Above The Sky (Yin Tianshen Yin): Postscript and closing remarks (Happy New Year in advance!)
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From February 16, 2022 to today, there are a total of ten months in one year, which is 22 months.
The total number of words in Gaotianzhizhi is 4.4 million, with an average of 200,000 words updated every month. Excluding the updates in the three or four months before and at the end of the book, the number of words in normal updates is basically close to 8,000 words every day.
It's really fast when you think about it carefully. If I hadn't discovered that my health was really bad and if I didn't get treatment, the next book would be gone. I'm afraid the ending plot would have been a little richer.
High above the sky, the title of this book was originally considered to be "Star Reacher", "Beyond the Star Sea" or "Prison of the Stars", which corresponded to Ian's final ending and Terra's future picture respectively. and a large map of the story 'The Cradle of Silence'.
But in the end, compared to the name that more closely corresponds to the content of the story, I chose the more romantic title "Above the Sky", which can better highlight the characteristics of "Pioneer".
Some of the content I am going to talk about next is related to my previous books. Friends who have only read the book Above the Sky may find it a little difficult to understand, but it doesn’t matter. Just treat it as a book. A novel story and a new perspective.
The inspiration for "Above the Sky" was actually before "Monsters Die When Killed".
When I was writing "Soul of Burning Steel", I had conceived such a copy when designing many "evil gods".
A long time ago, the ‘Evil God of Death’ was gradually conceived, and its fetal movements stirred up the destruction of civilizations in many worlds and galaxies. The evil **** of death was sealed by the sage, but with it as the center, the deepest abyss 'Ultra Dark Abyss' was born.
In the extremely dark abyss, there is a large universe similar to the world of stars. All civilizations have come to an end, leaving only a group of survivor souls in the ruins. They tried their best and borrowed hands and hands from countless corpses. The feet borrowed bodies and souls from countless wreckage, they borrowed wisdom and wings from countless shattered civilization fires, and finally, reborn from death, defeated [death].
As Joshua charged toward death, they also heard the horn of strife, so they tried their best to leap out from the abyss of darkness, using death as a new life, guiding Joshua to swing down the slash. The ax and sword of evil gods and karma.
The setting of Star Prison has been conceived a long time ago. I came up with it when I was playing Robot Wars Z. There is also the Angel of Peace in the Stars. What a cool setting, it belongs to me.
However, when I was designing, I discovered that if I wanted to write a romance about breaking through the prison and the tombstone, and returning from the abyss to the sky, the text required would definitely not be written in one copy. Extremely Dark Abyss There are too many things to write about in this volume. The Sages, the Seven Gods, the Maelstrom of Creation and Joshua's Enlightenment all require words. The setting of this copy is very good, but it is not usable. If I try to write it forcefully, it will become procrastinating. The plot will also be weak.
Therefore, in "Monsters Will Die When Killed", I once again enriched the archetypes above the sky through the original world of "Pioneer" and the background of "Fate".
The universe set sail by light and the future guided by fate are the background of the sky - just like the contradiction and unity of the prophet and the pioneer, I originally planned to use this copy as the original world of the pioneer. Plus a large copy describing part of the nature of destiny.
Just like the universe in the fifth movement created by Su Zhou written at the end of the volume "Out of Eden" [Birth of Love and Belief], the background of that universe is actually part of "Above the Sky" Rehearsal.
But I still haven’t written this world out.
Because when designing, I discovered again that if I want to write about the difference between pioneers and prophets, if I want to write about the intersection of exploration and destiny, if I want to write about eternal reincarnation, I want to explore 'reincarnation', 'perfection' and ' The differences further away cannot be solved by a large copy of hundreds of thousands of words.
It's so high up in the sky that it's worth writing a separate book for it.
After confirming this, Ian was born.
But unlike what everyone thinks, Ian was not actually the protagonist from the beginning.
He is the biggest mastermind behind the [Above the Sky Series], the future sage who creates the background of all stories, and the senior time traveler who has solved all the past crises and destruction disasters in the entire universe.
He is the eternity of the 'Eternal Sky Fire', a 'pioneer' who has left this universe for thousands of years, and whose name is almost forgotten and is regarded as part of the myth.
In the original design, the protagonist and his group gradually followed the path taken by Ian, revealing the truth behind the cosmic changes such as 'space-time shock' and 'parallel universe interlacing'. Then, they gradually discovered that the Star God and the End were transcending Time and space, the war in the past and the future, and finally caught up with Ian's back, side by side with this 'pioneer who guides the future', facing the never-ending 'enemy'.
