Dear Readers,
This was a decision I’ve thought long and hard over and I’ve decided to drop WSSTH(War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens) and quit Qidian. I don’t see eye to eye with the SS payout system, and it’s no longer something that’s worth my time because I won’t be able to retain the rights to my work.
‘But you’ve signed a contract and should have been prepared lose the copyright in exchange for your efforts and the flat pay!’
That’s true, but I have a story to tell about why and how I’ve come to my decision even though a contract was signed.
Come with me on a dive down Memory Lane.
Sometime in February 2017, I was just a fresh graduate who’d been unemployed for over a year due to my visa status. I’d always wanted to translate but never had the patience, especially if I had to start from forums while hoping to be recognized. (We all know which forums I’m talking about :/) Then one fine day, I found webnovel.com, a website which would recruit people like me – people with no experience - for a steady wage. I grabbed the opportunity and from that day onwards, translating became my full-time job.
Fast-forward a few months, after many chapters (which I feel are quite shitty when I look back at them now), I was getting better and an opportunity presented itself, allowing me to apply directly to WW. It was also around this time that I started to value my work more than the fixed pay.
After much discussion with Ren, I was accepted into WW and joined WW’s discord server as a Sectmaster. Alas, the heavens played a cruel trick on me for that night on the very day I was officially accepted by WW, Qidian sent a heavenly tribulation(DMCA) to WW, or as everyone remembers it, the day the war broke out.
I watched and read anxiously as everyone started burning with hate, and I felt like I had no choice. I had to protect myself the only way I knew how - I must take on a secret identity! I put on a mask! The mask of Vader! Yes, you read that right, I’m InVader, and I translate Talisman Emperor on WW.
I’ve always been thinking about how to reveal this because maintaining two online personalities is just too difficult. Every time I gave thought about it, however, something would happen to rekindle those flames of hate. I’ve decided to oust myself with this post and tell everyone.
I hope everyone that reads WSSTH can forgive me for making this selfish decision, but I value my work now. I want to be the owner of my words and retain the copyright of my translations. I no longer feel that it is worth it to exchange my work for the fixed pay Qidian has promised.
I’d rather take my chances, rely on the heartfelt support of everyone, and retain the rights to my hard work than give it away for a steady pay-cheque.
So, to those that read TE(Talisman Emperor), don’t worry, I’ll never drop it even if support for it declines because it’s licensed and the work belongs to me.
Final note to everyone and especially readers of WSSTH, let me shamelessly introduce you to Talisman Emperor and look forward to my new 2nd novel (I haven’t decided which site I’m going to have it published on yet.)
TLDR: KurazyTolanzuraytor is quitting Qi and dropping WSSTH, his second identity is Invader who does TE on WW. Read the full text for the explanation.
P.S. Read Talisman Emperor and stay tuned for a second novel from me!
