Translation quality: excellent. EndlessFantasy does good work, usually, and this is one of the many times they've not disappointed me. 5/5Update stability: solid. There are no gaps in updates and the chapters aren't cut down to artificially inflate chapter count, as many are. 5/5Story development: slow. I'm at chapter 1175 as of this review and it's only been the last hundred-odd chapters that have had any real overarching story developments or questions answered. That's a big problem, but the foreshadowing is done very well. Every time a question has been answered, I remember asking that exact question. So the author has obviously put a lot of work into developing the plot, they just... did it too slow. Not everything has to be fast-paced immediate resolution, but this just takes it beyond the pale. 3/5 (minus 4 stars for the pace of the story development, plus 2 stars for the intricate, detailed plotting)Character design: good. All of the characters manage to be individuals with memorable personalities, and the MC is "smart". I use that term a bit lightly because his intelligence is more evident because he doesn't explain what he's going to do or why, and when asked to explain his answer is basically "you'll see". It's a writing trick that authors use to make characters seem smarter than they actually are since it's absolutely impossible to write a character that's smarter than the author doing the writing. That isn't a problem at all and is actually good writing. The reason this didn't get a full score is because all of the MC's interactions with people sound like one person talking to themselves. Even though they have distinct personalities, and memorable ones at that, their conversations are ... weird. In any group of people, no two people are going to speak with the same level of wit and joking, but every character in this manages to do exactly that. 4/5 (-2 stars for the samey conversational styles, +1 star for the memorably distinct characters)World background: developed. While the development and worldbuilding comes at you slow, it's another thing the author took into consideration when doing their prewriting. It's detailed and intricate, but as of chapter 1175, it's still sparse. However, given its steady introductions and growth, it's obvious that the author has a lot more planned, and every expansion of our worldview builds on the ones that came before. It's excellent wordbuilding, though not masterclass. 4/5 (-1 star for the pacing, again)Overall: I really enjoy this one. It's a self-insert wish fulfillment face-slapper, but a really good entry in that genre. It doesn't have much of the nationalism you see in typical modern-day urban CNs, but there are a few undertones here and there that point at it. I also think it'll start developing into another cultivation novel, as these kinds of novels tend to do, but until then, this is still a solid novel that I don't regret having read for almost 1200 chapters. That said, the complaints raised in other reviews are absolutely valid - the MC gets rewarded out of proportion with the task his system gives him, and there's quite a lot of face slapping early on because of it. Less so as the novel progresses, but early on it does get a bit ridiculous.
