Black Tower Traditional Chinese Medicine Guide: Curing Interstellar Sentinels' Frenzy

[Personal opinion, please refrain from criticism] As a differentiated dark horse in the interstellar Sentinel genre in recent years, the most striking aspect of this work is its core setting of "treating manic Sentinels with Traditional Chinese Medicine," directly breaking away from the fixed narrative logic of similar works that have long relied on "forced mental intervention."

It's alright. The premise is good, and this type of story is quite enjoyable to read. However, the writing style doesn't quite live up to it; it's a little disjointed and lacks focus. The content isn't something an average person could write, I don't know if that's accurate, but it feels incredibly professional because I couldn't understand it at all.

The subject matter is quite good, and the writing is decent, but the pacing is a bit uneven. Sometimes the pace is very fast, and other times insignificant details recur, with the same sentence repeated between paragraphs. The supposedly exciting parts, like the healing and saving lives, quickly escalate to the point where the protagonist becomes a beloved pet, without much interaction or story…

Overall, it's quite good. The beginning is novel and I haven't seen anything like it well. However, after the revelation of traditional Chinese medicine techniques, the plot becomes predictable. It seems to be geared towards a research group's favorite protagonist, with Guides or Sentinels acting as antagonists to create conflict and disbelief.

The writing is currently very good and engaging, unlike typical spies' stories. This one uses Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a template, explaining how to treat mental disturbances through TCM theories, which is really interesting. The writing style is also very smooth, without any overly colloquial language or awkward moments.

The theme is novel, and overall it's okay. The novice is also quite cute. However, there's repetitive use of words like "slowly" and "gradually" (this word appears three or four times in chapter 41 alone), "steadily" and "full," and too many idioms (I marked nearly eighty in chapter 41; perhaps my understanding of idioms is too broad).

Qi Sili, please go home, okay? 😫 Don't use otome games.

Overall, it's quite good. The opening combination of traditional Chinese medicine and interstellar sentinel setting is particularly novel; I've rarely seen this kind of imaginative concept before. The protagonist's use of acupuncture and medicinal cuisine to soothe the sentinels' manic emotions is very engaging. The clean and delicate relationship between the two male leads, with mutual healing, and the 1v1 format with both leads being virgins, makes for a very pleasant read.

Overall, it's a good story, written at a leisurely pace. I like this gentle, narrative style. My personal triggers: The protagonist frequently gets emotional and hugs the people next to him. If he were heterosexual, from a same-sex perspective, it would be like a close friend or buddy hug—nothing awkward about it.

The plot flows smoothly, the characters are very appealing, and the logic is quite sound. However, there's a part in the middle where I don't know if he was engrossed in a medical book, but he had a bit of an ancient scholar vibe that sounded a little awkward. It's one thing for a military civilian to speak, but why is someone going to war speaking in such a literary style? Haha.