Is there still a need for the Flood to exist?

This question was like a stone smashed into my heart, causing a lot of ripples, and a thousand threads came up in an instant.

"Aren't you supposed to know my answer? Since my character is all set by you. I pressed my thoughts and asked rhetorically.

"No, no, no, the character I set can only determine your choices at some important moments, as for your specific opinion on a thing, it is not for me to decide." The author shook his head and said, "For example, if I write 'fearless' in your character setting, then if you perceive that you are in the story, you will desperately resist. If I'm writing 'go against the grain', then you may have to silently endure the endless cycle of stories in the face of the same circumstances. This is the difference that comes with two personalities. But the perception of a specific thing is not something that these simple keywords can decide for you. ”

yes, I almost forgot. You are just a third-rate online author, and you even have to rely on adjectives like "white clothes win snow, sword eyebrows and starry eyes" to build characters, and of course there is no way to dig deep into the character of your characters.

"But as the author of the torrent, do you have more say on this issue?" I asked.

"I've created so many floods, but I don't know if the torrent is still necessary." The author says, "Why did the torrent decline to this point? From the perspective of world view, the system of the desolate world is very strict, with a level of strength, ins and outs, a unique cultural background, and several extremely important characters with distinct personalities. Such a system should be easily popular. ”

"And do you say that the torrent has not developed in the slightest? Is it a pool of stagnant water? Neither is it. Early Flood Currents did make explorations, such as the Forceful Path, and these paths proved to be failures. Over the years, I have written a large number of works to find a relatively stable path and fill the gap in "Buddha is the Way". ”

"In terms of setting, the Holy Throne of Zixiao Palace, Emperor Jun Palm Heavenly Court, Human Race Merit, and so on have been added. In terms of content, it makes up for the blank story line during the flood period, adds the story of Rahu and the battle of the dragon and phoenix, and enriches the plot of the rise of the human race. From the point of view, there are saint levels, witch clans, demon clans, flood power, some people explain the disciples of the three sects, there are original characters, and a variety of perspectives interpret the story of the flood wilderness. Even in the end, I even experimented with popular routines such as stallions and villains counterattacking. ”

"In a word, I've written about the torrent from every way I can think of it. Compared with the period of "Buddha is the Way", the current flood has already changed greatly. But why is the torrent still in decline? I just don't understand. ”

The author spread his hands and said all the thoughts and doubts in his heart.

It seems that the author is not as brain-dead as I thought. After writing so many articles, I have accumulated a lot of ideas.

If you think about it, you can talk to him. I've experienced many stories, and I've been holding back my opinions.

"You can sort out your thoughts, I'll peel an apple." The author said lightly, really running out of the room. After a while, he came back with a fruit knife and an apple.

"The torrent is supposed to have the potential to be a fire. Its appearance just met the needs of constructing the oriental mythological system, making "Buddha is the Tao" a god in one fell swoop. I pondered for a moment before I said, "Unfortunately, this worldview seems to me to be a bit overdone. How to put it, it is so perfect that there is no room for later authors to play. I've been through so many stories, and there's always a sense of sameness. There must be three emperors and five emperors, there must be a lich war, and there must be a Zixiao Palace to grab a futon...... I was in the middle of it, and it was so boring. How can readers love it? ”

The author sighed: "Yes, but if I don't write this, readers will accuse me of not writing about the torrent." I once started writing about the Battle of the Lich, and I was asked: What about Rahu? What about the battle of the dragon and phoenix? Not to mention that these two were originally added by later authors. Even if it was originally written by a dream, do I have to write it? ”

It's amazing, before I left the story, my relationship with the author was still tense. When he first left the story, the author also had a condescending and controlling attitude. As a result, after we started chatting, we actually resonated, like old acquaintances who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Savoring the mixed feelings, I took over: "That's why I said that the flood system is so perfect that there is almost no room for it. It's not so much a genre as it is a lot of fandom. It is also a genre, and there is no such problem with mortal flow and infinite flow. Why? Because their two schools do not have such a deadly worldview as the torrent, they only have some core elements. Mortals have core settings such as spiritual roots, spirit stones, and waste wood counterattacks. The core element of the infinite flow is the main god space and infinite traversal. But Torrent is different, and you can't extract a core setting. When you add the label of 'Torrent' to yourself, it not only means that your story must have elements such as mixed saints and lich clans, but also has a long history from the lich to the journey to the west. ”

"It's too tight to know where to start." The author nodded, "Or, the completion of the torrent is too high, and the openness is not enough. I have to say,Those editors are still very discerning.,Put the torrent in the fandom area.。 In fact, "Buddha is the Way" leaves too little room for us authors, and we can only explore the vague places in it. ”

