I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 21 What about the power system?cut!

The power system can be regarded as an important part of an online novel, especially an online novel with special abilities in the background of the story.

Even an important source of refreshment in a web novel is 'upgrades'.

But Ji Zhuo has never written a novel with a Western fantasy background before, nor has he read a lot of Western fantasy novels.

So when the plot of "Resuscitating Cthulhu" progressed to the time when the protagonist Howard joined the Night Watchman and needed to expand his world view, Ji Zhuo was also stuck for a long time.

Later, when I thought about it, I simply chopped it off.

What kind of power system is needed, isn't that making it more refreshing?

Now even the power system is gone, and there is no important source of refreshing novels,

Wouldn't this novel be more stable?

And the system seemed to judge that he did not violate the rules.

Well, there is no level-by-level upgrade system, mainly to create a sense of mystery.

After all, in the world of Cthulhu, it is not appropriate to come up with the traditional upgrades of the realms of fantasy fairy tales.

It's definitely not that he wants to pounce!

Ah!
Thinking back, Ji Zhuo nodded in satisfaction again,

Looking at the question edited at this moment,

Ji Zhuo clicked on the keyboard again and sent two replies.

"Clumsy and extraordinary:
"Is there nothing else to fight against those things other than this meditation method?"

"Of course, my friend, but those also come from a certain evil god, some indescribable and indescribable existence.

It might be a spell, it might be a prayer, some dangerous creation, the remnants of a madman's collapse and death.

They all have magical powers, but those powers come with a price.

It may drive you into obsession, or it may drive you into madness.

Maybe you were fine before, and then woke up from a deep sleep late at night, killing the people in the whole building, in order to send them to your 'God' kingdom. "

"But, my friend, only such madness can stand against madness."

When Umpton explained these things, one eye became scarlet and full of enthusiasm, like the most fanatical believer in the church, while the other eye remained as usual, even calmer.

This scene made Howard tremble a little. "

This paragraph is the original words of the latest chapter of "Resuscitating Cthulhu".

"Clumsy and uncommon: Boss. I think in such a Cthulhu, medieval fantasy world, it seems a bit of a drama to engage in traditional upgrades.

In this way, by mastering the spells and items of the evil god, and by acquiring more knowledge, you can gain more power that can be used, and at the same time, these more knowledge will also bring more madness.

What do you guys think of this setting? "

"edit:……"

Start reading the novel headquarters.

Look at a passage sent by the author under him.

Pen and ink feel a bit toothache.

It's not that this setting is bad, to be honest, he finds this setting quite interesting.

But the problem is that this setting is too mysterious, it is difficult to grasp when writing,

It is difficult to write this interesting setting into an interesting plot and at the same time grasp the rhythm.

Can this author under him do it?
Moreover, such a setting may increase the difficulty of reading for readers in the early stage.

Of course, when we get here, we may not be able to drive away many readers.

After all, I clicked on such a novel title and such a brief introduction earlier,
Readers with such a world background and story can probably hold back their patience and continue reading.

And here,
Ji Zhuo sat in the study, facing the computer,

Looking at the string of ellipses sent by the editor.

There is some excitement on the face,

What does this mean, it means that the editor is speechless about what he said.

Explain that the editor did not agree with his idea at all.

Although the editor encountered Waterloo last time, Ji Zhuo felt that the editor's eyes could still be trusted.

After all, they are people who read countless novels.

This is not stable anymore!
Sure enough, this kind of niche subject matter has also cut off the upgrade stream, so it will definitely not become popular!
Hurry up and message me,
Let me change it!Then I resolutely refused to change, and set foot on the street again!
Ji Zhuo was excited, waiting for the editor to send another message.

However, after a series of ellipsis, the editor didn't reply for a long time.

Could it be that he is complaining to the people around him about the wonderful author under his hand?
This is not more stable.

So Ji Zhuo resolutely typed out another message and sent it.

"Clumsy and uncommon: big editor. Then you see, can my book be signed?"

"Clumsy and uncommon: Boss, you can rest assured that I can bear it."

When chatting, be humble and careful.

Actually, lol.

the other side,
Still pondering whether Ji Zhuo can grasp the editorial pen and ink of this interesting setting,
Seeing the message Ji Zhuo sent again, he hesitated.

"EDIT: Yes..."

Ji Zhuo looked at the reply sent by the editor,
Still waiting with great anticipation for the second half of the editor’s speech,
But it's gone.

"...Forget it, the editor's words are also poisonous milk."

Thinking about the 'good wishes' edited last time,
It didn't work at all, or it worked in reverse.

Ji Zhuo quickly responded with another message, and ended the chat with the editor.

"Clumsy and uncommon: That boss, then I will directly post the website."

"Editor: Hmm."

Start reading the novel headquarters office building.

I ended my communication with this author,

The pen and ink let out a sigh of relief, the author under him writes novels well, and his ideas are not bad.

