All-rounder Artist

Yes!

Everyone just got slapped in the face by Grim Reaper Elementary Student!

The echoing sound of slaps could be heard everywhere!

However, the most embarrassed weren’t the ones who doubted the theme of Teacher Shadow’s new manga.

Because the loudest slap firmly landed on the face of Tribe Comics!

"Tribe truly suffered!"

"The new website has hope now!"

"With Grim Reaper Elementary Student so popular, it’s bound to bring enormous popularity to the new website called Alliance!"

"With Grim Reaper Elementary Student spearheading the new website, and the addition of new works by Yeshenchen and Tianmen, the Alliance is set to soar!"

"If the new website really does take off, the Tribe is going to be spitting blood!"

"Three comic artists alone cannot make the Alliance soar, but at least Teacher Shadow has ignited the momentum. Once the new website launches, it will definitely have an impact on the traffic of Tribe Comics."

"I am now very interested in the new website, Alliance!"

"Even if it’s just for Grim Reaper Elementary Student, we should go to the new website and show some support."

"..."

The formerly less-anticipated new manga website, Alliance, has now gained quite a bit of recognition due to the popularity of Grim Reaper Elementary Student. Some people are even looking forward to the launch of this new website!

In the next few days.

Lin Yuan didn’t indulge in any more bursts of creativity.

He continued to serialize "Detective Chu Yu" at a pace of one chapter per day, building up popularity for the opening of the new website.

Updating too slowly?

I update a lot more than others!

Because most serialized mangas only update once a week.

Releasing so much on the first day was purely because Lin Yuan had enough drafts and wanted to make Grim Reaper Elementary Student popular as quickly as possible.

The manga is indeed popular now.

He had almost used up all his drafts.

Lin Yuan needed to accumulate some drafts again.

On the opening day of the new website, he needed to release more updates to attract more popularity.

Meanwhile, when Lin Yuan was quietly preparing.

The launch of the Alliance was getting closer and closer.

In the Shadow Studio.

Jin Mu said, "The website will be officially established at noon tomorrow, are you ready?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

Jin Mu laughed, "The Grim Reaper, ahem, the popularity of ’Detective Chu Yu’ has already risen. Now the ones we should worry about are not you, but whether the new works of Tianmen and Yeshenchen can bear the weight."

"Shouldn’t be a problem."

Lin Yuan had read their mangas.

Both of them were GOAT level comic artists, with experience in creating more than one manga, the chance of failure is very low.

Of course.

If they did fail, Lin Yuan had a backup plan.

It’s true that "Detective Chu Yu" is popular, and its sustained popularity will surely not be inferior to its former life.

But Lin Yuan also understood deeply.

Merely relying on one manga cannot support a website.

Even if it could, facing an opponent like Tribe, it would seem rather inadequate.

After all, in the entire manga circle, the middle and high-level comic artists were essentially people from Tribe Comics.

Even if they don’t compete in quality but on quantity, it’s still quite terrifying.

Not to mention, many of the mangas from Tribe comics are of very good quality.

"Hopefully, there won’t be any hitches."

Jin Mu was very aware of potential dangers in times of peace.

He didn’t think that just because Grim Reaper Elementary Student had slapped Tribe’s face, the Alliance had already won.

Objectively speaking.

There’s still a long way to go for the Alliance.

After all, Tribe Comics has been around for a longer time.

Under normal circumstances, there isn’t a shortcut for the Alliance to surpass them.

"Fortunately, Shadow has strongly proven himself this time. At least the gap between him and Xian Yu, let alone Chu Kuang, isn’t as big as it was before."

Jin Mu sighed.

Lin Yuan laughed.

Jin Mu’s sighing was not wrong. In terms of status and influence, Shadow is still far from comparing with Chu Kuang, let alone Xian Yu.

Especially after Shadow took a break for nearly a year.

The gap between this pseudonym and the other two identities has widened even more.

The gap is even bigger than the gap between soon-to-be-launched Alliance and Tribe.

But since all three are him, Lin Yuan didn’t particularly mind.

Well.

He does care, just a teeny little bit.

...

The following day.

The Alliance is about to be established!

Shadow posted a status, "When the new website launches, ’Detective Chu Yu’ will give a small burst."

Shadow has been posting statuses frequently recently.

Upon learning this news, the enthusiasm of the netizens was stirred up!

At the same time.

The blog also helped with a countdown promotion, attracting even more attention.

"The launch is coming soon!"

"Sounds like war is about to break out!"

"Hahaha, it can also be interpreted that way!"

"The Alliance is aiming at Tribe Comics, the two websites are bound to fight!"

"Alliance can’t win."

"Although they can’t win, both Tianmen and Yeshenchen will also make their moves. Along with Shadow’s Grim Reaper Elementary Student, I think they still have a fighting chance!"

"That’s true."

"Not just for Grim Reaper Elementary Student, I am also looking forward to the new works of Tianmen and Yeshenchen!"

"..."

The netizens were very supportive, prepared to help prop up the atmosphere, especially Shadow’s fans, who are rushing to become members.

Inside the studio.

