Chapter 521
Hopefully, this will serve as a lesson, and I won't repeat this mistake in my next book.
Summary and statistics of the Inheritance Illusion Realm - This section mainly discusses some character details within the Illusion Realm.
The illusionary Maki—actually, it was just someone randomly selected.
Logically speaking, after Lin Yu took Su's place, one of his two mentors would correspond to Himeko [although she didn't teach much, she's more suitable than Maki], and the other would inevitably be Ghost.
However, since the Previous Civilization already had the character Himiko, it was difficult to replace Himeko.
So I dragged Maggie Oldden along to make up the numbers.
Rita needs no introduction; in the original story, she was standing in Kevin's position when Bianca entered the dream.
The reason Bianca replaced May here was purely for the sake of the show's effect, and the feedback from everyone proved that the show's effect was indeed achieved.
The replacements for Mobius's Changguang and Vill-V's Muryotousuke were simply a matter of finding a few intelligent people to fill the positions.
Another plot point I wanted to include in this book but forgot to: according to my original idea, the replacement characters for Danzhu Cangxuan were... the A-Lynn Sisters.
As I was writing, when I remembered that I had this idea, I realized that I had completely forgotten about it because I was busy updating frequently.
This was truly the most awkward episode.
The same situation occurs in the plot.
Some people have asked why the Moonlight Throne, a super bug-like product that only appears later in the story, appears in the Restraint chapter. This is because Lin Yu also gained a more thorough understanding of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier during the years he was immersed in the environment, which led to a significant increase in his proficiency with the Phantasm Lantern Barrier in this chapter.
Before the Constraint Herrscher appeared, Lin Yu asked the relevant researchers if there was any way to replicate what he had released. He was shocked to find that the geniuses around him were capable of making this.
Therefore, the initial version of the Moonlight Throne in the Illusionary Realm was actually a Phantasm Lantern Barrier amplifier.
As a result, because I was updating so frequently during that period, I forgot to add this detail when I was writing later on.
Sigh, perhaps it's time to take a good rest after this book is finished.
Nothing else to say, let's move on to the next one.
Elysia – one of the characters I never intended to write as a harem character.
Many writers on this site have written that Elysia likes the protagonist, and it's normal that people enjoy reading their writing.
But in my personal opinion, the fact that she fell in love with the protagonist alone...
No, I can't imagine that scene.
It's not that I can't write it, but when I got to that point in writing this book, I realized that it wouldn't be a problem at all if Elysia wasn't the female lead. So I just wanted to achieve a clear understanding of the concept.
As those who have read the author's closing remarks from the previous book know, I've always had a lot of trouble with the character Elysia.
As everyone knows, I'm a third-rate fanfiction writer who likes to ride the coattails of popular trends. With such a popular character, I was definitely planning to capitalize on it.
It turned out that if she were the main character, many plot points simply couldn't be developed using my writing style.
Ultimately, I chose to write more cautiously rather than risk the book falling apart by riding the wave of popularity.
As I wrote this book, I realized that it was probably better not to write about her.
If I can't handle it, I won't write it.
Therefore, Elysia can only be considered a second-tier supporting character in this book, and her role is indeed not very large.
Lin Yi knew her because Lin Yi, as a human being, also possessed the Key of Reason, so she took care of the child of an acquaintance as a matter of course.
There's not much else to say, let's move on to the next one.
Bartender - Iron Dragon (extra role)
There's not much to say.
I'm just taking this opportunity to use the free words to introduce what the bartender does after the ending.
You should know that even an S-grade drinker would want to curse after drinking the bartender's drinks.
In the ten years between the end of the great war and Lin Yu's escape to the railway, the bartender would complete his work as usual [yes, he had a proper position in Schicksal, and working at the bar was purely a side job], and while working as a bartender, he would strive to research the Strongest Wine and Most Ferocious Wine.
The Strongest Wine is the normal, good sake that Lin Yu drank in the epilogue, Most Ferocious Wine is the one that the bartender added extra ingredients to based on the premise that it could "defeat the King of the World".
The first time Lin Yu drank it, he felt like cursing for three months straight.
However, considering that the bartender spent his own salary researching the two most dangerous and strongest drinks, no one said much.
