
Living to Be an Undying Old Man in the Southern Song
活成南宋老不死
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- Completed
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- 1.0M Words
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- Martial Arts
- Subgenre
- Traditional Wuxia
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- 8mo ago
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If this book continues like this, it will develop inherent contradictions.
Writing martial arts novels as if they were historical fiction. If we continue to extrapolate... Overall contradictions are bound to emerge. Therefore, Jin Yong's own martial arts novels are quite far removed from history. I suggest the author think about this issue carefully. After all, a world with martial arts can never be completely consistent with the actual development of history.
A top-tier expert could wage guerrilla warfare, killing a hundred or so Jurchens every day. In a year or two, the Jin dynasty would have to retreat back to its northeastern homeland.
Whether the protagonist is a native or a time traveler, putting aside other factors, the knowledge gained from nine years of compulsory education and common sense known to ordinary people in modern society is sufficient for the protagonist to become a legendary doctor in ancient times, given that the protagonist comes from a family of doctors. Another funny thing is the useless skill point allocation system.
Instead of searching for orphans, the protagonist should find more women to have children with, build a large family, engage in commerce and politics, accumulate power, and overthrow the Song Dynasty at any time to become emperor himself.
If you're really not good at writing about war and conquest, then don't write it. It's too presumptuous... The more you write, the further you stray from the world of martial arts.
The power system is so unpredictable; it fluctuates wildly, sometimes incredibly strong, sometimes seeming like a weakling.
If the protagonist is wearing triple armor, wouldn't he be able to fight his way through an army of thousands? Why don't martial artists wear armor?
The test was alright.
The writing is good, but the plot is too slow. The protagonist awakens his memories at age two, and after the initial boost, he doesn't get another boost until the very beginning, which feels forced. A transmigrator researching cheat codes would be a top priority, and he would definitely try every possible method. But to remain inactive for over a decade just to avoid worrying his family?
The novel contains good material, but some water. It details a lot of historical knowledge, but it's a martial arts novel, not a historical one.
Seeing that the Qian family and other clans rebelled and slaughtered the royal family but didn't even wipe out their own families, I couldn't stand it anymore!