It's the end of the year again, and the annual awards are coming up...

These kinds of votes and rankings always make me feel a little irritated...

As you all know, I'm not one to ask for votes in a dedicated chapter.

Generally speaking, I wouldn't bother you all every other day...

But saying nothing at all doesn't seem right either.

San Tian Liang Jue isn't someone who likes to force things. Being too mercenary is also very boring.

Over the years, there have been both pleasant and unpleasant changes in the online literature world.

Everyone is aware of the current situation with the various charts on Qidian. When vote-buying and other such behaviors have become commonplace, and some people even defend them, calling it "operations"... as an observer, I can only say—it's sad, disgusting, and disheartening.

It shows that there are more and more people joining the bandwagon, and fewer and fewer people sticking to their principles.

There are more and more people figuring out how to engage in unfair competition, and fewer and fewer people thinking about how to write a good book.

But no matter what the environment is like, I am still me.

I understand.

The moment a person uses despicable means to gain honor and profit, they have already lost something more precious, and they may never get it back.

Here, I won't shout out "brothers and sisters, folks," nor will I passionately ask everyone to join me in "battle," nor will I cry and beg.

I only hope to get a little support from you, the audience.

If you like *Thriller Paradise* and think this novel is well-written, please vote for it a few times during the annual works voting period.

I don't necessarily have to get any ranking. I just want to see a real, guilt-free vote count in the end... to let me know that there are still many people who like this book, and that will be enough.

Even if this book still ends up empty-handed this year, I won't have any regrets. Because every vote, every sincere support from you, is more valuable than any so-called "ranking."