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玖琦陣謀: Safe Spaces for Ravaged Times
the plain-scorching fire-bird ravages our time... GO READ THE RAVAGES OF TIME (火鳳燎原) MANGA/MANHUA/MANHWA/MAANWAA (漫畫) NOW
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an occasional intersection of 2 staple topics of Ravages fan art (the trio of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th geniuses, the twin moles duo)
meanwhile, when it comes to the advisers of team Cao Cao the likes of Cheng Yu and Liu Ye and Man Chong (just to name a few) tend to get the short end of the stick perhaps because they're not depicted as edgy bishounen in Ravages
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would be nice to see more Ravages fan art featuring at least 10 characters (preferably the minor and underappreciated ones)
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I feel none of Ma Chao's excitement. It's as if I've already experienced it all.
chapter 600, The Ravages of Time
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Only the rarest medicine can save lives. The creed of the Eight Eccentrics is the best remedy to rescue the world. If one holds firm to (our sect) teachings and principles, WHAT IS THERE TO FEAR ABOUT CHANGING DYNASTIES!
chapter 600, The Ravages of Time
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Because I know, people need faith to survive the darkness. And only wretched environments can nurture faithful disciples. I know, this miracle remedy is the greatest (divine) weapon. Only through treatment can one gather converts. Only through compassion can one resist tyranny. Only through religious devotion can one usher forth a borderless world of peaceful coexistence.
chapter 600, The Ravages of Time
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The birth of every emperor needed to be accompanied by a miracle, because it would be used to convince the masses that he was chosen by heaven.
chapter 600, The Ravages of Time
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Ravages chatting #599.1 (prelude to the classic pro wrestling sneak attack with an illegal weapon, plus some promo work)
Ma Chao: Powerful as your technique may be, I've figured out how the moves work. The weak point is on one of you.
Liaoyuan Huo: No. It's the weapon.
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Dammit! Missed my shot at instant fame!
chapter 599, The Ravages of Time
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Ravages, like its source lore, has an extensive ensemble cast of characters, with multiple and rotating main figures depending on the arc or incident
that being said, thanks to recent developments, I was able to identify five critical nodes (I wouldn't say all of them qualify as protagonists, just to be clear) that happen to have dense connections/semblances among one another, not to mention they also contribute significantly in some major narrative threads and subplots throughout the series
although Ravages still presents an account of the impending collapse of Han and the slow rise of three rival kingdoms (plus the fourth faction that eventually wins out) not to mention the colorful life and death stories of many other heroes and villains and factions it does so from a sideways and somewhat subversive glance through the vicissitudes and vendettas of Sima Yi (a key player in said fourth faction, and thus cast in the role of political survivor par excellence) and his assassin agent Liaoyuan Huo, who would go on to embrace the identity of Zhao Yun (a famous general in one of the three kingdoms and poster child of the Dynasty Warriors series of games)
now it so happens that Sima Yi is typically portrayed in 3K pop culture as the main counterpart to Zhuge Liang (the most renowned and glorified adviser of the period, also belonging to the faction that Liaoyuan Huo ends up joining), and Ravages has opted to retain this time-honored link for the long term (albeit with some fun twists), in addition to lifting up Pang Tong (another adviser symbolically associated with Zhuge Liang, but who exits the scene relatively early) to serve as an early foil of sorts to Sima Yi (as well as an impetus to Sima Yi's character development, a plot point original to the series)
for his part Liaoyuan Huo has his own distinct trajectories and rivalries (since he's more of a fighter and less of a planner even if he too can cook up some decent tactics and tricks as well) but given that he's closely linked to Sima Yi in this series (not so in the source lore) his connections to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong (who technically become Liaoyuan Huo's teammates at some point in the story) get enhanced as well
focusing on these four figures appears to yield a long-term horizon which Chen Mou might not even complete given the rate of publication, the overall pace of the series, and his commitment to complicate the lore culminating in Sima Yi's epic collision/collusion with Zhuge Liang (with Liaoyuan Huo as a conduit and enforcer with ties to both masterminds) before Sima Yi reaps the fruits of survival and reckons with the final fallout (via the other long-term setup of the death dream in chapter 1, though I note that the dream doesn't need to be literally realized), and while we can expect many other roadblocks and detours along the way (again, Ravages has way more players than just 4) the broad strokes for the end game appear set in stone, unless...
ENTER IMMORTAL ZHAO SHENG AKA 'TRUE' ZHAO YUN AKA 'FAKE' ZHAO ANG THE EIGHTH GENIUS, the mystery box whose gradual disclosures tease out some extra dynamic element to how things might turn out in the long run, for not only does he happen to be a deviant top-notcher from the same school as Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong (and operating in ways eerily similar to the both of them) he has also earned the enmity of Liaoyuan Huo (and what's more, the latest chapter suggests he might even compete with Sima Yi for the ultimate survivor championship and thereby intrude into the dream, one way or another)
with the 8th entering the scene by forging antagonistic ties with 4 key people who already have robust links to one another (as well as a few others), he gets to maintain some sort of foothold or trace in multiple storylines (and he gets to fill in for Pang Tong's imminent premature departure, seamlessly preserving the quartet arrangement and spicing up Sima Yi's destined dates)
until then, my main advice for readers would be to survive and to learn to enjoy the finer aspects that Ravages has to offer
#the ravages of time#ravages of time#火鳳燎原#火凤燎原#masterpiece#sima yi#liaoyuan huo#zhuge liang#pang tong#eighth genius
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something to lighten the mood a bit after the reveal in the latest chapter
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In historical accounts, miracles only accompany the victors. The mission statement will also change once power comes into play. I am one with the heavens. Not only will I replace Zhao Sheng... I MUST ALSO REPLACE THE FINAL VICTOR!
chapter 598, The Ravages of Time
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I AM IMMORTAL ZHAO SHENG. I AM THE VICTOR IN THIS BATTLE BETWEEN ENIGMAS AND MYSTICS. I AM THE INGENIOUS MOVE BY THE EIGHT ECCENTRICS TO ENGULF WATER MIRROR. THE ONE WHO MOST WANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE REALM IS A 'TRAITOR' LIKE ME.
chapter 598, The Ravages of Time
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MY WISH IS TO GOVERN ALL UNDER HEAVEN THROUGH BELIEF SO THAT FOR EVERY PASSING GENERATION, ALL WARS WILL BOW DOWN TO IT. I WANT TO INTEGRATE GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION.
chapter 598, The Ravages of Time
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I would not graduate because I know I would be restrained. I'd wait for the eight geniuses to leave, one after the other. When that day comes, I shall control the house of water mirror with my left hand, while commanding the way of great peace with my right.
chapter 598, The Ravages of Time
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Everything can be part of a scheme. We're just speculating based on how the eight geniuses think things through.
chapter 598, The Ravages of Time
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There are many people who share the same name.
chapter 598, The Ravages of Time
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In order to weaponize religion as a military method, one must first understand the essence of all other texts.
chapter 598, The Ravages of Time
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