YoungEmpress πͺ while I agree that I miss the term SS. It's still the same thing. π£ Your leaving too? That's sad π. I seldom see any of the old readers from the start. The thing is with the new fast pass system, it doesn't benefit free readers. But it benefits the original authors, translators because they know they will get less free SS spent on their books.
I know from a reader point of view this isn't good. But, we need to learn to adapt to changes. It's still possible to stack up fast pass. Your still getting free chapters. So there really isn't a problem.
(That site you mentioned is most likely a pirate website. Books on Webnovel aren't allowed to be posted anywhere else. So yes, it's an illegal site)