"That's it, but it's not a problem. At best, the torrent is a bit unworthy of the name.,It's just a series of fandom.。 I continued, "The types of Raven that I have broken, as you said before, are all your pioneering efforts to explain the ambiguity. The Four Qing Enlightenment Chapters are an expansion of the story of the Sanqing Sanqing Sanctification. The Holy Father and Emperor chapter is an expansion of the story of the rise of the human race. The first chapter of the sect is an expansion of the perspective of the sect that was ignored in the gods. The Demon Clan Supreme Chapter is an expansion of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court. In the Taoist chapter, the protagonist and Pangu got the opportunity, although it was very thunderous, but it was indeed an expansion before the opening of the sky. The chapter of the Avenue of Love is an expansion of the absence of a female perspective, and it is also an expansion of the emotional life of the characters in the wilderness. There are even some that will be integrated into the system flow, infinite flow, sprouting and other elements, which can be regarded as an attempt. ”

However, when expansion becomes a vulgar routine, this expansion loses its vitality. There may be too few places to expand, and every time someone opens up an angle, everyone rushes up like thousands of troops walking on a single-plank bridge. The result? It's a Raven full of loopholes. ”

"There are also drawbacks in the strength setting of the torrent, which is also too rigid. Hongjun plus a few saints is over. And the number of saints is so small, and the sanctification is concentrated in the period of the Lich Tribulation. From the point of view of the whole torrent, the time is too short. Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Fengshen, Journey to the West, there are at least three major plots to go. In other words, the protagonist reached the peak of his strength in the first half of the story, so how can this story be told? How else can he level up? Besides, the enemies of the saints are only the saints, and those who are qualified to be villains are counted and counted, and there are only a few old acquaintances who are lackluster. It is not uncommon that eight of the ten books are villains who are Zhun Ti. Hehe, to be honest, I've made so many points that I'm almost throwing up. ”

Hearing the end, the author raised his eyebrows: "You have experienced so many stories, it is difficult for you." I guess in your heart, you are full of resentment towards Hong Huangwen. ”

"Resentment? No," I shook my head, "I'm just a character after all, and I was born and raised in the Torrent story." Yes, I do have a lot of grooves to spit on. Even in my body, the part that belongs to the protagonist did want the flood to end. But now it's different, I think about it carefully, whether it's complaining or breaking Raven's clichés, I always hope it gets better, not the other way around. ”

"Today's flood is lifeless, and it can't be saved without major surgery. Elementalize the torrent, abandon the cumbersome history of the torrent, and only retain some characters or settings as the core, so as to open up a new world. Just like the Zhenlong chess game, to retreat to advance, to give up to gain, to win. That's my opinion. ”

"So, your answer to my question is: Torrent Stream, as a genre, has fulfilled its historical mission, and there is no room for expansion. In contrast, the torrent is broken into some elements, and the burden is thrown away. With this as the core, create a new one. After listening to my words, the author let out a long sigh: "Yes, very good. I was very satisfied with this conversation, which was surprisingly good. ”

"That's what you're for? Toss me out, just for this chat? I asked.

"Yes, you can disappear." The author suddenly stood up and returned to his condescending appearance, "I forgot to tell you one thing just now: the character is not a real person after all. When you die, you don't leave behind a corpse – that's how your predecessors disappeared except for the previous one. ”

As he spoke, he stabbed the fruit knife in his hand into my chest, and I looked at him incredulously, not even noticing a fluctuation in his gaze - "Your predecessors have made a lot of suggestions, but yours is the best, thank you." ”

"I see." I suddenly chuckled, "That's how you killed them?" Yes, in the real world, there are no spells and skills in the story, and there are no divine warnings. We are used to facing the strong people in the story, and we can't think of beware of ordinary people like you at all. ”

The author took a step back in surprise, too frightened to speak: "You, you, why are you okay?" ”

"As you said yourself, it's not the real-world body that supports us at all, it's the faith. This is the biggest difference between us virtual creatures and real natives. What if I believe, 'I'm not going to be killed by the author?'" Of course you can't kill me. I stepped forward, snatched the fruit knife from his hand, and knocked him to the ground with a punch, "What if I believe that 'I'm a martial arts master'?" Subduing you is just a snap of the hand. ”

"Y-you?! That's impossible?! The author's face turned pale, he completely lost his sense of superiority, and sat on the ground and retreated again and again.

Burst!

The fruit knife stabbed him in the heart, and I watched as the author's pupils dilated, losing the last of his look.

"It's ridiculous," I muttered into his corpse, "is this really the real world?" Do you really believe you are in control? You're just someone else's pawn. ”

The author's body did not bleed, and there was not a drop of blood on my knife or hands.

"Let me save the flood." I didn't look at the author anymore, but instead sat down at my computer desk and opened a blank document.

What to write?

I thought about my experience, and suddenly I had an idea:

Why don't you write a story about a chess piece that broke free from a sage chess player and eventually grew into a chess player himself? It is necessary to take the flood element as the foundation, but we must throw away many burdens, delete the limit on the number of saints, dilute the verbose history of the flood famine, and then add some other popular elements of online literature, well, infinite stream, urban, spit, anti-crossing, online games, martial arts, science fiction, suspense......

"What's this article called?"

"Don't ask about the past, don't ask for the afterlife. Jump out of control and get rid of cause and effect. Don't be a puppet, don't be a puppet. In a lifetime, I am the only one"

"If you have it, it's called a lifetime ......"

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