The novel "Divine Book" made a big bang because of Golden Alliance, and it was especially notable when 16 alliance lords joined on the day of its new release, summing up to 18, drawing significant attention.
All of this proved that "Divine Book" was about to rise.
After a long wait, the authors' circle finally saw an update to the rankings — the 24-hour subscription list for new books of the month, with "Divine Book" firmly at the top, boasting over 7000 initial subscriptions. Initial subscriptions refer to the number of subscriptions within the first 24 hours of the new book's release.
"A certain celebrity author only had over 3000 initial subscriptions on release day, and later it was through one recommendation after another that they cemented their godly status. Looking at the subscription growth curve, the release is just the beginning of the growth. There's a long road ahead, and "Divine Book"'s potential is immeasurable. With 7000 initial subscriptions on release day, reaching 40000 average subscriptions by the end might well be possible."
"It's not just possible, it's certain. After all, there are still so many recommendations he hasn't experienced yet," one author calculated. "Divine Book" still had at least two major promotions and several best-selling selections ahead, making it very likely that by this time next month, "Divine Book" would already be at over 10000 average subscriptions...
"Am I the only one paying attention to its collection to subscription ratio? With 41000 collections at launch and 7000 average subscriptions, a ratio close to 1:5, what does this mean?"
"For every six people who have seen this book, one person subscribes. Normally, a 1:10 ratio is considered very good. It can only be said that "Divine Book"'s potential may be even higher than our estimates. A new god is about to ignite their divine fire and consolidate their godhead."
The atmosphere in the authors' group became strange for a moment, for the emergence of a new god was common enough. However, what they once mocked as a work devoid of depth, written by an elementary school author, was now rising with such a formidable stance.
They had harbored illusions that although such books seemed exhilarating, they might not have warranted good reputation and subscriptions. But now, they felt that they had been too naive.
An upstart novel about leveling up through practice had barged into the world of online literature and not only survived but thrived.
The authors with a taste leaning toward physical literature suddenly had a feeling: the skies were changing!
This was the most powerful signal "Divine Book" sent to the outside world: the style of online literature might be changing!
Seeing his own achievements, Ren He finally set aside his worries.
Yes, now there was no need to worry about anything.
He suddenly felt bored. Ever since he had crossed over to this parallel world, he had faced threats to his life and was directly punished by the "Divine Punishment System" to jump off the Leap Teaching Building. After completing that leap, he faced a dangerous bungee jump.
To be honest, when he heard the sound of steel breaking above his head during the bungee jump, he almost thought he was about to die.
But when he reached the ground again, the excitement after the thrill was actually quite addictive.
The bus returning from White Cloud Mountain finally arrived at Luo City Bus Station. Duan Xiaolou suddenly said, "Let's all go home separately. Ren He, since our homes are close, shall we share a taxi back?"
Xu Nuo, hearing Duan Xiaolou's suggestion, paused for a moment, then whispered to Ren He, "That's a great opportunity. How come I never knew your homes were close? Don't tell me you both live in Government West Park? You've kept it a secret pretty well," Xu Nuo said with a smile to Duan Xiaolou, "Class president, living so close is very convenient, isn't it?"
Naturally, the convenience referred to was for dating...
Duan Xiaolou suddenly fell silent.
Ren He glanced at Xu Nuo and replied to Duan Xiaolou, "Alright, let's go together."
At this moment, the male students in the class were a bit envious of Ren He— to live so close to Duan Xiaolou meant they could walk home together after school, or at least bump into each other frequently, right?
The love letter Ren He wrote to Duan Xiaolou that was seen by her deskmate had become common knowledge in the class, and nobody expected that after that incident, the two of them could still go home together.
Come to think of it, at the time, Duan Xiaolou only reluctantly returned the letter to Ren He but didn't outright reject him. Perhaps...
However, by now, the two individuals concerned had already caught a taxi home, leaving the rest to calm their gossiping hearts. They believed that nothing was likely between Ren He and Duan Xiaolou, for the two just didn't seem to match.
In the taxi, Duan Xiaolou spoke calmly in a low voice, "I'm sorry about that incident before. I was careless and let my deskmate see."
Ren He thought for a moment before replying, "It's fine, it's all been so long ago." He was indifferent about it. After all, from the true situation, he didn't even feel that the incident was related to him—it was something from before his crossover...
Duan Xiaolou looked out the window and said, "I just want to focus on studying right now and don't want to make mistakes."
Ren He laughed, "Relax, no one's forcing you to make mistakes." Despite Duan Xiaolou being pretty and having a good figure, Ren He had no real interest in her. Plus, he was a daredevil with an uncertain future who could potentially find himself in deep trouble at any time.
One day he would settle down to enjoy a peaceful life, such as starting a family and having children. These events were bound to happen someday after he had had his fill of adventures, but definitely not now.
He could understand girls like Duan Xiaolou, some of whom lived within the bounds of rules out of fear, while others had personal goals they didn't want sidetracked by distractions along the way. Duan Xiaolou probably belonged to the latter. There were already many boys showing interest in her now, and there would be more in the future. She might eventually choose the most outstanding one from among them.
That remained to be seen. Only time would tell.
That night, as Ren He went for his run, he thought Duan Xiaolou probably wouldn't join, but to his surprise, as soon as he stepped downstairs, he saw Duan Xiaolou waiting with her headphones on.
This time, the two of them didn't talk during their run. Duan Xiaolou was absorbed in her music, Ren He focused on his running. The two were like strangers, simply running side by side. It seemed like the afternoon's events had abruptly widened the distance between them, even as they had been drawing closer.
Ren He felt this was just fine—having company without distraction. He needed to exercise, to train persistently, for he never knew when the "Divine Punishment System" would assign some difficult punishment mission, and he had to be ready. Although the system had already rewarded him with 1.0 physical attributes, and would likely do so in the future, opportunities were always reserved for those who were prepared.
Now he was a middle school student with over 40000 yuan, his parents too busy to care for him. If not now, when to enjoy life? Ren He suspected he might wake up laughing from dreams just thinking about it. He couldn't have dared to dream of having so much pocket money in middle school that he couldn't spend it all.
Life was simply too blissful!