So, the book would be going premium today, April 1st.
Originally, I hadn't wanted to put it behind a paywall so soon. I'd planned to wait until it had over 150,000 words, but I hadn't expected it to hit exactly 100,000 words by April 1st.
Some readers might not know that in Qidian's ACG category, books could go premium after 100,000 words, while other categories required over 200,000 words.
Small authors like us didn't really have high expectations for first-day subscription numbers. Subscriptions rose gradually, so we cared more about the attendance bonus.
That was the case for a small author like me. If the book went premium on April 1st, it would make a full month, letting me collect the attendance bonus—600 yuan. It wasn't much, but for small authors like us, it wasn't insignificant either. It made up a considerable portion of our total income, so I put it behind a paywall once it reached 100,000 words.
After explaining all that, I just hoped readers who wanted to support this book legally could understand. In truth, 50,000 words wouldn't cost much, and legitimate readers generally knew that.
As for pirated readers, of course I was calling on you to read the official version. If you didn't, there was nothing I could do about it—just don't come to the official version and talk random bullshit.
Alright, the book was going premium. I hoped everyone would support it, and I wished you all good health, long lives, and overflowing wealth.