You're supposed to write healing, but you wrote Honkai Impact 3rd?

It was also proof that Elysia's sacrifice had won them success.

No one else could have done it.

Even if the final result was the same, the process differed, and that changed the meaning of the outcome.

To put it simply... it just wouldn't hit the same!

"...As the story stands now, it could work. This story contains the fragments needed to complete the Previous Civilization's narrative, but this story... isn't just the Previous Civilization."

Su Nian wasn't quite sure how to handle this problem either.

It was like trying to split a single support into two separate uses...

There was still the Eternal Paradise werewolf game waiting ahead.

The Herrscher of Erosion was also a Herrscher of the Current Era—how could she be extracted from that?

If you pulled the Erosion out, there'd be no Paradise werewolf game.

Without the Paradise werewolf game, how could he still leech off the tragedy?

And there was something even more important.

The animated short "The Story Because You Exist," which had elevated the Paradise arc to another level, was precisely about the Flame-Chasers helping Elysia fight the Erosion.

Maybe he could just combine The Past's Paradise with the Previous Civilization?

No, without Mei exploring The Past's Paradise, how could Eternal Paradise exist?

Eternal Paradise was where the truth was truly uncovered...

The truth that Elysia wasn't the Thirteenth Herrscher in the true sense.

Of course, if he opened his mind and didn't limit himself to this binary choice.

He could use the information from The Past's Paradise to piece together a complete Previous Civilization.

Then take the current Paradise main story plus Eternal Paradise and make it another story.

That should also work—The Past's Paradise could serve both sides.

But Su Nian wasn't entirely sure.

Would anyone pay for this kind of presentation?

He'd never heard of such a format, which was why his answer to Eden's question had been so vague.

Chapter 63, The Judges' Scramble for a Battle Royale, Victory Isn't Inevitable, Right? (4k)

After all, he still lacked experience. This unprecedented method... seemed a bit unscrupulous?

The judges didn't know what Su Nian was struggling with.

But they immediately caught the implication in his words.

Extract the keywords!

"As the story stands now, it could work... but this story isn't just the Previous Civilization."

Meaning, if the subsequent plot was written out, Su Nian would have some concerns?

Oh? What else was he hiding from them about the follow-up story?!

Their gazes turned sharp, wishing they could learn mind-reading right now and directly steal his future plot arrangements from his brain.

The plot that had been temporarily set aside after a night's rest was now attacking everyone who had seen it again.

Why... do humans have to be curious?

If not for curiosity, they probably wouldn't be suffering like this, right?

[Bro, please just tell us! Even if it's spoilers, I'll take it! Just a little, just a little! I'll never be curious again!]

[Thanks, not seeing the follow-up just made my corpse spots a little darker]

[That judge's look is like he wants to eat someone—same as me, I want to go over there and torture him into writing]

[Haha, I've been lurking in Su Nian's livestream until now. He woke up but didn't keep writing. Straight to 8 AM sad music mode!]

[I can't take it. I really need to drag a few more friends in. If we all suffer together, I'll actually be happy]

"Is it because of the follow-up story? Do you already have a complete idea for what comes next?"

"Yes, I already have a rough idea of the subsequent content."

Such fast creative speed.

With that high intensity yesterday, it still hadn't drained what was in his head.

He'd probably thought up quite a bit of follow-up content and had rough guesses about its impact on the work.

Shining... Su Nian was shining brilliantly.

Eden was extremely satisfied. Su Nian was truly full of surprises.

Su Nian was on a smooth path now, charging forward with unstoppable momentum. This was both skill and luck—both equally strong.

Eden seemed to see a reflection of herself in Su Nian.

Back when she was still a fledgling musician, she had endured no small amount of hardship, seizing an opportunity to appear before the public, and from there rising to become a world-renowned singer, musician, tailor...

That too was the combined result of luck and skill.

Su Nian was like her on a different track now.

Only he was still a bit green.

So green that...

Eden suspected he didn't even know that certain people reading his work would directly experience the characters' journeys within it.

Not like some "puppet master" type of character.

What Su Nian lacked now was just one thing: experience in operations.

Eden couldn't help but feel a little worried. If she only acted as a silent angel investor for Su Nian, never intervening...

Would Su Nian end up like she once did, shelved for defying the company's arrangements?

