Let me say this first: physical books 1 and 2 have been put on the WeChat mini program Dimension Core!
On August 16, 2023, Lord of Steel was completed. It took more than eleven months and 2.2 million words were updated. An average of 6,300 words per day, which is considered an average starting point. The main reason is that the plot in the middle and late stages of the book involves too much, and it is not as good as writing.
The beginning was so straightforward, but there were occasional outbursts, mainly due to poor health in the past few months.
The end of the second volume of "" made me let out a long sigh. Many foreshadowings were recycled, the final result of the echo, the obsession of Inaga II and the Setar royal family, the long-prepared plot of the Alien Research Institute and the Forerunners, etc.,
Although some of it was written in a hurry due to the daily update of the online articles, I look back and feel that I could have written better, but overall, it is not bad.
There are a total of three volumes and extra chapters besides the ending. Actually, we can leave aside the extra chapters for now. The three volumes of this article have already ended in 2 volumes, and the plot has come to a later stage. According to the convention of this book, it can be considered as a summary of the general plot of this volume.
I'll do a review myself.
[Steel Lord] is the second volume among the three volumes. As the name suggests, the purpose of this volume is for the protagonist to gain territory, gradually expand his influence, develop some key technologies, and finally gradually become full-fledged, grow stronger, and become a capable person.
The process of influencing the world pattern.
Prologue 'Messenger of the Dragon God', Ian, who returned to Nanling for the first time, immediately noticed that the situation in Nanling was unstable. Due to the war with Feiyandi, the entire Nanling entered a wartime state, and the territory he had just acquired was rebelled against.
The mountain people occupied it - just in time, he just struck hard to clean up the local forces of the originally deeply entrenched Lean Territory and completely control it in his own hands.
By gaining prestige by defeating Fei Yandi, the mastermind behind the scenes, and by using the ether crystals in his body to simulate dragon blood, Ian successfully spread the news that he was the Dragon God's messenger throughout the Baisen Mountains through publicity, and then developed himself as the original Dragon Holy Land.
Territory, gradually gained claims from the mountain people, and expanded its actual control territory from the small Xiahui Territory to the entire mountain people gathering area.
At the same time, while developing the territory, building technology parks, and attracting investment, Ian was building his own sect to replace the ancient and primitive Dragon God belief. He also planned to return to Harrison Port to join forces with his old superiors to build trade routes, and also took the opportunity to
Qingtong was hatched, allowing a new generation of etheric crystal dragons to be born.
In the process, Axel's purpose was gradually revealed. Although Ian still couldn't guess the other party's real purpose, he could tell that it was definitely a big plan.
The communication with the spirit of the sea of trees, as well as the actions of Holy Light and his team, revealed the situation of the Lost Era and the Catastrophe of Fire. The deduction of the spirit of the sea of trees also allowed Ian to see the possibility of another world line.
, combined with the power of the guiding star of his own light body, Ian began to gradually discover various aspects of himself in parallel time and space.
It was during this process that Ian obtained another possibility, the 'electromagnetic power' possessed by the real Dragon God envoy. At this point, he had made the fake come true and became a well-deserved one.
Messenger of the Dragon God.
It was precisely with these gains that Ian gradually developed more abilities of the silver chip, as well as the prototype of [Arcane Path].
Next, the second act "The Last Echo" is the process of the territory's development having gone on the right track, and when Ian does not need his constant attention, he is invited to go to Canaan Moore and go to the Xenogeneic Research Institute to explore.
The situation in Canaan Moore is complicated, and the two factions of the Ten Kings are fighting among themselves. Ian takes advantage of the situation to hide himself, and uses his vest, the Knight of the Glen, to fight for his own interests.
He revealed his identity as the second-generation Fudo Castle, attracting everyone's attention. After knowing the complete form of the silver chip, 'Gift of the Star God' and obtaining the second component, he fought a decisive battle with the last echo and obtained
Get the full version of Gift of the Star God.
In the process, Ian met the younger generations of various countries and defeated them all, saw many studies of pre-era civilizations, and saw the echo of the ancient mentor True Dragon. The secrets buried in ancient history were gradually revealed, and many foreshadowings were revealed.
