

Soon, filming moved to the third act, where the style shifted dramatically to rock and roll. A group of musicians and a red dragon scatter gold coins and treasures, picking them up and dropping them again, as if spitting out the pain that money brings. They pulled out their beer and spent a wonderful night with the music-loving dragon as the story's opening act...

Then, the dragon was made drunk, and they told the story of deceiving a great dragon in a cheerful tune. They left laughing until the dragon woke up halfway through the journey, and the music suddenly changed.

Virtual alcohol naturally couldn't affect the Red Dragon's resilient nerves, but just now, due to the progress of digesting the Thousand-Day Fruit, his soul had undergone an upgrade, causing his spiritual energy, which had been restrained since his last indulgence, to leak slightly.

And then guess what? Hey, he found a heretic!
That's the kind-hearted tower master over there who's still giving money to the Demon Realm!

When you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up before you, my friend!

A joyful golden flame ignited in Loren's dragon eyes. "Do you want to see the use of the Frostfire King's authority?"

Okay, I'll show you!

(End of this chapter)