Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 163 162. Comments on "Sword of Dawn"

Today I would like to recommend Yuan Tong’s third book to you.

"Sword of Dawn", author: Yuan Tong, platinum writer.

Category: Science Fiction - Time Travel.

【Introduction】

Gawain traveled through time, but something went wrong.

After floating over a foreign continent for more than 100,000 years, he felt that he might need a body to become a complete time traveler. However, he did not expect that after he finally succeeded, he would have to crawl out of the coffin with this body and face two terrified great-great-great-great-granddaughters.

And a world that is about to reach the end of an era.

【Golden Ten Chapters】

Chapter One: What the heck is transmigrating into a single perspective? The protagonist, Gawain, experiences a plane crash and travels to another world, becoming the title ghost, floating high in the sky. As a first-person perspective, he can't move, only constrict his field of vision. Millions of years pass, and he surprisingly hasn't gone mad. Until a system malfunctions, allowing him to escape.

Chapter 2: What the hell is this about climbing out of a coffin after traveling through time? The Cecil family, attacked by enemies, retreats into their ancestral tomb to seek help. They finally crack the tomb open, only to discover a half-elf girl has sneaked in first. That's not the point; the ancestral coffin lid can no longer be held down, and someone else has emerged.

Chapter 3: Finally… I can move. The protagonist wakes up and sees the person in front of him is very wary. He is asked to answer his identity. It seems that if he answers incorrectly, he will be reborn again. After confirming his identity, he is helped out of the coffin and takes the first step as a time traveler.

Chapter 4: Waking up in a mess. The situation is dire, monsters are attacking, the castle has fallen, and the current generation of lords struggles to resist, only to seek the protection of their ancestors and hide. The ancestors aren't invincible, though they used to be powerful. Now possessed by the protagonist, they're not as powerful, so it's best to take them with you.

Chapter 5: The role of the young lady thief. The protagonist has a rough idea of ​​the route back to the castle from the mausoleum. And the young lady thief seems to remember it, as she sneaked in from there. The protagonist retrieves his sword from the coffin, but the shield was long lost. What unworthy descendants!

Chapter 100: What the heck is this? Led by the thief Amber, they successfully reach the surface, only to be met with an attack. Aberrations, three-headed monsters of immense strength. The protagonist may have just been reborn, but in his lifetime, he could have taken on a hundred Aberrations single-handedly. Come on, let's have a blast!
Chapter 7: Those Ancient Things. Under the protagonist's guidance, they successfully defeated three aberrations, even Amber managed to sneak attack one. Returning to the secret passage, the protagonist uncovered this forgotten history. The so-called second pioneering journey was nothing more than a journey of escape.

Chapter 8: Seeing the Sun Again. In the secret passage, the protagonist hears how his family had been completely ruined by a prodigal son for a century. He had attempted assassinations against the royal court and rebelled, yet he repeatedly supported whoever he supported, and whoever he supported would die. Fortunately, they finally returned to the surface and saw the light of day again. However, the light that appeared wasn't the sun.

Chapter 9: Burning. The sun and stars in the sky were vastly different from those on Earth, and the land ravaged by the demonic tide was unusable. They could only hope that another escaping group would reach the town safely. Then, a dragon flew from the sky, its breath setting the land on fire.

Chapter 10: Back to the real issue. As they continue their journey, the protagonist is captivated by the magic of their descendants, which leads to the question of why, according to ancestral teachings, knights are stronger than magicians. Everyone finally realizes they're hungry, especially the protagonist, who's been floating in the sky for so long.

【Brief Comment】

Before I read this book, I thought it would be an extremely boring and dry science fiction work.

I never thought that it was a fantasy novel that was not so rigorous and was in the same vein as "Records of Abnormal Creatures".

On Zhihu and Longkong, some people compared "Sword of Dawn" and "Lord of Mysteries", which also caused quite a bit of discussion.

This kind of high-level academic discussion is not something that ordinary people like us can interrupt.

But just from the beginning, from the perspective of how difficult it is to get into the game, I think "Sword of Dawn" is easier to get into.

It is also a Western fantasy, and many of the settings in the book are not much different from the Western fantasy novels that you often read.

At most, there is one more setting of traveling through time from the first perspective. If you don’t understand it, just skip it or treat it as a breath of chaos.

The protagonist regains his body and travels through time to become Gawain Cecil, who is lying peacefully in the coffin. He is awakened by thieves and sees the light of day again.

A giant dragon appeared and killed the deformed ones with its dragon breath.

The castle that had experienced the demonic tide could no longer be used, so they had no choice but to move forward and look for new territories to explore.

For hundreds of thousands of years, the protagonist has been watching the birth and death of all things as if from a God's perspective. The emergence and development of human beings cannot cause any major changes in his emotions.

His descendants, especially Lord Rebecca, took on the responsibility of being funny and comical. With the help of the thief Amber, they used a relaxed tone to slowly downplay the hardships they had experienced in life.

Hope lies ahead, and we should keep moving forward. This is the idea the author wants to convey. Or perhaps it's just an over-interpretation by the reader.

The early part of this book may not have much profound meaning.

Everyone has different reading habits, and I have never been interested in Western fantasy.

But there are still many readers who like this area, and many authors are trying to create.

"Lord of Mysteries" is coming to an end this month, congratulations!

The battle for monthly tickets, a new journey, is about to begin.

"Sword of Dawn" may be worth sharpening its skills and giving it a try, so that those amateurish works can be put aside.

"For the Empire!"

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

I've been on vacation recently and have a lot to do, so I'm quite tired.

Many of the manuscripts I had previously saved were not suitable.

It is not easy to update on time.

I also thought about reorganizing the book, at least to attract a few more famous authors to support it.

After thinking about it later, I decided to forget it.

People still have to rely on themselves.

Just try to write according to your own ideas.

Can the changes in the outside world still affect ordinary people like us?
Don't think about anything!

Embrace perfect attendance and feel true love, this is the mentality that a new author should have.

If you aim too high, you will be the one who falls in the end.

However, overall, the collection of this book is still growing steadily every day, subscriptions are relatively stable, and the recommendation votes have always been in the top ten of short story recommendation votes.

Since this classification exists, there must be a reason for it.

However, desolation is a real phenomenon, and there is no need to avoid it.

Even if you take the top spot in major short story categories, you may end up with nothing.

Just keep writing and don’t think too much about it.

Collect more good books and let more people feel the warmth of reading.

(End of this chapter)