Chapter 15

"Congratulations on the first subscription of 'City of White Robes' breaking 2.4 million!"

The first subscription results for 'City of White Robes' have come out.

The editorial department of Starlight Novel Network worked through the night to create a special feature, announcing this achievement in bright red letters.

Seeing the first subscription results, everyone was shocked!

"This subscription ratio..."

"It's almost a one-to-one ratio!"

"Perfectly converting readers into subscribers..." the authors marveled.

"Any discerning person can see that, given time, this book will soar to new heights!" This was the original words of the chief editor of a certain novel website.

"It's already soaring, but... it hasn't reached its limit yet!" A famous author also spoke with certainty.

"The potential of this book is enough to leave a significant mark in the history of web literature!" This was the evaluation left by the chief editor of Starlight Novel Network in the book review section of 'City of White Robes'.

'City of White Robes' predictably exploded, with a nearly one-to-one subscription rate, which is rare in the entire Longkong web literature world.

A fan of 'Devil Sect' said sourly, "It's just over 2.4 million subscriptions, our 'Devil Sect' is much higher."

They deliberately ignored the fact that 'City of White Robes' was a new book published only a month ago, while 'Devil Sect' was an old book that had been running for a year.

"We're competing in monthly votes! I don't believe 'City of White Robes' can surpass 'Devil Sect' on the monthly vote list!"

"Right, we'll compete in monthly votes! That's our battlefield!"

The fans of 'Devil Sect' seemed to regain their confidence and began calling for votes for the great author Stone Man in the book review section.

Indeed, the most eye-catching thing was the monthly vote list.

As the influence of 'City of White Robes' spread, now half of the web literature circle knew about the grudge between White Robes and Stone Man. Their battle declarations were prominently displayed on the Longkong homepage, so this monthly vote battle had already attracted attention from all sides.

The first place on the monthly vote list was 'Devil Sect'.

After years of accumulation, readers naturally knew about the competition between 'Devil Sect' and 'City of White Robes', so 'Devil Sect' already had 100,000 monthly votes.

The second place was 'Blood-Stained Empire' by Rat Eats Cat, with 80,000 votes.

The third place was 'City of White Robes', with over 70,000 votes.

"Now the true colors are revealed, right?"

"Hmph. Wanting to compete with 'Devil Sect' in monthly votes is just asking for death!"

"Already tens of thousands of votes behind, can't even get second place, and still talking big!"

The fans of 'Devil Sect' were very pleased. The monthly votes for 'Devil Sect' were as strong as ever, and the overwhelming advantage made them feel vindicated.

Even if you become a sensation in the future, you're still under our feet now!

Luoyang was not at all flustered by the lagging monthly votes for 'City of White Robes'. He knew very well that the monthly vote list was unpredictable until the last moment.

He maintained a daily update of five chapters, two more than usual, with a very high word count.

Bookmarks and subscriptions were increasing at an astonishing rate every day, and the monthly votes were also growing day by day...

Three days later, 'City of White Robes' surpassed 'Blood-Stained Empire' by Rat Eats Cat and climbed to second place on the monthly vote list.

Rat Eats Cat seemed to have no interest in competing for monthly votes and did not try to catch up after being surpassed by 'City of White Robes'.

Stone Man began to feel the pressure and started to increase updates and request monthly votes.

Luoyang was still not in a hurry. Bookmarks were increasing, and the current subscriptions had already reached 2.7 million, making it just a matter of time before 'Devil Sect' was overtaken.

Sure enough, after ten days of intense competition, the monthly votes for 'City of White Robes' first surpassed 'Devil Sect' and took the top spot!

"God Slayer!"

"'City of White Robes' is completing a god-slaying feat!"

"Even the great can fail, 'City of White Robes' is almost invincible!"

The fans of 'City of White Robes' were in a frenzy, while the proud fans of 'Devil Sect' felt as if they had been slapped, with half their faces swollen.

"Ten chapters burst! Brothers, support with monthly votes! This is about my face and everyone's face!"

Stone Man, like a rat with its tail caught, could no longer maintain his composure, bursting with ten chapters and a special chapter, desperately seeking votes.

