The Earth is Online
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5 | 82% (1515 votes) |
4 | 8% (156 votes) |
3 | 4% (67 votes) |
2 | 2% (38 votes) |
1 | 3% (63 votes) |
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240 Chapters + 5 extras (Completed)
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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.Six months ago, tens of thousands of black phantom towers appeared all over the world, floating above the cities. Chemists, physicists, religious people… all of them could do nothing.
Six months later, people became used to the towers and no longer paid them attention.
One day, Tang Mo saw a flying insect crash into it instead of going through it. The next day, a sharp and clear child-like voice issued an announcement to all humans.
“Ding dong! November 15th, 2017. The earth is online.”
The black tower’s three iron-clad rules:
1. Everything is explained by the black tower.
2. 6 o’clock to 18 o’clock is the game time.
3. All players, please strive to attack the tower.
Associated Names
One entry per lineDìqiú shàngxiàn
EO
TEIO
Địa Cầu Online
ฝ่าวิกฤตพิชิตหอคอยดำ
地球上線
地球上线
EO
TEIO
Địa Cầu Online
ฝ่าวิกฤตพิชิตหอคอยดำ
地球上線
地球上线
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The whole story doesn't focus on their romance, it's very unobtrusive and can be easily overlooked, so for those who don't like gay romance, the story would still be enjoyable. Survival horror is a classic genre, yet "The Earth is Online" manages to bring a fresh wind into the zombie filled landscape, with a clever mix of science fiction, horror, tragedy, and mind-wrecking puzzles, all balanced really well.
It felt a bit rushed at the end, this is certainly a personal opinion, I would have liked a bit more information regarding the tower and how humanity will move on from such devastating experiences; all in all I would say it was an objectively satisfying ending that left just the right amount of questions unanswered for the reader to speculate about on their own. There weren't inconsistencies, at least I didn't notice any, just some core information that I would have liked to know.
The biggest, what or who is "Eve"? What good did "Eve's surprise" do apart from a slight increase in strength? And where did those powers come from, how can someone else have the same ability and why did they become "Eve" but Fu didn't? These are very important questions that can't really be answered by the readers, I got the slight suspicion that it might have been a hint to another novel in the making, sadly it doesn't look like I was right.
Even those who were set up as antagonists grew on me as time went on, I was so fond of them that parting ways, either through death or separation, felt like a real loss.
I was surprised to finally have a protagonist who isn't the embodiment of pure white light, Tang Mo is everything but perfect, he's ruthless, brutal, not afraid to leave someone behind to save his own life, that makes him stand out in the mass of apocalyptic heroes who keep their overly righteous attitude even in the face of constant death and destruction – he was realistic and in-tune with the world he lives in.
Compared to other characters, he could even be considered to be on the morally questionable side, which is just another plus in my opinion.
Some of them look overpowered at first, it takes some time to see their ability's limitations, where their weaknesses are, or to see them fail despite their seemingly overwhelming power; their world isn't built on power alone, a good portion is pure luck, so no matter how much power they hold, they can still die a miserable death. As soon as you understand this, they all lose the impression of being OP and you start to worry about them again. The games were all very elaborate, fun to take part in, and fairly creative, the only downside is, that some of them were set up in a way that made it impossible for the reader to solve them due to crucial information not being revealed before the characters themselves solved it; it's a minor thing based on personal liking, the story doesn't suffer because of it. Let's talk about the romance.
Slow burn would be an understatement, it takes nearly the whole novel until they are officially together, even then it was never shown off, only subtle changes in how they interact, the frequency of little touches, a smile here and there, growing protective tendencies, unshakable trust, the gradual build-up felt natural and real, the final outcome believable.
I want to highlight that both parties have been gay from the start, there is no straight-bending or sudden realisations, this direct approach was a pleasing surprise, I wish more stories would finally ditch those stereotypical elements.
