After midnight, this book will be on the shelves, and I would like to share a few words with everyone.
First, the original intention of my creation:
I often feel that in an exaggerated fantasy world, its environment and phenomena should also be equally exaggerated.
A day can experience four seasons, a month can see the transformation of the earth.
A torrential rain or a drought can last for decades or even hundreds of years.
There are eternal flames on Flame Mountain, and seas frozen for millennia...
Based on this setting, I began to think about how the human race in this world combats natural disasters.
At that time, I thought of integrating the Twenty-Four Solar Terms into this worldview. Perhaps the Twenty-Four Solar Terms were created by a group of ancient powers to counter natural disasters? (dog head)
However, this idea was from two years ago. At that time, I felt my writing skills were insufficient, and my accumulation was lacking, so I didn't dare to put pen to paper.
I just slowly accumulated inspiration, such as reading articles on the Five Elements and Four Seasons, studying the Shennong Bencao Jing, observing the Grand View of Wood, and the Seasonal Training Explanations... Until the system's concept was relatively complete, I finally dared to publish it.
During this process, the inspiration for a "unified fantasy dynasty where all trades can cast spells" was added in.
It was continuously refined, and in the upcoming chapters, I will gradually mention other professions.
For example, this dynasty is relatively friendly to ordinary people, with Double Yellow Treasures, disaster warnings, and "a land with a master, entry only by invitation."
There is also a document that can promote people, bringing blessings and longevity.
And there is a holy decree that can bring people down to the dust.
Binding official positions and cultivation realms, transmitting myriad laws, sealing Yin Gods, establishing Temples of Divinity to supervise officials... I believe a centralized fantasy dynasty should have such strong control!
Returning to the protagonist's profession itself, this entry point has also been contemplated for a long time.
I previously considered starting from an academy, holding a "Seedling Competition," which is also about farming, but similar to the Royal Planting style, it always felt somewhat out of place. I also thought of the original book title being "Hundred Flowers Dao Lord," but it seemed too soft...
There were ideas like a banished prince going to the border to farm, bringing a system that rewards various plants and skills, creating a prince farming style...
Or starting as a formal official, being framed, and causing a very valuable plant to die, etc.
I always felt these were too cliché, and I wasn't satisfied with them.
In the end, I settled on a slower-paced beginning, revealing many settings right from the start, which is what we have now.
Starting as a minor official in the Agricultural Affairs Bureau, gradually being promoted through the seasonal assessments.
Heavenly time spells, geographical advantage spells, food bird natural disasters, breeding resistance, Five Elements and Four Seasons theories, miraculous phenomena, ascending Ling Mountain... Hmm, this is quite a hair-pulling beginning.
In summary, the author has put in a lot of effort and care into writing this.
To be honest, at the beginning, when I asked others about this opening, including editors, they were not optimistic.
Shennong Dao Lord? How dare you use a four-character title? Are you courting death? This is exclusive to great gods!
A beginning this slow? No show-off or face-slapping? Are you out of your mind? It needs to be fast-paced!
The supporting characters have such good names, why is the protagonist's name so ordinary? Don't you want...
Fortunately, there was still an editor willing to take it on. I would like to especially thank the editor Ye Xiao from Group One, who thought my opening was acceptable, a very professional editor!
Thanks to the chief editor Biscuit for the encouragement!
When it was first stored, the results were not ideal, with only twenty to thirty collections a day, I almost thought this book would flop.
Fortunately, I gritted my teeth and persisted until it was stored and tested for recommendations.
I didn't expect the subsequent performance to be good, actually passing through all the new book recommendations, reaching as high as sixth on the new book list.
To be honest, for a Level 1 new account to achieve this is already quite rare.
Many times, similar content written by a Level 1 account gets heavily criticized, while a great god's work is seen as "having profound meaning."
One uses a magnifying glass to find faults, while the other uses it to find merits.
Fortunately, the vast majority of readers still have a clear sense of self-judgment and have followed along to the present.
Sometimes there are typos that I can't see, so I ask everyone to bear with me. If you find any, I will definitely correct them.
However, for the plot and settings, the author has his own rhythm. I will listen to what I find reasonable, but in most cases, I will still write according to my established ideas.
There are still many interesting settings and stories that I believe will gradually emerge later on.
Here, I would like to thank all the brothers and sisters who voted and rewarded, especially Miss Vera, who even became the alliance leader. Thank you so much!
Next, let's talk about the update issue.
After going on the shelves at midnight, there will be plenty of content!
Five thousand words per chapter, releasing five chapters at once! Twenty-five thousand words, let everyone enjoy!
After that, I will update eight thousand to ten thousand words daily, also released all at once, scheduled for noon every day. If there are any delays or unexpected situations, I will inform you in advance, but generally, I will keep some manuscripts ready for emergencies.
As for rewards for additional updates, since there is already an alliance leader, I will set it as one additional update (five thousand words) for the alliance leader.
So at midnight, I will release six chapters at once! After that, daily updates at noon!
Regarding rewards, I don't expect much from a Level 1 account; I'm just satisfied if everyone can read the original work.
We can consider additional updates for monthly votes, setting it at one additional update for every three thousand votes. During the beginning of the month, with guaranteed monthly votes and double monthly votes, everyone can contribute.
I set it low to avoid affecting the update time and quality, as daily updates are not too few.
We are not looking for a momentary thrill, nor do we want to do things beyond our capabilities.
If there are brothers from Q Reading or other channels, please come to Qidian to support the author.
"Bang bang bang," the author bows to everyone!
(End of chapter)