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Chen Yan travels between worlds, ending up becoming an honorable prince in a medieval fantasy world. Yet this world was not quite as simple as he thought. Witches with magical powers abound, and fearsome wars between churches and kingdoms rage throughout the land.

Roland, a prince regarded as hopeless by his own father and assigned to the worst fief, spends his time developing a poor and backward town into a strong and modern city, while fighting against his siblings for the throne and absolute control over the kingdom. Join Roland as he befriends and allies with witches and, through fighting and even farming, pushes back invaders coming from the realm of evil.

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Fang Kai Nage Nuwu
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Fàng kāi nàgè nǚwū
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ปล่อยแม่มดคนนั้นซะ
放开那个女巫
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SimonsaysLOL
SimonsaysLOL rated it
July 31, 2017
Status: --
honestly the novel is pretty good, I like the world that is told and it's definitely an enjoyable read, although there are times when problems come up in the story for me that breaks said enjoyment. most of the problems that I have with this novel is the the MC Roland who usually takes things upon himself to do such as overseeing experiments, going through designs and drawing them, and even acting as judge and jury for trials. where does it get all this time to work and do so... more>> much sh*t in one day? and you can't say he alternates on which day he does what because if you ever actually worked in a office with so many things going on. you don't just sit back and compartmentalize all that work into spaced out days considering he takes on most of the work himself and he is on a short timetable with war and such. you think its easy to draw up designs of things he really shouldn't know much about and those designs be able to be produced to workable models?

that's another thing, I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that this Cheng Yan who transmigrated into Roland is some dude who just finished university and is about to enter the life of a average SALARY MAN. why the f*ck does this guy know so much about chemistry and armaments. I personally never attended a chinese university but im pretty sure when you attend you don't go into taking course in chemistry when your going to be a salary man not to mention weapons manufacturing, but lets say he did, even though he mentions he is meh with chemistry himself and basically has pockets of missing knowledge, its still really weird that he knows as much as he does, disregarding the gap between usa and china education capacities the difference as far as I know don't incorporate college level chemistry and weapon designing. you dumb if you think chinese gov't going to teach their young impressionable university students how to many weapons to step up their violent protest game. this is a really big WTF for me as I read this novel, where is he pulling this knowledge in weaponry from, I can take basic chem, like small things that might relate to everyday things in life. but come on creating black powder is as far as it should really push it, then we see him make primitive guns going on into revolvers too, not to mention bullets that come in one package being casing, powder and cap all together, which in itself was a huge arms innovation btw too many iterations to get to that point. next we are going to see gatling guns... oh oh maybe a f*cking rail gun too, outfitted on a submarine that can fly as well. even going as far as distinctions of smokeless powder. is china lax of their gun ownership? it almost feels like this Cheng Yan was from arizona given how familiar he is with guns.

there is also the part where I'm not exactly sure what is up with the transmigration, roland wants to explain but goes into vague details or just deviates into weird areas. such as acknowledged real roland died and he took over, and him accepting he is now roland but then explains it in a way that what he got was just memories of Cheng Yan that made roland a new man, but from what we can see is totally untrue as it really is just Cheng Yan that took control and all that is left is roland's memories in his body. it's always pretty weird when he gets cornered and reveals his origins. although he could have used the Cheng Yan only being memories thing going into roland when talking to tilly to ensure a amicable relationship. but was is needed to begin with the guy even said the two don't have a good relationship and I doubt tilly would have cared much if she found out roland was already dead and this new guy was riding his meat suit.

and another thing, he keeps making seem like he is going to make an "empire" that would be utopia like for witches and ordinary folk alike but the work he's doing heavily relying on witch powers. ie witch who creates id cards that are used it almost anything related to official documentation and other productions that rely too much on one witch with her ability. whats going to happen when roland dies, cause he's going to go be it death by assassination or death by old age, idk but going dead at some point in his roland life. how the hell will the country function when that witch is gone, if the witch who makes the invulnerable id cards is dead who going to make the new ones, going to make different ones using different materials? this is a important point, added with witches being so heavily relied on you would think the country would just accept them more rite? wrong, witches will be more successful in life in the coming years of this "roland empire" and disparities in financial categories would only create new divisions. honestly I don't really think he plans ahead he he's being portrayed. think jews and hi*ler germany, where the german pushed blame onto the jews because of envy of financial security that they possessed relative to the rest of the population and started their "witch hunt". they already different, wouldn't take much for them to get ostracized, might not be witch hunts because of fear of power, but exile because they be jelly they don't get them gold coins as much as witches with their inborn gifts.

