I contacted webnovel support about this. To sumerize... 1. they don't know anything about anything. 2. they'll pass on your concerns to the editor (or so they say, who knows if they do) 3. if you bought privilege and are upset, well too bad. 3.1 there are no refunds or free coins. 4. Releases are not guaranteed. 5. there's no requirement for the translator to announce a hiatus. 6 webnovel wont communicate a hiatus or a drop novel, doing so might convince someone to not give them money.

its always awesome when I pay for privilege, and then the updates stop.