At a remote Tang dynasty post station, only the old postmaster and I remain.
Turkic bandits are close enough to see their beacon fires, but the water cellar holds only three barrels of water.
I catch the old postmaster stealing water. His bony fingers clamp around my throat. “Kid, give me the water or you die!”
The memories of my past life as a hydraulic engineer suddenly return. I point beneath the post station with a smile. “Water? There's plenty below.”
He scoffs. “Bullshit! Where would water come from in this godforsaken place?”
Three months later, I divert an underground river to end a century-long drought in the northwest. The old postmaster kneels and calls me the Dragon King.
Five years later, I command a hundred thousand cavalry, control the Hexi Corridor, and preside over bustling trade routes and workshops everywhere.
Ten years later, the Nine Tripods stand in Luoyang. I look down at the prostrate Turkic khagan. “Is the water you tried to steal back then enough to water your horses at Yinshan?”
The struggle and growth of the low-level people in troubled times are spread out against the background of the yellow sand sky, and the atmosphere is well created. The author's writing skills are solid, and the description of the environment is very picturesque. The scenes of desert wind and sand, fireworks at the inn, and troubled times seem to be right in front of you. He has also put a lot of effort into character creation. The protagonist is at the bottom but is unwilling to sink. His character is rich in layers and is no longer thin. The cheating protagonist can make people sympathize with the difficult situation of small people trying to survive. The shortcoming is that the overall narrative pace is too fast, some plots are advanced a bit hastily, many turns are sudden, and the description of some bridge sections is slightly exaggerated, lacking a little foreshadowing process. The psychological changes of many characters and the causal logic of events can be further polished and refined. Overall, this is a work with great potential. The story concept is very good, and the theme of counterattack from the bottom is very attractive. If the pace of the narrative can be slowed down a bit in the future, more foreshadowing can be added to the key plots, some exaggerated descriptions can be restrained, and the character's mental journey can be portrayed more completely, the completeness and appeal of the story will reach a higher level. I am very much looking forward to subsequent updates.
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The author's writing skills are profound, his descriptions are clear, detailed, and not verbose. The main line is novel, and the overall framework is high-level. It is a pity to cut it off. There are many high-quality works in Tomatoes that are unknown and buried in the yellow sand.
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It fits the history and the storyline is touching. You can continue watching.
It is very beautiful, with a tragic and majestic momentum. The author's writing is very good, the description is accurate and beautiful, and it has a poetic feeling.
Yes, the conflict in the writing is intense
Nice. Really pretty!
It sounds great. I give it a big thumbs up. It sounds great.
Most of it is not plot but description. A drop of water can give you a whole dozen