"When the most powerful conspirator ever returned in the most brilliant manner, a conspiracy against him also began, or perhaps it had already begun. Everyone is a hunter and everyone is a prey."
This is the image I want to express at the end of the volume. I originally planned to write it directly after Lumian's silence as a concluding remark, but I felt that this was too childish and it might be better to leave it blank. After all, Lumian doesn't know what 0-01 stands for yet. He can only see that Morola, the exiled city closely related to the headquarters of the Church of Knowledge, is very similar to Trier, and thus suspects that 0-01 has some relationship with Trier in the Fourth Epoch. He can't yet associate this with a conspiracy against the "Red Angel" and can't say such words.
If the author imposes the meaning through narration, it would be too much like a voice-over. It would be better to let the readers figure out the meaning themselves.
Those who have read the first part should find it easy to see that the stolen information represents a new conspiracy, corresponding to the one who has just returned magnificently with a big conspiracy. For those who haven't read it, I also tried my best to use the way of sealing 0-01 and the similarities between it and Trier in the Fourth Epoch to imply that this is related to the Hunter Path, involving the Fourth Epoch God War, and is a response to the return of the Red Angel, so I put the theme in the preface.
This volume was very tiring to write. Conspiracies of all sizes are intertwined. Different people and different forces have their own plots, which eventually converge into fireworks to welcome the strongest conspirator. Therefore, this volume is about the conspirator.
The first meaning is definitely that Lumian becomes a conspirator, the second is the return of the Red Angel Medici, and the third is what I just said, the conspiracies of all sizes, some have already broken out, some have just been revealed, some are still in secret, some are being planned, and the one who seems to be the ultimate winner is still in someone else's conspiracy.
Just like everyone has seen the bet of the Church of Knowledge, but did not see why they bet here, nor did they see that a key premise of the hostel ceremony was that Lumian appeared in the Iron Cross and in front of Gardner Martin, and they discovered that there was something special about him. So, which organization arranged for Lumian to be an undercover agent in the Iron Cross
This part adds the forces of the Outer Gods, and there are many of them. Combined with the original ones, there are too many side plots, which caused the rhythm to be problematic for a long period of time. It was too slow and tedious, and there was not enough change. I had originally planned to make Lumian a conspirator in the 120 or 130 chapters, and digest the potion in the end. As a result, there were more and more side plots, dozens of chapters more, and later I had no choice but to cut some of the side plots. I quickly threw out the inn and pulled the main plot back, and the effect was pretty good.
In addition, there is a natural problem with sequels, which is that everyone has already seen very high-level and intense things, and going back to the low-level will feel a lack of tension and passion. I have no way to solve this problem, I can only be patient and write slowly. I will always reach a high level in the future, so I have to cherish the time at the low level now.
Of course, as the end of the world approaches, all kinds of conflicts will intensify, and Lumian and others will inevitably be involved. Just like at the beginning of the second volume, when Lumian just arrived in Trier, I was actually thinking about what Medici would do, what he would do, and how he would do it under the current situation. So there was a detailed structure for the entire third volume, instead of just focusing on the name of the conspirator and a few key points.
Due to the sequence level, in similar events in the first few volumes, Lumian and others often only play a role in the corners. There is nothing to be done about it, but they will definitely grow and slowly enter the main stage.
I said a long time ago that there might be a plot line in this film where the protagonist and the Red Angel compete with each other in wits and courage. Now it seems that this is inevitable. Whoever loses will become a witch. (No.
Regarding this point, there is a hidden line in both of them, and it is also a hidden line that shapes the character, but it does not shape them, but something else.
Finally, in general, I am very satisfied with the third part. Although it uses messy switching shots to correspond to the interweaving of large and small conspiracies, which is not very suitable for follow-up reading, it finally converges into a strong tone. Only such an extreme plot can create extreme characters. I am very satisfied with the sun and the red angel in this volume.
I had weighed the options of writing that paragraph in an inner monologue and lyrical style repeatedly. I should have said before that restrained and sad emotions are suitable for plain description and for the kind of silent blank space, just like a clown's flower presentation, while flamboyant and unbridled emotions require an outburst, a "shout."
Well, the title of the fourth volume comes from the Outer Gods Path, which is already known to everyone. As for the preface, I modified a line of Jay Chou's lyrics based on it. A similar one has appeared before, and I think it is very appropriate for the final tone of the next volume:
Part 4: Sinner
Foreword: Merciful Lord, please forgive the sins I have committed
Well, it's time to take a break and organize the outline. My kid has had a cold, cough, and fever once a month since he started kindergarten in September. As a parent, I am sometimes infected as well. I have kept up the pace by having saved drafts, but I am also exhausted. Look, I have a runny nose again.
I will take one more day off this time and will resume updating at 12:30 noon on Thursday. Thank you everyone.
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