After the college entrance exam, he began to become a male god of extraction.

With the conclusion of "New City Year 1", Xu Qin has also found himself with some free time.

For the next three days, Xu Qin stayed at home reading books and spending time with his grandparents.

Xu Qin also neglected his fitness routine, but the equipment wasn't very convenient.

Xu Qin spent the rest of his time reading.

Grandpa's study has many ancient books. Xu Qin reads quickly, and because he reads mostly classical Chinese texts...

Fortunately, Xu Qin's foundation in classical Chinese was actually quite good. His grandfather had taught him classical Chinese when he was a child, so as long as it wasn't too difficult or obscure, Xu Qin could understand it without even needing to look at the translation.

These ancient books, after removing miscellaneous translations, actually don't have many words.

The Tao Te Ching has only a little over 5,000 characters, the Liezi has 30,000 characters, and the Zhuangzi (seven chapters) has a little over 10,000 characters, but with translations and the additions from editors, a book of hundreds of thousands or even millions of characters can be produced.

So he read more than thirty kinds of ancient books in those three days.

With the 'textual affinity' of the book, Xu Qin never finds reading boring.

He reads these books so that he can use them for his future writing.

After all, we've come all this way, it would be a shame not to make something of it.

As for his writing, Xu Qin doesn't necessarily always write science fiction. The literature section of Chiyu Forum has several channels, such as science fiction, realistic literature, fantasy literature, rural literature, and so on.

Beyond literary creation, Xu Qin is unsure what he will do in the future, depending on what he discovers.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm going back to Ningcheng tomorrow."

Xu Qin came back on the 17th and is leaving tomorrow; he's been here for quite a while.

"So fast?"

Grandma was inevitably reluctant to part with her.

"Grandma, I'll come back to see you when I have my vacation."

"Qin, let's play chess tonight," Grandpa said reluctantly.

"it is good."

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

After the two elderly people fell asleep, it was already past 11 p.m.

The village was pitch black and completely silent.

Xu Qin is still awake.

"Great author, your book has surpassed 60 favorites!"

Xia Qingyun sent a message.

"I saw it."

By 11 p.m., the number of people who added "New City Year 1" to their collections had exceeded 600,000.

Today happens to be the last day of the three-day series to finish and promote the book.

In addition, there was a second review by author Li Daoran on the night Xu Qin finished writing the book.

Ultimately, the score was raised from 8.1 to 8.6.

On the forum, the rating of a book is quite strict; you can't just get a high score by trying to get it.

Otherwise, then everyone would start at 9 points.

8 to 8.5 points, a very good work.

8.6 to 8.9 points, excellent work.

9 to 9.5 points, a masterpiece.

9.6 to 9.8, near-hall level.

Above that are the hall-of-fame collections.

However, anything above 9.6 is something only great writers can write, requiring a first-rate plot, first-rate characters, and first-rate depth, and of course, first-rate writing skills.

Simply put, it's a work without any weaknesses.

Xu Qin scored exactly 8.6 points, which is an excellent work.

Moreover, this score was only officially confirmed today after Li Daoran submitted it the night before last, because it was subsequently reviewed by the "Work Evaluation Committee".

It is said that Li Daoran initially gave it 8.8 points, but the committee felt it was inappropriate and lowered it to 8.6.

However, there was no shady dealing involved. What level is Xu Qin? He wouldn't be involved in any shady dealings.

Simply put, Xu Qin's strength is not yet at that level.

at this time.

Collections: 601536.

Comments: 86394.

Xia Qingyun said, "The book will be a huge bestseller, and the great writer will finally have a stable and solid career!"

"It'll sell like hotcakes, I hope so!"

Reading books on the forum is free, no money required.

Publishing a book requires real money, which is another matter entirely.

Besides, a book costs at least tens of yuan.

Reading is, in fact, a niche activity. For most people, the dopamine released from reading is far less than that released from other forms of entertainment such as watching short videos or playing games.

Xia Qingyun: "We will win!"

"You're so encouraging, you with that beauty mark under your eye! (Tears welling up)"

"Are you going back to Ningcheng tomorrow?"

"Yes, I'm going back to Ningcheng tomorrow."

