Since Kash really didn't know what Maria did to get the highest ranking, he didn't know how to answer Patricia.

Nonetheless, he said in a gloomy tone, “Normally speaking, it really is impossible for Maria to join the Association, let alone become a five-star writer, if she didn't even publish a single work. However, you and most people may not know this, but I can vouch that the standards of the evaluation to become star-rated writers are very strict."

Kash himself had been the judge of the preliminary evaluation of quasi one-star writers for a long time, so he knew what he was talking about.

The standards had been very rigorous and meticulous, so becoming even a one-star writer had been very difficult. Of course, the higher the level was, the harsher the standards were.

“To become a five-star writer is very complicated. Furthermore, it must be approved by all the three seniors of the National Writers’ Association..."