ForeignSign
So I'm guessing that a hype of 4 is good? this story is starting to get good. I noticed you said this is your first novel? An observation that might help you: I find that most author's of these types of novels get inspired at these moments, wherein the potential is palpable, the story picks up and then after 40 chapters or so that inspiration stops and the author either drops the story or delays until they get inspired again... Take your time, maybe make an overall plan on sections within your story and build within that framework. Hopefully that way even if you're not really inspired to create, you have a north star, and be able to slog through the quieter moments b/c everyone can't be inspired to write all the time... I'm sure that in those moments writing becomes a slog through the mud of your imagination. If you have a "north star" then at least you know that you might be going through a bit of a brain freeze but if you stick to it you'll get to this part and that's going to be amazing for your audience. Just... please keep writing, it'd be a bonus if you finish this wonderful story of yours.