First of all, I would like to thank every book friend who has provided support and encouragement.
I came to Sanjiang to make this book come true.
Here, I would like to say thank you to Carrot.
Everyone's love convinced Luobo that this story was not without merit. Although it was a niche story, some people still liked it.
I would like to thank Ms. Bacon, the editor in charge, for her seriousness, responsibility, patience and kindness. When I sent the text of the first six chapters, she said that this book had a threshold and was difficult to write, but she still encouraged me and thought it had great potential.
At her suggestion, the first two chapters (the interrogation process) were deleted to make the opening chapter more rapid and eye-catching.
When the book's performance was not good, she also cheered for Luo Luo, saying that even when "Secret" was first released, it was still not favored by people before it was put on the shelves. This kind of innovative world view and system requires a certain amount of space to pave the way and develop it in order to exert its charm.
Carrot was very moved.
How can we be so virtuous?
Thanks to the editor-in-chief, Brother Beihe, for helping me read the beginning and giving a lot of suggestions.
I would also like to thank the operating officer, Your Four Seasons, for his hard work on both books. Thank you very much.
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Next, let's introduce Carrot and talk about something off-topic.
Beauties who are familiar with Luobo should also know that Luobo likes to share some of his creative journey and has a strong desire for expression.
Old readers who have followed "The King of Villains" should have a deep understanding that the introduction, the end of the volume, and even the completion of the book are all long short essays.
Here, I also want to say sorry.
The main reason is that I have accumulated too many words, and I can only say them in specific chapters, which seems long and smelly. I took this opportunity to chat with everyone.
In May 2022, Mengxin Luobo wrote his first book on Qidian, which was also the first online article in his life. He was groping and creating while on the bumpy road.
Fortunately, I finally finished it in full, even though I went through many pitfalls, hit many walls, and left many flaws in the process.
But it also gave Luobo the experience of telling long stories.
I gained the confidence to write the current book.
In July 2023, "The King of Villains" will officially end.
This is how my writing career came to a successful end.
In fact, the concept of the book <Hour-God> (original name <Mad Dream>) had a vague outline as early as halfway through writing "Villain".
That period happened to be a bottleneck.
The collision between Game NPC and mystery is interesting, but it also makes it difficult to coordinate the tone.
Therefore.
Radish came up with the idea of writing a flavor correction, using mysticism as the main theme, classical art and emerging art (movies and electronics Game) as expressions, and a paranoid as the perspective to tell a story about human praise.
The second half of <Villain> is an attempt.
When he formally conceived "Hour-God", Luobo decided that perhaps he should abandon the system, fun, comedy and relaxation elements that are more popular in the current mainstream market, and write a grand narrative that is slower and more serious.
It's a challenge that's beyond one's ability.
Regardless of success or failure, the result will definitely improve Radish greatly and lay a more solid foundation for future creation.
Otherwise, sooner or later, everyone will be lost.
At that time, after a month's rest (actually half a month), Luobo began to prepare for the new book in August.
Including but not limited to plot outline, characters, world view, world history, world map, currency system, superiors, countries, different economic and political cultures, power systems, secret societies, film world, etc.
From "Dust Era" in Dawn Era BC, and even the earlier "Untraceable First Secret History", to "Age of Light" in AD Dawn Era, "Scorching Age" to "Twilight Age".
Until the arrival of the protagonist Gilan·Iros on June 19, 1926.
From the middle earth Bremen Empire, to the west Stuttgart Empire, and the east Ovena Federation, to the far north and the southern Mediterranean.
From the four Year-God, to the twelve Hour-God, to dozens of Apostle.
It can be as big as a country, as small as a secret society, or as small as a daily necessities.
From a rough name to a detailed biography.
Luobo consulted a lot of information for this purpose (reference book titles will be released at the end), and Game, videos, movies, dramas, etc. were used as materials (reference works will be released at the end).
