Author's Note on Official Release, Must-Read for Readers

Old Cat is launching for publication again tomorrow.

The growth rate of active readership has been too slow, consistently failing to meet the requirements for recommendations, so going live is the only option left.

Let me report on the book's performance so far: we currently have fewer than 3,700 bookmarks. I was originally hoping to attract some traffic in the light novel category, but forget about traffic—the standard massive promotional push for reaching 100,000 words never materialized, even now at 18,000 words right before launch.

During the new book period, we had a stable gain of about 100 bookmarks daily until the end of that phase, at which point numbers instantly plummeted from over a hundred to just twenty-something. It seems the legendary automated algorithm promotion is far less useful than simply being on the new books ranking list.

However, the active readership has been decent. Despite ten days of running completely naked without any promotional resources, the active readership has continued to rise, which is the main reason Old Cat refuses to give up.

Perhaps because the books Old Cat writes contain a significant amount of virtual gaming elements and lack a conventional fantasy vibe, they don't draw much traction in the light novel section. After the launch tomorrow, the book will be transferred to the gaming category.

Currently, we have fewer than 700 active readers. Old Cat is well aware that this is a slow-burn story, and the early chapters lack instant gratification, so I suspect quite a few readers are hoarding chapters.

Since we are launching tomorrow, I sincerely hope those who are hoarding will subscribe and show your support; otherwise, the book might genuinely be hoarded to death.

Regarding the release schedule for additional chapters following the launch: the baseline is two chapters daily. Regular readers should know that Old Cat is not a fast writer when it comes to typing, and 5,000 words a day is no small amount here on Qidian.

Every 500 monthly votes will earn one extra chapter.

A donation of a Zhangmen will add one extra chapter, and a donation of a Alliance Leader will add three extra chapters.

Here, Old Cat would like to thank Editor Qingzhou for the encouragement during the writing process, and express deep gratitude to the following book friends for their generous tips: Pseudo-Christ A, Selica, gpt6523, Xiaojiang Xiaoyue, Tiansuoyun, DARIUS___TooFlash, Taotao Zhan 21, Extreme Chunibyo Patient, and Book Friend 2025010302!!!

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