Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

Su Mucheng wanted to stand up for Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu stopped her and did not resist. Instead, he handed over the game account and the captain's position to a newcomer.

It turns out that Ye Qiu's account, "One Leaf Knows Autumn," was a god-level account in the popular online game "Glory." Ye Qiu had been managing it for ten years, during which time it had achieved great feats. However, Ye Qiu was now being suppressed by the club and forced to hand it over to someone else.

Seeing this, Raven couldn't help but nod: "The conflict in this part is indeed well written and easy for readers to immerse themselves in. After all, almost everyone has their own game account nowadays. If they were to give away their painstakingly managed account to someone else, it would be worse than killing them."

After making her comments, Raven continued watching, eager to see what would happen next.

Everyone flattered the new captain while taking a jab at Ye Qiu, the old captain. Apart from Su Mucheng, not a single person in the entire club stood on Ye Qiu's side.

Afterwards, Ye Qiu rejected the club's insulting suggestion that he stay as a coach, resolutely chose to retire, terminate his contract, and leave the place.

The reason why the people in the club are so hostile to Ye Qiu is that Ye Qiu has refused to appear in public or participate in commercial activities for so many years. Such a talented person cannot bring substantial commercial value to the club. The boss has long regarded him as a thorn in his side. Although he led the team to win three consecutive championships, the club still decided to give up on this old captain and even chose the most humiliating means to force him to retire, really not giving him any face at all.

Seeing this, the raven also became somewhat angry.

"The people at this club are so shameless and heartless! They just kicked out a captain who's been with your team for ten years. He's been with your team for so long, even if he didn't achieve anything great, he's still put in a lot of hard work. Besides, he helped the team win three consecutive championships."

She's a long-time employee of World Snake, and if Kevin ever fires her like this, she'll definitely drag him down with her.

However, Ye Qiu did not do anything drastic in the novel. After leaving the club as if nothing had happened, he went to a nearby internet cafe and went in to go online.

"Ye Qiuxin is really carefree. I wonder if she really doesn't care." Raven was speechless. Most people would have made a huge fuss in this situation, how could they still be in the mood to go online?

Upon entering the internet cafe, Ye Qiu noticed a girl sitting at his seat, also playing "Honor of Kings." However, the girl's skills were rather poor, and she quickly lost, marking her 52nd consecutive defeat.

The girl was very angry after losing the game. When she saw Ye Qiu standing behind her, she knew that she had taken the spot, so she gave it up and left in a huff. However, in her haste to leave, she forgot to log out of her account.

When she was reminded by someone and rushed back, she found that Ye Qiu had already used her character to defeat the opponent who had won 52 consecutive games against her.

The girl was stunned by the swift victory.

Raven was somewhat surprised. Having read so many novels, she was now reading with great interest and had no intention of giving up.

For a novel, if the beginning can keep the reader engaged, then it's already halfway to success.

Moreover, this novel was not written based on any existing game framework, but rather it conceived its own 3D MMORPG called "Glory," a concept that Raven found quite impressive.

"The opening creates a depressing atmosphere to draw the reader in and create resonance. Although everyone is sarcastic and cynical about the male protagonist, various small details subtly highlight his strength. The scene in the internet cafe later on further showcases his impressive gaming skills, completely igniting the reader's enthusiasm."

After a brief analysis resembling elementary school reading comprehension, Raven continued reading. The editor's reading speed was naturally far beyond that of ordinary people, and she quickly finished the first three chapters. She couldn't help but look at the fourth chapter, but when she got to the part where Ye Qiu had his first conflict with someone in a dungeon, she was about to continue flipping through the document when she found that she could no longer turn the page. The novel ended there.

Raven stared wide-eyed at the screen in disbelief.

"That's it? Damn! You're such a short story reader! I was really getting into it!"

Raven was so angry that he cursed and wished he could drag the author over and slap him twice, then lock him in a dark room and not let him out until the story was finished.

However, she quickly realized that she was an editor, there to review articles, not just a reader.

This surprised Raven greatly. She had initially thought the novel was somewhat interesting, unlike those clichéd online novels, but later she found herself unknowingly becoming engrossed in it.