But I don't know why, every time I chat with him, I feel tired and flustered.

Every time a new novel can come up with some new tricks.

Originally, I thought about giving the author a 'psychological preparation' in advance,
But thinking about the author's previous books, he didn't say anything more.

Instead, he mentally prepared himself.

"Maybe this book is also popular?"

Thinking about it, pen and ink smiled again, and continued with other tasks.

……

"...in the roar of steam locomotives, in the ravings of evil gods.

This is a chaotic and distorted Cthulhu world..."

Ji Zhuo's skillful copy and paste,
Created a new book in Siyue's Writer Backstage.

The title of the book has not been changed.

"...Hmm, soliciting essays?"

When I was creating a new book, I found that there was a solicitation activity on the website recently.

Ji Zhuo glanced at it, and resolutely did not choose to participate.

What if I win an award for an essay.

Besides, there seems to be no fantasy essays, all of them are classified into reality and science fiction.

Successfully created a new book.

With a total of five chapters saved, Ji Zhuo sent them out in one go.

Return to the home page of the writer's background.

Looking at the novel with zero data and no cover,

Ji Zhuo only felt that it was really pleasant to watch. It would be great if the words 'under review' displayed next to it could also be removed.

Going down, looking at the data of the previous "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals",
Ji Zhuo's mood was rather complicated.
It's been a long time since "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" has been finished, and the collection has not been lost.

What if these readers see that they have published a new book, and then follow them?

But "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" is now finished, and it has nothing to do with my system goals.
Now I'm actually making money for myself.

If you can't collect it, it may be a dead collection.

According to my understanding of the readers of Shiyue.com, no reader has one or two hundred books in his bookshelf.

It's been so many days since I finished this book, this book must sink to the bottom, and I'm sure I won't be able to read it.

Ji Zhuo could only comfort himself in this way.

I didn't read the comments in the background, so I turned off the writer's background.

……

He still intends to use the author number of this 'epochal coincidence' to publish this book.

A trumpet is not created.

At the same time, under the condition that the editor can sign the contract, he still signed the contract for this book.

The former is because,

Readers don't know the author's alias, but the editor does.

However, novels with two trumpets can be merged into one author number.

Don't wait for Ji Zhuo to be so happy with the book and hit the street, when the situation is good,
The editor saw that his new book did not perform well, so he helped him by merging the smaller book into the current account, and when the time comes, old readers will flood in.
Such a gap was too great, and he couldn't bear the blow.

It's better to use this number to send it directly.

Anyway, the subject matter is different, and there must not be many old readers who can follow.

The latter signed because,
Ji Zhuo was afraid that he would not sign a contract and put it on the shelves.

The system does not count a cycle for him, or another way to measure whether the goal is achieved.

Don't fail at both ends at that time, he will be paralyzed.

So he might as well sign the contract anyway,
At that time, the system's wool will not be able to be squeezed out, and the book will return some blood.

Either way, I'm a sure winner.
This is called win-win!
……

"...What are you going to do now?"

Today's word has been coded,

The new book has also been released, so I'm waiting for it.

Ji Zhuo sat in the study and had already closed his laptop.

Looking at the dark sky outside the house and the bright lights of the city in the distance.

Ji Zhuo fell into deep thought.

"It's been so long since I've been in the capital, and I haven't gone out with my editor to hang out or something."

"...how about treating the editor to a meal?"

Thinking about it, Ji Zhuo took out his phone again.

"Clumsy and uncommon: big editor?

edit:? "

Pause.

"Clumsy and uncommon: It's okay, it's okay. Editor, you are busy.

edit:? ? ? "

Ji Zhuo just suddenly remembered,
Another person is also in Shanghai.

The biggest villain in his heart,

The biggest criminal who exploded in mortal cultivating immortality,
The chief culprit of everything—killing O’Neill Sauce at a speed of 30 per second——Yun Qingmu.

There are girls already, so editors can also post them.

Not in a hurry.

And Ji Zhuo was going to find out the reality of this black fan leader.

At the same time, in order to ensure that there are as few recommendations as possible for my own novels, not too many, it is better not to get so familiar with the editor.

Thinking about it, Ji Zhuo nodded.

"Chaos doesn't count the years: people are in the magic city, just left the house, it's time for dinner, the barbecue is delicious, appointment?"

Immediately afterwards, news came back.

"30 per second: location?
30 per second: (your friend initiated location sharing)"

……

"... Sis, where are you going?"

"...A date, a night snack, a skewer."

On the other side, Yun Qingmu changed her clothes, picked up her phone and went out.

Here, Ji Zhuo, who is downstairs waiting for Didi's driver to pick him up,
Glancing at Yun Qingmukai's location sharing,
It was found that the location of the two of them was not that far away, about five kilometers away.

……

"……haven't seen you for a long time."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

I found a barbecue restaurant with good reviews on Meituan.

