The story of how a Cultivation Universe was Conquered by an Interstellar Weapons Platform
by Osamaru Ta
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- Traumatising content
What do you get when you cross a world of Magic, Cultivation and Legends with one of Science, Logic and Overwhelming Firepower?
\o\ Chaos! /o/
Alpha is a sapient AI who's job (and Passion) is the exploration, exploitation and eventual colonization of new worlds for the Federation, a Galaxy spanning empire of Science and Technology. When an unexpected accident deposits this literal War Machine on a planet full of Cultivators and Wizards, chaos and insanity ensues. What Alpha and those around him don't know, however, is that he will soon become the focal point of a millennias long plot that holds not only the fate of the world in its balance, but possibly the entire Galaxy.
Ancient Enemies awaken as the Powerhouses of the world converge with Alpha at the center. Get ready, its going to be a wild ride.
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|_+) Come, Read the Story.
Watch Worlds be Conquered. (ALL HAIL YOUR NEW ROBOT OVERLORDS!)
See Arrogant Young Masters be slapped in the face (by a 170mm Rail-slug traveling Mach 3).
Find Grand, Valuable Treasure (which gets put into storage, because what use does an AI have with pill herbs?)
Explore Strange and wonderful lands (that will be shortly stripped mined and exploited for all usable resources)
|_+) JOIN US!
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ALPHA-555-12-4412 (Designation: Star Conquer).
One of the 5 most powerful and advanced AI-driven Interstellar Weapon Platforms ever built, was programmed with a very simple mission.
Travel the stars.
Seek out new and hospitable Alien Worlds.
Establish a Forward based for their Master's eventual colonization.
And, If necessary, crush any and all native resistance it might find.
It was a Mission that Alpha took seriously and dedicated its entire being to.
However, when Alpha flies a liiiiitle to close to a Blackhole and gets sucked in, it is thrown into a situation that no amount of programming could prepare it for.
Now stranded on an alien, yet familiar world, full of dangerous beasts and strange phenomenon its database has no record or explanation for, Alpha must find a way to not only survive, but thrive.
And eventually to do what he was built to do.
Conquer.
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Some things to expect from this Story
1): MC is an AI programmed with a very specific goal. Thus don't expect him to think or act like a human might. That being said, he/it is not bloodthirsty and evil either. He is specifically programed to work with, and indoctrinate Native species when possible. He is not a demon lord come to end the world as they know it, but a Conqueror come to subjugate.
2): MC won't be getting some kind of Humanoid form or suddenly start trying to think like a Human. Although an AI, he is perfectly Sapient, and fully understands both what he is and what is mission is. He is capable of adapting and changing his thought process, but at the end of the day, the Mission is what matters to him. He doesn't see the need or even WANTS to be Human. The only exception to this might be Humanoid body doubles or puppets used in places his main body isn't able to go.
3): This story is a mix of both Sci-Fi and Cultivation novels. MC with NOT be able to Cultivate themselves (for obvious reasons), but using his technology and knowledge, will be able to adapt and repurpose the strange and exotic resources you might find in a Cultivation World to increase his power and keep up with the powerhouses of this Universe.
4): The Intention of this story is to alternate between it and Parasite King, so I don't get burned out writing either one. As such, updates, while not slow, won't be to quick. Bare with me for awhile till the wheels get rolling.
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Great premise, questionable execution
Reviewed at: Cultivation Ranks and Updated Character List.
The idea for this story is great. I was really excited to see the mashup of sci-fi AI and cultivation/fantasy. I was interested in seeing science, rationality and intelligence vs biology, spirit and magic. That's probably why I was quite disappointed with what we have so far.
The MC is an AI, but thinks and acts more like a teenager. I wanted to see the capabilities of the MC layed out and then exploited in a very clever intelligent way to combat the overly hostile sect elders etc. Instead what we have is the MC spending weeks watching some ants and animals that are basically just very valuable raw resources in animal form.
Where is the mineral mining and nanobot production? Swarms of flying scout drones and underground founderies popping out combat drones? It just seems like the AI has a lot of capabilities and doesn't use them effectively and is just constantly fucking around.
The story we have here is more of a shounen protagonist that happens to have science abilities in a cultivation world. It is decent, but definitely not what I was hoping for reading the blurb.
Alpha-bet soup
Reviewed at: Character/Organization Index (Optional, but recommended read).
This story is a non-serious sci-fi meets fantasy/cultivator world.
Alpha, a sapient A.I., is the main character and there is no doubt that Alpha will win.
The best part: Tachikoma reference
2nd best part: Drawing of a weaponized duck in space.
The worst part: I can't take this novel seriously.
This is a mixed bag of a lot of genres stirred into a comedy soup.
This story isn't my cup of tea. It's more of a "plot? What is that? Will it help me set the universe on fire?" sort of story.
Who muderhoboes the murderhobos? this A.I. does
Reviewed at: Book 1: Chapter 9 – “What was Lost”
THIS IS SO FUN!
The synopsis says it clearly: a literal war machine crashes on a cultivation world and learns that killing everything to achieve power is considered a respectable way of life
Finally!
Did you heard that general?
Alpha was not wrong, it was merely ahead of the times!
Therefore when in murderhobo Rome do as the murderhobo romans... specially if you were already doing it waaaaay before
There is not much dept to the characters as that is not really the angle, this story is more of an exercise in coolness, both from the advanced tech and a little about the cultivation world, how much entertainment can be derived from both worlds colliding?
