“…… Don't worry, I know what you're buying at the bookstore so early. ”

"Shadow Empire is right, I've bought enough goods...... Well, at least everyone here right now can buy it. ”

The bookstore owner opened the door of the bookstore and looked up at his roommate who was squeezed against the door,

As soon as the door opened, the roommate staggered forward two steps after him, and Xi Yuan, who was following behind, also stumbled.

“…… Didn't you say I'll leave you a copy, why is it still the first in line? ”

"Hey, I asked the boss to keep a copy for me in the hope that I would be able to read "Shadow Empire", but it doesn't contradict my mood of wanting to see "Shadow Empire" for the first time."

Xi Yuan's roommate replied quickly, and he had already turned his head, his eyes shining, and he looked back and forth at the rows of bookshelves in the bookstore.

"Tell me, Shadow Empire is on that shelf, I have to be here, the first person to read ABC's new book Shadow Empire!"

"It's over there, a few squares in front of that row of shelves, but I might be disappointing, I read the book last night......"

The bookstore owner yawned as he spoke, his eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't know if he slept or didn't sleep last night.

Xi Yuan's roommate only saw the bookstore owner pointing in a direction, and he had already run over, and he didn't listen to the rest of the words.

And Xi Yuan, still standing in place, also yawned.

In the early morning, before dawn, Xi Yuan woke up his roommate, dragged him to the door of the bookstore to line up,

Until now, I haven't eaten breakfast.

Otherwise, you can't be at the top of the line.

Turning his head, Xi Yuan looked back at his back again,

The other people in the queue behind him have also poured into the bookstore one after another at this time.

With excitement and excitement on his face, he went straight to the place where the bookstore placed "Shadow Empire".

Xi Yuan was also instantly energetic, and hurriedly walked towards the bookshelf,

Don't come to the queue so early, you won't be able to buy it.

“…… Don't squeeze, don't rush...... Damn, don't crush my doorframe! He's a glass door, friends! ”

"Later, take your time, maybe you can continue to line up well, grab the Shadow Empire and come to me to check out...... Don't knock me down on my bookshelf! ”

The bookstore owner shouted in the bookstore again,

But the people who poured in from outside the bookstore almost pushed him to the ground.

He could only shrink behind the cashier of the bookstore, where he padded his feet, tilted his head, and greeted him with a curse.

……

“…… Dad, money! Money! ”

In the bustling city, the teenager took advantage of the school lunch break,

All the way out of the school gate, ran to his own noodle shop, panting and said.

In the noodle restaurant, the owner of the noodle shop is serving noodles to a customer at this moment.

After putting the noodles down, he turned around and looked at the son who was panting and running all the way, and before he could even breathe, he began to ask for money.

Somewhat speechless.

"One day, your father and I fall to the ground, and you can run over and call me like this, it can be regarded as your rabbit cub has a little conscience."

"Then how can you, what am I shouting when you fall to the ground, I must call the hospital quickly."

The customers who were eating noodles next to them couldn't help but laugh when they listened to the conversation between the two of them.

The noodle shop owner looked at his son angrily, but as he spoke, he was already touching the money from the trouser pocket under the apron.

"Dad, look ......"

"Take it. I've got it ready for you. ”

"Hey, thank you Dad, Dad, then I'm leaving, I'm still in a hurry to go to the bookstore to buy "Shadow Empire"."

",, eh, have you had lunch at this point?"

"I ate, I ate, and I took two bites......"

The boy got the money to buy the book, and he was already running away from the bookstore again.

“…… I bought the book and brought it back at night, and I am not allowed to read it in the afternoon during class, otherwise your mother will find out, and all the pocket money we spend on private money will be paid! ”

"Got it, got it, got ...... dad"

The boy took the money and had already run away.

The owner of the noodle shop followed to the door of the noodle shop and looked again.

He laughed and scolded the rabbit cub, shook his head, and turned around again and went back to the back kitchen.

“…… Eh, boss, I just heard your son say that "Shadow Empire" is the new book of the ABC, and "Shadow Empire" is on sale today, right? ”

At this time, the young man next to him, who had been eating noodles with his head bored, suddenly raised his head and couldn't help but ask.

"No, it's on sale today, it's on sale all over the world. The boy has been thinking about it all the time...... Honestly, so did I, if I didn't have to leave here, I'd have bought it myself. ”

The owner of the noodle shop responded with a smile.

Then the customer who was eating the noodles quickly shaved the noodles in the bowl into his mouth.

After settling the bill, I looked at the time and walked quickly to the nearest bookstore.

"Boss, the money is given. I'll go first......"

"Okay, got it, got it......"