Ji Zhuo and Yun Qingmu arrived at the place one after another,

They both got out of the car, and then their eyes met.

On the contrary, when he came closer, he couldn't help but stop,
In the end, both of them couldn't help laughing, and said at the same time,
Then I couldn't help laughing again.

"Come on, go first."

Ji Zhuo greeted, and the two walked into the nearby barbecue restaurant.

"...Why did writer Ji Da have time to come to the magic capital recently?"

"Stop, stop, change the name, I really can't feel embarrassed by this name."

"All right, Ji Zhuo. I remember you were still in Fancheng before? Why did you suddenly come to Shanghai?"

"It's not sudden. I've been in Fancheng for a long time. I just finished the old novel a while ago. When the time is right, I'll change to another place.

Thinking that many novel websites are located in Shanghai, this place is also a familiar but unfamiliar place to me, so I came to have a look. "

The decoration of the barbecue restaurant is not bad, Ji Zhuo and Yun Qingmu sat in a booth,

Sitting opposite each other on both sides of the dining table, they talked briefly before the barbecue was served.

Ji Zhuo is telling the truth.

But Ji Zhuo knew that Yun Qingmu was killing Oni Jiang, and Yun Qingmu didn't seem to know that the author of the dog was Ji Zhuo.
Saying these words now, Ji Zhuo felt a little special,

Probably a little psychological advantage, but also a little guilty.

"Then Ji Zhuo, how long do you plan to stay?"

Yun Qingmu felt that Ji Zhuo's eyes were a little strange,
But didn't think too much about it.

He just replied casually, and couldn't help lowering his head to look at the mobile phone beside the table.

I don’t know if today’s dog author has released a new book,

Probably not, and no one in the book friend group said it.

During this period of time, Yun Qingmu has been obsessed with the author's new book 'Era Coincidence',

The title of him has also changed from Da Da to the author of the dog, and he cares more about his new book than the author himself.

I just don't know when this obsession will have an echo.

"I don't know, maybe two or three months, maybe half a year. When I get tired of living in it, I will change the place again."

Ji Zhuo replied casually, watching Yun Qingmu glance at her own phone from time to time,
He couldn't help but also glanced at Yun Qingmu's phone.

Waiting for news?

Are you waiting for my new book?

This 'black fan' and 'loyal book fan' are too dedicated.

"Stylish!"

Yun Qingmu raised her head from the screen again, and said something to Ji Zhuo again.

"...What news are you waiting for?"

Ji Zhuo first showed some smiles in cooperation, and then took a chance and asked.

"No. Isn't it the author who asked you before? It's been a few days, and the new book has never been released."

While talking, Yun Qingmu felt a little tired, and complained to Ji Zhuo,

"I'm tired of waiting, and I can't find any other good novels. By the way, Ji Zhuo, tell me one of the novels you wrote recently. I might be interested if I read it."

"……cough……"

Ji Zhuo smiled awkwardly but politely, and gave a dry cough.

"...It feels weird to show acquaintances the novels I write. Besides, I'm just a street writer, and the novels are so-so, just so-so."

Ji Zhuo drank water to hide his embarrassment.

"That's it."

Yun Qingmu didn't care much,

Just followed closely, then leaned forward, getting closer to Ji Zhuo,

Mysteriously, it seems to be about to say something secret.

"...By the way, Ji Zhuo, I found one more thing."

"what?"

Yun Qingmu's appearance made Ji Zhuo a little nervous.

"...I found out that this dog author is the same person as the dog author you recommended to me for the novel."

Yun Qingmu said to Ji Zhuo with an expression that she was in control of everything.

"Heh...hehe..."

Hearing Yun Qingmu's words, Ji Zhuo's heart skipped a beat.
His face was a little tense.

Wouldn't she have discovered that she was the dog author?
Ji Zhuo reluctantly kept his expression on his face, carefully looked at the expression and eyes on Xia Yun Qingmu's face,

Seeing her serious and mysterious look, Ji Zhuo was sure,

Probably haven't found it yet.

Mentally stabilized.

"How did you find out?"

"Before, I felt that the writing styles of the two authors' books were similar, and they were both the ones I liked."

"I had a sudden whim that day. After careful comparison, I found that the habits of the two authors are the same in some details, so I knew it."

Yun Qingmu said lightly.

I still have this problem?
Ji Zhuo's face was tense, thinking.

"Ji Zhuo, you should have known about it earlier, right? After all, you said you saw him in the author group before."

"Um……"

Looking at the smile on Yun Qingmu's face,

Ji Zhuo was still a little flustered in his heart, always feeling that the day of his death was not far away.

"...Your barbecue. Here."

At this time, the clerk in the barbecue shop came over with the grilled barbecue.

interrupted the conversation of the two,
Ji Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief again.

"Boom."

At this time, Yun Qingmu's cell phone on the table rang again.

(End of this chapter)