Remarks on the launch of Chapter 95
First of all, I would like to thank every book friend who has provided support and encouragement.
Let this book come true to Sanjiang.
Here, I would like to introduce my thanks to Carrot.
Everyone’s love convinced Luobo that this story was not without merit. Although it is niche, some people still like it.
Thanks to the editor-in-chief, Ms. Bacon, for being serious, responsible, patient and kind. At the beginning, when I sent the text of the first six chapters, she said that this book had a threshold and was difficult to write, but she still encouraged me and thought it had great potential.
At her suggestion, the first two chapters (the interrogation process) were deleted to make the opening chapter more rapid and eye-catching.
When the book did not do well, she also cheered for Luo Luo, saying that even when "The Secret" came out, it was still not favored by people before it was put on the shelves. This kind of innovative world view and system requires a certain amount of space to lay out and unfold before it can exert its charm.
Carrot was very moved.
How can we be so virtuous?
Thanks to the editor-in-chief, Brother Beihe, for helping me read the beginning and giving a lot of suggestions.
I would also like to thank the operating officer, Your Four Seasons, for his hard work on both books. Thank you very much.
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Next, let’s introduce Carrot to talk about something off-topic.
Beautiful ladies who are familiar with Luo Bao should also know that Luo Bao likes to share some of his creative journey and has a strong desire for expression.
Old readers who have followed "The King of Villains" should have a deep understanding that the introduction, the end of the volume, and even the completion of the book are all long short essays.
Here, I also want to say sorry.
The main reason is that I have accumulated too many words and can only say them in specific chapters, which seems long and smelly. I took this opportunity to chat with you all.
In May 2022, Mengxin Luobo wrote his first book on Qidian, which was also the first online article in his life. He was groping and creating on the bumpy road.
Fortunately, I have finally finished telling it completely, even though I have stepped on many pitfalls, hit many walls, and left many flaws in the process.
But it also gave Luobo the experience of telling long stories.
I gained the confidence to create this book.
In July 2023, "The King of Villains" will officially end.
This is the first successful conclusion of my writing career.
In fact, the concept of the book "Si Chen" (originally known as "The Epilepsy") had a vague outline as early as halfway through the writing of "The Villain".
That period happened to be a bottleneck.
The collision between game NPC and mystery is interesting, but it also makes the tone difficult to coordinate.
Therefore.
Carrot came up with the idea of writing a flavor correction, using mysticism as the main theme, classical art and emerging art (movies and video games) as the form of expression, and using a paranoid as the perspective to tell a story about a hymn to mankind.
The second half of "Villain" can be regarded as an attempt.
When he formally conceived "Si Chen", Luobo decided that perhaps he should abandon the system, fun, comedy and relaxed elements that are more popular in the mainstream market, and write a reverse version that is slower and more serious. Grand narrative.
It is a challenge that exceeds one’s capabilities.
Whether it succeeds or fails, the result will definitely improve Radish greatly and lay a more solid foundation for future creation.
Otherwise, sooner or later, everyone will be lost.
At that time, after a month's rest (actually half a month), Luobo began to prepare for the new book in August.
Including but not limited to plot outline, characters, world view, world history, world map, currency system, superiors, countries, different economic and political cultures, power systems, secret societies, film world, etc.
From the "Dust Age" in Dawn BC, and even the earlier "Untraceable Initial Secret History", to the "Bright Age", "Age of Anxiety" and "Twilight Age" in AD after Dawn.
Until June 19, 1926, when the protagonist Gilan Iros arrived.
From the Bremen Empire in the middle, to the Stuttgart Empire in the west, and the Owena Federation in the east, to the far north and the Mediterranean in the south.
From the four great Si Sui, to the Twelve Si Chen, and then to dozens of apostles.
It can be as big as a country, as small as a secret society, or a daily necessities.
From a rough name to a detailed biography.
Luobo consulted a lot of information for this purpose (reference book titles will be released at the end), and also used games, videos, movies, dramas, etc. as materials (reference works will be released at the end).
