Chapter 307 Single Chapter "Must Read"
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Regarding the various attacks, ridicules, devaluations, and insults directed at this book, and the issue of the author's creative enthusiasm, the author has issued statements many times since Chapter 207, including previously.
Let me tell you the truth.
It does indeed ruin the author's mindset, but not to the point of ruining my life. If I felt it was ruining my life, leading to something like depression, I would just abandon this book, never look at it again, never touch it again. In that case, how much impact could a book that can be written in just a few months have on me?
So, ultimately, what's ruined is the author's ability to resonate with this book, and the author's emotional investment in it.
To put it bluntly.
It's that the author can no longer easily immerse themselves in the connections between the author and the various characters and plotlines in the book.
I've said it many times, in the beginning, the comments section was mostly supportive, letting the author know that the novel they were writing resonated with readers. This immediately sparked the author's creative enthusiasm, making them want to write more. How should I put it, it's like when you create something and others praise and look forward to it.
But gradually, as the word count increased, this book was discovered by some low-quality readers, internet trolls, professional negative reviewers, and some people who like to mess with the author's mindset. They lurk in various comment sections and start stirring things up.
When you go to the comments section, you can also see this. Some people bring a lot of hostility, a lot of temper, a lot of opinions when reading a novel...
But the fact is that this is just a novel, and it doesn't even cost money. Wouldn't a normal reader just delete it if they didn't like it?
But they don't. They keep reading and criticizing the author, devaluing the characters and plot, including attacking the author's creative enthusiasm. As soon as a chapter comes out, they say it's watery, short, or make all kinds of unreasonable suggestions, demands, and refuse to leave, etc.
There are also some internet trolls who are watching the book's rating.
As soon as it drops, they immediately send private messages to the author, saying, "Your book's rating has dropped, serves you right. Just watch, it will continue to drop because your later plot is too watery," and other nonsense.
But in fact, these things are not scary.
Low-quality readers, internet trolls, professional negative reviewers, including people who like to maliciously mess with the author's mindset, basically every author can ignore these things. After writing books for a while, they become immune to these things because there are just too many different kinds of people they encounter every day.
The author's only worry is that normal readers will be led astray by these people and join in the ridicule, devaluation, attack, and even insult of the author and the plot, etc. Once this kind of atmosphere arises, the whole book will be a mess, the comments section will be full of smog, and many readers who originally didn't plan to pay attention will frown when they see such a comments section.
Including the author, they will lose their judgment of the plot.
The originally planned plot will also be shelved, deleted, or even drastically modified as a result. In order to stabilize the plot development and prevent it from collapsing, the update speed will naturally slow down.
This is also the purpose of internet trolls and some people with ulterior motives.
In this situation, it's not that the author doesn't want to update quickly, but that they are unable to do so because their thoughts are disturbed and they cannot resonate with the work, cannot immerse themselves in it. Being able to guarantee continuous updates every day is the greatest effort.
Of course, if you want to say you want to update quickly, which author's typing skills are not good?
It's very easy to write tens of thousands of words of meaningless drivel a day.
But in that case, it wouldn't be watery in the sense of ridicule.
But real filler.
For example, instead of the Immortal Court expanding its territory and showing off, the Demon Eye and the Spirit Wood and others would be eating and drinking at home all day long, eating this and that, and the Emperor would be lying in bed all day sleeping, not coming out to preside over the overall situation. The palace guards wouldn't guard the gate, but would go out to fight with the Demon Eye and the Three-Headed Dragon Emperor every day, writing in detail about the fighting process.
The Minister of Revenue and others would also not work, but would directly become absentee landlords, going out to pick up girls or wandering around the world, eating something, and then going home to sleep, writing in detail about all kinds of things in a day. Which author can't write that? Or, the entire chapter could be filled with descriptions of the scenery of the Immortal Court, various palaces, and so on.
In the author's eyes, that kind of description is filler.
And the various plots in this book, "Dynasty", that are currently in progress and will be in progress in the future, all have a part that lays the groundwork for the subsequent plot. Sometimes, for a major plot later on, an entire chapter has to be contributed.
But many internet trolls seize on this point and start to criticize and stir things up. Some readers who like to watch the fun and don't think it's a big deal also join in the fun and put pressure on the author. But in fact, if I don't write this chapter, the subsequent plot won't come out, and it won't be possible to slap people in the face and feel good.
For example, if you want to show off to someone after a while, you need to show how much money you have.
But if you don't even do the most basic thing of making money, how can you show off?
Similarly, if these groundwork aren't written, it's difficult for the author to resonate with the work, it's difficult to immerse themselves in it, and it's difficult to write out the psychology of all the characters in the subsequent plot, as well as the feeling of satisfaction that should be there. In the end, it can only be glossed over.
Of course, some readers may say that when you need to lay the groundwork, you can increase the number of words in the chapter, writing a two-thousand-word chapter into four thousand or six thousand words.
You can refer to the previous chapters, from Chapter 40 to Chapter 100, nearly Chapter 200, which are basically three thousand words, four thousand words, and some even reach six thousand words, but it still can't stand many people seizing on the plot and stirring things up.
The author is no longer in the mood to add words.
Moreover, many people like to skip chapters. If there are too many words, skipping one chapter will directly lead to not understanding the later chapters.
Many people have done this before.
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Some readers may think that teasing is nothing, just a joke. Is it not okay to joke around?
How should I put it? The speaker doesn't mean it, but the listener takes it to heart.
