allendalepharm Chapter 14: I Raised a God
Chapter 14: I Raised a God
In order to further increase his income, Lu Xingchen quickly devoted himself to the creation of his third work:
"Me, with a Soul Power of Level 29, Becomes the White Moonlight of the Level 99 Female Pope" was born.
The story tells of a seemingly useless Great Soul Master who, despite being born with half a level of innate soul power, is unable to break through to level twenty-nine. However, he manages to win the heart of a genius girl with his "extensive" knowledge.
However, due to the disapproval of the girl's faction, the two were ultimately separated. After their separation, the girl, relying on her extraordinary talent, cultivated to level ninety-nine and became a Pope Queen, yet she still couldn't forget the Great Soul Master, embarking on a torturous love journey.
Although his works still cannot compete with the popularity of the "Douluo Series" works, he has gained a lot of fans with his relatively solid writing and more delicate emotional portrayal, which has gradually put his writing career on the right track.
However, this third installment is nearing its end.
After all, it's a bit outrageous that a useless Great Soul Master could successfully hook up with a level 99 female Pope. Doesn't this genius girl have any other male geniuses around her?
Anyway, Lu Xingchen is having trouble writing anymore, so he can only speed up the plot. He is currently working on his fourth book.
"Ding~"
Just as Lu Xingchen was focused on conceiving his next work, an email notification suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of his computer screen.
He stopped typing, opened the email, and found a message from his editor: "Teacher Unicorn, although your writing skills are very good and your story logic is more rigorous than many new authors, are you really not going to consider writing a story about Tang San's ancestor?"
With your writing skills, even if you can't compare to those established masters, you have a good chance of making it into the top fifty, and your income could at least triple.
Lu Xingchen stared at the text on the screen and shook his head helplessly. He opened the reply box, his fingers tapping on the keyboard, politely declining the editor's suggestion.
He knew in his heart that the editor's suggestion was well-intentioned, and he also understood that writing stories related to Tang San could bring huge traffic and revenue.
But he simply couldn't bring himself to write anything praising Tang San.
If Lu Xingchen were asked to write an article criticizing Tang San, he might be enthusiastic, but to go against his conscience and "praise" a character he doesn't approve of, he would rather earn less money.
As for actually writing a novel that insults Tang San? Well, how should I put it...
On the Douluo Continent, several mysterious forces (Tang, Shi, and Zhuan) have always shrouded the public opinion field.
Any content that insults Tang San or Huo Yuhao on the internet will be quickly banned, or worse, it will attract unidentified men in black to "put them in sacks and beat them up".
Such cases have appeared in news reports more than once. Given his current "weak" strength, which leaves him with no ability to protect himself, he dares not touch this taboo.
"It's decided, I'll write this for my fourth book."
After thinking for a moment, Lu Xingchen quickly typed on the keyboard, and the title of the fourth work appeared on the computer screen:
"I, a level 29 Great Soul Master who couldn't even defeat a hundred-year-old Mandragora Serpent, cultivated a god through my astonishing wisdom!"
Although the name is a bit long, there are so many abstract characters in Douluo Continent that they probably won't care about such details.
Let's stick with the protagonist's name, Yu Xiaogang, since he has already amassed quite a few fans and the public should be quite accepting of this name.
"Da da da!"
With a general idea in mind, Lu Xingchen's fingers flew across the keyboard, quickly drafting a first draft, followed by adding details to the plot.
……
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was afternoon.
In the corridor outside the office area, the faint sounds of visitors leaving could still be heard. Cocolia stood in front of the door, gently straightened her slightly wrinkled sleeves, and then pushed the door open to enter.
The scene inside the office was completely different from when she left.
Behind the once empty desk, Lu Xingchen sat upright, his small body almost completely sunk into the large chair. Only his hands on the keyboard were exceptionally nimble, his fingertips flying across the keys, producing a dense and rhythmic "tap-tap" sound.
On the sofa nearby, Rosalia and Lilia were snuggling together, sleeping peacefully. Their pink and blue hair draped over each other's shoulders, and their breathing was even and deep, filling the air with a sense of tranquility.
"Cocolia's mother."
Almost the instant the door hinges made a slight sound, Lu Xingchen raised his head and immediately stopped what he was doing. His voice was soft and gentle, like a child's, but he deliberately kept it down, afraid of disturbing the twins who were fast asleep on the sofa.
Cocolia's lips involuntarily curled up slightly, and the weariness in her eyes was mostly dispelled by this call.
She walked slowly to the desk, reached out and gently patted Lu Xingchen's head: "Little Xingchen is working hard, what a great little man."
"Hehe, no way."
Lu Xingchen scratched his head sheepishly, a faint blush rising on his cheeks. But the next second, his eyes became more serious. "Cocolia's mother has also worked hard."
In the brief pause between taps on the keyboard, he had already used his Sequence 8 "Mind Reader" ability to keenly detect the fleeting weariness in Cocolia's eyes—a trace left by dealing with visitors and handling affairs for a long time.
As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped down from his seat, gently tugged at Cocolia's sleeve, and made room for her.
Cocolia felt a warmth in her heart as she looked at the sensible child in front of her, and sat down in the chair.
She didn't say much, but simply reached out and hugged Lu Xingchen, gently nuzzling his cheek. After a moment, she took out a pure silver soul power testing device from her bosom and handed it to Lu Xingchen: "Come on, little Xingchen, let's test your soul power first."
The soul power tester is spherical with a circular screen facing upwards and handles on both sides.
This thing doesn't even need to use an additional soul guide battery, because soul power will naturally be injected during the soul power test, and this injection process is naturally the process of completing the test.
Cocolia said softly, "Grip the handles with both hands, and then circulate your soul power just like you did when you summoned your martial soul before."
"Um."
Lu Xingchen nodded, gripped the handles on both sides, and following Cocolia's instructions, slowly mobilized the faint but clear soul power within his body, flowing along his arm to the handle.
Almost the instant the soul power touched the testing device, the circular screen above flickered slightly, and then a pale blue light lit up, forming the first grid.
Then the second square, the third square...
The lights lit up one after another, with a steady and continuous rhythm, until the seventh light appeared, at which point the screen stabilized, and a pale blue halo cast soft spots of light in the office.