A Core Ship From The Start

And Mary went back this time, drawing on her experiences in the wasteland, and wrote a new book "End of America" with Ellie as the protagonist. As expected, it was a market hit, followed by a storm of criticism from reviewers.

Although the book did describe the post-apocalyptic wasteland very well, the ending for the young girl Ellie drew a lot of condemnation and criticism. Some believed that her sacrifice was too cruel, with a few even saying, "If a girl has to be sacrificed for the continuation of humanity, then humanity might as well perish."

Of course, despite the unanimous criticism from literary critics, many ordinary readers supported Mary. After all, they had long grown weary of so-called political correctness.

It’s enough to deal with humans, but why should we have to coexist equally with aliens? It’s not like you haven’t seen it; the book also describes how these aliens discriminate against humans, forcing us to sign peace treaties. Are they allowed to discriminate against us while we can’t against them?

And about Ellie’s ending—if it were my child, of course, I wouldn’t want that. But if sacrificing someone else’s child could save my child, why wouldn’t I agree!

Perhaps they won’t say so openly, but they will vote with their wallets.

So no matter how much the literary critics criticize, Mary’s books remain globally popular. It’s precisely because each of her books has its controversies that she is so famous. After all, bad publicity is still publicity.

With great fame comes great controversy; many people also wrote to Mary with curses or even harassment, but she was used to it. Generally, after releasing a new book, she would immediately go hide in another world, waiting for the heat to die down before coming back. As for those letters, Mary paid them no mind—she considered her role to be Watson, just recording the words and actions of Sherlock Holmes, Mr. Duanmu. In her eyes, what she wrote was merely documentation, not purely literary creation.

Therefore, other’s opinions on her books didn’t bother her much... after all, they weren’t stories she made up.

Of course, literary awards and the like were naturally out of Mary’s reach. These awards demand political correctness, so even if Mary’s books topped the sales charts, those awarding them would pretend to be blind. What could she do?

"But is this really alright, Miss Mary?"