A New Year's Letter to My Readers
Anyway, another year has passed in the blink of an eye.
I remember the last time I wrote something like this was...
As is typical of nonsensical literature, this time, unsurprisingly, I took advantage of the time to clean up and recycle the plans for the new year, and instead of spouting nonsense, I rambled on about some trivial matters.
I know you guys love watching this--
--It's like having a 10-minute break during a 45-minute class in elementary school, allowing you to catch your breath during a busy journey.
It was already agreed that it would probably end in March of this year.
I, the author, was full of confidence and went for it, only to find that this thing is just like a restless 17 or 18-year-old boy – the more you rush in, the more you have.
Wait a minute, I meant in-game purchases, don't get the wrong idea.
So, it seems unlikely that it will end this March. I can tell from my own calculations that this story is going to get longer and longer. There are expected to be at least a few more volumes of side stories, plus several POV stories with multiple characters.
This is quite a feat! My writing style has changed several times, and the story's era has shifted along with the protagonist's age. It's truly remarkable that my readers have been able to follow me to this day—I bow in respect to express my filial piety.
"Bang bang bang!"
Did you hear that? Did it ring? If it rings, that's a good sign!
Speaking of the creative story of 2023--
--This uh
Well.
I racked my brains but couldn't think of anything specific to say.
Xue Ming has gone from a vibrant 25-year-old to a 31-year-old fried dough stick, with a son and a daughter, a cat and a dog, still destined to be Ming De, and virtuous working person, completing the transition from gunsmith to psychologist, making a group of new friends, and undergoing the miraculous change of "his dog brain has improved, but not much".
Everyone else is getting married or trying to conceive; the entire story is converging on Shambhala. The next phase should involve the convergence of multiple character branches before the final battle. As for the climax of the plot—
--I've never really grasped the concept of this, and my writing style is closer to plain description.
What is "plain description" (白描)?
It's all-in, written in a straightforward, all-or-nothing style, full of wisdom.
Let's talk about the most memorable requests for more updates--
--This whole mess started on January 1st of last year.
There was this annoying person who started yelling right after midnight, "I'm going to die if you don't update! You haven't updated in a year! How can you sleep at your age if you don't update?"
Fortunately, it didn't happen this year.
Unfortunately, the readership is in a constant state of frenzy Madness Butterfly.
What started as urging for updates has turned into "sticking cat stickers" --
--I'm going to die without cat stickers.
Later it became "cat stuck to death".
"Stick"
And "death"
Let's not have this kind of Chinese-style horror atmosphere when we communicate; it's rather frightening.
Even you, the cultists of Unity, should be mindful of your actions and relinquish your supernatural powers.
Finally, let me share some fun moments of interaction with fellow book lovers.
Please, less political commentary and more passion.
Life is beautiful, even if it's not. Let's go back to the Holy Grail era before the sixth year of the story and make it beautiful together.
The New Year's greetings have already been included in the New Year's Day message above!
I hope that you will find romance in the Year of the Dragon 2024 and before the Dragon-Snake Battle of 2025!