To break it down, there are many directions in science fiction writing.
For example, world exploration can be about exploring the planet where humans live, or exploring the universe;
For example, stories between civilizations, technological exchanges or wars between Earth and alien civilizations;
For example, the future world or even the parallel world;
For example, the post-apocalyptic wasteland and the re-establishment of civilization;
For example, time travel, space-time paradox, etc.
Among the many types of science fiction, robot-themed science fiction is a very common writing direction.
There are countless science fiction novels with robots as the core subject, and there are many excellent works both on Earth and on the blue planet.
Especially on Blue Star right now.
The use of robotics is already widespread.
Not to mention the far ones.
Just looking at the many high-end restaurants and several Fish Dynasty Hotels under Sun Yaohuo's name, there are signs that a large number of robots have replaced human workers.
Like delivering things to guests.
The robot can already follow the pre-set program instructions and complete the task easily.
This is just the most basic robot.
With the advent of the intelligent era, some robots with more powerful functions still exist, but they have not yet entered thousands of households.
In this case.
Science fiction novels with robots as the theme have always been quite popular on Blue Planet.
This is also the reason why Weizhou science fiction writer Fan Chong chose robots as the theme of his new science fiction book.
Fan Chong also specifically introduced his new book:
Although his new book is a long novel, the story is composed of six stories, which are related to each other but have different themes.
Now.
Lin Yuan also decided to write a robot!
Come out!
Galactic Empire!
Lin Yuan's hands moved very fast. The moment the thought came to his mind, the four big words "Galactic Empire" appeared on the computer screen!
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That's right.
Lin Yuan decided to write Isaac Asimov’s “Galactic Empire” for his new book!
We mentioned it before.
Keigo Higashino is an all-round talented writer. His best works are about mystery, but the themes of his works are not limited to mystery.
It’s really awesome.
However, compared with Asimov, the author of "The Galactic Empire", the scope and influence of Keigo Higashino's works are actually insignificant.
Yes.
Asimov is a truly omniscient and omnipotent writer. He wrote more than 500 books in his lifetime, his works spanning several lifetimes, and he even covered all the categories under the book classification system. His works cover almost all aspects of human life!
Above the sky and below the sea;
Throughout the ages;
It covers everything from dinosaurs to subatomic particles to the entire universe;
From popular novels to the history of the Roman Empire, from popular science books to the thousand-year history of the Far East, from biblical guides to scientific guides.
Each of his works is simple, rigorous, and full of humor.
In order to give full play to his talent for humor and comedy, he even wrote a book called "Joke Collection".
Also because of this.
Asimov is hailed by readers as a "god-like man"!
The most outrageous thing is:
Asimov even wrote H-
In his later years, he published a series of works on gender issues.
However, no matter how many topics a writer covers, he or she always has his or her best area.
Asimov is one of the greatest science fiction writers in history, and his representative work is the Galactic Empire series.
This is a milestone in the history of science fiction on Earth!
The book outline:
With the help of robots, humans quickly mastered the technology to transform alien planets and launched a grand interstellar colonization movement.
Human beings multiplied and expanded in the Milky Way like locusts. With their indelible ignorance and wisdom, greed and conscience, they landed on desolate planets one after another and dragged the Milky Way into a long era of interstellar wars until the entire galaxy was unified.
final.
A huge empire that ruled over 25 million inhabited planets, with a territory spanning 100,000 light years and a total population of trillions rose up—
Galactic Empire!
Public opinion generally believes that the Hollywood Star Wars series borrowed ideas from "Galactic Empire", but of course the film producers do not admit it.
It's Hollywood too.
Public opinion believes that the most popular movie in history, "Avatar", plagiarized the ideas of this book, but of course Cameron also denies it.
Krugman, the winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, admitted it himself:
His economic theories were inspired by the Galactic Empire.
In addition, Yoshiki Tanaka's "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is also a tribute to the Galactic Empire series.
There are also works by Nisio Isin, etc.
also.
The British newspaper The Guardian reported:
Ben La Deng established a terrorist organization of the same name based on the Foundation chapter of the Galactic Empire series.
base.
In short, over the half century since the publication of this book, it has had a profound impact on human space exploration, world affairs, cutting-edge economic theories, and Hollywood movies.
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certainly.
The story of the Galactic Empire series is too long. The book consists of fifteen parts, and each part is a long novel. It is impossible for Lin Yuan to write all of this huge book in one breath, so what he is going to write this time is the eighth part of the Galactic Empire series.
That is "I, Robot"!
It is through this work.
Asimov created the three laws of robotics, which are the cornerstones of modern science fiction.
Article 1: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
Article 2: A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with Article 1.