And based on this, I racked my brains and tried to create an interesting and novel worldview system and structure that was complete and consistent with the underlying logic.
Here, I would also like to give a small reminder:
First, we are not the same person.
2. Please be patient if the seemingly unreasonable parts in the text have reasonable explanations and roots.
3. Please do not apply the settings of any work or game.
This point needs further explanation. Because the setting has been sewn a lot, and it has also undergone secondary magic modification and processing, there is only a similar skin left, and the core is probably beyond recognition.
For example, the two game works that inspired Radish the most, "The Secret Cult Simulator" and "Hunger and Fear I & II".
The Twelve Si Chens and the Secret Cult Si Chen in this book are only specious, similar in appearance but not similar in spirit; there are no main game settings such as sexual appearance, secret transmission, woodland roads and secret atmosphere (mainly absorbed from the manga) The three concepts of Su, Secret History and Si Chen); the method of ascension is completely different.
The power system of this book is based on Kabbalah's "Road of the Fire Sword" as a reference prototype and is an original path to godhood.
Speaking of the "Road of the Fire Sword" in this book, Luobo is quite proud.
Radish is based on the Kabbalah tree of life, combined with the triple spiral of Western mysticism, that is, the three ancient mainstreams "astrology", "alchemy" and "magic", and then integrates the four elements of the universe, the "Sword" and "Holy Grail" in Tarot ", "Pentacles" and "Wands" are used to divide the paths of the stars in December.
These twelve roads have been created, modified and optimized, and have been perfected to the point that each of them conforms to its basic logic and laws.
Excluding the original level specialities of level 1, level 3 and level 9, there are a total of 72 primitives.
So in this book, "Si Chen" not only represents "hour", but also symbolizes "stars", because this belongs to the "body" path in the triple spiral, which is the mysterious meaning of the "astrology" school.
It also involves the relationship between the so-called "Supreme Realm", "Astral Realm", "Moon Realm" and "Material Realm" in the world view later (Kabbalah concept).
In addition, Luobo searched specifically for the biography of "A.K." (Alex Kennedy), the producer of "The Secret Cult Simulator", reviewing his growth experience and what works and cultures he was influenced by when he was young.
What Luo Bao wants to do is to trace back to the source and find the original enlightenment.
For example, when "A.K." was young, his father disappeared on the vast sea while on night duty as a member of the Royal Air Force... The shadows of the sea and the night more or less affected him in his work. Creation in "The Sunless Sea".
In this way, I realized that the main mission of "Sunless Sea", "Searching for Father's Remains", is not a random string of text.
Behind it, perhaps there are hidden scars in the creator’s heart.
For another example, "A·K" was deeply influenced by Gothic literature and Romantic literature, so Carrot bought many works by Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Dunsany, Howard Philip Lovecraft, Clark Arthur, etc. Books by Shdon Smith et al.
All similar.
Luo Bao has a general understanding of his works, but has never played them in depth. First, time does not allow for it, and second, he is worried that his creations will be subtly affected too deeply.
(Interestingly, there are many original contents in the text. Book lovers can rely on the world view of "The Secret Sect". Carrot hiding behind the mobile phone is actually confused because he can't understand what you are saying. What are you talking about! After all, Luo Bao is just a half-informed Zaiyun player...)
