The weather is unpredictable, and so is a person’s fortune!

This saying is especially true for an author like me right now. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

At first, I had no hope of making it onto any recommendation lists. But thanks to the incredible support from all of you, my dear readers, I once had hopes of getting onto the Three Rivers list or even getting a Strong Recommendation feature.

But who would have thought that after reaching that peak, it would be all downhill from there?

On Monday, the live readership plummeted. It barely recovered on Tuesday, only to fall again on Wednesday. That readership graph is like my own lifeline; watching it go up and down has my heart in knots.

The final result was this:

Even though I didn’t make it onto the recommendation list, I will never forget the incredible support all of you have shown me!

Thank you to Ghost King Emperor, I’m a Rascal, Book Friend 20211216142656345, Book Friend 20230307212245817, Book Friend 20220426225727519, vic Zhang, Book Friend 20220426232356836, Blank Lazy Pig, Sword Cultivator, Moon of the Apocalypse, Mu Zijuan, Meat-Eating Great White Apprentice, Ning Caichen, Book Friend 20220512194535626, Five-Thunder Celestial Venerable, Mu Lanlan, Book Rain God, Book Friend 20230323111447442, Book Friend 20220129135032614, Profound Ink Star, Vigis, Book Friend 20200730100859992, Book Friend 20200530175805028, Night Seven-Color Glowing Light, Book Friend 20190819161912853, Book Friend 20190623191952557, Silent Bookworm 2, Thousand Bees, 12345 Random, Book Friend 20230713000158560 (Apprentice), Feather Peak Thunderstorm, Book Friend 20220912071143459, Book Friend 20190612152358939, Earth-Shattering Little Salted Fish, Ou Luo, Yishui Cold River, Guo Jiwentai, Sea Emperor’s Sub-Heart, War Tiger Years, Warm Ice Mountain, apprentice friend 20190725215011763, Arrogant Prince, Like Little Paimon, Yu Bi, Person Who Wants to Sleep, Sun Qifa, Next Door’s Er Gou, Book Friend 20170804213101119, Book Friend 20170719112506527, Quilted Mug, kgghjtey, Tears of the Maple Fish, Rainy Morning at the Palace, Starry Sky’s Notes: Apprentice Evil Blade, Vase Lam, Book Friend 20231226031539610 (Apprentice), Feng Wuwang, Book Friend 20221215172701323 (Apprentice), Scorched Sash, Deep Seek Shallow Stop, Book Friend 20220701192003512, Book Friend 20220511165206394, n3pa212685, Book Friend 20210416161859975, Book Friend 20210224183937122, YZZ, Book Friend 20201216174740584 Ming.Dawn, Prince Shao, Raccoon Rabbit (Apprentice), Good When Little, Little Bear LOVE, Book Friend 20250704111419497, Book Friend 20250610155737523, Book Friend 20240715114424384, Book Friend 20240611050607552, Book Friend 20231112132212257, Book Friend 20230729201345651, Book Friend 20230102071349313, That Distant Sky, Crayfish Bro... and so many other readers for your incredible support!

Also, I cherish every single donation!

After any reader makes a donation, I will post their name in the author’s note of the next day’s update!

Here, I’d like to once again thank Ning Caichen, Book Friend 202103017400459186, Book Friend 20250704111419497, Arrogant Prince, Book Friend 20230729201345651, Five-Thunder Celestial Venerable, Book Friend 20231226031539610, Book Friend 20220426232356836, Little Huang Feng, and Book Friend 202103017400459186 from the QQ Reading platform for their donations!

Next, let’s talk about the update rules.

This is the live readership number I’m seeing.

After factoring in both active and inactive readers, let’s just round it out to 1,000 live readers.

If we can get 800 first-Chapter subscriptions, I will release six Chapters a day for a month.

If we hit 1,000 first-Chapter subscriptions, I’ll do eight Chapters a day for a month.

If we surpass 1,200 first-Chapter subscriptions, I will do my absolute best to release 10,000 characters’ worth of content daily for a month!

Also, for every 1,000 monthly tickets we accumulate in a month, I will do a 10,000-character mass release at the beginning of the following month.

For every "Alliance Lord" tier donation, I will do a 10,000-character mass release!

And if anyone is generous enough to become a "Silver Alliance Lord"—an even higher tier—I will owe you a 100,000-character release!

How many words I update each day during this summer vacation is all up to you!

I won’t say much more. My gratitude will be shown through my updates. When the book officially launches with paid Chapters, I’ll kick things off with a 10,000-character release!

For readers interested in discussing the plot, you can join our chat group: 1030585383.

(The update will be posted after midnight.)