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Anyways, I love the main character, Ying Chenlin a lot. Although I personally wish he went through more challenges and underwent more confrontations that can break his steadfast and confident demeanor (emphasis on "break his steadfast and confident demeanor" because although he had setbacks including amputating his arm and replacing it with a mechanical one, he is never limited or bound by it. While you can interpret this to be motivational, I think it would make his journey to the top more satisfying to read if he was actually challenged physically and mentally.), this is a pretty good power fantasy to read if you're into this!
But the main reason why I continued this, despite perhaps criticizing other novels for similar reasons (I'm such a hypocrite omg!!!) is because of the pacing.
Firstly, Ying Chenlin is equal parts pro-active and reactive from my perspective. He leverages the information he knows and the skills he has to create an opportunity, rather than wait for the book to throw one at him. However, it's not to the point of being those isekai MC's who steal everyone's opportunities away from them lolololll. Although I think he is overpowered, it's definitely much more fair comparatively.
Secondly, action scenes with mechas and pollutants and other antagonists are frequent and guaranteed, without the novel skimping on the development of secondary characters and the uncovering of the main plot of the novel. It's a very delicate balance which I appreciate. I'm not bored at all reading this, because the novel has this repeated pattern of subplots. To quickly summarize: Mecha fighting -> You Su -> Mecha fighting -> Yuan -> Ying Chenlin -> repeat. Does that make sense? Or maybe I'm looking into it too much because idk how I can read this w/o getting bored (ADHD!!!) . Anyways, structure of sub-plots mixed with the main plot really show that the author thought this out from beginning to end, resulting in a book that is not too slow or too rushed, establishing a smooth and satisfying flow to read.
[collapse]Overall, this novel is just great at being entertaining. It does have its flaws, but not obnoxious enough to the point of dropping it. If you're looking for a power fantasy with mechas and strong secondary characters, this is definitely the one to read! (BTW: Will probably rewrite this review once I read more of it, because I am 80/425 chapters through.)