Written after the second volume
In fact, I wanted to write something for a long time, and I finally put it down at the end of the second volume.
It's been more than a month since the book was released, and strictly speaking, the completion of the second volume is higher than that of the first volume, and some book friends may ask why the plot of Sirian is set up like this. Because the purpose determines the motivation, the motivation advances the characters, the characters form the story, and the story builds the world. Set on Sirian, a kingdom, with such a character, no matter how chaotic it is, it will have its bottom line, as written at the beginning of the first volume, this character carries the backbone of justice, so his ending is inevitable that has been buried a long time ago.
Similarly, on the protagonist Soveland, a person's growth is bound to go through a series of labor pains, which is the cost of growth. As stated at the end of the first volume, the loser leaves the battlefield and the winner is crowned king, which is also the price of success. From the third volume onwards, Essaouiran has officially started his journey, so let's wait and see.
The second volume also had some personal dissatisfaction, and according to the original idea, chapters 27 to 34 should be completed in two days and at a specific time. Attentive friends will be able to notice that the beginning of these chapters has strict time coordinates: early morning of the first day (sword conferral and assassination), late night (end of the Imperial Council), midnight (explosion of Icethorn Alley), dawn of the second day (murder of the medical officer and destruction of the assassin's body), morning of the next day (Rogett rushes to the Oak Palace), noon of the next day (death of Aiden), afternoon of the next day (the end of the curtain), and second night (Sovereign and Peslin out of the city).
If the chapters in the story can be released at the same time as the real time, the end of the entire second volume will be more powerful than it is now. But because of the serialization, and because I was really handicapped, this prior idea didn't come to fruition in the end, and the thirty-third chapter ended, and I even grinded for two whole days. If you are interested, you can reconnect these chapters and read them, and the rhythm of the plot should be more compact than in the serialization. I hope that there will be an opportunity in the future to really have a synchronous interaction.
Speaking of the speed of updating this book, this is indeed a shame, my speed is indeed very slow, and I would like to solemnly apologize here. But trust me, this book will never deliberately fill in the chapters or plot or procrastinate them. Whether it's out of reverence for the words or out of respect for the readers, I don't pour water into the more than 3,000 words a day.
If you find that some chapters are progressing slowly, or don't seem to be related to the main story, don't be angry for a while, because after a few chapters, or dozens of them, you will find that these seemingly unrelated chapters have a need for their existence in the first place. The story, if there is a pen, there will be a pen, just like the second volume, Chapter 3, Mrs. Dao, Chapter 8, Youth, if not, the end of the second volume will be far from having plot tension and impact. So, please slow down and give this book a little patience. Online texts don't necessarily have to be read in a fast-food style, which is also one of the reading feelings that I hope this book can finally present.
As for the results of this book, this is a problem that cannot be avoided. Objectively speaking, the results of this book are not good, and from my author's point of view, I am even a little ashamed of the editor's four-week push for this book. For example, the subject matter is niche, or the decline of classical Western fantasy, etc., are not the main reasons, sometimes you can't always blame others, to put it bluntly, or you don't write well enough. If the work is excellent, someone will still read it after all.
On the other hand, since the grades are not good, and it is my first book, I simply let go of writing, and the stories of the third and fourth volumes will be even crazier, hoping to make some progress in writing. But in any case, I hope that my work can be worthy of the word "Western Fantasy", and at the same time, it can also be worthy of the readers who spend their precious time to catch up with this book, and this original intention will never change.
Finally, if you can, ask for reviews, recommendations, collections, and thank you for your compass.