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Chapter 1351 - 1126: Promoting 12 Names

A new year, January 31st!

Finally, the entire internet is no longer one-sidedly talking about "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."

The reason is simple:

The Blue Star Writer Power Rankings are about to be updated!

It's not just Lin Yuan who's paying attention to the Blue Star Writer Power Rankings.

Across the vast Blue Star.

Everyone has their favorite writers.

Every continent has countless local writers supported by its people.

Although everyone knows:

The Blue Star Writer Power Rankings just launched not long ago, and even if updated, there likely won't be major changes. Still, countless people are eagerly anticipating.

Even without anticipation, there's bound to be curiosity.

Curiosity about whose ranks will rise and whose are about to fall.

Keep in mind.

Since the merger of Zhong Continent.

It's not just Chu Kuang who has released a new book.

Writers from various continents have released new works aiming to penetrate the Zhong Continent market.

The reason why everyone seems only focused on Chu Kuang is because among the writers with new books, he has the highest rank.

Don't forget.

The Blue Star Literature and Art Association has only released the comprehensive rankings for the literature domain so far. The rankings for other major art domains are still under consideration.

Therefore.

At this moment, the Blue Star Writer Power Rankings stand as the single most prestigious list in the entire Blue Star art scene!

Unrivaled!

When this list was established, the Literature and Art Association had already announced in advance:

The Blue Star Writer Power Rankings would be updated every month at midnight.

Currently.

It's not yet midnight on February 1st.

Countless curious Blue Star netizens about the upcoming rankings updates are already refreshing the webpage like crazy!

Blue Star.

The whole internet.

"Five more minutes!"

"Three more minutes!"

"One more minute!"

"Ah!"

"It's updated!"

"Quick, check Teacher Zhang's rank!"

"Teacher Zhang's rank went up!"

"Hahaha, Teacher Zou finally made it into the top 100!"

"Eh?"

"Ol' Li dropped three spots. Seems the list doesn't just consider works but also character—wasn't Ol' Li embroiled in a scandal last week? His rank dropped this time; guess it's due to tarnished integrity."

"Then why did Wei Continent's Mr. An's rank go up even though he hasn't published a new book recently?"

"Mr. An donated five million to help children with disabilities—I bet it has to do with that. Writers like this deserve rank boosts. Well done, Literature and Art Association!"

"Wait!"

"Look!"

"Holy crap!"

"Chu Kuang's rank—why did it go up too?!"

"Didn't many experts say the top 20 positions wouldn't change much? How come there's a shift near the top 10 on the first update!"

"It's Harry Potter!"

"It's definitely Harry Potter!"

"You mean just one book lifted him a whole rank?!"

"It's not even a whole series yet, just the first installment of the Harry Potter series. The second book hasn't even been released, and the rankings list has only been out for a few days! And yet, he shot up by one rank!"

That's right.

Amid the exclamations.

Many people clearly saw:

Chu Kuang has risen one spot on the Blue Star Writer Power Rankings, becoming the 12th-ranked writer on Blue Star!

At the same time.

Zhong Continent's top-tier writer Ye Cong, who originally held the 12th spot, has been bumped to 13th!

Bear in mind.

For the writers ranked near the top, each one is a Blue Star heavyweight with walls of literary achievements. The performance of a single work usually hardly affects their rank!

Yet.

Chu Kuang managed to brute-force his way up one rank with nothing but his novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"!

Is it reasonable?

It feels unreasonable!

But giving it more thought, it also feels perfectly reasonable!

True, a single novel rarely impacts heavyweight writers' ranks.

Unless.

The novel is of global significance.

Unless.

The work carries a special meaning.

Unless.

The novel's influence surpasses most of the writer's previous works.

Clearly.

Chu Kuang's "Harry Potter" is such a novel.

This is a work that has given countless Blue Star youths wings to dream, healed and warmed countless hearts, and helped Chu Kuang break into the Zhong Continent market.

From this novel onward.

Chu Kuang has truly become a top-tier household name in Blue Star.

...

Even so.

Netizens remain utterly stunned!

"A dark horse!"

"Chu Kuang is the biggest dark horse of this ranking update!"

"Don't ask if it's reasonable, just ask if you're convinced!"

"What's there to not be convinced about?"

"Fast promotion doesn't mean he's undeserving—'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' is indeed explosively popular, much fiercer than Chu Kuang's previous novels."

"South Xian Yu, North Chu Kuang!"

"What do you mean, South Xian Yu, North Chu Kuang?"

"You must be from Zhong Continent, right? It's been over a month since the merger, and you folks still don't know Chu Kuang and Xian Yu are equally matched?"

"Whoa!"

"Really?"

"Xian Yu is genuinely terrifying, and yet Chu Kuang rivals him?"

"No wonder he's so fierce!"

"Fierce, sure, but we aren't surprised. Chu Kuang jumping to rank 12 might be a dark horse moment for you, but for us, this sort of thing is actually pretty normal—you could check out Chu Kuang's other novels to understand the weight behind my statement."

"I'm off to check now!"

Readers across continents exchange thoughts.

Zhong Continenters grow increasingly familiar with Chu Kuang, and some even start getting interested in his other novels, which are readily available in bookstores.

...

In the Blue Star literary circle.

Writers from various continents are starting to bond, and even some Zhong Continent creators are connecting with peers from Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei continents, as Blue Star has already been merged for over a month.

"Oh my gosh!"

"He rose in rank!"

"He even bumped Ye Cong down!"

"Just one book managed to deliver such results?"

"Not necessarily just one book—maybe the gap between them wasn't too wide to begin with, so Chu Kuang's book easily closed the distance and surpassed Ye Cong."

"So now Chu Kuang is ranked 12th?"

"Teacher Ye Cong barely warmed his seat at 12th before Chu Kuang stole it from under him!"

"Those experts love spewing nonsense."

"Weren't they saying earlier that ranks at the top wouldn't budge on the first update?"

"Actually, the experts' predictions weren't far off."

"Apart from Chu Kuang, the other ranks really didn't change at all."

"This guy is the sole outlier—no one anticipated the sheer impact of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' to be this overwhelming!"

...

At home.

12 o'clock.

Lin Yuan saw the updated rankings, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

Beside him.

Antarctica tilted its head to glance at the screen, its tail wagging vigorously.

"I'll treat you to something delicious!"

In a great mood, Lin Yuan opened a can for Antarctica.

This was a specialty can Sun Yaohuo sourced from Wei Continent, reportedly top-notch in both flavor and nutrition.

The priciest and the best dog food brand in Blue Star.

Rank 12.

Lin Yuan could sense that Chu Kuang still wasn't satisfied.

However.

For the first update of the Blue Star Writer Power Rankings, Chu Kuang had risen one rank.

An auspicious start.

Well worth celebrating.

Soon.

The chairman and Jin Mu called consecutively:

"Congratulations!"

"You moved up a rank!"

"Are you happy?"

"Satisfied with this update's ranking?"

"It's alright."

"Rank 12 is just 'alright'?"

"Clearly, you're not satisfied!"

"Come on!"

"Are you aware how difficult it is to climb ranks at this level?"

"Didn't you notice?"

"I compared closely!"

"Among the top 30 writers on the rankings, aside from you and Ye Cong swapping places, everyone else's positions remain completely unchanged!"

"What rank would satisfy you?"

"The top 11?"

"Top 10?"

"Someone has to be in the top 10—why not Chu Kuang?"