So, to keep this organized well, I will begin with the announcements first, moving into my afterthoughts, and finish with the rant (so you could skip that if you want.)

So, here are how things are going from here on out:

1- No new chapters will be posted until the book's release, I will be completely focused on editing them, but will try to get a chapter possibly within the next days.

2- All previous chapters except for chapters 1,2, and 3 will be removed in the next week. Those chapters will be reuploaded with the edited version. If you have started to read, make sure to either finish it, save those chapters or get the release. I highly recommend reading the edited version as its a much better experience overall.

3- New chapters will be released as usual but at a slower pace. I have decided that I wanted to raise the overall quality of the new chapters, especially since I will be having readers who read the edited version come here. The pace will definitely be slower, but I am hopeful the quality difference will be worth it.

4- July 1st (barring no delays), the book will be released on both Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. The paperback should be out a few days later. I am also looking into some goodies I could send if anyone is interested in getting a signed Paperback, but that is something I will look at later.

5- Every book release, old chapters will be removed the same way before the new book's release. That is unless I decide to opt-out of KU, I will look at it, but for reasons I will be discussing in my rant section, I am not expecting that.

6- Updates can be found here, or in my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ZaidAlshattle/ I do appreciate if you go over there, as it will be much more up to date.

Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.

Afterthoughts:

So, end of book 1, and end of arc 2.

It has been a journey, I have started writing this story 6 months ago, and to be honest I didn't expect to get this far, a mix of things, quarantine and other stuff pushed me to write. I had so many difficulties I faced, yet somehow I reached this point, and for that, I am very happy.

Jorish and Traves' trip is still going, now finished with the Sun-touched cities and the free cities of Tenes, more locations, further from the south are next. Of course, all locations could and will be revisited, with more things going on.

I thank you all, all old readers and new. And I hope that I have at least given you a smile, as you joined me in exploring regalia.

Rant:

Spoiler: Spoiler

I will be honest, I had hesitated about writing this, I feel like ranting can be a bit... cheap in such forms. Or annoying for others at times.

I have always knew my story had issues, my grammar was never ideal from a first draft, and sometimes I had issues with style, and I appreciate every person who gave me feedback or told me it sucks. I do not mind that.

Yet, somehow the story just didn't have traction. Compare it to any other story, some worse and some better, but almost all will have much, much more follows, favorites, etc. And this is not discussing views, this is just as a ratio. It has truly haunted me at times, and hit my confidence and motivation at times. All my reviews, except for one review and a few ratings were from review swaps, which doesn't mean they weren't fair, but having someone read it without being "forced" to would be nice as well.

It is part of why I removed my hesitation about KU, I would've personally preferred if I keep my story free, for anyone who wants to read it. Yet, the lack of traction and the costs it costed me to get it edited... Almost 700$!! I needed to bring at least some of that back, so I can get the editing and illustrations for later books. And thus I went with KU.

All in all, its nothing big. It was annoying but it is what it is, and I do not regret posting here. I met many amazing people for sure. And will keep posting in the future regardless of all that.

Thank you so much, for every single one of my followers and anyone who favorited it. I keep track of every single one of you, and I really, realy appreciate you.

Thank you for reading my book, and I hope you had best times in the future.

Regards

Zaid Al Shattle, Aka ZZZX