
Ballad of Assassination
吟游刺杀录
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 3.0M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Otherworld Continent
- Updated
- 4y ago
- Source
- Qidian
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Late-Night Reading Warning! Novels You Won't Be Able to Put Down
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A Bookworm’s Smorgasbord
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No More Idiot Plots: Stories with Tight, Well-Crafted Plots
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No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No System, Just Smart Characters
These days, if a novel's protagonist hasn't been reborn, transmigrated to another world, or been given a System or a wise old mentor in their pocket, they can hardly look anyone in the eye. Stories with any of those three things can seem fresh and fun at first, but after a while they get tiresome. Just look at the titles of new releases: Reborn as XXX, Transmigrated as XXX, The XXX System. I mostly ignore books with those tropes. They're all pretty much the same, and it's hard to find a new twis
Plot-Driven, Not for Beginners: A Variety of Genres ①
🌼There's already a second list, too, so if you're looking for something to read, give it a follow. 🌸Some books from the main list will gradually be moved to the genre lists and removed, so feel free to follow the genre lists you like. 🌸Because of the list size limit, reviews for some books of the same type will be collected under a single book. 🌸Please follow and send flowers~😁 🌻There are six genre lists🌻: Plot-driven stories (not dumbed down): ① Sci-fi ② Fantasy ③ High fantasy ④ Urban ⑤ Histor
Plot-Driven (Not Dumbed Down): Fantasy, Part 2
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Well-Plotted Stories with Smart Characters
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Let's Enjoy These Good Books Together
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Those Overlooked “Good” Books from Back Then
Tombstones dug up from the graveyard of history I periodically add and remove all kinds of great books and toxic reads. What? You think the books I recommend aren't good? tan 90º Then our tastes just don't match. It has nothing whatsoever to do with me~ I always recommend books on a whim! Big-name authors? Stats? Readers? None of that matters. I recommend whatever I want! That's the whole point! (๑•ี_เ•ี๑) Least toxic book ★ ☆ Best book Plot: 6/10, toxic book ★★ ☆☆ Plot: 6/10, good book W
My Collection
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Niche Reads
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Beginner-Friendly, Tearjerker Reads
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An 18-Year Veteran Reader’s List, No Female-Oriented Fiction, Updated Whenever
I’ve been reading web novels since 2004, and I’ve become more and more particular about what I read. Writing style, plot logic, and well-rounded characters are all factors in whether I keep going. I don’t read many novels aimed at women, but I’ve added the ones I think are good to this list~ If you’re into the same things, let’s chat sometime, meow…(´・_・`)
One Female Lead or None: All I Ask Is One Beloved in This Life, or a Drink, a Sword, and the Open Road
I've been reading for over a decade, and I've tried almost every genre, long or short. My tastes have become pickier over time. I used to enjoy System stories, online games, and harems, but not so much anymore. These days, I follow novels with one or no heroines. I'll make an exception if the premise is especially original. I'm putting together a list of books like that. Lots of books I've read aren't on Qidian, and I can't remember whether some had just one heroine, so I won't recommend them. T
Lanya's Picks
#TryTheFirstTenChapters# This tag marks new books whose first ten chapters I tried and thought were pretty good. I’ll check out the books recommended in the comments. If I don’t add one, it’s because I don’t want to recommend it. I won’t reply to every comment.
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[Gems and Hidden Treasures] Top-Tier Reads Through Old Fengzhu’s Eyes
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Hidden Gems: A List of Lesser-Known Novels (Usually, More or Less)
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Game development of the same name (xiagao)
I created an opening plot in one afternoon... (Funny) The production is so bad that someone who can't even understand what the script is actually used a fool's machine to create this thing. Congratulations awa (Read the comments, shit... Actually, I am only a third-year junior high school student, and I can use RPG Maker to make it... The materials are all from the material library. I originally wanted to download the pirated MV version, but only the genuine version is available on Steam, priced at RMB 204. The price will be reduced at Christmas. Probably... People with basic first-grade mathematics knowledge can basically understand the basic operations in a month.) I am currently preparing to go to an information technology vocational high school... I will be bored to death if I go to high school again. Oh, I am the protagonist. The protagonist is immortal and the novel is endless (funny) At some point, it seems that a big mistake has been made and I started to pay attention to copyright... I had to fill in the connections blindly...
