"Trash, throw it away!"
"Even elementary school students write better than you. Just abandon this story already, so people won't waste their electricity."
"Are there negative scores? I'd like to give a negative score!"
Is it just a running account?
"You're really not cut out for this job. Even manual labor is better than this. Give it up."
"It's the same old plot again, invincible, invincible, there's not even a main storyline. What's wrong with today's wish-fulfillment novels?"
" The Protagonist's Battle Power is inconsistent. Stop writing it! The forced plot is embarrassing to watch."
"..."
Ling Yi fell into the online novel rabbit hole ten years ago and became an online novel author.
Ten years, six novels, each over a million words.
The previous novels performed reasonably well. Although they couldn't compare to the top authors, they still brought in more than ten thousand yuan a month, which wasn't a low income.
This book is Ling Yi's seventh novel, but it has only been 200,000 words long and has already been heavily criticized.
You can't blame the readers, because this novel is truly rubbish.
The reason this happened is that Ling Yi dug too many plot holes in the novel, buried them too deep, and ended up digging his own grave.
The beginning is full of plot holes, which already makes readers unhappy. But the later parts are all about filling in those holes, which makes readers even more unhappy. It's normal for them to be criticized.
His 200,000-word novel received tens of thousands of negative comments, which caused him to completely lose his composure.
After uploading the last chapter he had just finished writing, Ling Yi wrote a sentence at the end of the article, "This book has been finished. Sorry for wasting your electricity."
Then, in the author's backend, the book's status was changed to "Completed".
Ling Yi swayed his obese body, stood up from the chair, rubbed his sore lower back, and went into the courtyard.
Ten years ago, Ling Yi left his hometown and the steel city, and bought a Peasant School in a relatively remote but scenic rural village.
After all, there are no environmental restrictions for being an online novelist; all you need is internet access and a Computer.
It's quiet here, undisturbed, without the nagging of family and friends, without the outside world's distractions, and without much life pressure. I can write in peace.
However, the hardships faced by online novel authors exceeded Ling Yi's imagination.
I only get an average of three hours of sleep a day, and when I'm working on a big production run, I often don't sleep for a whole day and night.
Lack of exercise, irregular eating habits, and prolonged sitting have led to lumbar disc herniation and spinal Shapeshifting...
Her weight increased from 145 pounds to 260 pounds.
Not to mention the other problems, Xiaoxiao.
He's now out of breath after just a few steps. Ling Yi estimates that if he continues this lifestyle, he might suddenly die at his Computer desk at any moment.
Ling Yi had actually wanted to give up being a code slave for a long time, and had already considered quitting three years ago.
But he couldn't bear to part with his fans, and after ten years of writing, he had grown accustomed to this lifestyle.
So it's been delayed until now.
This was also a good opportunity to completely give up on that idea.
There was half an acre of vegetables in the small courtyard, but Ling Yi didn't plant Ling Yi; he didn't have the time or the skills.
It was Uncle Zhang from next door who helped him take care of this little courtyard and his meals. Of course, Ling Yi would give Uncle Zhang two thousand yuan every month as payment for his help.
Looking at the lush greenery in the small courtyard, Ling Yi felt somewhat lost.
If he doesn't write, what else can he do?
He is now severely out of touch with society, and even his language skills have deteriorated due to prolonged lack of communication with others.
Just then, Ling Yi caught a glimpse of a crimson streak of light across the sky. Ling Yi initially thought it was a meteorite, but quickly realized it wasn't.
The streak of light was originally heading southwest, but it made a huge arc in the air, turning ninety degrees and flying straight towards him.
Before Ling Yi could react, a bead burning with Huoyan appeared in front of him, seemingly observing Ling Yi, and the next moment, it was shoved directly into his forehead.
Ling Yi belatedly leaned back tactically, instinctively touching his forehead.
It seems like nothing has changed...?
The moment Ling Yi finished thinking, he felt a throbbing pain in his head, his vision went black, and he collapsed.
When he woke up, he saw Uncle Zhang squatting beside him, smoking a pipe and looking at him with a worried expression.
"Young Ling, I told you you'd get sick sooner or later, and now it's come true."
"Let me make this clear first, it's not that Uncle Zhang Uncle Zhang n't want to carry you inside, it's just that you're too big for him."
"I've already called the village chief, and he's calling for people. They should be here soon."
Uncle Zhang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ling Yi wake up.
"How long was I unconscious?" Ling Yi asked.
"Not long after I came in, I saw you lying on the floor. It hasn't even been the Kung Fu Hustle smoke a cigarette."
"Kid, what's going on? Why were you laughing while you were unconscious?"
"Uh, I laughed?"
"Yeah, he laughed, but it was a really awkward laugh. I've never seen someone laugh while unconscious before."
