Finishing the book means death; I abandoned the whole world.

Three hours later.

The settlement has been completely transformed; the shantytowns have been turned into a proper canteen with tables and chairs. Next to it is Hu Qiaozhen's planned "planting area," although there aren't many vegetables or plants yet. In a corner, Zhang Gou Dan is teaching a few young people how to knock down their opponents with a single punch in the apocalypse; his Phantom Boxing King has also become a "demonstration mode."

The most amazing thing is the "anchor of narrative stability," which is a ball of light suspended in the center of the gathering place, woven from everyone's "stories." Yong Ge only needs to write an update every day to maintain it, while the jurors need to reinforce it by filling in the details in their minds.

"This, this is like a small guild?" Fang Xiaoyuan said indistinctly, holding her third bowl of braised pork rice.

"Yes!" Greeny floated over and exclaimed. His gaze towards Brother Yong had now turned into one of reverence. He hadn't known what to do when he first arrived in this place, and in such a short time, this gathering place for readers had transformed into what it was today. At least in their eyes, this was their first home in this apocalypse.

"Or it would be more fitting to describe this world as an ongoing story. I think as long as it doesn't end, this place is safe."

Yong Ge was sitting on the "editor's throne" made of pages of books. He insisted on using this title to commemorate Wang Laodeng. Looking at everything in front of him, he really didn't know how to describe his feelings.

Two days ago, he was a struggling author being hunted down by those demanding more updates, only knowing how to desperately escape.

Now, he has Wu Qu, Ye Tian's small team, a group of former "jury" members who are bound together, and even a group of loyal readers.

"Brother Yong, Brother Yong!" Fang Xiaoyuan ran over, holding a bowl of real rice. "Someone outside is trying to come in."

"What?"

"They are three survivors who said they had been hiding outside for a day and found this place."

Yong Ge walked to the intersection of the gathering place and, through the analysis of the poster, saw three disheveled figures, two men and one woman, looking around warily.

"Should we let them in?" Wu Qu asked.

Yongge looked at his red pen, which showed a narrative weight of 198 points. He then looked at the entrance to the gathering place: there are now 35 people, including 6 authors (4 from the jury plus Lvyouyou and Yongge) and 29 readers.

每天需要花费的权重：免费饭票作者4人加自己5人，每天25点，维持聚集地的每天消耗30点（每个人员1点，剩余30人），也就是说自己每天啥都不干就得花55点权重保命。不想办法都活不过4天。

Now that there are three more people, he'll have to spend three points every day. Yong Ge thought about it for a long time.

"You can come in, but you have to follow the rules!"

He wrote on the poster at the entrance:

[Reader Gathering Place (Changed) - Serialized Safe Zone]

[Instructions for entry:]

[1. Authors must update with at least 500 words daily, with no content restrictions, to maintain their presence.]

[2. Readers are required to provide at least one "detailed description" daily to facilitate the establishment of the base.]

[3. Authors whose narrative weight is below 20 points are prohibited from going out alone.]

[4. Forced completion is prohibited, moral blackmail is prohibited, and unfinished works are prohibited (violators will be expelled)]

Current number of people receiving asylum: 35 → 38, confirmed.

As the words fell, the poster at the entrance spun open, and the three survivors cautiously entered. Upon seeing the scene before them, they were speechless with shock.

"What... what is this?"

"It used to be a gathering place for readers, but after our transformation, it's now the only safe zone you know of that's still being serialized!" Brother Yong flashed his familiar, signature smile. "Welcome to subscribe to 'Completing the Novel Means Death, I've Abandoned the Whole World'!"

Evening [Outpost Meeting Room (which is the converted canteen outside of mealtimes)]

The core members sat together: Yong Ge, Ye Tian, ​​Wu Qu, Lü Youyou, Zhang Gou Dan, Huang Chaobin, Li Yumeng, Fang Xiaoyuan, and Wang Gangtie.

Wang Gangtie is one of the three survivors who just joined. After verification, she is a female author who writes cultivation novels, with a weight of only 34 points. The other two men are readers.

"Here's the situation: we currently have 38 people, and my current weight is 198 points. It consumes 58 weight points every day, so it won't last more than four days!"

