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Realm Walker

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4.2M words
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9787572614156

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Realm Walker is a long science fiction novel by Yuewen Group author Maibao Xiaolangjun, following his previous work The Big Feng Constable. It began serialization on Qidian Chinese Network in March 2022 and concluded in February 2024, totaling about 4.18 million Chinese characters. The "Realm" in the title comes from Qian Xuesen's proposed Chinese translation for "Virtual Reality"; the author uses it to weave together the nation's classical literary heritage and visions of future technology. The story is set in a real modern city, yet conceals a mysterious space that is independent of, and intertwined with, reality—the Realm. The Realm randomly assigns character cards to people; cardholders are called "Realm Walkers" and must periodically enter bizarre Realm instances to complete preset tasks. Success brings superhuman abilities; failure exacts a price. The protagonist, Zhang Yuanqing, is a freshman at Songhai University who is drawn in by a mysterious black card sent by a friend; a black full-moon mark appears on his forehead, and during the trial in the Sheling Tunnel he awakens the rare class of Night Wanderer, after which he joins the official organization the Five Elements Alliance. He can extract memories from the dead and command ghosts and spirits, skills useful in both the Realm and reality. As the conflict between the Order and Evil factions escalates, the legacy of the fallen Night Wanderer, the Demon Lord, becomes the focus of contention among all sides, and Zhang Yuanqing draws ever closer to the truth behind the Realm world. The book's main thread is clearing instances, structured with parallel real-world and Realm storylines; it blends mystery, science fiction, urban daily life, and a humorous ensemble cast, and is one of the representative works of the male-oriented urban supernatural genre in recent years.

Editor's review

如果你读过《大奉打更人》,就知道卖报小郎君擅长把类型套路写出人情味;《灵境行者》把舞台搬到现代都市,把「灵境副本」做成一场规则严谨、又处处留有余味的闯关游戏。它的好看之处,一是设定扎实:世界观以「游戏」模式搭建,行文两线并行,现实线与灵境线的信息互相咬合,悬念铺得稳、收得住;二是人物鲜活:张元清靠脑子与社交能力周旋,而不是一味莽撞硬拼,配角群像各有腔调;三是气质复合:悬疑、科幻、都市日常、志怪传说彼此交融,读起来轻松,回味却不轻。 本书上线首日即登起点平台五大榜单榜首,24小时收藏超20万,成为平台首部达成这一成绩的作品;上架61天打破最快10万均订纪录,连载期间长期位居科幻品类月票榜前列。2023年先后获首届起点科幻「启明星奖」最佳IP潜力奖、第33届中国科幻银河奖「最具改编潜力奖」,2025年入选中作协网络文学中心「中国网络文学影响力榜」IP影响榜。同类改编已有漫画、有声读物与动画陆续推出。湖南文艺出版社的纸质版本让这部四百余万字的长篇有了可翻阅、可收藏的实体形态。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 喜欢《大奉打更人》、想读同作者都市题材作品的读者
  • 偏爱副本闯关、无限流与异能设定相结合的网文读者
  • 想看轻松诙谐又不失悬念的都市奇幻故事的读者
  • 关注网络文学IP改编、希望了解头部作品面貌的读者
  • 想收藏网络小说实体版、补齐书架的读者

Not a good fit for

  • 偏好严肃纯文学、对类型小说套路容忍度低的读者
  • 希望单本完结、不愿追长篇系列或大段设定的读者
  • 对都市异能、副本闯关题材完全不感兴趣的读者

Reading tips

  1. 可先读纸质版第一部,熟悉灵境规则、角色卡与阵营设定,再决定是否追读全书。
  2. 注意「现实线」与「灵境线」两条叙事脉络交替推进,遇到跳转时不妨记下时间点与线索。
  3. 把握「夜游神」职业的能力边界,很多副本的关键解法都藏在这些规则细节里。
  4. 读完一个副本后略作停顿,回看前文埋下的伏笔,阅读体验会更完整。

About the publisher

Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House is a publisher known for its literary titles, with a catalogue spanning foreign literature, world classics, classical Chinese literature, essays and miscellaneous writings, and mystery and detective fiction. Judging from the more than 1,100 books in the database, the press publishes foreign classics such as Crime and Punishment, Snow Country, The Complete Sherlock Holmes and Letter from an Unknown Woman, as well as Chinese classical and modern literary works including Lu Xun's Wandering and A Madman's Diary and Wu Jingzi's The Scholars. In terms of translators and authors, translations by Cao Guowei and Tan Jinghua appear in its foreign literature titles, and the authors involved include Dostoevsky, Kawabata Yasunari, Conan Doyle and Zweig. Its publishing character lies in introducing Chinese and foreign literary classics side by side, balancing popular and serious works and attending to both readability and literary value. Public information is limited; the above is a brief overview based solely on the books in the database.

FAQ

《灵境行者》和《大奉打更人》是同一作者吗?
是。两书均出自网络作家卖报小郎君(本名吴鑫)。《大奉打更人》走修仙探案路线,获得2021年起点月票年赛男频第一;《灵境行者》则是现代都市科幻题材,融合副本闯关与异能设定,风格更轻松诙谐。
「灵境」这个词是作者自创的吗?
不是。据媒体报道,「灵境」出自钱学森1990年致汪成为的信,是他为Virtual Reality拟的中文译名之一,钱学森本人特别偏爱这个词。作者借这一命名,把传统文化韵味与元宇宙式的科技想象连接起来。
纸质版和网络连载内容一样吗?
《灵境行者1》由湖南文艺出版社于2023年11月出版,全书352页,收录的是网络连载开篇部分的内容,因此不等于起点中文网上418万字的全本。想读完整故事仍需通过正版电子平台追读。
这本书适合当入门网文来读吗?
相对适合。它的副本结构清晰、节奏明快、文风诙谐,对不常读网文的读者比较友好;但全书篇幅长、设定层次多,读纸质第一部若感觉吃力,可以先看试读章节再决定。
这部作品有什么衍生内容?
据公开资料,作品已推出同名漫画与有声读物,动画于2026年9月起在腾讯视频上线(每周四更新);2023年先后获得起点科幻「启明星奖」最佳IP潜力奖和第33届中国科幻银河奖「最具改编潜力奖」。

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About the author

Maibao Xiaolangjun is a Chinese web-fiction author known for light, humorous narration and genre blending. His works mainly target male-oriented online fiction and span fantasy, mystery and science fiction. The representative novel Dafeng Dagengren combines the case-investigation structure of an ancient government office with fantasy elements, moving at a brisk pace with dense suspense and strong reader recognition; Lingjing Xingzhe continues the mixture of mystery and supernatural elements, emphasizing exploration and puzzle-solving. Other titles such as Miaobi Jihua: Guangming Xing, Yuanlai Wo Shi Yao Erdai and Wo de Jiejie Shi Da Mingxing vary in subject and show the author's flexibility across urban and奇幻 genres. Public information about his nationality, birth and death years, education and personal experience is limited and cannot be stated with certainty. Judging from the ten works in the catalog and common categories, his writing balances plot momentum with dialogue and generally leans toward highly readable web fiction with prominent suspense.