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Let me say here first: The physical books 1 and 2 of Gaotianshangshang have been put on the shelves of the WeChat applet Dimension Juhe!

In 2023, on August 16th, the volume of Lord of Steel was completed. It took more than November, and 220w words were updated, with an average of 6300 words per day, which is considered the average level of the starting point. The main reason is that the middle and later stages of the book involve too much plot, and the writing is not as crisp and neat as the beginning, but there are occasional outbreaks, mainly because of poor health in recent months.

The end of the second volume above the sky made me heave a long breath, many foreshadowings were recovered, the final result of the echo, the obsession of Inaiga II and the Setar royal family, the long-awaited alien research institute and the forerunner Waiting for the plot, although some of it was written in a hurry because of the Internet daily update, and I look back and feel that I can write better, but in general, it is not bad.

There are a total of three volumes and extra episodes on Gao Tianshang. In fact, the extra episodes can be ignored for now. The three volumes of this article have ended and the second volume has come to an end. According to the practice of this book, I will summarize the general plot of this volume. , can be regarded as a review for myself.

[Lord of Steel] is the second volume of the three major volumes. As the name suggests, the purpose of this volume is for the protagonist to gain territory, gradually expand his influence, develop some key technologies, and finally gradually become full-fledged, grow stronger, and become a The process of influencing the shape of the world.

In the prologue of "The Dragon God's Messenger", Ian, who returned to Nanling for the first time, immediately noticed that the situation in Nanling was unstable. Because of the war with Fei Yandi, the entire Nanling had entered a state of war, and the territory he had just acquired was rebelled. Occupied by the mountain people—it was just right, he just struck out with a heavy blow, cleansing the local forces that were originally deeply entrenched in Laian Territory, and completely controlled them in his own hands.

By gaining prestige by defeating Feiyandi, the black hand behind the scenes, and by using the ether crystals in his body to simulate dragon blood, Ian successfully spread the fact that he is the envoy of the Dragon God to the entire Baisen Mountains through public opinion propaganda, and then developed himself as the original Dragon Sacred Land. The territory gradually gained the claims of the mountain people, and expanded its actual control territory from the small Xiahui territory to the entire mountain people gathering area.

At the same time, while developing the territory, building a technology park, and attracting investment everywhere, Ian built his own sect to replace the ancient and primitive dragon god belief. He also planned to return to Port Harrison to build a trade route with his old superiors. Green pupils were hatched, allowing a new generation of ether crystal dragons to be born.

In the process, Axel's purpose was gradually revealed. Although Ian can't guess the real purpose of the other party, he can see that it is definitely a big plan.

The communication with the spirit of the sea of ​​trees, as well as the actions of Shengguang and his party, revealed the situation of the lost era and the fire disaster from the side, and the deduction of the spirit of the sea of ​​trees also made Ian see the possibility of another world line , Cooperating with the power of the guiding star of his heart light body, Ian began to gradually discover all kinds of parallel time and space.

That is to say, in this process, Ian obtained another possibility, the "electromagnetic power and psionic power" possessed by the real dragon god messenger. At this point, he has become a real and well-deserved Dragon God Messenger.

It was also by virtue of these gains that Ian gradually developed more abilities of the silver chip, as well as the prototype of [Absolute Way].

Next, the second act "The Last Echo" is the process of the development of the territory is on the right track, and Ian is invited to go to Canaan Moore to explore the Xenomorph Research Institute when he doesn't need to pay attention all the time.

The situation in Canaan Moore is complicated, and the factions of Ten Kings and Blood are fighting endlessly. Ian uses the situation to hide himself and uses his vest "Knight of the Valley" to fight for his own interests.

He revealed his identity as the second generation of Fudo Fortress, which attracted everyone's attention. After knowing the complete form of the silver chip 'Star God's Gift' and getting the second component, he fought the last echo and got The full version of Star God's Gift.

In the process, Ian met the younger generations of various countries and defeated them all. He saw many studies of pre-epoch civilizations, and saw the echo of the ancient teacher, the real dragon. The mysteries buried in ancient history were gradually revealed, and many foreshadowings were revealed. Recycling, the truth of the skyfall, the star god and the end, and the way to extinguish the stars completely revealed everything.

