Let's use the first VIP standalone chapter here.
The crazy August had come to an end.
I had never imagined I could update 170,000 words in a single month. Subtracting the laughable three chapters of saved drafts from the start of the month, that still came to more than 160,000 words.
Though writing that much in one month might not even count as passing in the literary world, it was my highest record since I first began writing in 2003.
An experience unlike any I had ever had.
At the beginning of the month, I looked at the rankings, realized I had miscalculated, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry;
I watched the readers' enthusiasm soar, feeling both expectant and terrified;
Then Congealed Tears, my first Grand Alliance Leader, descended from the heavens and soared straight to the summit. After ten years of writing, receiving such recognition left me with countless emotions;
And there was also the Gold Alliance Leader A Dream in a Trance, One Peak, appearing right when my company inspection in mid-month had reached its most difficult point, giving my spirits a sudden lift;
Naturally, at the end of the month, there were slam0504, sixfive1978, xiaodaolei, Netherworld Loose Immortal, and so many other readers who continuously showed their support and cast their votes, stubbornly holding onto the top ten and finally preserving the fruits of victory...
Since I began writing, no month had ever been like this one—filled with every flavor of life, heart-stopping and soul-stirring, yet incomparably fulfilling.
Throughout August, there was only one regret: I dropped the ball myself and ultimately failed to complete three updates a day. I posted 79 chapters this month; adding the five chapters hidden within the long chapters, it should count as 84 chapters. But subtracting the one extra