"Then what should we do?" Zhang Gou Dan asked.

"We need to find a way to supplement the weight. Don't think we can rely on my writing to increase the weight. 5800 words of effective narrative, without any filler, isn't enough. Even if I spend all my time writing every day, I still can't meet the daily requirement. What if I get writer's block? So, you all know what I mean, we only have a maximum of four days!"

"Shall we go out and explore?" Wu Qu suggested.

"Yes, but not now!" Yong pointed to the map Huang Chaobin had just drawn based on his experience in food delivery. "We need intelligence. The convenience stores, pharmacies, and fire hydrants on Xiangyang Road in this street are all resource points. But more importantly, we need the other authors!"

"Wang Laodeng left a message saying that his blue fountain pen was in the cemetery where there are more survivors, and perhaps something more dangerous."

"Given our current situation," Sister Hu said worriedly, "going out would be suicide. My weight is only enough to grow tomatoes."

"So we need to prepare!" Yong Ge looked at Zhang Gou Dan, "Brother Dan, can your Phantom Boxing King fight?"

"Yes, but a small punch costs 5 points. A combination of left and right punches costs 10 points. You can't land many punches."

"That's enough! Your original jury authors' survival resources are now tied to me. I'll handle the survival points and the points needed to maintain the stronghold. Just focus on using your resources wisely! In the next few days, try to update more effectively, even if it's just 100 words, it'll add 1 point, and that way we'll have more ammunition!"

Yong Ge then looked at Fang Xiaoyuan and asked, "How many people can your food visualization ability support right now?"

"Right now, I can only make enough rice for 10 people. Any more and it will become mushy."

"10 people's worth," Yong-ge calculated. "We now need to assemble an exploration team—lean, low-consumption, and highly mobile. Let's start with 5 people. You must keep enough food for 5 people, and in your spare time, communicate with other readers as much as possible so they can learn how to produce food."

"Wang Gangtie, can you fight? You're a novelist who writes about cultivation novels."

"I...I don't know." Wang Gangtie clearly didn't have a deep understanding of these abilities.

"Editor Greenie, could you please help train King Iron? After all, he's writing a cultivation novel, and if used well, he'll be a powerful fighting force for us!"

"No problem!" Greeny agreed readily.

"Yu Meng, you used to be a nurse, so try to develop some nurse-related imagination skills! This is also the key to our ability to form an exploration team."

Li Yumeng nodded very seriously.

"Alright, so our exploration team will be tentatively comprised of five people: me, Wu Qu, Zhang Gou Dan, Huang Chaobin, and Li Yumeng. Gou Dan and I will be in charge of combat, Huang Chaobin will be in charge of reconnaissance and leading the way, and Wu Qu and Li Yumeng will be in charge of combat support and logistical support!"

"Then the daily affairs of the base will be coordinated and managed by Editor Green, Sister Hu, and Fang Xiaoyuan. Wang Gangtie, grow up quickly! Anyone have any questions?"

"No problem!" they shouted in unison. This was the safest and most hopeful moment everyone had felt since the apocalypse.

With a flourish of his pen, Yong wrote in the air:

[Chapter 21 Serialized Safe Zone]

Liu Tianyong realized that the 198-point weighting could only last for 3 days.

But he found a shortcut to crowdfunding narratives, allowing authors and readers with less influence to participate in the construction process.

The temporary safe haven has now become a formal serialization safety zone, with 38 official members.

In order to survive, Liu Tianyong decided to form an exploration team. Their objective: to find more survivors and locate the Xiangyang Road resource point...

"What did you find?" Wu Qu asked.

"We've found a clue to the 'Graveyard of Discontinued Updates'," Yong Ge said with a determined and serious look. "Wang Laodeng's blue fountain pen is there, and I suspect..."

"The true 'setting' of this world is hidden there. Why did the apocalypse come? Why can writing change reality? What exactly is the graveyard of narratives?"

Ye Tian: "This could be very dangerous."

Yong Ge laughed: "Of course it's dangerous. Where in this world isn't dangerous?"

Yong Ge continued writing:

Before everything was ready, Liu Tianyong decided to first turn this base into the most unreliable, but safest, "deception headquarters" in the apocalypse!