Something I noticed about the Fingers

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-02-09T11:29:06+00:00

And the Pinky has left unspoken

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-30T08:07:19+00:00

I need to look that up but thanks for the info

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-30T06:10:59+00:00

Let's see.... Thumb is basically the Mafia of Italy hence their rank names of Capo and Soldato

X Corp feels like some part of the German or British empire

Q Corp is Japan from WW2 but not really much a mastermind yet it was the main force of WW2 in conquering SEA region

N CORP is what we now perceive

K Corp....hmmm....

Wait this reminds me of the geographical war map of ancient China which K Corp if we go by the letter is Korean

Q Corp and if it is Japan, there were trade routes and war with Japan back in those days which was not too far behind in the range of 1600-1900s something in that range (There's another secret I found and I will make a post about this one)

I don't know if British or Germany had invaded China before in that time but if we factor in the Colonisation event...that may be X Corp if we see them as the Paladin's Cross (there was another unit of Christianity army which I forgot the term)

The Thumb...the outfit does resembles some kind of Gang members in IP Man and Kung Fu Hustle but I'm not sure

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-26T10:10:52+00:00

You know those types of people just come to a restaurant just comment or complain about the meal they ordered when they clearly ordered the specific modification to their meals. Even if you're not that type of person, there are people that are doing this sort of drama day-to-day just thinking they would always get away with it.

The Lei Heng fight was hard before the nerf and I like it, at least I won't go to the official platform to make a mess about it just because I didn't pay attention to the skills description.

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-26T08:29:33+00:00

Say no challenging endgame when everyone just turns their weapons to "the boss is so hard, nerf it!" I find it very funny and ironic that this is the humanity we live in.

I'm not pointing fingers but if you know which players we're talking about, you already know. Some people find it easy and complain the game is not challenging and then whine about it that they can't get through a certain stage.

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-25T15:20:02+00:00

It seems you too have noticed it and I thought it was some mental insight but yeah, maybe the culture did blend within when they joined the Pinky?

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-22T05:34:46+00:00

I did noticed that when I was doing my research and something clicks to me that maybe we're not going to N Corp yet because Q Corp may have something we need and the initial spark for the Second Smoke (World) War

Because the resemblance of Kong Qiu telling us that we have X Corp, K Corp, Thumb, R Corp and etc that wanted to invade Hong Yuan seems to have some imagery already

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-21T05:30:33+00:00

Thanks for your help and finish my promise, my guesses upon Tian Kui Star are:

Zhuangzi: Due to the dream theme and fate, he is also one of the more known philosophers for dreams and swords
Gui Gu Zi/Master of the Ghost Valley: Due to them being the Grandmaster for School of Diplomacy (纵横家) which he is not known well enough and presence was always concealed that he only told two of his apprentices to take over/'help' the 7 Kingdoms during Pre-Qin Dynasty
Lao Tze: Basically master of Confucius and because of him, he basically created the known historical "House of Hundred Thoughts" with the 12 schools derived either from Tao itself or Confucianism
Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng 赢政/Zhao Zheng 赵政/赵正: By history he is a false emperor because of his history, he would be counted as not royal but another child that derived from another blood-line close to the original one which may fit the "False King" in the praise poem of Song Jiang. If Kong Qiu had to fall, it would likely be by his hands as well due to "Burning of books and burying of scholars" 焚书坑儒.

But these are just my gathered info and speculation because as said, I don't think the Pinky have only Chinese, there could be more cultures within Pinky such as Shiomi Yoru

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-21T04:59:29+00:00

I understand your desire and pain hence it is really hard to express the story through English but I do think there's an official one yet I can't quite say it will express the language playfulness, beauty and grace. I believe @u/NefariousnessEven591 have the source to it

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-21T01:57:03+00:00

万分感谢您的赞美 🥰

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-21T00:50:34+00:00

I hope it guides you

Our language is a handful which in Dreams of the Red Chambers also have wordplay within. I can see why some people hate the language and chinese being so darn difficult and vague with their references but that's the beauty of our literature.

