2. Online Novel Serialization_1

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A month can be seen as both long and short, Ren He looked at the youthful faces around him, their carefree days of attending classes starkly contrasting with his own life that was already facing grave dangers...

Ren He specifically ran up to the rooftop of the 7th floor to scope out the distance between the two buildings, and fortunately, these were old-style teaching buildings, with the rooftop lacking even railings and the edges of the buildings being flat.

At least in this way, jumping between school buildings wouldn't pose any obstacle—it was theoretically just like jumping from one flat ground to another...

However, to his surprise, he came upon a couple on the rooftop who were taking advantage of the break between classes to steal intimate moments. They were greatly startled when Ren He appeared. The girl, shyly and quickly, dashed down the stairs, followed in pursuit by her boyfriend.

For Ren He, there was no time to care about these matters—his own life was of the utmost importance. He glanced down from the 7th floor, the idea alone of jumping from here to another building was enough to make him dizzy!

If he failed, death was certain!

With a mental age of 26, Ren He forced himself to calm down and return to class—panic wasn't the solution.

He had no mood to pay attention to the following class, so he simply set a one-month training plan for himself, mainly consisting of running and long jumps with a run-up.

That's when he saw the page of the Three Character Classic tucked in the book. If he published it, he'd likely face a lot of scrutiny, and Ren He really didn't want to send out this stuff and invite trouble.

But... he suddenly felt that this thing was the fruit of his life's risks—it absolutely could not be wasted.

The protection of intellectual property rights was very strong in this world, a stark contrast to the rampant piracy of his previous world; this comforted Ren He quite a bit. A timeless classic like the Three Character Classic, without intellectual property protection, would likely be pirated countless times the day after its release.

The Three Character Classic, memorable and tongue-twisting, was known almost universally in China on Earth by at least six words: "People at birth, are naturally good." And because the grand direction of history hadn't changed, even the contents didn't need to be altered. Hesitating only briefly, Ren He borrowed an envelope and stamp from his deskmate, stuffed the thin draft paper into it, and wrote on the cover: "Capital Journalism Group (Attn)"

Ren He lived in the small third-tier town of Luo City. Even so, this didn't prevent him from knowing that the Capital Journalism Group was the most influential print media in the country. He also considered whether he should just submit it to some children's magazine for a little bit of manuscript fee, because the bigger the media, the harder it is for the manuscript to be accepted. The Three Character Classic, if not examined closely, might be mistaken for a nursery rhyme written offhand.

Yet with something like the Three Character Classic, Ren He had enough confidence in it—not that he believed it would become a sensation since times have changed, but he firmly believed it would stand out and earn him some money...

In this life, Ren He had less money than he had dirt on his face—he wasn't exactly poor, but his pocket money was meager, probably because his parents were afraid he'd pick up bad habits with too much cash.

Speaking of being poor, the stamp he used to send his submission was borrowed.

Wait a minute... Since stealing results would trigger the Divine Punishment Mission, couldn't he just write web novels himself? Even if he didn't plagiarize the work of famous authors, with his advanced consciousness, rising to the top was certain!

During his previous life, Ren He would also write novels in his spare time, and he had been a featured author on Qidian Chinese Network, so writing by himself wasn't a difficult task at all.

Ren He checked on his phone and learned that the biggest novel website in this parallel universe was called Shengshi Chinese Network, a position comparable to Qidian on Earth.

If he was to write web novels, they had to be fantasy. He browsed through the rankings and works on the major lists. He had to admit the literary quality was there, and although he felt he hadn't reached that literary level, he noticed that those novels all had one issue—they just weren't exhilarating enough!

What is the essence of web novels? It's the thrill, isn't it? After a long day of school or work, the exhilaration in the novels is the best way to unwind.

Within Shengshi, no matter which channel, there were always a few titans. Take the fantasy genre, for example: the two books that currently dominated the charts were "Journey of the Wind" and "Legend of the Different World Knight".

The incomes of these two authors were definitely at the pinnacle of the pyramid, and their rights were already being adapted into TV series.

Ren He's purpose in writing web novels was to make money, so of course, he focused on excitement. Even the title had to explicitly convey the thrilling essence, making sure every reader's eyes lit up upon seeing the title, genuinely feeling it was explosive!

Ren He registered as an author with the pen name Foolish Deer, and without hesitation, he immediately set the title: "The Divine Book"!

