'Martial Arts is coming to an end.'
'Seriously.'
'This book was too ambitious, but it didn't finish the story in the end.'
'Initially, I wanted to make Saber, Sword, King, and Imperial Sky into one series and include them in the same universe.'
'But this became the biggest drawback of Sacred Martial.'
'In the later stages, the situation was out of control.'
'Moreover, because I had already proposed the concept of the four symbols, there was a huge deviation in the later stages.'
'Knife's writing was very painful.'
'There were also problems with the quality.'
'The updates were not satisfactory.'
'It was a complete negative cycle.'
'Sacred Martial' was a low point for Knife's writing.
Many of his brothers criticized him.
Many old readers were so disappointed that they turned around and left.
'Knife was more anxious than anyone else.'
'Many readers suggested to finish the new book as soon as possible.'
'The editor suggested it too.'
'Knife thought about it.'
'But in the end, I decided to finish the content according to the original context.'
'The four symbols are combined.'
'The plot is basically explained here.'
'Thank you for persevering until now.'
'Many apologies and gratitude, thousands of words, condensed into one sentence —'
'Thank you, my brothers and sisters.'
'It turns out that the attempt to combine many books into many universes was not a success.'
'Therefore, Knife would not make such an attempt in the new book.'
'Looking back on the ten years of writing online novels, Knife was filled with emotions.'
'I started writing online novels in 2010 and have been writing full-time since the beginning.'
He had written "Football Modifier", "Long Live the King", "Sword and Saber Swordsman", "Imperial God Emperor", "Infernal Realm", "Sacred Martial Stars", and many other long-form web novels. From writing about football competitions, to Western fantasy, and finally to Eastern fantasy, his creative path had been very smooth.
In the past two years, Knife had taken some detours.
'Sacred Martial' started serialization in July 2017 and ended in December 2019. A total of two years and five months had passed. The number of updated words was about 5.3 million words. On average, the number of updated words per month was about 180,000 words.
'Not fast.'
'But many readers are not satisfied with the updates.'
'After serious reflection, Knife came to a conclusion —'
'Not because there were not many updates, but because the updates were not stable.
'I am ashamed.'
'Here, I solemnly apologize to everyone.'
Apologies to those readers who left because of disappointment, perhaps you will not see it.
I also apologize to those brothers and sisters who have been silently persevering in their studies. I did not do my best and let you down.
Knife promised that he would definitely get rid of this bad habit during the writing of his new book.
Then, let's talk about the changes in his mentality over the past two years.
In the process of writing Holy Martial, I encountered the biggest problem in my online writing career.
His heart was in a mess.
Or rather, Si had thought of a problem.
In May of 2018, I participated in the first China Online Literature Week. I met many people and experienced many things. It opened the door to a whole new world for an otaku. After that, I participated in some short-term creative projects and got to know some screenwriters, directors, producers …
He had also learned from many of his peers that the development direction of online literature and the direction that online authors were working towards had quietly changed.
I believed it.
His mentality was out of balance.
The dazzling flowers gradually bewitched the eyes.
At that time, Knife was also very confident that he could multitask.
He could write books, movies, and dramas.
But the direct result was that he was held up in both areas.
Holy Martial had a very good start and a very good idea, but it could not support the ambition and structure that should have belonged to this book. Many old readers were disappointed and criticized him. He even lost some old friends.
He felt ashamed.
For some illusory things, he had neglected his brothers and sisters who truly supported him.
Here, I apologize to everyone again.
In the middle of 19 years, Knife calmed down and began to reflect on himself. When he re-examined himself, there were many unsatisfactory aspects that could no longer be remedied.
Knife realized that other than being an otaku author, presenting the wonderful things in the world of imagination to everyone, managing the career that he was best at, and enjoying the fun of accompanying his family, these were far better than drinking and having grand visions.
'Do what you do best.
'Don't forget your original intentions.'
These two sentences were given to himself after Knife reflected on himself.
Therefore, in June of 2019, he started to think about his new book.
He also did a lot of reflection and analysis.
First, he seriously browsed through the books and increased his reading volume. He not only read online, but also read many traditional literature and encyclopedias to increase his knowledge and improve himself.
However, he also analyzed the tastes of the readers and the changes in the market demand.
This was a very fruitful half a year.
Now, Knife was going to present his reflection, preparation, and attitude after correcting himself for the past half a year to everyone.
He would directly write a new story.
At ten o 'clock that morning, the new book was released on Zongheng website.
The website gave out a lot of prizes. Other than the previous bag, power bank, and the like, there was also a new Huawei 5G mobile phone worth more than ten thousand. The prizes were very generous.
In addition, Knife would continue to update Holy Martial on the official account and website at the same time.
There would be some lucky draws and prize events, and he would take out real money to thank everyone for their support.
Knife's original plan was to finish Holy Martial and then rest for a period of time to think about the new book.
At the same time, he would rest and recuperate.
However, the website hoped to publish the new book as soon as possible.
Therefore, he had to think about the new book while writing Holy Martial.
Middle-aged people were forced by life, and their ideal state could not be fully realized.
Fortunately, the new book was more creative.
However, the process of writing was still very difficult because it was a two-way street.
Last month, he started to break in, changed the draft several times, and now had a satisfactory start.
He was under a lot of pressure in the past month.
On the 20th, many manuscripts were scrapped.
At the same time, the scrapped manuscripts also affected the update of Holy Martial.
In short, he was in a mess.
Fortunately, the feedback after the revision of the new book was quite good.
He believed that everyone would be satisfied.
His emotions were a little agitated, and he rambled on and on. Knife's heart was filled with guilt, trepidation, and anticipation.
Finally, Merry Christmas, everyone.
Thank you for still paying attention to me.
Thank you for still reading my book.
Soon, it would be 2020.
In a trance, when Knife was in junior high school or even university, he felt that the year 2020 was an era that appeared in all kinds of science fiction. But now, unknowingly, the day had really come.
I hope that in the coming 2020, everyone will have a successful career, a harmonious family, a healthy family, a sweet love, a successful confession, and progress in your studies … Most importantly, cherish the people around you!
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