Lord of the Mysteries: Shadow of Order

The progression is too slow, why? Why is the entire Mystery series so slow? It feels even slower than when I read Lord of Mysteries. I've come to a conclusion: most Lord of Mysteries fanfics, because they know too much, lead to them constantly encountering major events, resulting in them always taking on challenges beyond their level.

I hope the author won't portray the protagonist as overly devoted to Klein, or to Hugh and Fors from the original work. This is what I hate most about fanfiction—giving away money, resources, and materials to others. Of course, this book doesn't have that yet. Also, I hope the protagonist in this historical setting of Lord of Mysteries will be more ruthless, violent, and selfish.

I also lean towards the protagonist becoming the Black Emperor; it doesn't necessarily mean he has to save Huang Tao. In the *Mysterious* fanfiction, it feels like everyone ends up saving him, even the goddess ignores him.

I hope the author can manage the pace of the protagonist's progression! The Reader's Book has dragged on for hundreds of chapters and is still only at Sequence 6, and the Hunter's Book has also dragged on for hundreds of chapters and is still only at Sequence 7 😥. The progression is too slow; unless someone gets a huge cheat code later on, they definitely won't be able to keep up with the events Klein has experienced!

The book is well-written, but not enjoyable; there are two key issues: 1. No satisfying moments, just surviving to the end. While literary types might feel ashamed of writing satisfying stories, this is precisely where the emotional fluctuations of the characters need to be depicted. All literary works are essentially about people.

Write down your thoughts. The author writes very well; it's arguably one of the best mystery fanfictions I've ever read, but there are a few plot holes... 1. Bethel should know that Tamara's ancestor was a follower of the Uncertain Mist, and that Tamara's ancestor initially followed the path of the Judge, but eventually switched to the Gate path! He ultimately became a Sequence 2 Planeswalker...

What's the author up to? Other protagonists pretend to be weak because they lack strength and foundation; revealing too much talent is like a tree standing out in the forest—it's bound to be felled by the wind. This protagonist is already the King of Angels and the king of two countries, yet he's still going to such lengths to hide, feign weakness, and use an alias. What is he afraid of?

To be honest, I feel the author's understanding of some parts of the original work is off. The most obvious example is the number of extraordinary individuals. A family with thousands of extraordinary individuals… regardless of their rank, this number is absurd.

Actually, I'm more inclined to believe the protagonist becomes a god, even if he's the Black Emperor. Why can't someone else become a god just because Huang Tao is the Black Emperor? Besides, Huang Tao's path was forced, and he was corrupted by the Mother Goddess. Can he return to normal after his resurrection? (I don't remember if he can or not).

The basic requirement for a protagonist: you need to make people feel that he/she is real, that he/she has his/her own interests, his/her own awareness, and his/her own way of doing things; otherwise, you are just writing a tool.