The main line is updated, Heavenly Prison is not Heavenly Prison, but a cradle to protect all living beings. This gentle embrace is indeed the love of the Star God for all living beings, but in the end it lingers outside. Although it does not know why it has not acted, this is the biggest Threat, must find the opportunity to leave.

Otherwise, destruction will come at any time, and all development will be meaningless.

With the gift of the star god, Ian divided himself into two, one went to Long Island to recuperate, and continued to deduce his inheritance of the pioneer of steel, while the other became a fairy, returned to the territory, and was awarded the title of earl, ready to meet the more turbulent world situation.

The third act, "Lord of Steel", tells the story of the lord Ian, who is preparing to face the demon army of Feiyan, and at the same time, with the help of his most important harvest in the Alien Research Institute, develops the Heart of Terra, builds the Chongling Cult, and makes the entire The process of Nanling gradually being controlled by him.

The demon technology of Feiyandi and the many subsequent psychic transformation skills prove that the research on the way of sublimation of the Terra kingdoms has gradually advanced to the next era. The eternal elves, etc., all show that the kingdoms of Terra are not self-enclosed and solidified, but are still seeking the way forward, but they are too unscrupulous.

Relying on various earth technologies and pre-epoch technologies prepared long ago, Ian built the Iron Legion and orbital weapons, and with the help of his friend Yadbert and the support of many other companions, he defeated the fourth The invasion of energy-level demon lords and demon legions almost wiped them out on the golden plain, and this is the first time that Ian alone left his name in the big event "the extraordinary legion was used in war for the first time" enough to be recorded in the annals of history. Turned into a stepping stone.

But what follows is another foreshadowing of Axel's plan: the floating city and the supporting shield network make everyone doubt the other party's purpose, the nobles are worried about their own power, and the common people are happy to see it, but they don't know Why did the emperor take such care of them.

Everything is progressing steadily. Ian has successfully mastered the entire South Ridge and has become a well-deserved Lord of Steel. On the other hand, Ian, the Immovable Fortified City, also received the invitation from the City of Knowledge together with Isengard.

This is the opening of the fourth act "Eternal Path".

The famous Ian and Mahdi have attracted the attention of the whole world, and even his friend Isengard has been paid attention to, and they have discovered their own specialness - the awakening of the blood of the sun god bird has long been a clue, and as an experiment, Isengard also wanted to understand the purpose of Axel's experiment on himself.

Together with Ian who turned into a dark gold dragon, they came to the capital of learning and participated in the big meeting of Krizin. Also finally explained.

The following details, as well as the many specific details of the fifth act "King of the New World" and the final act "Front of the Fallen Sun", are too spoilerous, and even a little mention will affect the perception, although I will read this Most of the testimonials are friends who follow up, but the possibility of fattening the party cannot be ignored, so I will not list it for the time being.

The real usefulness of the echoes, and the crazy dream of the strong Terra to change the world, which have been laid for a long time, are revealed in the second volume.

As a follow-up to the first volume, which is mostly foreshadowing and unfolding, the second volume is mainly about recovering the foreshadowing, expanding the world view, and affecting the world situation.

I have to be honest about the farming part: Haha, I can’t write at all! But this process must be tried. Only after writing and discovering that you are not good at it can you better summarize your mistakes and make use of your strengths to avoid weaknesses.

Lord of Steel, although this title did not appear from the beginning to the end, but Ian's determination and will, as well as what he actually did, and the transformation and reshaping of the new order, are all confirmed.

Most of the foreshadowing has been recovered, most of the crises have been resolved, and today's story has entered a new chapter.

That is the story of the Lord of the Arcane Way, facing the mighty torrent of generations, using the light condensed from his countless reincarnations to turn into the sun, illuminating the world and pointing out the way of the distant stars in the future.

The new volume is called [The Other Side of the Star Sea], so stay tuned.

