….
The book was officially unched yesterday.
Now, the waiting game began.
Regal, however, wasn't oo waste time.
Yet, starting anything new wasn't an option, he simply didn't have the funds.
At least, not until his first paycheck arrived, which was still a month away. Of course, whether the book would be a hit or not was a question hanging heavily in the air.
It was not about him.
There were plenty of others even within Evarleaf Press, including some senior editors, who shared the uainty.
To be fair, that uainty wasn't unjustified.
After all, this was his first step into the publishing world, and skepticism was natural, expected, even.
From what Regal had observed, Maggie, the woman who worked closely with Gwendolyn, seemed particurly skeptical.
She hadn't minced words about her reservations, and while her skepticism mildly annoyed Regal, he grudgingly appreciated that she didn't impose her doubts on others.
To her credit, she admitted the book had unique qualities and was good in its own way. However, she also mentiohat, under normal circumstances, she would have opposed su ambitious colboration on a debut project.
Regal uood where she was ing from, the book might seem like child's py to some.
Yet, deep down, a stubborn spark of determination ignited within him. He wanted nothing more than to prove her, and anyone else doubting him, pletely wrong.
Still, he decided not to waste his energy ving her or anyone else. The person who mattered, Gwendolyn, believed in the project, and for the rest - only time as would speak for him.
For now, his focus remained fixed on the s in front of him.
The [Notification] panel dispyed promily, newly introduced with his official entry into the world of authorship.
Not with this＜Harry Potter＞book, though.
Iingly, acc to the system, his official debut as an author had already occurred when his web novels,＜Solo Leveling＞and＜Omnist Reader's Viewpoint＞, were released.
It made sense, even if he had used a pen name.
?-------[NOTIFICATIONS]-------?
? [Solo Leveling:] Web Novel (Rank: A)
–> [Collect Rewards:] [Y/N]
([┘]- 50 days, 1/2 hr of Accumuted Rewards)
….
? [Omnist Reader's Viewpoint:] Web Novel (Rank: S)
–> [Collect Accumuted Rewards:] [Y/N]
([┘]- 50 days, 1 hr of Accumuted Rewards)
….
? [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone:] Book (Rank: S)
–> [Collect Accumuted Rewards:] [Y/N]
([┘]- 1 day, 5 hr of Accumuted Rewards)
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As you see, it has been fifty days sihe unch of his web novel and his official debut as an author.
This was the system's notification pahe space where Regal could collect the rewards he had earned for his work.
The moment the first chapter of his web novel＜Solo Leveling＞was unched, Regal had bee eligible to collect rewards.
The same went for his other works, including＜Omnist Reader's Viewpoint＞, and now, his printed debut novel,＜Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone＞
The accumuted rewards for＜Harry Potter＞were already accessible, waiting for him to cim.
Yet, despite that, he hadn't touched the rewards of either of his works.
It wasn't as if there was some grand reason behind his decision.
It was simply a matter of timing, or rather, the ck of it.
Over the st month, his schedule had been ed by the final push for his book release.
Even if he had collected the rewards, he wouldn't have had the ce to do much with them.
But now?
Now the ste was clear.
With the book unched and the waiting game for results beginning, Regal found himself with an open schedule for the month, and very limited resources.
First, he checked his EP bance.
?---?
? [EP Avaible : 2K]
?---?
Down to a mere 2K.
Of the initial 1.5 million EP he was rewarded by the system, 832K had gooward buying ＜Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Volume 1＞, 600K toward a skill upgrade, and the remainder on two web novels.
Now, he o collect EP to afford anything worthwhile.
Regal moved his fio the first [Y] button beside＜Solo Leveling＞and clicked.
?---?
「Ding! User successfully collected [Solo Leveling] rewards」
[Total View t:] 5,726,621
[Total EP Earned:] 572,662
? 「Your total EP is now: 572,664」
?---?
The results were in, and Regal gained approximately 572K EP with his first web novel venture.
He quickly moved on to the reward.
Without wasting time, Regal clicked the [Y] button for＜Omnist Reader's Viewpoint＞
?---?
「Ding! User successfully collected [Omnist Reader's Viewpoint] rewards」
[Total View t:] 2,569,912
[Total EP Earned:] 256,991
? 「Your total EP is now: 829,665」
?---?
The numbers added up, and together his two web novels had accumuted over 8 million views, bringing in a total of over 829K EP.
Regal leaned back for a moment, sidering his move.
The first thing he decided to do was to purchase Volume 2 of the ＜Harry Potter＞, sitting in his [Bulletin Board] for who knows how long time.
It wasn't something he had pnned on doing, but in his current situation, there wasn't much of a choice.
He knew he could take his time with the sed volume, there was no rush.
Si is just the first volume that was released, and irrespective of its success that might e, it wouldn't be a problem even if he were to space out a year or more to release the sed volume.
So, in the current situatial sidered using his EP elsewhere, on something that might give him a more immediate return.
However, two problems remained.
The first, and most pressing, was the fact that Regal had only one [Pi.
The (?) pin.
He had used it sparingly on volume 2 until now, but with only oo begin with, he had to be extremely careful with how it was used.
?---?
[Pins Avaible(?):] 1 (in use)
?---?
With the (?) pin, Regal could prevent anything from disappearing off the [Bulletin Board] with every refresh during the 24 hours time interval.
But this also meaing go of some scripts that were within reach - scripts he could have at least pinned down, even if he didn't have the EP to buy them at that moment.
Like time, he mentiohe＜Avatar＞script just passed by in one of the [Refresh] and all he could do was sit and watch.
The bigger issue, however, was the [Search Token].
He still hadn't figured out how to reliably obtain one.
Without it, he had to depend on luck, hoping the system would dispy what he needed on the [Bulletin Board].
He had hoped that this time, the system would reward him with a [Search Token] during the cim, but once again, it didn't happen.
If he had that, he wouldn't o gh with this purchase.
"Man, this system isn't making things any easier for me." He murmured in an annoyed voice.
He hadn't expected the [Inkfinity Dex] to be this plicated.
For now, he focused oask at hand, buying Volume 2 of＜Harry Potter＞ so he could finally free up his (?) pin and use it on anything he would e across in the new refresh.
He opehe [Bulletin Board] and proceeded with his purchase.
?---?
「Ding! Purchase plete: Book [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Volume 2]」
「Your total EP is now: 39,663」
? The parched item will be stored iems] slot.
?---?
...and just like that, the 829K EP he had painstakingly accumuted was reduced to 39K.
He immediately navigated to his [Items] slot, his eyes log onto the new addition.
?-------[ITEMS]-------?
? [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Volume 1] x 1
? User directly e the book by clig on it.
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He didn't cli e yet.
There was no rush.
Uhe frantic pace of writing the first volume, where he had pulled an iwe hour marathon, this time, he po take things slower.
Volume 2 would be written bit by bit, whenever he felt bored, allowing him to pace himself and finish it by the end of the month.
Even then, he wasn't pnning to hand it over to anyht away.
For now, it would stay with him, waiting for the right moment.
Over the month, Regal had a few priorities lined up.
He po delve into studying dire… and maybe even try his hand at drawing sketches too.
.
….
[To be tinued…]
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