Chapter 371: The Fraudster's Evil Book
"Oh? There will be an interesting radio play?"
Several ladies wearing puff-sleeved shirts, brightly colored flannel vests, and gemstone rings of different colors on their fingers turned their eyes curiously to the waitresses.
This is the only ladies salon in the port area of Duta City. It was converted from a large club. It retains the gorgeous decoration of the original club and converts the atrium into a more quiet garden. Male guests are not accepted, and all waiters, chefs and staff are women. Even the windows facing the street are covered with exquisite window paper to prevent any prying eyes from outside.
It costs a considerable amount to maintain such a ladies' salon, and the profits are also gratifying - whether it is the middle-class families in the city or the middle-class tourists passing by, it is difficult to resist the temptation and not spend money.
Of course, with the consumption level of this kind of store, the entire Dutata City can only afford such a store... If there is one more, the city hall’s investment will be a loss - the proportion of rich people in this world is really too low.
"Yes, ma'am." The waitress, who had received intensive training at the city hall, warmly and sweetly introduced two popular radio dramas from the Nadeli Radio Station to these middle-class women from the royal capital.
Families below the middle class simply cannot have a radio at home, and are unlikely to have the spare time to listen to radio dramas.
The focus of the external publicity radio station is to focus on the high-end restaurants, high-end hotels, and ladies and men's salon clubs directly operated by the city hall. In the words of Earth, this is called precise positioning of the target user group...
The biggest reason for adopting this kind of "ground promotion" method is that Nadeli Radio Station is only a local radio station, and it often plays "small language" songs that locals cannot understand and local TV series that spread agricultural technology to farmers in a loop. Under normal circumstances, even if outsiders accidentally hear such radio programs, they will quickly tune in.
Middle-class women who do not participate in social labor and whose greatest interest in social activities is only to compete with each other and imitate the lives of noble ladies, regardless of whether they listen to radio dramas or not, will never show boredom when others talk about this. Even if they are acting, they will act with enthusiasm - otherwise they will be regarded as ignorant and stupid women with no artistic appreciation, and no middle-class woman wants to bear such a reputation.
Especially when the waitress introduced that the repertoires of the Nadri Radio Station were all written by an ascetic monk from a prosperous church, the middle-class women present all showed great anticipation - the senior priests of the church are naturally labeled as artists, and the more respectful the family is, the more they have to show respect and admiration, otherwise it would be as embarrassing as the local bosses on Earth who don't understand Van Gogh and Picasso.
With the waitress's preparation, when the radio drama was scheduled to be broadcast, this group of middle-class ladies showed more patience than the other in appreciating art quietly. No one showed off their annual income or their children's academic achievements anymore, and they all gracefully and solemnly pretended to listen attentively.
Similar scenes also appeared in high-end restaurants, high-end hotels, high-end men's clubs and other places in the port area that specially receive "foreign guests"...
After all, people who can afford to travel in winter or go on vacation to places with better climates must be at least middle class or above, and such people will never show their lack of interest in "art". In order to show off their taste, many people will force themselves to listen to even the shortest four-hour boring musicals.
Of course, today's radio drama will not be so boring that these tourists from other places will keep pinching their thighs to ensure that they don't fall asleep like they did when listening to musicals in the past. On the contrary, it will be very refreshing...
At the same time, in the residential areas of Duta City, many families who were close enough to the public streets opened their windows and sat in front of the windows, waiting expectantly for the programs to be broadcast on the street loudspeakers.
Those who live far from public streets and cannot hear clearly at home have to put on an extra coat, bring their own small stool and find an open space near the street where the loudspeakers are installed. Fortunately, the early winter in Adler Territory is not cold, with temperatures of more than ten degrees at night, so there is no need to worry about people getting cold.
In the southern wilderness, pioneers from various villages and groups gathered in front of a leveled threshing ground, lit a bonfire, and sat together in a lively atmosphere; the village group leader solemnly took out a hand-cranked generator modified from a bicycle to fully charge a radio and speaker combination, and loudly asked the pioneers to keep quiet.
Innadri, Westham, Everlook, Kane... wherever there are loudspeakers, there are large crowds of people.
On January 1, 1033 in the other world, at 7:00 p.m., the third radio drama "The Deceiver's Evil Code" launched by Innadri Radio Station was officially broadcast.
In this radio drama with the theme of anti-cult, Zhao Zhenzhen did not use the traditional, simple and direct way of presenting the story of good and evil. The political commissar abandoned the dogmatic preaching and adopted a radical form of expression that would definitely leave a deep impression on the audience...
The opening song is an extremely weird one.