so yeah other than how time is managed for roland to be able to do so much is unbelievable, s*upid amount of knowledge that really shouldn't have been known given his chinese guy on earth role, and the fragile nature of his super chill "empire" that was suppose to be built for long term futures of witch kind, being built upon weak foundations would probably fail and forget most of the witch equality act within a hundred years... two hundred max.

4/5 : one point off for problems stated above. <<less
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Akanome
Akanome rated it
July 30, 2017
Status: c337
ONE OF THE BEST NOVEL I EVER READ!!

Never in my imagination that web novel could be this awesome! And it's rare to see chinese novel that doesn't looks like chinese novel at all, It's more like a western fantasy novel with a story as awesome as Game of Throne!
    • Story 5/5 : the earlier premise is a bit dull since so many thing is still a mystery, but as the story going on the mysteries will be revealed so beautifully that you would realize how awesome and original the story is. The pace is a bit slow but it was compensated with many interesting things. World building was so structured and planned really well that every mysteries that revealed was feel so epic
    • Character 5/5: Almost every character in this novel have a character development and every now and then some chapters was dedicated to other pov to make everything more immersive and we know about their feeling, their story, and their opinions.
    • Translation 4/5: the translator of this novel really doing an awesome job, they rarely have any grammar error, and the pace of the translation was like many othe chinese novels (almost updated everyday)
Conclution 5/5: This is an awesome read that will make you craving for more and more chapter of this (I can't stop reading this and catch up to the newest chapter in just a week).

I would recomend it to anyone who love isekai novels, fantasy novels, science type novels, war novels, economic and management novels
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Benzo Steez
Benzo Steez rated it
July 17, 2017
Status: c13
A good read so far.

Author has a decent level of skills in writing. Uses 'show' even though there is a lot of 'unnecessary explanation' that can break the flow of the story (could get tedious in the long run).

I personally find this novel interesting in many ways and most of the positive reviews sum everything up perfectly. I would just like to address a few points talked about in negative reviews and hope to convince readers to give this novel a shot, because it deserves it.

Hello to anyone reading... more>> this.

I advise readers to not transpose their ideals to novels (in general and this one in particular). The author creates a world and develops it into a living thing. Reading a novel shouldn't be an idle activity as the reader should think and deduce things even when they are not specifically spoken about. like in real life, society, people change. The author won't always hold you by the hand (and shouldn't, if just for that design).

  1. - About the MC being too smart - The premises clearly illustrate a fantasy world so I don't think that some of the reviews criticizing the political system are justified. Keep in mind that he transmigrated to a medieval society by chance... He is not a messiah, merely struggling to achieve his objective. He is in no way benevolent. In that sense almost everything he does is to ease the process of becoming King. As for feminism.... First it is an overstatement. Second, Even if somehow you get to this conclusion, in a world of objectified female characters, Alpha males and over the top machismo it is a fresh outlook that doesn't remove the brilliance of the story. Also, although the MC seems overly smart, it is based on the fact that in his previous life he was a mechanical engineer (The technicality of the vocabulary employed by the author is just a refection of this, Engineers are educated this way, its is just to reinforce the MC's identity), plus he has knowledge of a more advanced civilization, he probably knows the workings of politics through historical readings (this justifies the fact that he is 1000 steps, and once again this is fantasy).
2. Some of the reviewers yearn for realism in a fictional fantasy novel. It is preposterous.

If you are one of those, this novel is not for you. 'Fiction' means there will be exaggerations, plot armor, above the average MC, that is how things are.... But for those that like a good read and can manage to let their imagination wander, this is an above average work worth the read.