The works referenced by "A·K" include:
"Echo Bazaar" (predecessor of "London Falls")
"London Falls"
"Sunless Sea"
"The Secret Cult Simulator"
"The Book of Si Chen"
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Reference books:
"Becoming a Victorian"
"One Hundred Years of the Tudors"
"Dwellers of the Abyss"
"The Witcher: A History of Horrors"
"Dark Magic Notes"
"Solomon's "Little Key" "Golden Bough"
"The Golden Leaf"
"The Man in the Shadows"
"The Great History of Religion"
"How to Slay a Dragon: A Medieval Hero's Guide to Adventure"< br>
"Chicken Kabbalah"
"The Red Book"
"The Inner Sky"
"A Guide to Western Occultism"
"The Stranger and Other Stories (Climbing the Wall of Dreams)》
"The Crow Never Rises"
"The Book of Miracles"
"The King in Yellow"
"The Strange Tales of the Realm"
(part of which I haven’t finished it yet, and there are many on the bookshelf that I haven’t read yet, so I won’t go into details)
Reference games:
"The Secret Cult Simulator"
"Hunger and Fear" (two parts)
"Alan Alan Wake" (two parts)
"The World of Horror"
"Amnesia: The Bunker"
"The Evil Within" (two parts)
"Dark Souls" (three parts)
"Bloodborne"
《Elden Circle》
"Hollow Knight"
"Pinocchio's Lie"
"Blasphemy" (two parts)
"Shame" (three parts)
< br>"Escape" (Trilogy)
Silent Hill (series)
BioShock (trilogy)
Resident Evil (series)
Lords of the Fallen (two parts) )
"If it's a winter night, four travelers"
(There are dozens of less influential ones, so I won’t go into details)
Reference film and television animation:
"Legend of Sword and Wind"
"File No. 81"
< br>"The Witch"
Hereditary
The Exorcist
Silent Hill
A Midsummer Nightmare
Mad God
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"Determination" & "Endless"
"The Conjuring" & "Latent"
"X" & "Bohr"
"Jerusalem Land"
"Kingdom of Heaven"
"Fullmetal Alchemist"
"The Lighthouse"
"Sage Maud"
"Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities"
(Too many, so I won’t go into details)
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If "Go away" is Luo Luo's idol, then "The Squid Who Loves Diving" is Luo Luo's first teacher.
So I would like to pay tribute again.
(Why again, because the previous book paid tribute once in the form of an easter egg in the main text, but this time the method is different)
The title of each volume of this book will be "The Road of the Fire Sword". An original "primordial" name to serve as a theme.
(Volume 1, Prisoner, refers to Gilan’s original identity and the process of breaking free from the cage and transforming from a mortal to a mystic. It does not mean that he will take the path of the "Scepter of the Gods" and become a level 2 "Prisoner", don't get me wrong)
Finally, back to the topic.
This book will be on the shelves on February 14th, Valentine’s Day in the West, which is tomorrow.
Tomorrow at 12:00 noon.
Five chapters will be updated at that time.
In the next two days, the update time will be restored at 17:00, but we will continue to update for the leader and strive to complete 5 chapters. (If there are still rewards from the leader after it is put on the shelves, try to use this form to add updates)
After that, it will return to normal updates.
There is nothing I can do to repay you for your love. I can only try my best to update it every day in the first month, guaranteeing 2 chapters, and strive for 3 chapters.
(There are not many manuscripts saved. I can only show the code after the update is completed)
(I have a brain-dead person and a hand-dead person, please forgive me and kowtow)
Finally.
Carrot is here for your first order!
What is an initial order?
Number of subscribers for the first paid chapter within 24 hours after release.
Why ask for first order?
The first order is so important. It is a key factor that affects the performance of a book. It provides data reference for operators to arrange resources and promotion.
It can be said that the quality of the first order determines how far the book will go.
It even determines whether the author eats dirt, shows off steamed buns, or has a crazy Thursday.
Speaking of Crazy Thursday, V Carrot will be available for first order tomorrow.
The day after tomorrow, Carrot will go crazy and give you a story full of sincerity.
By the way, please ask for a monthly pass!
Thanks to everyone’s support, the number of monthly votes for this book is about to enter the top ten of the new book monthly votes list!
Carrot is very excited, but he has never been treated like this!
Thank you!
Thank you again! !
In the new year, Carrot is here. I wish every book lover and every beauty, whether a true fan of this book or a little Heizi, can be healthy in the new year. May you be healthy, safe, successful in your studies, successful in your career, happy in love, and harmonious in your family!
I also wish you all can find your favorite novel.
You can have a beautiful dream that forgets the worries of the world.
A little refreshment for that tiring life.
Carrot Ball February 13, 2024
(End of this chapter)