The song's soundtrack is plagiarized from Earth's Christmas Carol, and is a festive tune with a light and cheerful rhythm.
The lyrics, sung by a female solo and accompanied by a male hum, are extremely cold and evil. When mixed with the cheerful and lively music, it feels extremely disconnected and harsh, yet subtly harmonious. Countless listeners who heard the opening song were dumbfounded and felt a chill in their hearts for no reason:
“The Time for His Return Has Come”
“Peace is over, the end is coming”
"The foolish order is collapsing, and the sleeping ruler has awakened"
“He will return and the fear He gave will be remembered again”
"When He returns, hope will return to darkness"
"Foolish and ignorant beings, bow down and respect the ancient father"
"The terror He has given rises from the bottom of the sea, surges from the earth, descends from the sky, and is everywhere."
"The end is near, and hope is gone."
"The almighty Ancient Father returns with endless horror."
At the Night Watch headquarters in Dutata City, Captain Mace, who was listening to the radio in his room, felt goose bumps all over his body halfway through the broadcast, and was confused: "What the hell is this?!"
In Innadri City, Bishop Lee Gene, who was also a loyal listener in private, stared at the radio in the study with a glass of wine in his hand for a while, and asked the butler loudly: "Which channel is playing now? Isn't it the Innadri radio station?"
The housekeeper hurried over to check the radio frequency...then looked back at his master in confusion.
It was not until the opening song ended that the singing female voice and the accompanying male voices all regained their normal tone and began to recite the dialogue, and the innocent butler was finally rescued.
But this did not relax the clergy of the Gold Coin Church who were listening to the radio program. Instead, they became more nervous...
Bishop Lee Gene of the Innadri Diocese, who had a pleasant cooperation with Yang Qiu , almost dropped his glass. "Cultists?! This radio drama actually features cultists as the main characters?? What on earth is Yang thinking?!"
——That’s right, the protagonists of the radio drama “The Deceiver’s Code” are a group of cultists based on the believers of the “Eternal Sleeper”.
After singing an evil opening song that sounded like a cult prayer, the actors playing the cult members began to recite lines that would raise the blood pressure of any church member:
"Didn't that woman want to join the church last time? Why didn't she follow up?"
"Don't mention it. I don't know who told that woman's parents gossip about her, but they forbade her to come here again... I would say that when choosing someone next time, you should first investigate the target's family situation. If someone has a difficult family, it's better to give up on him as soon as possible and find another one."
"Didn't I tell you long ago that women with marital problems are easier to fool? It's best to find women who are eager to get married but can't find a suitable partner, or housewives whose husbands have mistresses outside. They are willing to believe any outrageous lie."
"Don't be so nice. Where are there so many women with marital problems for you to find?"
"That's enough. Scarecrow's divine seed is about to get out of control. We must find a sacrifice within this week to help him stabilize. Otherwise, when he loses control and returns to the Father's arms, we will all be waiting for the Night's Watch to find us!"
"Poor people nowadays are not so easy to cheat. That damn Joseph from the third block cheated me of food and drink for several times but still refused to give in..."
"That old sly fellow isn't worth wasting your time on!"
"Hey guys, how about Hubert from Locke Street?"
"Um...you mean the idiot who always dreams of marrying a noble lady?"
"Yes, this guy is a very remarkable person. I have never seen a more ignorant idiot than this loser."
"Let's pick him. Scarecrow can't even come to this secret meeting. We can't delay it any longer. Spider Lady, you come up with a plan."
"I've met Hubert before. He always thinks that he can't get rich just because he's not lucky enough. Let's give him some 'good luck'. 'Blue Bottle', try to ask him to go drinking with women. I'll show you how powerful you are when you deal with those drunken mercenaries. Then tell him privately that you actually used some shortcuts to gain more power than ordinary mercenaries, and easily obtained wealth and women. If he takes the bait, bring him to me."
"Okay... Oh, I really miss the good old days when I could just make up a few words about boosting virility, prolonging life, and preventing all diseases and get a bunch of sacrifices."
"That's right. In the past, those women who were beaten black and blue by their husbands in the street, as long as we pretend to care about them and tell them that we have a way to free them from such a life, these women will honestly bear divine favors for us - divine favors raised by women's bodies are much more stable than those born to men."
"It's almost time. The secret meeting is over. Fellow countrymen, don't forget our mission."
"For the Great Old Father."
"For the Great Old Father."
Amid the sound of movement, the crowd left the closed room, and the first act of "The Deceiver's Codex" ended.
When the lyrics for the change of scenes sounded, all the listeners sitting in front of the radio or near the speakers in Adler Territory, Innadri Territory, and parts of Odysseus Territory opened their mouths wide, with dull expressions, unable to recover for a long time...
