This month, due to the Chinese New Year, there haven't been as many updates, but everyone has been very understanding, haha. In March, barring any unforeseen circumstances requiring leave, I should be able to maintain two updates per day.

February's content mainly wrapped up Wildgrass City and unfolded the Redstone Collection. I'm quite satisfied with the earlier part, and judging from the feedback, it seems pretty good.

What I think is best about it is the character development of An Ruxiang. With minimal plot and only a few strokes, she was outlined, possessing both depth and an arc.

After shamelessly praising myself, I still have to say that this was originally a minor role selected from the "Extra Roles Building." Of course, there were some differences from the original setting. After all, I always imagine a story based on the description, and parts that don't fit the story are deleted.

The Wildgrass City plot also included the development of the Bai Chen side story and Shang Jianyao's mental state no longer being limited to dialogue, with a "brain fart" starting to affect the turning points of important events.

This also preliminarily fleshed out their character images.

As for the unfolding of the Redstone Collection, how should I put it? I personally enjoyed writing it quite a bit because this is one of the focal points I mentioned for the book: the various seemingly absurd folk customs arising from different living conditions, beliefs, and partial disruptions of civilization in different areas of the Ashlands.

You might not imagine that the part I've written with the most self-satisfaction so far in this plot is the deduction of the Redstone Collection's folk customs from an anthropological and sociological perspective – that section about the sanctification of distrust brought about by faith.

Having talked about the good parts, let me also address the shortcomings:

Firstly, the writing style is similar to a travelogue. When arriving in a new area without any prior context, it's difficult to quickly establish conflicts and tighten the plot tension, which results in a slow pace. I'm also anxious, but there's nothing I can do. I can only unfold the story in what I believe is the most reasonable and gentle way, striving to make each chapter have its own bit of fun. I hope that when switching to new areas in the future, I can think of a better way to get the story into a state of momentum quickly.

Secondly, in order to develop the characters within the group, as well as explain the plot and analyze reasoning, there's a bit too much dialogue between the four-person group, which feels a bit cumbersome in the case of a slow plot. Moreover, there's no corresponding character plot to carry on, so the effect isn't very good, and this is an issue that needs to be resolved urgently.

Thirdly, this is actually a derivative of the first problem: the issue of immersion and anticipation. When the tension isn't tight, the overall sense of anticipation is insufficient, leading to a heavier feeling of a travelogue. This isn't what I want. My initial idea is to adjust the sense of immersion and see if I can find a new path. After all, it's a genre and style I haven't written before, and I have no experience, so I can only explore slowly.

Also, one more thing: this book's wasteland is different from common wastelands. I've placed it in a post-apocalyptic era where order has been preliminarily established, which will be a bit different from the atmosphere many friends have anticipated.

Finally, March has arrived. Please give me guaranteed monthly tickets to motivate me to write! I'll update diligently~ (If I have monthly tickets, I can participate in the lucky draw at the end of the month. The more, the better, hehe.)

A new chapter has been updated. Asking for monthly tickets!