this infinite world

——It’s obviously the novel I wrote, but I can’t answer the questions about my book. What should I do?
Urgent, waiting online.

When people are desperate, they sometimes empty their minds and choose to escape. Perhaps for a moment, Zhang Heng really wanted to post such a post in the Infinite Horror Forum to seek help from netizens... At this moment, Zhang Heng seemed to think of a cartoonist from District 11 who went to the comic forum of the same name to learn because he didn't know what the strength of a general and the strength of a quasi-general were. Afterwards, he wrote it into his own comic as a supplementary setting, which was well received by readers...

...Of course, this is just a joke and will never really happen.

Although Zhang Heng hadn't paid attention to his novels for a long time, and he wasn't even sure where the plot of Infinite Horror was going, he did work hard in the beginning, studied a lot of comics, animations, and novels, and made many settings carefully.

Before the book Infinite Horror was published, most of the settings regarding the reincarnation world, the main god's light ball, the main god's space, as well as the personalities and backgrounds of the main characters were created by Zhang Heng himself. There were far fewer moments when the plot was allowed to develop freely, which is almost the opposite of now.

A lean camel is still bigger than a horse. As an author, Zhang Heng knows many secrets that readers have no way of knowing, as well as a large number of unadopted settings... Those settings only exist in Zhang Heng's mind, and he has not completely forgotten them. Isn't it a piece of cake to take them out and reply to the excited readers now?
"Zhang Jie's strength? Of course, he is at the elementary level of the fourth stage. As a guide, he can fully exert the strength of the Lord God's exchange. This is something that only the fourth stage's subtle ability can do. As for why he was defeated by Zheng Zha in the end, haha, you should go and reread the chapter of Final Destination. I have already written everything that needs to be written there..."

"Why does Qi Tengyi always fight as a cultivator instead of using magic? Uh, wasn't this very clear when I first exchanged Qi Tengyi's bloodline? The upper limit of wizard bloodline in the Harry Potter world is not high, so in order to continue to become stronger, Qi Tengyi must find another way out, and orthodox cultivation is much more promising than unorthodox cultivation such as magic cultivation."

"Is Zhang Heng the reincarnation of Hou Yi? Why can he use the Nine Arrows to Shoot the Sun...? Well, I can only say that he is indeed related to Hou Yi in mythology and legend. The 'Explosive Arrows' he uses do have the same origin as the 'Nine Arrows to Shoot the Sun', but Hou Yi's reincarnation is someone else... As for the deeper reasons, this involves spoilers, and now is not the time to reveal the mystery."

"Li Shuaxi? Well, he is just an ordinary person. At most, he has read more books and knows more things. There is no such thing as a plot of outsmarting Chu Xuan..."

Zhang Heng didn't answer many questions. Compared with the enthusiasm of the book friends, he only chose some simple questions, or questions he knew, to answer and explain. As for those questions that he found difficult to answer, or those that he didn't know what to say, he deliberately ignored them.

For example, questions like "Who is Zheng Zha's wife, Loli or Zhan Lan?", "Is Dr. Manhattan, who can create the Watcher world at will, the strongest character that has appeared?", or "How many abilities does Yang Yun's spiritual light have?" These questions left Zhang Heng completely confused, and he pretended not to see them.

Fortunately, Zhang Heng has been running around in various dinner parties during this period, and he has not done much work, but his drinking capacity has increased significantly. In addition, he has met many people in the industry, such as directors, screenwriters, novelists, investors, literary and artistic workers, etc. More importantly, he has the opportunity to observe those real business people and how the so-called "successful people" communicate up close, which has benefited Zhang Heng a lot.

Although Zhang Heng also understood that he could not completely master the communication method of "speaking to people in a human way and speaking to ghosts in a ghost way", his drinking was not in vain. Under the influence of what he saw and heard, Zhang Heng was no longer the ignorant nerd Xiaobai before. He did make considerable progress in interpersonal communication... At least in such occasions of chatting and gossiping, Zhang Heng was still able to firmly grasp the center of the topic in his own hands.

