chsdbacks Chapter 98 Summary and Some Remarks
Chapter 98 Summary and Some Remarks
Okay guys, Volume 1 is over. I did read the comments, since there weren't many, so I read most of them. And as a person, you have to be mindful and take things one step at a time.
Firstly, the reason I started this book is that all the fantasy martial arts novels I've read are told from the perspective of a sect, supplemented by exploration of secret realms.
It wouldn't have mattered in the first place. It's a world of high martial arts, after all. With one's own great power, focusing on one's own perspective is perfectly fine.
Because if the whole world were dominated by humans, like us, with humans at the top of the food chain and an unshakeable position, then no matter how many people were killed, the meat would just rot in their own pots, so it wouldn't matter.
However, I have noticed that many novel authors introduce demons or other supernatural races to increase plot development and conflict, and in order to highlight the protagonist's contributions, humans are often in a weak position in this situation.
This makes me feel rather awkward, because in this case, external conflicts within the race are greater than internal conflicts, and scattered sects cannot possibly gather all their strength, making them easy targets to be defeated one by one.
Perhaps the alliance of sects can withstand one or two invasion crises, but this kind of consultative approach cannot always withstand invasion crises. There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days if you are a thief for a thousand days.
If things go wrong even once, or if the losses are severe, a sect may be wiped out. Regardless of which sect is wiped out, it represents a loss to the entire human race's foundation.
This is the first awkward point. Another awkward point is that in some novels, there is a dynasty ruling the world, but it is almost as if it does not exist, and the world is in a state of warlordism. So how was the unified dynasty established in the first place?
If it's the end of a dynasty, then in the extraordinary world, the dynasty must have lasted at least eight or nine hundred years. The Song Dynasty only raised scholars for a hundred years, yet it already had the custom of calling out names at the Donghua Gate to identify a good man. In a unified dynasty that lasted eight or nine hundred years, wouldn't anyone want to help the world?
Secondly, there are personal reasons. As someone who works three shifts, I need a rabbit hole, something undisturbed by other things, to relieve my emotions. I was originally going to browse TikTok and go to Genting Highlands.
But for some reason, my Douyin videos have recently been in a state of overlapping borderline, gender antagonism, and clashes involving stray cats and dogs.
As soon as I saw the borderline version, I thought about switching platforms, but how can a three-shift system allow for constant platform switching? As for the latter two, I just want to borrow a line from one of the villains in the survival dungeon of "Star Gate": "The actors on stage may have a few coins, but the audience below should not be moved."
I didn't like this version of Teamfight Tactics, so I didn't play it. Plus, I found reading the novel a bit awkward, so I just started my own.
second.
Some friends said that my book title and synopsis don't match the actual content, and that's true, because I just came up with it randomly.
Because of my own habits, I like but don't really want to write a heroic protagonist who single-handedly turns the tide, like in "Brother Wind's Locust Poem." However, I prefer the collective power of a cold, like in "The Great Sword of the Eyeball."
The protagonist I wanted was someone who chronicled the resurgence of the human dynasty. Because he had to witness it, he had to travel around, so I gave him the identity of a secret service agency that monitored the world.
Because the dynasty is set to rise again, I arranged for her to be surrounded by remnants of the previous dynasty, numerous sects, and obstacles such as demons.
Then comes the rise of a centralized dynasty, which integrates all the forces within its territory. Then comes the saying "Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts" (referring to the "Name of People Alliance"). This is actually very difficult to control because the great power of the extraordinary world belongs to itself.
It's important to understand that with the technology of a decade or two ago, it would have taken on tens of thousands of people to apprehend a ruthless criminal who had shot and killed someone. How much more difficult would it have been to deal with a superhuman criminal who possessed immense power?
That would be even harder to control. If someone kills someone, they could just disappear into the deep mountains, forests, rivers, lakes, or seas and live a good life by relying on their own strength.
That way, if you try to capture me, I'll be nowhere to be found in the vast world; if I break the law, I'll be like a divine soldier descending from the sky, impossible to guard against. The resources required to capture me would be countless.
Therefore, I added patches to the main text of this book according to my own understanding.
For example, public security is now many times better than before. This is partly due to the overall improvement in public awareness, but I think it's more due to the rise in living standards and the increased cost of breaking the law.
The same applies to the Great Zhao. Warriors possess great power and are very difficult to control, so they must have certain privileges and interests, as well as the interest of mutual surveillance. In this respect, I am referring to the character Zhao Jianzhong in "Gu Huo Niao" who protects the Heavenly Jiazi Nine.
