I collapsed from the roof, the system came?

The people in Rick were confused.

Although he said that he did not believe that the level of the first place was particularly high, he also tried his best to raise his estimate in his mind. After all, if it didn't have sufficient standards, it wouldn't be able to get first place on the anonymous track.

Even though the number of votes fluctuated greatly on the first day, the number of votes means that it must have its strengths.

But he still miscalculated.

After watching "Chameleon", Rick felt that there were only three questions in his mind:

Who is he?
Where is he?
What does he do?

At this moment, Rick's mind had completely gone blank.

"Isn't it...hasn't this world become something I don't recognize?"

After a while.

Then he pinched his arm hard to calm himself down.

He looked at the computer, looked at the special page, rubbed his messy hair, and his whole body was at a loss.

What's going on.
It would be outrageous to have a Xilou in this world!
A piece of "The Gift of the Magi" knocked all three of their carriages off their horses.

Although their works in the open circuit are not the best, they cannot deny that "The Gift of the Magi" is a dazzling short story, even compared with the most classic works in their lives. let.

Thinking about it in Rick's mind.

The emergence of Xilou is an extreme example.

There is a high probability that no such special person will appear in the next at least ten years.

but.

His butt didn't even get hot.

On another anonymous track, I saw two short stories that were as good as "The Gift of the Magi".

Even in terms of satire and criticism, as well as the depth of society, these two short stories far surpass Xilou's works and any previous works of their troika, reaching a new peak.

Rick rubbed his stiff face, still repeating one sentence in his heart.

"Who is their author?"

Exclude the West Building first!

Because judging from the previous two works, Xilou is good at writing about the warmth and kindness of the people at the bottom, and is not good at writing such extreme satirical short stories.

The style of these two short stories is so strong that the author should be easily identifiable.

No matter what.

Rick checked all the famous novelists in the short story world, but found that there was no right character.

"Isn't her grandma a newcomer?"

Debut is the pinnacle?
Why don’t you debut at this time?

Do you know that you bumped into us?

Do you know that what you are doing will embarrass our troika?

He cursed for a while.

Although Rick did not investigate who the author of "Death of a Civil Servant" and "The Chameleon" was, he confirmed one thing, that is: there is a 90% chance that these two works were written by the same person.

Because their styles are so similar.

It would be almost impossible for different authors to write such similar short stories at the same time.

This made him happy and sad at the same time.

I am happy because there is only one person on the other side, which means that I will not be slapped twice in a row.

It’s sad because the opponent produced two such amazing short stories at once, so this slap in the face will most likely be much more painful than an open track.

Just when Rick was confused.

Ring ring ring~~~
The phone rings.

It's Louis calling.

If it was an hour ago, Rick would never have answered the call because he was sure Louis would settle the score with him.

But at this moment, he didn't have this intention anymore. He just shook his head and answered the phone.

Instead of waiting for Lewis's anger and roar, there was silence on the other side of the phone.

Rick thought for a moment and understood. He said bitterly: "Are you also working on anonymous tracks?"

"Yes."

Louis sighed: ""Piano and Violin" is your work, right?"

Rick didn't hide it: "Yes."

Louis sighed deeply again: "It feels like the lives of the three of us are like a short story with an unpredictable ending. We all thought this event was a little game between us. You cheated me, I cheated you. . But I didn’t expect that we didn’t become the protagonists, but became the clowns in the play.”

Rick apologized: "Sorry for dragging you and Elvis in this time."

Louis shook his head: "I don't blame you. In the short story world, the work has always spoken. If our works are not as good as others, we have to accept the result of failure."

Rick suddenly said: "Actually..."

Louis seemed to have expected what Rick would say: "I know, you are saying that the anonymous track is filled with contestants who participate anonymously. As long as we don't take the initiative to disclose our names, no one will know that we participated in this event. However, Are you willing to give up your work?"

"This one……"

Rick was speechless.

If he chooses not to disclose his name, he will have to give up his work "Piano and Violin".

Never make it public for the rest of your life.

Bury it in darkness forever.

But this work is the work of his painstaking efforts, how could he give up?

So it can only be made public.

Even if my work is not as good as that mysterious man's short story, it must be made public in the end.

Louis smiled and tried to make himself relaxed and said: "Besides, it's only the first day. What if readers like our works more? You know, readers' tastes have always been unpredictable."

