"KING: Natural Disaster Countermeasure Room": Taipei Disaster Action Movie to Heal the Inner Wounds

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I have been fond of reading mystery novels since I was a child, but this should be my first mystery novel by a Taiwanese writer, and the background of the story is still in Taipei, where I was born and raised! For Taiwanese people, it should be easier to imagine, especially for Taipei people, the whole Taipei was divided into two by natural disasters, Xiangshan became a research center, and bridges appeared on the waterfront.

In addition to the sci-fi setting background, this work also has very handsome action scenes and delicate characters' inner delineation, which is super suitable for animation!

【Story Introduction】

The first natural disaster, earthquake and tsunami reshaped our hometown;
The second natural disaster, the 101 building collapsed, and the Xinyi District was completely blocked;
Ten years later, the catastrophe is coming, can they stop this catastrophe?

The mysterious power known as "natural disaster" appeared in various places, causing the heroine, Zhong Hui, to lose her residence and move back to the home of the painter's father who had not been in contact with him for many years. At this time, there were many mysterious disappearance cases of teenagers in Taipei. Witnesses claimed that the victims all disappeared in a white fog. The murderer was dubbed the "Piper of Hamelin" by the media.

Ying Shifei, a student of the painter's father, claimed to have found out the identity of the piper, but when Zhong Hui returned to the studio and wanted to know what Ying Shifei wanted to say, he saw his father and Ying Shifei arguing at the window. Shi Fei fell from the apartment, but his body disappeared instantly. When Zhong Hui panicked, a pale woman in black, Heizi, suddenly appeared and announced to take over the case.

She belongs to a special department corresponding to "natural disasters", and the source of the incident comes from the energy called "KING", which is the source of natural disasters. She invited Zhong Hui to help investigate the truth of the case together. Unexpectedly, in addition to knowing more about the operation of "KING", Zhong Hui also discovered the mysterious truth about herself and her family step by step...

Sci-fi scenes, the dynamic of super power duel

The classification and description of "natural disasters" in this book are very scientific (even if this is an energy that cannot be understood scientifically). Through the description, we can imagine the transformation of Taipei, the layout of research institutes, and the police. In order to stabilize natural disasters, Taiwan has also set up "disaster area police". These police officers are different from ordinary police and have the ability to deal with natural disasters (the reason is just read the novel for yourself)!

Different from the general reasoning to find the murderer, this book also adds these wonderful scenes of fighting with "natural disasters", which are very exciting and exciting, and I hope they can be remade into movies or animations!

The secret behind everyone

The secret can be cut from the "natural disaster". Although there is no way to know why there is a "natural disaster", the "natural disaster" affects everyone's life, such as Zhong Hui's ability, his father's strange persistence, and Heizi's special status in the organization... These will be revealed as the story progresses, revealing the truth one by one.

Share the part of the story that I am very touched by (there may be thunder, you can read it at your discretion)

family trauma

The main characters in the story all have traumas from their original families, especially when I saw the part where Shi Shi Fei was revealed at the end, it made me feel terrible to the point of goosebumps.

The rift in the family determines the birth and appearance of natural disasters, which can almost be regarded as a metaphor for a disease or a personality defect. While we can't blame our family for everything, it does determine our personalities, our fears, our likes and dislikes, our imaginations about love, and our self-identification (or inability to identify). (Quoted from: Interview with Xerxes )

The older I grow up, the more I understand the influence of family on a person. Everyone has more or less wounds from family factors, and because they know that everyone has different experiences, no one is better or worse. It is just because of their differences that they can be gentler Look at everyone.

How to face and forgive the unacceptable self

When Zhong Hui found that his "not quite right", after seeing the doctor and couldn't find any solution, he continued to coexist with his "natural disaster". Although she seems to be living a decent life, her heart is still "I don't know what's wrong with me", and she is lonely and bears the ability that is different from ordinary people.

The main characters of "KING: Natural Disaster Countermeasures" are all alone. Police Heizi, Yang Ji, Yingshi and others in the disaster area who were possessed by natural disasters are different from ordinary people and are not accepted by ordinary society because of the natural disasters on their bodies. Too many, unable to understand each other and support each other. (Quoted from: Interview with Xerxes )

The use of "natural disasters" in the story shows the pain that everyone has to face every day. Although this ability of the police in the disaster area has been transformed into a way to protect everyone, it has also become another burden. In real life, isn't that the case with everyone? Maybe some people have jobs they don't like, and maybe some people have a lonely story behind their glamorous image.

What do you do when you don't like yourself? I don't have an answer yet.

There are many tragedies in the story, whether it is intentional or unintentional to cause harm to others, in the end, in addition to making up for the other party, you also need to learn how to forgive yourself. From the story, we can see the growth of the characters, as they reveal the secrets they originally concealed, and reconcile with their past selves through sharing and mutual understanding.

Hope to see a sequel to this novel in the future.

 If you like reading novels, and also like reasoning, case handling, and superpower elements, I highly recommend you to read the book "KING: Natural Disaster Countermeasures Room"!

The article quoted in this article: Topics is very Taiwanese science fiction reasoning, and there is tenderness in disasters and destructions - Interview with Xerxes "KING: Natural Disaster Countermeasures Room"

Other reading tips from Lily:

"Doomsday Fool": The world will be destroyed in 8 years, how will you live?

"Glass marbles are cat's eyes. ": Constructing Your Shape in Loving and Being Loved

"I want to be a good person, although it's not easy": Thinking about how to treat yourself plainly but warmly

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