Chapter 848: New System Rewards
The car, a late-model SUV, emerged in front of the Pedrarruna Forest’s edge onto the access gate leading to the underground tunnel. Inside, Theo, a young man, and Aurora, his little sister, were having an animated discussion.
Although both were tired, after all, Aurora had studied all day while Theo was working. But all of it was worth it when they thought excitedly that they had just come from an anime their company produced!
This was a dream coming true for both of them.
"I think we should produce a special theme song for this part..." Aurora commented excitedly as Theo drove the car up the hill.
Even though Aurora didn’t know much about animation, she wanted to help the anime production with the things she knew. And after learning music theory and other things from Theo when she was learning to become Tsukuyomi, Aurora was somewhat knowledgeable in music. She had an amazing learning talent, so everything that Theo taught her, she managed to learn quickly. Plus, she still studied music in her free time, as she wanted to become an amazing musician just like her brother.
So, Aurora’s opinions and suggestions did have a point, and Theo would seriously consider her ideas.
"That can work. What do you..." Theo replied as he observed Aurora yawning.
The Sword Art Online anime debut screening had been lengthy, and it had been a long day. Theo internally noted the late hour, his mind already drifting towards the upcoming school week. "Home sweet home," Theo stated, breaking the silence as the car pulled into the spacious underground garage. The garage was large enough to accommodate several vehicles, and at the moment, it was occupied by the three cars that the siblings owned.
"Yeah," Aurora replied with a smile. They exited the car and entered the elevator leading to the upper floors; they were feeling too lazy to climb all the stairs to their room. The house, a sprawling manor built on the hilltop, was visible through the elevator’s glass walls. Aurora internally appreciated the view, a familiar comfort after a long day. Theo, however, already felt the weight of his impending history homework. As the elevator reached the top floor, they stepped out into the hallway. Their rooms were adjacent. "Goodnight, Brother," Aurora said as she hugged him before reaching for the doorknob to her room. "Goodnight, Aurora" Theo replied as he hugged her back before walking towards his own room. "See you tomorrow."
Inside his room, Theo couldn’t contain his excitement anymore. After months of working on this task, he finally finished the task that he received from the System in October!
This meant that he spent over 6 months on this task!
The biggest time he spent, so far, completing a task from the System.
The mission he received on October 20th was like this:
[Mission - ’Anime is the Way’
Description: You have chosen to dwell in the Anime business. And if you want to do it, you have to be great at it.
Requirements:
•Establish An Animation Studio;
•Launch An Anime.
Rewards:
•5 million dollars;
•2000 exp;
•One Studio Ghibli Movie of Your Choice.]
[Ding! Congratulations! You completed the mission ’Anime is the Way’]
[Calculating Grade...]
[Ding! Mission Completed:
Top-Tier Studio Created
Excellent-Tier Anime Produced]
[Grade: S+]
[Issuing Rewards...]
[ERROR]
[Wait a minute, please, host]
Theo saw these messages and knew exactly what was happening. One of the rewards of this task was:
•One Studio Ghibli Movie of Your Choice
But when Theo completed the task ’I wanna be an Artist!’, due to the high grade of completion he received for doing the task, he received extra rewards. And one of these rewards was that he received the entire collection of movies and scripts of Studio Ghibli.
So, now when the system tried to reward with this repetitive item, the system reported the error.
Theo had wondered if the System would accuse the error or if it would still issue the repetitive reward. But looking at it now, Theo saw that the System was reasonable.
[DING! Rewards have been recalculated.]
[Congratulations, you have received:
1. One Earth Movie Script, Plans, and Others of Your Choice]
Theo’s eyes widened as he saw what he received from the system.
What an upgrade!
With this reward, Theo could bring to the Azure Star one of the amazing movies from Earth!
Theo couldn’t help but jump and do a little dance as his mind thought about the hundreds of amazing movies from Earth.
Theo sat at his bed with a worn notepad and a stubby pencil in hand. He’d received a system reward: the ability to select one motion picture from Earth to be replicated in this new world. Internally, he felt a surge of exhilaration at the prospect. The weight of choosing from Earth’s vast cinematic library pressed upon him. He wasn’t particularly well-versed in cinephile theory; after all, in his past life, he was just an orphan trying to survive, and his tastes were simple. He wanted something accessible, impactful, yet not overly complex to reproduce. After all, he didn’t have a movie studio to produce this movie. He began writing on the notepad. "_Casablanca_," he wrote, pausing to consider. It was a classic, but the production values might prove challenging to replicate. "_Citizen Kane_," he added, quickly crossing it out. Too ambitious for this context. He muttered aloud, "Something... simpler." "Too much drama, too much complexity," he thought, running a hand through his hair. "I need something that captures the human spirit, but is easy to follow. Maybe something that doesn’t need that much CGI." Theo continued his list, each entry accompanied by internal reconsideration. "The Wizard of Oz," he wrote. "Too many special effects, maybe?" "It has to be a masterpiece, but not too artistic. Something enjoyable for everyone," he thought, focusing on the page. "It’s a Wonderful Life?" he wrote. The sentimentality appealed to him, and it relied less on elaborate special effects than many other contenders. He read his list aloud: "Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz, It’s a Wonderful Life." He paused, chewing on the end of his pencil. "I like ’It’s a Wonderful Life’. I guess," Theo said, mostly to himself. "But maybe something more... action-oriented would be good to show them what Earth’s technology was capable of." He added another entry: "Star Wars?". He hesitated. The special effects were significant, but the core narrative was straightforward and universally appealing. The thought of the technology required to recreate a lightsaber battle made him pause. "No, too much," he muttered, scratching out the title. "It’s too much trouble to duplicate the special effects."
Just like that, Theo brainstormed movie titles until late, but he still couldn’t decide which movie to produce.