Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

“Can’t I hear what’s going on around me when I’m sleeping?” Mistelin said matter-of-factly. “Even though I’m sleeping, I’m actually everywhere. So, if you see me sleeping, don’t bother me. Maybe I’m working in my dreams.”

Prometheus:

That doesn't make any sense at all!

Who can handle work in their dreams?!

It seems that Mistelin is completely unreliable. At this moment, Prometheus can only pray in his heart that a powerful figure will come and carry him.

After Bai Qianqu made contact with Prometheus, she quickly created a new document and wrote down "The Wolf." The entire text was not long, less than five hundred words, which was a matter of a moment for Bai Qianqu.

He read the document several times and, after confirming there were no problems, sent it directly to Raven.

[Qianjian: I've sent you the short story, please take a look.]

Raven was enjoying her tea when she saw the message and document sent by Bai Qianqu, and almost overturned her teacup.

"Finished so quickly? Is this how short stories are written?! Dude, even if you want to enter a short story competition, you can't just rush through it like this, can you? It's only been less than half an hour since you asked, and it's already here?"

Raven strongly suspected that the short story was written by Qian Jianxian, since judging from his previous behavior, he had no idea that there was such a short story competition.

However, the raven's lips twitched for a moment, but then it didn't care anymore.

Oh well, as long as the boss is happy, that's all that matters.

She reluctantly opened the document, and everything was as she expected. What she saw was a very, very short, super short story.

Raven glanced at the word count; it was only a little over four hundred words.

This word count is practically the shortest of short stories.

She muttered to herself, "What kind of story can you tell in four hundred words? It probably wouldn't even be enough to introduce the time, place, and characters."

She read the short story very quickly, skimming through it.

However, after Raven finished reading it, she didn't say anything, but instead looked at it again with a strange expression.

After reading it a second time, she clicked her tongue and started reading it again from the beginning. This time, she read it carefully word by word, without even noticing the jackal next to her delivering the documents.

The jackal looked at the raven peering at the screen, seemingly engrossed in reading something word by word, and she too wore a strange expression.

"Is this guy watching something inappropriate during work hours? His face is practically stuck into the screen."

Driven by curiosity, the jackal quietly walked behind the raven and stuck its head out to look at the screen.

The raven then noticed someone behind it and jumped up in fright. When it saw it was a jackal, it said irritably, "What are you doing? You scared me!"

Jackal rolled his eyes and said, "I called you several times and you didn't answer. I was about to ask you what you were doing!"

"Me? I'm reading short stories."

"A short story?" Jackal frowned. "What does a short story have to do with you? You don't have any authors who are good at writing short stories. And it's just a short story, can it really make you so obsessed?"

"Who says there isn't one? This was written by Teacher Qianjian."

"What?! Qianjian can write short stories?"

Upon hearing this, the jackal quickly came up behind the raven and started looking at it too.

Soon she couldn't help but stretch her neck and make the exact same pose as the raven.

After a long while, the two looked at each other in silence.

Jackal: "This novel seems interesting? It tells a short story?"

Raven: "At first glance, it seems to be a satire of beasts like wolves."

Jackal: ?

Why does it feel like this guy is subtly criticizing me?

Jackal: "I think it's talking about human nature!"

Raven: "So it's using wolves to talk about people, but there's a strange feeling between the lines?"

Jackal: "So are you talking about humans or wolves?"

Both of them felt a chill run down their spines.

This short story is definitely not simple!

Chapter 176 The Terrifying Seele

Jackal swallowed hard: "Did this really come from Teacher Qianjian?"

Raven rubbed his arms and said, "Yeah."

"Isn't he a novelist?"

"Who says a novelist can't write short stories?"

Hearing Raven's words, Jackal remained silent for a moment before saying, "So, Teacher Qianjian sent over this short story?"

Although Jackal is not in charge of short stories, he has come into contact with some in his daily life and naturally has sufficient appreciation ability.

Despite its short length, this short story is very complete and flows smoothly, with not only cause and effect but also detailed process.

Of course, the most crucial point is that this short story is only a little over four hundred words long!

The essence of short stories is brevity. If you can use one word, you will never use two. If you can express something in one paragraph, you will never use two paragraphs.

A short story is considered successful if it can successfully tell a story within 20,000 words, and if it can also contain some moral lessons, then it is considered a relatively excellent short story.

"The Wolf" is undoubtedly excellent. In just four hundred words, it tells a story that contains a profound truth, and the story seems to have a deeper meaning, but the jackal cannot understand it for the time being.

