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Beethoven's "Für Elise" is a well-known piano composition, so famous that even numerous non-piano lovers on earth are very familiar with it. The impact of this piece is truly global!

It's in no way inferior to "Mariage d'Amour".

The timing is perfect for Lin Yuan to aim for the Maestro this year. If "Alice in Wonderland" becomes an explosive success, Lin Yuan could choose a particular season to release Beethoven's song for competition!

Taking advantage of the popularity of fairy tales...

This piece is definitely going to be a hit!

At least it can secure him a season!

Even without the foundation of the fairy tale, "Für Elise" could be a hit. But it would be foolish not to take advantage of the popularity. Lin Yuan is very good at self-promotion, stylishly calling it a "crossover".

With this in mind...

Lin Yuan's gaze finally became serious. The significance of releasing "Alice in Wonderland" is not only a fairy tale to counter David in the Literary Duel but also relevant to his final goal this year:

Becoming the Maestro!

Anything related to his final goal this year, Lin Yuan will handle it particularly carefully. He may even be able to overcome his recent bout of laziness for this purpose – maybe it's time for the Shadow to make a move?

After all, he must stay steady.

The fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland" is full of wondrous imagination. The protagonist Alice is a sweet little girl who, out of sheer boredom, discovers a speaking rabbit with a pocket watch. She falls into the rabbit hole chasing it, plunging into a magical underground world.

In this world...

Drinking a sip of water can make you shrink to the size of a mouse, and eating a slice of cake can turn you into a giant. A single mushroom – eating the right side will make you short, while eating the left side will make you tall – as if all the food in this world has peculiar effects.

She meets an abundance of strange creatures:

Like the dodo, the lizard Bill, the Cheshire Cat, the March Hare, the Dormouse, the Mock Turtle, the Gryphon, the ugly Duchess, and of course, the Mad Hatter from "Fairytale Town".

Besides...

In a giant garden behind a small door, she meets a full deck of cards, including the tyrannical Queen of Hearts, the good-natured King of Hearts, and the pompous Knave of Hearts...

A lot of imagination...

Children's imagination is said to be limitless. Lin Yuan could release just the novel and let children fill in the various images with their minds. However, if Shadow participates throughout, creating illustrations for this work and designing figures that align with everyone's imaginary figures, the fairy tale will definitely become more attractive to children!

In that case...

Let the Shadow come.

Lin Yuan suddenly felt speechless.

Was this digging a hole for himself?

He had chosen "Alice in Wonderland" as a way to be lazy, but now he had to become even busier, not even stealing a bit of leisure time. The two pseudonyms, Xian Yu and Shadow, will have to be included as well.

It was as if he didn't want to engage in a Literary Duel, but in the end, he could only keep eating it till he was stuffed.

All kinds of things went against his wishes.

Temporarily casting aside the laziness that coursed through his body, Lin Yuan gave himself a pep talk, then went to his studio to start drawing. As he wrote the Alice series of novels, he also started portraying characters from the novels. Find more to read at My Virtual Library Empire

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In the studio...

Lin Yuan was busy writing the novel and creating several drawings after writing each segment of the novel.

The nearby Jin Mu kept nodding approvingly.

The boss is really in high spirits!

So diligent!

So hardworking!

A good writer!

Jin Mu was aware of the Literary Duel.

He was very pleased about this. First, because it showed robust confidence in Chu Kuang's writing capability. Second, because of the implications of this event. If the boss could win in this round of Literary Duel, what he would harvest would be the hearts of all Yan Continent people!

What a wonderful opportunity!

The Yan people urging a Literary Duel between Chu Kuang and David might not have pure intentions, but it was true that the Yan people were being suppressed by the Han people. They desperately needed someone to rescue them, or at least help them preserve their dignity.

At this point...

Chu Kuang's acceptance of the challenge feels like a hugely anticipated emergence.

If Chu Kuang wins, he who once knocked Yan fairy tales into an abyss, will instantly become the saviour of Yan!

A strong sense of deja vu, isn't it?

Destroy them, then save them!

It sounds a bit like "Slap the Yan instantly, then compensate Yan People with a sweet date."

Put it more elegantly, this is called carrot and stick approach!

One way or another, it aligns with the subtle strategies of ancient emperors.

No wonder Yan People have been shouting "Lin Yuan of Qin Continent possesses Emperor-like power" for so long.

Although the approach is sneaky, it is undoubtedly effective, and always successful - otherwise, the ancient emperors would not have been so intrigued by it.

This is truly the King's Path!

Moreover, Chu Kuang is justified in this matter.

Nobody can accuse Chu Kuang of being cunning.

After all, it was the Yan People who begged Chu Kuang to intervene, not the other way around.

The meanings represented by these two scenarios are totally different. When the time comes, Yan People will have no choice but to appreciate it!

It is quite beneficial for the boss's future development!

However, this David has some skills.

Despite having confidence in my boss, he is not invincible.

Previously in the season rankings contest, he was beaten by Yang Zhongming, even though the officials had a hand in it.

But a loss is a loss.

So Jin Mu remained alert and specifically checked on David's actions.

"Hmm?"

When he saw a fresh update from David, Jin Mu furrowed his brows slightly, a touch of worry flashing in his eyes.

David's fairy tale has an inherent advantage in the upcoming Literary Duel!

"What happened?"

After working for half an hour on both writing and painting, Lin Yuan casually asked Jin Mu why he looked serious as he took a break to drink some water.

"It's about the Literary Duel."

Jin Mu said, "David just announced on the Tribe's platform that he has chosen his work that defeated Bai Jie, 'Legend of the Ocean', for the upcoming Literary Duel with you."

"Legend of the Ocean?"

Lin Yuan was puzzled: "According to the rules of the Literary Duel, a work can only be compared with one author, right? Is he planning to use the same book for duels with two different authors?"

Recently.

As Lin Yuan was merely a watcher, he knew that "Legend of the Ocean" was the work with which David defeated Bai Jie.

"Not exactly..."

Jin Mu said helplessly: "He found a loophole in the rules of the Literary Duel. The work he wants to challenge you with is still 'Legend of the Ocean' that defeated Bai Jie. But the work he has now released is the next part."

The next part?

Lin Yuan got it.

So, David's "Legend of the Ocean" is divided into two parts. He defeated Bai Jie with the first part, and now wants to challenge him with the second part. It is undeniably the same book, but the content is different, with the latter being the continuation of the former story.

"I see."

Lin Yuan initially thought David would write a brand new story for the duel, but it is the latter part of "Legend of the Ocean."

"Doesn't matter."

Lin Yuan commented casually. Since such loopholes exist in the rules of the Literary Duel, they are essentially allowed.

"The issue is..."

Jin Mu said with a bitter smile: "Having defeated Bai Jie with the first part of 'Legend of the Ocean', David has already established a solid reader base. You are releasing a brand new work, so you start off at a disadvantage."

"I also have advantages."

Lin Yuan took it lightly. It's obvious that David's work for the Literary Duel can borrow the fame of the first part to gain a natural reader base.

But…

Lin Yuan has Master-level illustrations, an advantage that he possesses but others can hardly achieve. Shadow is Chu Kuang's golden ticket.

Unless...

David could also find a Master-level illustrator to help with the fairytale illustrations.