The Star Knight

❤️ Main Relationship

Raymond (雷蒙) × Opal (欧泊)

✨ Introduction

The Star Knight (星辰骑士) began serialization on JJWXC in February 2012 and is complete at 5 volumes and 163 chapters — roughly one million characters — told from the shou's perspective; a five-volume print edition also exists. Opal, a young miner on the barren planet B-11, rescues a wounded stranger named Lecter during a sandstorm; Lecter, a Star Knight, takes him as an apprentice and teaches him the ways of a warrior. After Lecter departs, Opal journeys to the mercenary kingdom of Lie Xing, where he meets Raymond — first commander of the Smoke and Sword mercenary band — and the two become partners and lovers, right as the legendary King of Fallen Stars, Kolorin, plunges the galaxy into war. NovelUpdates summarizes it as: "A protagonist with curious beginnings encounters a Star Knight, steering starships deeper yet into space, on a journey full of adventures and unknowns."

🌏 Background

The galaxy is contested by three great powers — the Republic, the Empire, and the Fallen Star Legion — circling the last utopia. Behind the war stand the Star Knights: Lecter, whose creed is guardianship; his fallen apprentice Kolorin, the dark King of Fallen Stars; and the song-knight Lejessen. Mysteries include the artificial god Izur, the annihilation of a hundred billion stars, and Raymond's own nature — a survivor of the Wisdom Revolution, an android replicated from Kolorin himself. The author has opened the novel's interstellar background and faction settings for fan works.

🎭 Themes & Tone

Faith and what different knights make of the same creed
Identity, replicas, and whether a copy can love
Mentorship, betrayal, and choosing your own path
War, ambition, and the price of utopia
A self-centered man's slow education in love Tone: sweeping, romantic, old-school space epic

👥 Main Characters

Opal (欧泊) — former B-11 miner, one-of-a-kind across parallel universes; rebellious, self-described as selfish, taught by two opposing knights
Raymond (雷蒙) — Opal's lover, android replica of Kolorin, first leader of the Smoke and Sword mercenary band
Lecter (雷克特) — Star Knight and Opal's first teacher; broad-minded, stubbornly devoted to guardianship
Kolorin (科洛林) — the King of Fallen Stars, Lecter's fallen apprentice, Raymond's "father-body," Opal's "black teacher"
Lejessen (莱杰森) — Star Knight and opera-prince singer, haunted by his foster father's death

✨ Iconic Quote

Lecter's creed："Humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, mercy, honesty, justice — and faith."
(谦卑、荣誉、牺牲、英勇、怜悯、诚实、公正，以及信念。)
Raymond："Wife, time to get up."
(老婆，起床了。)
Lejessen："You are unfair to me. Teacher — from the very beginning, you never truly loved me."
(你对我不公平。老师，你从始至终，就没有真正地爱过我。)
Opal："你应该来得更早一点儿。"
(You should have come a little earlier.)
Kolorin（科洛林）： "It seems Lecter's influence on you runs deeper than I imagined."
(看来雷克特对你的影响，比我想象中的要更深。)

🔥 Why It's Popular

A million-character classic of early JJWXC danmei sci-fi, with unusual depth of worldbuilding
The tragic triangle of two teachers and one student, plus a replica who becomes his own person
The author officially opened the setting for fan creations
Suits patient readers who love dense, serious space opera; a five-volume traditional Chinese print edition was released in Taiwan

📚 Reader Notes

Beginner-friendly: ★★☆☆☆

Angst level: ★★★☆☆

Plot complexity: Very High

Romance visibility: Medium

Mystery focus: High Recommended for readers who enjoy sprawling galactic epics with philosophical undertones.

✍️ Author

Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔) A prolific, hugely popular JJWXC author spanning fantasy, historical, and sci-fi danmei, known for grand worldbuilding.

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