Legends of the Heroes of the Realm

I actually have some drafts saved up, but I want to slow down a bit so I have time to review the earlier chapters and see if there are any problems. I even considered condensing the first six chapters into one, but I'm worried that if the second male lead's character isn't developed enough, the later plot will feel abrupt. Ugh, it's so difficult...

This is my first time writing a novel; I simply wanted to write a story that I liked. I had already figured out the general framework of the story. I thought that writing several hundred thousand words would be enough, but the pace slowed down as I wrote. I couldn't bear to delete many details, which made the first five or six chapters of the novel meaningless. Fortunately, I stopped writing around chapter five or six and sped up the process. The protagonist's age, his early meeting with the female lead, the supporting characters' screen time, etc., Are all being compressed. I'm thinking that if this compromise still doesn't attract readers, then I might as well just give up and slow down the pace, at least to write a book that I like.