The inevitable moment has arrived – the launch announcement that every novel gets.
First, I want to thank all of you, my esteemed readers. Without your support, this book wouldn't have made it past the initial trial phase, progressed through the entire recommendation process, and then launched with a prominent feature on the homepage!
Thank you to all my dear readers for your recommendation tickets, favorites, comments, and rewards! I've read every single comment and review you've left, and I appreciate every suggestion you've made!
Next, I want to thank my editor, Blue Light. Even when the recommendation results weren't ideal, he still arranged subsequent recommendations, giving this book more exposure. He helped the apprentice achieve the dream of being featured on the Sanjiang list and getting a prominent homepage feature. So, I sincerely thank Blue Light for his continued faith and assistance!
Finally, it's time for the routine pity plea.
Those of you who have been following along know that the apprentice wasn't just pretending to be miserable recently; it was genuine.
I was working overtime until midnight every day, barely managing to squeeze out a single chapter to update when I got home. That's why I still owe you, my dear readers, fifteen chapters. I'll start making up for these fifteen chapters after the launch and try to finish them as soon as possible.
Because of the infrequent updates, many of you have chosen to put the book on hold, which I understand. After all, that's what I do when I'm following a series myself.
However, the data on the launch day, especially the initial subscriptions, plays a crucial and decisive role in the future development of a novel. Therefore, I implore you, my dear readers, to please subscribe to at least one chapter tomorrow when it launches.
Just one chapter! Really, just subscribing to one chapter is enough!
You can take your time catching up with the later chapters, but for the first VIP chapter tomorrow, I hope all of you can subscribe. It's truly, truly important. Please, I'm begging you.
Due to my slow writing speed and lack of backlog, I can't do what other authors do and release ten or a hundred chapters upon launch. However, there will be at least five chapters tomorrow, which is 10,000 words. I hope you, my dear readers, can enjoy it even just a little bit.
Currently, this book has 24,000 favorites. Normally, the subscription-to-favorite ratio can reach around 10:1.
However, I don't have such high ambitions. Since there are indeed some areas that aren't particularly well-written, I'll be satisfied if the ratio is around 15:1.
If the average subscriptions exceed 1,600, I'll add an extra chapter for every additional 100 average subscriptions.
If the average subscriptions exceed 2,000, the minimum daily update will change from 2 chapters to 3 chapters.
If the average subscriptions can exceed 3,000, which would mean it's a high-quality work, the minimum daily update will be 4 chapters.
Although that seems unlikely, one should always have dreams. Who knows, maybe that dream will come true someday, just like Infinite Tsukuyomi~
Then there's the bonus chapter for rewards. The tentative plan is to add one chapter for every Helmsman reward, which is one chapter for every 10,000 points.
Finally, I'll plead for your mercy one more time, my dear readers!
The subscription numbers in the first 24 hours after launch are extremely, extremely, extremely important. Even if you're putting the book on hold, I hope you can subscribe tomorrow. This is truly, truly, truly important. Please, I'm begging you all!
The VIP chapters will officially launch after 12:00 noon tomorrow. Whether it's a success or a flop depends on you, my dear readers!