At that moment, a dozen or so people rushed into the courtyard, mostly elderly, but also a few teenagers.
Before even entering the house, village chief Li Fulai shouted in a loud voice, "Second Uncle, how is Ling boy?"
"You just woke up, ask him yourself!" Old Zhang pointed to Ling Yi, who had already stood up, and asked.
" Uncle Li, it's just overwork. He'll be fine after a rest," Ling Yi explained again.
"Nonsense! You're unconscious and still say you're fine. Let's go, we need to get you checked out at the hospital. Whether it's serious or not, the doctor will decide."
Ling Yi has lived here for ten years. Even though he rarely goes out, he is familiar with more than a dozen households in the village.
During festivals and holidays, they would visit each other's homes to exchange New Year's greetings, just like visiting relatives.
This atmosphere doesn't exist in the city.
Ling Yi grew up in the city, went to school in the city, and found a job in the city. For more than 20 years, he didn't even know the names of his neighbors.
On the contrary, Ling Yi felt quite comfortable in this village.
When Ling Yi first arrived, eating, drinking, showering, sleeping, and even getting internet access were all problems.
To solve the water problem, he asked the village chief to find someone to build a tap water pipeline, with the water source being a mountain spring on the back mountain.
Since there were only a dozen or so households in the village, Ling Yi simply spent extra money to connect the tap water pipes to each household.
Ling Yi's condition was that someone had to watch over the water source, as he couldn't possibly manage it every day.
The village chief readily agreed.
Because of this incident, the villagers initially had a good attitude towards Ling Yi.
It's important to know that people in mountain villages are generally extremely xenophobic.
Ling Yi had to persuade the village chief and the others to go back, as the mountain village was quite remote and it would be too much trouble to go back and forth.
"Young Ling, listen to your uncle's advice: no matter how much money you have, you need good health. Judging from your condition, you might not be able to outlive your uncle. Otherwise, I'll have to send you off in the end."
Uncle Zhang tapped his pipe on the ground.
"I understand, I'll be more careful in the future," Ling Yi said, both amused and exasperated.
At this moment, Uncle Zhang scratched his head and said, "What do you think? Should I stew an old hen for you tonight to help you recover?"
As Uncle Zhang spoke, he looked Ling Yi up and down, his mind torn between taking supplements or not.
"No need, just some vegetables with dipping sauce and two corn tortillas will do."
"Alright, I'll come back later." Uncle Zhang quite approved of Ling Yi's choice. With this kid's already bulky build, he really couldn't afford to gain any weight. Shaking his head, Uncle Zhang turned and left the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
After Uncle Zhang left, Ling Yi quickly closed the door, returned to the room, and excitedly sat on the bed, calling out, "System!"
The next moment, a blue light screen appeared before his eyes.
System Name: Protagonist Binding System
Host: Ling Yi!
Currently bound world: None!
Currently bound Protagonist: None!
Currently generated novel: None!
World search progress: Not yet started!
Vow Power Points: 6500!
Strength rating: 3
The interface is quite clean.
But Ling Yi was incredibly excited at this moment. He had been writing novels for ten years, and he never expected that one day he would be hit by a golden finger.
The reason Ling Yi fainted earlier was because he was receiving this system.
The system's functional descriptions were already imprinted in Ling Yi's mind.
This system is almost entirely customized for online novel authors.
Take a look at these features:
Function 1: The system can consume Vow Power Points to activate the world search function. Each search consumes a minimum of 500 Vow Power Points, and the more Wish Points consumed, the higher the level of the worlds found.
Function two: Once a world is found, the system will directly bind to that world. Ling Yi will have a world perspective on the bound world. Simply put, he can see whoever he wants and wherever he wants.
Function 3: In the bound world, randomly bind one person to become the Protagonist of the current world. Once bound, it cannot be changed. After binding the Protagonist, Ling Yi can communicate with the Protagonist, but can only communicate with the Protagonist and cannot forcibly interfere with any of the Protagonist's decisions.
Function 4: Consume Vow Power Points to set up a cheat system for the bound Protagonist. Ling Yi needs to set the general function of the cheat system, and the system will automatically improve it. The more powerful the cheat system is set, the more Vow Power Points will be consumed.
Function five: The moment the Protagonist is bound, the system will automatically generate novel text based on all of the Protagonist's actions and the effects of Protagonist actions. In other words, Ling Yi doesn't need to write the novel at all; he can simply upload the generated novel text to the platform.
Function Six: The system's core energy, also known as the Vow Power Points," can be simply understood as the positive emotions readers experience while reading a novel. These include Vow Power Points liking, amazement, excitement, and happiness. The more engaged a reader is, the more Vow Power Points they generate.
The seventh and most important feature is that Ling Yi's strength will be synchronized with the Protagonist bound to the world he is bound to.