Read Novel Full Chapter 1229: The First Episode
Chapter 1229: The First Episode
While Luther made another series of plans to get revenge elsewhere, they were eager to cooperate with the Vanguard Guild a step further.
Cyclone Guild’s Headquarters, Floral Branch
"Miss, this is bad. The Vanguard Guild really banished our Cyclone Guild from setting foot in their Haven Wind Town." Azalea said in a panicked voice.
She then showed her the latest Game Forum post, which had Dominic offending Cool Wind and getting banished.
Floral Witch chuckled in amusement when she learned the news.
"You should read the Vanguard Guild post carefully."
"Their guild post?"
Confused, Azalea opened up the game forum to read the post carefully again.
"Any members of the Cyclone Guild are hereby banned!" She read it aloud and glanced at her boss in confusion.
"Miss, it said any members of our guild are banned. We might be in different branches, but we are still under a single banner."
Dominic hailed from the Darkness Branch, but he was still ultimately a member of Cyclone Guild in public. In other words, the banned list also included them, granted that they were also a part of the guild.
Unless they decided to give up and resign from the guild, they would still be implicated because of a pig teammate.
"This is why I told you to look at things more broadly." Contrary to Azalea’s panic, Floral Witch dropped a hint. "We are members of the Cyclone Guild, but what about the Vanguard Chamber of Commerce. Are we also not a member of it as an individual branch?"
Like lightning had descended and struck Azalea directly, the latter was stunned on the spot.
Her mouth opened slightly as she gasped for air. "S-So the ban is just on the surface to deceive the other branches that we’re also implicated with, but in reality, our branch is safe and sound?"
"There you go." Floral Witch clapped her hands softly. On the surface, the Vanguard Guild seemed to have turned against the Cyclone Guild. But the truth was that it was subtly supporting her and the Floral Witch to gain an upper hand.
As for why they received such treatment.
It was because of the large number of raw resources she had given to the Vanguard Guild, alongside a donation fee to support their short drama production.
"Alright, now that you’re done panicking. Come over here and watch the first episode." Floral Witch suggested and opened up the website. Her account was the same Game ID, with a VIP level of 15—the highest VIP level currently attainable on the website.
Excited as well, Azalea hurriedly grabbed some snacks and joined her.
"Transmigrated Journey?" She raised an eyebrow. "This title is quite bland."
"Bland or not, I doubt the quality is terrible." Floral Witch was never interested in the title, but the content inside.
So what if a title was beautifully named?
If the content was trash, then it was garbage at the end of the day.
Azalea kept a skeptical and doubtful mindset.
The two patiently waited for the countdown to reach zero and immediately clicked on the first episode.
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"Where am I?" Xu Feng’s body jolted awake as he glanced around the surroundings.
"I-I actually transmigrated?" His expression twisted into disbelief and astonishment.
"Young Master, where are you?" Ding Xiao Ying suddenly appeared, her clothes somewhat disheveled and revealing. One could see her slender and smooth skin.
"I’ve finally found you, Young Master." She cried aloud and rushed to his embrace.
Xu Feng stared at the maid in astonishment. Soon, memories started to surface for him.
Just when the two were about to return to their mansion, they were halted by Young Master Du.
After some back-and-forth bantering, Young Master Du was left alone in a bittersweet manner, whereas Xu Feng carried Ding Xiao Ying up in a princess-like manner, indirectly exposing her slender legs.
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That was the end of the first episode.
Floral Witch’s eyelids twitched slightly.
"That’s it? You’re just going to cut it out at the exposed legs part?" She was livid.
The first episode was quite cliché, but there was a unique charm to it. This was especially so with the introduction of Young Master Du’s character.
She thought he was going to be a typical antagonist, but the narrator and the actor made it evident that he was just trying to save Ding Xiao Ying’s fate from suffering.
After all, the setting had mentioned that Xu Feng’s character was soon about to be deported to the barren land to defend the country’s border.
"Miss, stop wasting time and click the next episode already." Azalea suddenly urged.
"Alright, stop rushing me." Floral Witch snapped out of her daze and wanted to click the next episode, only to be stopped.
Her face turned rather ugly.
Despite having access to the next episode because of her VIP level, she actually still needed to buy the next episode for 3 dollars.
"3 dollars for a 2-minute content? This is blatant robbery!" She clicked her tongue. She might be rich, but she wasn’t foolish to spend it like nothing.
Not to mention Floral Witch’s infuriated response, many other viewers were currently cursing at Vanguard Guild’s black heart.
They weren’t the only ones releasing short dramas. The majority of the short dramas required as little as 10 cents per episode.
It was unheard of for someone to even charge above 1 dollar for an episode.
Yet the Vanguard Guild had done it!
Rather than following the trend, they went ahead and broke the trend by increasing the price directly to $3 per episode.
By calculation, if millions of people were paying that 3 dollars for a single episode, then the Vanguard Guild would have made an equivalent amount of 3 million dollars per episode.
"Miss, just pay the 3 dollars already!" Azalea urged. "I want to see what this Xu Feng will have to face upon returning. If it’s mediocre, then I’m going to leave a bad rating."
’Leave a bad rating?’ Floral Witch nearly wanted to laugh aloud. As much as she hated to admit it, the quality and shooting style were top-notch.
Moreover, she found Xu Feng to be a perfect fit for the protagonist role, having immersed her in the show instantly.