Because I am not feeling well, I need to take a leave of absence for a while. I want to rest for a while to take care of my body. I will update it next Monday.

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What follows is a pure testimonial. Anyway, no money is charged, and if you don’t want to read it, just skip it.

When I was twenty years old, Teacher Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem was nominated for the American Nebula Award, and then it was the Hugo Award for Best Novel. That year, I casually browsed on the Internet, and there were overwhelming science fiction, stars, seas and The fantasy of the far side is that everyone is familiar with Asimov, Dan Simmons and Arthur Clarke, which immediately makes me feel ashamed, because I have only read most of the books of these famous science fiction authors, I haven't even read all of Teacher Liu Cixin's books. I have only read The Three-Body Problem and several well-known short stories.

And four years later, the Wandering Earth 1 came into being, and this blockbuster exploded into a monstrous wave. Since then, science fiction seems to have become less popular. At least everyone who mentions Chinese science fiction on the Internet has pictures in their heads. , more and more enthusiasts join in and write with a pen.

And I am also one of them, "Above the Sky" is to carry my love for science fiction and fantasy (in fact, most of them are science fiction, fantasy, let me write a book about pure sword and magic in the future, it is decided, this book will write fairy tales Xia) and the resulting story.

Although I have been obsessed with reading various science fiction novels since junior high school, I have never thought about writing a novel with science fiction elements. I admire every author of science fiction. Their imagination, professional ability and imagination of the future world can be said to be deeply admired and admired, so even if I don’t write science fiction, I can’t help but think about some Issues that other types of novels will not discuss, that is, 'the changes in the social structure and ethics of the fantasy world'.

Fantasy worlds are impossible and never will be plausible. I knew this from the time I started writing, because to create a story does not need to start from the virtual Big Bang space-time expansion, to deduce the characteristics of six or twenty-seven kinds of quarks, can also be the creation of the world There is light, the definition of earth, water, fire, and wind. The fantasy world represents only a possibility, a vision, and a deduction of the world after adding some new elements. The fantasy of winning the Northern Expedition and revitalizing the Han Dynasty' is the same, and even the latter big guy can't deduce a reasonable possibility, let alone a hundred times more complicated science fiction fantasy?

So I never cared about mistakes and omissions in some details, but more about a special kind of imagination.

When I was reading the book, I always wondered, how would people build their houses in a world where strong men often fight and natural disasters happen? Will people give up the plains where life is easy, and choose to live close to mountains and hills, relying on the natural shield of rock? Are the buildings in that world divided into two types, one is extremely tall and goes straight into the sky, which is a tower for the strong to live in, and the other is low and submerged in the ground, which looks like bungalows on the ground, that is for ordinary people to protect themselves houses?

I've always wondered, if a race didn't rely on sexual unions to produce offspring, how would their morality be different from ours? Is ethics as we know them as boring as dust to them?

A civilization, assuming that he does not have two hands, observes the world relying on mechanical waves, silicon-based body and metal-based cells are driven by chemical electric energy, a civilization that is not artificial robots, but pure alien civilization individuals, if they really exist, Will it really have the same emotions as us humans (not to say that there is no, but to say that the emotions generated when facing the same thing are different)? The carbon-based biosphere we value, those seas, forests and societies that we think are beautiful, are they hell or a boring thing?

When individuals from completely different civilizations meet, how will they view each other? What about the communication between them, the interaction of civilizations? Not just boring - I mean, it's boring to me - looking at each other's oil (merely speaking), or eating each other to absorb genes (I didn't specifically refer to the Zerg, to be honest I actually like the bug-fighting genre, thanks to Starship Troopers and StarCraft), and then looting, wars and all that stuff.

At that time, aliens were too similar to humans, and it could even be said that they were just humans with a different skin, so I always thought, an elf like some novels (does not rely on sex to reproduce, but relies on the world tree Breeding and birthing the fruit), if they really exist, will they really establish a civilization that we humans can understand? They have no meaning of gender, no difference in power, and what kind of distinctive society do they build around their mother tree?

What kind of conflict would arise if they ventured with humans?

