The Way Ahead
What do you do when you don’t fit in? Edwin never really felt many connections to other... Read more What do you do when you don’t fit in?Edwin never really felt many connections to other people, but ... more>>What do you do when you don’t fit in? Edwin never really felt many connections to other... Read more What do you do when you don’t fit in?Edwin never really felt many connections to other people, but as a physics student, that was fine. He didn’t really need it, anyway. He was content to peel back the mysteries of the universe… not that there were many left to find. Modern-day research was just too well-established, too well-trodden for any single enthusiast to make any significant headway.But that doesn’t apply to other worlds. Not ones where magic and Skills run rampant, where well-defined roles and Classes dominate much of society with little room for novel experimentation from its residents. That kind of world would be perfect for an overeager, newly-minted Alchemist to make his mark.Things are never that easy, though.The Way Ahead is a very slice-of-life story following the story of someone trying to find his place in a world that doesn’t know what to do with him. Expect lots of science, lots of alchemy, a few sarcastic quips by the System, and lots of exploration involving the world, self-discovery, and above all, science.After all, further research is always required.Updates Wednesdays. Collapse Game Elements, Sci-fi, LitRPG, Magic, Male Protagonist, Strategist, System, Weak to Strong, Alchemy, Magic Formations, Anti-social Protagonist, Naive Protagonist, Character Growth, World TravelQuote: Kuro_Nox P.S. Don't even get me started on how truly and utterly unintelligent the mc is (basically Sheldon Cooper.), not to mention the senseless laws of this super nation. This is my only problem with reading this. The f#cking choices mc makes and laws I can say it's idiotic as this is a medieval times and with some insane mind controlling kinda skills each king might have .There are both good and bad traits to this story that I would like to discuss here.First and foremost, a summary: The good traits are that the system is unique, the characters are distinct, the dialogue is thought and emotion-evoking, the plot is interesting, and the novel is enjoyable to read (at its core).However, the core issue I have with this novel is related to its length and formatting. The length of the novel compared to the density of events occurring in-universe is far too imbalanced. Typically, we will have one thing happen, such as the main character becoming hungry, but we the reader have to go through at least three to eight paragraphs describing this one change.It is not described as "He became hungry after walking for two days without food." or "Hours of strenuous hiking over mountains and fighting monsters made him starving." but paragraphs after paragraphs describing how he became hungry, what it feels like to be hungry, his thoughts on how he feels now that he's hungry, how harrowing it was to become hungry, what he could do to not be hungry, and then at least three separate theories on how not to starve to death. To which he will catch himself for rambling, only to continue rambling as he manages to find some strange food and not starve to death. It is as though we are reading a real-time stream of consciousness from this person than a story. We see almost every damn thought and idea. Now I am ironically rambling on this topic, but my point still stands. Almost 30% of every chapter can be removed and it will not impact clarity whatsoever. And onto formatting, these huge paragraphs of verbal diarrhea make it incredibly difficult to read. Usually you can only see about two or three paragraphs on your screen at once simply because they are so large. Each sentence is stretched as though the author is a high school student trying to get 600 words for his essay. And the sentence structure is often so convoluted that each sentence is layered with meanings to the point that clarity is sharply decreased and your ability as a reader to... well... read the sentence also is impacted. Besides this, there aren't many problems. It is a good story besides the convolution, and if you enjoy reading the insane formatting, this is probably heaven for you. P.S. Don't even get me started on how truly and utterly unintelligent the mc is (basically Sheldon Cooper.), not to mention the senseless laws of this super nation. back<<
《The Way Ahead》The Newest Chapter
《The Way Ahead》All Section Catalog
- Chapter 1: Today’s Forecast Includes a Miniscule Chance of Planeswalkers
- Chapter 2: Decidedly Sarcastic Skills
- Chapter 3: Revelations of Varying Fortune
- Chapter 4: An Unstoppable Force Meets a Movable Object
- Chapter 5: Identifying Identify
- Chapter 6: Sparks Flying
- Chapter 7: Firmly Outside Normal
- Chapter 8: A Stormy Disposition
- Chapter 9: A Chilly Reception
- Chapter 10: Let it Burn, Let it Burn, Let it Burn
- Chapter 11: Roadside Assessment
- Chapter 12: A "Talk" With "Friends"
- Chapter 13: Pretentious Neighbors
- Chapter 14: There Are Worse Internships
- Chapter 15: End of the Lime
- Chapter 16: Shedding some Limelight
- Chapter 17: The Time of our Limes
- Chapter 18: The Left of Bare Arms
- Chapter 19: Stupid Cheating Skills
- Chapter 20: Out With a Bang
- Chapter 21: Assume the Physicist Ignores Air Resistance
- Chapter 22: Just Follow the Black Stone Road
- Chapter 23: Foreign Exchange
- Chapter 24: Birds of a Feather
- Chapter 25: Settling Into the Roost
- Interlude: And Awoke a Star of Stone and Flame
- Chapter 26: Chitter Chatter
- Bonus Chapter The System Explained
- Chapter 27: All That Glitters is Silver
- Chapter 28: A Long Day's Knight
- Chapter 29: A Discussion with a "Friend"(?)
- Chapter 30: Managerial Clockwork
- Chapter 31: Seeing is Disbelieving
- Chapter 32: Protagonist Syndrome
- Chapter 33: Packing Up
- Chapter 34: What Lies Ahead
- Chapter 35: Starstruck
- Chapter 36: Clubbing All Night
- Chapter 37: A Towering Ego
- Chapter 38: An Unexpected Chat
- Chapter 39: The Career of a Lifetime
- Chapter 40: Pointed Questions
- Chapter 41: Not Quite the Answer to Life
- Chapter 42: Hitting the Bars
- Chapter 43: Sticking Around
- Chapter 44: The Aftermath: Now Addition-Free!