……

“…… Is there still Shadow Empire? Boss, is there any "Shadow Empire"? ”

On the edge of the green flower bed outside the bookstore, Ye Linhan was sitting there,

A young man ran past him, ran into the bookstore, and shouted to the clerk,

The "Shadow Empire" in the voice made Ye Linhan come back to his senses in a trance, raised his head and looked into the bookstore,

The boy in the bookstore had already walked towards the bookshelves in the bookstore.

Ye Linhan also glanced at it, then lowered his head again, and looked at the "Shadow Empire" opened in his hand.

This morning, estimating the time for the opening of various bookstores, Ye Linhan went out,

He has read "Seven Sins" and "Imperial Epic", and he is also a loyal reader of ABC.

Naturally, I am also particularly interested in ABC's new book "Shadow Empire".

Ye Linhan had pre-ordered a copy of "Shadow Empire" in advance, and when he went out of the house, it had already been shown that it was shipped, and it might be available tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

But he still can't stand the itch of wanting to see the book in advance.

So, after running a few bookstores, I finally bought a book in this chain bookstore.

By the time of this chain of bookstores, there were already a lot of readers who were buying "Shadow Empire"

Ye Linhan also discovered for the first time that the small city of Fancheng also has so many ABC readers.

Fortunately, the bookstore is well stocked, otherwise he might not have been able to buy it in the bookstore.

After buying the book and settling the bill, as soon as he got out of the bookstore, Ye Linhan couldn't help but want to read it.

So I took a look, tore open the plastic cover of the new book, and opened the title page.

I saw the introduction written by ABC for this work,

Then there was a stronger expectation, and another page was turned,

In the end, after Ye Linhan left the bookstore, he walked slower and slower.

In the end, I simply stopped, sat on the edge of the green flower bed in front of the bookstore, and looked at it with peace of mind.

From the beginning,

The strange thing that happened to 'Chang Mo' began,

and then turned to the nurse in the psychiatric hospital, Hu Yan.

Ye Linhan is immersed in the story, in the world described in the book,

It's just that as the plot changes, the mood goes up and down.

When the protagonist in the plot is afraid and nervous, he also can't help but tense with his body.

Occasionally turning his gaze from the book, he couldn't help but look at the shadow of the sun on his side.

At this time,

Ye Linhan, who had just lowered his head again, couldn't help but turn his gaze again, wanting to see if the shadow on the ground at his feet was still there.

But suddenly I saw that next to my shadow, there was a shadow, probably a child's figure?

Ye Linhan, who originally watched "Shadow Empire", was a little nervous, and when he saw the scene here that exceeded his expectations,

The whole heart beat suddenly, and he suddenly raised his head and looked forward,

only to breathe a sigh of relief,

It turned out that there was a real person standing in front of him, the boy who went to the bookstore to buy books first,

The boy was also startled by his sudden upward movement, and couldn't help but take two steps back,

"Big brother, are you okay?"

"It's okay, but I was almost scared by you."

Ye Linhan looked at this young man with strange eyes, as if he often went to the noodle restaurant, the son of the owner of the noodle restaurant?

“？”

Listening to Ye Linhan's words, the young man's head was full of question marks, and he walked over normally.

It's not quiet, how can it be scary,

This big brother is scary when he is shocked.

"It's alright...... It's that I'm too nervous. Reading a book is a bit nervous. ”

Ye Linhan rubbed his temples, and also reacted, this thing is not to blame for the young man,

"What's the matter with you?"

"I didn't ...... It's big brother, you're also watching "Shadow Empire"? How's this book going? ”

The young man glanced at the book spread out in Ye Linhan's hand and asked.

Ye Linhan looked strangely at the boy and the "Shadow Empire" that the boy was holding in his hand, and had not yet torn off the plastic seal.

"Don't you have one in your hand?"

"I'll have to go back to school later, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop when I look at it."

Ye Linhan looked at the young man more, and only felt that this child was very prescient.

"Hmmm......"

Ye Linhan looked at the "Shadow Empire" in his hand again, and read some of the "Shadow Empire",

Gave a review,

"Very well written...... It's just a little nervous. It's not particularly scary, but it's nerve-wracking. ”

"ABC writes horror again!"

The young man's eyes lit up, and then he looked down at the book he was holding in his hand.

It seems that I can't wait to open the book and start reading it now.

"Hmm...... Is it horror? Forget it......"

Ye Linhan replied with some hesitation.

“…… Big brother, thank you, I'll go first, you keep watching! ”

The young man looked at the book in his hand, his eyes were still a little impatient, and he was struggling back and forth whether to open the book now.

But then he still held the book, and ran away.

