Knight: from Apprentice to the Almighty

After a full month of serialization, this new author, Xiaolu’s, first book is finally going premium!

A huge thanks to my editor, Liu Xing!

Thank you to all my Godfathers for your constant support!

I am immensely grateful! Orz!

Later today at noon, 12:00 PM on June 9th, I will be dropping five Chapters at once as a thank you to all my Godfathers, so you can read to your heart’s content!

Now that the premium release details are out of the way, I believe this is the part where I’m supposed to tell a sob story, based on my observations.

And when it comes to being miserable, well, Xiaolu certainly is.

I’m pushing thirty with no car, no house, no savings, and no partner.

A textbook case of having nothing to my name.

But...

...it’s not so bad that I can’t survive.

There are plenty of people in the world who have it worse than me, so I think I can skip the sob story and get straight to asking for first-day subscriptions.

Please get that first-day sub!

Please get that first-day sub!

Please get that first-day sub!

The "first-day subscription" count is the number of people who subscribe to the first premium Chapter (Chapter 69) within the first 24 hours of its release (from 12:00 PM, June 9th to 12:00 PM, June 10th). This number is absolutely vital for whether the novel gets future recommendations, whether it can be considered a success, and whether I can even continue writing it!

For just a few cents, my Godfathers can give Xiaolu the motivation and determination to keep writing!

Even to the Godfathers who are used to reading pirated versions, Xiaolu implores you to subscribe to Chapter 69. Thank you so, so much!

After all...

If I spend five or six hours a day in front of my computer to the point of near-lumbar strain, lose sleep every night while brainstorming the plot, and have my hair falling out in droves, only for the money I earn to not even be enough to afford an extra chicken leg with my meal... it would be very difficult for Xiaolu to carry on. I hope my Godfathers can understand... 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

So... please hit me with that first-day sub! My Godfathers!

With the begging for first-day subs out of the way, let’s talk about the future update schedule.

Xiaolu hereby promises to release at least 6,000 characters a day. Once I get into that rhythm, I’ll see if I can work my way up to a consistent 10,000 characters a day.

As long as the first-day subscription numbers aren’t too terrible, then Xiaolu will be here come rain or shine, never missing an update, until the very end of the novel!

As for bonus Chapters—for things like donations, monthly passes, or "Alliance Lord" supporters—as a complete newbie, Xiaolu doesn’t really understand all that yet. I’ll have to wait and see how things go before saying more on that front.

However, if I do start releasing bonus Chapters, Xiaolu will post a separate announcement each month to lay out the details. I will also be sure to add the words "Bonus Chapter" to the end of the relevant Chapter titles.

Finally, to prevent my true, dedicated Godfathers from being bothered by mindless trolls and spammers, Xiaolu will be activating a "1-point Fan Value to comment" restriction after the book goes premium. I hope you can all understand.

Of course, if you find anything unreasonable in my approach, please point it out kindly. Xiaolu will take it seriously and correct his mistakes.

Alright, that’s pretty much everything I wanted to say.

Thank you again to all my Godfathers for your support!

Xiaolu wishes all of his Godfathers success in all your endeavors, a bright and prosperous future, and may all your dreams come true!