Q: What's the arrangement of the power system in this book?
A: I see that everyone has questions about the power system. It's understandable. The setting of this book is based on Neil Gaiman's American Gods. From the comments, some of them have already figured it out.
The core of Neil Gaiman's setting is that humans create gods, not the other way around.
I'll write about the specific structure of the power system later. Those who are interested can also look for American Gods to take a look. However, the power setting of American Gods is very messy, and according to the views of modern web novels, the opening chapter is highly toxic. Thank you for your reminders. I'll further improve it in the following chapters.
Q: Shouldn't the strongest be the three that everyone knows about?
A: That's right. Unlike Greece and Rome, there are over a hundred million believers in the real world. Unfortunately, due to some well-known reasons, I can't write about it.
Self-castration is one of the necessary skills for creators to keep themselves alive.
I need to make some compromises in exchange for the safety of this book. So, other than the Jewish god who often appears in movies and television (I mentioned a few before, and I said in the last chapter that he didn't end up), I won't write about the other two.
You can say that this is the elephant in the room, but I pretend not to see it. Even Cuttlefish God's best friend has been blocked, and I'm even more timid. Please forgive me, I also understand everyone's doubts.
Q: Why aren't there any local gods?
A: One reason is that the cultural differences between the East and the West are relatively large, and it's too difficult to mix them together. I haven't seen a book that can balance the two without feeling out of place, so I personally don't like to put them together. Another reason is for safety reasons. If you write about Buddhism, you will write about ghosts. Everyone knows about the ban in the film industry. Qidian's thriller channel was also cut, so you all know, especially when you don't know where the line is. It's always good to be more careful. Actually, I can understand some things. Just look at the problem in Korea next door. Of course, I still hope that there will be a better solution in the future.
Maybe in a few decades, when our materialistic education is widespread, people can look at this creation from a more open perspective. The group of people who left before will come back to reclaim this land. I still feel that as a genre of creation, it's too much of a pity to die just like that.
Q: Unrelated to the previous chapter, I saw some readers suggest to me that if you encounter something you don't understand, why don't you just skim over it?
[A: I've always believed that the sense of reality is created by the details, so even if I don't understand something, I'm willing to look up information and write in more detail instead of just skimming over it.] For example, when I wrote about the Soviet-Finnish War, the soldiers on both sides ate a few times a day. It was very difficult to find out what they ate for each meal, but I lacked the bricks to build the world. When I wrote about Tokyo Drift, I found a video of a certain guru studying abroad on Bilibili. In addition, I checked the accommodation and admission procedures, including the bank cards that international students usually use. I also bought a lot of reference books for the Apollo dungeon. (Although the process of flipping was very troublesome, it was also very interesting.)
It's nothing to be proud of. It's part of my job.
However, this was only a webnovel, after all. I needed to maintain a certain amount of updates in order to earn money. Moreover, my condition would fluctuate, and there would always be things that I didn't think of. I could only do my best, but it was inevitable that I would overlook some details. But now that I was writing, I realized that my readers had all sorts of jobs and hobbies. Some were in the aerospace industry, some were aficionados of kendo, some were diving instructors … Everyone was great, and they always picked on my mistakes. (• • • • • • • •)
In addition, I have always been faced with the problem of finding a balance between writing the truth and reading the story.
For example, in the Black Sail quest, the voting system on the ship was not good enough. Even if Zhang Heng became the captain, he might be overthrown by his subordinates. Besides, gambling was not allowed on the ship. However, that was the real situation at that time. The captain was treading on thin ice, and he needed to coordinate the relationship between his subordinates. This was his top priority, perhaps even more important than robbing others.
This was also why "Pirates of the Caribbean" was so much more popular than the American TV series "Black Sail". "Pirates of the Caribbean" was more exciting and entertaining. Everyone liked to watch something that felt good, and I was no exception.
That's why I sometimes make some choices. For example, when I wrote about Kendo, real Kendo is different from movies and TV shows. For example, a reader who likes Kendo told me that in real Kendo, no one uses a sword to determine victory or defeat in a face-to-face fight. But I think it's quite heroic, so I left the part where one uses a sword.
In addition, I have been adjusting and testing the rhythm of the story.
Q: One last question. You've been nagging me for a long time. Have you finished the second chapter today?
A: No. I don't think I can finish it. It's useless even if you press me to the ground and beat me. I know I owe a lot of chapters, and I still owe the first two chapters. I have to finish them one by one after this one. I'm ashamed. (∀ _ ∀)
PS: This chapter is very long, but it's free.
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