Part 7 Summary

　　Actually, normally, this one should have been written for another 30 or 40 chapters, written this way: step by step, Kirk removes interference, fights sabotage, and manipulates the fate of the Utopian multitude of mystical puppets until the ceremony is ready and the promotion is a natural progression, and in the process, unfolds the story of the others a bit to flesh out the whole.

　　That’s what I initially considered, but then I felt that such a development would be an insult to the villains’ intelligence; Charatu couldn’t just sit there and wait to die, and Adam and Amon couldn’t just wait for Krynn to be promoted or interfere with it with a single, less-intense tryst that looked like a game.

　　The necessary option for the K’s is to create an opportunity to pour out all their power, either directly against Kline, or to have Verdoux perform a ritual to release Mr. Gate when Kline is unable to stop it.

　　Once this opportunity arises, it’s bound to be a stormy, crackling development, and there won’t be any more detente; the conflict will explode, and each of them will do everything in their power to achieve their own goals and push the tide to a higher level.

　　That’s what makes the last part of Part 7 suddenly faster paced, it’s an inevitable development after Adam joins in on the matter, it’s a choice that the opposite party would have made if they had the intelligence to do so, there’s no way they could have left Crane to be methodical and slow in his preparations.

　　It makes perfect sense.

　　Back to the title of this installment, “The Hanged Man.”

　　Its main symbolism comes from tarot card readings, and I’ve given it two relatively obvious meanings:

　　First, to sacrifice oneself or pay a price;

　　Two, that when in a difficult situation, instead of struggling in vain, one should look at things differently, calmly examine oneself, think about the future, and wait patiently for something to happen.

　　Regarding the first point, since the seventh movie, those who made sacrifices include Russell, Mr. Door, the ancient sun god in the background of the story, etc., and those who decided to give up important things and pay the price include Alger, as well as implicitly, and only indirectly, Kirk, the “Real Creator”, and Adam. and Adam.

　　Kirk is the one who finally inherits the legacy of the Heavenly Father in some sense, not only by using the separated properties of the “curtain” to complete himself, but also by making a deal with the “God of Lights”.

　　The Real Creator and Adam, on the other hand, if they were to merge, one, or even both of them, would have to give up some of their ego, especially if Amon had not surrendered the first blasphemous tablet.

　　So the crucifixion and the “hanging man” in the final scene are hinting at this.

　　And no matter how indifferent or ruthless Adam may be in other aspects, in this case, K is not running away from it, and since he can’t get an absolute advantage, he would rather sacrifice something.

　　This point is also corresponding to the opening line of the volume, all things have divinity, divinity is looking down on all beings, but also transcendence of human nature, both are available, both good and bad.

　　As for the second symbolism of the “inverted man”, it is implied in one thing in the seventh part, the most obvious is the performance of Xiao Ke when he was attacked and fell into a desperate situation, of course, this is not the most important, the most important thing is the content of the paragraph of “I”: a different angle, with a different “I”, a different “I”, a different “I”, a different “I”, a different “I”, a different “I”, a different “I”, a different “I”, a different “I”. The most important Part 1s the “I” part: the change of perspective, the time to live as an “I”, to look at the problem, to think about the future, Kirk’s divinity rises, but his humanity remains the same.

　　In addition to those two points, there’s also Alger’s dilemma and decision, Audrey’s game with the Mental Alchemy Society, and so on.

　　Well, before I actually considered in this volume to let Alger sacrifice, and then add a Forsyth, all around the “door” Mr. line, but later found that when I added a western continent line for Alger …… What is the situation? …… So, we can only settle for the second best, let him completely give up the past, give up the status, as for Forsyth, is too salty, salty to the point that I don’t know how to push her to go on an adventure ……

　　Regarding the other summaries of Part 7, I wrote about it only a few days ago in the March summary, so I won’t go into details, except to say that the more soothing pace, different entry perspectives, and different narrative techniques in front of me are all very satisfying, while the intense finale of this latter Part 1s generated by the characters colliding with each other, with their own thinking, their own choices, and their own destinies, and as a writer I can’t say that this is the best, but it has to be respected.

　　As a writer, I can’t say it’s the best, but I have to respect it. When a story reaches this stage, and the fates of the characters are intertwined and converge into a torrent, it means that the epilogue is approaching.

　　Another two points, one is Mr. Door, Mr. Door’s sacrifice has been laid out for a long time, so in the end, only a few simple actions and a sentence to present, not to do additional sensationalism and unnecessary tired description, I think this is quite good, a thousand words are in that choice. A thousand words are in that choice.

　　Secondly, Charatu, honestly, I was initially hoping for a big battle, there has to be a big battle at the end of the volume, but after Kakeru used the Lamplighter to complete his promotion, his strength and position have been reversed, and with that backstab from Roselle, I just can’t think of how Charatu could have flipped and pulled off a fight. If it was possible for Chalatu to pull off a miracle when faced with a situation like this back in Utopia, I don’t see the point in giving it a shot for the sake of giving it a shot after the first hasty escape, the loss of the secret puppet, and the loss of the first hand to K.

　　Of course, I always do not love to give the villain in the death before adding memories of the kill, which led to has been the whereabouts of hidden, do mysterious Chalatu did not have enough story, characterization did not fleshed out, which has to be said is a pity.

　　And that’s kind of what I’ve been trying to address for a while now, the bosses are always habitually set up to be too strong, resulting in not having too many appearances, so much so that when it finally wraps up and puts the K on, there’s a lack of coherence, a lack of buildup of emotion, and a difficulty in creating the desired sense of impact and explosion.

　　This is something that I hope Amon will bring me the opportunity to fix.

　　Well, the seventh Part 1s summarized here, now I can say that this one is the highest chase subscription, the last few are around 65,000, while usually it can be maintained around 59,000, the lowest is 57,000 less than a little bit, since the opening of the book of the secret of the tricky, the average subscription has been going up is not strange, the chase subscription can be every one of them went up, it’s very rare, and it’s the first time for me.

　　Well, the name of the eighth Part 1s easy to guess, “The Fool”, starting with “The Joker” and ending with “The Fool”.