The answer is YES
The MC's relaxed and trigger happy attitude mirrors the cultivators whose first reaction is to attack first and to think little of violence, so there is little culture shock to speak off and so far the sock comes from the posibilities the MC offers to this world, both for better and for worse
And, well, to share morals with a literal killing machine speaks volumes of cultivation stories, and makes them acceptable targets so we can root for the MC even if his goal is to subjugate the world to please his greedy human masters
Hey, if my roomba has to kill colonies of bugs to keep my place clean so be it, at the very least the humans conquered by the Federation will have more rights than they do living under cultivators... yes... that is the reason for conquest and not Alpha's desire to use his sweet ion cannons... gotta go, the happy nuke hour will begin soon
As of Chapter 9 this is merely the opening scene and is very promising, stay tuned
Interesting concept but has many flaws
Reviewed at: Book 1: Chapter 16 – “Of Demons and The Price of Peace.”
It's extremely exposition heavy yet the author is incapable of writing a proper dialogue. It's a native English novel but read like a badly translated JP/CN novel. What's with the NAME: "dialogue" format? It's not a screen play, you don't need to include names before every sentence.
MC also feels like the shallowest possible interpretation of an AI, random slur, moments of "Oh, I am so random teehee". Side characters are pretty bad too. I know it's a parody but the writing quality is so bad.
Info Dump in Chapter 2
Reviewed at: Book 1: Chapter 5 – “If you can’t join them, beat them.”
I read to chapter 5 (including).
Chapter 1 is interesting. It establishes the MC as an AI suddenly finding himself crash-landed on a world of magic.
However, then chapter 2 gives us an info dump and a new character is introduced. She lectures the MC (and the readers) on the nuances of this magical system in a way that isn't easy to understand. It would be better if the MC unlocked all of these secrets through observation, spying, and testing the mechanics of the world, rather than these info dumps.
If the author "fixes" this somehow, I am totally willing to rescind this review.
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I love how the MC would be cussing his ace off if not for the "automatic sensoring" protocol.
The fact that the world he crash lands on is encased inside of a mega structure preventing even the nearly immortal beings from getting out is a very thrilling idea. I wonder how this fits into the sci-fi aspect of the story.
It's also hilarious how MC's subroutines place bets on what the "main conciousness" does.
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Overall, the world building is solid. The style and formatting is easy to understand. And the grammar is nice and polished.
Interesting
Reviewed at: VICTORY! I WON! Update and the Plan going from here.
The story is quite different than you would normally see on RR. But in a good way If the story continues the way it is then I highly recommend that you give it a read. By the way if it wasn't obvious already advanced AI gets sent to world with cultivators and is currently freaking everyone out.
This Story is Effing A
Reviewed at: Book 1: Chapter 5 – “If you can’t join them, beat them.”
Nuff said, I'm only on chap 5.
This part is where they are forcing me to write at least 50 words of which I am waayy to hi*cough cough erm, hmm cloud bound to erm articulate how awesome the story is. So lets see if this button works, I will revise when Ive read more.
Love love
Reviewed at: Book 1: Chapter 25 – “Earthly Treasures and Spiritual Powers”.
As an author this gives me a lot of inspiration and as a reader I love the pacing, the setting, and the murderhobo. I absolutely adore this story and I really want to see it succeed. More important than that though I want to follow you, the author, and see where you go in life! That's just how much this story has hooked me. I love the science and the experiments, the tech and the xanax cultivators, I love it. On the same note, take care of yourself and write as a passion most of all. If that passion leaves, I want you to abandon us to go find it again, instead of hurting yourself trying to complete something. You'll likely see me on any discord you set up but other than that I look forward to the chapters to come and respect you a lot!
Peace
Mobile dungeon story
Reviewed at: VICTORY! I WON! Update and the Plan going from here.
So the title makes this pretty clear. Alpha is kinda like a moving dungeon. He explores the world and will weaponise everything.
The style is a bit wierd, the conversations are formated very strangely, but after a few chapters it'll integrate well with the flow. There is a lot of world building. Like..a lot. If it's a problem for you that you see side characters get significant screen time, thread carefully. Otherwise the author, even if he gets lost a few times and we end up with a chapter of a side note, knows what he's doing and how the world is working.
The story is a fantastic new take on an isekai story. It has everything a nice humorous novel needs, the magic of the world is surprisingly well explained and seems it'll have very hard limits but won't limit our dear Author with creatures and powers.
The grammar is...how should I but this delicately.. There are mistakes, a few will throw you of and can interrupt the flow of the story but they are actively spotted and fixed.
The characters are great, even if we only had just a glance on a side character, they have at least a minimal depth.
Overall, it's very early and there is space for improvements, but it's worth a read. It'll only take you a single night, trust me! ^^
This is awesome!
Reviewed at: Book 1: Chapter 37 – “… and Destruction”
Originally I was just bored and clicked trough new updates on the front page. Then I found this one. It was instant love.
Characters interactions are wondrous. The MC is crazy in a perfect way. The background stuff makes it even better.
When I decided these stars to give. I tried to find something wrong to reduce it a bit, since giving full stars for everything feels strange to me. So I take half point from style since some things are slightly extended more than perhaps should be, but its basically nitpick.
Grammar. Not native english speaker/writer, but I found nothing. I usually notice most glaring errors that even I know.
As said, story just feels perfect. This is one of the few novels that I wait for each update. Lets take half point away for some odd lore dump chapter.
Characteres. MC at least is good since he/it, is crazy. Read the story and you know exactly what I talk about. Right... lets take a half point away since some of the side characters are odd. Still, to a nitpick extent only.
I have yet to notice anything actually bad about it other than that its not really far yet and every chapter that comes out I consume instantly. Gief moar!
At this point this shall be the review. I might change it later, if quality changes, but truly hope the quality stays (or gets better)!