"Not now," the Heaven's Punishment System replied calmly.

Hmm, although it said no, there was still some other information in there. Does that mean the punishment will change in the future?!

Chapter 2: Online Novel Serialization

A month can feel long or short. Henry Carter looked at the young, innocent faces around him—while others were carefree in class, he was already facing life-threatening danger...

Henry Carter specifically went up to the rooftop on the 7th floor to check the distance between the two buildings. Fortunately, these were old-style school buildings, with no railings on the rooftop and flat edges.

At least this way, there was nothing blocking a jump between the buildings. Theoretically, it was just like jumping from one flat surface to another...

But to his surprise, he actually ran into a couple on the rooftop, sneaking in some intimacy during the break. When Henry Carter came up, the two were startled. The girl shyly ran down the stairs, and the boy chased after her.

Henry Carter couldn't be bothered with that now—his own life was more important. He glanced down from the building; just thinking about jumping from the seventh floor to the other building made him dizzy!

If he failed, he would definitely die!

Henry Carter was mentally 26 years old. He forced himself to calm down and returned to the classroom—panicking wouldn't help.

He had no mood to pay attention in the next class, so he simply set himself a one-month training plan, mainly focusing on running and running long jumps.

At this moment, he saw that page of the Three Character Classic tucked in his book. If he published this, he would probably face a lot of skepticism. Henry Carter really didn't want to send it out and invite trouble.

But... he suddenly felt that this thing was the result of risking his life—he absolutely couldn't let it go to waste.

In this world, intellectual property rights were well protected, completely different from the rampant piracy of his previous life. This gave Henry Carter some comfort. For a classic like the Three Character Classic, if there were no IP protection, it would probably be pirated countless times the day after it was published.

The Three Character Classic is catchy. In China on Earth, almost everyone knows the six characters: "At the beginning of man, nature is good." And since the general direction of history hadn't changed, the content didn't even need to be altered. Henry Carter hesitated for a moment, then directly borrowed an envelope and stamp from his deskmate, stuffed the thin draft paper inside, and wrote on the cover: For the Jingdu Press Group.

Henry Carter lived in the third-tier small city of Luocheng, but that didn't stop him from knowing that Jingdu Press Group was now the most influential print media in the country. He had considered submitting to a small children's magazine just to earn some manuscript fees, since the bigger the media, the harder it was to get published. Something like the Three Character Classic, if you didn't look closely, might just seem like a random nursery rhyme.

But for the Three Character Classic, Henry Carter had enough confidence—not that he was sure it would become a huge hit, since times had changed, but he was sure it would at least stand out and earn him some money...

In this life, Henry Carter's pockets were cleaner than his face. His family wasn't especially poor, but his allowance was surprisingly little—probably because his parents were afraid too much money would lead him astray.

Speaking of being poor, even the stamp for his submission was borrowed.

Wait a minute... Since stealing results in punishment tasks, can't I just write my own online novel? Even if I don't copy the masters' works, with my advanced awareness, it's impossible not to make it big!

In his previous life, Henry Carter would write novels in his spare time and was even considered a quality author on Qidian Chinese Network. So even if he had to write on his own, it wasn't a problem.

Henry Carter checked his phone and found that the biggest novel website in this parallel world was called Shengshi Chinese Network, which was about the same as Qidian on Earth.

If he was going to write web novels, of course it had to be fantasy. He browsed the rankings and works on the major lists. He had to admit, there was literary quality—Henry Carter knew he couldn't reach that level himself—but all these novels had one problem: they just weren't satisfying enough!

What's the essence of web novels? It's all about satisfaction! After a long day at school or work, the thrill in novels is the best way to unwind.

No matter which channel on Shengshi, there were always a few giants. Take fantasy, for example—right now, the two hottest books on the charts were: "Journey of the Wind" and "Legend of the Otherworldly Hero."

The authors of these two books were definitely at the top of the pyramid in terms of income, and the copyrights were already being adapted into TV series.

Henry Carter's goal in writing web novels was to make money, so of course he focused on satisfaction. The book title had to highlight this theme—he was determined to make every reader's eyes light up at the title and genuinely feel it was explosive!

Henry Carter registered as an author, chose the pen name "Silly Elk," and without hesitation set the book title: "Divine Book"!

After writing the title, Henry Carter couldn't help but laugh at himself—so shameless.

But the content also revolved around a loser kid who gets a divine book in his head, and the main plot of leveling up and training all starts with this divine book!

You could say it's a double entendre.