25 The First Questline (1/2)

Su Yan changed back to the Lovely Writing System and searched for some sort of button that would take him back to the window where he could input his text. He really wanted to know if the System would rate this one better.

There was no possibility to exchange his texts, though. Instead, he found himself back at the front page after a moment. The System had automatically redirected him there. But it seemed like that was the right choice anyway. The Lovely Writing System had actually issued a new task already:

[Learn From Mistakes] was the high-sounding title and the description actually instructed him to do what he had already finished: [An author is only as good as his effort in editing. Use the suggestions given by the System to edit your text and receive a judgment of the new version with further hints on how to advance on your path to becoming a successful author!]

Su Yan clicked on the task and once again a window popped up. He pasted the prepared text inside and waited. The same rows of characters appeared but this time the process seemed to take even longer.

Su Yan leaned back and sighed. Well, nobody became a good author overnight. Waiting a few minutes to get the feedback wouldn't hurt him. He spun around on his chair and waited.

The seconds trickled by until finally, after three minutes, the familiar message [Organizing results.] appeared on the screen.

Su Yan sat up straight and waited for the results but surprisingly, the System showed another message:

[Comparing results.]

Su Yan blinked. Well, that probably made sense … Fine, he'll wait for another —

Before Su Yan could finish thinking that waiting another minute or so would be alright, the next messages turned up:

[Evaluating progress.]

[Determining problem areas.]

[Designing further tasks for training.]

[Compiling task list.]

[Issuing task.]

The last string disappeared and the System finally showed him the rating:

[Setting: 4/5

Characters: 1/5

Style: 3/5

Effectiveness of editing: 0/5