The Arcane Emperor

I listened attentively for over ten chapters, and I felt the protagonist was incredibly saintly. He rewarded soldiers, and when the soldiers lied about their military achievements, the only punishment after being caught was a deduction in pay. Even deserters who took the blame for their comrades were simply stripped of their freedom for a year. There was absolutely no authority from the leader. I'm so annoyed; I'm leaving now.

The author completely misunderstands the true power of the Time Dragon. The Primordial Time Dragon is even more powerful than a Great God; it is legendary from birth, stronger than an ordinary True God upon adulthood, and invincible in the Prime Material Plane.

The title and synopsis don't match; the title suggests that only a calm and collected personality can lead to success, but the synopsis portrays the protagonist as a cheerful and goofy character. It would be best if the synopsis could be revised.

The currency system is truly appalling. The protagonist is incredibly generous with money, making him the main character. Everything is sold at cost price, but everything bought is subject to a premium. A territory's monthly income is 100,000, but it must spend 200,000 per month. And don't even complain about that; that doesn't even include the benefits given to the territories and guards.

This is truly treating money like dirt! Capturing a troll costs 50 gold coins, three times higher than elsewhere. You're practically penniless yourself, yet you're offering such a high reward. Being one level above the people of that era is benevolence, two levels is madness, three levels is stupidity. This isn't how you attract people! Fifty percent above market price is already a lot.

One minute they're talking about the goddess of fate, Taki; the next they're talking about the goddess of luck, Tamora—it's ridiculous. And then there's this bloodline... This Western worldview has created a Candle Dragon bloodline, constantly expanding its territory while its individual strength is utterly pathetic. 😒

After reading the first part, I finally understand why this book has fewer readers. The protagonist's ideal is an outdated and unrealistic grandiose notion: relying on collective strength in a context where powerful arcane mages or even gods possess immense power? A legendary arcane mage would easily crush a low-level mage and a common soldier, let alone the many powerful arcane mages in the empire. How does the protagonist plan to defeat these powerful arcane mages through collective strength?

This book suffers from poor logic and plausibility. The descriptions of money make prices seem illogical. The depiction of the blood moon is also problematic; its power is portrayed as overwhelming, creating a completely hopeless apocalyptic world. A single region is inhabited by tens of millions of trolls, without any explanation of its size. The world-building is utterly disjointed. It's only worth reading if you're looking for something to read, and I wouldn't highly recommend it.

The first chapter states that the protagonist's time is NY129, at which point Nether and Karthus still exist. Calsas NY3163 was just born, and I want to ask, where did Calsas come from in NY129? - Someone over 3000 years old, right? 😅 Also, the protagonist's father is a Grand Arcanist? NY139 is still during the reign of the Witch King Nether, where would a Grand Arcanist come from?

This book has at least 1 million words, constantly repeating how great the Gulf Territory is: plenty of food, wages for work, good treatment for mercenaries, and good treatment for its inhabitants. I skipped over these descriptions later on, otherwise I'd easily fall asleep.