Afterword 2 (can be skipped)
End of the volume
At this point, the second part of this article has come to an end. Let's talk about my thoughts on this part.
First of all, the most important thing is that in the episode of this part, in exchange for the accusations of many readers. In fact, by now, my original desire to defend myself has faded, and I hardly want to say anything. But since I've promised before, I'd like to say a few words now.
In fact, as the old saying goes, "There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people". Sometimes I wonder if the readers are really reading my book, and they're sure they're not mistaken, because some of the accusations are at least somewhat substantiated, and some of the accusations are inexplicable and completely incomprehensible.
If the reader wants to say that "the person who reads the book likes to abuse the master", "the person who reads is a literary youth", "this NTR plot is too poisonous" and other subjective opinions, not to mention whether I agree with the author, but at least we can communicate and discuss. But some things just come out of nowhere.
Just like a certain Longkong reader's uncle, he left a message: "The climax is too short and too bland." When I was the most depressed, I was casually mixed into the barracks, and I tampered with military orders at will, and there were hundreds of knights in total, but I couldn't even find 2 spies, in short, it hurt more and more later. ”
I thought about it as if I had never written such a plot. Someone infiltrated the barracks and tampered with military orders?There are hundreds of knights?2 spies?
I went back and watched the first part carefully, and then made sure that I hadn't written anything like that. So I came to the conclusion that this reader was definitely not criticizing my novel, but I just didn't know why Lu Dao was published in my book review section. If you have to understand, he must be mistaken.
Of course, there are still relatively few readers who make this kind of mistake in the book review area. Most of the readers discussed the issues that were well-founded, and the part that caused the most controversy was the part where Xiangye was killed. Many readers expressed their opinions in various ways, and the main accusation was "arranging this plot for nothing".
Of course, by the time I started the second part of the episode, "The Lost Smile", the second part had already been completed in its entirety. And now that readers have finally finished reading the second part, I wonder if Lu Dao understands why he needs this plot.
Of course, as I said earlier, "there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people", and everyone has a different point of view. So let me, as the author and the first reader, talk about this plot for myself. Of course, in my eyes, the evil version of the synopsis is just a joke, because this part of the story is not NTR or anything at all.
If you don't agree, then I'd like to ask a small question, what if this part of the plot (including their trip to Oren) doesn't happen?
Of course, the main story of the second part, the part where the protagonist leads the greenskins to attack Oron does not exist. And these two, as long as they develop according to normal logic, you will also take your sunny path, and I will take my single-plank bridge, and they will definitely be separated. What attracted Shoyufat to Kaoba? It was his literacy and temperament that was different from other mercenaries. What attracts baya is his appearance, and as for his inside, it will frighten bayone. As for the bay leaves, she has few factors that can strongly attract Ashrufat. The next time they meet (if they can meet again), the immortal protagonist will meet Kazuha, who is married and no longer young. In a word, they can't be together, each other is just a brief episode of the other.
But let's not talk about that, but I'll talk about something more specific. In fact, what more readers really blame is that this plot of Xiangye being killed is "meaningless".
That's the difference between a reader and an author. From the author's point of view, if this episode does not happen, then the whole story must be rewritten.
In fact, writing novels, especially novels with many characters in the alternate world, cannot show the entire world and complex interpersonal relationships in the plot line itself. Many things are hidden by the author, and some things even need to be made up in the reader's brain. Sketch out the world, form a fixed structure behind it, and then expose a part of it on the surface—like an iceberg, only part of it is exposed.
The main plot of the second part is the main character's attack on Oren. As I said in the foreword, I don't want a brain-dead character to play. The following lackeys are brain-dead, but it is impossible for boss-level characters to be brain-dead, otherwise they would not be able to be bosses. Of course, the Rook who appeared in the first part is too smart, which causes dissatisfaction among readers, which also shows that although many readers are chanting "the supporting characters are too retarded", the really smart enemies are also unpopular.
In the second part, the final boss is Carl. In my setting, Carl is actually a "barely qualified" archbishop, although his private life is erosive, but on the whole, he can finally meet the requirements of the gods of the star field,
Here, the first episode is where the protagonist ventures at night to challenge Wendini. Is the protagonist doing the right thing? Of course it's right. Although Carrie put forward the proposal of "gathering the greenskins", but to impersonate the greenskins or directly challenge Wendini, which of the two options is more risky? Which is troublesome? Will someone give up the shortcut to solve the problem and choose a complicated and long, and even more difficult path? So as long as the protagonist is not brainless, he will definitely try to solve the problem in a direct way first.