Ye Linhan watched the young man run away and smiled,

turned around, and then looked at the "Shadow Empire" opened in his hand, and hesitated a little again,

“…… Look again. After reading the story of 'Hu Yan', I went back...... Hmmm......"

After struggling for a while, Ye Linhan's gaze continued to fall on the page honestly.

Soon, I was immersed in the story again and continued to read.

……

“…… Boss, you've finished watching "Shadow Empire". What do you think, tell me about it. ”

"Are you trying to get me to give you spoilers?"

Xi Yuan and his roommate have already picked up "Shadow Empire" and are queuing up to check out.

The roommate was expectant and excitedly asked the bookstore owner.

Listening to the bookstore owner's answer, I was a little entangled again.

"Then you don't spoil it, let's talk about it, how about this book?"

"It's a good book."

“……”

"It's a good book."

The roommate feels like the bookstore owner is just talking nonsense,

Isn't he confident in ABC's new book, it's a good one!

He just wanted to know, probably what type.

"I know what you're trying to ask, but guess."

The bookstore owner had a smile on his face and some tired bloodshot eyes,

He blinked and smiled at his roommate.

"How much?"

My roommate decided not to waste any more time here with the bookstore owner, so why don't you go back and open the book and start reading!

"Fifteen pounds."

The bookstore owner smiled and began to collect the money.

……

"On the first day of the release of Shadow Empire, there were long queues in front of major bookstores!"

"Shadow Empire has only been on its first day of release, and it has become a super bestseller with pre-sale sales."

"According to publishing industry sources, the total global sales of "Shadow Empire" on the first day plus pre-sales are expected to exceed five million copies!"

""Shadow Empire" is officially on sale, "Kite" continues to be serialized, this confrontation between ABC and dog authors, the competition has officially begun, who can win!"

Now

The Internet at home and abroad is also very lively.

With a huge readership, Bert's own promotional materials are not taken into account.

Just chasing traffic, there are a large number of media reports on relevant news and related articles.

It's a carnival for readers, and it's a carnival for many.

Many readers are focused on this fair showdown between ABC and the dog author.

Who is better in "Shadow Empire" or "Kite", or the work of the dog author or ABC?

Naturally, there are those who are more supportive of one of the two, and then you can see that under the relevant news, there are dog authors and loyal readers of ABC who are hotly discussing.

Capital.

In an old neighborhood.

Zhang Mingguo, who had contact with Ji Zhuo, was not at work today, but was at home.

He sat on the sofa, with a cup of tea on the coffee table, holding the "Shadow Empire" he had just bought, and slowly scrolled down the pages.

It's just that the water in the teacup has been cooled, and I haven't seen him take a sip,

From beginning to end, I never took my eyes off the book.

And his wife, sitting next to him, holding her mobile phone, scrolling through the news on the Internet about dog authors and ABC,

There was also some excitement on his face, and it was clear that he was more interested in the competition between ABC and the dog author - before I saw the Shadow Empire book for the time being.

"Lao Zhang, you watched "Kite" and "Shadow Empire", who do you say is better?"

At this time, his wife touched Zhang Mingguo with her hand crutches,

Let Zhang Mingguo, who was originally immersed in the story, come back to his senses,

Still in a trance, he glanced at the screen of the mobile phone handed over by his wife,

“…… If it were other types of works, the dog author might be on par with ABC, but what is the new book of the dog author, it's a fairy tale! My dog author wins! ”

"! The new book of ABC is still the main theme of magical reality, I think who wins and who loses, anyone with a discerning eye can see - my king is Sen. ”

"I'm a clear-eyed person, and I'm going to say that Kite won. [Eating melon] - the dream of the stars. ”

“？？？ What are you talking about here, shouldn't you hurry up and change the dog author? ”

"Makes sense! But I still think Shadow Empire is better? ”

What you see is probably a related news underneath, the comments of readers on both sides, passionate to the line.

watched Zhang Mingguo gradually come back to his senses, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show some smiles,

He's the only one who knows that ABC and the dog author are the same person.

I don't know, what kind of expression did readers with such heated discussions and eloquent words have when they know that ABC and the dog author are the same person?

It must be interesting......

Thinking like this, the curvature of the corners of Zhang Mingguo's mouth became more and more exaggerated.

"Huh...... Lao Zhang, what are you laughing at, let me ask you! ”

The wife next to him looked at Zhang Mingguo smiling there inexplicably, and couldn't help but say,

"Haha......"

Looking at his wife's appearance, Zhang Mingguo couldn't help laughing,

"Still laughing! Isn't it funny? ”

"I didn't ...... It's okay, it's just that I haven't finished watching "Shadow Empire" yet, and I haven't finished reading "Kite" yet, so it's really inconvenient to comment......"