"Too."

Rick's eyes lit up.

In his judgment, although the works of the three of him were a little worse, the difference was limited. Any piece of work can be said to be of top quality.

So who will win the first place in the end is still unknown.

Thinking of this, he felt much relieved.

……

The first day of June.

The entire literary world was shaken by West Tower.

A piece of work in Xilou suppressed the Troika, and the waves it caused were almost overwhelming.

Therefore, many people ignore the works of anonymous tracks.

Almost 89% of readers and the industry will focus on offline on the first day.

It wasn't until the next day, when the popularity of the West Tower subsided slightly, that everyone's attention returned to the Internet.

After all, the anonymous track has always been the most curious place.

"Let's go and see what good articles there are in this year's anonymous track."

"I heard there are some good works."

"There must be some, even quite a few."

“But this year’s anonymous track will probably be crushed by the open track.”

"That's for sure. There are troikas participating in the open track, and everyone in the short story that came out of the West Tower is participating. So this year's anonymous track will definitely become a foil."

"Hahaha, people who want to become famous through anonymous tracks this year will be depressed."

"Who would have thought that the open track would be so strong."

"..."

Although everyone is as curious as ever about the works of the anonymous track, their expectations are much lower than in previous years.

In front of the Troika.

In front of "The Gift of the Magi" in the West Building.

What do people on anonymous tracks compare to?
There's no comparison at all.

but……

After a large number of readers and people in the literary world flocked to the topic, they discovered that something was wrong.

Various exclamations filled the comment section.

"Oh my God, Smile is amazing."

"There is also "Growing Carrots", which I personally think is as good as Xilou's new work."

"Yes, the twist at the end shocked me. It is definitely a top-notch short story."

"I'm not sure that these works are better than Xilou's new works, but they are also better than the new works of Troika."

"Why is it so shocking? It's so beautiful."

"And this piece of "Piano and Violin" is equally amazing."

"God! Haven't you watched "Death of a Civil Servant"? I think it touched me more than "The Gift of the Magi"."

"In terms of satire, "Chameleon" can be regarded as the best short story. I have read hundreds of satirical short stories, and none of them can compare with it."

"..."

Comments like this can be found everywhere.

When readers who just came in saw these comments, many of them scoffed.

"Are these all the trolls invited by the organizer?"

"Brother, don't boast too much."

Many people burst into laughter.

You people are really used to being trolls and have completely lost your sense.

How dare you praise me.

Better than Troika's works?
Is it stronger than Xilou’s new work?
Many people died laughing in the comments section.

"Hahaha, you read this comment, saying that this novel crushed the Troika."

"There's one here too, even the Troika is not as good as it."

"When did the Troika become so miserable?"

"This review is even more outrageous, saying that "Chameleon" can be called the number one satirical novel in the short story world."

"There is also this comment, saying that "Death of a Civil Servant", which is just over a thousand words long, can be regarded as the pinnacle of criticism of the hierarchy. Oh my gosh, it is over a thousand words...Brother, why don't you draft it if you want to brag? good?"

"That's right, although the number of words in a short story is small. But it's more than a thousand words. Are you serious?"

"..."

New readers and many people in the literary world couldn't help but laugh at the inconspicuous comments.

"Okay, I'll just read this article "Smile"."

"Let me identify what this "Chameleon", which is known as the number one satire, is."

"Well, then I'll just read "The Piano and the Violin" and see why it surpasses the Troika."

"..."

Everyone started reading while joking.

……

Daniel is a reporter for MSN.

Today he came here to report on the anonymous track.

The company sent him to report on the short story event in June because of his high literary literacy. Although he is not as good as a famous scholar, he is a senior scholar.

Just like yesterday, he immediately saw the excellence of "The Gift of the Magi" and immediately published the news about "Simon's Suppression of the Troika", which attracted a huge wave of traffic.

Nowadays.

He was going to repeat his old trick and pick a few good articles in the anonymous track to promote it.

Of course, he didn't have high expectations in his heart.

Because at this moment his point of view is the same as everyone else: this open track is so amazing that it will eclipse the anonymous track.

Especially after he saw the irrelevant comments in the comment area, he was even more dumbfounded. I thought in my heart that I might have to make this trip in vain.

But even so.

