FWTS # Chapter 100: Drawing Card Packs

A reward of 100 million QiYue Coins, equivalent to one million Chinese Yuan, was not unprecedented. However, since it involved Principal Wang, the impact this time was even greater than the first time a billion alliance appeared. The comments section, Dragon Sky, QiYue TB, and other places were flooded with discussions.

The one million reward generated ten thousand monthly tickets, putting “Xuanyuan Sword Master” far ahead of Worm Two's new book by more than thirty thousand tickets. This gap undoubtedly secured the first place for the monthly ticket ranking this month.

Although Hou Muyun knew this reward was coming, he couldn't help but get excited when it actually happened!

This excitement wasn't just because he would get fifty thousand from it; the timing of Principal Wang's reward was perfect, coming right after Hou Muyun had refused the eight major platforms. This significantly increased Hou Muyun's value and his bargaining power for the future.

The next morning, Hou Muyun checked his points: 140,000!

After spending 100,000 points to equip the “Speed Reading Skill Card,” he had 80,000 left, meaning he gained about 60,000 points in a day. 

Excluding the impact from novels, comics, and live streams, the aftermath of “Music War” was still significant. Combined with the eight platforms’ bidding war and the billion alliance reward, the overall impact was even greater than the day “Everyday” was broadcast.

With 140,000 points, Hou Muyun decided to draw a card pack! 

After deducting 100,000 points, the pointer landed in the red area, yielding an N-level card pack.

【Drawing Card Pack (N) X1】

Although it was an N-level card pack, Hou Muyun was quite pleased to see it was related to drawing. He opened the pack according to the prompt and several cards popped up.

【Drawing Attribute Card X3】

【Manga Skill Card X2】

【Oil Painting Skill Card X2】

【Traditional Chinese Painting Skill Card X2】

【Printmaking Skill Card X2】

【Inner Painting Skill Card X2】

【Sand Painting Skill Card X2】

This N-level card pack contained seven types of cards, but the total number was less compared to the Reading Card Pack, with only fifteen cards.

However, there was a surprising detail: except for the Drawing Attribute Card, which was N-level, all the other cards were R-level.

Hou Muyun originally thought that the level of cards drawn would match the level of the card pack, but it turned out not to be the case. He guessed this might be related to the quantity or the minimum card level within the pack.

Hou Muyun placed the three Drawing Attribute Cards into the card slots one by one, raising his drawing attribute from 7 to 10, reaching a top-level in the field. This meant that even without using the Manga Skill Card, Hou Muyun could be considered a top manga artist.

The remaining cards posed a dilemma for Hou Muyun. The pack only had ten slots, and after using the “Speed Reading Skill Card,” one slot was free. But now there were six new skill cards, and even if the Manga Skill Card was stacked in one slot, four more slots were needed!

A prompt informed Hou Muyun that if the cards didn’t enter the pack, their usage time would expire.

“It looks like I'll have to expand the pack sooner or later!” Hou Muyun thought helplessly, using points to unlock the next pack slot as prompted, deducting 10,000 points. The next unlock required 20,000 points!

Already aware of the escalating cost, Hou Muyun didn't hesitate and unlocked the 12th slot.

Seeing that the 13th slot required 40,000 points, he couldn’t help but curse.

The cost was doubling each time!

With only over 10,000 points left, he couldn’t unlock the next slot.

Still short by two slots!

Looking at the newly drawn cards and the cards in the pack, Hou Muyun gritted his teeth and took out the Chiropractic Skill Card and Hand Speed Effect Card, placing the new cards inside.

There was only one of each of the removed cards, and the Hand Speed Effect Card’s time was almost up. He had learned all he could from the Chiropractic Skill Card, so it wasn’t too wasteful to discard them.

Like many said, Hou Muyun was a penny pincher. Without washing up, he quickly turned on his computer to use up the remaining time on the Hand Speed Effect Card.

After finishing his midday livestream, Hou Muyun received a message from Chen Yixin, informing him of the first-day sales of the “Xuanyuan Sword Master” manga single volume.

Typically, sales figures for novels or manga are calculated over at least a month, but the single volume sales were so impressive that they shocked the industry!

With 45,000 copies sold and 40,000 pre-orders, the daily sales totaled 85,000!

While this number might not impress top manga artists in Japan, for local Chinese manga artists, it was a miraculous figure!

It was equivalent to the monthly single volume sales of a very popular local manga or manga artist!

Chen Yixin, evidently excited, after informing Hou Muyun of the sales figures, discussed plans for a signing event to boost sales further. He also mentioned that the “Xuanyuan Sword Master” manga had begun serialization in MY Magazine. Online serialization would be followed by the single volume release, then magazine serialization, setting a new precedent in the industry.

Finally, Chen Yixin informed Hou Muyun that the previous royalties would be settled by Changjiang Publishing next month.

After replying, Hou Muyun went to the library, returned the borrowed books, and began selecting new ones. With the effectiveness of speed reading confirmed, Hou Muyun chose books with a purpose. The primary goal was to enhance his writing. Despite his improved writing skills, vocabulary remained a weak point.

After making his selections, Hou Muyun found a spot to start reading. As he read, he noticed people staring at him, taking photos, and asking for autographs. If it were just autographs, it would be fine, but Hou Muyun realized that if he continued reading at his current speed, he would either be seen as a freak or an idiot. So, he slowed down, read for a while, and then quickly checked out the books.

Reflecting on the hassle of borrowing books, Hou Muyun decided to purchase a large number of books from a good book website once he got home, focusing on substantial volumes.

Among them, he bought the complete set of Twenty-Four Histories. As the saying goes, reading history makes one wise, and historical books contain a wealth of characters and stories, which would undoubtedly provide much inspiration for writing.

In the following days, Hou Muyun didn't go anywhere and maintained a regular schedule.

He wrote in the morning, livestreamed at noon, drew and wrote side stories in the afternoon, and read in the evening, staying busy and fulfilled.

Time flew by, and on the morning of November 27th, Hou Muyun left Ruicheng for Shanghai, where he held his first-ever book signing at a bookstore in the afternoon. The event was highly successful and well-attended. Taking advantage of the momentum, QiYue Comics and Changjiang Publishing added two more signing events in Jiangning and Hangzhou on the 28th and 29th.

After the signing event on the 29th, as Hou Muyun was heading to the train station to return to Ruicheng, he received a call from Shi Fifteen.

Shi Fifteen: “Are you available in the next few days?”

Hou Muyun: “I don’t have any scheduled events. What’s up? By the way, you mentioned something after the last ‘Music’ recording but didn’t give details. Are you finally revealing the mystery?”

Shi Fifteen: “You remember! Hurry up and come to Changsha!”

Hou Muyun: “What’s the matter?”

Shi Fifteen: “You’ll find out when you get here!”

Hearing the phone hang up, Hou Muyun was quite helpless and directed the driver to the airport.


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