radicalducati Chapter 344
Chapter 344
There are no tomb-robbing novels in this world, so Raven and his friends were confused when they heard the beginning of "Ghost Blowing the Light".
But to be honest, the description at the beginning feels very real and has a sense of age, and it is written in the first person...
Wait, first person?
In this day and age, there are still people writing novels in the first person? !
Raven and Jackal looked at each other, frowned, and felt a headache.
As expected of Qianjian, he will never play by the rules, and you can never figure out what he is thinking.
Writing can be roughly divided into first person and third person. The first person is to write from the perspective of the protagonist, that is, "I" or "we". The advantage of doing this is that it can make the narrative more real and intimate, because it allows the author to directly express his thoughts and emotions, thereby narrowing the distance between the author and the reader.
But the disadvantages are also obvious. This will make readers feel confused and uncomfortable, because in first-person writing, the author usually describes the story from his own perspective rather than from the reader's perspective, which will deprive readers of their understanding and sense of involvement in the story world.
It is also difficult for readers to truly participate in the story and establish a connection and resonance with the story world.
Therefore, many readers hate first-person novels, and almost abandon them as soon as they see them, regardless of what you write or how well you write.
It is so straightforward and decisive, because for these readers, "first person" is their biggest thunder point.
Jackal frowned and said, "This book looks like a suspense horror type. It is originally a niche subject and has no fan base. Coupled with the thunder point of first person, it is probably difficult to become popular."
Raven was silent for a moment and said, "Let's listen again."
She also felt that Qianjian's new book was not very reliable. Could it be that Qianjian intends to change the subject matter and this is just an attempt?
But she suddenly remembered that when she first saw the book "The King's Avatar", she also felt that it was not very reliable...
You can't use common sense to guess Qian Jian!
Raven calmed down and continued to listen carefully.
She believed that Qian Jian would not just write a book and send it to her.
On the computer, the intelligent AI continued to read aloud:
[In order to deal with his uncle, Hu Guohua went to find a paper craftsman to make a lifelike paper man. The so-called paper craftsman is the kind of person who makes paper for the dead. The craftsman's craftsmanship is very superb, and the paper man he made is the same as the real one. ]
[The paper craftsman made a paper woman for Hu Guohua according to Hu Guohua's request, and used a pen to draw eyebrows, eyes, nose, clothes and hair on the paper man. At a distance, it looks exactly like the real one! It's impossible to tell whether it's real or fake! ]
The jackal leaned back, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Raven also felt a little creepy.
This kind of paper figure usually looks nothing special, but if you meet them in a dark environment, or stare at them for a long time, you will always feel that they are alive, and even have some illusions, such as seeing their eyeballs rolling and finally staring at you.
In psychology, this is called the [Uncanny Valley Effect], which refers to when a thing is very similar to a natural, living person or animal, but not completely similar, people will have fear and disgust in their hearts.
Paper figures are a kind of "human-like" thing.
The grandfather of the protagonist in the book actually carried a paper figure back home to pretend to be his wife. This behavior is simply daring.
Anyway, Raven felt that he would definitely not dare to do this.
The two rubbed the goose bumps on their arms. Although they felt a little scared, they were full of curiosity in their hearts.
What will happen next? What did the protagonist's grandfather encounter later?
Mistrine and Prometheus were also fully focused and motionless, obviously deeply attracted by the plot of the book.
In the gradually gloomy atmosphere, the voice on the computer continued:
【After the uncle learned that his nephew had married, he was very happy, so he came to the house a few days later and wanted to see the new wife, but Hu Guohua had something to hide, so how could he agree? So he stopped the uncle and didn't let him see, saying that the wife was sick and couldn't be seen in the room. 】
【Hu Guohua's uncle was very unhappy, saying that you married a new wife, but you didn't let your uncle see her, what's the reason? Besides, if the wife is sick, she should go to the doctor! 】
【Hu Guohua was feeling guilty and was about to be unable to stop him. When the two were deadlocked, the door suddenly opened and a white and clean woman walked out. Hu Guohua immediately took a breath of cold air. He saw at a glance that this was clearly the paper man he made, and it actually came to life! 】Hearing this, the four people in the room all took a deep breath.
Actually, it doesn't sound particularly scary, but it feels like this kind of thing, which makes people's scalps numb and their whole bodies uncomfortable.
Imagine that something you bought suddenly came to life one day. Most people's first reaction would be fear or horror.
In the book, Hu Guohua also had this reaction: he looked at the woman sitting opposite him, and felt sick as if he had eaten a fly. Her face was very white, without any blood color, and the redness on her face was all smeared with rouge.
At this time, the whole company had left work, leaving only the four people on Raven's side and a lamp on their heads. It was dark all around, and the corridor was even darker and quieter, pitch black.
It was especially like a scene in an urban horror story.
The so-called "white paper man" is just a short story at the beginning of the novel, and there is "Rat Friends Smoking Opium" later, which seems very humorous, but is actually very weird...
The first half of the Jingjue Ancient City, all the way to the underground military fortress of Yerengou, is actually a piece of folk legends, and there is no clear main line relationship.
But even so, it makes Crow and his friends listen to it fascinated and can't stop.
It's like listening to the old people in the village telling ghost stories, you never know whether these stories are true or false.
Sometimes, what you think is true is actually false, and what you think is false is often true.
It's terrifying to think about it.
When the story comes to the second half, the protagonist explores the Kunlun Mountains and the archaeological team enters the desert to find the Jingjue Ancient City.
At this time, rich geographical and cultural elements begin to appear in the novel.
What altitude sickness, avalanches, unfrozen springs, Western Desert, Shuangsheng Mountain, Peacock River, Thirty-Six Kingdoms, Dunhuang murals, Loulan female corpses, etc. are all described.
All this knowledge that people would never hear about was gathered in this magical novel.
A wonderful picture was unfolded in front of the four people.