Year-End Thanks, and Taking a Day Off to Organize the Detailed Outline

I went out for a meal with my parents during the holiday, and now we're almost at the climax of this volume, so I need to sort things out.

Hmm, so I need to take a break and thank my readers! or2

Let me also give you an update on the current writing progress; it's almost the last day of 2023.

This volume is coming to an end. Once this part of the story is finished, we'll start the fourth volume, which will likely be the last volume of the book. At that time, we'll expand into the Soul Beast World.

However, this fourth volume will probably not start with Simulation.

I won't go into more details now; we'll discuss that in the summary at the end of the volume.

Currently, the book has 27,000 high-level subscriptions, an average of 9,500 subscriptions, and nearly 4,000 follow-up subscriptions. The performance is steadily improving. I wonder if this book will have a chance to get a 10,000-subscription badge, haha.

I never expected to achieve this result. From the initial trial recommendations, it has unknowingly progressed to becoming a top recommendation platform, featured on platforms like Xiaolaba, Sanjiang, Xin Qiang, Bestseller, and Guide...

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the readers for your support.

As San San's first book, it contains some plot points that have been criticized, or what people call "toxic elements".

There's no way to change it now, so I can only learn from the experience and try to write better in the future.

However, at least for now, the overall plot is still under control, and to be honest, I feel very fortunate. It wasn't easy to get this far.

I remember when I first published the book, people were commenting every day saying that my book would soon fall apart...

In any case, we have to thank our readers for their continued understanding and support to get to this point.

As an author, writing novels is about providing emotional value to everyone and giving people something to do in their spare time.

But emotions, in my personal opinion, are like a chef cooking. Too much sugar will make it cloying, and a plot that's too bland will just be a monotonous account. It needs more twists and turns, some joys and sorrows, to become interesting.

Therefore, compared to the harem-style story of conquering cities and seizing territories, I think the "Asura field" (a chaotic, bloody battleground) is more interesting.

Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are all emotions that can cause fluctuations in a person's emotions.

However, it might be better to place "anger" and "sorrow" on supporting characters and villains, or characters still undergoing transformation, rather than on the relatively stable main cast. Compared to formulaic writing, some of my plot writing might be more "instinctive," which is probably a weakness.

Of course, I am not a literary youth, and I would never write tragedies. All the pain of separation is for the joy of reunion later.

But there always needs to be some conflict, and different kinds of people, who, because of their own temperaments, make different choices when faced with different situations, in order to make the story more interesting.

Unfortunately, my writing skills are lacking, and many parts did not achieve the desired effect. I need to keep summarizing and improving to make the plot transitions smoother and prevent readers from feeling uncomfortable.

Haha, I often get called thin-skinned by readers, and I admit that.

New authors all have this problem to some extent. Unless they don't read comments, they are bound to have an unstable mindset and even doubt themselves.

Fortunately, I am self-aware enough to know my limitations. Even if someone questions or criticizes me, I dare not make major revisions to prevent the subsequent plot from spiraling out of control.

I'm personally quite satisfied with the character development. Of course, I mainly focused my energy on the female characters.

The character Xiao Xue receives the most attention. After all, she is the first character to appear and remains a central figure in the story, so she receives more screen time. The two personalities are also portrayed, showcasing their individual characteristics and commonalities.

Secondly, there's Zhu Zhuqing. At least she's different from the pendant in the original work, and her personality changes are relatively reasonable, combining the original character traits and making it more logical.

Bibi Dong, since she only started to be described in detail in the third volume, her character is currently a bit underdeveloped. However, I am trying to portray her vividly with as little space as possible. Whether it's the other Bibi Dong the Simulated World, or the changes in the real world, or the Lotus Pond in her soul, I am working hard to clarify the underlying nature of her personality. What remains is to fill in more complex appearances.

As for characters like Ah Yin and Bo Saixi, their stories will require further plot development and character conflicts to unfold.

Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude once again.

Thank you, dear readers, for keeping me company until now and for taking the time to read this book. I am truly honored that it has brought you some enjoyment during your leisure time!

I am grateful to the first patron of this book, "Yuan Pingsheng Zhuguang Chuangying Bu Yan." I never thought that one day I would also have a big shot rewarding me as a patron.

Thanks to the operators "Mingzi Shi Meiyou Mingzi" and "This Zhe Dao Ti Tai Nan Le" for their help in managing the book review section and for frequently giving me suggestions on the plot.

Thanks to Zhangshuo's assistant, "Chi Shupian De Shen Guyan," for making us see you on Zhangshuo every day.

Thanks to the character assistant "Qing Sheng He" for posting so many fan art pieces. (P. S., if any readers are interested in being a character assistant in this book, please let me know. However, I don't know how many roles I can have, or if the limit has been reached.)

Thank you to all the long-time readers who have stayed with me since the book's inception, and to all the new readers who have joined. I already recognize many of your IDs, well, like the one who often criticizes my writing as "filler," the one who writes long reviews in the comment section, the one who shares beautiful fan art, the one who follows my daily subscriptions and chapter updates, the one who frequently votes with monthly tickets, and the generous donor who gives 10,000 yuan in rewards...

Thank you to my editor, Liu Xing, a gentle and adorable girl who loves chatting in group chats. If you want to write a book, you can submit your work to her. She replies to messages very promptly and is incredibly patient!

Lastly, I wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance!

May 2024 be a new beginning, and may everyone have a good harvest and make a fortune!