"Shameless, are these cheaters already so arrogant?"
"The world is going downhill. As the leading company in the industry, does Zhongdian Novel Network just tolerate these cheaters?"
"My heart aches for Mo Shen. I didn't expect a veteran great god to lose not to a newcomer but to a cheater!"
"Did you guys even check out the book before speaking? I don't think it's faked, I've been following it."
"Are you a shill, upstairs? A book that hasn't been signed and doesn't have a cover, no matter how well it's written, won't get such massive traffic. And you dare say it's not faked!"
"Obvious scammer, the guy upstairs is definitely an alt account of the author, trying to disgust people here at Longwen Pavilion! Get out of the webnovel circle!"
In the trending posts on the Longwen Pavilion forum, many authors from other platforms were also outraged and started spewing accusations indiscriminately.
Even those who had read "Douluo" were directly labeled as shills and paid commenters, and were so harassed that they dared not speak.
...
Zhongdian Novel Network, Editor's Office.
The editors, who had just started their workday, were all looking at the countless accusations sent by authors on their computers, completely bewildered.
They were all accusing the book "Douluo" of data manipulation and maliciously impacting the rankings.
The editors of Zhongdian Novel Network were stunned because they had no impression of this book called "Douluo World."
They even searched their contracted book collections several times before realizing that this was just a book that had not yet been signed.
However, after technical and operational checks, the book's data showed no signs of illegal operations or data manipulation for increased traffic.
For a moment, the dozen or so editors in the office were all shocked.
A book that was unsigned and without a cover, with no exposure whatsoever, had managed to simultaneously climb to the top of four ranking charts on Zhongdian Novel Network solely based on its updates.
This was simply unbelievable. Such appeal could only be achieved by platinum-level great gods with solid divine status.
Yet, today it appeared under a newly registered alt account, which was undoubtedly terrifying.
"Could it be that a big shot from another platform has joined our Zhongdian Novel Network?"
"Could it be that the great god has opened a new alt account?"
Speculation ran wild in the editorial department, but no one truly knew the real identity of the author named "Goulan Tingqu."
Meanwhile, Wen Xi, the chief editor of Zhongdian Novel Network, was intently reading the novel "Douluo World" in his office.
He wanted to see what the content of this book, which was being condemned by everyone in the webnovel circle, was like.
He wouldn't have known if he hadn't checked. Seeing it, he was stunned.
After more than half an hour, he reluctantly clicked to close the "Douluo" webpage and then walked over to the editorial department.
"Xiao Chui, come here for a moment!"
Wen Xi called out to Xiao Chui, who had just arrived at the company, from the doorway.
Xiao Chui was also bewildered. She had accidentally overslept this morning. Could it be that the chief editor was going to criticize her?
However, she obediently went to Chief Editor Wen Xi's office.
"I see you've already categorized this book into your signing section. Why hasn't it been signed yet?"
Wen Xi pointed to "Douluo" on the screen and asked Xiao Chui.
"I sent the author a signing message a few days ago, but for some reason, the author hasn't replied, so it hasn't been signed yet,"
Xiao Chui replied, completely confused by the chief editor's question. Fortunately, the chief editor didn't pursue her tardiness, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed.
"Good eye. You've only been here a week and you've already discovered a hit book. Starting tomorrow, you'll be working as a formal employee!"
Wen Xi patted Xiao Chui on the shoulder with a satisfied smile.
He was surprised that a recent graduate had such sharp judgment, with her first signed book potentially becoming a phenomenon-level work.
On her way back to the editorial department, Xiao Chui felt very anxious.
She wasn't sure why the chief editor would suddenly grant her formal employee status. Was it just because of that book?
...
After breakfast, Wang Shu found an internet cafe, rented a computer, and eagerly logged into the author backend.
This time, although it didn't freeze directly, the entire computer's response was significantly slower.
Moreover, there were multiple instances of webpage link errors.
However, fortunately, Wang Shu had enough patience, and after numerous failed refreshes, the backend finally returned to normal.
[Book Title: Douluo World]
[Collections: 103892]
[Clicks: 1559872]
[Comments: 5675]
Looking at the dense data in the backend, Wang Shu thought the computer was malfunctioning and refreshed the backend page multiple times.
But the facts proved that these data seemed to be correct.
"My goodness!"
Wang Shu exclaimed inwardly. These numbers were too damn terrifying.
He had only been away from the author backend for three or four days, how could there suddenly be so many clicks and collections?
Could it be that he had gotten some kind of recommendation?
Wang Shu then clicked on the reader end of Zhongdian Novel Network, and the top of the four ranking charts prominently displayed the words "Douluo World."
"Are the rankings messed up? Or is the system glitching?"
Wang Shu felt as if he had seen a ghost. Could it be that Zhongdian Novel Network was different from websites on Earth?
After all, on Earth's websites in his previous life, unsigned novels would not get any recommendations, let alone appear on any rankings.
But his "Douluo World" was clearly not signed, and he hadn't even made a cover yet, so how did it inexplicably become number one on four charts?
Still confused, Wang Shu clicked on the author backend again.
Then he found the signing notification in the system messages.
Afterward, Wang Shu added the editor Xiao Chui through the contact information in the signing notification.
At this moment, Xiao Chui, who was slacking off in the office, was startled by the sudden computer notification sound.
[Friend Request: Goulan Tingqu is applying to add you as a friend!]
"Damn, I've finally got you!"
Xiao Chui's heart leaped with joy upon seeing the name "Goulan Tingqu."
She remembered that this was the pen name of the author of "Douluo," so she quickly clicked to accept the friend request.
"Hello, Great God. I'm your editor, Xiao Chui. I'm very happy to become partners with you!"
Before Wang Shu could say anything, Xiao Chui introduced herself first.
"Hello, I'm Goulan Tingqu, the author of Douluo."
Wang Shu was a little unaccustomed to such an enthusiastic editor.
After all, in his previous life, Wang Shu was extremely cautious when chatting with editors, always afraid of upsetting them and not getting signed.
He didn't expect to be addressed as "Great God" today, and he felt a surge of satisfaction.