The Spring Festival just ended, so let me first wish everyone a happy New Year, good health, and all the best~
Now, let's talk about this book. I first had the idea in July 2023 (or was it May?), then spent time here and there preparing the setting and working through the logic. By the time I published it, it was already October. As the saying goes, sharpening your axe doesn't hold up the woodcutting, so writing the rest went fairly smoothly. Over its two and a half years of serialization, I hardly ever ran into any serious writer's block. Shingles and hives did delay some updates toward the end, but fortunately, everyone had enough faith in my reliability to stick with me all the way.
First, thank you to all the readers for your companionship and support throughout this journey.
Next, thank you to this book's Alliance Leaders:
1. Miao'er (Full Moon and Clear Radiance)
As a freakishly dedicated kitty who spent nearly 6,000 hours reading this book, she made little old Cangyue Xuanzhen look like nothing more than a lousy scribbler. What the hell did I know about 4016-
2. Lin Skylark
3. Li Xiangyu 4. The Calmly Unusual Explosive Dawn 5. Shanhai Ge Jiuzhou 6. Cup of Thought 7. chltchu
Finally, thank you to this book's editor, the cool-faced but warmhearted dreamboat, Editor Late-Night Snack.
Now, let's talk about the book's problems. As the saying goes, reviewing the old helps you learn something new. A retrospective is very necessary if I want to make the next book better.
The biggest problem with this book was actually its opening. Although those who followed it all the way could clearly feel that both the plot and many of its design elements started weak and improved, with some only hitting