Playing Literary Characters in a Steampunk City
我在蒸汽都市扮演名著角色
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- Ongoing
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- 574k Words
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- Western Fantasy
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- Mystic Fantasy
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Mercury and Hermes
Mercury is the metal that best suits Hermes, who in Roman mythology is Mercury. Medieval people used mercury to treat sexually transmitted diseases, because these diseases were contracted from marketplaces, and Hermes was the god of marketplaces. Things themselves possess energy and a power that can trigger change.
The quality is excellent; it's a satisfying read from the beginning to the unfolding world, reaching 70,000 words. While it has some gimmicks, the writing maintains a consistently refined and detailed style. The protagonist's character development and the reasoning process are both very engaging, and it resonates with readers. It feels like a work by a popular author using a pseudonym; if it maintains this quality in subsequent releases, I'd definitely have to subscribe to the entire series.
Harem novels, time to run away, goodbye!
What are the requirements for playing the lead role? Does it have to be a Western character? Can an Eastern character be used? Does it have to be a fictional character? Can a real person be used? Isn't Sherlock Holmes a fictional character? If possible, the lead could go straight into a religious group and play God or something like that.
No, why? It's so tiring to read.
The presence of the cheat system is too overemphasis. Emphasizing the existence of the cheat system and the content it triggers seems like filler content. Whether the protagonist is a person with thoughts and substance, or simply a cheat code trigger, the interaction between people is what makes it interesting. You should at least show me a map of this world.
Steam City
The title and cover are terrible.
The resume is better. Only the words "Steam City" in the title attracted me. I suggest the author rethink the title. Secondly, the author's release statement reveals everything. As you wrote in the book, even if readers aren't Sherlock Holmes, it's easy to sense a strong sense of impending failure. This easily creates a negative association, making people wonder if they should continue reading.
Actually, I feel the release was too rushed.
The biggest reason for the outcry from readers is that when a dozen or so chapters are released at once, they expect to see a plot twist/a hidden bombshell revealed, a major event unfolding, the appearance of a super-important or super-powerful character who explains important world-building information to the protagonist, a major upgrade of key abilities, and a spectacular visual spectacle with…
There are too many redundant sentences; it's giving me a headache. The writing should be more concise. Three or four subjects in one sentence—doesn't the author find it awkward to read?
It's so wordy, so very wordy! Over ten chapters and only two main points are introduced: solving a case and the police chief's daughter! And it keeps emphasizing that it doesn't know how to read!