Can this story really make it big?

Time flew by and before she knew it, half a month had already passed. In these ten plus days, Li Xiaoci had been tirelessly rushing to complete the first volume of "Magic Sword Academy" using her basic author skills card. Finally, at the very last moment, she managed to finish writing it.

Next!

All that's left is to print it out and have Chen Yulan come over to pick it up!

...

When the printing was done, Chen Yulan arrived. Upon entering the room, she saw Li Xiaoci holding a thick stack of manuscript paper walking towards her, presenting it like a treasure. Chen Yulan inexplicably felt that it was cute.

"You actually managed to finish it, unlike you," Chen Yulan clicked her tongue.

She knew all too well about Li Xiaoci's tendency to procrastinate. In the past, in order to urge her to finish her work, they had to lock her in a small, dark room. But now, she had taken the initiative to finish her manuscript. It was nothing short of a miracle.

Then, Chen Yulan took the manuscript and sat down on the sofa.

Generally, in the Light Novel Grand Prix, completed manuscripts are usually sent to the Light Literature Editing Department by express delivery. The editors will then review the manuscripts, filtering out those of poor quality. The selected works will be cross-reviewed by the editors, and the final decision will be made as to who will receive the gold, silver, and bronze awards. Therefore, the workload for each editor is enormous, with many editors having to review eight or nine manuscripts a day. That's eight or nine hundred thousand words, which requires careful scrutiny and is not something that many readers can easily breeze through. Thus, Chen Yulan was too lazy to bring the manuscript back to the editing department for review. Instead, she just sat down at Li Xiaoci's house to review it since they were close friends.

However...

After reading for about ten minutes, Chen Yulan couldn't help but raise her head and glance at Li Xiaoci.

"What are you looking at?" Li Xiaoci was unhappy.

"Hey, what's with your expression? Why does it feel weird?"

"Your new work...is really different from what you wrote before." Chen Yulan took a deep breath, not knowing how to describe it.

Li Xiaoci's previous work, which was also her debut work, was a light novel called "Legend of the Reverse Flow". In fact, it ended prematurely during the fourth volume due to poor sales.

Of course, this was also Mo Shao's own fault. The plot became more and more vague, and even NTR was written, which was extremely toxic. Not only could Chen Yulan, the editor, not stop it, but even Li Xiaoci herself couldn't control the plot. As a result, it received extremely negative reviews and became infamous, known as the "Green Hat Legend" in the community.

However, after reading the beginning of "Magic Sword Academy", Chen Yulan discovered a huge change in Li Xiaoci's style.

This book tells the story of Su Fan, a boy from a hidden family, who goes to Magic Sword Academy (to show off) for school.

However, after reading the beginning of "Magic Sword Academy", Chen Yulan discovered the huge change in Li Xiaoci's style.

This book tells the story of a young man named Su Fan from a hidden family who goes to Magic Sword Academy (to show off).

At the beginning, there wasn't really a big problem, just Su Fan going to the dormitory to put his luggage away. But, the key point is that the dormitories are in short supply, so they actually arranged for a girl named Sophia to share a dormitory with the male protagonist, and he doesn't even know...

Seeing this, Chen Yulan was bewildered.

Take a deep breath!

Continue reading!

Then, as soon as Su Fan entered the room, he saw Sophia, a flat-chested tsundere with twin tails, who had just finished taking a bath and was preparing to put on her underwear. So both of them were stunned, looking at each other, and the scene was extremely awkward.

"..." Chen Yulan was at a loss for words.

Then...

Then, Sophia, in her haste to chase after the male lead, Su Fan, without thinking, ran out in her bathrobe. As a result, she slipped and tumbled down the stairs, accidentally knocking the male lead down with her. When Su Fan woke up, Sophia, who wasn't wearing any clothes, was faintly lying in his arms. Su Fan's hand was cleverly pressing against Sophia's chest, and he unconsciously pinched it.

The whole plot was too exciting, and Chen Yulan felt powerless to comment. She felt like a cute little girl had been ruined in this way. Just reading this small part...

Chen Yulan felt like she couldn't take it anymore.

"Oh my god! How could anyone write something so obscene!"

"Mo Shao, no! Li Xiaoci! Are you crazy?!"

"This is not a light novel! This is damn near an erotic novel, a pornographic book!!"

"It's just too perverted and too low!" Chen Yulan looked at Li Xiaoci with an incredulous gaze, the kind of look you give to a pervert.

If it weren't for the fact that Li Xiaoci looked like a cute and innocent girl, Chen Yulan would have probably called the police.

Although the government isn't too strict on R18+ content...

But!

Teacher Mo!

You're a girl and a serious light novel author too!

Is it really okay to write such explicit stories?

"So, how is it? It's amazing, right? It's definitely going to be popular," Li Xiaoci eagerly asked.