Cheers <<less
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Dethnado
Dethnado rated it
June 25, 2017
Status: c327
This novel is a lot like Warhammer without orcs, elves and dwarves. There is the empire and the grail knights ... more>>
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The MC reincarnates in a splintered kingdom as the prince with the worst reputation. Everyone still lives in a feudal world with knights supressing serfs with medieval technology. Luckily the MC is a mechanical engineer, so he basically becomes KARL FRANZ. Https://www. Youtube. Com/watch?v=HyU_1-Py0dA

So yeah, there are various factions and the way they struggle against each other is pretty well written. The author didn't flesh out his characters well in the beginning, but he becomes much better at developing them out later. He also doesn't waste your time with overflowerly prose or dumb harem antics. His main characters are pretty much all sincere with each other and that feels pretty refreshing.

But what makes this novel really good to read is that the main character truly is smart. He knows a lot about physics and science, but there are limits to what he knows so he employs people passionate in the fields he lacks knowledge off and gives them the basics of modern science. He also tries to better the common people by giving them rights like education, wealth and weapons, so his people can advance to modernity and kick the ass out the backwards feudalists.

But yeah the science behind everything is well written. The main character really reads like a smart engineer. In fact he is a lot like another guy who has been advancing a backwards society with stuff like artifical intelligence, implantable brain computer interfaces, reusable rockets, solar energy, tunneling, electric cars and tube trains. OMG ELON MUSK IS A REINCARNATED PERSON FROM A MORE ADVANCED SOCIETY. THAT'S WHY HE IS SAYING WE ARE LIVING IN A SIMULATED REALIITY. WE ARE LIVING A s*upid ISEKAI NOVEL.

Oh, and a quick comment on that review about the morality on guns. The reason that you have rights today is because your ancestors were able to fight for your country because of guns. Instead of relying on a warrior class that you had to pay all your possesions to, now everyone is able to protect their neighbours and family. Think about that. <<less
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pomoli
pomoli rated it
June 1, 2017
Status: c303
Great novel:

  • The MC is interesting, because he's actually not powerful at all, but uses his head and is really knowledgeable in science. Plus, he's resolute yet kind, a rarity in the mostly psychopathic Chinese WN I read until now.
  • Antagonists are interesting, and certainly not black and white (OK, maybe the Church is kinda too much).
  • Side characters are ALL developed, and aren't just here as the MC admirers, but also as full fledged personalities.
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-faded- rated it
May 19, 2017
Status: --
I've never read an Otherworld novel where MC makes use of modern knowledge as well as in this one. Usually it's either just grade school knowledge, full of holes, or just inaccurate. But this one is really well written.

No complaints about the plot or world building and the characters are interesting the description on the cover page really doesn't do it justice. I tore through translated 300 chapters + 400 raw in a blink of an eye. And I'm already showing withdrawal symptoms for more.
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chewy562
chewy562 rated it
May 10, 2017
Status: c300
How can you give it a low rating because the author decided to bring technology from his own world and bring it into this one. I am currently on chapter 300 and I completely love where the author is going with this novel. The world building and the amount of detail the author puts into it is something I enjoy greatly. I read a review where someone (clearly bias towards guns) was complaining that it was good until the introduction of guns and then went on to preach about how... more>> bad guns are. His bias for guns is the reason why he rated the novel two stars and I find that to be a shame which does not give the story justice. If you do not like guns fine but do not just base your review off of one part of the story you might not like. I love seeing how the MC is using his knowledge from the other world to defend his town and fight for the throne. It is a must read! <<less
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Scholek
Scholek rated it
May 9, 2017
Status: c273
This is amazing. A reincarnation story where the Main Character isn't just intelligent, but brilliant! This is the might of an reincarnated engineer! All the decisions that he (Mechanical Engineer) makes are exactly what I (Physics Robotics) would have done... it's almost creepy.

This main character is actually smarter than me in real life... like if high school education was 2.2/100 smart, bachelor's degree was 4.7/10 smart, I'm 5.6/10 smart, this guy is like 7.7/10 smart, einstein would be around 9.6/10.

Normally I like the lighthearted stories more and am often put... more>> off by many Chinese novels for their power tripping, and nearly delusional main characters and themes, but Release Witch is so well written, interesting, and sensible. There is nothing to complain about. The main character Roland actually doesn't even have magic or a superpower and still rocks everyone's socks with the power of a real (Science Degree) modern education. Just imagine if he had an arts degree how impotent he would be. <<less
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SmurfMeRunning
SmurfMeRunning rated it
March 24, 2017
Status: c186
To me this is the best example of a world building fantasy novel that I've found outside of a JN. The plot is interesting and the pacing is consistent. I always want to see where the world will go next. To those who don't like that he brought guns to the world, I disagree. Guns are the most efficient killing tools for the job he needed done. He absolutely needed them to overcome his shortcomings at the time.

