Chapter 1881

Immortal Tea Party 16: The War in the Upside-Down Sea

Immortal Tea Party 16: The War in the Upside-Down Sea

The Great Battle of the Upside-Down Sea has finally come to an end. Taking advantage of Boss He's return with a full load and his drifting on the sea, we will do a post-battle review as usual.

This battle was clearly a war between immortals and demons in an environment rich in spiritual energy; why wasn't it written like a normal fantasy/xianxia novel, as a high-level hooligan brawl full of thunderous methods?

That's not difficult; it's really not difficult.

Some book friends complained: why not just attack? Why all the twists and turns, why are there always reversals?

Because the "war between super-strong forces" as I understand it is definitely not True Immortals fighting while ordinary immortals watch, and ordinary immortals fighting while everyone watches, with everyone else just watching the fun and waiting to die.

It contains at least three levels of confrontation:

First is hot war, including—

Grabbing territory: the Battle for the Lighthouse, the Battle for the Defense of the Divine Dawn Meteorite.

Grabbing resources: the battle for Profound Crystals and Profound Crystal ore.

Eliminating the enemy's effective strength; this needs no further elaboration.

Secondly, it is public opinion warfare; Bai Bai Ziqi spread news that was hard to distinguish between true and false to the Heavenly Palace team, damaging the enemy's morale and successfully inciting defection.

Finally, it is the war of laws (consciousness) at the highest dimension. This is relatively abstract; if compared to reality, everyone can understand it as one side using international law as a weapon, while the other side makes moves according to "established order."

This kind of war must make every unit, every cell, and every individual engage in battle and confrontation, just like the reality we are in.

Then there are the trump cards of both sides of the war—that is, the ultimate weapons kept at the bottom of the box.

Releasing a big move doesn't necessarily mean taking advantage, and playing a trump card doesn't necessarily mean winning.

The key lies in the rhythm and the grasp of timing.

As the attacking side, Miao Miao Zhantian's characteristic is "fierce," with all kinds of wild bombing with divine abilities and big moves; as the defensive side, Qianhuan's characteristic lies in "stability"—it doesn't care how many people die; anyway, human lives are also cards, and if they are cards, they must be played.

On this point, Qianhuan wins. When the card game is about to end, the opponent who still has a king bomb in their hand can slap you in the face.

Some people say trump cards are infinite; isn't it just however many the author says there are?

Now that the Battle of the Upside-Down Sea is over, let everyone count—the trump cards played by both sides are actually about the same.

They are all foxes that have cultivated for thousands of years; who can be much worse than whom? Then why couldn't Qianhuan win in the end? Because of variables, because He He Lingchuan popped up in the middle.

War itself is uncertain; who knows where accidents will happen, who knows where karma will suddenly pop up and bring retribution to you or your opponent.

Okay, we mainly built the Battle of the Upside-Down Sea from three aspects: confrontation forms, war weapons, and variable accidents. When these elements are intertwined, the scene becomes complicated, the war is prolonged, and it brings everyone—whether they are in the game or we who are watching—the "suffering" that can be experienced.

I know that refreshing novels usually aren't written this way, but what are the confrontational characteristics stimulated by it as a war element? It is wisdom, courage, and resilience, as well as awe of war: we can only treat it seriously and cautiously until the moment of victory.

Do not start a war lightly; if you fight, you must win!

Just like reality.

Taking your eyes off the book and looking west, looking south—don't those wars and confrontations contain the elements I mentioned above?

Reading the original text!

I mapped my understanding and thinking about war into this fantasy battlefield, so there is this unique and complex Battle of the Upside-Down Sea.

Of course, I still have to add a disclaimer:

This is just one person's opinion, for everyone's after-dinner conversation. How much can I know about war, right? I know someone will ask: it's clearly a xianxia novel, why must you project reality's war onto a fantasy battlefield?

That has to do with the underlying philosophy and logical setup of the entire book "After the Immortals Disappeared." Space is limited, so we'll talk about it later if there's a chance. Everyone knows that the books I write are always upright and won't grow crooked branches.

—————— Fengxing Shuiyun He Jian / Jiufang Ye

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