Discussion How Do People Survive In These Xianxia Novels ?

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  1. lnv

    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    Each city has billions of people. So million dying is not a big deal to them. The young masters are also more lenient towards people who suck up to them or make way. It is only the MC who is much weaker but won't bow down even to the emperor.

    That said, I do wonder how they keep all those people fed as not only do cities require larger farms to support it, there are demon beasts everywhere. Add to the fact that in many of these novels, until MC shows how, no one can eat demon beasts. You wonder what exactly they are eating.

    The other silly thing is how these sects throw their disciples into tombs killing most of them to get only a 1 stage upgrade. Cause you know, while common people are everywhere, people of talent are limited. I could understand if it is an item that will increase your stage above the stongest person in the sect, sure. But if it is a midupgrade, why take the risk?
     
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    The xianxia version of the wuxia vegetable stall at the local market.
     
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    And every single one of them is equally suicidal.
    If your species has a 99% attrition rate, then your species is going to go extinct, it doesn't matter how many people you start out with
    bad worldbuilding. the authors do not consider the consequences of their setups
     
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    It'd be pretty cool if someone tried to do something to fill in that gap.
     
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    Well mortals survive since in most novels it's against their rules ( even if they break them like I'm eating mac n cheese). Weak ultivators bootlick stronger ones and so on. Servants are needed.