First, the Yan Zhao Guild he created added convenience to all journeys in Yanfu. For details, please see what Fatty Mo said to Fatty Tiger after the Blue Emperor instance. I can't explain it clearly here.
Returning to Da Zhao's perspective: To control the martial artists within his territory from breaking the rules, he first needs to grant those who don't break the rules special privileges and benefits. Otherwise, the power will belong to him, and who the hell cares who he is, Da Zhao? If he's unhappy, he'll just leave, what can you do about it?
But to distribute benefits to all martial artists would be equivalent to not distributing them at all, which would directly break the logic and make it impossible to continue writing.
But benefits don't necessarily have to be tangible things; they can be something else entirely.
Take a simple example.
If a high-level extraordinary martial artist urgently needs a certain kind of elixir, under normal circumstances, he would seek help from his sect. If the sect does not have it, he would then seek help from auction houses, chambers of commerce, or other organizations.
However, both sects and chambers of commerce are regional organizations. They can mobilize resources at a very fast pace within their own territory, but once outside the region, they don't have that much influence. Even if they find the right people, they have to spend a lot of money and incur favors and a whole host of other troubles.
But then, a dynasty came along. Because it was a dynasty, it controlled a much larger area than a sect. So, if the Great Zhao Dynasty created an intelligence organization, all the martial artists who joined would enjoy the convenience of information sharing.
Take a high-level extraordinary martial artist as an example. If he urgently needs a certain kind of pill, he can go directly to the organization to ask. But they don't have it in his area, but they do in other areas.
Normally, this advanced martial artist should travel to other areas and then chatter on and on about a lot of random things before they can obtain it.
But with the Da Zhao intelligence organization, things were different. They acted as intermediaries, endorsing and facilitating the conversations between the two people.
What if the alchemist wants something that a high-level martial artist can't find, and the deal is about to fall apart? Well, that's where the Great Zhao Dynasty comes in again. Because it's a dynasty, its internal tolerance for error is ridiculously high.
If an alchemist needs something you don't have, I can provide it for them. The conditions are based on what the advanced martial artist is good at. If they are good at weapon crafting, I'll forge a weapon of the same level for them to exchange. If they are good at formations, I'll maintain the formations of Da Zhao City.
Even if you don't know anything and all you have is strength, that's okay. There are plenty of places in Da Zhao to reclaim. Just assign an area to reclaim for a few days as payment.
I believe that this kind of invisible resource allocation is one of the core elements for maintaining the stability of an extraordinary dynasty.
To give another example, what if a sect urgently needs to purchase a special kind of pill for some special reason, but the production in its location is insufficient, and it is afraid that the quality of the pill will not be up to standard if it is sourced from other places?
Hey, here comes the dynasty's trick again. You urgently need this elixir, but your own reserves and production aren't enough? No problem, I'll handle it, I guarantee it'll be done perfectly.
This is just one example. Others include creating a small video clip. After logging in and verifying, users can directly scan the video clip with their divine sense to access other areas without having to painstakingly learn about local customs and traditions.
All information about other regions, including their special areas, local specialties, things to be careful about, whether any secret realms are open, and when they will open, is readily available.
This convenience can only be enjoyed by martial artists who do not break the law in Da Zhao. If someone breaks the law and is wanted, they will be marked with a red bounty. All martial artists who log in will have their information updated and hunted down when they open the wanted list.
Killing or capturing martial arts offenders can earn you martial merits, which can be exchanged for treasures or other valuables, or increased in priority within the Great Zhao intelligence system, reducing the time it takes to get results from three days to one.
In short, it means being able to obtain more and better privileges.
The shift from official hunting by the Great Zhao government to hunting by the general public dramatically increased the cost of breaking the law. This forced martial artists with personal power to consider whether the cost of breaking the law, which would reduce their advantages and require them to be constantly wary of attacks from all sides, was worthwhile.
Only by combining privileges with a heavy hand, and employing both kindness and severity, can long-term stability be achieved.
However, a supernatural world that relies on its own power cannot possibly pay attention to ordinary people. Just as someone who can travel a thousand miles a day would not consider developing cars, I added a fantasy technology patch with a national destiny theme.
In order to ensure the prosperity of the nation, the ruler of a dynasty must pay attention to the ordinary people under his jurisdiction.
