The Demon-Hunting Academy

It's hard to imagine that this book is already three years old. And what's very funny is that I opened this book accidentally three years ago and was persuaded to give up by the clueless narrative about being led away from the playground to take the exam. Three years later, I opened this book again, only to find that in the past few years, "High School" has become a work that I couldn't bear to put down. I read the end of this volume intermittently for several months (to be honest, I opened the table of contents after reading it for a while and suddenly found that the last chapter was the epilogue, which shocked me). I felt too embarrassed to hold on to it, so I started writing this short review. In terms of artistic style, it is rare in recent years to see works that so perfectly integrate Eastern philosophy and Western philosophy, mysticism and scientism, realism and freehand brushwork, literature and art and pragmatism. It is not difficult to see the influence of the Harry Potter series, but compared with the previous novels that all inherited HP's magical worldview (there are many on this site) and the completely orientalized magical world adventure narratives (such as the "Chinese" series by writer Feng Ge), the strength of this work lies in the organic penetration of the two systems, creating a world and story that can be enjoyed by both audiences and can survive in the soil of online literature. In terms of narrative style, it is still based on HP's style and is sublimated to the author's own style. Aunt Luo is particularly good at using small details and side effects to show the story, advance the plot, and highlight the characters. This is especially evident in this work. What is even more valuable is that on top of this, the article also reflects the down-to-earth, direct, bold white space, and enlightening characteristics of the Chinese narrative method, without giving people the feeling of a weird imitation of the translation. At the level of wording and sentence making, or the level of technique, subjective feelings seem to be more descriptive. Abandoning the shortcomings of fast-food Internet articles that are always full of spit but poor writing, this article brings readers a high-level reading experience, which can be seen from the author's stable and superb writing skills, literary thoughts and philosophical thoughts. Especially the quotations from short poems in the last few chapters are wonderful. Therefore, I wrote the words "chuchen brushstrokes" in the title. It is really not easy to find a book that allows people to calmly enjoy the beauty of words in an impetuous environment. In terms of character creation, thanks to the delicate side descriptions and highlights, as well as the reasonable plot arrangement, the creation of flesh and blood is also a matter of course. Different from the cookie-cutter character templates, each character in "High School" behaves and speaks in a different way, which is also one of the hard indicators for judging a good book. Perhaps the characteristic of the protagonist Zheng Qing is that he has no characteristics. He can be submissive or angry, he can be a low-key boy who has a reputation as a public student but is self-conscious about his virtues and abilities, or he can be a domineering big cat waving his claws outwards. Such a diverse but not very prominent image leaves room for empathy and empathy for every reader. Whether it is the various characters surrounding the protagonist, the villains who are in conflict with him, or even the captains and their subordinates on the big ships who conspired on the river, everyone has their own soul, which is commendable. In addition to the above-mentioned evaluation of traditional literature, facing a novel based on Internet literature, it is necessary to talk about the time and space structure of the work. The time and space prices in this work are extremely rich. From the world of mortals to the transcendent world of Hui Zi Ji, and then to the mage world in between, the alien starry sky overhead, the ocean-going ship... The structure of space is already very rich; the stories of each small fragment of time divided by the plot are also well detailed. The underlying system architecture is a supernatural power system of scientific thinking. Everything is completely orderly but rich in imaginative and ingenious design. If possible, I hope to see more prominent and dramatic main lines and collisions between various forces in the next few volumes. Another three years will not be too long to write such a masterpiece.

I've only seen Chapter 450, so I'll give you my own opinion. There is no doubt that the world framework of this book is huge, the system of structure is relatively rigorous, and the characterization of the characters is also good. But the characterization of the main character is a bit poor. It can be seen that the author wanted to show the growth of the protagonist like Harry Potter, but the author ignored Zheng Qing's age. Zheng Qing is a college student and has the ability to live in society; while Porter is just an 11-year-old primary school student. Porter's immaturity is understandable, but Zheng Qing's frequent childish behavior makes it difficult not to question his mental age and IQ. As an adult, it is hard to believe that he would still think that "university is a university for students" and argue about the equality of elves and humans. If the setting is that the protagonist is still in elementary school or junior high school, I can understand it, but he is already in college! Also, when I saw a beautiful girl in the class, my brain twitched. I was really convinced. As an adult, take action if you like them. What kind of man are you talking about others all day long and being in a daze when you meet them? In general, except for the character of the protagonist, I like everything else about this book so far. I hope there will be different surprises when I read the next part.