However, she was certain that if this short story were submitted to the Short Story Awards, it would definitely achieve a good ranking.

She said happily, "If we submit this novel to the competition and it gets a good ranking, our World Snake Library will have an even bigger reputation, right?"

Raven nodded in agreement: "Yes, if we really get a good ranking, I, as the recommender, will definitely be rewarded, and maybe even get a higher prize!"

The jackal's expression immediately turned ugly.

Yes, Raven is the editor in charge of Qianjian. Qianjian wrote a good work, and it has absolutely nothing to do with me!

With a dark expression, she asked, "Isn't Qian Jian still writing 'The King's Avatar'? Instead of properly supervising his writing, you're leading him astray by getting involved in short stories. If 'The King's Avatar' can't guarantee an update of 300,000 words per month, it will definitely have a significant impact on sales!"

Upon hearing this, the raven rolled its eyes dramatically.

"I'm really sorry, but Teacher Qianjian said he has finished writing all the remaining chapters of 'The King's Avatar' and will send them to me in a couple of days."

Although she doesn't know if the matter is true or false, that doesn't stop her from using it as evidence in an argument.

"What did you say?"

Seeing the jackal's blank expression, the raven felt incredibly pleased.

Before Qianjian came, she was mocked by the jackals every day, but now it's finally her turn to hold her head high.

"A whole four million words! I'll send them all at once—and I won't let you see them!"

The jackal's lips twitched; she seriously suspected that the raven was playing a trick on her.

"How is that possible? Who has more than four million words in stockpiles?"

"Hehe, believe it or not, that's the truth. Teacher Qianjian has already finished writing it~~~~"

Seeing the raven's smug look, the jackal took several deep breaths to calm his agitation.

"Really?"

"real!"

The jackal walked away, looking dejected.

Judging from Raven's confident expression, could it really be true? Did Qianjian really write out more than four million words of his draft?

This is something that has never happened before; it's absolutely terrifying.

She needs to find a place to calm down.

After communicating with the raven, Bai Qianqu didn't rest. He immediately began preparations for "Initial D".

A simple plot outline was no problem for him; he wrote it with ease.

Below are the character illustrations for each character.

He placed the sketch paper on the easel, and the paintbrush danced in his hands. Soon, a refreshing image of a young boy appeared on the paper, none other than Takumi Fujiwara, the protagonist of "Initial D".

The image of Takumi Fujiwara on the paper looks dull and simple, which perfectly matches his taciturn personality.

Bai Qianqu nodded in satisfaction and quickly drew the remaining main characters.

Characters such as Keisuke Takahashi, Ryosuke Takahashi, Itsuki Takeuchi, and Koichiro Iketani appear on the paper.

Bai Qianqu had drawn all the characters that would appear in the first volume of the manga, and when he finished, he couldn't help but rub his shoulders.

"It seems that painting continuously for a long time is really physically demanding."

Thinking about the later volumes of Initial D, Bai Qianqu scratched his head.

"Drawing comics seems quite complicated. Not only do I have to handle paneling and layout, but I also have to draw line art, apply base colors, add shadows and special effects, and even create background images. Wouldn't I be exhausted if I did it all by myself? Besides, drawing comics takes too much time. I might not have time to draw them when I'm busy with other things in the future."

"I've noticed that many comics seem to have assistants. Maybe I should get one sometime?"

"Now I can only make things difficult for myself."

After putting away the character illustrations, it was already past midnight. Bai Qianqu fell asleep in bed shortly after lying down.

In his dream, he became a great musician, novelist, and cartoonist admired by thousands. He was holding a duck in his left arm and Ellie in his right, laughing loudly, when Seele appeared from behind with a scythe, smiling and saying, "The dead Teacher Bai is the best Teacher Bai." Then she swung the scythe and chopped down.

"what!"

Bai Qianqu was startled awake from her sleep, her body drenched in cold sweat.

It has to be said, Seele's smiling, scythe-wielding appearance was truly terrifying.

If I really win over Ya Ya, will that girl really do something to me?

It seems there's really no guarantee.

It seems I need to be more careful in the future and it would be best to build a good relationship with Seele beforehand.

Looking at the time, it was only eight in the morning. Bai Qianqu was no longer in the mood to sleep. He went downstairs, ate some breakfast, and came back to continue drawing.

He plans to draw character illustrations for all the characters who will appear in the story.

As for the main chapters, it's best to finish the storyboards and line art for the first three chapters as well, which will make drawing them much easier later.