Article 3: A robot must protect its own body, except where such protection would conflict with the previous two articles.
These are the three laws of robotics.
Also known as the Three Laws of Robotics.
As time went by, Asimov actually added the "zeroth law", but Lin Yuan didn't want to throw it out all at once.
Hiding cards is Lin Yuan’s habit.
Asimov used the three laws to construct a series of seemingly perfect thinking logic for readers, and then used nine short stories to subvert the laws, trying every means to break the loopholes and paradoxes in the theory. The writing is humorous and full of tension.
Some people may say.
Since there are fifteen parts in total of Galactic Empire, why should we write the eighth part first? Will the release of the previous parts later affect the reading experience
Of course not.
Anyone who has watched the Marvel movies should know that the order in which they were released is not equal to the chronological order of the stories.
The same is true for the Galactic Empire series.
Although "I, Robot" is the eighth film in the Galactic Empire series, if we look at it in chronological order, this work is the origin and beginning of the Galactic Empire series.
In other words:
If you want to thoroughly understand the Galactic Empire series, the correct reading order is to start from the eighth part, "I, Robot".
This is the real reason why Lin Yuan decided to write "I, Robot".
The Galactic Empire series is too long.
It’s time for Lin Yuan to give him a head start.
Isn’t Weizhou science fiction writer Fan Chong’s new book composed of six stories connected together
Lin Yuan's "I, Robot" has nine stories, and the first six stories are about fighting with Fan Chong.
The extra three are not wasted.
It is just right for competing with three other writers who have started a literary battle.
Thinking of this.
Lin Yuan exchanged for energy potions and officially started writing.
If you want to finish a long story quickly, it is necessary to exchange energy potions.
It is said that knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles.
Lin Yuan has read many science fiction novels from Blue Star, including those about robots.
In the science fiction novels of Blue Star at this time, robots still exist as imaginary enemies of mankind in the future.
The more extreme idea is that robots will develop high-level intelligence, resist human slavery, and thus wage war against humans.
Or they are in worry and fear that "robots will threaten humans."
It's not just science fiction writers who think this.
This setting is also basically adopted in all film and television works including those about Blue Planet robots. There are occasional subversions, but they do not deviate from the general direction of this idea.
Asimov's greatness lies in:
He wants to control the potential threat of robots at the source.
Robots are just industrial products made by engineers. The three laws are the roots of robots. Protecting humans is the most core safety mechanism after robots are created, so they will not pose a threat to humans.
It sounds simple.
Yet this is what makes the novel interesting.
Because accidents are bound to happen. Even if there are constraints of the three laws, robots are not as flexible as human brains after all, and there will be loopholes of one kind or another, forming a typical prisoner's dilemma.
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And when Lin Yuan began to write.
The second round of Chu Kuang Bi's global literary competition has become completely heated because of the participation of Weizhou science fiction writer Fan Chong!
Very unexpected.
This time, the people who supported Chu Kuang online actually accounted for the majority, and there were surprisingly few fans causing trouble!
The comment section of Chu Kuang’s blog.
"You old thief, you must not fall here. There are still three people behind you who haven't made a move yet!"
"Trust the old thief!"
"Although the old thief often abuses us, this time it's no joke, Fan Chong's level is really high!"
"Fan Chong is so good at writing about robots."
"Fan Chong's famous work is the robot series. After he became famous, he no longer focused on robots. This time he suddenly wanted to write about robots again. It must be because he has a higher understanding of this direction."
“It’s getting more and more difficult.”
"Chu Kuang has chosen ten opponents from all over the world, but I have to say that the ones who can be called truly terrifying are the opponents from Weizhou and Zhongzhou. In comparison, the opponents from other continents are strong, but they have not reached the top of the Blue Star science fiction pyramid. Otherwise, why did this matter cause such a huge sensation? Isn't it because among Chu Kuang's opponents there are four world-class science fiction masters?"
"Ten consecutive wins are not realistic."
"But the old thief has to kill one of the top science fiction masters in Zhongzhou and Weizhou, otherwise he will be laughed at by some people."
It's funny.
These people had been jumping around back and forth before, as if they were specifically against Chu Kuang.
Although they finally went to the bookstore to buy Chu Kuang's works, these people kept cheering for the old thief's opponents.
Trace the roots.
It’s simply because these people don’t think Chu Kuang will lose.
This time, everyone was madly supporting Chu Kuang because they were really anxious, otherwise they wouldn’t be so worried.
…
Chu Kuang’s fans are worried.
Science fiction writers are very excited!
Chu Kuang is fighting ten people at once. Not only has he defeated three opponents so far, but the other three opponents have become cowardly before the fight even started.
