It’s finished!!!
To be honest, I never thought I would be able to write a conclusion, since I initially started out of interest. I was really happy to learn that someone liked reading my novels.
As this is my first book, there are inadequacies in many aspects. I thank the readers who have been gently accepting of me all along; I am truly grateful. Without you all, I might not have been able to persist until now.
At the beginning of writing, I didn’t think too much; I just had a rough storyline in mind and started writing with the thought that “this might be interesting.” But to be honest, writing a novel is not as easy as I expected, because as the plot develops and the story progresses, many situations emerge that the author did not anticipate.
So, everyone can see that many plot twists are very stiff and melodramatic, which is one of the reasons everyone has criticized. I also finally understand why a certain author I like said that writing is a painful yet joyful process—while filling in one hole, you are digging another. It truly is both painful and joyful.
Of course, a mother does not disdain an ugly child; no matter how this book turns out, it is still my own. I like this book and all of you.
However, compared to those stiff plot twists, the character that I found most difficult to write was Isha, because she is too idealistic and very smart.
At the beginning of writing, I decided that Lind would ultimately become the sole ruler of the Empire, and that there wouldn’t be other political systems. After all, in this worldview, the foremost goal should be unification.
So, I set Isha to not be the female protagonist, and she would sacrifice herself. I originally planned to arrange a grand funeral for Isha during the decisive battle at the Northern Border of the Golden Ear Plains. After all, logically and emotionally, Isha should die midway and then undergo sublimation.
But I couldn’t do it. I suddenly recalled some novels I had read in the past, where characters are deliberately tortured before their sublimation and teachings; that’s not what I want to see. I’m an ordinary person; I want a harmonious ending where everyone wraps dumplings together in the end. Many characters thus escape calamity.
As for the next book, it will still be in the Western fantasy genre, but not a farming story, nor a traditional knight adventure, but rather a modern Western fantasy.
Magic potions, illusions, and gods.
Blood, disease, and sacrifice.
Steam, machinery, and metropolises.
Religions, believers, and ascension.
The protagonist will traverse into the body of a rural village surgeon, who is also the only district doctor.
Well, this time the protagonist won’t have to eat his wife’s savings like Lind did. The start will be much smoother than Lind’s, and there won’t be so many hesitations; it will be a traditional sense of an uplifting narrative. (There won’t be a situation where the protagonist has the opportunity to shine but is still compromising. If there’s a trolley dilemma, I hope the protagonist can just take action directly.)
To be honest, previously I had hesitated between traditional cultivation and this theme. After all, you know, aside from a particular novel I really like (specifically the first one), the rest are really unsuccessful. Even some exceptional works are acclaimed but not commercially successful. Nevertheless, I still brazenly want to give it a try.
But for now, please allow me to take a short break.
As the New Year approaches, there are many matters to prepare in real life, and I didn’t take a single day off while writing this book; I managed to finish it, which even I find somewhat incredible. So, I plan to rest for a bit and also sort out the outline for the new book, writing some drafts to avoid making mistakes that could have been avoided, like I did with this one.
I’ll probably rest for about half a month. Once the New Year’s rush is over, I’ll start serialization.
There will also be three chapters of extras or post-scripts; I’ll release them all tonight. Thus, this book can finally be considered truly finished. No matter what, thank you for reading the novels I’ve written.
Here’s an early New Year’s greeting once again. I wish everyone a Happy New Year. Let’s all have a drink together. In the new year, everyone must live well, and may we all welcome a harmonious and beautiful ending in our lives.
It’s finished!!!