"oh."

Xia Qingyun was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, blow-drying her hair.

She had just come out of the shower, wearing only a loose short-sleeved shirt, the hem of which covered her buttocks.

Below that, there was not a single piece of clothing.

She wasn't wearing trousers; her underwear was just covered by her clothes, making it look like she wasn't wearing any trousers at all.

Xia Qingyun has very fair legs. At 1.76 meters tall, her proportions are good, so her legs naturally appear long.

Furthermore, her legs are incredibly beautiful, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with fleshy thighs and slender calves, and the overall fat distribution is even and the lines are smooth and gorgeous.

These legs fall somewhere between what's known as "wine glass legs" and "comic book legs," falling into a near-perfect range.

Without a doubt, these are top-tier beautiful legs, far superior to those chopstick legs or bird legs.

It's a pity that Xu Qin couldn't see such a beautiful view.

The next day, June 28th.

Xu Qin said goodbye to his grandparents and embarked on his journey home amidst their reluctance.

"Huh? There are recommendations too?"

On the high-speed train, Xu Qin, bored, opened the backend of his personal forum homepage and saw a message that arrived at nine o'clock in the morning.

[Dear Mr. Xu, your work "The First Year of the New City" has been rated as an excellent work with a score of 8.6. Therefore, it has been selected for a prominent recommendation in the "Excellent Works" section of the homepage. This recommendation will begin at midnight tonight and will last for 48 hours. Please stay tuned.]

Read it.

"I see."

Xu Qin hadn't expected such a recommendation.

Regardless, this is a good thing.

His book now has over 60 collectors.

The more people collect the book, the larger the readership will be. Even if only 1% of them buy the book when it is officially published, that will still be 6000 people.

In reality, based on the conversion rate of works published on the forum, at least 5% of people will buy the book, but the exact number depends on the quality of the book itself.

The world has a great culture of reading printed materials.

Those big-name authors sell one or two million copies a year, easily earning tens of millions annually. This is just from publishing income, not including other copyright income.

At 2 PM, Xu Qin returned to Ningcheng.

He sent a message to Wei Guoyu: "I've arrived in Ningcheng and am about to visit your home."

The two made plans to go out for lunch in the afternoon.

Wei Guoyu: "Come on, Lao Xu, I'm home."

Soon, Xu Qin met Wei Guoyu.

Wei Guoyu leaned closer and whispered, "Old Xu, after the skin was cut, I feel like I've gotten bigger."

"That's just your imagination, don't overthink it."

"Really, I'm not lying to you, look!" Wei Guoyu said, and started to pull down his pants.

"Would you like to see mine?"

"Damn it, Xu Qin, you bastard!"

Having been classmates for three years in high school, Wei Guoyu knew more or less about Xu Qin's situation, but he could never forget her after just one fleeting glance.

Are your aunt and uncle home?

"They've all gone out."

Wei Guoyu tossed a bottle of drink to Xu Qin, and then went into his room with Xu Qin.

Xu Qin had been to Wei Guoyu's home more than ten times and was quite familiar with the place.

Wei Guoyu's room was messy, with things scattered everywhere, but thankfully there was no strange smell.

"what?"

"What the heck?"

Wei Guoyu, who was turning on his computer, turned around and looked at Xu Qin.

"It's nothing."

Xu Qin replied casually.

The special item appeared the moment he stepped into Wei Guoyu's room.

[Special Item Discovered: Wei Guoyu's Keyboard.]

[Wei Guoyu's Keyboard: A keyboard that has been pounded and battered countless times by Wei Guoyu. It has witnessed the growth of a hot-tempered veteran in the gaming world, and contains the unique beauty of this hot-tempered guy.]

[Extractable: "Grumpy Older Brother"]

[Second Special Item Discovered: Wei Guoyu's Diamond Sutra]

[Wei Guoyu's Diamond Sutra: The Diamond Sutra is an ordinary text, but Wei Guoyu recited it three times a day to suppress distracting thoughts in order to prepare for the college entrance examination. He successfully abstained from pornography for 49 days and achieved good results in the exam.]

[Available for extraction: A little indulgence is good for the soul.]