Weighing the Star Ore in his hand, Lin Mu was sure that after using the amount he needed, the remaining amount could be auctioned for enough travel expenses to find his teacher’s old friend.
Having been fortunate enough to be reborn, Lin Mu vowed to leave the Garbage Star and change his fate. He would find the comrade from back then and uncover the reason behind his betrayal. And he would discover the true culprit who had stolen his star core…
After the smooth plot combo of treasure hunting in a secret realm and slapping cannon fodder in the face, every interstellar reader who finished the entire text felt an immense kind of cathartic satisfaction.
Although no one knew why it felt so cool, and all the plot designs seemed to be extremely coincidental….
Just reading it gave them an indescribable feeling of dizziness and excitement!!
[Wow, I’ve never read anything this satisfying! Luke pissed me off so much in the first volume, and by the second, he gets his retribution? Watching those mercenaries abandon that trashy young master felt so good!]
[Ugh, I was feeling down earlier, but reading “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King” completely cheered me up! No one understands how much I love this book!]
[Same here! Sometimes I wish I could dive into the book and go on adventures alongside Lin Mu. Fish Soup Noodles’ world-building is just too captivating! It’s a completely different style from “Eternal Night Rose,” yet equally addictive!]
The “instant-revenge” trope in upgrade novels, where grudges are settled immediately instead of crude pleasure points such as “a gentleman’s revenge is never too late” that takes years. From ancient times to the present, this kind of trope has always been irresistible to readers.
There are many idealized events that can’t happen immediately in reality, but in novels, events can develop along the most fair and just path and reach a predetermined ideal ending.
By opening a book and quickly immersing yourself in the protagonist’s story, readers are able to temporarily forget all the unhappiness in life, leaving only the refreshing and exciting adventure story in the book. Who can resist this kind of easy happiness?!
[Damn it, the only problem is that the updates are too slow! I’m crying! Thinking about having to wait so long for the third volume makes me depressed. Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, why can’t you write with eight hands?]
[Don’t be depressed! While waiting, check out the various secret places recently explored by anchors. It’s like a real-life “Interstellar Soldier King” experience card!]
As countless readers anxiously awaited updates, they naturally sought creative ways to distract themselves.
Many anchors had naturally noticed the recent popularity of outdoor adventures.
As a result,various live broadcasts of interstellar scenic spots have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the live broadcast titles are more fancy than one.
Titles like “A Day in the Life of Soldier King Lin Mu” or “Shock! There Is Such a Treasure In The Cave” became instant clickbait. Watching the anchors explore various secret places or hunt for treasures truly gave viewers a thrilling sense of immersion.
However, if Yu Mian’s first serialized novel “Contract Marriage” brought a wave of attention to the long-neglected classical piano major, making enrollment to the music department saturated to the point that experts and music professors couldn’t stop grinning, and his second book, “Eternal Night Rose”, unveiled the mysteries of the Bart clan through its protagonist, leading to a reevaluation of the misunderstood Bart people in the Eternal Night star system, then the third novel, “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King”, stirred up such a craze that it left the already popular scenic spots of the Central Star in a state of extreme tension and chaos.
The interstellar landscape was already full of strange and varied wonders, and as the core region of the Federation Star System, the Central Star would always reach peak popularity during holidays.
When Yu Mian wrote “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King”, he carefully designed the secret realm side-quest and academy trial competition, drawing inspiration from interstellar landscapes familiar to his readers.
This allowed him to localize the series of extraordinary adventures Lin Mu experienced on the Garbage star into something that gave readers a sense of realism.
This sense of immersion made it incredibly convenient for readers to visit real-life locations and check them off their lists in the three-dimensional world.
For fans living on the Federation’s Central Star, visiting these iconic locations requires little effort, they could simply stroll to the destinations referenced in the novel.
But the problem lay in the publishing process of “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King”, which could be described as a genuine “cultural export” to “domestic sales”.
Many readers from other star systems, after finishing the book, were filled with longing for the scenes and locations described, believing that such a magical and wondrous place must exist somewhere in the universe.
As soon as they heard about the Karls Grand Canyon scenic area on Central Star, and realized it matched the descriptions in the book accurately, many readers from other star systems included a trip to the Federation in their New Year travel plans.
The result was that all the major scenic areas on Central Star became overwhelmed!
“We’re just a regular scenic area. Where did this mysterious old man, God of War Hachir, come from? And as for the Star Ore…well, that’s purely fictional!”