And based on this, we racked our brains and tried to create an interesting and novel worldview system and structure that was complete and consistent with the underlying logic.
Here, I would also like to give you a little reminder:
1. Not the same person.
2. Please be patient with any seemingly unreasonable places in the text, as they will all have reasonable explanations and roots.
3. Please do not apply the settings of any work or Game.
This point needs to be explained again. Because the setting has been sewn a lot, and it has also undergone secondary magic modification and processing, there is only a similar skin left, and the core is probably beyond recognition.
For example, the two Game works that have inspired Radish the most are "The Esoteric Cult Simulator" and "Hunger and Fear I & II".
The Twelve Hour-Gods in this book are only specious with the Esoteric Cult Hour-God, they are similar in form but not similar in spirit; there are no main Game settings such as sex, secret transmissions, forest roads and secret atmospheres (mainly absorbing the three concepts of Mansu, Secret History and Hour-God); the way of ascension is completely different.
The power system in this book is based on Kaba and "Path of the Flaming Sword" as the reference prototype, and is an original way to ascend to the gods.
Speaking of "Path of the Flaming Sword" in this book, Luobo is quite proud.
Radish is based on the Kaba tree of life, combined with the triple spiral of Western mysticism, that is, the three ancient mainstreams of "astrology", "alchemy" and "magic", and then integrates the four elements of the universe, the "sword", "holy grail", "pentacle" and "scepter" in the Tarot, to divide the Hour-God path in December.
These twelve roads have been created, modified and optimized, and have been perfected until they conform to their basic logic and laws.
Excluding the special characteristics of level 1, level 3 and level 9 Origin Rank, there are a total of 72 primitives.
Therefore, in this book, "Hour-God" not only represents "hour", but also symbolizes "stars", because this belongs to the "body" path in the triple spiral, which is the mysterious meaning of the "astrology" school.
It also involves the relationship between the so-called "Supreme Realm", "Astral Realm", "Moon Realm" and "Material Realm" in the world view later (Kaba La Concept).
In addition, Luobo searched specifically for the biography of "A·K" (Alex Kennedy), the producer of "The Secret Cult Simulator", reviewing his growth experience and what works and cultures he was influenced by when he was young.
What Luo Bao wants to do is to trace back to the source and find the original enlightenment.
For example, when "A·K" was young, his father disappeared on the vast sea while on night duty as a member of the Royal Air Force... The shadows of the sea and night more or less influenced his creation in "Sunless Sea".
In this way, I just realized that the main mission of "Sunless Sea", "Searching for Father's Remains", is not a random string of text.
Behind it, perhaps there are hidden scars in the creator's heart.
For another example, "A·K" was deeply influenced by Gothic literature and Romantic literature, so Carrot bought many books by Edgar Allan Poe, Lord Dunsany, Howard Philip Love Kraf, Clark·Ashton Smith and others.
Similar kinds.
Luo Bao has a general understanding of his works, but has never played them in depth. Firstly, time does not allow for it, and secondly, he is worried that his creation will be subtly affected too deeply.
(Interestingly, there are many original contents in the text, and book friends can rely on the world view of "The Esoteric Cult". Luobo is actually confused when he hides behind his mobile phone, because he can't understand what you are talking about! After all, Luobo is just a little-informed Player...)
