There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

Regardless of how this book performs, I will definitely finish writing it eventually. It doesn't matter if this book fails, because I still plan to write a transformation story for my next book (there's a high chance of that).

I'm stubborn, there's no way around it, I've always loved reading transformation stories, and I really want to write a successful transformation story myself.

Although this book didn't do well, I don't want to give up on it. I'll just treat it as a way to gain experience for my next transformation novel.

I really like a quote from my editor, and below is the original artwork:

"I am the protagonist of the novel. In order to avoid being disliked by the readers and thus being abandoned by the author, I try my best to make my life more colorful."

Why do you like to show off so much? Well, I can't help it; if I didn't, my life would probably end here.

This is a book I wrote. I don't want "Lu Qing's" life to end halfway through, so I will finish writing this book, no matter how well it turns out.

Okay, after saying all that, I was just trying to trick you guys into subscribing.

Please, give this terrible author some confidence!

Every recommendation vote, every comment, and every chapter subscription you give will be my greatest encouragement and support.

Looking at these things every day gives me a constant boost in motivation and confidence to keep writing.

Yesterday I saw someone send me a "Keep it up" message, and I was so touched that I wanted to go home and write ten more chapters right away.

Although I managed to write only two chapters after getting home, working until 2 AM (mainly because I was experiencing writer's block; otherwise, I would have finished around midnight)...

I'm just a bit busy right now. After two or three months, when I'm on vacation, I'll have plenty of time to write, and the update speed will naturally return to normal.

And every now and then there's an update or something.

I seem to have said a lot. In conclusion, let me thank every reader who has supported this book until now.

Thank you for your support. I, Bu Ming, hereby make a promise: as long as there is even one person reading this book, I will definitely finish it. I will never leave it unfinished or abandon it! (I'm serious. I've written two million-word novels before, and even though they were terrible, I still finished them. My promise is absolutely reliable!)

Besides thanking the readers, I would also like to thank my editor, Yinzi, and my editor-in-chief, Zhizhen.

Although the results were a bit poor, it's still better than not being able to get a contract at all. Thank you to the two gentlemen who helped me get a contract.

(If I just aim for perfect attendance, this book will probably keep making Qidian lose money...)

That's about it for now. See you in the published chapters.

/(//o/ω/o//)/【shy】

(*^▽^*)【Excited】

(?ω?)【Looking forward to it】

Does anyone read the author's note about the product launch?

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Night City: The Legend of the Headless Horseman

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Chapter 125: The Illusion of a Bygone Era (Please Subscribe!)

"Hey you over there, stop right there!"

When Lu Qing caught up with the convoy, the entire convoy was resting, with rows of huge trucks parked there.

They must have just arrived. Lu Qing could see many people setting up tents, and there were also many armed guards patrolling near the camp.

It was these armed guards who stopped Lu Qing; they had become alert as soon as they saw her approaching from a distance.

They raised their weapons and stared at her with fierce expressions.

"Don't shoot, I mean no harm," Lu Qing said quickly.

She stopped talking as she spoke.

Although Lu Qing's attributes had far surpassed those of a normal human after the two dreams, the intense sense of crisis she felt when a gun was pointed at her still made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

[Your body is locked onto by numerous guns, and an unprecedented sense of crisis overwhelms you. You know that while the Agile Cloak and the Ice Elf's Blessing Necklace can withstand gunfire, they are utterly ineffective against a barrage of fire from hundreds of guns simultaneously.]

"Put your hands up!"

A guard came up, looking at Lu Qing warily, his rifle ready to fire at any moment.

As the other person's finger gradually moved towards the trigger as they approached, Lu Qing was worried that this person might suddenly attack her.

She wasn't too afraid, after all, with the Agile Cloak and the Ice Elf's Blessing on her, even if she was targeted by gunfire for a while, Lu Qing wouldn't be in any danger.

At the very least, escaping wouldn't be too difficult.

The guard raised his hand and approached Lu Qing, his gaze quickly scanning her body.

The prosthetic eye, equipped with a metal scanning function, quickly scanned all the weapons Lu Qing had hidden on her body.

"Not even a single gun?"

Looking at Lu Qing with a puzzled expression, the guard said, "Throw down all the weapons you have on you."

