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Milk Tea, an editor at the Starry Sky Editorial Department, is currently very nervous.

She was a recent graduate in July of this year, majoring in literature at Lincheng Normal University.

Because she had a literary dream since she was a child, she tried to write many works and submit them to the press.

But every single one of them disappeared without a trace, never being accepted.

This made her very frustrated.

Mingming's appreciation and understanding of literature were highly regarded by his teacher, Professor Yang Qiu.

Whenever he analyzes and critiques a literary masterpiece, he can speak eloquently and his analysis is always logical and well-reasoned.

Even with works by classmates, he can analyze them very thoroughly. Is it good? What's good about it? What's bad about it? What are the shortcomings in character development? What are the flaws in the plot construction? What should be changed, and how should it be modified…

She can analyze things very accurately and point them out.

Many of the works that she "nitpicked" have been approved by publishers and published in various publications.

However, the works she submitted herself were rejected by various editorial offices every time.

She was very frustrated and confused, not knowing why this was happening.

After she consulted her teacher, Professor Yang Qiu, even with decades of teaching experience, Professor Yang couldn't explain why she could explain things to others so well, but when she tried it herself, it was a complete mess.

But in the end, Professor Yang still pointed her in the right direction:

"You're not good at writing yourself, but you're great at giving advice to others. Why don't you try applying for an editor position?"

And so, with her teacher's guidance and letter of introduction, she arrived at Xingchen Publishing House. The editor-in-chief, "Stone," was also a top student of Professor Yang. After learning that she was also Professor Yang's prized student, he specially tested her level.

Indeed, his guidance skills are more than sufficient, but his original creation skills are seriously lacking.

In other words, he was a natural-born editor.

So they kept her on and promised that if she could successfully complete her three-month internship, she would officially become a member of Star Publishing House.

The internship assessment is to produce a book that sells over 5 copies.

For the editors at Xingchen Editorial Department, producing a book that sells 5 copies is a piece of cake.

But for Milk Tea Student, it is a huge challenge.

In the two and a half months since she joined the company, she has diligently reviewed manuscripts and read books, and has confidently signed contracts for at least 10 books that she thinks are good.

However, after she reported it to her superiors, seven of the ten copies were rejected by her direct supervisor, the editor-in-chief of "Coffee"!

The remaining three books were finally published, but none of them sold more than 1 copies.

It's also because she's the editor-in-chief's junior from school; otherwise, with her discerning eye and efficiency, the editor-in-chief would have kicked her out long ago.

"Sigh, when will I ever discover a super powerful figure like the Azure Dragon Immortal?!"

"No, even finding just one author with even a tenth of his talent would be great! At this rate, I'll never finish my mission!"

In this moment of utter helplessness, she idly glanced at the new book she had submitted.

But then I suddenly saw a very familiar name.

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy? Ha, another one imitating The Legend of Sword and Fairy. Even the name is so similar. Is it trying to ride on the popularity of its recent TV series to fool people and get away with it?"

She snorted dismissively.

But my hand still instinctively moved the mouse to open the email and the document inside.

Synopsis: Li Xiaoyao, a young man from Yuhang Town, accidentally stumbles upon Immortal Spirit Island while trying to save his aunt. He meets Zhao Ling'er, a descendant of Nuwa, and is thus drawn into a destiny-bound journey that spans the realms of humans, immortals, and demons.

The two joined hands to roam the martial world, making close friends such as Lin Yueru and Anu, and fighting against the world-destroying conspiracy of the Moon Worship Cult Leader. However, they experienced life and death separations in the vortex of fate. In the end, Ling'er sacrificed herself for the common people, leaving behind eternal chivalry, tenderness, and regret.

"Wow? This outline looks quite interesting. Judging from the author's name, they must be a newcomer..."

Because the mainstream novels in Xizhou nowadays are mostly martial arts and fantasy novels.

Therefore, milk tea is very fond of this kind of topic and is sensitive to it.

Given that the outline was decent, she decided to give the newcomer three minutes, if he could capture her attention within those three minutes…

Without giving it much thought, she continued reading the main text below.

"In the dead of night, the boundless sea seemed to be shrouded in a faint mist, blurring the boundary between the water and the sky, and everything was in a hazy, dreamlike state."

The ship's bow, like a sharp knife slicing through the sea, sent up waves that resembled pairs of hands reaching for survival, clinging to the hull amidst the splashing sound of the waves breaking, only to be swallowed up by the merciless, dark sea and disappear without a trace.

The man standing at the bow of the ship exuded an air of authority and possessed a robust physique, his sharp and calm eyes gazing into the distance.

He had been searching in the sea for several days, and the entire sea area was imprinted in his mind like a vivid map, but the legendary fairy island had never appeared.

The scout at the stern shouted, "Something's floating by!"

……

They said they would only give this newcomer's work three minutes.

"Waaaaah, Lin Yueru is so pitiful..."

But when Milk Tea felt her eyes getting a little sore, she stood up to rub them and pour herself a glass of water to soothe her throat, only to be surprised to find that two hours had already passed!

"No way, it's already past 11 o'clock? How long have I been watching? Two hours?"

Despite her small stature, Milk Tea's eyes revealed immense shock!

"Hey, this novel..."

She didn't even bother to drink the water, slammed the cup down on the table, and sat back down in front of the computer.

"While the concept may not be entirely novel, the setting is grand, and the plot and character development are extremely skillful..."

She was a little unsure, so she picked at the tip of her nose and muttered to herself uncertainly:

"Could this be some old Deng reincarnated using an alternate account to post this article?"

Thinking of this, her heart suddenly started pounding.

"This time, this time I'm sure! This is definitely a good book that will sell at least 5 copies!"

Before she could finish reading the rest of the book, she locked the review access to the book to her own editor account.

This way, other editors will not be able to see it in the submission database for the time being.

"I'm absolutely right, this is definitely a new pseudonym created by a veteran author! Otherwise, they couldn't possibly use such a seasoned writing style and plot-building ability!"

"Hehe, my luck has finally turned around! This time, I'm determined to stay in the Starry Sky editorial department!"

With that, she formally submitted the book to the contract signing process, handing it over to her superior, "Coffee," for review.

He had expected Coffee to reply to him in half a day or even the next day, as was the case in the past.

But to my surprise, before I even had lunch, I received notification that my contract had been approved.

"Great! As expected, my judgment was correct. Even the notoriously picky and demanding coffee tycoon didn't reject this book this time!"

She clenched her fist tightly and mentally shouted "Good!"

"You're a cat who loves writing, right? I hope you won't let me down and that you'll become a legendary writer! That way, I can share in your glory and we'll all rise to the top!"

After sending the signing notification to the author, she immediately opened her TK account and eagerly added the account left in the author's profile, wanting to have a good chat with him about his new book with unlimited potential!