After writing the title, Ren He couldn't help but laugh at his own shamelessness.

But the content revolved around the main thread of a down-and-out young man obtaining a divine book in his mind, training and leveling up—at the core was this very divine book!

It was a kind of play on words.

There were two more classes in the afternoon, but Ren He decided to power through and type out the first three chapters on his phone in one go, not bothering to save drafts, and published them immediately!

The most important thing for a web novel is the content of the first three chapters, so Ren He, in the first three chapters of "The Divine Book", concisely wrote a complete and full-fledged intro featuring the worthless young man being despised, receiving the divine book, and the protagonist's initial display of prowess due to the book—concluding a small climax in three chapters!

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And in this minor climax, the joy of leveling up through training had already begun to reveal its allure, making it hard for people to stop.

Ren He reviewed it again and was finally satisfied, so he turned off the writing software from Shengshi Chinese on his phone, ready for the class to end.

In an era where online literature hadn't grasped the essence of gratifying reads, Ren He wasn't worried that his book wouldn't stand out. Whatever he wrote was bound to be an entirely new theme.

Because he himself was "new." Even though the loser protagonist genre might be heavily criticized in Ren He's original parallel world, here, it was sure to be an unprecedented perfect start.

However, just then, the Divine Punishment System suddenly made an inexplicable declaration in Ren He's mind, "Stealing cultural achievements means relying on experiences from another world, and not just limited to plagiarizing specific works."

It took Ren He a good while to snap back to reality after hearing this. Damn it, is this system hinting that even if I don't plagiarize classic works, using previous life experiences to write web novels will still trigger a Divine Punishment Mission? Is that it?

Just because these thrilling elements were summed up by the experience of countless predecessors! What a pitfall!

Couldn't you have warned me earlier? Since it's all about death in the end, I might as well save myself some trouble and just copy a classic—it wouldn't even be brain-racking!

But the Divine Punishment System didn't respond to Ren He's complaints. He forced himself to calm down and asked, "Does the time for the punishment mission start when the book is published or after it's finished?"

"After the completion, no hiatus, updates must not be less than 4,000 characters, no dragging out the plot unnecessarily, and the final interpretation right belongs to the Divine Punishment System."

"Phew," Ren He let out a breath of relief. He had thought about simply not finishing the novel, so that he wouldn't get a Divine Punishment Mission, but it seemed that was not an option.

Although the Divine Punishment System had blocked all shortcuts, he still put his mind at ease for now. After all, finishing an online novel would take at least half a year, even if updates were fast.

There was no imminent threat to his life for the time being.

Just then, the Divine Punishment System spoke again out of the blue, "Though the mission is risky, completing it can also bring rewards beyond imagination. Adventure always goes hand in hand with gains and passion."

Don't talk to me about that, I don't want to hear it!

When the bell for the end of the class rang, a bunch of students surged out. The very fat desk mate whispered to Ren He, "I heard the deputy class leader, Liu Yinghai, has asked your crush, Duan Xiaolou, out to dinner and invited quite a few classmates too. He's paying if you go. Are you in?"

Ren He was stunned for a moment. The girl he liked was named Duan Xiaolou? Since when was that a thing? He browsed through his memories of this life and mentally exclaimed, fuck!

He had written a love letter to Duan Xiaolou? And it was somehow made public?

What a painfully awkward situation!

Looking towards the class entrance, where Duan Xiaolou was walking out, he saw her clear eyes under the setting sun, her stunningly straight black hair reaching down her shoulders, and it seemed... her glance had just fleetingly passed over him!

But when Ren He looked again, she had already left with the other students.

Honestly, Ren He didn't have the luxury to pursue this matter. First, because his life might be in danger, second because as pretty as Duan Xiaolou was, she wasn't the type he truly loved. This must be because the aesthetic preferences of Ren He from two parallel worlds were not the same.

Thirdly, because... he was broke!

He had no money for a damn relationship! With just 50 cents in his pocket, what was he supposed to do, offer to treat her to a popsicle and say, "You eat, I'll watch"?

He couldn't even afford two popsicles. How embarrassing would that be?

He needed to mail out that Three Character Classic ASAP!

Ren He threw his backpack onto the desk and decided not to take it home, nodded to his fat desk mate, and walked towards the door.

First mail the Three Character Classic, then exercise, run, long jump!

After all, the most important thing for him right now was to survive this mission!