July is rapidly drawing to a close, and Super Empire will have been officially released for nearly a month. Nearly five hundred monthly tickets—that’s a figure I couldn't have dared to imagine before the launch. Yet, here it is, a reality. Beyond expressing my deepest gratitude to all my wonderful readers who follow, subscribe to, and vote for my book, I truly don't know whom else to thank.

As the saying goes, once you gain the Longxi region, you start coveting the Shu region. 45 currently sits at seventh place on the new releases' monthly ticket chart, trailing the sixth position by a mere thirty votes. If I didn't put up a fight now, I suspect none of you would forgive me.

I understand that some readers have subscribed to 45's work but are reluctant to cast their monthly tickets my way. I can certainly empathize; perhaps this book has not yet met the standards you hold. There may be aspects of the novel that leave you feeling dissatisfied.

This is 45's debut novel. My technique is still green, certain plot points were handled rather simplistically, and so on and so forth—the flaws are numerous. I am quite dissatisfied with many aspects myself.

However, the fact that you can continue reading this book and are willing to spend money to subscribe suggests that the story still resonates with you to some degree. Therefore, I implore you to grant me the space to grow, to let me mature into the author you truly desire, one who writes works you can't put down.

45 is a new writer, and I need your encouragement all the more. I promise you, your monthly tickets will absolutely not be wasted.

45 needs your monthly tickets. Please cast them my way.

With affection, from Ban Jiu Shi.