Those attracted by the sand sculpture cover gather under the post
[Some personal opinions about this book] Um, how should I put it? ! In fact, in my opinion, the first thirty chapters of this book are very good, the plot is very beautifully played, and it really has the feeling of fairy grass! But from joining the army to avoid assassination, to suddenly shouting patriotic slogans without any previous description, I felt that the plot of the story was completely unbearable to think about. The protagonist has a high IQ, but he obviously has so many assassin friends, so he doesn't think about how to deal with the issue of the assassin guild leader. As for the general's problem, the way to deal with the problem and the angle of thinking about the problem completely abandon the previous character setting. I only saw the bandit part, the part that ended when I left the country, and I tortured the master for the sake of abusing the master. Maybe the author wants to contrast your plot with the characters to create a contrast? Congratulations, you succeeded! But the real problem is that it's okay for you to make jokes. Some means are indeed needed to attract readers in the early stage, but the author didn't think about it, so it's not enough! However, if you forcefully play memes and use memes as the main line, you will easily fall into a situation of self-pleasure. I can accept the thirty chapters, after all, it is to increase readers' interest. You can also read fifty chapters of gags, but after reading one hundred, two hundred, three hundred chapters or even more gags, you really get tired of reading them! I don't know what the author's mentality was when he wrote it, but this book is purely for the sake of making jokes, but making jokes really cannot build up a complete world view! I really can't see what the main story line of this book is? Just for fun? Neither a military theme nor a Western fantasy type, the Guangguang exercise is just for show, oh, the trebuchet is great! ? If you remove this section, it will have no effect at all! Generally speaking, setting up a main line of story development based on the world view can give others something to pay attention to! In conjunction with the previous sub-line, the funny jokes can be used as the author's private goods! There is no problem. However, I really can't feel the main concept of the story. I just keep playing jokes. It's really tiring after watching too much. I can't even afford to take the lead! There is never a good article that relies solely on jokes. Those interesting books and anti-routine articles are all supported by a clear main line! Just like you regard dessert as a staple food, and turn the staple food into an appetizer. [PS; light spray - a cute new trainee who doesn't have sex for free]
[Comment] This is how the definition of a gentleman comes about
So this is how the definition of a gentleman comes from
My reading instructions: This book has been on the bookshelf for half a year. I picked it up a few times, but put it back before I could read Chapter 20... I was thinking, this should be a satirical literature? ! . And there is a very strange thing. In the past six months, dozens of books have been added to and deleted from the bookshelf, but this book is still like a depreciated handicraft on the desk. Every time I pick it up, I want to throw it away. Finally, I fumble to find it and put it in the same place again... Reluctance, disgust, attention, lack of enthusiasm... This book gives me such a strange feeling.
Dog Walker
In terms of form: it follows the trend, plays tricks, and is very interesting to read. In terms of content: the early stage is funny and absurd, the middle stage will have some content that reflects history and reality, and the later stage will discuss some philosophical and social issues. Protagonist setting: First he was a bard, and later he served in the army and became a librarian of Wangli Academy after retiring. He has a strong sense of national honor. He is serious about his work, always doing things, and has a profound understanding of society and human nature. However, his personality is not very likable to some people. He is the kind of person who makes use of resources when he has them. He likes to experiment and inquire into the root of things. Main plot: There is no obvious main plot, the ultimate counter-routine, it should be plot-driven. Many of the plots are set up to bring out the scenes the author wants. There are many foreshadowings and easter eggs in the article. Overall: worth a look
Abandoned the book
1. The early stage is quite interesting. The bard starts, is hunted, flees, enters the military camp to avoid trouble, and the daily life in the military camp... 2. The problem starts from here. Although the daily life in the military camp is quite good, later on he becomes more and more like a new recruit who knows some magic. What are the characteristics of the protagonist? What are the qualities of a bard? Adventure? Talkative? What about max-level survival skills? (The magic shield pot is awesome, but this is just an idea) Where are the fun companions? This Assassin's Guild is also a failure. The description above is quite professional, but the performance is very amateurish, and the relationship with the protagonist is also very awkward. 3. When we write articles, especially those about other worlds, we should not reflect reality, okay... Why do we still hope to inspire readers to love the motherland? Love a foreign country? Another world, India? Can't we just write a medieval European style and add some swords and magic? Would you like to learn about The Lord of the Rings? 4. After reading the chapter about the Indian court trial, my favorability dropped to zero, so I continued reading 5. The protagonist continued to join the army and watched a broken catapult. OK, at first glance, the protagonist is looked down upon by others, and then after a long period of accumulation, he achieves great success with a catapult, and everyone is impressed... It's not that it can't be written this way. But this shit has nothing to do with the bard, *, I feel so sad. If I didn't really like the style at the beginning of this book, why would I waste my time typing so many words! It really hurts.
This book is indeed a good book, whether it's a joke or a good plot, there's nothing wrong with it. Let me first state that this book is indeed a book that can be read. But there are really big problems with the character setting. I don't know why a staff officer can be so stupid. Although there is an explanation in the book, it is too far-fetched. A general's actions are completely different. At first, it is obviously completely targeted at the protagonist, but later on when doing tasks, it obviously loosens up a lot. The part where Thane becomes Kevin's subordinate is really hurtful. I never thought that a general would have such an opinion. Then there is the setting of the two light elves. You said it was just two light elves being stupid, which I can accept. But when you said that the light elves tried not to kill others and even healed them after fighting, I really laughed. Forcibly reducing intelligence, it is not easy for such a race to be preserved to this day... Although the author may think that this book breaks away from the traditional formula, but I have to say that the essence is still a formula. It is just that all the teammates around Kevin have a wave of intelligence, and then Kevin shows off. But overall, it is still good. After all, it is not good and I am too lazy to write such a long book review.
It deserves to be that no one is watching. It directly blocks the upper limit of the protagonist, and makes a half-elf setting. It requires swordsmanship but no swordsmanship, magic but no magic, and the bow and arrow cannot be drawn well. He doesn't even say a word about his handsome face... In the first thirty chapters of the fairy grass, the more you go, the more you let yourself go. What should I do if I get beaten? I have to swallow my anger. If I am defeated, I have to swallow my anger and use my intelligence and words to survive. It can be called a real loser. But this is where it becomes real. The world setting is a bit interesting, but it's wasted. It's all about people. ... Not to mention it was cool, I didn't even have the courage to throw my hat in the ring, so I ran away as soon as I saw it clearly. If it doesn't work now, I would just jump to the army. You must make yourself uncomfortable. It feels like the author is driving the plot, not the protagonist.