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A pleasant, slow-paced read about a Wizard-ruled world.This novel is currently a great read but, more than that, I'm excited for its future. The foundation has been laid out for a potentially fantastic plot, with mysteries and foreshadowing already being introduced.Additionally, I love the cultivation system. In this world, wizards are 'scholarly', and the main character says himself that the strongest wizard is the most diligent one. I love this concept as the novel will surely go in-depth into the experiences and experiments of the main character with the different branches of wizardry in the future.The translation is high-quality with no mistakes that I could see. However, it seems that the translation is overly slow? I read this book in one sitting so I have not experienced it myself, but it seems that the translators have only released 50 chapters in the span of 10 months. Also, these are relatively shorter chapters, with probably around 1000 or less words each.Another thing is that the main character is overly ruthless. The book begins with him seeing an experimental subject being tortured and feeling upset that he is unable to help them. But merely a couple of days and a few chapters later, he is mercilessly killing multiple people who have done him no wrong. There is no mention by the author of what caused this enormous shift. It isn't jarring to read, but I just find it weird that the author would even begin the novel giving that impression.Regardless, I had a good time reading this and it, overall, is something I would highly recommend.TL;DR: A great read with even greater potential, but who knows how many years it will take to fulfill that potential.