“We really don’t have anything mentioned in the book. It’s just a novel! Why are you taking it seriously?!”
Despite their earnest attempts to explain, their efforts often failed to deter fans eager to explore the canyon floor, sometimes even prompting fans from outer star systems to break down emotionally on the spot:
“Lies! You Federation people don’t understand the true meaning of the Heart of the Soldier King!”
“Exactly! You’re unworthy of being the homeland of Teacher Fish Soup Noodles! I’m so disappointed in you!”
The staff: [sluggish.jpg]
Hearing the same arguments repeated by staff hundreds of times each day didn’t stop new crowds of determined visitors from rushing to the famous cliff-jumping spot the next morning.
These young staff were nearly in tears.
It felt like wave after wave, an endless cycle that would never stop!
The main problem was that not all tourists could speak fluent Federation language. Most of them carried translators, which made explanations even more challenging.
Sometimes, staff would painstakingly explain, “There are no caves here, no teachers, and no secret treasures!”
Only for the translation to come through as, “There… caves… teacher… secret treasure…”
The more they listened, the brighter their eyes became, which was completely the opposite effect!
“For the love of the universe, when will this book’s serialization finally end?!”
The scenic area manager was bombarded with complaints from the staff daily, and clutched his head in despair.
Eventually, unable to bear it any longer, Karls Grand Canyon Scenic Area decided to erect a massive warning sign near the cliff area, hoping to dissuade anchors and tourists from approaching and trying to jump off.
They thought this would finally put an end to the madness.
But to their complete shock, the moment the rumor refuting incident and the sign was uploaded to the star network, it only further ignited the enthusiasm of readers and netizens eager for a good laugh.
During the serialization of “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King”, everyone waiting for updates had nothing better to do.
And news on the star network was always crafted for maximum attention-grabbing.
Now when they saw that Karls Grand Canyon Scenic Area had put up a warning sign about cliff-jumping, even readers who weren’t initially involved couldn’t resist joining the discussion:
[Is this for real? Are there really readers from outer star systems that traveled thousands of light-years to find their own teacher?!]
[Whose genius idea was this? Karls Grand Canyon really does look like the place where Lin Mu jumped off the cliff in the book. I want to go see it too!]
[I’m so jealous of you Central Star natives! First the “Eternal Night Rose” museum was on your planet, and now Karls Grand Canyon? Is Teacher Fish Soup Noodles living on Central Star or something?]
Many readers from outer star systems ate the melons while feeling envious.
[Exactly! I must protest. The first volume was about our Garbage Star, but now we have to travel to Central Star just to see Karls Grand Canyon prototype?! Fish Soup Noodles is so biased!]
This comment from a Garbage Star tourist sparked an uproar online.
[What? Are you seriously bringing up old grievances? You guys got to read the new book first, and now you’re trying to claim the author as well?!]
[Agreed. Even if Garbage Star deserves care, you can’t act so entitled. Let Lin Mu come to Central Star in the next volume so we can all be satisfied!]
In the study, Yu Mian scrolled through the hot searches on the star network and couldn’t help but feel a wave of secondhand embarrassment.
“What’s going on? Did someone really jump down there to look for a cave?”
Fortunately, after reading the full report, he discovered the first culprit was a special race with wings.
“Fine, fine… you’ve got wings, so now everyone else thinks they can follow you, huh?”
[But I think next time, you should add a disclaimer: ‘Any similarities are purely coincidental.’]
The little system, having watched the drama unfold, couldn’t help but feel that its database was about to explode. These interstellar readers were really energetic and full of curiosity.
Ever since this incident became a hot search, drones have been used to take complete photos of the terrain several thousand meters below the Karls Grand Canyon, yet there was still a steady stream of anchors and extreme adventurers flocking to the area wanting to take a look.
“This is really too dangerous. But I think once today’s update goes live, the hype might shift.”
Yu Mian felt that he needed to post a StarBlog to calm down this strange wave of events, and at the same time he released the next chapter of the “Eternal Night Rose” side story.
[Why do you think the hype will shift?]
“Because I tried driving.” OvO
[???]
The side stories of “Eternal Night Rose” during this period had just reached the passionate romance phase of Su Yan and Dreven’s first life together.
Before long, the readers who were still waging “wars” online over “Rebirth of the Interstellar Soldier King” were completely distracted by the flood of shocked reactions to “Eternal Night Rose”.