As a result, the long-term accumulation of the great author once again erupted, and 'Devil Sect' reclaimed the top spot on the monthly vote list.

Unfortunately, just half a month later, 'City of White Robes' once again burst with full force, and the monthly votes caught up again.

The monthly votes for the two books were only a thousand or two apart!

From that day on, the monthly votes for the two books remained neck and neck, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

Sometimes 'City of White Robes' was first, and sometimes 'Devil Sect' was on top.

The outside world was already沸腾with excitement over this most intense monthly vote battle in history!

"Could 'City of White Robes' really pull off a miracle?"

"Winning with fewer resources, this is true winning with fewer resources!"

"Despite being nearly 2 million subscriptions behind, 'City of White Robes' is evenly matched with 'Devil Sect'!"

The fans of 'Devil Sect' no longer dared to claim a sure victory, and Luoyang did not rush to rub it in. In any industry, the winner is always the king.

One cannot be overly confident before victory.

"There's still half a month left. In this half month, the subscriptions for 'City of White Robes' will continue to rise, and when the time comes, defeating a third-rate fantasy novel will be effortless."

After looking at the trend of the monthly votes over the past few days, Luoyang finally put his mind at ease.

The daily surge in subscriptions was the foundation of Luoyang's confidence. As long as the gap on the monthly vote list did not widen, it would not be long before 'City of White Robes' achieved a comeback.

This was like two people of different heights fighting. At first, the taller one had the advantage, but the shorter one was growing at an abnormal rate during the fight, about to surpass the taller one...

When that time came, the tilt of the victory scale would be obvious.

"You're still too inexperienced in monthly votes."

Luoyang, who had been immersed in the web literature world in his previous life, knew that the most critical battle on the monthly vote list was at the end of the month. 'Devil Sect' starting to burst now was like exhausting its resources, and when the final push came at the end of the month, it would be a different story.

At that time, Luoyang, who had been conserving his strength for half a month, would have an easier time in the final battle against Stone Man, who had been in a state of constant exertion.

And at the last moment, even a small advantage often meant the favor of the goddess of victory.

...

After updating today's content, Luoyang began browsing Longkong.

There were many posts on Longkong discussing who would win the monthly vote list this month, and some even opened special threads to bet with Long Coins, with many participants.

The current situation on the monthly vote list was still tense, and on the surface, it seemed that both 'City of White Robes' and 'Devil Sect' had a chance to win.

Luoyang had no interest in getting involved. He didn't even have a Longkong account. For him, a daily glance was enough. This place had the latest news from the web literature world, but most of the time, it was just gossip for entertainment.

Bored, he scrolled the mouse, and suddenly a post caught his attention.

The title of the post was four characters: "Wuxia Decline."

"In recent years, with the retirement of Nan Shan, wuxia novels have gradually declined, and the once vibrant scene of various authors competing is hard to find."

"Even the hottest web novel 'Blood-Stained Empire' has a heavily formulaic plot. Although Rat Eats Cat's writing is good, the plot is ultimately too weak, repetitive, and lacks innovation."

"In the world of physical books, wuxia novels have also been declining over the past two years, gradually becoming desolate. A few years ago, the scene of wuxia novels selling over 100 million copies a month nationwide is still vivid in memory, but now wuxia has become the hardest-selling category on bookshelves, truly a cause for lamentation!"

After reading the post, Luoyang's eyes flickered slightly.

The Nan Shan mentioned in the post was someone Luoyang had heard of. Nan Shan was a wuxia master in this world, with a status equivalent to Liang Yusheng in his previous life. He followed the path of physical books and maintained the best-selling record for wuxia novels in Longguo.

Luoyang had even read some of his wuxia novels, which were quite interesting. Although they still seemed a bit old-fashioned to Luoyang, they were clearly a level higher than the currently popular 'Blood-Stained Empire'.

"Perhaps... I can also write physical books and save the declining wuxia?" Luoyang suddenly had this thought.

Before this, he had only wanted to quietly write web novels, live a carefree life, but the recent monthly vote battle made Luoyang realize that the web literature world was too small for him.

"Let's leave it for later. School starts in a week!"

Luoyang smiled, closed Longkong, and turned to browse entertainment news instead.

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