Ye Qiu is powerful, gentle, and intelligent. In the game, he has a self-made weapon called the Thousand Chance Umbrella that can be made in countless ways. He also plans not to change his class and instead follow the path of a solo player that no one else has ever succeeded in.

This made Raven realize why the novel was called "The King's Avatar"—it referred to the protagonist's all-around abilities as a free-spirited individual.

Furthermore, the previous plot has already explained that although the protagonist has retired, he will return in a year, which is definitely a revenge storyline!

Readers can already imagine Ye Qiu's powerful return a year later, crushing Excellent Era to the ground.

Raven was quite satisfied with the novel at this moment. Since the event started, this was the only book that she could finish reading the first three chapters of, "The King's Avatar".

"This book is good; it might get a good ranking if you participate in the event."

However, Raven hesitated again. She checked the author of the novel and found that it was a person named Qianjian.

She had never heard of this name before, so it was clear that he wasn't some famous author.

"This novel is written with such mature and skillful prose; it doesn't seem like something a newcomer could write. Could it be written by some big shot using an alias?"

Chapter 60 Are all newcomers this terrifying?

In the world of online novels, it's quite common for big names to write novels under different pseudonyms.

For example, some books have authors whose names are very casual, or even just their initial names, and who only have one book under their name, yet that book becomes incredibly popular. These are basically accounts used by big names to promote their books.

Sometimes, when some big shots' main accounts aren't doing well, they'll create some smaller accounts to farm traffic. This is because smaller accounts have a clean background, and the competition among their peers is relatively weak, making it easier for their content to stand out and get good recommendations.

However, this is the norm in the industry and cannot be completely eliminated. Many editors tacitly accept this attitude. It's just tough on those novice authors who finally get a recommendation spot, only to find that there are countless established authors competing with them.

After finishing the novel, Raven was itching to read it, so he decided to sound out this guy named "Thousand Swords".

Meanwhile, Bai Qianqu was chatting with Ai Li on her phone.

Originally, he just wanted to invite Ellie to go back to the orphanage with him when he had time. Unexpectedly, after Ellie agreed, she started to pester him on the phone for a long time. It has to be said that Ellie's talkative nature is indeed a bit hard to bear. Bai Qianqu felt that if he continued to listen, he would be able to make a big hole in the wall.

Fortunately, he noticed that Raven had finally replied, so he quickly said to Ellie, "Alright, Ellie, I have some things to take care of here. Let's talk another day."

Although Ellie was a little reluctant, she still said very understandingly, "Okay, you go ahead and do your own thing. I'll come find you to hang out this weekend. Hehe, I'll introduce you to someone then."

"Okay, see you this weekend, bye-bye."

"Bye bye, thousand songs."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Qianqu nervously opened Raven's message.

Although "The King's Avatar" was a great success in its original world, Bai Qianqu couldn't guarantee whether it would be successful in this world.

However, his worries vanished when he saw the raven's message.

[Raven: Hello, I've read your novel, it's very well written. Did you write it yourself?]

Bai Qianqu felt a little guilty, but she still forced herself to answer, "Yes."

[Raven: That's great! To be honest, I really think your book has potential. Our World Snake Library's online game section is currently holding a new book event, and I plan to recommend your book for it. However, to participate, the main text must be at least 200,000 words long to qualify for a physical copy.]

Upon hearing this, Bai Qianqu's eyes lit up. An event on a novel platform? Of course, she had to participate. For newcomers, participating in such events was undoubtedly the fastest way to build popularity. After all, when publishers launched such events, they would offer readers some discounts, attracting much more traffic than the usual rankings.

And with traffic, wouldn't the royalties just keep coming in?

He replied directly to Raven: "Okay, I'll hurry up and write 200,000 words. Is there a time limit?"

[Raven: It would be best if you wrote it and sent it to me next month; I need to make some arrangements too.]

next month?!

Bai Qianqu was startled. How could she, with her clumsy writing skills, manage to write 4,000 words in four hours, possibly write 200,000 words in a month? That would mean she would have to write more than 6,000 words a day.

Although this is just a minimum word count on some platforms, it is an unattainable peak for Bai Qianqu.

He couldn't even squeeze out four thousand words!

Moreover, even if he wanted to buy the [Tentacle Monster] buff, he couldn't afford to eat the few thousand dollars he had left.

