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After translating Blade - Unbound for a while, I've realized something. Some of the banger moments that I thought would actually catch me aren't actually the fights. They're the investigations, the strange villages, the abandoned temples, the folklore that slowly turns into genuine supernatural horror. The fighting between different gods and religions, and a phrase someone told me recently: So how's a god from another region gonna talk to yours? I just imagine them google translating on their phones for each other before they whoop each other's ass.

Regardless, shameless question here, but wondering if anyone has a favorite MYSTERY arc from any wuxia novel?

Also, mega shameless plug here hehe, quick intro to Blade - Unbound if you guys wanna check a rather unconventional novel out, but here, jianghu politics is mixed with Daoist folklore, ghost and spirits, ancient mysteries, martial arts, imperial conflicts, with a pretty balanced character progression. - blip the translator of Blade - Unbound

Translator asking for opinions because he’s bored (me, I’m bored)

Hey everyone, I’ve been wondering what you guys think about these novels, and which lies more up your alley. All three of them are my favourite novels of all time, This Game is Too Realistic, The Legendary Mechanic, and The World Online, and I’m wondering what you guys think are the good/bad about each of them.

What I really enjoy about these novels isn’t just the “game” aspect, but the sense of long-term progression and watching the world genuinely evolve over time. I love stories where the protagonist starts from almost nothing and slowly builds up something massive, whether it’s a faction, settlement, empire, organization, fleet, or even an entire civilization. There’s something incredibly satisfying about seeing small decisions in early chapters snowball into huge consequences hundreds of chapters later.

Translating This Game is Too Realistic is a blast since I get to know all the juiciest information before all of you (hehe), but truth be told, The World Online and The Legendary Mechanic are part of my top 3 novels of all time and to be honest, I would like to know what the larger community thinks if you’ve read them (or are reading)!

Mystery in Wuxia, underrated?

Between The Legendary Mechanic, The World Online, and This Game is Too Realistic… which did it best?