Frowning, Lu Qing was a little angry and said, "Sir, losing my weapon makes me feel unsafe!"

Throwing away the weapons is out of the question; who knows if these people will attack if I do?

As soon as she said those words, Lu Qing was already prepared to run away.

At worst, we can sneak in at night while they're sleeping and ask someone for information about Night City.

Oh right, we also need to find food.

"I said, put down your weapons!" The guard holding the rifle pushed the muzzle forward and said in a more forceful tone.

Seeing this, Lu Qing took a step back and shook her head, saying:

"That's absolutely unacceptable; I cannot trust you."

"what happens?"

"Are you a scavenger?"

The scene attracted a lot of people. Men, women, and children gathered together and looked in her direction, their eyes filled with vigilance and wariness.

"Are there elderly people and children in the convoy?" Lu Qing asked with some doubt after glancing at the situation.

Just as Lu Qing and the guards were locked in a stalemate, a burly man walked out from the crowd.

"What are you all doing gathered here? Do you all just enjoy watching the show?"

The burly man clearly held a high reputation within the convoy, and after he finished speaking, the crowd quickly dispersed on its own.

After dealing with the crowd, the burly man approached Lu Qing and asked the guards, "What happened here?"

"Report to the captain, this man is not cooperating with our inspection!" the guard said to the burly man.

"I can't throw away my weapon. There are so many of you here, are you afraid I'll cause trouble?" Lu Qing shouted.

Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, the guard immediately turned around and retorted, "That's the rule!"

"Okay, then I'll try another way."

Lu Qing looked at the burly man and said, "I only want some food and a map. I can trade them with what I have on me."

Since she needed something from them, Lu Qing's tone softened. She said, "I have some gold on me. I think I can use it to exchange for what I want."

The gold was obtained in the previous dream. Before the dream ended, Shanara gave Lu Qing a large amount of gold coins, thinking that they would be useless after the dream ended anyway.

Of course, these gold coins are only enough to fill Lu Qing's wallet.

“Hey, ma’am, now that we’ve seen you, do you think we’d still let you go?” the guard said.

"What do you mean?" Lu Qing asked the guard.

She genuinely didn't understand what the other person meant. Originally, according to her plan, exchanging for some food shouldn't have been a problem.

"Is this convoy doing something shady? Or are they after the gold coins I have?"

Lu Qing's mind raced, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.

"Alright, everyone calm down."

The burly man spoke up at this moment. He looked at Lu Qing and said, "Madam, for certain reasons, it was impossible for us to let you leave when you saw us. We are very sorry about that."

"But please rest assured, we will not harm you. If we really wanted to do that, we would have killed you the moment we saw you. Therefore, we hope you can cooperate with us and hand over your weapon for safekeeping."

"As for the food and water you mentioned, we will provide them to you as long as you hand over your weapons. In fact, after we make sure you are alright, we will even take you to where you need to go."

"........"

To be honest, the other party's sincerity was already quite great. If Lu Qing were really a traveler who had gotten lost in the desert, she would probably have handed over all her weapons by now.

However, for Lu Qing, the weapons she possessed were quite precious, and she really didn't want to hand them over unless absolutely necessary.

After thinking it over for a while, Lu Qing finally came up with a reason to refuse.

"Well, what you said is true, but sometimes, especially for a woman, it's hard for me to trust strangers in the wild. Do you understand what I mean?"

As Lu Qing spoke, she also lowered her hood, revealing long, silver-white hair and a youthful face.

The nearby guards and burly men were all stunned when they saw Lu Qing's appearance. Why? Because, in their eyes, Lu Qing's appearance was just like that of a female student in an old photograph from a textbook.

The burly man had fantasized more than once about the peaceful era recorded in history books and textbooks, until he saw Lu Qing. It was as if he had traveled back to that era for a moment.

It was an era of order, where everyone lived peaceful lives, just as beautiful as described in books.

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Chapter 126: Liquid Vegetarian Liquid (Peanut Flavor)

"you......."

"How old is this year?"

"19," Lu Qing lied without batting an eye.

Since nobody in the car team knows her real age, she naturally has to portray herself as younger.

"Nineteen years old? I thought you weren't even an adult yet?" the burly man said with an incredulous expression.

"......"

"I was careless; I should have downplayed it further," Lu Qing thought to herself, speechless.