Readers didn't know that the plot would develop automatically. In their opinion, Zhang Heng, as the author, naturally had the highest authority to interpret his works, and he himself did not act arrogantly. Suddenly, the book club became a small symposium, with book friends taking turns to ask Zhang Heng questions to seek spoilers, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

For a while, under Zhang Heng's jokes, he actually took control of the situation. In a blink of an eye, it turned into a small symposium, with Zhang Heng serving as the host and answering various questions...

Of course, no matter how careful Zhang Heng was, he had never seen something he hadn't seen before. He made several mistakes when answering questions, and his statements were inconsistent with what was recorded in the book.

But as the saying goes, after entering the Pass, there will be great scholars to debate for me. This matter has been recorded in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. Among the readers, the group that is most lacking is those who understand.

In the past, there was a sentence “There are two trees in my yard, one is a jujube tree, and the other is also a jujube tree”, which caused countless primary and secondary school students to frown at the questions that followed from this sentence; outside, when the gangsters were filming EVA, they clearly used various blank shots to save money, but the audience mistakenly thought that there was a corresponding religious metaphor here... and now, this kind of thing has also happened to Zhang Heng.

You know, book clubs are places with a very high concentration of fans. For the so-called "setting party", sometimes Zhang Heng writes casually in the book, or a vague nonsense that develops naturally in the plot, which leads them to think and analyze a lot of things, not to mention that Zhang Heng personally appears to answer their questions at this time.

Even if Zhang Heng made some mistakes, he was still fooled by the flattery of this group of people, such as "So that's how it is, why didn't I think of it?", "You are worthy of being a Z University!", "The clues are long and deep!", etc. In addition, the scrolling messages in the group were refreshed very quickly, which drowned the few people who raised different opinions in a new question after another.

Even so, when Zhang Heng typed "Sorry, I haven't been feeling well lately. I need to go to rest", after the Q&A session that lasted less than an hour ended, Zhang Heng was already sweating profusely and collapsed on the chair.

"What the hell, what kind of questions are you asking..."

After a long while, Zhang Heng exhaled and muttered to himself, his pain evident in his expression, "The combat power party and the setting party are fine...how come there are rotten girls in my group? They are even asking whether Yang Yun's true love is Zheng Zha or Chu Xuan. How can I possibly know such a ridiculous thing?"

"No, I have to talk to the administrator and find a reason to kick these rotten girls out. Out of sight, out of mind..."

He did what he said. When Zhang Heng glanced at the computer again, he was surprised to find that the icon in the lower right corner of the screen began to flash again. And this time the recipient of the message was a familiar person.

Yumu Yiqi: Are you there?
Yumu Yiqi: I haven’t seen you on the Internet for a long time. Are you feeling well?
"It's okay, just a slight cold."

Zhang Heng did not dare to neglect the sponsor who helped him to make the connection, and quickly sent a reply message: "What's wrong, Yu Da, do you have any questions for me?"

Yumu Yiqi: Well, I do have some questions to ask.

The next moment, as if it had been held back for a long time, the following words quickly appeared in the chat box on the screen: "Will Team Tianshen have another chance to appear in the future? Will Adam be resurrected later? And why did Luo Yinglong suddenly join Team Zhongzhou?"

"Ah?" Zhang Heng was stunned when he saw the message. He didn't bother to reply and quickly searched Baidu for relevant information about Adam and Luo Yinglong in "Infinite Horror"... But after Zhang Heng read the introduction of these two people, he became even more confused.

What does it mean that Adam recruited all his teammates, but still lost to the combined forces of Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan? What does it mean that Luo Yinglong abandoned the dark and joined the Zhongzhou team?
In Zhang Heng's original setting, the Celestial God Team was originally the strongest team in the entire Samsara World. Although the Demon Team appeared later due to the plot's own development, the Celestial God Team still had strong strength, and the captain Adam was second only to Chu Xuan... and the wise man who copied Chu Xuan.

Since the standard for joining the team is the second-level gene lock, the average level of the Tianshen team is much stronger than other teams. Adam's two generals Song Tian and Luo Yinglong are even more skilled. This team will play an important role until the final battle... But now, you tell me that Adam has absorbed all his teammates including Song Tian but still lost, Luo Yinglong has abandoned the dark and joined the light to Zhongzhou, and the Tianshen team is left with Yue Han, whose identity is unknown?
Before Zhang Heng could reply, the second message came from the other side: "Also, why did you arrange for Chu Xuan to obtain the Conferred God List in The Legend of Sword and Fairy? You know, the strongest wise man in the main god space, combined with this causal weapon, can produce an effect far more than one plus one equals two... Isn't this a bit too damaging to the integrity of the story?"