Of course, it is too difficult to write like this, I can’t write it, and I haven’t seen anyone write it after waiting for so many years, which shows the difficulty of this way of thinking.

However, if we look at us humans in reverse from this perspective, we can find many things that are "natural" and "always like this". Those things have nothing to do with pure civilization, but are just a by-product that appears because we are human beings.

I am not saying that this kind of thing is bad, but that when I learned to think like this, I discovered that we human beings cannot be described by mere blood. Our spirit, morality, ethics, the inheritance of these intangible things It is also a very special meme inheritance.

Of course, it would be too deep to say that. Generally speaking, there is an inspiration in Gaotian that comes from these fantasies, but it is not to explain the 'why', but to describe the 'how to be'.

A world, how to become a fantasy world.

Yes, this is my taste.

Will be born from the world tree, composed of machines, immortal and almost eternal elves, self-cultivation to enhance strength, not fake foreign things only need wisdom and calculation power of the arcane path, refining self-life force is dangerous and powerful The battle qi in his body stems from pure goodness, the power of the holy light bestowed by the 'star god', and the possible birth of the 'god' and the divine power transmission system...

The origin of Dragon Island (the earliest I saw this setting was Lost Continent), the origin of ancient ruins, and my personal favorite series of armor and ether armament... It feels like I am creating another fantasy world in my works when I write it fun.

Next, it is time to describe why dwarves are dwarves and why orcs are orcs.

What will the world be like when Ian's story is over? This can be regarded as a topic I gave myself, and it is the fun of me who only likes daydreams. Maybe there will be Gao Tian 2 in the future, which is the story of the original feature film "Universe Chapter"? (Anyway, I have to go to the very back, there are too many things I want to write)

I always love this feeling of fantasy and creation, that's why I like the song 'Ordinary Road', writing is the only way I have to go, I may do other jobs in the future, but if Without experiencing a life related to writing, I may never forgive myself in this life.

It’s just that I’ve been writing all the way, my body is a bit unable to hold on, stomach ulcers, stomach bleeding, insomnia, mental weakness, and some scattered minor ailments, such as rhinitis and pharyngitis, it’s too cumbersome to say, I’ve been thinking After finishing this book, I will take a good rest', but in fact, I will start to rest from now on. This is not an excuse. In fact, my updates will not be reduced, but I do need to take a few days off. Correct your work and rest and develop the habit of exercising.

This is not to be lazy, but to recharge your energy and prepare for better creation in the future (you don’t want me to suddenly go to the hospital for a month, I honestly don’t want to, but I was almost hospitalized last time, Fortunately, the result of the examination is not very serious), at least I can’t take a handful of medicine every day, this kind of life in the medicine jar is really enough.

I will welcome the creation of the third volume with my fullest spirit and state, please believe me.

In short, this is the end of the story, my friends, whether you read it all the way here, or finish it all at once, the second volume is completely over, and Ian’s story is still going on. As for the next third volume [ Beyond the Star Sea] will be updated next Monday.

The star sea is a distant and disappeared thing, and the other shore is the realm that people yearn for, after the distant time and space.

In the world shrouded in cradles, there is no sea of ​​stars, and there is no other shore. This is a hopeless chasm with no way out, but it is not hopeless. In any case, as the core of the cradle project, the power contained in the perpetual motion machine Maybe it will bring new hope.

In order to get the support of the referendum, Ian will create a brand new society, but unlike the pure Datong world, what he wants to create is always an order that suits the actual situation of Terra.

In the process, he will have to deal with various crises and challenges, the pressure of many powerful enemies and countries, as well as the doubts and thinking of the people in his own territory.

In this volume, all contradictions and crises will erupt, one after another will collide with decisive or passionate dreams, and brilliant fireworks will erupt, and the story that happened in this little cradle will come to an end. Or a new beginning.

But to Ian, none of that mattered.

No matter what dreams, ambitions, fantasies of happiness or desperate struggles, he will crush them.

Those who look up at the stars will conquer this world and take back their stars.

That's all.

Hope you guys like it.

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