This is a wonderful blend of fantasy and technology that is... more>> delivered with a consistent narrative. <<less
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MangoGuy
Mango Guy rated it
March 12, 2017
Status: c259
Ok, now that the cover has been changed... here is a review from me. First of all!! RTW is actually a secret program by the Chinese government to educate NEETs and other such people who are not interested in studies. And they nailed it. Why? Cuz even I got hooked.

Seriously, there is a reason why this novel is so hyped and popular. It has got a harem environment, but there is no harem. It has got magic, but not everyone has it. It has got a smart engineer transmigrated MC... more>> with NO powerup other than his knowledge from past world. And he does a fantastic job as the Lord of a town. The bad guy organisation is pretty dope. They are well made, with a hugely mysterious past. A lot of foreshadowing so far.. The characters are lovable. There is NOT much of comedy tho. There is plenty of science and other educational stuff tho. Also, the world's side characters are also very well made.

Plot:5

TL/Grammar:5

World Building:4

Characters:5

Potential/Consistency:5

Overall:4.8

Read it. It is worth it. <<less
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radikai
radikai rated it
March 8, 2017
Status: c251
THIS IS SIMPLY GOOD!

For me who's already a bit bored with xianxia-ish novel, this story really breathes a fresh air. We have Roland here, who's reincarnated from earth modern era to the medieval era where witches are everywhere but are hunted by the church. Using the unique abilities of the witches, he created numerous invention that helped him in his kingdom building. Of course, the most interesting thing is that his way of thinking isn't common in that era and that lead to people seeing him in a different light.... more>> Wise ruler + Great invention + Modern Era thinking= Roland.

Also, him not having any magic or power is a great limiter to further enhance the interesting aspect of the story. It's not like gun-ota where the MC create his own gun easily using magic and goes bam-bam-bam, it's far more complex and real-life like. I rarely give 5 stars to a novel. This one here will be my first one.

Don't read this if you want to see a tr*sh MC with insane powerups and growth steamrolling his enemies who are supposed to be smart but become very dumb when facing him. Wow, that's a long sentence. Not sure if the grammar's right. <<less
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Aelfric
Aelfric rated it
February 22, 2017
Status: c599
I felt compelled to create an account to write this review. Having read many novels, both English and Chinese, this is one of the rare novels that I would enjoy reading the whole story more than once.

5 stars in plot - This is a combination of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" and "Game of Thrones". The protagonist is a mechanical enginner who uses his knowledge to develop a crappy border town in Medieval setting to battle for the throne.

6 stars in depth - The author took great length... more>> to develop the characters (not just the protagonist), culture, history background to an extend that even surpasses many conventional novels!

4 stars in translation - the starting chapters are just "okay", but soon the translation has improved and becomes much more readable. Some chapters are as decent as an actual English novel.

4 stars in realisticity: The plot progression are generally logical. My slight complaints are that there are no harsh setbacks for the protagonist, and the pace of city development is a bit too fast. But afterall, this a novel (not a history book) so I can give it to the author.

In summary, while "Release the witch" is not perfect (as no books are), it is definitely a top tier 5 star web novel. <<less
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CowTemplar
CowTemplar rated it
February 11, 2017
Status: c1
This novel takes some of the best tropes in fantasy literature - attractive witches, world building, time travel - and puts them all together to create something incredibly unique. The closest thing I can compare it to would be A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, only Release That Witch is much more enjoyable to read and takes itself more seriously (a webnovel takes itself more seriously than an actually published novel? Wtf). The author does a great job immersing you into the world, by constantly changing perspectives to show... more>> how our main character Roland impacts society around him with his ideas and inventions. It's disturbingly enjoyable to see how an invention from the present that is taken for granted is seen as incredible by people in the medieval ages. Yet the novel is not merely historical fiction. As per the title, there are witches, and each of the witches have their own special abilities and rules that evolve throughout the novel. In addition, it's hinted that the church, the bad guys of the novel, have their own methods of magic that Roland will have to figure out and overcome. Something else that the author does great is add little pop culture references that have the inner nerd in me laughing. Roland introduces Gwent and adds plenty of WoW, LoL, and OW references that go right over the witches' head.