Let's start with something else.
In this story, in the story, Ylan and Carl have a bad relationship, and the worst thing is to watch Carl die and not save him. The reader should be able to see that her last words were excuses, and if she really didn't have the ability to save them, then Carl wouldn't have said those things.
The first possibility is that they had old grudges before they came to this world. It's just that if there is an old grudge that still combines the two of them, then it can only mean that these guys who claim to be the gods of the star field are brainless.
The second possibility is that Ylang ylang hates waste. Although Carl is a waste, he is a member of this group of people, and he is always useful. Even if it is the crossing of the five hundred wastes of Lingao, an ordinary veteran with no special skills is still useful to the collective. Not to mention that the number of these people is nowhere near as many as five hundred. Usually they may quarrel, but when it comes to life and death, especially when Carl is fully subdued and begging, Yilan will save him regardless of whether it is based on group interests or the psychology of the rabbit and the fox.
The third and most common possibility is the accumulation of daily contradictions. But if the two do not live together, what contradictions will accumulate?
Well, let's go back to the original topic, the protagonist is defeated, and at the same time, as a matter of course, the alarm is triggered - as long as the enemy is not brain-dead, then they will definitely arrange multiple layers of alert. And as long as Carl is not brain-dead, he will definitely put down what he is doing to understand the specific situation. The first thing he will do is make sure that the antimatter engine is safe, and the second is that he will go after the culprit in anger because he has disturbed a good thing.
Now revising the first plot, Carl is not in the slightest interest in bayberry. So, he searched for the traces of the protagonist, ordered his subordinates to hunt him down, and went back to rest or continue to have fun, and then what happened?
Regardless of whether Rohr caught up with Aerufat or not. The next day (or that night), Carl will find out the identity of the intruder directly from the video and immediately use paratech equipment to search for it...... Unless Carl is brain-dead, the story ends here. In the story, Carl didn't bother searching for the protagonist, just because Xiangye was delayed for three days, and Carl knew that the protagonist had fled away. Later, Carl tried to hide this matter, and was scolded by Yilan after knowing it.
Well, this modification will lead to a big change in the plot, so let's go back in time and go back to the time when Eshurufat and Wendini were at war, and now modify the second plot and the main character is not so badly injured...... Unless the protagonist is brain-dead, there is no need to involve two women at all. Even if it's involved, it's better to just take Xiangye and jump on the Nightmare Horse and escape.
Okay, then what will the protagonist do? Naturally, he will find a place to practice well, and after improving his strength, he will touch it again at night and challenge Wendini. OK, the second part is rewritten.
I believe that readers should be able to feel that if the fate of Xiangye is to be changed, the characters and plot of the entire story must be significantly changed. This plot is by no means "meaningless" as readers say, it is not the author's interpretation itself, but the inevitable result of the characters performing according to their own colors in the stage set in it.
Here's the teaser
Chapter 4 "The Beacon of Rebellion" preview
Ashruphat travels to Sivania, a land where a vampire-instigated rebellion is going on. What challenges await this strange vampire, friend or foe, and here, he finally finds his past as a human. What choice will he make?
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Ashrufat took the dimension stone in his hand and held it high. With bursts of black magic fluctuations, the dimensional stone in his hand began to dissolve, turning into pure black magic energy. With each fluctuation, his perception could rise to a new level. He could smell the sour smell of dirt and blood from the small parts of his clothes, and he could distinguish the smell of each piece. He could detect the faintest fluctuations of air in his hair and on his skin. Even the imperceptible, the winds of magic that flowed in the air, had now manifested every tiny flow of itself within the realm of his sense.
He didn't know how much force he had manipulated. The flames of the sun scorched the marrow of his brain, and the cold of all winters since ancient times was compressed into his heart.
"Master, it's already your physical limit!" Carrie warned loudly in her mind.
Ashruphat poured all the dark magic energy gathered around him into the withered sword inserted in the ground, channeling it into the land.
"I want to be calm, and I want to return to the arms of darkness forever. If you want revenge, join my army!"