It's a personal preference; just avoid it.
As for the outcome, one can only say that everyone has talent. In any case, Lin Yu would admit that this wine is indeed terrifying after drinking it.
By the time Lin Yu headed to the Trailblaze Chapter, Lin Yu had already casually asked the bartender to give him the recipes for the two types of liquor.
In the latest fifth chapter of the Trailblaze Chapter, Lin Yu drank Himeko's coffee without changing his expression not because he was strong enough, but simply because this thing was still a tiny bit less potent than the bartender's Most Ferocious Wine.
Okay, next one.
Xiao Qiao – there's really not much to write about her.
The Cocolia was dragged out when she died was simply because Cocolia had no one else to rely on.
Later, I thought about writing a few lines about him and the Anti-Entropy group, but everyone was speeding up, even Einstein and Tesla were as busy as spinning tops, so I decided not to write it, as it would be a waste of time and no one would want to read it.
Hmm, next one.
Lin Yi – a character I never initially thought I would write.
Its birth was purely accidental.
The origin of this character can be traced back to a plot point in the Anti-Entropy Invasion arc.
In the Anti-Entropy Invasion arc, I spent a long time choosing who would spar with Kiana.
Choosing Mei doesn't seem quite right.
Although Mei in this book doesn't have the "heart bomb" treatment, she was still in a state where she couldn't freely unleash her powers at that time.
Therefore, if Kiana wanted to become stronger, there were several good practice partners she could choose at the time.
One is Fu Hua, but I banned her from the start.
After all, the Anti-Entropy Invasion arc required separate operations, so to create a sense of crisis for everyone, Fu Hua had to go down a separate route.
Choosing Bronya was definitely out of the question, so in the end, when Lin Yu went to attend the banquet, Mei Yuno had to choose one of them.
After some consideration, since it's a split storyline and the plot requires the protagonist to save one side, then one side must be weak.
Mei is in a state where she cannot freely unleash her power, but not being able to unleash it at will does not mean she cannot unleash it at all.
She went to spar with Kiana, then the Welt clone jumped out, Mei and Kiana were in danger, Herrscher of Thunder woke up...
In the original story, Herrscher of Thunder lost because she was too reckless and the Heart Bomb had a five-minute time limit. If there were no bomb limit, she wouldn't have lost.
That would create a sense of crisis by splitting the storyline, forcing the protagonist to save the day, so Mei had to be banned, leaving Kiana and Yuno as the only options.
Moving on, I had already considered the issue of World Serpent's insufficient combat power, so in my opinion, World Serpent should start making efforts to replenish its combat power.
In the storyline, World Serpent's biotechnology and clone technology are not low. Then I thought, if I were Gray Serpent, seeing someone suddenly ascend like an ordinary person taking a plane, I would definitely be interested in their DNA. So I sent Gray Serpent to collect genes.
At this point, the only 'blood of the strong' that Gray Serpent could collect were the blood of Lin Yu, Yuno (who sparred with Kiana and helped hold off the enemy), and Kiana herself.
Thinking about this, I then added the plot where Lin Yu deliberately got injured by the Welt clone, otherwise it would be too awkward if he didn't lose health.
Of course, I know that the protagonist's clone is most likely a poison, so the initial direction was definitely not like this.
After all the factors came together, the character of Lin Yi finally took shape.
During that period, there were some indirect hints that such a character existed.
Therefore, some readers at the time were really looking forward to her appearance.
The surge in readership when she officially debuted later proved this point.
In terms of character positioning, it can be seen as a tranquilizer to give Lin Yu a more stable state of mind.
However, as I wrote, things went astray, and I ended up changing it from a stabilizer to a catalyst, which was somewhat of a mistake.
Moreover, looking back, after regaining his memories, Lin Yu, who desperately craved family affection, would only want to protect his daughter. He would then become an extremely entangled and irrational person because of the reasons of "avenging his parents" and "protecting his daughter".
All I can say is that this catalyst ultimately became a lock on Lin Yu's heart, which was a small comfort to me when I was sweating profusely at the time.
Also, although Lin Yi seems very sensible after her appearance, she is, after all, Kiana's child. From the details, some people should be able to notice that she has a bear-like side at heart.
