Graduation Defense and Recent Plot Developments

I'll be defending my thesis these next two days, and I'll need to write some defense notes afterwards, so I might not be able to guarantee updates for now. However, I'll try my best to maintain 4,000 words a day for now.

Next, let's talk about the recent plot.

There aren't many readers of Pirate World (the subscription rate is relatively low), which is probably due to my writing not being very good. The main reason is that the outline currently only goes up to Dan Katō becoming the Fourth Hokage, and because of my thesis defense, I haven't had time to continue working on the outline. I only have a general main storyline, and I can't follow the outline, so these tens of thousands of words may have some issues with pacing and plot, feeling a bit disjointed. In addition, the temperature dropped recently, and my grandmother had a stroke and was hospitalized. I also rushed back to my hometown to visit her, which took a day or two. So I really haven't had time to work on the outline. Please forgive me.

After I finish the defense, I'll spend some time revising the outline (mainly the detailed outline). This is a time-consuming and energy-intensive task, requiring me to organize and supplement the subsequent plot. After that, I should have more time and energy to add more chapters (probably after New Year's Day).

Without an outline, these chapters already sound like a thesis defense, so the quality of any extra chapters would probably be even worse. Therefore, I need to prepare an outline of at least several thousand words to ensure the quality of the next 100,000 to 20,000 words of plot (currently 600,000 words of main text, about 20,000 words).

That's about it. Also, everyone should pay attention to the temperature during this period, and don't forget to remind the elderly in your family to keep warm.

(I hope the professors can let my thesis defense, which is just like a defense, pass... sob sob.)