Complaints are minor but present. Although I am incredibly grateful for the fast translation speed, there are definitely editing mistakes, and these are quite regular. I think the pace of the novel is a bit unrealistic when you really sit down and think about it. Finally, and this applies to all webnovels, not just this one, there is typically a lack of real conflict. Oh no, the enemies are coming! --Enemies proceed to get wiped out a few chapters later-- Oh no, this enemy is much stronger than the previous enemy! -- Enemy gets defeated, no casualties suffered-- I get that in these kind of novels, readers don't enjoy seeing the MC suffer, but for the sake of realism and plot there needs to be some setbacks to the MC. All in all, fantastic novel with lots of potential for growth. I'll be eagerly anticipating this each week. 5/5. <<less
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kshatriiya
kshatriiya rated it
January 22, 2017
Status: c544
I have read a lot of western novels, the game of thrones, harry potter, hunger games, lord of the rings etc. As well as numerous Japanese light novels. This is the only one that I wish I could erase my memory and read over and over again.

You follow the journey of a modern Engineer in a backward, medieval Europe-like era. You'll find engaging use of modern knowledge in nation building, serving justice to arrogant aristocrats and assembling a harem of very lovable witches. When I say harem, please don't be... more>> alarmed. This is nothing like those Japanese anime/light novel type of pointless harem that leads to no where and serve no purpose then to cater to Japan's 2D loving otakus. There is very tastefully done romance and maturity in its delivery. You will follow along the main character as he transform the backward society he has woken up to, transform the mind of those around him and how through his civility, wisdom and charm recruit a vibrant cast of characters that you will grow to love as you grow attach to this wonderfully written story. If you like nation building and science, you will love this novel. If you like an engaging, mysterious story with a fantastic cast of female characters you will love this novel. If you want to see a peasant militia transform into a napoleon army and brings down justice on corrupt aristocrats and authority, you will love this novel.

Go and read, it is highest rated novel on this site for a reason! <<less
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arcadefire35
arcadefire35 rated it
December 25, 2016
Status: c186
Characters are unique and they really do build up a personality. The world is really established and you can really feel a sense of scale. Some other stories they don't really describe the world or the situation very well, but RTW does a really good job of making you have a sense of who is where and what places look like. The translation is also very good that it can just pass as a English novel written by a western author.

So far at 186 chapters it is still very interesting.... more>> There are so many things to discover, and our protag has so many things left to do. I can't wait to see what is causing the *spoiler* and what new thing the protag is going to bring into this world. Of course, one of the most important things in this kind of story is how the protag makes use of his other worldly knowledge/powers. In this case, the author explains very well in a scientific way. It's clear that the author has a scientific way of thinking. The protag doesn't seem overpowered if he was just given flat stats like other reborn/timetravel stories. <<less
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Fierem
Fierem rated it
December 10, 2016
Status: c80
Splendid world building. The character development is detailed and integrated. The author spreads the narrative to multiple characters to build the story. It's a bit similar to A Song of Ice and Fire but lighter in content. For once, the reincarnated character actually applies his previous life's knowledge in full use. He doesn't just abandon his previous life and go gungho with the current lifestyle. It's enjoyable because the characters are rich instead of the usual novel with the one man show MC.
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Zelloss
Zelloss rated it
December 4, 2016
Status: c163
Really awesome.

Everything is fairly realistic, and the author and trad do a really good job with this.

-MC is clever, many knowledges, but sometimes realistic smalls holes of memories on his school knowledge.

... more>> -Romance is really mature. Slow, but not with s*upids misunderstandings.

-What is magic, why random common girls,... MC tries to discover all the mystery.

-MC really uses all his modern knowledge thoroughly (and you know it's so, so rare...).

-Sciences are really important, with many details, and the MC, not like others novels, really try to teach all is knowledge (atoms, chemistry, machines, weapons,...).

