The Human Training Ground

The author elevates the protagonist too much, making him seem like a savior, constantly talking about the future of humanity. This is very frustrating to read. The protagonist hasn't reached that level of devotion. In a post-apocalyptic world, the first thing to consider shouldn't be the future of humanity, but survival. You can only think about the future after you have power and influence.

I was particularly moved by the scene where all the men used their bodies to protect women and children from the forest fire. [Fn=2_6]

This book has blazed a new trail in post-apocalyptic fiction. Previous novels often depicted characters scheming against each other, with the protagonist only concerned with his own survival, the darkness of humanity dominating the plot. This book, however, takes the opposite approach, brimming with truth, goodness, and beauty. Excellent!

It's already over three million words, that's amazing!

This book is quite old, but it's a good one. It mainly focuses on racial survival, not a personal cultivation system—trolls, please understand. A saint? This book depicts the countless young people who bravely defended their nation's borders and shed their blood when their race faced extinction. Is this considered saintly behavior? And you consider the eight-year War of Resistance against Japan saintly in your eyes? I truly don't understand the thought processes of today's children.

This isn't your average saint. If the goal is to protect the elderly, children, and women, why not give them a chance to kill monsters and level up? Okay, let's say they're afraid, terrified of the apocalypse. Weren't the men initially powerless and terrified too?

After reading thirty chapters, this Jiang Qinqin is disgusting. Over 150 combatants were killed by Zhou Ning, with forty or fifty dying, and she wouldn't let the protagonist kill her, afraid of traumatizing him? Also, the protagonist learned basic spear techniques and used a spear, but his burst attack was a slash? It took three consecutive thrusts to break his defense, and then he was slashed to death by her spear.

I was experiencing a reading slump, so I pulled out my old book to read again, but I still couldn't overcome the toxic parts. I never dislike good people or saints when I read books; on the contrary, I really enjoy reading novels with normal values. The protagonist can be a pushover, even a saint, but they can't be stupid. However, this book, by focusing on the harsh realities of struggling for survival, makes the protagonist act foolishly far too often, making it unbearable to read. 😅

The only thing to say is that the protagonist of this book has a very positive outlook, but this is a post-apocalyptic novel! Who would like a saintly protagonist? Look at the mainstream post-apocalyptic novels these days, which protagonist isn't written as ruthlessly decisive and cunning? Life is tough enough as it is in reality; do you really want to suffer in a novel?

Decisiveness and ruthlessness—the biggest flaw in doomsday sanctity novels.