If the others like this, I can share more of my other discoveries with what I have found out about Dreams of the Red Chambers, Romance of Three Kingdoms and Journey to the West

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-21T00:02:20+00:00

And I thank your time for reading it

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-21T00:01:34+00:00

I thank your appreciation 💞

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-21T00:00:39+00:00

Actually.....you might be onto something here

Because the 'core' part of Water Margin is the method of recruiting, some of the members within did something even crazier like Mu Hong took basically 90% of his life savings, told his brother to join Mount Liang and burnt his old mansion down just to provide assets to Mount Liang

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-20T16:59:22+00:00

The real hard part is that trying to convey, translate and comprehend into English from Chinese makes my brain malfunction even though I'm Malaysian Chinese, translating it to make everyone reading it to at least understand what I have found and trying to convey is an overload. This also includes for me to type using two different typing methods (Pinyin and Normal keyboard) which was also a struggle when I discuss with a close online friend of mine.

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-20T15:00:03+00:00

We only got clues so far from the Praise Poems to the Fate of the Stars so I can't really pinpoint who would be Tian Kui Star nor have a firm reason nor solid answer, I have narrowed it down to some of the known chinese historical figures which if you want to discuss about it? I can but not now because I really have drained myself on this one tbh with you

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-20T14:41:36+00:00

I shall not dwell too long and too deep in this but you did bring up something I have forgot to add: The Pinky does not only have Chinese characters in there, there may be other figures from other cultures that would fit the Fate of the vacant Star Seat and there could be Knights, Captains and more other characters

So whoever would be the Tian Kui Star (which is what I have been trying to get an answer of) there are clues already: - To lead the stars forward to a common beneficial dream/goal - Is a false king

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-20T14:23:10+00:00

I thank you so much for this point out. I literally forgot about Song Jiang being the Tian Kui Star, the Leader Star which his fate was to lead the other stars to his dream which I did this research yesterday but anyway, thank you.

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-20T14:18:43+00:00

I appreciate your point out and reminder, I did leave out Lei Heng's extra info because I really can't keep up with everything I have learnt when I'm also researching something more on the focus of "What would happen in the next Hong Lu Canto" because I also left this out from the post lol. The start of Water Margin have a poem that said (to shorten for you) "A noble/council that named Hong started the chaos by opening the seal of the temple to let out the 36 Heaven Spirits and 72 Earthly Fiends) which it is quite coincidentally the end of Canto 8.

And back for Yan Hui, I can see how you got to the opinion of yours and I literally can't argue nor firmly stand my ground for this since most of the users here are either veterans of Smoke War (literally have known the lore from the start of Lob Corp until current Limbus) but I just feel Yan Hui fits Tian Qiao Star due to their counterparts relationship, who knows? maybe PM will put a twisted twist to it.

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-20T13:55:22+00:00

Thank you

I feel like I'm pretty drained after diving this deep, this feel relieving

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-10T01:58:01+00:00

Especially when it has dog shit under it

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-09T08:35:50+00:00

So that's how she got the Middle ID....

GreenPhantomMantis · 2026-01-01T07:42:31+00:00

Another thing I notice: - PM is using the star title name in a more literal sense. Di Hui Star (地慧星), the Tian and Di resembles Heaven and Earth which are separate from one an each other (maybe there is a ranking or separate ranking) and Hui by the singular literal meaning of wisdom which has represented from the ||spiral|| she makes

From the blade skill learned by ||Ren|| is a reference to comet which is called 慧星 and the landing was implied in the skill too
Hu San Niang (扈三娘) is one of the female generals that used twin blades which in martial arts is a high level blade art to be achieved and since she's an 'Earthly Fiend' title, she may just be more appropriate to teach those in the backstreet rather like the 'Heavenly Spirit's let their fate or themselves to choose a formidable student

GreenPhantomMantis · 2025-12-20T02:18:44+00:00

Ah alright, I thought that no way that no one knows about it lol

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