So far, there are more than 200 chapters, and the plot is very good. But the main character really makes my balls ache. From what I have read so far, the book repeatedly emphasizes the dangers of this world. No matter what, he should be a little wary, but it's a pity that the protagonist is not. The protagonist feels like a simple setting to me, a curious, young boy, and a beginner wizard (who doesn't understand anything). Yes, more than two hundred chapters have been the same as the first chapter, and the initial character setting has not changed. If you say that the protagonist has just entered school now, I believe it. I don't understand that in such a university, in such a supernatural "society", the people and things around me are repeatedly telling the protagonist (and also explaining to the readers) that "the wizarding world is actually very dangerous". So from the time of school to the present, the protagonist is not expected to be a fish in water, but at least he should be able to acquire the above-mentioned basic concepts in his studies, life, and books, right? Why is it that after shaking hands with others in this chapter, my finger was pricked and bleeding continued, and why was there still no sense of "vigilance" when the blood was extracted? Isn't there the word "blood" that wizards are wary of? Moreover, someone pricked his finger and it bled, so why not be suspicious? The protagonist's attitude and behavior have not kept up with the progress of the plot at all. He was simply placed in this plot point by the author. He can only reflect the purpose, but cannot feel the evolution of the protagonist's personal characteristics (as the plot progresses). The feeling is that when the time set by the author comes, the protagonist will jump up a level and grow up naturally. However, the more than two hundred chapters in the middle have no transitional purpose. The narrative plot does not serve as nutrients for the protagonist's growth at all, allowing him to grow "little by little." Looking at this protagonist, or tool man, I just feel disconnected. My personal feeling is, "I've read more than two hundred chapters, but why do I feel like you, the protagonist, are still at the very beginning?"

Good books are not popular, but what can I say? Unreasonably and unexpectedly, there is either no emotional drama in the Qidian book, or seven or eight women fall in love with the male protagonist inexplicably. But the emotional drama in this book is extremely delicate and comfortable. In the Internet era, many authors wrote emotional dramas in a mess, and it was difficult to determine the scale. This book is really well written. How to put it this way, I generally can't stand books that are too long (The School Beauty's Personal Assistant seems to have almost 10,000 chapters). If the writing is long, it will be easy to make clichés, and the characters will become stereotyped if they appear too many times. This book currently has more than 1,200 copies. First of all, the author's imagination is still strong, and there is no routine at present. Then the characters are written by the author with clear priorities, and some supporting characters are not described at all. Therefore, in these more than 1,200 chapters, there are not too many characters and there is no facial expression. The protagonist of more than 1,200 pictures is just a freshman and has not yet become a registered wizard. There are still several stages to follow. But when the author wants to end it, he may feel that the world view has been basically shaped and he can't write anything else to end it. The author uses the protagonist as a forbidden spell to directly bridge the power gap of several wizard levels. Then in the seventh section, the demon is lured out, and the protagonist explodes, releasing the power of the forbidden curse. Kill Voldemort directly like Harry Potter. How should I put it, the author doesn't need to end it so early. Your book is actually more interesting than Harry Potter. Harry Potter doesn't have a specific power grading power system at all and it's not very comprehensive. Harry Potter is popular because it is the first book to reveal the mysteries of wizards. In fact, the author's book is much more complete, so don't let your book down. Think about it, the seventh volume is over, so what is the daily life of a registered wizard, how do you become a great wizard, and what are the laws of power of a legendary wizard? The conclusion of your seventh volume is a bit of a waste. The main character of Harry Potter explodes in size at the end. I think a big factor is that the division of his powers is very confusing. The division of power in your book is very clear. It can be written like One Piece, where the protagonist slowly upgrades, and it won't be like a fantasy book where the protagonist just changes the map. When the wizard reaches the registered wizard, there will definitely be many differences between the wizard and the great wizard, and the book will not become routine. Alas, the seventh volume is over, and I feel like a lot of things have not been written, as if I just finished the appetizers and the restaurant said it was closing. One last thing, I read this book during the epidemic. I was a student. School didn't start, so I didn't have much pocket money. Make up for the full booking when school starts. Put it up as evidence,

I'm really speechless. No matter how many times I read it, I still have no reaction to the protagonist being tricked into taking away his shadow by a stranger. Can the author explain why? What is Su Shijun? Why did the shadow protagonist who she deceived the protagonist have no reaction at all and just accepted it so happily? Some of the previous operations can only be said to be that the protagonist is a bit dull and a bit virginal, but after all, it can be understood that he has received nine years of compulsory education. He has high quality, strong empathy, and does not understand the magical world. But you have been cheated out of your shadow practice, so you are still indifferent? Didn't you ask the teacher or something to check again afterwards? Just accepted it so readily?

