A prologue in a novel is like an opening scene or a prelude. It often sets the stage for the main story, introducing background info or creating a mood.
Basically, a prologue is a part at the beginning of a novel that gives you a sneak peek or sets up the story's context. It can be from a different time or perspective than the main plot.
Chapter 207, "Reforming Corvée Labor, Changes in the First Year [Happy New Year!!!]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xiang Liang's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on On the southern side of the Great Xia Valley, there is a giant... and ending on Brother, how long have you been in Great Xia?.
Chapter 145, "Murder, Gruesome", is the clearest early answer because it turns Collection Team's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, A giant tree, over eight meters in diameter, came crashing down.. By the end, He and Liu Yuan were among the oldest members of the Great Xia, and.... Inside the broader trade and resources storyline, the chapter closes with The Great Xia now had over three hundred people in the Logging Realm.
Chapter 101, "The Excitement of New Clothes", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is It's not that Xia Hong is particularly handsome., but the pressure keeps building through It's mainly that this outfit really adds a lot of points..
Chapter 179, "Tigers Fall, Insights and Fond Hearts [Happy New Year]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shi Ping's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The Xuanwu Team, only consisted of seven people in total. and closes on With my brother's strength, you can't possibly capture him..
Chapter 140, "Mining Competition, The Hunt Begins [3-in-1 Mega Chapter]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Chuan's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Zou Yuankai can't come for now, and Zhu Shun, dragging his injured... and ending on The entire atmosphere of the Great Xia Camp immediately transformed..
Chapter 156, "Mirror Immortal's 10 Days, Gathering Enough Beast Blood", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yuwen Hu's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with In the past few days, the brothers have seen it clearly. and closes on A small bamboo leaf, no bigger than a thumb, had directly sliced off.... The key payoff is that the chapter closes with "Then it's purely to exclude us.
Chapter 156, "Mirror Immortal's 10 Days, Gathering Enough Beast Blood", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yuwen Hu's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from In the past few days, the brothers have seen it clearly. to A small bamboo leaf, no bigger than a thumb, had directly sliced off.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with "Then it's purely to exclude us.
Chapter 184, "Leap in Productivity, Territorial Expansion, Xia Chuan's Opportunity", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The first time to hunt an Intermediate Snow Mane, if I remember..., but the pressure keeps building through Half a month ago, I found that Bone Powder had turned yellow-brown,....
Chapter 232, "Saving Lives, Acting, Xia City in Uproar [8,000-Word Chapter, More to Come]", is the clearest early answer because the rescue effort creates visible on-page results. It opens with Hahaha, Master Hou is truly considerate, Wu is very grateful!" Wu... and closes on The masked person was none other than Yuan Cheng, who had just saved....
Chapter 121, "Everything is Ready, Begin Taking Action [3 in 1]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Upon learning that Xia Hong wanted to make arrows, Mu Dong... and ending on When the new houses started, there were 140 in the Logging Realm.. In story terms, the chapter closes with "If time allowed, I'd also like to make more bows, but it's not feasible now.