The Future of This Book
The Future of This Book
The main problem with this book is the outline; it became increasingly awkward as I wrote it, which is also related to the fact that this was my first time creating such a long outline.
Well... it's probably because this is the first time I've written an outline for a long story. For example, the story of Ixialia alone has more than 600,000 words, and if you include the words of characters who might appear in the future, the total word count is expected to be even higher.
The official website of Runeterra lists thirteen city-states, not including side city-states like Camavor and numerous smaller city-states whose names are unknown.
I basically wrote about the thirteen major city-states based on the situation in Ixialia, including their geography, customs, and their emphasis and views on knowledge, warfare, culture, and art. Of course, in practice, it was impossible to write them all in such detail. Like Shurima, I used an ancient civilization in reality as a reference for the description.
For example, my idea for the Noxus part of the outline is to transform the Slavic monarchy into a Roman-style oligarchy, with the protagonist playing an interesting role in this process. It's not just about randomly writing a fantasy medieval story.
The problem is that it was the first time I had written such a long outline, and I wanted to write too much. I wanted to add all sorts of interesting ideas, and the result was that a well-prepared man became a fat man, and a pot of clear soup turned into a murky soup.
Once the new book is finished, I'll start over and begin writing Yuan Chen's story in another timeline, starting from Ionia. The time I've spent writing the new book has actually been a process of editing and revising the old outline, cutting out redundant elements such as the system (which actually only serves as a reconnaissance technique), revelations, and time travel.
In short, when this book is relaunched, it will meet everyone again in a lighter and healthier way. I am also a veteran player who started playing in Season 3. Although I have switched to ARAM, LOR, and Teamfight Tactics, even though the Chinese server is unethical and the official Chinese server website has stopped updating, I still love it.