The world controlled by dice [Western Fantasy]

"What?" said Maynard, equally surprised. "Are you so young?"

Arvid: "..."

He looked like he wanted to punch Maynard's affected look of surprise.

Antonia was remembering, and judging by the lady's appearance, she might have heard about it when she was a child.

At this moment, Mond Goldsmith said: "I understand this matter... you mean the Lancelot Theater?"

Siles was slightly taken aback.He didn't mention the name of the theater just now, but Mond directly mentioned the Lancelot Theatre.It appears that the historical novelist has more information than he thought.

He nodded without hiding his curiosity, and said, "Indeed. Do you know the ins and outs of this matter?"

The other three novelists also looked at Mond curiously.

The latter obviously hesitated, but both Maynard and Arvid were pushing him, and finally he could only say: "I understand something. However, it's not the ins and outs, it's just some...fragments of it."

"Tell me!" Maynard changed to a more comfortable sitting position, "Look, this is a leisurely afternoon. We drink tea and eat snacks here, and then listen to you tell a historical story—— Oh, this is so out of my temperament as a detective novelist!"

The rest laughed, even a smile on Mond Goldsmith's stern face.

"...Okay," Mond said, "let me figure out where to start... You know, I write historical fiction. People think historical fiction is history in a more dramatic, subtle way." Express it in an approachable way.

"There are some people who like to see this 'expression' in the theater. Some playwrights choose to adapt it themselves, but some theaters go straight to historical novelists like me, buy the rights to my work, and put it on stage. .It saves them trouble.

"This kind of cooperation has actually lasted for a long time. I have also witnessed my own works put on stage, but... things changed quickly.

"When I was younger, about ten years ago, several of my works were adapted and successfully staged. But slowly, they adapted my works more and more, and I felt very dissatisfied, because that It has completely deviated from the original meaning of history.

"About five years ago, our conflict was intensified because they planned to completely adapt one of my novels into a completely different look... It was similar to the fact that this person killed that person, but they wanted to use Victims and perpetrators are reversed.

"I don't understand it very much. They even said, I'm just a novelist, this is obviously a fictional novel, why can't they create fiction on top of fiction.

"I was disappointed. Historical fiction does have more dramatic elements than real history, but we never violate history, we never distort history. But they are trying to make history up.

"So I declined their offer. But they still wanted to put my work on stage. We couldn't agree, and I stumbled across that they were already secretly writing scripts and even rehearsing... So I talked to them Completely broke.

"Of course, before breaking up, they found an excuse to perfuse me."

Mond Goldsmith's tone has been quite calm, and it can be said that this matter has passed for him.However, when the other novelists heard about this, they all felt a little angry.

On the contrary, Mond's mood has been very calm.He continued: "That's the Lancelot Theatre. The troupe I'm working with said a stage play happened because a play that was put on at the Lancelot Theater 34 years ago was so historically accurate. on the murder.

"They say that 're-enacts' past history. And they want to avoid that, so that's why history, historical fiction, is a complete adaptation.

"...But I don't approve of that. If you want to avoid this danger, then don't play dangerous storylines on stage.

"But in fact, they even added more thrilling elements to the script, just to attract the audience. At the end of the day, they didn't do it for the safety of the audience as they claimed...but just to ensure that It's just my own business."

When he said this, Mond sighed slightly.

Siles said calmly: "Too historical?"

"I'm not sure what story was going on at the time." Mond explained, "However, the historical novel I was going to adapt at the time was about the political struggles at the early stage of the Principality of Const. It seems that the story that happened 34 years ago Drama is a similar theme.

"...That's why the troupe wants to adapt the whole story into something beyond recognition."

Speaking of this, Mond couldn't help shaking his head, he said: "They obviously don't need to continue to stage such a drama."

The rest of the novelists spoke to comfort the serious middle-aged gentleman.

They quickly changed the subject.

Siles looked a little absent-minded.He turned his attention to Cinder.

He left a puppet with Qinduo, and if Qinduo had anything to do, he could find him through the puppet.And now, Qindo lightly poked the puppet's wooden head.

"What's wrong?" Siles asked Qindo through the ghost.

"New news," Cindo said.

The puppet looked at the eight-petal rose paper on the table.

"...

"During lunch, I asked my grandfather. He thought for a long time before telling me that it was the story of the third Grand Duke of the Duchy of Constance. I checked the books at home, and then found the relevant information about the Grand Duke. deeds.

"This grand duke has mixed reputations in history. On the one hand, he really solved the complicated situation faced by the Duchy of Constance and stabilized the domestic situation. But on the other hand, he seems to have indeed inherited his grandfather's madness, dandyism and flair. .

"He has a large number of illegitimate children, and an unspeakably complicated private life. The records about this part of the content are really quite complicated.

"As for the most dramatic story in his life, which is most likely to be put on stage, there is a high probability that his heirs fought and killed each other in order to compete for the position of heir.

"The most dramatic thing about this incident is that it is said that one of his sons was killed by another son, and his third son was watching and even applauding.

"Meanwhile, his youngest son, the one who would eventually inherit the position of Grand Duke, was born at this time. It seems that the birth room was next door to this bloody carnage.

"...that's probably the case, hope this information helps you.

"Also, will you be at Ramifah University tomorrow afternoon? I have something to give you, a book I got from the Fillmore family, but we have found many scholars in the past month , They all said that they did not know the words in the book.

"I'm not sure whether the Fillmore family will give a valuable book, but I think it should be shown to you, maybe you will understand something.

"..."

The news from Dorothea made Sirius feel a little surprised.

That child was born next to a bloody murder?

Qin Duo sighed lowly, and he said, "Could this be... what happened 34 years ago?" He paused, "The doctor's birth? When that stage accident happened... Josephine Hosier gave birth to his child with difficulty right next to him?"

This is what they are looking for, the core element of the accident 34 years ago - so the whole thing will reproduce the power of history.

Siles pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something.

Since this is a story that can be easily found in the history books, isn't this matter known within the Const family?

Wouldn't Ebenezer Const, who was also present at the time, realize that a death happened here because a new life was born here?

What if Ebenezer Const discovered Josephine Hosier?

In that chaotic, flustered, screaming theater, what kind of result will things go to?

... Siles sighed secretly in his heart, and he asked Qindo to reply to Dorothea.

[The news about the grand duke really helped, thank you.Tomorrow I will be waiting in the office of Ramifah University, you can come at twelve noon.I am very curious about the contents of that book. 】