Jin Mu chuckled, "The data migration is complete. The updated ’Detective Chu Yu’ is all transferred to the new website. We just have to take it up from where we left off. We are just five minutes away from launching."

"Hmm."

Lin Yuan nodded.

His explosive material was ready to go.

Just then.

Jin Mu’s phone rang.

It was Han Jimei.

She was now the manager of the Alliance website.

Jin Mu picked up, laughing, "Manager Han, what can I do for you?"

"Yeshenchen and Tianmen ran into problems!"

Over the phone, Han Jimei’s first words plunged Jin Mu’s heart into a sudden abyss!

His smile vanished as he took a deep breath:

"What happened?"

Han Jimei’s breathing seemed erratic, fraught with anxiety:

"Last night, I met with the two of them on behalf of the website and planned an opening event. I asked them to do some interviews for the launch, but they’ve both disappeared! Their phones are unreachable, it’s like they’ve evaporated into thin air!"

Jin Mu felt as if he was falling into an icy cavern!

Lin Yuan, standing nearby, had heard the gist of the phone call, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"I’m afraid they won’t show up..."

Han Jimei continued, her voice full of despair.

Something like this happening right before the launch of the website, even a fool would sense something was amiss. Could it be that Yeshenchen and Tianmen both overslept today?

"It must be the Tribe playing tricks!"

Before Jin Mu could respond, Han Jimei spoke again.

Her voice, tinged with despair, was growing angry, "Ling Kong is so calculating, he quietly took away our two main forces..."

"No, they’re not forces. They’re fair-weather friends!"

Jin Mu finally retorted, gritting his teeth, as if squeezing the words from the gaps in his teeth.

Two treacherous bastards!

If this wasn’t Ling Kong’s doing, he’d eat his hat!

"Sorry, it’s my fault..."

Han Jimei’s voice finally fell, she seemed to have accepted her fate, "Our long planned website launch might get screwed up..."

"There’s still hope!"

Jin Mu suddenly let out his breath.

He forced himself to stay calm, his voice dry and husky, "Maybe when we open the site, they’ll publish their new works as outlined in the contract..."

"Hope?"

Han Jimei gave a bitter laugh.

The call ended.

Jin Mu turned to Lin Yuan, forcing a strained smile.

He repeated the sentence he’d just said, it sounded like he was trying to comfort Lin Yuan, but it seemed more like he was trying to comfort himself:

"There’s still hope..."

Lin Yuan didn’t say a word throughout the conversation.

No one knew what he was thinking at that moment.

Not long after.

The Alliance officially went online.

However, as large numbers of users poured in, all they saw was Detective Chu Yu and some lesser-known authors publishing their new works.

Where was Tianmen?

Where was Yeshenchen?

These were the two comic artists many were looking forward to, but after fumbling around the new site’s search bar for a while, not even a trace of Tianmen and Yeshenchen could be found, let alone their works.

A little while later.

Jin Mu’s phone rang again.

Looking over the two empty web pages, his spirits were crushed as he answered the call, seemingly already anticipating what would be said.

"There’s no hope left."

That was Han Jimei’s first sentence, "I finally got through to Yeshenchen and Tianmen, but they said they’re planning to break off their contract with our website. I know Ling Kong, this is his doing..."

"Go fuck their ancestors!"

Jin Mu rarely swore, but this time he did, and his veins were visibly throbbing!

Han Jimei was no longer angry, she just sighed, "They were the most important parts of our plans. Our new website needed Teacher Shadow, Tianmen and Yeshenchen to hold up the sky together. Without the two of them, we’ve lost half of our territory. Now, the whole site has only Teacher Shadow’s comic to carry the traffic, which is not, not enough..."

Jin Mu went pale.

The sudden betrayal of Tianmen and Yeshenchen had a devastating effect, and the two vacancies were impossible to fill!

Suddenly.

He gripped his cell phone tightly, his knuckles turning slightly white and his eyes turning red.

All of a sudden.

Lin Yuan reached for Jin Mu’s phone.

Jin Mu instinctively tried to resist, but almost immediately gave up, standing there in silence.

The cellphone landed in Lin Yuan’s hands.

For the first time, Lin Yuan spoke up. He said to Han Jimei on the other side of the phone, "If there’s a big pit, just fill it."

He paused.

Lin Yuan continued, still very quietly, "If one part is not enough, then two. If two is not enough, then three. If three is not enough..."

"Boss! "

"Teacher Shadow!"

Both Jin Mu and Han Jimei on the phone interrupted Lin Yuan. They wanted to comfort him, but didn’t know what to say.

"It’s okay."

Lin Yuan said with a smile.

His voice was too calm, yet both Jin Mu standing next to him and Han Jimei on the phone could clearly hear the intense anger hidden beneath his calm exterior--

Lin Yuan was angry!

When they sensed the emotion underneath his calm words, both Jin Mu and Han Jimei felt a chill run down their spine, and they suddenly didn’t dare to speak anymore.

"I’ll do it myself."

Lin Yuan’s smile disappeared.

If the Alliance is falling apart, I’ll fill in the gaps. If half the territory collapses, so what?

I will hold up this sky!