"Old Luan, you're here? I've kept Volume Six of Legend of the Fire God for you."
Early in the morning, the owner of Qiuzhi Bookstore saw a young man in a long gown walk in and warmly went over to greet him, taking out a copy of Legend of the Fire God, Volume Six: The Epic Chapter.
Luan Jiba took the book and flipped through a few pages, nodding in satisfaction. "It really is Volume Six... I should be the first person in Profound Candle Prefecture to get it, right?"
"Of course!" The owner thumped his chest. "You know how Legend of the Fire God started doing limited editions after it became popular. The first printing, the Epic Edition, went on sale two months ago, with only five hundred copies. The second printing, the Collector's Edition, went on sale a month ago, with only three thousand copies. The third printing—the one you have now—is the Classic Edition, with ten thousand copies. Even I had to go through a lot of trouble to get someone to buy one for me. Otherwise, they would all have been snapped up in Yan Capital."
"The mass distribution of Volume Six probably won't happen for another two months. But it's been out for so long that there might already be pirated copies in Yan Capital." The owner reminded him, "Other people have probably asked someone to buy copies for them too, so you'd better hurry."
Radiance's literary industry had grown in a strange yet healthy way. Because of primary education and battle arts, the Radiant People had an extremely low illiteracy rate, and the vast majority could read. Yet very few people bought books. In any era, reading had always been a niche pastime, and most people were busy making a living. Where would they