In addition, it further fuels the arrogance of trolls, low-quality readers, and others who use your teasing to privately attack the author's creative passion.
In this situation, the author cannot tell whether you are teasing or really in league with them. Even if you are not, you can easily be considered an accomplice.
Moreover, if this was the first time I issued a statement, you might still think that teasing and joking is no problem, but what about now? I've said it more than once at the end of the chapters, right? Some people still don't take it seriously, so I can only think that these people are doing it on purpose.
And I realized around chapter 100 that the rhythm and atmosphere of this book started to be corrupted. No matter what the author wrote, no matter how many words were in the chapter, the mainstream opinion in the comment section was always 'watery,' 'short,' and 'bad writing.' Many of my supportive readers were also attacked by negative reviews and trolls, saying how much money they made and wanting to earn money together, thinking I was a bot.
It was also from here that my control over the plot of the book began to be affected, so I made many efforts, issuing many statements in the comment section before chapter 207 and at the end of later chapters in the 'Author's Notes'.
At the same time, the author himself came out to drive away various trolls, low-quality readers, and so on in the comment section.
I hope that the comment section of this book can return to its original purity.
But the result was contrary to my wishes.
And those people I chased away, you can click into their comments. They've been spraying from chapter dozens to one or two hundred, and now at chapter five hundred, they still haven't left.
I've chased them away many times, but they still don't leave. They're very thick-skinned.
Of course, some people will definitely say, 'If it's not written well, shouldn't people be allowed to say so?'
If it's not written well, why not delete the book and leave?
If it's not written well, why stay here and continue to spray?
Of course, there will definitely be some readers who say, 'Don't read the comments, out of sight, out of mind.' How should I put it? If I do that, then it means that I no longer care about the feelings of the vast majority of readers.
That's all I have to say. The author will take care of himself, and I hope those with ulterior motives will take care of themselves too.
A kind word in winter warms for three months; a harsh word wounds in the sixth month.
It's still that same sentence: everyone respects each other. If you like it, stay; if you don't like it, leave. Don't come out and maliciously mess with the author's mentality.
Let's all maintain the atmosphere of the comment section together.
Please, readers who truly like this book, remain rational.
Distinguish between trolls and normal readers, and don't put pressure on the author.
Thank you.
The previous academy novel was maliciously sprayed and led astray by some people, constantly disrupting things. The author was completely worn down of his feelings for that book, so he ended it in an outline style, greatly reducing the subsequent regional divisions, level divisions, and so on.
This imperial dynasty novel will not be affected. I currently have all the outlines to maintain a normal ending and will guarantee that it won't collapse or be unfinished.
This is the last time I'm posting a chapter to explain.
If there is another situation that requires me to post a chapter, the author will not come out and bother everyone like I am now, but will completely close the comment section and follow the book's outline, not coming out until before the end.
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Chapter 537: Suppressing the Gu Family; Gu Xuan's Bewilderment is Simply Insane
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"Now that everyone is almost here,"
"Let's begin the gift announcements."
Gu Xuan sat high in the chief seat, glanced at the people entering, and waved his hand to signal.
"Yes, Clan Leader."
A member of the Gu family respectfully bowed, then walked to the high platform and announced loudly: "Please present the gifts you have brought."
As soon as the words fell, the black mi myriad heavens beings gathered to participate in the Gu family's banquet suddenly created a commotion.
But very quickly.
Someone respectfully handed over a congratulatory gift.
"Jiang Dadan of the Jiang family in the Black Mi Heavenly Domain presents three semi-immortal medicines and one semi-immortal treasure, congratulating the Gu family's ancestor on the recovery of his injuries and his invincibility in the myriad heavens."
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"Sheng Family True Immortal of the Black Mi Heavenly Domain presents one Immortal Soul Grass and four high-grade quasi-immortal pills..."
"Ou Family Sage of the Black Mi Heavenly Domain presents ten Hunyuan Stones and four high-grade quasi-immortal pills..."
"Old Ancestor of the Yang Family of the Black Mi Heavenly Domain presents one Great Thousand World and four high-grade quasi-immortal pills..."
People continued to send congratulatory gifts.
However, upon hearing the Gu family's gift announcements, everyone present frowned.
Seventeen figures sat upright in the center of the stands.
Each figure released the aura of a Chaos Great Luo True Immortal.
They were the other True Immortal beings in the Black Mi Heavens besides the Gu family. However, at this moment, they gazed at the many True Immortals of the Gu family in the chief seat, especially in the direction of the Gu family's ancestor, and their expressions sank almost imperceptibly.
"Good for the Gu family!!"
"How is such a gift announcement any different from proclaiming to the Black Mi Heavens that we submit to the Gu family?"
The fifteen Chaos Great Luo True Immortals discussed with each other through voice transmission, feeling very uncomfortable.
They should know that their congratulatory gifts were forced by the pressure of the Gu family, and they had simply asked their clansmen and disciples to send some gifts.
However, at this moment, the Gu family directly announced their titles, as if they themselves had personally presented the gifts, and they called out so loudly that the entire Black Mi Heavens could hear them, making them lose face and feel inferior.
How could they not be angry?
Only!
Many True Immortals felt the surging aura coming from the Gu family's ancestor, exchanged glances, and suppressed their intention to take action.
With their strength, apart from the Gu family's ancestor, they could suppress the Gu family at the cost of some price.
But if the Gu family's ancestor was added, not only would they not be able to take down the Gu family, but they themselves would be suppressed.