- Chapter 45: With a Nice Little Bow
- Chapter 46: By the Buy
- Chapter 47: Into the Unknown
- Chapter 48: An Axe to Grind (With)
- Chapter 49: Branching Paths
- Chapter 50: Feyday
- Chapter 51: Starting Hand
- Chapter 52: Faeted Introductions
- Chapter 53: Unusually Helpful
- Chapter 54: No Place I'd Lather Be
- Chapter 55: Contractual Obligations
- Chapter 56: The Scientific Method
- Chapter 57: Reconvene and Reassess
- Chapter 58: Starting From Scraps
- Chapter 59: Fire Rocks!
- Chapter 60: Last-Minute Tuning
- Chapter 61: Putting Down Roots
- Chapter 62: Skillful Applications
- Chapter 63: Assume a Spherical Path in a Vacuum
- Chapter 64: High-pH Training
- Chapter 65: Running Into Trouble
- Chapter 66: All in the Execution
- Chapter 67: Book = e^X
- Chapter 68: Nice and Slow
- Chapter 69: City Troubles
- Chapter 70: Social Niceties
- Chapter 71a: Back to the Grind
- Chapter 71b: Back to the Grind
- Chapter 72a: Training Wills
- Chapter 72b: Training Wills
- Chapter 73a: A Blast From the Past
- Chapter 73b: A Blast From the Past
- Chapter 74a: The Wheel Turns Ever Onward
- Chapter 74b: The Wheel Turns Ever Onward
- Chapter 75a: Two Paths Diverged In The Verdant
- Chapter 75b: Two Paths Diverged In The Verdant
- Chapter 75c: Two Paths Diverged In The Verdant
- Chapter 76a: A Classy Ascension
- Chapter 76b: A Classy Ascension
- Chapter 76c: A Classy Ascension
- Chapter 77a: Taking Things to the Next Level
- Chapter 77b: Taking Things to the Next Level
- Chapter 78a: Settling Off
- Chapter 78b: Settling Off
- Chapter 79a: Study Skills
- Chapter 79b: Study Skills
- Chapter 80a: Meet and Greet
- Chapter 80b: Meet and Great
- Chapter 81a: Speaking With the Manager
- Chapter 81b: Meeting the Manager
- Chapter 82a: Daily Dallying
- Chapter 82b: Daily Dallying
- Chapter 83a: Focus is Key
- Chapter 83b: Focus is Key
- Chapter 84a: Recipe for Success
- Chapter 84b: Recipe for Success
- Chapter 85a: The Even One Out
- Chapter 85b: The Even One Out
- Chapter 86a: Burning Questions
- Chapter 86b: Burning Questions
- Chapter 87a: Clearly Magical
- Chapter 87b: Clearly Magical
- Chapter 88a: Cell Attributes
- Chapter 88b: Cell Attributes
- Chapter 89a: Closed-Dish Cultivation
- Chapter 89b: Closed-Dish Cultivation
- Chapter 90a: Local Cultures
- Chapter 90b: Local Cultures
- Chapter 91a: Eightfold Strategy
- Chapter 91b: Eightfold Strategy
- Chapter 92a: Petty Concerns
- Chapter 92b: Petty Concerns
- Chapter 93a: On Tracks
- Chapter 93b: On Tracks
- Chapter 94a: Proper Attribution
- Chapter 94b: Proper Attribution
- Chapter 95a: Moonlie
- Chapter 95b: Moonlie
- Chapter 96a: Where There's Smoke
- Chapter 96b: Where There's Smoke
- Chapter 97a: Injecting Levity
- Chapter 97b: Injecting Levity
- Chapter 98a: Tablet Monitor
- Chapter 98b: Tablet Monitor
- Chapter 99a: Looking Up
- Chapter 99b: Looking Up
- Chapter 100a: Fight or Flight
- Chapter 100b: Fight or Flight
- Chapter 101a: Sights to See
- Chapter 101b: Sights to See
- Chapter 102a: Booming Business
- Chapter 102b: Booming Business
- Chapter 103a: Mindblowing Revelations
- Chapter 103b: Mindblowing Revelations
- Chapter 104a: Fire, Water, Sky
- Chapter 104b: Fire, Water, Sky
- Chapter 105a: Evolving Awareness
- Chapter 105b: Evolving Awareness
- Chapter 106a: Derailed
- Chapter 106b: Derailed
- Chapter 107a: Unafrayed
- Chapter 107b: Unafrayed
- Chapter 108a: Snowledge is Power
- Chapter 108b: Snowledge is Power
- Schedule Update
- Side Story: The Silver Legion
- Chapter 109: Heating Up
- Chapter 110: Out of the Way
- Chapter 111: A Day Off the Town
- Chapter 112: Rillah' Interestin'
- Chapter 113: Alloying Insight
- Chapter 114: A Mana on a Mission
- Chapter 115: Conversensational
- Book 1 Cover Reveal!
- Chapter 116: A Rapid Giveaway
- Chapter 117: Cutting it Short
- The Way Ahead Book 1 is Now on Amazon!
- Chapter 118: Pizza Cutter Personality
- Chapter 119: Splitting Edge
- Chapter 120: Growing from Rocks
- Chapter 121: Something is Ahand
- Chapter 122: Blood is Thicker
- Chapter 123: The Right Ingredient
- Chapter 124: A Sense of Wounder
- Chapter 125: Bad Blood
- Chapter 126: Red the Earth
- Chapter 127: Black the Heart
- Book 2 Cover Reveal!
- Chapter 128: Fertile Grounds
- Chapter 129: The Way Ahead
- Edwin's Final Status
- Epilogue
- Afterward
- Side Story: Of Skill and Ink + Book 2 on sale!