Chapter 309

Postscript

Finished writing, there is a feeling of relief, and also thank all the book friends for their support.

By the standards of web novels, this book is undoubtedly a failure.

Why?

Because it is boring, or rather, many transitional plots have no interest, and the whole book is development and war, and almost nothing else.

There is no conflict between people, no eroticism, and not even many tropes. How can this be good?

Even I say it doesn't look good, plus typos, incoherent sentences, various breaks in the middle, and the final slag update. How can this be good?

Many little partners can finish chasing, maybe completely because of their love for "The Lord of the Rings" and "Mount & Blade."

This is my problem. Not having enough level to write an interesting story is where I need to improve.

However.

If it is from the perspective of someone who has never been exposed to writing and just started on a whim because of watching "The Hobbit" trilogy.

I think this book should be barely okay.

At least, I wrote what I wanted to write. Although it is not so interesting and the logic is not good, at least it is close to the original work.

I wrote my understanding of Middle-earth, various guesses, and things I know, almost all in this book. It is very fragmented, but it is almost finished.

At the very least, in this book, I changed Thorin's fate. Of course, he didn't walk to the end of the book and went to the Halls of Mandos in advance, but in Valinor, he can still reunite with his friends.

Why did he die early?

Leaving aside Thorin's original fate, here it is because his soul has been exhausted. Yes, he was too tired, plus the consumption of the wave of resisting dragon sickness, his body was burned out by his burning belief.

So, he died in his early 200s.

It can be seen that being too tired will really shorten your life. I hope everyone can pay attention to their health and live a relaxed life.

In my understanding, looking at a life in Middle-earth, the body and soul are separate. After the body of an Elf dies, the soul returns to the Halls of Mandos to wait for resurrection. If they are not willing to return, they exist in Middle-earth like wandering spirits.

Until the end of Arnor,

Of course, on this point, I also gave these beautiful lives an extra choice in the book.

Dwarves, after the body dies, the soul returns to the Halls of Mandos to wait for Aule's call.

And humans are special. They are not bound by Arnor. After death, the soul will go to other worlds.

Therefore, the body and soul are viewed separately. The soul constantly burns the body until death. In my opinion, this is the true state of every life in Middle-earth. At least, Dwarves, humans, and Elves are like this.

In addition, I changed Aragorn's fate, allowing him to take back the throne in his thirties.

Many people may feel that Aragorn's decades of displacement cultivated his wisdom, resilience, and kindness, which made him an excellent King.

I hold a different view on this point. A person actually does not grow in hardship, but is constantly recognizing himself and exploring his own essence.

Then there is no essential difference between ten years of hardship and decades of hardship, just the length of time suffering.

Simply put, whether a person's character is excellent or not is mostly innate. The influence of the acquired environment cannot be said to be non-existent, but it is not much.

This sentence may not sound good, and it is just my personal understanding. No debate, no arguing.

Another thing is the fate of the Hobbits, that is, Frodo and his four little partners.

Under my changes, they will not suffer the hardships of transporting the One Ring, but can live happily in the Shire for a lifetime.

Is this good or bad? I don't know.

Dealing with it this way is entirely because my ability is limited. I really don't know what to write in the middle, so I can only end Sauron in advance and let this world enter the next age.

Of course, I changed many things, including the fate of those people in Rhovanion, the fate of the Dwarves, the fate of Saruman, etc., etc., which will not be repeated here, that is too much.

Finally, let's talk about my mental journey since I started writing.

Honestly, I am a person with a strong desire to express myself, of course, only on the Internet. In reality, I don't like to talk much.

Little partners who are familiar with me should know that I also have an account on Bilibili, sharing some Mount & Blade videos when I have nothing to do, but I stopped updating after writing the book. It is really too tired.

My original intention for writing this book was just to write about how I would change the fate of these people if I arrived in Middle-earth. When this idea popped up, the general plot had already come out.

I didn't think about writing so much, and I didn't think about how much money I would make. I just felt that if I posted it on Qidian and someone read it, maybe I would have the motivation to finish it and not give up halfway.

According to my idea, it should have ended after the Battle of the Five Armies.

As for the result, everyone has seen it.

Moreover, it is precisely because this is the idea I held at the beginning, so I often confront readers, replying to why it is designed this way and what the reason for writing it this way is.

But the Internet, who can convince whom? This is not a matter of reason. And my reason is not necessarily the reader's reason, and the reader's reason is very likely not to affect me.

Said too much, it's just mutual discomfort, and it won't have any other effect. If I write the next book, I will definitely get rid of this problem completely.

Another point that touched me the most is the readers of Qidian. The difference is really huge. I am an old bookworm who has read books for more than 20 years, but I never thought it would be this situation.

Here, I want to quote a passage to explain my feelings during this period.

A book is like a bus. You bought a ticket, so you follow the car to see the scenery along the way. If you like it, continue to buy tickets. If you don't like it, get off at the next stop.

Regardless, the story ends here. We will meet again in the future.