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Arcane Overlord

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Arcane Overlord is an arcane-style Western fantasy novel by the web author Qiqizhe Aimming, totaling about 1.556 million characters. It is completed and was serialized on platforms such as Zongheng Chinese Network. The story follows a protagonist who is originally a player and accidentally transmigrates into the game world while playing. The cheat he brings with him is the Book of Arcana, compiled and edited collectively by all players, which contains over 3.7 million kinds of knowledge, from arcane theory to modded super-technology. With this portable encyclopedia, the protagonist quickly gains a foothold in the other world: he travels the continent, fights evil, and builds friendships with various forces such as the Demon Hunter Castle, the Wizards' Alliance, the Sorcerers' Association, the Witches' Organization, the Elf Court and the Human Kingdom. He then founds an academy and establishes the Arcane Alliance to fight the offspring of evil gods and planar invasions, gradually growing from a transmigrated player into a grand arcanist who shapes the planar order. The book blends pseudo-DND settings, wizard themes and game-otherworld elements, with a fast pace and grand scenes; both the protagonist and supporting characters are intelligent, making it suitable for readers who enjoy leveling-up stories, Western fantasy and game-setting fiction.

Editor's review

在一众“奥术流”西幻作品里,这本的辨识度在于“游戏玩家穿越+玩家集体智慧结晶”的设定:主角的金手指并非天降神物,而是一本由无数玩家共同编写、体量达三百七十余万条的奥术之书。这个设定把“论坛攻略”“知识众筹”的互联网经验移植进剑与魔法的世界,读来颇有代入感。作者把猎魔人城堡、巫师联盟、术士协会、魔女组织、精灵王庭等势力铺陈得颇有气派,从个人游历、势力周旋写到开办学院、组建奥术联盟、抵御位面入侵,格局一层层打开。需要提醒的是,本书本质仍是节奏轻快的升级爽文,宏观设定出彩而细节打磨有限,文字偏平,氛围渲染不算浓烈;把它当作一部轻松解压的西幻冒险来读,体验最好。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 喜欢游戏异界、穿越开挂设定的网络小说读者
  • 偏好西方奇幻与奥术师、巫师体系设定的读者
  • 能接受快节奏升级爽文、不太在意文笔细腻度的读者
  • 喜欢势力经营、开办学院、联手多方对抗外敌情节的读者

Not a good fit for

  • 追求严肃文学性与精雕细琢文字的读者
  • 不喜欢主角开局就有强金手指、快速变强套路的读者
  • 对伪DND与游戏数据化设定不感兴趣的读者

Reading tips

  1. 先接受“玩家穿越+奥术之书”的核心设定,不必纠结体系细节的严密性
  2. 可关注主角与各大势力结盟、开办学院、组建奥术联盟的势力线,这是全书格局展开的主干
  3. 宏观看点在于势力博弈与位面战争,细枝末节不必逐条推敲
  4. 适合通勤、睡前碎片时间阅读,不宜与硬核设定流作品连着读

FAQ

《奥术主宰》的作者是谁?
作者笔名为“祈求者哀鸣”,是网络文学平台的签约作者,本书为其创作的奥术流西方奇幻长篇小说。
这本书完结了吗?大概多少字?
据书评与推荐资料,全书约155.6万字,已完结;具体章节数与完结时间各平台记录不一,建议以阅读平台的书籍页面为准。
故事的核心设定是什么?
主角本是游戏玩家,穿越进入游戏世界后带去了由全体玩家共同整理编撰的“奥术之书”,其中收录三百七十余万种知识与魔改科技,他据此在世界中迅速变强。
和《奥术神座》是同一本书吗?
不是。《奥术神座》作者是爱潜水的乌贼,以科学解释魔法著称;《奥术主宰》是祈求者哀鸣的作品,走游戏异界加金手指升级的路线。

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