He still opened a piece of work titled: "Piano and Violin".

"Hey! Dear cuties, let me judge whether it can crush the Troika."

Daniel spread his hands and shook his head with a smile.

I have even thought about it, and I think I can write an interesting news article based on these interesting things later, which will probably generate a lot of traffic.

Open the short story "Piano and Violin".

Looked at it carefully.

Ten minutes later, Daniel raised his head blankly. He blinked and opened his mouth to say something, but found that he was too shocked to say anything.

There was only one thought in my heart: "Is what those people said true?"

This "Piano and Violin" is really excellent enough to surpass the new work of the Troika!

He felt like his brain was frozen.

Swallowed.

Take a deep breath.

Daniel opened the second work "Smile" that was sought after by netizens.

Well, many netizens said that it is not much worse than "The Gift of the Magi" as a "shattering work".

Another ten minutes later.

Daniel felt like his scalp was numb.

"This……"

Because he discovered that netizens were right again.

"God! What's going on?"

Daniel's heart was filled with turmoil.

With a complicated expression, I opened the third work "Growing Carrots".

This time, there was no ridicule on his face, only dignity and seriousness.

really.

The third work is still the same. This "Growing Carrots" is no worse than the first two short stories. It can definitely be regarded as a top-notch short story. At the same time, as netizens said: it is enough to surpass the Troika and write in the Open Road. Several new works.

Daniel was speechless.

Just stared at the computer blankly.

However, now was not the time to shock him the most.

It was not until he read "Death of a Civil Servant" and "The Chameleon" that he realized that these two works were actually of higher quality than the first three works.

The first three works are already better than the new ones from the Troika Open Circuit.

These two works are actually even better.

Daniel felt as if his whole body had been hit by electricity and became in a trance.

He used to think that those netizens were trolls and their comments were absurd fallacies, but now he even thinks that the words of netizens are not enough to express the excellence of these works.

Because the more profound a person like him is in literature, the more he can know how excellent several works are.

“Top!”

An idea came to Daniel's mind: "The three short stories "Piano and Violin", "Smile" and "Growing Carrots" can be regarded as the top novels in the short story world today. And "The Death of a Civil Servant" and " "Chameleon", even in the history of Blue Star, is probably comparable to the top ten classics. "

There was a pause.

He opened the document tremblingly and prepared to write news.

All my previous drafts must be overturned!

Because no manuscript has ever judged the occurrence of this situation.

He thought that the most dazzling open track, and the news about the suppression of the Troika in the West Tower, which was already the top breaking news, could only stand aside at this moment.

original!

The real breaking news is on the anonymous track!
Daniel could not imagine what kind of waves would be caused when the whole network knew such news.

As a professional journalist, his speed in writing news is top-notch.

Just ten minutes later, a piece of news came out.

Title: [Anonymous track is the real fight between gods]

Subtitle: (Five works, all beat the Troika in an instant, and Xilou's "The Gift of the Magi" also had to be ranked third in the anonymous track.)
When the news was released, MSN immediately started pushing it across the entire network.

In less than five minutes, the news spread around the world.

As Daniel expected, the entire Blue Star network was almost boiling.

"What do you mean?"

"Is the anonymous track more awesome than the open track?"

"Are you kidding me?"

"I have already watched "The Gift of the Magi" by Xilou, and I was amazed. Now you tell me that there is a work in the anonymous circuit that is better than this short story?"

"..."

Netizens went crazy.

Some Troika fans did not hesitate to ridicule: "Hahaha, I think this reporter is obsessed. Do you know what it means to kill Troika instantly with five articles? Let's put it this way, if Xilou can kill Troika instantly, that's Because of accidents and miracles. It is estimated that this kind of thing will not happen once in ten years. The strength of the Troika is still there. Now you tell me that there are five works in the anonymous track that are better than them? Are all good short stories sold in wholesale? That’s so funny! Let me ask you again, do you understand short stories?”

Other fans echoed.

"that is!"

"Yes."

"This reporter probably just wanted to exaggerate and stage a stunt on purpose."

"Journalists nowadays are really losing their professional ethics."

however.

The ridicule of these netizens has not stopped yet, and many big names in the literary world suddenly appeared.

Top short story master Nolan: "I don't want to admit it, but I have to admit it. The top five works in this anonymous competition, even if I take out the excellent short stories, they can't compare with any of them."

