Road To The Crown

BONUS UPDATE RATE:

- To hit it, we need to reach at least top3 in the new ranking (due to change when we will get entire month old)

- 3 chapters a day of the standard lenght

SUPER-DUPER-ULTRRARE UPDATE RATE

- If we somehow (as if hahaha) reach top1 spot in the new ranking (even for a single day, but at its end, not right after the reset)

- I will do a ma.s.s release of 5 chapters for every day we will stay at top1! (At times, it might take me a while to reach it, but you can count it as 3 bonus chapters outside of standard 2 that will be uploaded within a week max)

What"s next?

As you might guess, we only have a little bit of time left in the new ranking, so as soon as I notice that we are out of it, I will remodel the system above for it to suit reality!

Reviews:

As much I"m happy with every review that I will get on this novel, there are two kinds that I will delete on sight:

- Defamatory, Insulting, Provocative - if you don"t like the novel and feel like you wasted the time reading it, then as much as it saddens me, it"s your fault for not dropping it sooner. If you like the story but don"t like the development at some point (especially if you are caught up) then remember that all in all, it is MY story. I will do my best to write it to the maximum of my storytelling and plotting ability, but that"s all I can guarantee.

- Spam reviews - Here, I honestly don"t care if its 5 stars, 1 star or 3.3333333 stars. If you can"t be bothered to write those 140 words, then you have no right to leave a review on a novel where each chapter is at least 1000 words each.

Just to make things clear, those are the types of reviews I WON"T delete (plus all the other, normal ones):

- Negative reviews - if they do not apply to one of the above, feel free to express your opinion on this novel. You think my rate of update is bad? (but be real please, I"m not a machine) Feel free to 1star it. You think that my characters are bland and one-dimensional? Feel free to write about it and stare it as you like. Honest reviews help me improve my writing and are kind of checkpoint on the way of becoming a better author.

- will add if someone points something out. It"s d.a.m.ned 2.30 am and I can"t think straight since I"m going to write even more chapters now.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER!!!

This novel may consist of things that might come off as racist, nationalist or antisemitic. Let me explain all of them in advance:

- Antisemitism - In the setting of the story based on real history, Jews were the biggest autonomous nationality within the Commonwealth border. Not only did they create a specific culture around themselves and matters connected to them, but there were also a lot of natural tensions between them and the others, just like now right-winged people don"t really like left-winged people and have troubles holding back on their words. Medieval times were much simpler and more straightforward in those matters, and this is something I want to include as well, as to not whitewash the history of the country.

- Nationalist - This word is actually wrong here because, in the times where the story is initially set, there was no such thing as nations. Most people identified themselves with their immediate surroundings (I"m a Krakowian, I"m Warsawian, I"m lesserfecelian) with only the n.o.bility identifying itself with either the country or its parts (Lithuania, Prussia, Crown, at some point even Rhuthernia, but that aspect was more religious than areal). The last remaining group were the citizens on the most eastern and southern borders, because those two regions experienced a lot of constant conflicts, developing a sense of fellows.h.i.+p among the people and hatred towards the enemies that were equalised to plunderers and invaders. As such, there will be conflicts based on those problems, but just like with the above - they are just a tool to keep the setting consistent and real.

- Racism - In here, it actually plays a lot smaller role than one could expect, because this region of the world wasn"t really affected by the colonial influence and all the devils that it gave birth to. While there might be some occasional points about this matter later into the story, I will try to keep them minimal and humoristic. (And sorry, with how much I plan to ridicule every nation of the commonwealth and its neighbours, if I were to go easy on any particular race, it would come as insulting rather than respectful. This story is not going to be easy on anyone)

With all that said, I really hope this story, this day when I started it and this contest that pushed me to finally do it will mark the day where another long, and eventful adventure will begin as for me, as for everyone reading this story!