Works that reference "A·K" include:
<Echo Bazaar> (predecessor of <London Falls>)
<London Falls>
<Sunless Sea>
<Esoteric Cult Simulator>
<Book of Hour-God>
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Reference books:
<Being a Victorian>
<Century of Tudor Dynasty>
<Dwellers of the Abyss>
<The Witcher: A History of Fear>
<Black magic handwriting>
<Solomon's small key>
<Golden Bough>
<gold leaf>
<Man in the Shadow>
<History of Religion>
<How to Slay a Dragon: A Medieval Hero's Guide to Adventure>
<Chick Kaba pull>
<Red Book>
<The inner sky>
<Guide to Western Occultism>
<The Stranger and Other Stories (Climbing the Wall of Dreams)>
<The Crow Never Rises>
<Book of Miracles>
<The King in Yellow>
<The Fantasy Story>
(I haven't finished some of them, and there are a lot of them on the bookshelf that I haven't read yet, so I won't go into details)
Reference Game:
<Esoteric Cult Simulator>
<Hunger and Fear>(two parts)
<Alan Killer>(two parts)
<The world of horror>
<Amnesia: Bunker>
"The Evil Within" (two parts)
<Dark Souls>(Trilogy)
<Bloodborne Curse>
<Elden Circle>
<Hollow Knight>
<Pinocchio's Lie>
<blasphemous> (two parts)
<Shame> (Trilogy)
<Escape>(Trilogy)
<Silent Hill>(Series)
<Bioshock>(trilogy)
<Resident Evil>(Series)
<The Fallen King>(two parts)
<If there are four travelers on a winter night>
(There are dozens more that have less impact, so I won't go into details)
Reference film and television animation:
<Legend of Sword Wind>
<File No. 81>
<Witch>
<Hereditary>
<Exorcist>
<Silent Hill>
<A Midsummer Night's Terror>
<Crazy God>
<Determination>&<Endless>
<Evocation>&<Latent>
<X>&<Bohr>
<Land of Jerusalem>
<Heavenly Kingdom>
<Fullmetal Alchemist>
<Lighthouse>
<Saint Maud>
<Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities>
(too many to go into details)
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If "Go away" is Luo Luo's idol, then "The Squid Who Loves Diving" is Luo Luo's first teacher.
So I would like to pay tribute again.
(Why again, because the previous book paid tribute once in the form of easter eggs in the text, but this time the method is different)
The title of each volume of this book will be based on an original "original" name of "Path of the Flaming Sword".
(Volume 1 Prisoner refers to Gilan's original identity, and the process of breaking free from the cage and transforming from a mortal to Spirit Mystic. It does not mean that he will take the path of "God-Communing Scepter" and become the second-level "Prisoner". Don't misunderstand)
Finally, back to the topic.
This book will be on the shelves on February 14th, Valentine's Day in the West, which is tomorrow.
Tomorrow at 12:00 noon.
There will be 5 chapters updated at that time.
In the next two days, the update time of 17:00 will be restored, but we will continue to add updates for the leader and strive to complete 5 chapters. (If there are rewards from the leader after the release, try to use this form to add updates)
After that, it will return to normal update.
There is nothing I can do to repay you for your love. I can only try my best to update it every day in the first month, guaranteeing 2 chapters, and strive for 3 chapters.
(There are not many manuscripts saved, so I can only show the code after the updates are finished)
(Dead brain, disabled hand, forgive me, kowtow)
Finally.
Radish is here to place your first order!
What is the first order?
The first paid chapter after it is released, the number of subscribers within 24 hours after release.
Why ask for first order?
The first order is so important. It is a key factor that affects the performance of a book. It provides data reference for operators to arrange resources and promotion.
It can be said that the quality of the first order determines how far the book will go.
It even determines whether the author eats dirt, shows off his steamed buns, or has a crazy Thursday.
Speaking of Crazy Thursday, I will place an initial order for V Carrot tomorrow.
When the carrot goes crazy the day after tomorrow, I will give you a story full of sincerity.
By the way, please ask for a monthly pass!
Thanks to everyone's support, the number of monthly votes for this book is about to enter the top ten of the new book monthly votes list!
Carrot was very excited, but he had never been treated like this before!
Thank you!
Thanks again!!
In the new year, Carrot is here. I wish every book friend and every beauty, whether a true fan of this book or a little Heizi, can be healthy, safe, successful in studies, successful in career, happy in love, and harmonious in the family in the new year!
I also wish you all can find your favorite novel.
You can have a beautiful dream that forgets the worries of the world.
A little refreshment for that tiring life.
Carrot Ball February 13, 2024