Yesterday, I wrote until 10:30 at night and finally finished the final chapter.
I wonder if the readers were surprised?
There might have been many parts that fell short of expectations, but I truly did my best with this book.
From starting the book in October 2019 to finishing it in July 2021, it took twenty-two months and totaled 2.1155 million words. Seeing those numbers, I actually felt quite accomplished.
There was a period when writing was especially painful, but overall, there was more joy than hardship in the process.
When I started this book, I never thought about its results. After all, I was an author aiming for full attendance bonuses＾＾.
Then, last August, thanks to a recommendation from my editor, the book's performance began to improve.
I want to thank my lovely editor here. Although the results were still poor, more readers got to see this book, and the original purpose behind writing it was fulfilled. Thank you to all the readers who supported Qirong along the way, especially those who kept Qirong writing in the very beginning. Thank you for letting me meet you.
I hope we can meet again in the next book, "Doomsday Boss Busy Farming." Even just chatting would be nice.
Qirong was also very aware that this book had many shortcomings. Qirong's writing ability was limited, and I could only write this story into what it became.
As for why I wrote a story like this, it was probably because all sorts of strange stories kept appearing in my mind.
When I looked up at the starry sky as a child, I would wonder what was out there. The stars were so beautiful, so there had to be beautiful stories there too.
So I built them in my mind.
And this story came