I had a hard time understanding if this novel was meant to be serious or a comedy? It opens with potentially a really serious plot line and premise with an abrupt kidnapping of his sister, but then the system he receives is just joking with him if he fails doing the list of like 10 objectives everyday. Like, it’ll leak nude’s of him to every girl and randomly his pants will fall down in public. There’s several other goofy punishments like this but it’s completely a different tone than the rest of the novel up to that point. I don’t personally think that’s a good use of a system as a way to inject bathroom humor/“comedy” into a story where it’s like got this incredibly dark and action packed tone and plotline. It just feels so awkward and gave me the impression that, “Oh, so the author doesn’t take the rest of the story seriously then if we’re gonna have random d!ck flashing or stuff like that for cheap laughs.” Good writing quality, frequent updates, interesting premise, all ruined by bathroom style humor and a system that doesn’t seem to suit the novel. 3/5, probably really 2/5 but I’ll give it 3 to be more fair.

Thankfully he said fk this and told people and it had zero affect on the story in future chapters soon after this and everyone is nice and supports him. I hate this trope so I’m happy the author also decided it was stupid and dropped it.

What’s the point of hiding it?

It’s honestly such a great vibe.

Love this world you’ve built

War paint khan! New novel cover idea?

Image of the bat creature they reference in the story!

Im not and you’ve completely missed my point to just be angry at me. I wasn’t debating the logical physics of your world or attacking it at all. You’re just holding a grudge against me and even said something like I’m projecting. Thanks man, I’m done. You got your wish.

Good theory I reckon.

Why does he think knowing who he is matters at all for project water? It doesn’t? Martial art is the only thing that matters, and the information he obtained, from god knows where, still exists. I kind of feel like this identity crisis is a bit out of place. Why you ask? Well, there’s enough to believe that literally the earth itself is alive, and there’s mystical properties for telling of someone coming from another planet to be the antithesis. The physics of the world are all over the place and esoteric materials are in abundance creating magical and unrealistic effects that Earth scholars would spend millenium studying. What is so strange and incomprehensible to Rui that, even after the divine doctor said someone else did the “soul transfer”, that it couldn’t just be he was actually reincarnated? He can literally crush the minds of others just by activating his thoughts. Why did this cause such a mental break in him? I feel like you’d have to be very sure of yourself to reach this point and he usually really is. Is it because of the PTSD of the tree transferring stuff that’s made him more vulnerable? That might be part of the reason? I guess I’m just struggle to understand some of this direction or reasoning. It just doesn’t seem to match with the story you’be told so far with who Rui is. Also, this is now what… the third or fourth separate change in identity for Rui so far? First was from John to Rui (Orphan), then to Rui the Prince, then Rui the Silas prophet family member, and now he’s not John anymore? None of the previous changes in identity shattered his mind like this. Why would this be different? Especially when honestly the divine doctor’s reasoning is half-baked and even HE admits he doesn’t know who did it. It could be the planet and he’s actually from another world. Plus, he’s just a sage??? There’s literal transcendent gods above his ability. Maybe one of them messed with the river of death and plucked out Rui’s soul and brought it to Gaia? He’d still be John. I feel like Rui is acting a bit illogical given everything fantastical about his current world, one with literal angels???

Konrad’s explanation helped explain it better. Thanks!

Ah okay. Thanks. That makes more sense when you explain it that way.

Soul transference? Like he transfers his entire soul to others or? Idk what it means 🥲

A what?

How about a Mass release? Please! 🤣

Yeah probably at the higher realms I’m sure. Definitely not now, but I can picture it happening.

He’ll be godly if he can summon the void of space, the actual antitheses to life itself.

I’ve quite liked this recent arc. Wolfe the ambassador to other worlds and realms to better his home is a satisfying read.

I think seeing the Author’s vision helps inform my own visualization if that makes sense? Like my image of Khan is different than the one you have on the cover art, but things like skin color and exact hair color transfer over. It’s like a nice reference for me to look at to make sure certain features carry over properly. Like an informed imagination, I guess? Haha. Yah, please do at some point. I’d want to see what she looks like in your mind.

Any chance you got a picture of what Monica looks like anywhere Eve? Actually curious how you envision her. Tbh, I forgot the detail that her skin is darker? You should add an image to the characters option or something for the book. It’d be nice.