"Ah? The Investiture of the Gods?"

Seeing these words that were sent out in one breath and contained a hint of resentment, Zhang Heng was stunned on the spot and couldn't recover for a long time.

You know, Zhang Heng had set the chance for the Zhongzhou team a long time ago, which was the Yellow-skinned Saint's Relics. There, the Zhongzhou team would obtain the orthodox cultivation method, as well as the Donghuang Bell and the Jade Disc of Creation... But now, you tell me that Chu Xuan did not obtain the Donghuang Bell, but the List of Gods?
No one knows the horror of the List of Gods better than Zhang Heng. In his concept, this is the most powerful causal weapon in the universe. If there are enough causal points, the holder will be completely omniscient and omnipotent, which is extremely terrifying!
And just as the other party said, when this Conferred God List fell into Chu Xuan's hands, the effect it exerted was far more than one plus one equals two, twenty, two hundred, or even higher...

Yumu Yiqi:?
"…Don't panic! This is a technical adjustment!"

Seeing the big question mark on the screen, Zhang Heng was startled and quickly responded on the keyboard.

Zhttty: It’s okay, believe in my control over the plot, this is all the preparation I have made, everything is as planned.

Yumu Yiqi: ...Really?
Yumu Yiqi: So what is your next plot arrangement?
Zhttty: It’s not that I don’t want to say it, but I can’t say it…

Yumu Yiqi: ...Are you really not just trying to fool me?
Zhttty: How could that be possible, brother? I can lie to anyone but I can never lie to you. This is a man’s promise!

Yumu Yiqi: Since you said so, I will believe you this time.

Yumu Yiqi: Also, don’t resurrect Adam.

Zhttty: Huh? Why?

Yumu Yiqi: This role... I don’t like it, just think of it as my willfulness.

Yumu Yiqi: (Picture, rewarded an alliance leader).

Yumu Yiqi: Have a good rest and take good care of yourself. I’m looking forward to seeing your follow-up.

Zhttty: Got it, thanks for the rain!

"…Why do I feel like this sponsor seems to like the plot and setting of Infinite Horror more than Fights Break Sphere?"

Zhang Heng blinked in confusion at the grayed-out avatar of the other party on the other end of the communication app. When this sponsor had been trying to matchmake for the unknown "Battle Through the Heavens", Zhang Heng thought that the sponsor had a keen eye and saw the potential for the book's future development... But now it seemed that the sponsor was more interested in the novel "Infinite Horror".

"In that case, I'd better take a closer look at the subsequent plot developments of Infinite Horror. At least next time someone asks me about it, I won't be completely in the dark..."

As he spoke, Zhang Heng didn't even bother to open the study materials he had just downloaded and start studying for the day. He dragged his aching body and sank heavily into his bed. He opened his mobile phone under the quilt and opened Qidian Chinese website.

As soon as he opened Qidian Chinese website, Zhang Heng saw the promotional page of "Battle Through the Heavens" on the homepage, along with the news of the film and television adaptation. He scrolled a few times and saw that the replies below were all praises, which made Zhang Heng laugh. After browsing the comments for a long time, Zhang Heng suddenly remembered that he should actually do something serious. He quickly opened the search bar and typed in the four words "Infinite Terror"...

"Um, Infinite Horror... Wait, why do I have to pay to read my own book?"

Zhang Heng was stunned when he saw the series of "unsubscribed chapters". Although he didn't lack the money, he was always stingy... He was used to being frugal and still subconsciously felt that it was not worth it. Fortunately, he was smart. He scratched his head and suddenly thought of a way. He opened the forum and searched for free download resources of Infinite Horror...

As expected, Zhang Heng found a free download link in the forum without any effort, and it was up to the latest chapter. Zhang Heng also successfully downloaded it to his mobile phone. But before he could read three chapters, he felt his eyelids fighting and he fell into a deep sleep...

——Well, let’s start working hard tomorrow. (End of this chapter)