A New Journey, Let Us Await...

The new book had been underway for a while now, and things had gradually fallen into place, but the results still hadn't been ideal.

There was no other reason. Results determined everything.

If you read it on Qidian and felt it wasn't good or simply didn't like it, then I had nothing to say.

But recently, something had truly angered me. Uncle Shadow had also told me that many people were reading it.

Fine, say what you want, but then you say that reading Uncle Shadow's book is better anyway, with punctual updates and no difference from Qidian!

I don't want to say anything about people like that, but is it really too much to ask for one click and one bookmark on Qidian?

For all these years, Uncle Shadow had kept his head down and worked hard on updates. He had no stockpile of chapters, and every now and then he even released extra chapters.

There were definitely many mobile readers and students reading, so don't deny that. But whenever you went online, it surely wasn't too much to spend a tiny bit of time. Don't think that it didn't matter if you alone read without clicking, that it was neither here nor there. Just think about it: a work's results were often built up bit by bit through your contributions, so don't overlook your own small part.

Maybe you thought that Uncle Shadow had so many die-hard readers already. What did it matter if one less person was there?

However,

Truly,

Dear readers,

We truly cared about even that tiny contribution from you. Whether you were someone we knew or someone we didn't, we sincerely cared about every little click and bookmark you gave us.

Then there were subscriptions. To you, they were only a tiny amount, but to Shadow, they were very important. Everyone knew Uncle Shadow was a full-time writer; his income depended on these little amounts adding up, so please don't dismiss them as nothing.

And I believe everyone knew there were lots of ads. Sometimes they were annoying enough to drive you mad, so how could you still be in the mood to read?

Besides, reading the official version definitely felt different from reading alone. When you were alone, you might have thoughts but not know how to express them, or even how to put them into words. Sometimes you shared your feelings with friends, only for them to dislike that kind of topic, which left you helpless, right?

By the way, don't think reading on Qidian was expensive. I believe spending ten or twenty yuan a month wasn't much for anyone.

For us, that was just the cost of a month's membership, a month's diamonds, or a few bottles of alcohol, a pack of cigarettes. I believe everyone could afford it.

But often, it was precisely the people unwilling to give even that tiny amount who came out cursing. Then when you asked why they were cursing, they couldn't give a proper reason. I couldn't help feeling curious. Different people saw this differently.

December had arrived, and a new month had begun. The legendary end of the world was supposed to come on the twenty-first of this month.

So let us await that day together in the Holy Court, uncover a new world together, and uncover a new Forging the Sacred Court!

Finally,

Those with money, give money; those with strength, give strength! Many hands make light work—let us build a supreme and unparalleled Holy Court together! Monthly votes, subscriptions, bookmarks, recommendations, clicks—thank you! Thank you!

Falling Cherry Blossom Supreme

December 3, 2012, 21:49:49