Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 94 - 89 This guy sings even better than the original!

Chapter 94: Chapter 89 This guy sings even better than the original!

The theater was filled with the audience’s quiet discussions.

"Isn’t it over yet?"

"It seems there’s still a video of players clearing the instance."

"So, the earlier part was a pre-filmed movie, and the latter part is the clearing video? Then there’s no need to keep watching, right? What’s so interesting about a clearing video."

"Wait, let’s watch a bit more."

Although the theater’s lights were not turned on, some individual spectators in the corners stood up, ready to leave.

The big screen continued to play.

"Eastern Barbarian invaders are attacking! Quickly, report to County Magistrate Tang!"

A loud shout drew the spectators’ attention once more to the small county town ravaged by Eastern Barbarian raiders.

The raiders attacked, and County Magistrate Tang, together with his personal soldiers, began a bloody battle with the raiders!

After watching for a moment, the spectators who had stood up earlier wanted to leave the venue.

Haven’t they seen this scene before?

Especially when many spectators saw Households Commander Xu again, they all felt an itching hatred, wishing they could devour him alive.

Because in real history, Households Commander Xu, the biggest traitor, was exposed much later and was only beheaded and abandoned in the market months later.

Now, the spectators’ feelings were like reading a detective comic; knowing who the murderer was, they wished they could call the police and bring him to justice on the first page.

However, just when a few spectators were about to leave, the plot took an unexpected sharp turn that no one had foreseen!

"Commander, I want to fight side-by-side with you!"

Gao Ze parried the sword aimed at Households Commander Xu and spoke to him with a righteous face.

The audience was stunned, this part wasn’t there before, was it?

They then noticed that this Gao Ze didn’t look like the historical Gao Ze; he appeared significantly more handsome and robust.

Only his clothing resembled the original Gao Ze, akin to the effects of make-up on certain specialized actors.

This Gao Ze was a player!

But what was he doing? Why save Households Commander Xu? Isn’t he the biggest traitor? Didn’t he know?

Question marks popped up over the audience’s heads, and those who had stood up to leave sat back down.

The camera swept over Households Commander Xu’s stiff face laced with convulsions, the Wandering Warrior swung his blade at Gao Ze again, yet Gao Ze deftly dodged, positioning himself behind Households Commander Xu.

"Commander, watch your back!"

The theater instantly erupted in laughter.

"So that’s what’s happening!"

"Is he deliberately using Households Commander Xu to block the sword?"

"This player is clever! That Wandering Warrior has the strongest combat ability, as long as Households Commander Xu holds up, the soldiers brought by Households Commander Xu won’t flee, this way they can deplete the raiders’ strength more effectively!"

"That’s really the case, it looks like there are only about sixty or seventy raiders left, that’s twenty more than in historical reality!"

Seeing how cleverly the player portraying Gao Ze handled the situation relieved the previously tense and oppressive atmosphere in the theater.

Who says watching the same plot unfold again is boring?

It’s obviously very interesting!

The player’s clever maneuvers created an illusion of "rectifying historical regrets" among the spectators. Although everyone knew they couldn’t really change history or truly rectify regrets, watching the treacherous traitor get thwarted was unspeakably exhilarating!

Those who wanted to leave before now all sat back down, eager to see what new tricks these players participating in the ultimate trial would pull off.

Huo Yun Ying, portraying Gao Ze, cleverly weakened the raiders’ strength.

Xia Ruoling, portraying a small merchant, successfully assassinated several raiders.

Zhao Haiping, portraying Yang Xinyan, deceived the raiders’ leader with acting worthy of an Academy Award...

Continuous gasps burst out in the theater.

The spectators were astonished, "Can it really happen like this?"

Though the scenes played by the participants mirrored the historical events and the spectators already knew the general outline, the change in details offered a completely different viewing experience!

This half-hour was filled with bright moments from the players, making it thrilling from start to finish.

The spectators watched in amazement.

"This Gao Ze moves too well! Did the player really perform that himself?"

"This assassin lady is so cool! Totally in love!"

"Why do I feel a chill on my neck... She’s really out of nowhere; if I put myself in the raiders’ shoes, it feels like dying without understanding why!"

"This player portraying Yang Xinyan has such strong adaptability and acting skills! Is this really not a pre-written script?"

"These players’ acting skills are absolutely crushing those younger, less experienced actors; even compared to some seasoned professionals, they are not to be underestimated!"

"Nonsense, messing up while acting in a drama crew is only a blooper; messing up here could mean losing your life! 100% pain is no joke!"

"They’re all seasoned professionals polished through battle; watching them is so satisfying!"

"Hey, wait, Su Xianjun also has a player portraying him?!"

By the time Su Xianjun made his appearance, the players could hardly contain themselves.

Although this man was handsome, he clearly didn’t resemble Su Xianjun and was a player!

The audience didn’t know specifically which characters had been replaced by players; they could only tell when they saw the relevant scenes.