It was only because she knew that she was Lin Yu's Daughter by blood, not a normal child born to Lin Yu and another man, that she kept her emotions in check and tried her best to be a well-behaved child who would not be disliked or even abandoned.
That's all I have to say. Let's move on to the next one.
Wendy – I never really intended to focus on her character, and in fact, there really wasn't a character I focused on.
In my opinion, writing a character like Wendy would be very awkward.
There are a few regrets about her, but not many. In other words, not many people want to see her. She's the kind of character that everyone is happy to watch if she happens to be there, but if too much attention is paid to her, it will make the story less engaging.
However, unlike Yuno, she is a character with a lot of backstory, and her character design is relatively fixed.
The storylines mentioned here refer to Honkai Impact 3rd, not Honkai 2. I don't know much about that, but judging from what others have mentioned, Wendy probably has more storylines and a more complete character design there.
Then, looking at the timeline, Wendy may have already conducted the experiment in 2014, which would make it difficult to write the storyline of her joining the team in the early stages.
Considering all the external factors, Wendy really doesn't have much storyline left to write.
Later in the story, Wendy went to Tai Xu Mountain because she had run away and they didn't know where to send her, so they could only send her to seek refuge with Fu Hua.
Furthermore, if the character design were to continue the personality of the main character, it would overlap with Seele's. In the end, the only explanation would be that "she was rescued by Lin Yu shortly after being subjected to the experiment, so her personality is more cheerful."
Furthermore, since Wendy was the first opponent Lin Yu officially fought after obtaining the enhanced equipment set [Blank Key + Seven Thunders of Retribution], she was very awkwardly treated as a sacrifice and easily defeated in the solo storyline, so the story experience couldn't be as good as in the early stages.
There's nothing I can do, but I've done my best. Let's move on to the next one.
Li Sushang – the most awkwardly positioned character, perhaps even the most awkwardly positioned character in the main cast.
Because she was able to survive to the modern era entirely thanks to Otto, and having always had feelings for Otto, she was one of the most 'loyal' people to Otto at that particular stage of the story.
For this kind of character, you either kill her or wake her up.
Since a player character like Li Sushang has some popularity, and her good looks would further boost that popularity, killing her would definitely have more negative than positive effects.
Therefore, this book chose the second path without hesitation.
In the original storyline, Li Sushang learned from Bianca and Rita that Otto had caused a lot of trouble in the past, and then readily offered to help Otto fight a fight before coming to help them.
I firmly believe that Xiao Li was absolutely telling the truth, but there's a big problem with this part of the story.
Only Otto knew about all the beastly things Otto had done, and Bianca knew only a limited amount of what he knew before Otto revealed that he was a Bianca who had betrayed the Schicksal Brothers for 500 years [although I think even that limited knowledge was terrifying].
Then Xiao Li heard Bianca's account, so she probably didn't have any specific knowledge of what kind of awful things Otto had done in the past.
Not to mention her, even Bianca said at the time that "the casualties caused by the Great Honkai are much greater than Otto promised," which led to Lee not fully realizing how serious the problem of helping Otto was.
The best way to torture her to the point of turning against him in this book is to show her the harm caused by the things Otto did in the past.
Therefore, at this point, it was inevitable that she would consume Lin Yu's Illusion Lantern - Sword God.
After eating the Sword God, Xiao Li was practically a half-joiner of the team, but in that part of the story, she still needed a trigger to officially join.
An opportunity to formally sever ties with Otto.
In my original idea, Xiao Li knew that Otto was not a good person, and then was told this fact by Sirin, Wendy, Lin Yu and others. Finally, after seeing the truth clearly in the illusion created by the Illusion Lantern - Sword God, she probably wouldn't be as carefree as in the original work.
It's quite normal to be targeted by the Dominance Core when you're in a daze.
At this moment, she gained Dominance Core, which gave the then-dazed and confused Little Li the opportunity to join the battle against Otto.
As for the fact that her emotional focus eventually shifted to Lin Yu...
Actually, I didn't plan to write it at first.
But as I wrote, I started to think that she might actually do such a thing.
Unlike Otto five hundred years ago, Lin Yu doesn't possess the charm of a mature man, but he displays something quite attractive in other aspects.