“Commander, I will speak of everything I know,” Deputy Wu nodded with a sigh. “Please spare me!”0

“That’s more like it!” Li Hao smiled. “Talk!”0

“The Wind and Cloud Pavilion appeared two years ago. I was a Solar then and in charge of South Peak’s unimportant industries such as education, technology, and research and development.5

“A wealthy merchant sought me out two years ago and expressed a desire to print some advertising pamphlets. You know too, milord, that the dynasty strictly limits these types of actions. I didn’t think much of it and they sent me ten energy stones…”0

Ten energy stones were a lot back in those days. They were a very precious resource.0

“Ten energy stones for advertising pamphlets, and you were bold enough to accept them?” Li Hao sneered.1

The man didn’t say a word. Any normal person would know that something was afoot, but he wouldn’t have minded even if they wanted him to print banned books. There were too many banned books in the dynasty these days—anything related to technology,...0