Chapter 7

Kudo Tomoki swore that in his five years as an editor, he had never seen such an arrogant newcomer!

New bloggers treat readers like fathers, holding them in their hands for fear they might melt, wishing they could kowtow to readers on the spot to beg for attention, looking humble.

When the click-through rate dies, these bloggers cry heartbreakingly.

This guy does the opposite, treating himself like a father, wishing readers would kowtow to him.

Arrogant!

Too damn arrogant!

After Kudo Tomoki complained in his heart, he opened the article indifferently.

Newcomers, some arrogance and high-mindedness are common phenomena.

Anyway, after the browsing volume comes out in a few days, this newcomer will recognize reality and won't boast about his sesame-sized creativity anymore.

However.

The next moment, when the screen jumped to the content of Steel Land...

A magnificent picture scroll unfolded, and oppressive, tragic, and confused mourning music sounded. Before even seeing the text, his heart had already been grabbed by the shocking pictures and BGM background music, pressed until he couldn't breathe.

Kudo Tomoki was stunned.

His eyes changed from casual to blank.

As if his soul had been soaked in this desolate atmosphere, a few crystal clear tears fell.

Drip, drip...

"I cried...?"

The young editor lowered his head, looking at his wet back of his hand, his face blank and stunned.

His brain hadn't reacted yet, but his instinct had already made a choice.

This is simply beyond common sense!

Kudo Tomoki suddenly raised his head, staring fixedly at the computer screen, nervous until he gasped.

Perhaps, this newcomer really wrote something extraordinary...

"Gulp—."

Accompanied by the sound of the mouse sliding down, the content of this short story was revealed without a doubt.

A total of six illustrations, two pieces of music.

Each illustration is exquisite and profound; the music is also incredibly admirable.

Then there is the text.

"This is the end of the century, the planet that was the cradle of all living things in the world died today."

White thick fog swept across the world, and amidst the shrill wails of all species, all brilliant, beautiful, and pathetic... civilizations would end at this moment.

"This seems to be the heavenly punishment that humanity, as a species, brought upon itself after digging its own grave."

A desolate sense of sorrow rushed toward him. A few lines of text set off a desperate doomsday scene. Combined with music and illustrations, people were instantly immersed in that sad story, uncomfortable and heartbreaking.

The low-pitched piano sound seemed to be crying.

The performance was full of delicate emotions, making people feel as if they had come to another world in a trance.

Before his eyes appeared scarred rivers and mountains, the world was fragmented, corpses were everywhere, and wailing and screaming were endless, shocking.

The world is dying, not a lie.

Kudo Tomoki couldn't help but shed tears again, subconsciously reaching out, wanting to touch that desolate world, but could only touch the cold computer screen.

He was stunned, feeling for the first time that the power of words was so deafening!

Making it impossible to distinguish between virtual and reality.

9. A Sensation on Twitter, a Suffocating Doomsday World!

Too good!

He wiped the crystal tears from the corners of his eyes, completely immersed in that desolate world.

From the six sisters who were above the A-li Hundred Species, to the grievances between the angel and the gun god.

The Venus UO descended in the posture of heavenly punishment, coldly expounding the judgment on all primates.

"You are struggling so hard now, it would be better to die as victims in the prophecy of the year 2000."

"Now justice stands on the Reverse Reverse Side of the planet instead..."

The tone was domineering and cold, making people feel a suffocating sense of fear.

But this was just the beginning, more powerful planet UOs descended one after another, bringing destruction and ruin.

Countless races, every tenaciously living creature, had their own stance.

On the cold and dead corpse of the planet, one after another soul-stirring stories were performed.

Page after page.

The final battle on the Steel Land was about to begin.

"Gulp—."

The mouse slid to the end, but only saw the words "To be continued". This magnificent story stopped abruptly, with no follow-up.

"Huh?!"

The young editor Kudo was stunned, rubbing his eyes incredulously.

What about the follow-up?

Where is my follow-up?

Why do you only write half of your novel?

A feeling of being unsatisfied emerged, he clutched his chest, and instantly wanted to curse.

This feeling of being stuck in the middle is the most uncomfortable!

But then, he reacted, his breathing became heavier, and his eyes flashed with surprise.

From illustrations to music to the content of the novel, this Steel Land is of world-class level.

If one had to describe it, it could be called a magnificent "epic masterpiece"!

Not only does it fit the popular doomsday theory, but the characters in the book are also full of heroic colors, not collapsing negatively because of the end of the world, not escaping, trying every means to survive.

It can be said that it is the opposite of the current doomsday theory. Although the main tone of the story is tragic and oppressive, it is singing the praises of the golden spirit of man conquering heaven.

Standing from everyone's point of view, there is nothing wrong with it, it's simply divine!

This work will definitely be popular. Without a doubt, it will be a literary masterpiece, with thought, depth, breadth... everything is there.

Kudo Tomoki felt like he was watching a documentary. Through Steel Land, he witnessed a world full of realism, walking on the edge of destruction.

And as the person who discovered Steel Land, the editor-in-chief would definitely promote him vigorously. Wouldn't promotion and salary increase be easy?

Thinking of this, Editor Kudo felt his blood boil with excitement, the corners of his mouth almost reaching his ears.

Stable, stable.

He was full of smiles, having thought of many complimentary words in his heart, wanting to tie this author to his warship, and then clicked into the homepage of the author of Steel Land.

ID: Merlin

Gender: Confidential

Confidential Confidential Age: Confidential

Occupation: Confidential.

Hometown: Confidential.

Introduction: No guarantee of completion, no guarantee of filling pits, refuse to answer, refuse friends, refuse publication...

I write, you read, please be quiet.

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Kudo Tomoki was stunned instantly, jumping up from his chair like a crocodile, frozen in place for a long time, seemingly doubting life.

You are so awesome, do your family members know?

Gender, Confidential Confidential Age, occupation, and hometown are all required fields. How did you bypass the backend system and change them all to confidential?

Are you a hacker?!

No, such an awesome author, I must not let him go!

The young editor gritted his teeth and opened the private message.

Then his hands danced on the keyboard, typing out lines of praise, what a natural article, he was shocked after reading it, admired Merlin greatly, could he add a contact...

Hit enter, "dong" sound sent, got a web prompt: "This author has turned off the private message function."