"Let's get one thing straight. The missions you're asking about… there's a reason they're different. A reason why you can't go changing things in just any way. It's delicate if you alter too much, the entire story's plot can unravel. This isn't some casual job, and changing a story isn't like rearranging a few words on paper."
Damian leaned forward, his attention locked on the General, who continued with a deliberate calm.
"A mission," he explained, "is when an author completes a major section of their story—a volume, a part. It's finished, closed. The plot armor is set, all the necessary components are in place, and the author has moved on to the next part of the story, leaving the last one behind. Think of it like those never-ending wuxia novels."
He shot Kyle a look. "You'd know the ones, right? With a thousand or more chapters, and the MC always ending up in some next-level, otherworldly plane of existence?"