Recycling, the truth about the Skyfall, the Star God and the End, and the path to extinguish the stars completely reveal everything.
Main plot update, Heavenly Hell is not Heavenly Hell, but the cradle to protect all living beings. This gentle embrace is indeed the Star God’s love for all living beings, but in the end it lingers outside. Although it has not taken action for some reason, this is the biggest
Threat, you must find an opportunity to leave.
Otherwise, destruction will come at any time and all development will be meaningless.
With the gift of the Star God, Ian split himself into two. One went to Dragon Island to recuperate and continue to deduce his Steel Pioneer inheritance, while the other became a goblin, returned to the territory, was awarded the title of earl, and prepared to face the increasingly turbulent world.
world situation.
The third act, "Steel Lord", tells the story of Lord Ian, who is preparing to fight against the demon army of the Flying Flame Land. At the same time, he uses his most important gains in the Alien Research Institute to develop the Heart of Terra, build the Chongling Sect, and bring the entire world to the world.
The process of Nanling gradually coming under his control.
The demonic technology of the Flying Flame Land and many subsequent psychic transformation techniques prove that the research on the way of sublimation by the countries of Terra has gradually advanced to the next era. The plans of the countries, such as the heavenly beings of the Cangtian Palace, Canaan Moore
The eternal elves, etc., all show that the kingdoms of Terra have not closed themselves off and solidified, but are still looking for a way forward, but they are too unscrupulous.
Relying on various earth technologies and pre-era technologies that had been prepared for a long time, Ian built the Iron Legion and orbital weapons. With the help of his friend Adelbert and the support of many other travelers, Ian defeated the Fourth Army head-on.
The invasion of energy-level demon lords and demon legions almost wiped them out on the golden plain. This was the first time that Ian alone left his name in a major event that could be recorded in history, "the first time the extraordinary legion was used in war."
Become a stepping stone.
But next, there is another foreshadowing of Axel's plan: the floating city and the supporting shield network make everyone doubt each other's purpose. The nobles are worried about their own power, but the common people are happy to see the results, but they don't know
Why does the emperor take such good care of them?
Everything is progressing steadily. Ian has successfully controlled the entire South Ridge and has become the well-deserved Lord of Steel. Ian's other side, the Immovable Fortress Ian, has also received an invitation from the City of Knowledge together with Isengard.
This is the opening of the fourth act, "Eternal Road."
The famous Ian and Mahdi attracted the attention of the world, and his friend Isengard was also noticed, and his own specialness was discovered - the awakening of the sun bird bloodline had already been revealed, and as an experimental subject,
Isengard also wants to understand the purpose of Axel's experiment on him.
Together with Ian, who transformed into a dark gold dragon, they came to the Capital of Knowledge and participated in the great meeting of Corizon. In the process, they discovered the truth about Ian's heart light body, the guiding star created by his countless reincarnations.
It was finally explained.
The following details, as well as many specific details of the fifth act "King of the New World" and the final act "Front of the Falling Sun", are too spoilers to mention, and even mentioning them will affect the perception, although I will watch this
Most of the testimonials are from friends who are pursuing their studies, but we cannot ignore the possibility of fattening the party, so I won’t mention them for now.
The true usefulness of Echo, which has been laid out for a long time, and the crazy dream of the strong men of Terra to change the world are all revealed in the second volume.
As a follow-up to the first volume, which is mostly foreshadowing and expansion, the second volume mainly focuses on recycling foreshadowing, expanding the world view, and affecting the world situation.
Regarding the farming part, I must be honest and say: Haha, I don’t know how to write at all! But this process must be tried. Only after writing and discovering that you are not good at it can you better summarize your mistakes and use your strengths and avoid weaknesses.
Lord of Steel, although this title does not appear from beginning to end, Ian's determination and will, as well as his actual actions, and the transformation and reshaping of the new order are all confirmed.
Most of the foreshadowings have been recycled, most of the crises have been resolved, and now the story has entered a new chapter.
That is the story of the master of the arcane path facing the mighty torrent of generations, using the light condensed in his countless reincarnations to turn into the sun, illuminating the world and pointing the way to the distant stars in the future.