In Inadli City, Bishop Lee Gene, who was sitting in his study enjoying a leisurely bedtime, even forgot to drink the glass of nightcap in his hand.
In Dutata City, Captain Mace, who was originally listening to the radio alone, suddenly found several night watchmen with pale faces in the room.
These night watchmen, who have spent most of their life's energy in a battle of wits and courage with the cultists, felt after listening to the first act as if they had really heard a conversation among a group of cultists in a secret meeting - downplaying the murder so lightly, describing a companion's impending loss of control as returning to the arms of "the Father", this kind of chilling thing is indeed what those cultists are capable of!
"Do the ascetics of the Prosperous Church know so much about the cultists?" Captain Mace muttered in shock.
"That's not the problem, Captain." A night watchman said with cold sweat, "The Inadelians actually spread this kind of content in a radio drama... Is this really not a big deal?"
"If you were a woman in an unhappy marriage, or a man who daydreamed about gaining power, wealth and women without any hard work, and after listening to this radio drama, you encountered a cultist who tried to use similar methods on you, what would you think?" Captain Mace asked.
The night watchman who raised the question suddenly fell into deep thought...
Before the worried night watchman could figure out the outcome, the second act began after a brief interlude.
The plot of this scene still takes place in the cultists’ secret meeting place.
The actor who played the cult member used very lifelike, colloquial and plain sentences to describe the process of deceiving "Hubert" - the member code-named "Blue Bottle" created an illusion for Hubert that as long as he had power he would be popular with women and could get rich, and successfully made this guy believe the cult member's lies, paying a heavy price with his life.
Because of Hubert's "contribution", a cultist code-named "Scarecrow" appeared in the secret meeting plot of the second act.
The cultists who are qualified to attend the secret meeting are all core members who have incomplete seeds of the evil god in their bodies. Each of them is forced to face the risk of losing control every once in a while and requires a steady supply of sacrifices to maintain their own stability.
In the second act, this group of cultists coldly discussed how to drag all the poor people they targeted into hell...
Not to mention church members, even ordinary people's blood pressure rose when they heard it.
In the southern new town, hundreds of villages and groups that were organized to listen to radio dramas in open air venues were in a state of eerie silence.
Old York and his son Duke, who had worked hard to open up the wasteland for more than a month, stared at the direction of the loudspeaker with red eyes and clenched their fists on their knees, just like the pioneers around them.
The actress who plays "Spider Lady" is analyzing how to turn the poor into disposable sacrifices more quickly and at a lower cost in a bland, cold and casual tone, with her voice flowing smoothly out of the speaker.
Disguise yourself as a specific person to approach the target, share a small amount of food, give cheap gifts, introduce one or two odd job opportunities, and say some worthless words of concern. It doesn't take too long to easily gain the trust of poor families.
After gaining trust, they only need to tell some outrageous lies that need no basis and do not need to be fulfilled, and make empty promises such as "Believe in our God and you can make your sick child healthy again, keep your family healthy, and make your family members gain wealth, power and status, and you will be protected after death, with men becoming heroes and women becoming angels", etc., and then poor families will be able to take over the statues of evil gods that only bring bad luck with half belief and half doubt, and start to worship them with a hope of getting away with it.
If it is an elderly person who has lost a child or whose children are not around, they will send young believers to help with odd jobs and give them small favors. Then they will use some rhetoric such as "You are really like my relative", "I wish my father was as kind as you", "I really wish you were my mother", etc., and they can even make the elderly willing to die for the cultists.
Old York and Duke are people who came out of the slums, and the scenes described by the actors can easily be applied to their former selves... With just a little imagination, both of them found out with fear how easy it would be for them to be deceived if they became the target of cultists.
Old York and Duke, as well as the pioneers in the villages of New Town, knew the price of being deceived very well... Before the arrival of the dead, every year in the slums, several families, even dozens of families, would die out? !
Duke became more and more frightened the more he listened, glaring with hatred at the loudspeaker from which the actors' lines were coming out - if this radio drama was a live stage play, then there was no doubt that Duke, as a listener, would rush onto the stage and beat up the "cultists."
As the second act came to an end, countless villages and town blocks equipped with loudspeakers erupted with roaring curses...
The third act begins, and this time... the cultists meet again in secret to discuss how to lure middle-class people into their lives and cheat them of their money.
In the ladies' salon in the port area of Dutata City, the middle-class ladies who instinctively felt uncomfortable with the overly bizarre plot of the radio drama, but could not help their curiosity and wanted to continue listening to how the cultists committed evil deeds, showed astonishment on their faces.
