Chapter 167: Brother, Do Me a Favor

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The second day of the recommendation period.
Net new subscriptions: 12,098!
Average daily subscriptions: 40,390!
The third day of the recommendation period.
Net new subscriptions: 23,088!
Average daily subscriptions: 43,112!
The fourth day of the recommendation period.
Net new subscriptions: 26,704!
Average daily subscriptions: 46,909!
......
By the end of the first week following Jade Dynasty's homepage recommendation, the average daily subscriptions had surpassed fifty thousand, officially crossing the baseline threshold for the selection of platinum and great authors.
At the same time, the number of patrons surged. In just one short week, over 300 new patrons joined the ranks, including 68 Silver Patrons.
The cumulative reader ranking board updated accordingly, unlocking the "Hundred Patrons Wall" to signify the achievement of the Hundred Patrons milestone.
Gold Patrons: 0.
Silver Patrons: 85.
Patrons: 429.
Such figures were beyond the wildest imaginations of ordinary fledgling authors!
Meanwhile, during this period, thanks to the concerted efforts of numerous readers in the fan chat group, Jade Dynasty's ranking on the monthly ticket chart climbed rapidly.
Having previously hovered at the 25th spot, it had now rocketed to second place on the monthly ticket chart.
With 71,678 monthly tickets, it was less than 10,000 votes away from seizing the crown of the monthly ticket chart, currently held at 81,369.
Jade Dynasty Reader Chat Group.
"Brothers, we've hit second place on the monthly ticket chart! We're one step closer to making the damned author drop red envelopes!"
"Amazing! Let's all push a bit harder, and then we'll make the damned author come out and dance for everyone!"
"Hahaha, upstairs, the author hasn't said anything yet, did you volunteer him?"
"Little Late Autumn volunteered on behalf of the author!"
"......"
Amidst the enthusiastic atmosphere within the group, the number of monthly tickets continued to rise.
"The only pity is that our book doesn't have a Gold Patron yet!"
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"What's so regrettable about that? Go browse the library yourself and see how many books actually have a Gold Patron. No matter what, that's a full 100,000 Chinese Yuan! How many people can just pull that out?"
"True, only those with literal mines at home would dare make a move like that!"
"The main reason is that during serialization, the damned author's update schedule was too erratic, so the exposure wasn't high enough for wealthy benefactors to notice. Now that it's completed, people can read it all in one go, and there's no need to tip for faster updates anymore!"
"......"
Everyone in the group was thrilled about achieving the Hundred Patrons milestone, yet the sole regret was the absence of a Gold Patron.
In this regard, it indeed had a lot to do with Su Chen's own style.
Nevertheless, such achievements were already more than satisfying.
As Jade Dynasty reached an increasingly broad audience, its fame within the reading community grew exponentially.
Book Shortage Plaza.
"Recommending an exceptionally wonderful xianxia novel titled Jade Dynasty. It completely shatters the mindset of a veteran reader of over ten years and fulfills all my fantasies about Eastern cultivation!"
"I'll hype Jade Dynasty to the ends of the earth! Whether you're experiencing a book drought or not, you need to read this—it's absolutely legendary!"
"I've been reading for many years, and Jade Dynasty must be the novel with the most delicate prose. The portrayal of emotions within it is meticulously detailed. Also, pay attention! Pay attention! Pay attention! This is a brand new genre: Eastern Xianxia! I have a hunch this will become an entirely new novel category!"
"......"
Dragon Sky, the stronghold for all web novel authors to communicate, also featured discussions on Jade Dynasty.
"Jade Dynasty has taken off. Do you guys think the author will become the next great author?"
"Another author achieving godhood with a single book? Could the glory of the legendary 'Stellar' be reenacted?"
"I read it continuously for a day and a night; this book is remarkably solid!"
"Jade Dynasty outline breakdown—come learn with me!"
"......"
On the "Today's Hot Topics" section of Dragon Sky's homepage, which displayed up to 20 threads, at least half were dedicated to discussing Jade Dynasty.
Web novel authors constantly monitored every movement within the circle, so any book with exceptional performance would instantly be brought to the forum for analysis.
Bolstered by multi-party support and influence, Jade Dynasty's metrics climbed steadily.
Especially the monthly tickets: by the eighth day of the recommendation period, they had reached an impressive 79,236, trailing the first-place position of 84,337 by only about 5,000 votes.
Qidian Chinese Network Author Communication Group.
"Have you guys checked it out? That book Jade Dynasty is an absolute beast!"
"I read it. After finishing it and looking at my own novel, the gap is just too vast!"
"Rumor has it this is the author's first book. Achieving godhood with a single book? Suddenly I feel like hard work is useless, and I've decided to just rot!"
"A first book? Do you believe that? 'Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things as straw dogs'—can a total newcomer write sentences like that? I bet it's just the alternate pen name of some established great author!"
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"I agree with the person above. Look at the characters portrayed in the novel; the author's literary skill is profound, not something an ordinary newcomer could write."
"......"
Everyone was originally discussing Jade Dynasty's writing style and narrative framework when someone suddenly brought up Su Chen.
"I suddenly remembered, a newcomer joined the group a few days ago named 'Number One Expert in the Imperial Inner Palace'. I noticed the author of Jade Dynasty is also named 'Number One Expert in the Imperial Inner Palace'. It must be the same person, right?"
"The author is in our group? Where, where? Tag him!"
Before long, Su Chen was tagged by many people repeatedly.
"@Number One Expert in the Imperial Inner Palace, are you really a newcomer?"
"@Number One Expert in the Imperial Inner Palace, come out and chat!"
"......"
After calling out for a long while with no response, these people eventually gave up, though they soon resumed their previous discussion about Jade Dynasty.
"If I'm not mistaken, Jade Dynasty is already second on the monthly ticket chart! That is truly fierce!"
"Right, I read some books while writing myself, so I consider myself an early reader of this novel, slightly ahead of you guys. I previously saw it lingering around the 45th or 50th spot on the monthly ticket chart, and I never expected that in such a short time, it would shoot up to second place! It looks like there's a strong hope of making a dash for first place this month!"
"Second place on the monthly ticket chart, the Hundred Patrons milestone, and over 50,000 daily subscriptions—it seems this really is a case of achieving godhood with a single book!"
"......"
While everyone in the author chat group was heaping praise upon Jade Dynasty, far away in a quiet courtyard in the southwest, a middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses frowned deeply.
His online moniker was 'Angry Little Cat', one of the few active great authors in the author chat group and a primary leader of discussions there.
Originally, he didn't care much about the works discussed in the group. Newcomer? New genre? Achieving godhood with a single book?
Too naive!
Not to mention that a newcomer wouldn't understand the conventions of web novels, even if you understood them all, actually writing them was an entirely different matter!
In reality, he had seen too many traditional writers transition to web novels only to crash and burn, which was why he dismissed the group's discussions with disdain.
However, upon seeing Jade Dynasty surge to second place on the monthly ticket chart, his heart suddenly sank.
He hurriedly opened up the contents of Jade Dynasty to read, and two minutes later, his expression grew increasingly unsightly.
After a moment of thought, he picked up his phone and typed a sentence into the group.
"@Number One Expert in the Imperial Inner Palace, brother, do me a favor and let's call it a day on this month's monthly tickets!"
Once the message was sent, the group fell into a heavy silence.
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