The Astonished Head of the Book Academy

The next day.

Long Xuan sent out all his clones and handed out the novels to passersby on the streets for free, using the same method he had used to distribute flyers on the streets in his previous life.

This flyer-distribution method had never appeared in this world before. It had to be said that the act was rather embarrassing, but it was his clones who would be embarrassed, not Long Xuan. Thus, he happily decided on it.

Over the following days, Journey to the West did not cause much of a stir. Sacred Gu City remained calm and peaceful, yet beneath that calm surface, undercurrents were surging.

Long Xuan was in no hurry. He would let the bullets fly a little longer; after all, reading a book took time.

As long as someone discovered the secret within the book, Journey to the West would find it hard not to become popular.

He would not even need to waste time promoting it. The crazed crowds would copy it themselves. He would not need to travel to more distant regions either; many people would carry the book to farther lands. Before long, Journey to the West would appear in every corner of the world and be sought after by countless people.

That day, within the Book Academy of Sacred Gu Academy.

Novels were a barren desert in this world. In order to stir up people's enthusiasm for reading novels and encourage more outstanding works to emerge, the Book Academy held essay competitions from time to time.

The top three winners would all receive generous rewards, so every writing competition attracted many participants.

That day, a novel titled Journey to the West was presented to the Book Academy's dean, Shu Zheng.

"So this is the novel that has become hugely popular