Now I'm wondering if this change in his behavior is more surprising for people who didn't watch the drama. He did have some brave moments earlier in the novel too, but not quite as many as in the drama.
Oh, that's a very good question! Maybe some of the people who talked about his uselessness in the novel hadn't finished it yet? The translation was in progress for a while ...
It does have some immediate consequences, but they are not that big, there has to be more to it?
Yeah, that's what I was thinking!
Since he only just learned the story of who he is, and it feels to me like this is a part of it that he still doesn't know. At least he knows what the Soul-Guarding Order does in general, but I don't think the readers do. :P
LOL, yes to all of that! That makes sense. *g*
It also gives him all the responsibilities, but it's not super clear what those are either?
Haha, right??? So much of this is so vague.
So maybe he's taking advantage of the distraction and he has a bit of space to fight back now.
Ooh, yes, I hadn't thought of that, but that makes a lot of sense, thank you!
You quoting this made me realize that his voice is hoarse and broken even though not much has happened to his neck (he protected it with his hand, and the whip isn't working properly either). This is adding to the theory that he is weakened/ill in some way, and his zombie-like appearance is a part of that.
Another excellent point! Yeah, unless the next chapters tell us differently I'm going to assume he's hurt/weakened/ill in some way now.
They are in the bubble with him, it will be explained later that they're forbidden to touch him.
Aha! Thank you, that was so confusing, LOL.
But this is the part I meant when I said that I want to do a very thorough re-read of the Hanga arc - to look for clues and foreshadwing re: this. :D And to figure out how SW's and GF's behavior was affected by orchestrating the events and being manipulated, respectively.
Yeah, I'd really love to know that too. I feel like this callback here is too brief and there should be more explanation of what exactly that means, LOL. But that's not priest's style.
but I feel like his true form is Chaos, and the tendon wouldn't be able to coexist with that?
But he (and all the gui) were born from the combination of Chaos with Kunlun's soulfire, right? And he was still that when he was given the tendon, so it can't be incompatible? Or am I forgetting something here?
>>>"I assume this is the source of the sporadic talk about SW's true form in the drama!" When is that? Is it just an unconnected leftover, like the quote about the promise? Since he doesn't have any other form in the drama.
The main instance is in episode 13, when Zhu Jiu takes ZYL hostage (and ZYL fakes being hypnotised): "Lord Black-Cloaked Envoy, how long can you maintain your complete form on the surface?"
But it calls back to what Shen Wei says in episode 13, in the Hanga caves: "Chief Zhao, you know that on the surface, I can't personally track down people escaping Dixing. First, the burden of gravity is too great for me to stay for long. Second, I can use only half of my power here."
So the implication is that the "complete form" refers to his black energy system.
Oh, it's interesting to have some more understanding from the crowd for the police officer. (And it's also more realistic when there's less of it!)
Yes, entirely agreed! I think it's a good change.
Wow, he is really sure of some things in the original version. In the official translation it sounds like he's not even sure what he's doing or what it will result in, which rings more true.
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Oh, that's a very good question! Maybe some of the people who talked about his uselessness in the novel hadn't finished it yet? The translation was in progress for a while ...
It does have some immediate consequences, but they are not that big, there has to be more to it?
Yeah, that's what I was thinking!
Since he only just learned the story of who he is, and it feels to me like this is a part of it that he still doesn't know. At least he knows what the Soul-Guarding Order does in general, but I don't think the readers do. :P
LOL, yes to all of that! That makes sense. *g*
It also gives him all the responsibilities, but it's not super clear what those are either?
Haha, right??? So much of this is so vague.
So maybe he's taking advantage of the distraction and he has a bit of space to fight back now.
Ooh, yes, I hadn't thought of that, but that makes a lot of sense, thank you!
You quoting this made me realize that his voice is hoarse and broken even though not much has happened to his neck (he protected it with his hand, and the whip isn't working properly either). This is adding to the theory that he is weakened/ill in some way, and his zombie-like appearance is a part of that.
Another excellent point! Yeah, unless the next chapters tell us differently I'm going to assume he's hurt/weakened/ill in some way now.
They are in the bubble with him, it will be explained later that they're forbidden to touch him.
Aha! Thank you, that was so confusing, LOL.
But this is the part I meant when I said that I want to do a very thorough re-read of the Hanga arc - to look for clues and foreshadwing re: this. :D And to figure out how SW's and GF's behavior was affected by orchestrating the events and being manipulated, respectively.
Yeah, I'd really love to know that too. I feel like this callback here is too brief and there should be more explanation of what exactly that means, LOL. But that's not priest's style.
but I feel like his true form is Chaos, and the tendon wouldn't be able to coexist with that?
But he (and all the gui) were born from the combination of Chaos with Kunlun's soulfire, right? And he was still that when he was given the tendon, so it can't be incompatible? Or am I forgetting something here?
>>>"I assume this is the source of the sporadic talk about SW's true form in the drama!"
When is that? Is it just an unconnected leftover, like the quote about the promise? Since he doesn't have any other form in the drama.
The main instance is in episode 13, when Zhu Jiu takes ZYL hostage (and ZYL fakes being hypnotised): "Lord Black-Cloaked Envoy, how long can you maintain your complete form on the surface?"
But it calls back to what Shen Wei says in episode 13, in the Hanga caves: "Chief Zhao, you know that on the surface, I can't personally track down people escaping Dixing. First, the burden of gravity is too great for me to stay for long. Second, I can use only half of my power here."
So the implication is that the "complete form" refers to his black energy system.
Oh, it's interesting to have some more understanding from the crowd for the police officer. (And it's also more realistic when there's less of it!)
Yes, entirely agreed! I think it's a good change.
Wow, he is really sure of some things in the original version. In the official translation it sounds like he's not even sure what he's doing or what it will result in, which rings more true.
Also I like it much better. *g*