"...," Chen Yulan didn't know what to say. After all, she wasn't Li Xiaoci's editor for light novels in her past life on Earth, and she didn't know if there was a market for this type of novel that panders to otaku and is full of cute elements. Physiologically, she was uncomfortable with it... Although, the story Li Xiaoci presented was indeed in line with the "lighthearted and fun" definition of light novels, it hadn't been validated by the market, and she was a bit unsure about it herself.

If she looked at it from a female reader's perspective...

Holy shit, this book is so damn perverted, it's practically an erotic novel!

But, if she analyzed it from an editor's point of view...

Maybe there's some potential?

The most crucial thing is that the deadline for the Light Novel Grand Prize is approaching, and it's impossible for Li Xiaoci to churn out a 100,000-word manuscript at this point.

"Well...," Chen Yulan hesitated for a moment before replying, "I can definitely pass it on my end, but when it comes to final review and evaluation, I can't guarantee if other editors will approve it."

As an editor, even though she was a girl, her acceptance of this type of story was relatively low, and she felt it was a bit too vulgar...

But! She could judge the impact of "Magic Sword Academy" on otaku guys!

What if! What if it becomes popular?

Li Xiaoci finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She had put all her energy into "Magic Sword Academy" these past few days, and even her author skill card experience points had skyrocketed to over 80, getting closer to the next level. If Chen Yulan had rejected her manuscript outright, she would have been completely devastated.

Now, at least she had passed the first hurdle, so she could relax and find her inner manliness by doing some male bonding activities.

These past few days, all of her energy had been poured into "Magic Sword Academy," and even her experience points in the writer's skill card had skyrocketed to over eighty, bringing her one step closer to leveling up. If her manuscript was rejected by Chen Yulan, she would be devastated.

Now, at least she had crossed the first hurdle. She planned to take a break and relax, reclaiming the feeling of being a real man.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

With the end of July's last day, the deadline for submission to the Light Literature Light Novel Award had finally arrived.

The Light Literature Editorial Department.

All of the manuscripts that had passed through each editor's review had already been submitted. After screening, they were left with over twenty manuscripts, totaling 2 million words. For the next two days, the editorial staff had to quickly review these 2 million words and vote to decide on the gold, silver, and bronze awards.

Light Literature Editorial QQ Group.

"The quality of these submissions is pretty high."

"I've already read several interesting works that have the potential for the silver and bronze awards."

"I just finished reviewing Liu Mu's 'The War's Ruins.' It almost made me cry. I suggest everyone review this one first. I think it's a contender for the gold award!"

"Liu Mu is already a first-tier light novel author. I didn't expect him to submit a manuscript too. Looks like the gold award is already his."

Then...

Chen Yulan weakly interjected, "Um, there's one called 'Magic Sword Academy' that you guys can take a look at too..."

"Magic Sword Academy?"

"I found it. The author is Mr. Mo Shao," said a male editor, but quickly fell silent and probably went back to reviewing manuscripts.

But!

This silence was broken again two hours later.

"I just read Mr. Mo Shao's 'Magic Sword Academy' submission and it's a really interesting work," the male editor suddenly said in the group.

"Really? I rarely hear you praise a work like that," another editor chimed in.

"I've read Mr. Mo Shao's previous works, and they were nothing special," another editor also expressed their confusion.

"Although the writing level is only average, the plot is unlike anything I've ever read before... Honestly, it moved me. I suggest you all take a look too," the male editor said.

Soon!

More than ten minutes passed.

Another editor spoke up in the group chat, "I flipped through the beginning of 'Magic Sword Academy' and the plot seems really interesting!"

"Yeah, I was laughing the whole time."

"And it's pretty steamy, isn't it?"

"...Get lost!"

"Unfortunately, the writing is a bit plain, the style is average, but that's a minor flaw, right?"

"Actually, I think 'Magic Sword Academy' is more in line with the definition of a light novel, it's fun to read. Even though Liu Mu's 'War of the Fallen' is of higher quality and the writing is better, the story is a bit too heavy."

"Sofia's tsundere is so cute!"

"I prefer the second female lead, Hoshino Junxia, she's just too cute with her 'three nos' attribute. If my wife had this personality, it would be so great."

"Isn't your wife me?"

"Get lost, you homo!"

And then it was a free-for-all of all kinds of expression packs. It felt like everyone was really letting loose and not at all like a serious editor's QQ group chat.

Then, there's a chaotic mix of various emojis and stickers, and it feels like everyone has let loose and is not taking the editor's QQ group seriously at all.

However, there's no way around it. Light novels nowadays are a bit too serious, suppressing the wild hearts of many male editors. Now, suddenly there's a light novel that can "expose" the bad side of otaku, just like a pure boy getting a mysterious code...

The average person can't resist this temptation!

Even if they manage to resist it for a while, they will eventually fall!

Therefore, the entire editing group gradually evolved into a frenzy of gentlemen.

At the same time...

Chen Yulan and a group of female editors secretly peered at the screen, trembling and unable to speak: "..."

Damn you otaku guys!

Is it really okay to be so debauched in a QQ group with female editors?