But then he suddenly remembered that the custom order he wrote for Destiny had been selected, hadn't it? And he hadn't received the million that Raiden Ryoma had promised him yet?

Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to swallow my pride and ask tomorrow.

Bai Qianqu's mouth was full of bitterness. They say that even a hero can be brought down by a penny, and he had truly experienced that firsthand.

On the other side, Raven bit its thumb and finally made up its mind to ask, "Um, if I may be so bold as to ask, have you written on other platforms?"

To be honest, it's inappropriate for Raven to ask that question. It's an industry norm for big shots to use pseudonyms to gain traffic, but it still raises suspicions of competing with newcomers for resources, which isn't exactly honorable. If someone points it out, it's bound to be embarrassing.

But Raven couldn't resist. The data for the online game section she was in charge of was really bad, and now that she had finally met someone who seemed to be a big shot, she naturally wanted to curry favor with him.

There are very few authors who write online game novels, and even fewer big names. There are only a handful, and World Serpent only has one author. Raven is certain that this book was not written by that big name, as it is too different from that big name's usual style.

If a big shot from another platform comes here under a different name, then Raven can take the opportunity to build a good relationship with them, and maybe even poach some of their talent.

Of course, the probability is very low; it's rare for someone of this caliber to write novels on a different platform.

Before Raven could finish thinking, the other party replied: "No, this is my first novel."

Expected.

Even big shots might not admit it directly, but Du Ya didn't press further. She was determined to keep this book, and as for the identity of this "Thousand Swords," she had other ways to deal with it.

[Raven: Okay, please register an account on the World Snake Library author platform, fill in your bank card information and real-name authentication details, and our royalties will be automatically deposited into your bank account on the 15th of each month.]

"Ok."

A few minutes later, Bai Qianqu had registered an account: "I'm registered."

Raven immediately opened the platform's backend database and, without saying a word, retrieved [Thousand Swords]'s real-name information.

As one of the editors-in-chief of the publishing house, Raven naturally had such authority, but she could only look and not reveal it. Otherwise, given the level of protection for personal privacy in this world, she might very well end up stepping on a sewing machine.

Upon seeing the real-name information, Raven couldn't help but gasp!

"So young?!"

According to the real-name information, this person named "Qianjian" is named Bai Qianqu and is only twenty-one years old.

Raven knew perfectly well that there was no such thing as a 21-year-old big shot in the online game novel circle! She had never even heard of this Bai Qianqu.

"Could it really be a gifted newcomer? Are newcomers really that terrifying?" Raven muttered to himself, but quickly shook his head. "Not necessarily. It's also possible that someone registered using another person's ID."

No matter what, she wouldn't give up on "The King's Avatar." To others, it was just a novel, but to Raven, it was a huge prize! Her mortgage payment depended on this book!

Chapter 61 Eden's Strength

After Bai Qianqu finished his conversation with the raven, he was somewhat excited.

For a newcomer like him, just entering the world of novels, this was a great opportunity to let more people get to know him.

Once the first step is successful, all that's needed is to release chapters consistently. With the strength of "The King's Avatar," it will definitely attract many readers and even recreate the exciting scenes of the original world.

With the power of the IP, it's not impossible to adapt it into animation or movies!

Bai Qianqu decided not to sleep anymore and opened the document to start writing. Although she was clumsy with her hands, she could at least write something.

The joy of writing is so simple: as long as you know that people are willing to read it, you will have the motivation to write.

In her excitement, Bai Qianqu wrote until 3 a.m., managing to write a total of 5,000 words.

When Bronya came to pick up Bai Qianqu the next day, she was immediately startled.

Bai Qianqu, sporting panda eyes and unsteady gait, looked completely drained. She staggered to her car like a zombie, pulling on the door three times before finally opening it.

Bronya looked completely bewildered and quickly asked, "Chiku, are you alright? Why do you look so weak?"

"Feeling weak? I'm super strong, okay?" Bai Qianqu said weakly. "At least I was able to get up this morning."

"I feel like you're about to collapse any second," Bronya said, her face full of worry.

"Really? Then I'm going back to sleep. Can you ask for leave for me?" Bai Qianqu said, turning to leave, but Bronya grabbed her arm.

"Don't even think about it, come back here."