A Star Falls at Wuzhang Plains (1)

After the premiere of "The Saint of Orléans" came to a triumphant close.

Along with the trivial side effect of handkerchief sales around the theater multiplying severalfold, praise for the play quickly began spreading by word of mouth.

After all, it wasn't just an ordinary play—it was a magical play.

There may have been people who never saw it even once.

There were supposedly no people who saw that magical play only twice.

With dazzling effects.

And sound effects that felt like actual magic exploding.

Of course, there was behind-the-scenes work about actually detonating real magic and collecting it in something close to a recording, but in any case, this cutting-edge cultural product, fully armed with those effects, dealt a proper culture shock to the empire's cultural scene.

It had planted its flag in the empire as the tragic tale of a noble saint, coated in restraint, solemnity, and sublimity.

And at the center of that popularity...