The entire science fiction circle is so angry that their brains are congested!
Because for them, these ten people represent the Blue Star science fiction circle to compete with Chu Kuang!
They gave in early.
The entire science fiction community on Blue Planet was ashamed.
Now that Fan Chong has taken action, the science fiction circle on Blue Star has finally raised its head again!
"it's over!"
"I won't let him get so arrogant anymore."
"Teacher Fan Chong is right, this is a farce!"
"One against ten?"
"You only defeated three people, and you think you are invincible?"
"Even if we defeat six of them, so what? Those six people cannot represent the highest level of science fiction on Blue Star. At most, they represent their own continent."
"The pinnacle of Blue Star's science fiction is in Weizhou, in Zhongzhou!"
"Weizhou can handle Chu Kuang without Zhongzhou taking any action."
"To be objective, Chu Kuang is really powerful. I thought that Wei Zhou wouldn't even have to intervene to deal with him. After all, there were several people fighting against him alone, but he could handle it."
It’s really amazing.
But after all, it is inferior to Weizhou and Zhongzhou.
The existence of Weizhou and Zhongzhou is the source of confidence for the science fiction circle on Blue Star.
As long as these two continents do not take action, Chu Kuang cannot be considered the top science fiction writer on Blue Planet even if he wins six games.
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Not just the Blue Star science fiction circle.
Many netizens who don’t like Chu Kuang are also celebrating.
This is normal.
Chu Kuang is arrogant, domineering and conceited. Thanks to the charm of his works, he is indeed widely loved by the public. However, many netizens are not impressed by his personality.
You know.
Although Chu Kuang has rarely had conflicts with others over the years, he has offended some people to some extent for various reasons.
Like Lu Yang’s fans, Xu Ping’s fans, etc., it’s normal not to like him.
"Fan Chong yyds!"
"Boss Fan has eliminated harm to the people."
"I haven't won yet."
"Isn't this a sure win?"
"Fan Chong is different from the previous opponents."
"For those who lack confidence, I suggest you take a look at Mr. Fan Chong's early robot-themed works. I personally think they are the pinnacle of Blue Star robot-themed works!"
"If he wins, Fan Chong's ranking will probably skyrocket."
"Chu Kuang is tenth on the list of writers. If we win against him, we will definitely make a lot of money."
"I just can't stand Chu Kuang's arrogance and lack of respect for readers."
“My readers don’t think so.”
"Chu Kuang's readers seem to have backed down this time. They didn't cheer for the opponent, and Chu Kuang himself didn't respond."
"Haha, this is because I'm scared."
…
Chu Kuang's fans keep an eye on what's happening online.
When they see someone say they are scared, they get excited!
You have to know that Chu Kuang’s fans dared to confront Honghuang fans back then.
How can you tolerate this
The two sides immediately started arguing.
The quarrels on major social platforms immediately turned the entire Internet into a mess.
Especially in the geek tribe.
The topic regarding Chu Kuang directly became a hot search!
It's hard not to suspect that someone is behind this.
At this time, Lin Yuan, who was writing a book at home, was unaware of what was happening in the outside world.
It wasn't until he finished writing the first chapter and glanced at his comments section during a break that he realized what had happened.
Fans got into a fight with someone
What a bunch of people, why get angry, why not just continue to cheer for their opponents according to the old rules
All right.
Lin Yuan understood in his heart.
This is because the fans lack confidence in Chu Kuang and are afraid that they will really lose this literary battle, so they dare not make jokes.
It all comes down to this:
Like the author, like the fans.
Whether the fans are criticizing Chu Kuang or cheering for his opponents, these weird behaviors are essentially little games between Lao Zei and his fans.
A fun little game with tacit understanding.
It’s just like those bad friends who can usually belittle and sabotage each other, but in the face of a real “crisis”, Chu Kuang’s fans’ stance is actually extremely firm.
Chu Kuang is also good.
Fans anyway.
Everyone has already known this tacitly.
Seeing these fans who used to like to sabotage the old thief fighting against the haters to defend themselves, Lin Yuan's heart was finally filled with ripples.
Then.
Lin Yuan logged into Chu Kuang's account and posted a new update: "The beginning of the Galactic Empire series, the new book "I, Robot"."
The Galactic Empire sets sail!
This is the heart of An fans.
However, when all netizens saw this dynamic, their eyes were all fixed on the last three words of the novel's title:
robot
Chu Kuang also wants to write a robot!
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ps: The updates over the past two days were delayed due to writer's block. I couldn't use all my energy, but now the plot has been basically sorted out. The updates in the next few days will return to their previous intensity.