Moreover, to demonstrate Da Zhao's determination to carry out reforms, I created the character of Emperor Wu Hong as an emperor who rose from the bottom through bloodshed, and then had him capture a time traveler, who received all the information from us, as well as a hypothetical enemy posing a threat from outer space.
As the founding emperor, he possessed an extremely strong drive for advancement and expansion. His great power resided within himself, and he enjoyed a long life. There was no risk of his regime collapsing after his death. Despite the chaotic messages from beyond the heavens, he learned from both failures and successes.
The authority of the gods in the previous dynasty's Heavenly Court—this is another patch I added to the Great Zhao Dynasty to increase its rationality. All unreasonable technologies can be explained by the authority of the gods.
As for why I focused on the construction of the dynasty, and why I didn't make the protagonist the ruler of the Great Zhao Dynasty and start the story in its final years, it's because I felt that my understanding was limited.
As a time traveler, the protagonist understands the dynasty, but he doesn't understand the extraordinary. Great power belongs to oneself, and since he has neither great power nor any understanding of it, I can't think of any way to break the deadlock except by writing a Chongzhen simulator.
Another issue is that I don't have time to research materials and historical records. Once I adopt the perspective of dynastic construction, I have to refer to a specific historical dynasty, which is not something that can be used simply by having a general understanding of some historical figures.
As I said before, I'm a workaholic who works three shifts. This is just my rabbit hole, not my rabbit mountain, so I'm abandoning it.
In summary, this book is a fragmented depiction of the resurgence of a dynasty, with the protagonist being a war correspondent.
Secondly, when answering questions about colloquialisms and immersion, I used modern vocabulary because I'm a fun person. Online novels don't need to be so rigorous, just like the Chinese spoken by Japanese soldiers in old anti-Japanese war dramas.
For those who insist on taking this seriously, I can only apologize; this is very difficult to change.
Writing a book requires positive feedback; if you can't please the masses, you should at least please yourself.
third.
In the comments, the reason why 014's training doesn't involve any illegal activities is because these guys have all received cramming education based on extraterrestrial information. In the future, they will be competing with all sorts of monsters and demons, and they really can't do without a satisfactory performance.
Moreover, I believe that hatred is a stronger driving force than any other. Therefore, the characters like 014 are all portrayed as having deep-seated grievances and either making a complete change for Da Zhao or dying.
It perfectly complements the radical information explosion from extraterrestrial visitors.
Fourth, because it is the rise of a fragmented dynasty, there are definitely more than just the protagonist as a war correspondent. Although the perspective will definitely be focused on the protagonist, there are also other extraterrestrial visitors.
The current outline includes a traitor with the golden touch of the previous Great Zhao Dynasty, a servant in a theocratic state, and a traitor who possesses the soul of a demon and spares no effort for the rise of the demon race.
Fifth, some people say that people die every day in this book, so why can't they all die? How can they survive outside the city walls when it's so dangerous? That's because Gaoyang County is just an experimental field.
Moreover, as I stated in the first chapter, generally speaking, under normal circumstances, the Dragon Tiger Cavalry is capable of controlling the overall security of the area they are in.
Sixth, the book's performance is obvious to all; it's practically dead. Two hundred thousand words of it was written without any substance; most people would have given up long ago.
Even if someone doesn't finish writing it, they might say things like they love it, or they have to finish it for the sake of the readers, or they can't abandon it.
I don't do those superficial things. I didn't cut it off because this is my rabbit hole, a place to fill my days without Cloud Peak or TikTok with some trashy emotions.
Secondly, there's the sunk cost; even if I publish another book, I might not get a contract, but this 4,500 can at least buy me a statue.
Ji Ruxue's.
Although season seven was terrible, what does that have to do with my Cher from season six?
The statue was ridiculously expensive. I waited for eight whole months and managed to resist buying it on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app).
The rules I set for myself.
Save your salary and don't spend it unless absolutely necessary.
His hobbies, like soft drinks and merchandise related to the "Bad Guys" series, were all purchased with money he got for free.
I consider it money earned for free.
For example, I'll write novels, watch videos on Douyin and Kuaishou, and do things like daily check-ins. I allow myself to spend that kind of money on my hobbies, and all the money I save from my salary will go towards my future parents.
Well, that's about all I wanted to say. There won't be any updates today, for reasons you all know, it's a three-shift system.
Alright, here's wishing everyone a good morning, good afternoon, and good night, good health, and also a big thank you to the dozens of motorcycle riders who have been with me all this time.
obeisance.