Paper Effigy Maker: This Is Late Ming Liaozhai

This author is really stubborn. The subject matter is good, but the author's writing is really bad. 1. First of all, the protagonist could have used the Skin-Painting Technique to disguise himself and kill someone without being discovered by his enemies, but he just didn't use it. He just played around with it. Even when readers pointed it out, he didn't listen and pretended not to see it.

How can an empire be destroyed by a single tribe in a world of extraordinary beings?

Let's change the skill levels. These random levels are completely meaningless; I don't understand what level they represent. Why use phrases like "beginner," "master," and "some progress"? They're all just nonsense. It would be better to use numerical levels, such as Lv1, Lv2, or (1/8) current level/total level. This would be simpler and clearer. Or, you could use text like (Beginner, Minor Success, Major Success, Perfection), which would be much simpler and clearer.

Isn't this a bit off-topic? The main character has no presence, and there are no spells or anything. It's all about describing other people. You could have written a story about Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio instead of plunging headlong into the Chaos. Or maybe you could have encountered some monsters along the way that caused you trouble or helped you, so the main character could have some presence.

Having read over 30 chapters, the protagonist joins forces with Sun Chuanting, uses his scholar status to become a constable, and possesses a secret manual for cultivating vital energy that he doesn't upgrade... It feels like he's suddenly offended both historical fiction and fantasy novel readers. 😅😅😅😅😅

Brothers, this is really discouraging. We want to see a normal protagonist. Forgive my bluntness, but what's the point of having dragon energy in your hands if you lack cultivation techniques? It's utterly useless. Does our paper puppet even exist? Why don't you go out and exchange this puppet for dragon energy and get something better in return? What nonsense about the Ming Dynasty?

If the protagonist reports the Fan family and uses the emperor's power to deal with them, it would be relatively simple. However, the extent of their influence in the court is unknown. Furthermore, this would inevitably require the surrender of dragon energy crystals, and most importantly, the future gains are uncertain; the protagonist might embezzle some of the rewards.

After reading fifty chapters in one go, I realized it was a bit of a bait and switch. Paper-making is actually a kind of Taoist art, and the author could have easily innovated by first making paper-making the art top-level and then incorporating the concept of puppetry to combine them into one. Wouldn't it have been better to create a guardian deity like the Six Ding and Six Jia Gods?

This plot arrangement involving the Dragon Qi Crystal is truly baffling! Wouldn't it have been better to just report it directly? Why complicate such a simple matter? You're a man with cheat codes, and you even know how to obtain Enlightenment Points—whether it's martial arts, the imperial examinations, or cultivating immortality, what can't you do?

Seeing the first three chapters released, well, they're alright, not bad either. However, the author seems to have covered a lot of glaring flaws. Let me list a few. 1. Suppressing the protagonist. Initially, the author added points to the paper-crafting skill, but I didn't see where the ability increase came from. Also, why leave the Nourishing Vitality Technique untouched?