Raphael the Battle Mage

The grand scale of the early scenes, presented through montage shots, was truly remarkable. However, in the early part of the story, readers couldn't fully immerse themselves in this pessimistic epic; the emotional shifts were too rapid to easily connect with. But, but please keep writing, author! I truly support you. Keep going!

The female characters are so annoyingly portrayed. The first twenty-odd chapters are clearly a brutal, meat grinder war, with various enemy and friendly personnel configurations, skill exchanges, and casualties. Suddenly, a middle-aged man turns into a cat-person, and we describe his physique, appearance, and various eye contact. Are they just background figures for the war?

To be honest, having spent years in the no-CP (no romance) community, I think the female characters in this story are well-described. There are no descriptions like "skin like porcelain," "big breasts and long legs," or anything like staring at someone's chest or feet. I've almost never seen any descriptions of body shape. They just say she's good-looking, and then move on to normal descriptions.

I admire the author's courage. In an environment where online game novels are becoming increasingly popular, the author still manages to write and create a vivid story. I haven't seen such a deeply moving online game novel in a long time. It's really well-written, especially the war scenes before the open beta, which are truly captivating. I will continue to support the author. Keep it up!

When you update your writing, minor flaws will be magnified, and your immature writing style will be criticized. When you're up two hours in a row, a little patience is born, and the plot's progress becomes more important. As the third watch of the night approaches, small murmurs of praise begin to emerge, while the number of mocking remarks starts to decline.

Holy crap, the only virtual reality online game on Qidian! It reminds me of when I first read Aetia. 😍

This is so retro! There are still authors who ship virtual reality games these days. 🙂

It seems like the story is going to be abandoned soon. There are too many suspenseful, dangerous plots; it's tiring to read, and not many people will be able to keep following it. I'm already exhausted from work every day, and I just want to read something lighthearted, where the protagonist is completely in control and crushing everyone else. An occasional dramatic, emotional moment is fine, but constant dramatic, emotional scenes are just too much for me.

Personally, I feel that the initial tone of *The Sighing Fortress* was too high; the actual release created a huge sense of disappointment and dissonance. I don't know about others, but after reading four or five chapters of the second volume, I felt it was rather bland and tasteless, like eating Sichuan spicy rabbit head followed by Cantonese steamed grouper—not that it was bad, but the flavor was overwhelmed, and you couldn't taste the freshness of the grouper.

The war came too fast! The protagonist hasn't even fully developed yet, and can only cast one level of spells, and he's already involved in a massive battle. Can he even keep up? The situation has been escalated to this level now; if the protagonist develops later, he won't be able to bring about many new changes in the overall situation.