Though the writing circle didn't have a "manager" profession, managing one's own work was still extremely important.

Shenzhou now had new models like online book promotion, adaptation models...

But the risks were just as great, and Su Nian had no experience in this area, making him highly likely to be taken advantage of.

Cheap games with reskinned assets preying on nostalgia... crudely made, broken-down anime... live-action dramas that twisted and altered the source material without any fidelity...

All of these would obviously have a major impact on the original work.

Once caught in a storm of public opinion, it might be even harder for him to make a comeback than it was for her back when she was shelved.

Only she knew just how difficult it was to reappear before the public eye.

Faced with this young Su Nian, Eden felt a desire to nurture talent.

Yesterday, when she left the meeting room to find her manager, she had someone investigate Su Nian's background.

Investing in a work—the work was good.

But talent and character weren't always linked.

Yet the investigation revealed that Su Nian had no blemishes at all.

A good seedling with upright conduct.

And Su Nian truly had genuine talent to back him up.

But then she recalled those hard days of her own.

Back when Eden first made her stunning debut, there were still voices that didn't believe in her.

A flash in the pan, or a new star that wouldn't fall?

She hoped Su Nian would become that new star that never fell.

In the blink of an eye, Eden had also become the type of role known as a "reliable senior."

Looking back on the past, her heart was filled with a thousand emotions.

She wanted to help Su Nian, to keep him away from those crises that might shroud a new star in shadow.

Was it like giving a hand to her former self?

"But I see you're a bit lost right now, the confusion between your brows hasn't faded. Do you need a guide? For instance... me?"

Eden threw a straight pitch.

Otto and Welt had been on guard against each other. Otto wanted to connect the call precisely to recruit Su Nian.

Naturally, he assumed Welt connecting too meant he had the same idea.

And indeed he did.

Welt was wary of Otto luring a talent like Su Nian into Schicksal's den of demons, but he also genuinely admired Su Nian. Absorbing him into Anti-Entropy wouldn't be bad either.

Anti-Entropy's overall strength was formidable. Though their main focus was military industry, literature was a bit weaker, it was still a decent choice.

At this moment, out of respect for her, both were waiting for Eden, the senior, to finish speaking before rushing to chime in.

But they never expected it.

Eden wasn't just discussing the work, exchanging ideas—

Both of them stared at Eden, their eyes filled with nothing but disbelief.

Damn you, Eden, with your honest face!

No martial virtue at all! We agreed to discuss the work, and you're throwing out an olive branch?!

They knew that right now, Su Nian hadn't replied to anyone. He hadn't even clicked into those long strings of messages.

He'd just directly connected the call with them.

He still didn't know how amazing he really was!

At this point, a little "coercion and temptation" would surely be enough to trick Su Nian over.

But before Otto could even try to trick Su Nian, Eden had already made her move to poach him.

Oh no—were the two of them actually the ones being fooled?

In an instant, the micro-expressions on their faces flickered through countless changes, and the audience caught every single one.

[Thrilling. Look at those faces. Ten years as a veteran actor couldn't buy this kind of skill (lol)]

[I don't get it, but it feels like watching a palace drama. This moment is pure gold.]

[Should be added to the Beijing Film Academy curriculum!]

[Clearly they both wanted to recruit Su Nian, and now they're both losers, right?]

[Lol, that's life. The intestines of the large intestine wrap around the small intestine—unpredictable.]

[Eden just killed the game outright. No one can beat her terms, not even the other two judges.]

The sheer value of changing expressions every second!

Both of them were high-ranking individuals with ironclad control over their expressions, but in that instant, they were so genuinely shocked they forgot to manage their faces.

Add in this batch of netizens—everyone's a Sherlock Holmes, a Leeuwenhoek.

Everywhere you look, talent. People who talk sweet and scrutinize their expressions with magnifying glasses.

They successfully decoded it all.

Hesitate, and you lose!

The image of the defeated hounds had already become meme material for the netizens.

Suddenly ambushed by Eden with a question like this, Su Nian's brain was too stunned to function.

How did a discussion about the plot turn into Eden suddenly wanting to become her guiding lighthouse?

Saying she wanted to invest—Su Nian knew that in any world, Eden was a sugar mommy who threw money around generously. It wasn't really that surprising.

After all, this was the sugar mommy who would gift priceless gems just to see everyone smile!