The new volume is called [Beyond the Star Sea], so please stay tuned.
Because I am not feeling well, I need to take some time off. I want to take more rest to recuperate my body. I will update next Monday.
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What follows is a pure testimonial. There is no charge for it anyway, so if you don’t want to read it, just skip it.
When I was twenty years old, teacher Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem was nominated for the American Nebula Award, and then won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. That year, I casually browsed on the Internet, and there was overwhelming science fiction, stars, seas and
The fantasy of the distant beyond is that everyone is familiar with Asimov, Dan Simmons and Arthur C. Clarke. This immediately made me feel ashamed, because not only have I only read most of the books by these famous science fiction authors,
I haven't even read all of Liu Cixin's books. I have only read The Three-Body Problem and a few well-known short stories.
And four years later, The Wandering Earth 1 appeared, and this blockbuster exploded into a huge wave. Since then, science fiction seems to have become less niche. At least when Chinese science fiction is mentioned on the Internet, everyone has pictures in their heads.
, more and more enthusiasts are joining in and writing.
And I am one of them. "" is born out of my love for science fiction and fantasy (actually, most of them are science fiction and fantasy. I will write a pure sword and magic book later. I have decided that this book will be about fairy tales).
s story.
Although I have been obsessed with reading various science fiction novels since junior high school, I have never thought about writing a novel with science fiction elements. I admire every science fiction author for their imagination and professional ability.
and the imagination of the future world can be said to be deeply respected and impressed, so even if I don't write science fiction novels, I can't help but think about some issues that other types of novels will not talk about, that is, the "fantasy world"
Changes in social structure and ethics'.
Fantasy worlds are impossible and can never be reasonable. I knew this from the time I started writing, because creating a story does not require starting from the virtual Big Bang space-time expansion, deducing six or
The characteristics of the twenty-seven quarks can also be the creation of light, the definition of earth, water, fire and wind. The fantasy world only represents a possibility, a vision, a deduction of the world with some new elements added. In fact, this
It is no different from the fantasy of "if Guan Yu had not defeated Maicheng" or "if Zhuge Liang had won the Northern Expedition and re-established the Han Dynasty", and even the latter can't deduce a reasonable possibility, let alone a science fiction fantasy that is a hundred times more complicated.
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So I never care about some errors or omissions in details, but more about a special kind of imagination.
When I was reading, I always thought about how people would build their houses in a world where there were frequent wars between strong men and natural disasters. Would people give up the plains where it was easy to live and choose to live near mountains and hills, relying on
Living on a rocky natural shield? Are there two types of buildings in that world? One is extremely tall and towers into the sky, where the strong live. The other is low and submerged into the ground. They look like bungalows on the ground.
, that means ordinary people protect their homes?
I always wonder, if a race does not rely on sexual union to produce offspring, how will their morality be different from ours? Will the ethics and morality we know be as boring to them as dust?
A civilization, assuming it does not have two hands, relies on mechanical waves to observe the world, and its silicon-based body and metal-based cells are driven by chemical electrical energy. A civilization is not an artificial robot, but a pure alien civilization individual. If they really exist,
Do they really have the same joys, sorrows, and joys as us humans (not that they don’t, but that they have different emotions for the same things)? The carbon-based biosphere that we value, those seas, forests, and societies that we think are beautiful
, is it hell for them, or is it something boring?
When individuals from completely different civilizations meet, how will they view each other? What will be the communication between them, the interaction between civilizations? Not just boring - I mean, boring to me - fancying each other.
Oil (just an analogy), or eating the opponent to absorb genes (I am not specifically referring to the Zerg, to be honest, I actually like the theme of fighting bugs, thanks to Starship Troopers and StarCraft), and then plunder, war...
Kind of drama.
The aliens at that time were too similar to humans. It could even be said that they were just humans with different skins. So I always thought about an elf like some novels (which did not rely on sexual reproduction, but relied on the world tree).
If they really exist, will they really establish a civilization that we humans can understand? They have no meaning of gender, no difference in power, and what kind of uniqueness do they build around their mother trees?
society?
What kind of conflicts would arise if they took risks with humans?
