Striving in the Age of Steam
奋斗在蒸汽时代
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.8M Words
- Genre
- Western Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Modern Magic
- Updated
- 5y ago
- English
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After reading about 40 chapters, it's clear the author has ambitious plans and aims to create a mystery-level novel. However, the author makes the same mistake as other light novels: hoarding all the benefits, even if they won't be used for dozens or even hundreds of chapters due to insufficient power.
I originally wanted to read a farming/settling story, but it turned into endless adventures. Even after he became a member of the ruling class, he was still like a barefoot adventurer, always charging into battle. It was ridiculous. The beginning mentioned the Bai Ze bloodline, and later the book spirit, along with many small inventions.
A small suggestion: in a Western fantasy setting, using the yuan as the unit of currency seems a bit out of place. Only China and Japan use the yuan. If the author doesn't want to make that up, they could just use pounds.
Anyone here come from the multiverse shopkeeper? 1/10000000000
To be honest, the Jianmu cheat ability is barely noticeable. The protagonist hardly used this cheat ability. With so much wealth, he could have easily exchanged for more talents and stacked passive skills. The Jianmu Space is rarely used; it would be better to set the protagonist's cheat ability as awakening the Bai Ze bloodline.
As a normal person, wouldn't you report a robbery to the police immediately? Even in ancient times, you would report a robbery. Furthermore, since the setting is World War I era technology, there's no need to depict medicine as medieval.
Author, what was your original intention in writing this book? Here's a piece of advice: write according to your own heart. Why? Some people like white protagonists, some like black protagonists. And some like a book without any Chinese characteristics or elements.
Why did the description of the cheat codes for level 174 suddenly disappear?
Is the protagonist's cheat ability just for show? He only sacrifices himself once in a long while, and is it possible to transform the seed into a high-yield seed from his past life?
With such a cheat code, hard work seems almost pointless. Just be careful not to make it too overpowered.