The Elder of Mediocrity

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In a world of cultivators, psykers, mages, witches, conspiracies and a Cold War, everything is extraordinary. Well, most everything. Oz “Da Shan” Elderweiss is just your average guy in a not average world. He’s not that strong, he’s not that weak — and he’s not getting any better. Da Shan discovers that you’re never too old to have your own coming of age saga. Filled with a burning desire for revenge, but the inability to carry it out, he hatches an insane scheme to change his potential and achieve exponential growth. But his enemies are quite literally the members of his own household and his close friends. He must fight tooth and nail for what he believes in and for the freedom to carve his own path. Join him as he battles people with both the best and worst intentions, with his life on the line.

Current Word Count: 136 000, First arc complete.

A lot of new content has been added to the early chapters since the end of May. The first chapters are still under construction and editing, but all the major changes are done.

I was a webnovel junkie for a long time, but I found it hard to find novels with solid characters, decent plot, philosophical underpinnings and a fully painted world to keep me going. I've taken from every genre I've liked to make a story that satisfies my own cravings for a good story. If you like the story or have suggestions please leave a comment or review. I hope this novel is fun, provocative but above all fun. Enjoy.

Yours truly,

James Paul Addington

PS I will release at least two chapters a week, or one really long chapter.

Concerning the tags:

The story is primarilyFantasywithWuxiainfluence in some elements.Romancewon't happen for the first two arcs or so (roughly 40 chapters), I want to build the world before I do that.Tragedyis because of an event that occurs in the book, not the tone of the book. The book is more lighthearted.Slice of Lifedoesn't occur till the third arc (the romance happens during that arc as well).Magicwill also show up more in later arcs, but appears throughout.Reincarnationit's not a reincarnation like in the traditional sense, but it has a similar concept.

Information

Status
Hiatus
Year
2018
Author
jamespauladdington

Tags

LITRPGACTIONFANTASYMAGICTRAGEDYMARTIAL ARTSSLICE OF LIFEROMANCE SUBPLOTSCHOOL LIFEMALE LEADREINCARNATIONWUXIA

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4.2/ 5.0
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65
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45,134

Chapters(29 total)

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Community Reviews(1)

  • TheResonantWordsmithRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    Although I am barely familiar with Wuxia as a genre, the mechanics are not overly complicated and pretty easy to understand, like the plot so far. As of chapter 10, these are my thoughts.
    Style: The author does a great job of including humor and doesn't take the story too seriously, which plays to its strength early on. A lot of things made me laugh or smile as I read on.
    There are a couple style choices that also were slightly jarring to me. The first being that a lot of the time, when there is dialogue, it can be unclear who is saying what. Largely, context clues let me know when I re-read dialogue.
    The other is the swearing with non-curse words. This isn't really a problem, I just found it a little jarring at first then got used to it.
    Grammar: The grammar is pretty much fine.
    Story: The story starts out with good scenes that display what kind of man Da Shan is. I was a little confused about the setting and time period because there's a good mix of East and West (Da Shan's kimono v McCarthy's pinstripe suit) while also mixing new and old ideas. Very powerful cultivators are likened to walking nukes and flintlock pistols have just been invented. It plays like an alternate reality where locations may be real but history and culture are unique to the story.
    Character: In my opinion, the main character is likable as hell. He's defined by his actions in early chapters (which the author does well) and you get a good sense of why he feels jaded. My favorite thing about him is his pragmatism. He may not be the strongest cultivator, but he knows how to not die.
    Overall: The story is fun and pretty light in the beginning that slowly gains depth and seriousness as it progresses. I plan on following this story until it ends because as of chapter 9, I am hooked. I would recommend this story.