Chapter 203

Sword Art Online is different from Xia Yan's previous works in Longguo.

For example, Xia Yan's previous light novel adaptation, Anohana, is based on an original animation, A Journey of Youth, is based on a manga, To the Moon, is based on a game, and Parasyte, is based on a manga

To be honest, Xia Yan's Sword Art Online is the first time that a light novel has been adapted into a novel suitable for Longguo audiences.

Xia Yan felt that this process was much easier than the adaptation of his previous works.

Liuli Book Club also gave it the biggest appearance when it was serialized in this issue of Sword Art Online.

The hand-painted floating city of Elcrad, the setting of the story in Sword Art Online, occupies all the positions on the cover of the journal.

In the bookstore, next to the light novel bookshelf, the promotional poster of Sword Art Online is also posted in a prominent position.

On the Internet, there are also many GGs about the serialization of Sword Art Online on major two-dimensional related websites.

This time, Liuli Bookstore treated Xia Yan as a first-class light novelist in Longguo.

As a loyal female fan who has been following Yuan Qing's works since the "Youth Journey" period, Dong Wen also felt an indescribable touch in her heart when Sword Art Online was released this time.

The first time she read Yuan Qing's book was when she graduated from college, and now it has been almost three years.

Although her life has not changed much, the novelist she likes has gone from a small province to the whole country, and as a reader and fan, she also feels proud.

"Hello, fifteen yuan."

The cashier took her money gently.

Dong Wen took the latest issue of "Liuli" magazine and immediately started reading after returning home.

As soon as she read less than 200 words, items that are the products of modern civilization appeared in the article.

"Modern background?" Seeing this, Dong Wen felt relieved.

She was also afraid that Yuan Qing would learn bad things and write some novels about demon kings and heroes in different worlds, which would be really uncomfortable.

It's not that novels about demon kings in different worlds are bad, but people have seen too many of them and are tired of them. Even if you write a 100-point plot, the audience may only have an 80-point perception of it in this context.

"But since it is a novel with a modern urban background, why is it named Sword Art Online, which sounds like a novel related to swords and magic, gods and war?"

Dong Wen continued to read

sao, a novel plot, the world's latest virtual helmet wearable game.

The title of Sword Art Online is the translated name of this game.

"So the novel name is directly taken from the game name in the work?"

Dong Wen blinked.

The novel begins with a brief text to introduce the background of Sword Art Online.

Future world, advanced technology, holographic images, virtual helmets

These setting elements are relatively new in the Dragon Country light novel industry.

Online game novels are everywhere in the parallel world, but in Dragon Country, they are not even considered niche themes, because they are niche, at least there are people writing about them.

However, with so many people in Longguo, this kind of work may have been created by someone, but it is meaningless if it is not famous and known to everyone.

Dong Wen saw these novel elements and was soon attracted to the novel.

However, after reading another one or two thousand words, she raised her head slightly, her eyes a little confused.

The setting is very good, but in a few thousand words, the protagonist Li Tongren played games with his friends in the virtual reality game in the novel.

Of course, from the description of the text, Dong Wen can indeed feel the fun of this game called sao.

But the problem is

This novel can't just describe the plot of the protagonist Tongren playing games.

How boring is that? Instead of watching the protagonist in the novel playing games so happily, Dong Wen chose to play a game herself.

And soon, the real setting of this work was revealed.

The first group of gamers who bought the equipment and entered the game were told that they couldn't get out after entering after the villain Jing Yan appeared.

If the virtual helmet worn on the head loses power or is violently removed, the built-in mechanism installed in the helmet from the beginning will instantly evaporate their brains.

If the helmet is not violently removed, their brain signals will be blocked by the helmet in the virtual game. In reality, they can only lie as a vegetable, but their consciousness will always remain in the game world.

Dong Wen's eyes widened when she saw this, and her pupils were full of brilliance attracted by the plot.

Later, as long as the game dies, the program of the virtual helmet on the head will be triggered, giving him real death in the physical world of the real world.

If you want to get rid of your fate of being trapped in the game world, there is only one way. Clear all the bosses from the first to the 100th level of Aincrad.

Play games. Play with your own life.

This is the setting of the first chapter of Sword Art Online.

Just watching the protagonist in the novel play a fantasy battle game of swords and magic, the reader will definitely get bored after a while.

But if the protagonist of the novel dies in this game, he will also die in the real world.

The sense of crisis of the novel will be revealed instantly.

Unlike the long-winded foreshadowing of "Anohana" and "To the Moon".

Sword Art Online is only the first chapter, but it throws out an extremely interesting setting.

At least, for fans of Dragon Country light novels who lack online game-themed novels, the first chapter of Sword Art Online opens the door to their new world.

A game played with life

Virtual helmet

You can only save yourself by clearing the game

And, the protagonist Li Tongren is a big shot during the game's internal beta period.

Now after the game's public beta, he is sealed inside and knows a lot of game knowledge in this game.

The male protagonist Kirito fighting the wild wolf in the game.

Outside the game, because he is trapped in the game consciousness and cannot return, his mother and sister Ye who are crying non-stop beside his vegetative body.

The plot switching from two perspectives aroused Dong Wen's emotions in an instant.

In order to return to reality, otherwise his family will be sad, the male protagonist Kirito made up his mind to become stronger in the game, and then.clear the game.

It's obviously an online-addicted teenager playing games, but why.

It's so exciting!

Dong Wen's heartbeat accelerated a little bit when she saw it.

[One month has passed.]

[One month after the game was launched, more than 2,000 players died in the game sao due to exploring the game, and eventually had their virtual helmets set up and brain dead in the real world]

[But in Aincrad, which has a total of 100 levels, players have not yet passed the first level!]

[Sword Art Online. Chapter 1, End.]

After flipping the pages of the novel journal with her fingers, Dong Wen saw these words on the last page.

Her expression was stunned.

“Eh? That’s it?”

The end of the first chapter left a big suspense for the plot with a short text.

Two thousand people died, but they didn’t even pass the first level of the game.

What kind of game is this with such a difficult level?

Dong Wen’s mind was still lingering with the plot setting of this novel.

In fact, strictly speaking, the plot of the first chapter of Sword Art Online, the protagonist Li Kirito, did not have much opportunity to perform.

It can be said that readers who have read the first chapter of the novel still have a vague impression of the protagonist’s image.

However, the plot of the first chapter is very attractive in terms of the world view, the main story line, and the suspense.

Today is Friday. During the day, many Dragon Country light novel fans have to go to work or school, so there are relatively few discussions about Sword Art Online on the Internet.

But in the evening, after school, students and office workers bought Liuli novel journals and spent ten minutes reading Sword Art Online, a masterpiece that the book club had promoted for more than a week in advance.

At this time.

The online readers' opinions changed.