Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 56 55. Comments on "Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms"

The book I recommend to you today is "The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms".

Five and a half years, 1169.31 million words.

This time no one should say:
Oh? I won't read books with less than 200 million words.
Oh? I won't read unfinished books either.
【gossip】

Before recommending the book, let’s talk about the author: Grave Soil and Wild Grass.

The first of the three poisonous milks of Qidian.

I got data as of September 21, 2019 from the administrator of this book.

Fen Tu Huang Cao has released a total of 350 books, of which 88 were completed, 101 were serialized, 55 were half-discontinued, and 106 were unreleased.

This number is expected to rise.

But his skill is evident: it is really poisonous!

And Fentu is actually a female author, so the name of poisonous milk is even more well-deserved.

I just don’t know what the author was thinking when he chose such a scary name!

Could she also be a bad girl who likes to perm her hair, smoke and get tattoos?

Without further ado, let’s get started.

"Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms", author: Fen Tu Huang Cao, level 5 author.

Category: History - Qin, Han and Three Kingdoms.

【Introduction】

Chen Xi looked up at the sky in silence as he watched the soldiers throwing away a huge rock weighing hundreds of pounds. Is this really the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty?
It doesn't seem reasonable that Lu Bu single-handedly broke through an army of ten thousand people.

Zhao Zilong is truly possessed by a dragon spirit, and he can cut a mountain with one sword. Is he really a human?
Dian Wei single-handedly protected Cao Cao as he rushed out of the enemy camp, killing thousands of infantry and cavalry on the opposite side. His combat power is off the charts!
Is there something wrong here? Chen Xi casually picked up a goose feather fan and waved it, causing a strong wind to blow. He sighed, "This must be a myth. I am not normal myself."

【Brief Comment】

The customary five golden chapters were eaten by me.

The protagonist is Chen Xi, courtesy name Zichuan, from the Yingchuan Chen family, another time traveler. Fortunately, the original owner cultivated his spiritual power, which aided learning, memory, and spell practice. As for martial arts, he simply gave up on it. Being a counselor was a good option, after all, coming from the prominent Yingchuan Chen family.

At this time, the eighteen princes were preparing to attack Dong Zhuo, and chaos in the world was about to begin. It was a good opportunity to make achievements.

Initially, the protagonist had no desire to join Liu Bei, feeling it wasn't perfect. However, a series of twists and turns left him with no other options. He was forced to assist Liu Bei in his quest to infiltrate the Eighteen Warlords, become a familiar figure, and achieve significant military exploits to secure a share of territory.

The protagonist is extremely skilled at analyzing and assessing the overall situation, and what he predicts will inevitably happen. After all, the mythical version of the Three Kingdoms, apart from increasing military power and mythological parameters, cannot escape the records of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Records of the Three Kingdoms".

However, I have to admire the author's storytelling skills. Even the simplest casual chatter is woven into the fabric, like latte art on coffee. It's like the storytellers of yesteryear, with a modern mind and grammar. In short, it's like a modern version of pingshu (a Chinese storytelling)—quite entertaining.

Many readers were frantically sharing revelations and historical insights in this chapter, and the flow was quite dense, like a group reading history, each expressing their own opinions and slamming them together. Xun Yu's suicide, Guo Jia's death from illness, Yuan Shu's courtesy name, Gonglu, the pedantic Kong Rong, and so on—all of them were mind-blowing and deeply felt, as if a group were critiquing "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

【Disadvantages】

It's too long! It's like Global High Martial Arts!
I've always shied away from reading books with tens of millions of words! How expensive!
Moreover, I have always suspected that even if Yi Zhongtian were to comment on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he wouldn’t be able to use so many words, right?

However, the story of this book is indeed worthy of praise!

【to sum up】

I haven't read the mythical plot yet, so I don't know if it's like flying around in the immortal cultivation novels.

But in the early stages, it can only be regarded as an enhanced version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

I hope that readers who are following the updates can help me clear up some of my doubts.

【Cang's Ramblings】

Today I saw an article written by a friend analyzing why Huangcao Da Lao was not deified. It was quite interesting.

Logically speaking, this book is worthy of being called a masterpiece based on its performance alone. After all, it is the most impressive adaptation of the Three Kingdoms, although many historical scholars find it difficult to accept this level of adaptation.

But I still can't contain my enthusiasm for this book.

There are rumors that Huangcao is a rather Buddhist guy and doesn't have any particularly strong ideas about competing for rankings.

For the appointment with the great god, I will definitely have some ideas, at least the icon is very flashy.

In that article, he also analyzed several reasons. Friends who are interested can take a look.

I personally prefer one of them.

Shenzhou III has achieved very good results. However, if there is only one book, there is a risk of failure if a new book is published.

This book is not the kind that creates a new genre or stands out on its own.

To some extent, it does not have the hardware of the masters.

Then again.

Online literature is actually a commodity. Even if it is labeled as literature and contains the authors' literary and artistic sentiments, it ultimately needs to be displayed and sold.

As long as you can make money and win a good reputation, it doesn’t really matter whether you become a god or not.

Haven’t you seen that many great writers have made great strides in their careers, but the books they wrote after becoming gods are getting worse and worse.

The cruelty of the market does not matter what the author's title is.

Platinum, it’s just like that, it’s gone cold.

It is said that the new book of the platinum winner who was just crowned last year will be cut short soon.

It is embarrassing.

When I was scanning the list today, I also found a level 5 author named Shu, whose two new books had failed in a row.

In fact, his previous book performed quite well, with 3 collections and 1400 first orders.

This achievement is the envy of many level 1 authors.

But he is a Level 5 author with 20 collections.

My new book has been a flop, and I’m really upset.

Things like this happen every day, every time something is put on the shelves.

Failure or failure?
It still depends on each person's own experience.

The level 5 author mentioned above has ruined his reputation and is a "hopeless person" who has already exiled himself.

In fact, every author is full of expectations when starting a new book.

Just like me, I always start a new book with enthusiasm, and I keep writing it even if there are no results.

Even such a terrifying category as short stories dared to get involved and give it some spice.

It’s not scary to have bad grades, at least you still have perfect attendance.

What is scary is that there is no desire to talk, no motivation to create, and no perseverance and persistence to keep going.

We can try different styles or stick to one path.

The only thing you need to remember is: only by persistence can you win.

The road of writing is full of hardships and setbacks.

No one can succeed easily. Becoming a god is not the end, nor is it the goal of writing.

Regarding Shenzhou III, I would like to say one more thing:
The word count is really enough. If you keep writing, even if you are a girl, you will lose readers~
(End of this chapter)