I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 9 Summer Vacation
Because of their different life experiences and resulting different views on life, Chen Sen and Deng Qian have always had some conflicts in this regard.

When Chen Yan was in junior high school, Deng Qian's career took a new turn - she established her own studio. From then on, working overtime was not only a regular occurrence, but she was also often working even at home.

Over time, the conflict intensified.

In fact, when Chen Yan was in his first year of high school, his family would often have arguments, and the atmosphere was like a powder keg...

However, starting from the second semester of his junior year, the previously oppressive and heavy atmosphere changed somewhat, and there was a sense of mutual respect... Chen Yan did not think that his parents' relationship had improved, but rather that it was more like a final burst of energy before a complete breakdown.

As he expected, on the day the college entrance exam ended, the family had a meal together to celebrate Chen Yan's successful completion of high school, and then the next day he told Chen Yan that they had divorced.

Since Chen Yan is already 18 years old, he does not need to choose a guardian. In addition, he will soon be living independently at university, so he decisively chooses to live alone.

The "Qingyuan" and "Nanxiangfu" that Deng Qian previously referred to are the properties that were transferred to Chen Yan's name after their divorce.

……

"I'm leaving first, bye."

"Okay, drive slowly and be careful." After waving goodbye to his mother, Chen Yan went inside, turned on the air conditioner, put his luggage away, and took a cold shower first.

It was already late June, and the weather could be described as scorching. Chen Yan still sweated a bit on the way back, and wearing sticky, damp clothes was bound to be uncomfortable.

After taking a shower that took about ten minutes, Chen Yan walked into the study while drying his hair and turned on his computer.

Having acquired the temporary skill "Tentacle Monster," I'll definitely be working hard on writing for the next three months to earn more money and receive better rewards when the earnings are settled.

Compared to the other two skills, the biggest problem with choosing [Tentacle Monster] is that online novels have a free period.

Having written books for nearly two years, Chen Yan can be considered a semi-veteran author and is quite familiar with Qidian's new book mechanism.

If the initial momentum is strong enough, the hype is attractive enough, and the start is quick, it's possible to get the book published before it reaches 20 words.

Even so, according to the rule that it is best to keep the daily update to 4000 words during the new book period, the free period alone will last for 45 days.

Therefore, the only way to obtain sufficient rewards before the task is completed is to update the game frequently.

Taking advantage of his current high energy level, Chen Yan opened the documents on his computer, intending to pick one out.

Although he was itching to write a book recently, Chen Yan didn't rush to start. Instead, he wrote a lot of outlines and wrote down all the ideas in his mind on the computer.

In Chen Yan's view, writing a book is similar to falling in love.

When I first started writing, my mind was full of ideas, and I was very motivated to write, just like the ambiguous period in a relationship, which is very exciting.

Once you've written over 100,000 words, the inspiration you had when you started the book has run out. You start to need to conceive the plot for what's to come, just like when a man and woman officially establish a relationship. It's not bad, but the passion is never as intense as during the ambiguous period.

When a new book is released, it's like a man and woman getting married; you always feel like you're bound by something, and you sometimes doubt whether your initial decision was right.

For the author, this point would be the beginning of writer's block, and they would only be able to keep going by hoping for future royalties.

After writing over a million words, the couple is now middle-aged. At this point, the author is a powerless husband who has to take leave from time to time to avoid paying his taxes.

That's why Chen Yan has been working on the outline for a while and hasn't started writing the new book yet.

After about five or six minutes of selection, Chen Yan successfully chose the outline, opened the writer's assistant, and got right to work.

……

With the five-fold speed boost from the [Tentacle Monster], Chen Yan's finger dexterity reached an unprecedented level. When he exerted his full strength, he could even see afterimages of his fingers on the keyboard.

Fifty minutes later, Chen Yan had five more chapters saved in his [Author Assistant], totaling a little over ten thousand words. "My typing speed is really fast now," Chen Yan couldn't help but mutter to himself. He used the built-in export function in [Author Assistant] to copy the ten thousand words into a document and then sent it directly to the editor.

To facilitate contact in emergencies, most online novel authors who achieve high-quality content will have their own editors' private contact information.

Chen Yan was no exception. After sending the document to the editor, he exited the chat interface and continued typing at high speed.

I'll write more while I'm in the right frame of mind, which will make it easier to write more in the future and improve my performance.

……

ten minutes later.

[Editor Shimizu: I've finished reading it, it's ready to pass!]

[Editor Shimizu: Not greasy at all, very refreshing.]

[Editor Shimizu: When do you plan to release the book?]

[chen: I want to send it now.]

After all, releasing the book a day earlier means being able to start competing for recommendation slots a day earlier, and the revenue will be settled before October. Naturally, Chen Yan wants to release the book as early as possible.

[Editor Shimizu: So fast?]

[Editor Shimizu: I'm not in the office right now. Why don't you send it now, and I'll submit it for approval when I'm back at work tomorrow?]

【chen：okok】

After ending his chat with the editor, Chen Yan continued to immerse himself in writing, and for a time, the only sound in the room was the crisp tapping of the keyboard.

……

Half past ten in the evening.

Looking at the full fifteen chapters of drafts and the word count of 32680, Chen Yan let out a soft breath, his eyes filled with satisfaction and shock.

"That felt great! In the past, I could have completed a month's worth of updates in a single day." Chen Yan stretched his arms, feeling that he had done enough for the day, so he turned off his computer and picked up his phone.

At this moment, my phone already has 99+ messages.

"Hmm?" Chen Yan raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled.

He turned off notifications for unnecessary groups, and since he doesn't have many friends on his phone, he usually only has about ten unread messages even if he doesn't check his phone all day.

Now that it's suddenly broken 100, has something big happened?
With some doubt, Chen Yan opened his phone and quickly found the source of the message.

[Team Play Group]

He joined this group in high school, and the group members were all boys from his class.

However, since the start of the freshman year, when everyone began their new phase, this group has been almost abandoned except for winter and summer vacations. The last time someone spoke in the group was in early February during the winter vacation.

'Why are there so many messages all of a sudden?' Chen Yan quickly found the beginning of it all.

[Ding Yang: Are all you guys on summer vacation? How about we get together during the summer break?]

(End of this chapter)