They had guessed many characters, but absolutely no one had thought that someone would also play Su Xianjun...

The reason was simple: playing him involved performing opera!

Su Xianjun’s role was nothing but operatic performances and interacting with Yang Xinyan and Wang Jinhui throughout the show, and performing opera was obviously a professional skill not everyone could manage.

Even if the restorers had talent skills to support them, this stuff was hard!

Rather than specifically setting someone to play Su Xianjun, it would be better to let the original Su Xianjun just walk through his part while players could act as villagers or troupe members with combat abilities.

Su Xianjun, after all, was a famous opera star!

Playing Su Xianjun in an opera performance? That was like a novice trying to teach a master!

However, the moment this player opened his mouth, he stunned the entire audience!

"From north to south, the whirlwind turns, with sorcerer clouds and Chu rain linked by threads. Poplar flowers tumble down the lanes, swallows flip over the walls, recognizing the old manor of the Red Building... Idle sentiments stirred soft as grass, fresh sorrow swirling like smoke, wounding the hearts of those in spring slumber..."

The singing voice was melodious and lingering.

On the big screen, the bandits were all dumbstruck, their attention completely captivated by Su Xianjun on stage, unable to look away.

Outside the big screen, in the cinema, the audience was also stunned!

For they felt that this performance was even more melodious than the original Su Xianjun!

Although the lyrics were the same, and most of the cinema audience did not understand opera, they could still feel that this player’s rendition was better.

The details were almost flawless, not seeming like a person singing but rather like a machine designed specifically for opera, precisely fine-tuned.

Moreover, this style of singing was neither rigid nor stiff; it contained deep emotions that involuntarily immersed the listeners...

It was only when the theater was engulfed in flames did the audience come back to their senses.

Then they all frowned.

It wasn’t over yet!

As the camera shifted, Zhao Haiping, playing Yang Xinyan, and the Wandering Warrior were engaged in fierce combat, his presence as if a divine warrior descending, pumping the viewers’ blood.

Finally, as Xia Ruoling launched the "Commoner’s Wrath" and killed the bandit general in one strike, the performance was also drawing to a close.

On stage, Su Xianjun’s singing had permeated the entire show and just ended at this moment.

"Not because the dream of rise and fall matters, where can thick affections of children dissipate..."

Flames swirled around, as if the grand curtain of the stage was slowly closing.

Everything came to an abrupt stop!

While the movie was over, the lingering charm was long.

Only when the names of the players appeared on the screen did the audience in the cinema return to their senses.

"That was amazing!"

"Lucky I didn’t leave; it would have been a loss!"

"That was really played by players? Their acting was on par with professional actors!"

"Is the player portraying Su Xianjun an opera master in real life? How could he sing better than the original?"

"That wasn’t the original, right? It must have been another actor playing the role."

"There are only a few famous young opera masters in our country. You can search for them; they simply don’t match!"

"’Dark Sand’ officially stated this was indeed real historical footage; wasn’t the specific principle already announced before? It’s from retrieving DNA memories... I don’t understand, but clearly, this isn’t something traditional filming methods could achieve."

"The cooperation of these players was perfect indeed, each player arranged perfectly in their roles, and they faced historically altered events in the game, a higher difficulty, their performance is simply too strong!"

"Yes, it feels like the players are fiercer than the historical heroes! I have no doubt if a player played the County Magistrate, perhaps there wouldn’t be these subsequent scenes!"

"No, after seeing the players’ performances, I actually admire those historical figures more. These heroic figures are truly legendary. They didn’t have a chance to try again like the players; they were truly risking their lives! Especially the moment Yang Xinyan made his resolution, it really moved me..."

The movie had ended, and the audience began to disperse, but they were still somewhat unsatisfied, continuing their discussion.

Although it was essentially content the players had discussed days earlier, it was still meaningful.

For it meant going beyond the circle!

In previous discussions about this instance, although also quite heated, it was mostly confined within the player community. As for other netizens, without consistently following the new instances of ’Dark Sand,’ they wouldn’t have known about this content.

But now, the movie had broadened the impact of ’Dark Sand’ and the story of "Decisions Still Await the Final Closing of the Coffin" in front of all netizens and viewers!

Du Gang also rose from his seat, feeling quite emotional.

Although he had already completed the game, seeing the real history and the players’ performances still stirred his emotions.

He felt genuine pride and honor for those legendary historical figures of Huaxia!

His daughter stretched out her little hand, "Daddy, daddy, is everything in this movie real?"

Du Gang patted her bun, "Yes, this is our country’s latest scientific achievement; we can trace the real history from human DNA, so many sealed histories are being brought back to light."

His daughter then said, "Then when I grow up, I want to explore the real history just like them!"

Du Gang smiled and nodded, "Sure, but you have to study hard now. If you don’t learn history well, you might not even pass the trial instances later."

"Okay!" His daughter nodded vigorously.

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