Dharma Ring: Selling dung beetles at the border

Happy New Year.

To be on the shelves, of course, I would first like to thank everyone for their comments, recommendations, monthly tickets, rewards and silent support.

Then let’s talk about something more serious. After all, it will cost money to subscribe to watch in the future. I think I should briefly talk about the future style and direction. Internet writing is all about expectation management, which makes people have unrealistically high expectations, which will only hurt both parties in the end.

First, let’s talk about the understanding of the original game plot, the so-called environmental science.

Let me reiterate, this is a novel after all, not environmental science. The setting may be sidelined for the sake of plot, so don’t take it seriously.

On the other hand, although I never consider myself an environmental expert, I don’t completely understand the plot.

After all, the reason why I am no longer serious about Soul Learning and Ring Learning is because the text of the Soul One Reset Edition was modified based on the Soul Three text, and the item descriptions in the Soul One Death Edition were modified. This completely unexplainable behavior of eating books leads me to think that the entangled plot has lost its meaning. (So ​​don’t think that the text is definitely correct. The text of the Ring contains untrue content that is clearly just a rumor - do you think I am talking about the rumor that Loretta is the Platinum Child? I am talking about the Stargazer Robe)

From the above, you should be able to get a glimpse of the extent of my understanding of the plot. Although it is not as good as an environmental expert, the amount of knowledge required to write a funny novel should still be barely enough.

Everyone has a different understanding of the plot setting. I will try to downplay this aspect, but when I need to write, I will still write my own understanding. Of course, I’m also welcome to discuss environmental studies with me, but even if I’m wrong, if it involves a plot that has already been determined, it may be inconvenient to change it, sorry for that.

Second, about style and plot of the novel.

Although it is a relaxed style, there is still a main line. Of course it’s not the main plot of becoming a king in the game. I can’t reveal the specifics. I can only say that I’ve thought about the ending, but I’m not yet sure of the process leading to it.

Most of the time it is relatively relaxed. When pushing the main line, the relaxed style may be more restrained, such as in the last few chapters, but it still needs to be written. It’s also because I was too easy-going before, so the main plot of these chapters is a bit rushed. I want to complete one stage before putting it on the shelf, so as not to make readers feel too disconnected.

I can't guarantee that I will be able to write the story well. All I can guarantee is that I am a loyal player.

These two points may be irreconcilable. After all, knowing too much about the game will interfere with normal storytelling judgment. For example, I have difficulty grasping how detailed explanations are needed for certain concepts.

Moreover, understanding of the game will actually affect readers' expectations. After all, if it is not stated clearly, readers will predict the next plot and setting based on their own game experience. If the expectations are too high, they may be disappointed.

In short, I tried my best. The main body of the content must still be the same as the book title and introduction, and the style is also the relaxed style I have always had.

3. About update speed

…Oh, it’s very blue. Four thousand words is already very energy-consuming. Although I am updating once, four thousand words in one update is quite a lot. Of course, if you write smoothly, you can also write five to six thousand words. For example, the last ten thousand words were coded at once.

Fourth, about the protagonist’s strength.

Let’s talk specifically about the protagonist’s strength.

This time, I also used the last few chapters to fully demonstrate the protagonist's ability and strength.

But of course the ceiling is not the protagonist. After all, there is the Supreme Will holding it up. If the thing is estimated at a higher level, the force level may be higher than the initial fire.

Besides, I don’t want to do something boring like competing across works.

From my understanding of the Ring of Magic, the protagonist is not so much the invincible strong, but rather the power system that defeats the golden tree.

This is also based on the performance in the Dharma Ring.

There is a very common phenomenon in the Dharma Circle, which is the relationship of restraint.

The simplest example is Latarn and Valkyrie. Within the system of the Golden Law, Shatterstar Latarn's military force is undoubtedly stronger than that of the crippled Valkyrie. But Latarn is destined to fail to defeat the goddess of corruption, because the law of corruption defeats the golden law. Just like cars in the past, they had more horsepower and endurance and contained more wisdom, but they couldn't outrun an ostrich in short distances. They couldn't be compared in one dimension.

I won’t go into details here about the arguments for the restraint relationship between the Dharma Rings. I may tell them in the story in the future. If you want to read them, I can list them in a separate chapter. In short, corruption can defeat the golden tree, and flame can defeat the golden tree and also defeat corruption.

Although Miyazaki's old thief is not a world view, the various concepts and power systems of rings are indeed very similar to many concepts of souls. The protagonist who has mastered these powers can gain an advantage by relying on the differences in the system.

Miyazaki and Martin carefully designed a tragedy. While respecting the original setting, tragedy will inevitably happen. Just like Laplace's demon cannot exist, people within the system cannot avoid their fate. But if an outsider is introduced, it may be possible to break the established fate and bring about a more happy ending.

Maybe Mallika or the Supreme Will thought so too, so they allowed the faded ones outside the border to push the stagnant border to continue to develop. The power of the faded ones who are subject to the blessing is not enough, and extraneous power is needed.