-Church, like in reality, have many ulterior motive for the witch hunt, but it's not just for Crowd control terror...

Really, but really a good surprise. <<less
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NoobaLoob
NoobaLoob rated it
November 18, 2016
Status: c427
While this may not be the best reincarnation/rebirth novel to be ever written it is certainly in the top category of them. The worst part about this novel is the title. Unless it is a foreshadow to something much later then the MC saving witches, while critical to the story, is in no way the central theme of the book.

The MC is a modern mechanical engineer. He dies from over working and is reborn into the body of a recently assassinated wastrel 4th Prince. The Prince was sent to a... more>> tiny village called 'Border Town' during a competition the King made for his children, which was, the child with the most economic power after a period of 5 years would become the next King.

The MC (named Roland) does not have supernatural power, but with his knowledge he reforms the tiny village into the most advanced/prosperous city in the Human lands. The novel is very detailed about how he goes about this. Little is given for granted, and most of the political aspects are realistic as one of the first things Roland does is hand positions of management to his subjects instead of bringing in nobles to do the job of mundane government (mundane because he still sets the policies).

The MC does not take women, but unlike in other novels it is explained well why he doesn't. Which is a mixture of embarrassment of asking his servants to arrange a chambermaid and he doesn't want to put out the wrong image to the people/witches that follow him (and he claims he can 'handle' himself until the time comes). There is little to no chance for a harem as there are only 2 potential love interests (and there's really only 1... the 2nd is like... it 'could' happen but probably not). The MC cares for all the witches under his leadership, and is empathetic to the hellish life they lived before, but there is a clear separation between care and romantic interest.

I have read 427 chapters, there is literally only 1 major complaint I have with the book.

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While the MC battles the Church, Devils, and his brothers Kingdom, he constantly speaks about how modern government works. He creates legal, police, educational systems and more as time goes on. Yet once, around chapter 420, he captures a Church Official and instead of giving the man a trail he basically sets up a witch hunt (the irony). He brings the Official in front of a mob of his citizens and basically doles out mob justice (when the people agree the Official is a bad guy Roland has him executed).

The reason why this is such a bad moment is that it sets a precedent that the normally intelligent Roland should have considered (he even bills it as a 'public trail'). So a hundred years after Roland dies, people will look back on their great founder/savior and use how he governs as a model. How could he not see the ramifications of that is beyond me.

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ElBurritoLuchador
ElBurritoLuchador rated it
November 7, 2016
Status: c128
Hello! So you wanted to know my opinion about this novel?

Having read this as of Chapter 128, this series is a solid 5 out of 5! Seriously.

If you have read and love [Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There!] then you will be at home at this one but not quite. This is a story of a modern man who awoke in a body of a lousy prince in a medieval age where magic exists, exiled into a frontier town during a battle of succession for the throne.

Unlike other... more>> novels, this guy wasn't bestowed with powers and his background of modern technology is neglected. NO! This novel right here uses that, it revolves itself around that knowledge of a man who have lived in the 21st century. Steam Engines, Blast Furnace, Guns, Concrete, etc... this is a pragmatic story where he is put in a dire situation and his tools are human resources, his knowledge, and the heaven-defying magic then you get that right mixture of OPness but not to the point of ridicule. He also uses his insight on Army structure and training, contracts, pension and benefits, and of egalitarian rights.

This is a power fantasy by means of technological might rather than powerful cultivation/martial arts. You know that feeling in Civilization where you already have Tanks while you're enemies are stuck with Knights.

Magic here is that of fire wielding, flying, plant control, etc... nothing spectacular like "PULVERIZES MOUNTAINS, DESTROYS THE SEAS". The niche magic is more of a means to production more than anything though some of them can still kill.

If you have read other reviews, there is one who cries "B-b-but guns are evil" or "Guns in sword and magic world is s*upid" and uses that to judge the novel as bad is wrong in so many levels. [Because I hate "X", this uses "X", therefore this is bad] is not a good review and downright disregards story. <<less
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Raneday
Raneday rated it
October 4, 2016
Status: c85
Really love this novel. Pretty refreshing for me who always saw xianxia novel it let to have a change of pace in reading. Well this novel could also competed to the fantasy themed western novels. So if you're still not reading this, then it's your lost
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