Old friends who have read Soul of Burning Steel will definitely feel familiar: Alas, isn’t this just Joshua and the Sage? Soul of Burning Steel MKII?
It's just a little more optimized, and friendly units have become future sages!
Yes, this is why the current story you see is the story above the sky, because I feel that I have written this routine before, and I want to change my mind.
Moreover, as the design of Gao Tian's world becomes more and more perfect, and the designs about Ian become more and more abundant, I can't help but think, instead of finishing writing Gao Tian and then coming back to write the prequel to Gao Tian, why would I? Why not write the prequel first?
The reasons for the birth of the Holy Federation of Terra (actually the settings of the Holy Federation of Terra and the Heart of Terra appeared earlier than Gao Tian's book, and the relevant settings are available in the live broadcast account dynamics of station b) , why the Eternal King wants to expedition to the stars, hidden behind the story, the source of the story of the future sage... I can definitely write about him first.
Thus, there is the book above the sky that you see now.
Although it was not written until the last EX chapter, in fact, the role and mission of 'Elan' were already thought out before the book started. There is not much about him in the whole book. The plot can be called a little transparent, just watching the followers of Ian Weiye, but he doesn't have to do anything, because his destiny is in the distant future.
Eternal Sky Fire was actually originally called the 'Eternal Crusade', which means that the nature of human life and civilization is an eternal expedition to the endless future and unknown (this is Getta!). The reason why it was renamed Sky Fire is because I play AC6 (Armored Core 6, a good game, mecha fans can give it a try!). After playing it a lot, I felt that Skyfire was very handsome, so I changed it. Skyfire can also mean stars. Anyway, the meanings are the same. I am essentially a super mecha warrior. I understand. Friends will know after reading the two chapters of EX. I basically wrote it based on the background of machine warfare.
If we have to talk about earlier inspirations, Ian's element of 'eternal reincarnation' is also related to a short science fiction story about Red Alert that I wrote in 2011, called [Science Fiction Imagination Record·Prison Prison] 】(you can tell just by looking at the name), it should be searchable on LOFTER and Baidu. It is a short story written very early on.
The above, these designs have actually been completed in the early and middle stages of monster killing. Yes, I've always been like this. Before I'm even halfway through writing a book, I'm already thinking about the next one.
It is precisely because of this that there are many little Easter eggs about Ian in Monster Kill. For example, the 'Pioneer Space' has always made it clear that it has no direct relationship with the Pioneer. The Pioneer Space's crazy whoring Su Zhou also gave It is convenient for Su Zhou. The Hedao Tavern in Zhonghuan Seal has an earlier visitor than Su Zhou. The Pioneer Space has been secretly awakening other great beings and seems to have its own plans... Yes, those are Ian .
In the "iceberg under the sea" hidden behind the monster killings, Ian has actually been trying to solve the "true spirit of the multiverse". The "Awakening of Greatness" series of missions in Pioneer Space aims to take over the secrets of many great beings. In the original world, through these different multidimensional foundations, the pioneer space completely replaced the true spirit that sealed the multiverse.
In this way, even if you are not a transcendent, you can easily solve the disaster of the true spirit. At most, it will take more time.
For this reason, Ian also invested in Su Zhou. Pioneer Space has been trying to get Su Zhou to join the team, and finally it did form an alliance with Zhu Zhoutian - but Ian never expected that his plan would advance well. At that time, Su Zhou, the core of the original backup plan, ran to fight with the true spirit of the multiverse.
Although the result is gratifying, it also led to many uncontrollable results. This result leads to the background of [the next book] (not Gao Tian 2), about 'monsters and the abyss'. Unblock'.
This is also the real reason why Ian does not have much performance in the monster killing story. Behind the monster killing, the real monster fragments lurking in the dark were all solved by Ian and Pioneer Space, so Su Zhou can level up so smoothly. , and can deal with the true soul of the multiverse, the prototype of a real monster that is about to become a monster, without any hindrance.
This is probably the extremely complicated origin of the sky.
My best friend once told me that Above the Sky is undoubtedly the most suitable work for me and the book that suits me best - it has a Western fantasy background, a science fiction undertone, and a post-apocalyptic civilization renaissance. , swords and magic, biological transformation, crazy brawls, strong showdowns, true super robot battles, and various science fiction jokes.
For example, the Star God and the End of the World have the shadow of Zeli and the Photomicron Bird. For example, the Infinity Ring is the electron channel in the gods themselves. For example, the Cradle is the pocket universe in XEELEE, not to mention Some other more well-known science fiction works... To be honest, I admire my own ability to pay tribute. I am really awesome.
