Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 397 393. Comments on "Under the Way of Heaven"

Today I recommend to you a new book by a great writer.

"Under the Way of Heaven", Ermu, a great writer.

Category: Fantasy-Epic Fantasy.

【Introduction】

This world is full of demons, monsters, ghosts, strange magic, and power struggles, but in the eyes of travelers who have received modern education, exploring the unknown always comes first! (Serious face)

Joining the Privy Council was for academic research.

Hooking up with a succubus is for academic research.

Everything is for research, research is everything!
Princess: Build it with me—is it also for research?

Xia Fan: That is to create a research environment and cultivate the next generation of researchers!
PS: Choose words to fill in the blanks, not create people.

【Golden Ten Chapters】

Chapter One: Small Town. Qingshan Town is the site of the Qiguo Scholars Examination. This examination is held by the Privy Council to select alchemists. Alchemists, while dealing with demons and monsters, hold official positions. The protagonist, Xia Fan, is forced to come here because his master has been detained by a casino. Fellow villager Wei Wushuang is forced to come here by his father. Wei Wushuang wants to partner with the protagonist.

Chapter 2: Out of Ignorance. The two discuss a partnership at a teahouse. The protagonist invites the waiter over, and Wei Wushuang pays. They gather some information. The protagonist ultimately persuades Wei Wushuang to give up the imperial examination and return home to live a stable life as a wealthy second-generation. However, out of his own ignorance and curiosity about the world, he resolves to pass the examination.

Chapter 3: Assessment. The assessment begins, requiring the student to collect spiritual fire within seven days and refrain from harming fellow examinees. Once the task is announced, everyone rushes to find the glass bottles containing the spiritual fire. Fortunately, a member of an aristocratic family steps in to maintain order. The protagonist, with a clear vision of the situation, decides to rent a house.

Chapter 4, Fox. The protagonist spent three and a half taels of silver to rent a guest room for three days and a dinner. The room was secluded, perfect for cultivation. To become an alchemist, one must be able to perceive the energy between heaven and earth. While repairing, the protagonist had a nightmare and woke up to find someone sitting there. After communicating with them, they realized it was a fox girl.

Chapter 5: First Encounter. The protagonist isn't frightened by the nightmare the fox demon inflicts, as he's a time traveler and has played similar online games before. The fox demon is prejudiced against humans, but is also respectful and courteous. The protagonist offers it an olive branch, offering a piece of braised beef, and nearly succeeds.

Chapter 6: The Supervisor. Qingshan Town's invigilator, Shen Chun, was reporting on the current exam to Privy Council official Ba Xingtian. The candidates' performance on the first day was relatively normal, with the exception of Xia Fan, who was spending quite a bit. The supervisors who came with Ba Xingtian, though of low rank, exuded a certain mystery. They were also tasked with investigating the Listeners, though such individuals had not appeared in a long time.

Chapter 7, Venture Capital. The protagonist wakes up the next day to find the beef on the windowsill gone. He meets Wei Wushuang again at the inn, who has finally decided to confront him and give up the imperial examination. The protagonist decides to continue and figures out a way to make money: borrow money from those who failed the imperial examination, calling it investment. And he actually manages to raise the money.

Chapter 8, Luo Qingqing. The protagonist explains venture capital to Wei Wushuang, who immediately grasps a wealth of useful information. Hearing about the Spiritual Fire, the protagonist heads to the back mountain, only to discover it's already occupied by the children of aristocratic families. The three families have agreed to take turns occupying the area for a day, effectively denying ordinary candidates the chance to obtain the Spiritual Fire. To the protagonist's surprise, Luo Qingqing, the Luo family's prodigy, appears timid but harbors ulterior motives.

Chapter 9: The Alchemists' Duel. Eventually, one of the ordinary candidates for the imperial examinations takes action against the overbearing Pei family, and the duel between the alchemists suddenly begins. The motley crowd is quickly routed, but the protagonist chooses to approach the Pei family, seemingly intent on engaging their genius. However, he merely passes through. He unexpectedly discovers a track.

Chapter 10: Goodbye and Never See You Again. That night, the little fox finally arrived. From it, the protagonist learned the differences between mortals and alchemists, between humans and demons, and how to change the way humans and demons interact. Its wish was noble, and the protagonist's suggestion was pure, though its realization might be fraught with difficulty. They chatted for a long time, and as the fox departed, the protagonist promised to bring it some braised beef.

【Brief Comment】

Ermu is a great writer, whose representative work is "Release that Witch". In 2016, he topped the "Twelve Heavenly Kings" with "Release that Witch".

During its run, his novel The Witch consistently topped the monthly fantasy charts, a position unrivaled. It could even be said that he single-handedly held up half the fantasy landscape at the time. However, after The Witch concluded, the fantasy genre fell into decline again, with no authors or works emerging to take the lead and challenge other genres head-on.

He wandered around for a year and released a new book "Under the Way of Heaven" on August 20. As of August 24, it had 9695 collections on Qidian, 422 collections in the bookstore, 35 fans, and 2 alliance leaders.

The recommended position on the data network only shows a trial promotion for a new fantasy book.

There are relatively many recommendation slots in the fantasy category. As the most famous author in this category, the publicity campaign for the release of his new book is far less intense than that of The Legend of the Paladin.

Maybe it has something to do with the major editorial changes.

As of September 2, the number of collections on Qidian was 37,100, the number of collections in the bookstore was 1366, the number of fans was 55,900, and there were 9 alliance leaders.

The splash screen was given, and the category was strongly recommended. The basic treatment of great writers is gradually being fulfilled. However, compared with the publicity campaign for the new book of Paladin's Legend, it is indeed far behind.

In terms of the content of the two books, I personally prefer the second one because my "Mirror Giant" is a fantasy.

After reading his new book, one very intuitive and obvious feeling is that this book only retains the feature of fantasy classification, which symbolizes his origin as a fantasy god, and the content is actually a thorough oriental fantasy.

As a fantasy novel, it is difficult to come up with any novel features at the beginning. This book can only be said to be rigorous, with reasonable settings, intelligent characters, and a relatively interesting story. There don't seem to be any other particularly big features.

Therefore, you can put this book on the bookshelf first, and then see the first order situation when it is put on the shelves, and then decide whether to follow it or not.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
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【Cang's Ramblings】

Seeing that the witch farming style has now changed its type, from Western fantasy to Eastern fantasy, it is a little easier to accept.

But it also shows that the fantasy classification itself is really too difficult.

In particular, many Harry Potter fan fiction, as well as those involving Marvel, were forced to change their titles and content.

I don’t know if it’s an international version, but I’m starting to pay attention to copyright in this area.

In short, Ermu’s attempt at transformation this time is quite worth looking forward to.

However, it is probably difficult to reach the level of the previous book.

(End of this chapter)