Chapter 303 - 236: Zog Never Lacks Little Tricks

Chapter 303: Chapter 236: Zog Never Lacks Little Tricks

"It isn’t?"

Roline didn’t want Sir Gordo to know she was a Spider Elf. Her plan was to use the opportunity of recording *Feilin’s Best Songs* to gauge his attitude toward her kind. What if he couldn’t accept her?

"Don’t worry. Humans are far more accepting of other races than you think, especially the good-looking ones."

Zog recalled watching *X-Men* and thinking Mystique was absolutely perfect.

At the time, he’d wondered if his tastes were a bit weird, but a quick search online revealed he was far from the only "weirdo" out there.

"Or, you could send a picture of your upper body—just the human half, from the back. That way, Sir Gordo won’t recognize you at a glance."

Roline thought for a moment, then nodded.

"So, do you know how to take a good picture?"

She’d never had her picture taken, but she’d had portraits painted. Painters would often beautify their subjects to a certain degree, making the final product much more aesthetically pleasing while still being recognizable.

The desire to look beautiful was a constant demand. It was just that back then, beautification was still a technical skill; you couldn’t just apply a filter with one tap.

"Haha," Zog laughed out loud. "When it comes to this, I’m a total pro."

Ultimately, thanks to the efforts of the Zog Group’s photography team, a whole set of mysterious, hazy, and beautiful photos of Roline’s upper body, seen from the back, were produced.

In the photos, Roline wore a backless dress, revealing a wide expanse of smooth, pale skin—a back that would be a shame not to use for cupping.

A Transformation School Mage used Red Stone Drawing Shadow to meticulously retouch the photos, ensuring not a single tiny flaw could be seen on her skin.

Because of this, Zog also made a small adjustment to the original script. In the original version, the male protagonist and his female pen pal already knew what each other looked like before meeting.

Zog wanted to maintain the mystery, mainly so that Sir Gordo could perfectly display a look of transitioning from fear and nervousness to pleasant surprise in the final scene.

So, Zog told Sir Gordo that he had already arranged for an actress to play the role of the pen pal.

Zog noticed that when Sir Gordo heard this news, a trace of disappointment flickered across his face.

Perhaps he was frustrated that his own progress was slower than that of the character in the script.

To ensure the smooth emotional progress of this human and Spider Elf, the "strategists" from both sides began to cooperate and exchange intelligence.

When Morris revealed that Sir Gordo had already changed his phone wallpaper to the photo of Roline’s back and that they were talking for hours every day, Zog knew this was pretty much a sure thing.

Watching other people fall in love is a very popular hobby.

One gets moved by others’ sweet romance while simultaneously grieving over one’s own years of being single.

A bittersweet pleasure.

But sadness is just sadness; making a move yourself is out of the question. How could being in a relationship yourself be as interesting as watching others fall in love?

Gradually, more and more people started spectating this middle-aged romance.

First, it was Furin. She noticed Zog grinning foolishly as he read Morris’s progress reports and, out of curiosity, demanded to see them too. After that, she was hooked, grinning foolishly right alongside him.

Then it was the entire film crew, and from there it spread to the production team of *Feilin’s Best Songs*.

Eventually, it reached a point where, within more than half of Sir Gordo’s social circle, he was the only one who didn’t know who the "lonely performer" was.

This led to Sir Gordo feeling that something was strange recently. Now, whenever he appeared in the studio, people would occasionally shoot him a glance.

Moreover, the moment Lady Roline got even slightly close to him, he could hear the young people on the team quietly calling their friends over.

"Look, look!"

"Ooooh—"

"Mhm, I’m so down for this. Totally down. This is killing me."

’Down for this? What does that mean?’

’Did someone fall down?’

Sir Gordo didn’t understand.

He also found Lady Roline’s attitude a bit strange. She had been very cold to him before, but suddenly she’d started seeking him out for small talk.

And she was always indirectly asking him for his opinion on Spider Elves.

It got to the point where he developed that classic male delusion.

’Could it be... she likes me?’

Sir Gordo answered that he had no prejudice against Spider Elves, just as Lady Roline had no prejudice against his body.

To be honest, he thought Lady Roline was quite wonderful. She was powerful, talented, elegant, and very kind.

Most importantly, she didn’t look at him with that pity that felt like an intangible pressure.

If his heart didn’t already belong completely to the "lonely performer," he might have taken things further with Lady Roline.

The filming for *Shadow of Evil* and the recording of the next few variety show episodes were happening simultaneously, keeping Zog busy these past few days.

The filming for *Beyond Reach* was about to wrap up.

Zog seized the opportunity, before Sir Gordo and Roline revealed their identities to each other, to add some extra, non-critical content to the variety show that required the two of them to work together.

The feeling was just like a homeroom teacher in school who knows which students are dating and deliberately calls on the two of them to answer questions one after the other.

Then, the entire class would erupt into a joyous atmosphere, struggling to hold back their laughter.

The production team was exactly like that now.

While Sir Gordo and Roline were talking in the meeting room, eighty pairs of eyes were outside, watching the show.

It brought some joy to the arduous and tiring work of recording.

After finishing a day’s recording, Zog returned to headquarters, where Elsa told him there was some urgent news.

"An envoy from the Loman Empire came looking for you this afternoon. They want to discuss a film collaboration project."

"What kind of project?"

"The general idea is a story about a Warrior from the Villain Kingdom fighting bravely to defeat the fanatics of Augustine City."

"So, it’s a propaganda film."

"Yes. The envoy said it needs to show that the Villain Kingdom is righteous and praiseworthy in this war."

"So, do you think we should cooperate?"

Zog suddenly asked Elsa.

"Me?"

"Yes, your opinion."

"I don’t think we should. Although the Loman Empire is very generous and is a powerful nation, this war itself is a complete mess. It’s not appropriate for us to film for one side."

Elsa stated her opinion.

"We can’t guarantee whether the war started by the Villain Kingdom is just. If it isn’t, it will affect the Group’s image."

"Agreed. So, turn down the envoy."

Zog didn’t have a good impression of the Loman Empire. Such a huge market, and they’d barely let the Zog Group get a foot in the door. Now they wanted propaganda and suddenly remembered him.

’Fat chance!’

"There’s one more thing."

"What is it?"

"It’s about Doudou. He said there might be a problem with that surveillance Magic the Church set up on the Demon Vision system."