Road to the Crown

Politicalmarriage,wartaxes,subsidies,atribute…Allthosetermssoundnicewhenonejuggles...Readmore

Politicalmarriage,wartaxes,subsidies,a tribute…Allthosetermssoundnicewhenonejugglesthemfrombehindthescreenof histrustycomputer!Junkfood?Check.Sugarydrinksthatwillcauseme diabetes?Check.Twoweeksof leavefromthework?Check.A freshcopyof thenewlyreleasedgamefinishingdownloadingas I’mgoingbackfromthegrocerystore?Check.Oops!My emotionsgotbetterto me,andI trippedon thestairs.I’mso silly!Then…Whythehellam I kneelingin a throneroom,watchingthemarriageandcoronationceremonyof theKing,dressedin thenoblerobeswiththegameitselfonlyflashingin thecornerof my eyes?Collapse

KingdomBuilding,Wars,System,GameElements,Politics,Gore,Kingdoms,WeaktoStrong,MaleProtagonist

Ireallylikethenovelsofthisgenre,butitmademeunbearabletocontinuereadingthisnovel.Andthatinthequalityofwritingiswellaboveaverage,seethefollowinglist,thereareeveryhorrorbutitwasverypleasanttoread:-ReleasethatWitch-BlackIron'sGlory-TalesoftheReincarnatedLord-MediterraneanHegemonofAncientGreece-TyrannyofSteel-IronDynasty-MagicIndustryEmpire-EnlightenedEmpire-IamtheMonarchearlypaused/abandoned:-Theredlands-RiseoftheLord-BlackCorporation:Joseon-TheFounderoftheGreatFinancialFamily

I’mgoingtoneedtheauthortocontinuethestory

I'mprefacingthisbysayingI'monlyjustreadpast150chapters.Thisnovelisconfusingformeanddissapointing.Itisagenre(kingdombuilding,system,nostereotypicalChineseMC)thatIusuallylike,theauthor'swritingabilitiesarealsogood.Butitstillfeelsdissapointingtome.Pros:1)AsIsaid,theauthor'swritingabilityisreallygood(atleastcomparativelyonWebnovel).2)Authorputalotofeffortintogeneralresearchandhistoricalaccuracy.3)MCdoen'tfoolaroundwhenitcomestoromance.4)Mostofthecharactersarefairlywellfleshedoutaswell.Cons:1)TheMC.ItfeelsliketheMCiskindalikethosepeoplewholovethesoundofthierownvoice.It'sannoying.MCalsokeepsgoingonandonabouthowtheModerntimesareinferiortothepast.Ifhereferredtoitonceortwice,thenitcouldbepossiblybeagreedwith,orignored,buthejustkeepspreachingallthetime.It'squiteirritating.2)Thedetail.Whileit'snicetheauthorhasdonealotofresearchforaccuracy,Ialsodon'twanttoconstantlyreadhistoricaltrivia/factoidswhenitsusuallyirrelevantand/orboring.Don'twanttoread10chaptersabouttheintricaciesofthesteamengineeither.Okperhapstheactuallengthoftheseisnotthatlong,proportionallywhencomparedtotherestofthenarrativeandthelengthofactualchaptersandthebookitself,itfeelstoolong.3)Thepacing.Formeitsquiteconfusing,asitssimultaenouslytoofastandtooslow.Inworld,hespentjustoveramonthtomakepseudo-Gatlingguns,concrete,steamengines,blastfurnaces,newbeersetc.(BTW,noonequestionsthis.Lookingatalloftheseverydisparateinventions,barelyanyoneevenaskshowheknowsallthisshit).Itsabithardtodescribe,butitfeelslikethereisanincredibleamountofdetailandconversationsonthenittygrittystuffwhilstatthesametime,everythingishappeningsofast!SoIfeelabitboredandfeellikeI'mmissingthingsoutatthesametime.4)Thechinesequalties.Asinthingslikesomelightverbalsparringbeingshownassome4Dchessgamewitheachsentencehavingtobedissectedtogetthemeaning.5)Theconstantoverlypolite/formalspeechpatternsalsogetabitannoying.Especiallywhenitbleedsovertothegeneralnarrative.Butitisunderstandableconsideringitallrevolvesaroundnobles.6)Systemisalmostnon-existantandfeelsabitarbitrary.MCcanautocraftbeerandblueprintsbutcan'tgetinformationandcraftotherthings?Itgetsabitconfusingasthesystem'sabilityisnevermadeveryclear.7)Thisoneisapersonalgripe,butIthinkweasreaderscanreallyuseanindexforallthepolishtermslikecurrencies,measurementsetc.Whenitcomestochinesenovels,mostofushavereadenoughofthemthatweunderstandallthesmalltermsusedthroughout.UnfortunatelyIamnotasfamiliarwiththePolishequivalent.SoIgottochapter150,itsbeenbarely2monthsin-storyandtheMChasaccomplishedallthingsdescribedabove.ThenIseethenovelendsin330chapters.Formeanysortofkingdombuildingneedstobedonepatiently,thisalljustfeelshighlyrushed.Atthesametime,Idroppeditthere,becauseitwas,honestly,abitboring.Toomuchdetailaswellnothingmuchhappening.Iskimmedtheendingquicklyafterthisandthatalsoseemeddissapointingaswell.Withallthatbeingsaid,thisnovelisstillsignficantlybetterthanmostofothersonwebnovel.IguessthereasonI'mrantinghereisthatmyexpectationswerenotmetandIstartedtoloseinterest.Butothersmightlikethis,soitmightjustbepersonaltaste.Iguessonejusthastogiveitareadtofindout.