This protagonist often yells, often loses his voice, likes to argue, likes to be sarcastic, likes to ridicule, is easily irritable, has a bad memory, speaks without thinking, does not care about other people's affairs, nor does he care about his own affairs...

I feel like a lot of people say the protagonist is childish, but actually I don't think the protagonist is childish. But everyone has watched too many young and mature protagonists, and they have forgotten what a fresh freshman should look like. I think the author wrote it very well. The concubine Ming was still a loser in her freshman year, but she was able to chop down Odin with a knife in her junior year. This is the growth history of a young man, not only on the physical and ability level, I think the spiritual level is more important.

After reading more than a hundred chapters of this book, you can probably understand why it is not popular. Of course, these are some of my personal views. If you have different opinions, I hope everyone can communicate in a friendly manner. The first one is that the previous chapters feel that they lack one or more motivations for readers to continue reading. In other words, the plot tension is not enough. Specifically, at the beginning of this book, I received an invitation letter, and then various descriptions and various foreshadowings were given. These descriptions and foreshadowing are good, but the problem is that the motivation for readers to continue reading is "What is the school behind the invitation letter like?" And as the number of chapters increases, the reading motivation at this point continues to decrease. The author even spent several chapters describing the banshee, which makes it easier for readers to reduce the motivation to read. Give me a good example in this regard. For example, "The End of the Song Dynasty" begins with the protagonist being in prison, and readers naturally want to know how he will get out; just after trying his best to get out of prison in a thrilling way, he is assigned an impossible and difficult task, as well as various other character relationships. Everyone wants to know more about them and the subsequent plot, and the sense of rhythm and motivation to read are all at once. I also read part of this book. I always couldn't stand it after reading one or two chapters, so I turned it off. After a day or two, I continued to open it and read another chapter or two, and then I could barely continue reading. (Mainly because there are no books to read) The second point is a feeling of nondescript. It refers to the inconsistency between various elements of plot, character behavior, scene environment and background atmosphere, which can easily cause readers to lack imagination and involvement, and there is no unified background and atmosphere The protagonist is Chinese and his classmates are from various countries. It uses the Western fantasy title of wizard, and also has elements of Eastern fantasy such as talismans and seal scripts. It has both ancient elements such as guardian door gods, and modern elements such as flying to school. Some readers may not understand what I am talking about after reading this. Let me give you an example. If I write that the protagonist and his party came to the Forbidden City and stood in front of the palace gate. Then readers will naturally imagine the red walls and gold tiles of the Forbidden City, the royal atmosphere and open square, and the grand atmosphere of ancient times. I also wrote that the protagonist and his party arrived at the old castle in the west at the end of the month. Then readers can naturally think of the gloomy and deserted castle in the west at night. When the moonlight falls, bats start up from the nearby woods and fly into the castle. Then I write this: An Eastern-style city wall surrounds a Western castle, and guards patrol it with a gun. That might be a bit abstract. Based on this sentence alone, is the guard imagined by the reader actually the armor of the East? Or is it Western armor? Or are they wearing modern special operations uniforms, or are they wearing ancient clothes? This is the source of nondescript. Of course I will continue to read, after all, the book shortage is really too uncomfortable. When I pull up the ranking list at the starting point, those at the top have either read it or some other ghost.

Emmmmmmm, the subject matter is very attractive and the writing is good, but it's just that 1. The plot is too slow and lengthy. It took several chapters to portray the supporting characters and more than ten chapters to write about flying. 2. The character of the protagonist is a bit outrageous. Although the life circle is very narrow since childhood, it is not like the 18-year-old who always blushes and wants to imitate HP's style. The character is used to portray the protagonist as he matures step by step. The premise is the age. He is a child, you are an adult, sister There is a lot of foreshadowing in the front, and the world background is very large, but the previous ones are true and will not attract many people who like fast-food novels. People who can calm down and read slowly will also give up because of the portrayal of the protagonist. I have only read more than fifty chapters, and I can't help but come here to complain. Again, this is a very good book, but if you are used to white text and fast food style, I recommend swiping right or the upper left corner.

What can I say about this book? It is really delicate, but it is too cumbersome. I have written 4 million words and have not yet broken through the first level. But the author really writes with great care. Compared with other novels of the same type that I have read before, the world of this novel is very comprehensive and large, unlike some novels that look too broken. He writes very meticulously, and many book friends say this book is like the Chinese version of Harry Potter. He writes about the protagonist's life, study, and growth very slowly, but very steadfastly, bit by bit, step by step, as if there really is such a person studying and growing up in a magic school, without the illusion of a loft in the sky. There is no doubt that this is a great book!