Of course, it is too difficult to write like this. I can't write it. And I have waited for so many years and no one has written it. This shows the difficulty of this idea.
However, if we look at us humans from this perspective, we can find many things that are "natural" and "have always been the case". Those things have nothing to do with pure civilization, but are only by-products that appear because we are human beings.
I'm not saying that this kind of thing is bad, but that when I learned to think like this, I discovered that we humans cannot be described by pure blood. Our spirit, morality, ethics, and the inheritance of these intangible things
It is also an extremely special meme inheritance.
Of course, that would be too profound. In general, there is an inspiration derived from these fantasies, but it is not an explanation of 'why', but a narrative of 'how'.
How does a world become a fantasy world?
Yes, this is my taste.
An eternal elf who will be born from the world tree and make up himself from machinery. He is immortal and almost eternal. Self-cultivation improves his power. He does not use external objects and only needs the arcane path of wisdom and calculation power. Refining his own life force is dangerous and powerful.
The fighting spirit originates from pure goodness, the power of holy light given by the 'Star God', and the possible birth of 'gods' and divine power transmission systems...
The origin of Dragon Island (the first time I saw this setting was the Lost Continent), the origin of ancient ruins, and my personal favorite series of armor and ethereal weapons... When I write it, I feel like I am creating another fantasy world in my work.
of fun.
Next, it’s time to describe why dwarves are dwarves, why orcs are orcs, and other issues.
When Ian's story ends, what will the world look like? This is a topic I set for myself. It is the fun of me who only likes to daydream. Maybe there will be Gao Tian 2 in the future.
, that is, what about the story of the original feature film 'Universe Chapter'? (It has to be ranked very late anyway, there are too many things I want to write)
I always love this feeling of fantasy and creation, which is why I like the song "Ordinary Road". Writing is the only way I want to go. I may do other jobs in the future, but if
Without experiencing a life related to writing, I might never forgive myself in this life.
Just writing all the way, my body is a little unable to hold on, I have gastric ulcers and gastric bleeding, insomnia, mental weakness, and some scattered minor problems, such as rhinitis and pharyngitis. It's too complicated to talk about it. I keep thinking about it.
I'm going to take a good rest after writing this book, but in fact, I'm going to take a rest from now on. This is not to make excuses. In fact, my updates will not be reduced, but I do need to take a few days off to thoroughly
Correct your work and rest schedule and develop good fitness habits.
This is not laziness, but recuperation and preparation for better creation in the future. (You don’t want me to suddenly go to the hospital for a month. To be honest, I don’t want to, but I was almost hospitalized last time.
Fortunately, the result of the examination is not very serious), at least I can't take a handful of medicine every day. I really have enough of this kind of medicine-filled life.
I will welcome the creation of the third volume with my most fulfilling spirit and state, please believe me.
In short, at this point, my friends, whether you have read all the way to this point or read it all in one go, the second volume has completely ended, and Ian’s story continues. As for the next third volume [
"Beyond the Star Sea" will be updated starting next Monday.
The sea of stars is something distant and has disappeared, and the other shore is the realm that people yearn for, far away in time and space.
In the world shrouded by the Cradle, there is neither a sea of stars nor the other side. This is a desperate rift with no way out, but it is not without hope. In any case, as the core of the Cradle Project, the power contained in the perpetual motion machine
Maybe it can bring new hope.
In order to gain the support of the referendum, Ian will create a brand new society, but unlike a purely harmonious world, what he wants to create is always an order that suits the actual situation of Terra.
In the process, he will have to deal with various crises and challenges, pressure from many powerful enemies and countries, as well as the doubts and thoughts of the people within his own territory.
In this volume, all conflicts and crises will break out, one decision after another or passionate dreams will collide, erupting into brilliant fireworks, and the story that happened in this little cradle will come to an end.
Or a new beginning.
But to Ian, none of this matters.
No matter what dream or ambition it is, whether it is the illusion of happiness or the desperate struggle, he will crush it.
He who looks up to the starry sky will conquer the world and take back his stars.
That's all.
Hope you like it.
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Let me say it again: physical book 12 has been put on the WeChat applet Dimensional Core! Will it end in 4 days or 3 days? Anyway, if you are interested, you can check it out!