A nice touch was, that they already knew each other through online games without realising it right away, both felt a connection they couldn't explain, seem to already have feelings for the person they knew online, yet never acted like "knowing" someone over the internet can be considered as knowing the person behind the messages; they had to get to know the other party in real life, and finally fell in love for good.
It wasn't your typical fate setup, more a coincidence, although it's up to the reader to decide how much the tower played a part in how things went, how much of it was pre-designed to happen in exactly this way.
On the other hand, if you can't stand a lot of blood and gore, need black and white morals, or hate for characters to die, then you should look for something else.
One of the best games where they team up is when they're the bosses Mr. A and Mr. B in the Strange Circus instance. Absolutely loved how they were able to trick like 20+ players.
"Luck is a type of strength" is one that I really appreciated being repeated throughout the story, especially at the end. The basking in the moonlight being passed on from MHX to Shanshan was also touching and beautiful.
Even when relatively unimportant characters like Li Wen and the huckster died, I always felt a quiet moment of sadness for them. You can imagine how deeply I felt for the more important characters.
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- The MC and ML are OP, but not too OP. The author strikes a nice balance between the two, which is nice because I feel like other novels don't nearly do that as well as this one does. They don't always one-sidedly crush everyone/everything. I also like they're not senseless mu*derers and largely keep their moral integrity despite the setting.
Cons:What happened to Eve's Reward? What about becoming Eve? What about Ning Zheng and what Bai Ruoyao had over him? The twin thing? Where do the black tower monsters and bosses go, since they're supposed to be specific to Earth? Do props still work? Does the black tower's comprehensive evaluation mean anything? Is there resurrection or not? Have the humans at the end really evolved? I can make a reasonable guess at these answers, but it makes me upset that the author went through all the work to build this rich narrative and never bothers addressing all these questions at the end. Especially the Eve thing, which sounds super important! It's hard to fully appreciate the plot when a lot of stuff just isn't explained.
Specifically talking about the clock game with the matching items, as well as the Peking University instance with Mosaic's grid game. The latter especially would've benefited by using a visual medium to properly explain how it worked.
A minor irritation, but luck always seems to work in the MC's favor at times. I can accept Tang Mo triggering the 50% chance of the non-probability watch since he really only used it twice. But it's unrealistic that Shanshan's 50% accuracy, much less Tang Mo's 10%, on their conjectures works 100% of the time. How are they always right? Unless I'm misinterpreting their ability or something. Also, the characters somehow calculate random probabilities in their head when it's not really explained how they got that number (e.g. "this event has a 70% chance of happening")
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- Regarding what happens to a certain character: (Major Spoilers + my salty rant)
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Despite my complaints, I still love this novel dearly. It has a mindblowing setting and rich worldbuilding. The characters, especially the MC and ML, can be so charming and I'm glad I joined them on their journey. Honestly, this novel helped me appreciate humanity so much more. One of my favorite scenes has to do with that, actually:I really, really dislike how Bai Ruoyao died. It ruined that whole game for me. From the perspective of a reader, it was incredibly disappointing to see such an anticlimactic, abrupt death for such a hyped-up character. I will admit that the author explained the circumstances very well regarding why and how he died despite how important he was. Logically, it makes sense. But emotionally, it soured my enjoyment. It really didn't help that I spent the whole rest of that game wondering if he faked his death somehow or if this was his and Tang Mo's scheme (since the author likes to hide Tang Mo's thoughts). Nah, he just died an off-screen pathetic death. I know MC's group is smart enough to get everyone out of that alive considering they seem to have the luck/intelligence/strength in other games, so his death (and subsequently MHX's) seems pointless. HOWEVER, I greatly appreciate how BRY managed to show his thanks to MHX in the end, which wouldn't have been possible without his death. It was such a bittersweet scene.
The author painted such a visually powerful picture through words alone. The Queen of Hearts, nailed to the New Delhi gate, with a sea of red at her feet. All of those South Asian players sacrificed themselves to take down this boss so that humanity could live on. They made up for their lack of powerful players through numbers. Just... wow.