Andrew, a famous short story writer: "As the comments below the topic said, "Chameleon" is the most satirical short story I have ever seen. With just over a thousand words, it reaches an unprecedented peak of criticism and ridicule. I can say , this work alone is enough to make the author a giant in the short story world."

Ross, a well-known literary giant, praised: "The five works each have their own characteristics. The writing is delicate and the plot is compact. The short length shows a profound philosophy of life, and it is endlessly memorable to read."

It would be normal if Nolan and Andrew spoke out because they are also short story writers.

Ross's comments really shocked the industry.

Because Roth is not a short story writer, he is a novelist and a leading figure in today's literary world.

Generally speaking, Ross rarely comments on things in the short story world, but this time he gave high praise to the five works of Anonymous Circuit for the first time.

Countless readers stared wide-eyed.

The sarcasm disappeared instantly.

Like a torrent of netizens, they all flocked to the anonymous track, ready to witness the elegance of these five works.

Do not see do not know.

I was shocked when I saw it.

"God!"

"Jesus!"

"What the hell?!"

"..."

Readers from all over the world sent out their own distinctive exclamations.

You can tell from these interjections which country they are from.

Of course, many readers are civilized people, and their comments do not appear to be blank, but express their inner wonder:
"My God, every article is truly a masterpiece."

“Each one is breathtaking.”

"It's amazing. If in the open track, only "The Gift of the Magi" in the West Building amazed me. Then almost every one of these five works in the anonymous track opened my eyes."

"..."

After the shock.

Countless people began to dig out who the authors of these five works were.

However, the three of them, Rick, are extremely well-hidden. Unless someone has a very strong literary background and knows them very well, they might be able to guess that works such as "Smile" were written by them. The average reader would have no clue.

As for "Chameleon" and "Death of a Civil Servant"?
It’s even more confusing to anyone.

The style of these two short stories is completely different from that of almost all famous writers in the short story world today.

As a result, not only readers, but also Nolan and others were secretly shocked: "Who wrote these five works?"

These famous artists can still vaguely see the shadow of the Troika in three works such as "Smile", but they are not sure. Because the Troika has just published its work in a public channel, how could it be possible to submit to an anonymous channel again?
Although this is possible, the probability is very small.

As for the author of "Chameleon" and "Death of a Civil Servant", no one has the slightest idea.

The key is.

These two works are so excellent that they are almost as good as the best short stories in the Blue Star short story world for hundreds of years.

So its author can’t be an unknown person, right?

"Absolutely a master in the field of short stories."

Some people are convinced.

However, some senior literati in the industry conducted a survey and compared all literary celebrities one by one, but excluded everyone. This person even said in the results that the style of the two articles is not at all consistent with that of all well-known writers in today's literary world.

This literary world is a hot mess.

"No one can match it?"

“Did these authors appear out of thin air?”

"What the hell?"

"I don't believe it, someone must have changed their style."

"But even if I change my style, there are still some personal writing habits that I can't change, and it's impossible to make it perfect."

"Strange, so strange."

"..."

The harder it is to guess, the more curious everyone becomes.

The more curious you are, the higher the heat.

Even when the time came to mid-June, middle school and high school students in many countries joined in this massive action to speculate on the author.

Still found nothing.

"It seems that we can only know who the authors of the five works are after June 10, when the organizers reveal the names of the anonymous race authors."

For the short story event in June, the name of the author of the anonymous track will be hidden for ten days.

After ten days, the name will be published, subject to the writer's consent. For writers who are unwilling to publish their names, their works will be removed from the special page and will never be known to the public.

This has always been the rule.

In the past ten days, the number of votes for five works on the short story feature page of Instagram has also reached an astonishing number.

"Chameleon", 1.6 million votes.

"Death of a Civil Servant", 1.5 million votes.

"Smile", 1.1 million votes.

"Piano and Violin", 1.06 million votes.

"Growing Carrots", 1.03 million votes.

Five works, all the votes exceeded 100 million!

The sixth-place work received only 20 million votes.

It can be seen from this that the quality of the five works is almost cliff-edge excellent.

Of course, the best ones are "Chameleon" and "Death of a Civil Servant". Two short stories with only over 1.5 words each received more than million votes.

Another fault! (End of chapter)