Volume One, All Things in Balance, had officially concluded. Considering the continuity of the final two chapters, I added an extra chapter this morning, while tonight's chapter would proceed as usual. Even I wanted to draw that final image of him walking away with his back to the burning building, but sadly, I can't draw. Otherwise, you would have received another eye-searing stick figure.
As of now, this book had surpassed 700,000 words, with 84 chapters in the prologue and 172 chapters in Volume One. Each subsequent volume would be kept under 200 chapters. If Volume One felt long, it was because the prologue was so closely connected to it. The current plan was for around eleven to twelve volumes and a total of five million words. There was no need to worry about the outline—I had written a long novel before, after all, so I could handle it.
Since the reference section included Rhodes Cards and Thaumaturgy spells, here was a summary of the relics Shade possessed after the end of Volume One:
Poetry Manuscript Paper, Gun of Kindness, Dice of Destiny, Mercury Vial, God's Gift Box, Pirate's Blood Money.
For future reference.
I should also mention the book's current results: its average subscriptions stood at 3,700. How should I put it? It wasn't bad, at least, but compared to my previous book, it wasn't especially good either. But since so many people were willing to keep reading, I would keep writing. The structure of the story was also quite clear now: each volume revolved around a Chosen One and a theme. The main plot was, of course, ~~playing Rhodes Cards~~ searching for the thirteen Chosen Ones. And the story had only just begun.
At present, the protagonist's range of activity was limited to Tobesk, but this world had