Stealing Game

From an objective point of view: Judging from the content of the current series, the main character, an archaeologist who is a "curiosity killed the cat", is involved in the tragic fate of his childhood friend, only to find that all this is not simply something that can be easily explained by a so-called curse or a strange disease. Instead, it involves numerous and complex forces at home and abroad, as well as "past stories" that are closely related to the earth hidden under the civilization of Egypt or ancient Egypt. And all the content up to the end of the series makes people feel that this is just the beginning. The beginning seems to have a "zhihuti" feeling. The first-person substitution allows the reader to be well immersed in the story. The hook of the prologue is also very good. Why does "I" appear in this chaotic and disorderly place? Is the sound of the drum saving "me" or calling "me" to die? Why did "I" choose to lie down on my own initiative? In addition to the hooks of questions, there are also things that look like foreshadowing, such as the golden face in the mirror and the flash of golden blood, which can make people look back, expecting the questions to be answered and the foreshadowing to appear before their eyes. After the prologue, the opening chapter is still a first-person narrative. Coupled with the special subject of archeology, it can't help but remind people of another kind of "archaeology" running wildly on the illegal road, the famous "archaeological notes" and "people lighting candles". Different from "Archaeological Notes" and "People Light Candles". Unlike "Archaeological Notes" and "Human Candle", in which the protagonist quickly enters an adventurous state, this book seems a little dull at first, like a simple record of his work and life by an ordinary archaeologist. It is even filled with too many elements about Egyptian history and mythology, which makes people confused for a while. Even the tragic fate of a childhood friend who was suddenly informed seems inexplicable. The protagonist is like a supporting character suddenly added in an adventure novel. Not only does the protagonist himself not know what he should do, but readers also feel that the protagonist does not need to get involved in those complicated and dangerous whirlpools. However, danger is always there, and the protagonist's family has also been entangled with people from his childhood friend's family for a long time. Coupled with the protagonist's curiosity and thirst for knowledge that are stronger than ordinary people, this is also the premise for the protagonist to take the initiative to step into the storm step by step. Even when the subsequent questions are gradually revealed, people can feel the storm while looking back at the previous chapter. Even the ordinary one or two sentences about work at the beginning of the first chapter are foreshadowing. It makes people feel that the sea surface seems to be calm at first, but in fact there are a lot of undercurrents under the sea surface. In the first half of the story, the author spends a lot of time and detail describing Egypt's customs, customs, history, and Egypt's "colonial sequelae" in order to make people feel the exotic customs that are different from the Chinese culture; At the same time, due to the nature of the protagonist's work, the history and mythology of ancient Egypt, as well as the funeral culture, are also presented to the readers one by one. The story characters appear one after another. Unfortunately, the appearance of each new character cannot solve the protagonist's questions. Instead, each one brings a mystery that is constantly being cut and messed up. This allows the reader to empathize with the protagonist very well, because the protagonist also has a headache with the ball of yarn that cannot find the thread. This part requires people to calm down and read it carefully, and not let go of any small character. If you read it faster, you may not understand why a character suddenly appeared later. But in fact, the major forces have already penetrated around the protagonist, or in Egypt. In the second half of the story, the protagonist, who was competed by various forces, his flower planting team, the American Emperor team, and the joint team embarked on a journey full of unknowns to find the temple. Although the protagonist followed the team, it felt like he was "alone". The team that the protagonist belongs to also has another purpose. Speaking of which, I have to mention that the flower-planting team has a "thousand-layer cake" per person. Not to mention that the rest of the team seems to be big bosses with hidden identities. The three people who are close to the protagonist have taken off many vests so far in the serialization. Coupled with the villains and chaotic characters whose positions are unclear, the temple tour is quite lively, but it is not until you enter the temple that your eyes are really opened. Giant creatures, strange storms, the combination of temples and tombs in the chaos, clever "puzzles", the protagonists' guesses about the temple, and their doubts about human civilization all make people's hair stand on end. The author's theory is very solid, some of the plots are also quite sophisticated, and the writing style is quite steady. If you read the front-end story quietly, you can have some fun reading foreign mythological stories such as Aesop's Fables or One Thousand and One Nights. In addition, the author can feel some small romances unique to the author about some characters and some storylines in the book, such as "On the banks of the Nile, swallows hovered over the ruins of the temple where the shroud was lifted." "There are no stars under the ground, but Ali's eyes were wrong and he watched his night." "Boiling snow and boiling the sea." "My life is loyal to the motherland, and my heart is loyal to you." And the "moon" as a prop to promote the main line in the article has been described many times as beautiful or lonely. Even the protagonist is asking, "But this borrowed moon, what should I get in return?" (The author's writing style is romantic with ideas, I like it very, very, very much😍) Although it has been poked by the author's romantic factor many times, the emotional line is still a bit weak, so that when the protagonist expresses that the friendship with his childhood friend has gradually upgraded to "my moon" due to a life-and-death situation, it still feels disgusting and uncomfortable. If a certain southern novel once said, "There is such a thing as fate, why don't you think it's too pretentious?" Then this novel should be "What is this thing like fate? I am particularly curious. I must ask to the end, what is the reason for this?" The main line of the story also echoes the title of the story very well. The word "theft" is a bit clever. Before the journey to find the temple begins, what is in the hidden temple "stole" the position of the more popular and believed god at that time and was enshrined by the Egyptian pharaoh, but he buried it deeply while worshiping; After the journey to find the temple began, on the way to escape from the temple, there were chaotic and malicious puzzle games with "sacrifice" as the switch. Why did both the Egyptian pharaoh and the gods cautiously and vigilantly try to offer "sacrifice"? Who is the other party being warned, and who is taking the place of God? What even makes people feel chills behind their backs is that there seems to be an unknown force trying to "transform" existing humans, coming from an unknown place to "replace" today's human civilization and "steal" a place of survival. From the character point of view, it is a growth-oriented novel. From the plot point of view, it is an adventure story ranging from science to fantasy. It is worth reading. Hope the author: Keep up the socialist brotherhood! ! ! No emotional lines! ! ! If there is no man in my heart, I will shovel the God of Nature!