In short, what he said is indeed right. When I wrote about the sky, I did have endless inspiration. Every appearance of the world was reflected in my heart. All the details and all the scenery seemed to me. I can see it all with my own eyes, which is not a good thing for readers, because I saw it all so clearly, so the details I wrote seemed complicated and redundant.
The customs, delicacies, scenery, customs and cognitions of the local people, and all the details of Terra are not necessary for this book, but for me they are Very happy.
But if I say that being above the sky is my limit, I don't agree with this judgment, because I am still moving forward, so no matter what, I will try to go further in the 'next book' Far, this is the determination that I vaguely didn’t understand before I wrote Gaotian Shangzhang, and it is also the power that this book gives to the creator ‘I’.
Here, look back and look at the book above the sky.
As written in the [Preface to the new book·Curiosity] written at the end of Monster Killing, Ian’s journey always stems from curiosity.
Curiosity has shaped everything about Ian. He is always looking for answers to questions, the end of the road, the end of the future and the other side of the sea of stars. This is an extraordinary quality and his true essence.
Out of curiosity, the young man stepped forward. He explored and took risks, went through tens of thousands of reincarnations, abandoned perfection and destiny, and became a pioneer from a prophet. Finally, he found his lost stars and climbed up again. Above the sky].
The story of [The Sage Who Guides the Future] has come to an end, but Ian’s story continues, and the story above the sky also continues.
After writing this book of 4.4 million words, I did feel my progress and shortcomings. These are like people who know whether drinking water is warm or cold. I also gradually discovered my comfort zone, my creative habits, characteristics and some shortcomings. .
There are some things that I don’t intend to change, because that is my characteristic as an author, such as the battle of Burning Steel, the scripture debate of Monster Killer, and Gao Tian’s customs and dreams. If I don’t write about these things, why would I write about them? ? I just love the dumplings made with vinegar. I really can’t write anything without the vinegar.
However, some shortcomings must be made up for, such as the super-long battle of 100,000 words of burning steel, the endless discussion of monster killing, and Gao Tian’s ubiquitous setting release-jealousy is indeed necessary. , but too much will make your teeth sore. Showing features does not mean that you cannot write the features better. Rather, it is precisely because I want to write these features and make readers like them more, so I have to improve my own Defects, correct these bad things.
I have changed a lot, but as long as I continue to write, new problems will appear. This is the trouble of moving forward.
Here, I must first thank the friends who love this story and this book. Every review, analysis, praise and approval you receive makes me feel extremely happy.
I am a vulgar person. I write books to share the world in my heart. I have loved painting, playing with toy blocks, and playing with sand sculptures and rubber since I was a child. Every time I create something, I have to go with it. Others share my creations, because I love everything I create, so I also hope that others can feel the joy in my heart and love the things I love. If you are also happy when reading, I will gain double, Three times, more times the joy.
I am a vulgar person, so I will always praise love and hope, courage and determination. I hope that my books will have a power, even if those who once read my books will no longer read them in the future. Those who once liked my books no longer love my stories, but that does not mean a complete farewell. We have met in the past, and the feelings and heat that once arose are things that will never disappear. That's enough.
So, I would like to thank all those who are reading this book now, those who will read this book in the future, and those who have read this book in the past. Your support is like the ether, transcending time and space. So that I can continue to move forward into the distant future.
I believe that in the next book, I will be able to write better and go further.
The next thing to talk about is the new book.
Compared with Gao Tian's story of pure curiosity, the next book will be simpler and more complicated.
One word [kill].
One word [overwhelming].
A story about [Fate], [Destiny], [Fate], and [Qingtian] warriors (there are also things like two realm gates and multiple realm gates).
Although it sounds serious, the next book is undoubtedly a pure novel. It is a cheerful and warm story with a heart-warming tone. Please listen to it seriously. Anyway, I did not write it. Despite the tragedy, even if Mr. Hilliard passed away and I forgot to resurrect him in EX, he will definitely be resurrected in the extra chapter. Don’t worry about this.
In short, please believe me, I am a cloudy person when it comes to writing stories. I only write stories that I find interesting, stories that I really love, and stories that I want to share.
The new book will probably be released around the New Year, and will be released after the Qidian Annual Meeting. The rest period is about a month, neither long nor short. After all, I have actually been resting on and off for a long time since August. I have been working out recently. It was quite effective and my health improved a lot. To be honest, I feel better than when I was writing about killing monsters. I can only say that following medical advice and exercising really help.
Okay, it’s time to come to an end. At the end, as usual, I hope you can recommend books to me. I just happen to go and read more about other people’s stories!
See you next time for the extra chapter and the new book!
And, 2024, Happy New Year!