To be honest, I really had no idea about that May 5th Break Update Festival Cube thing. Someone just QQ-messaged me privately and told me about it. On May 1, I went back to my hometown, where I had a friend's wedding and all kinds of gatherings to attend. I always went out immediately after finishing an update, and every time I got back, it was already two or three in the morning. I genuinely had no idea this was happening...
As for the new contract, Seventh Cube had heard bits and pieces about it over time, mainly because people in the group brought it up. I also searched for some information online, but I only got half the story and understood many details vaguely. Apparently, the new contract was even more of an Overlord Treaty.
But I asked my editor about this. The editor publicly explained in their space that the contract had been created by the old team before last September. The new team took over at the end of April this year and was actively preparing revisions. I heard they would be gathering the authors tomorrow for discussions. (Ahem... the author invited to those discussions probably doesn't include me, Seventh Cube... Hahahaha...)
So after that, I stopped paying attention and just waited for the results on May 6. I genuinely had no idea everyone was planning to stop updating today in protest. If there was an excuse to slack off for a day, would Seventh Cube really miss it? (Weakly asking: Can I make up tomorrow's missed update?)
Finally, let me share my own thoughts on this whole matter. A reader just said in the book reviews that I, Seventh Cube, didn't care about the interests of authors as a whole. What's more, it was said by