Ling Ping'an looked at the data on his screen.
85 …
He scratched his head.
The speed of growth had slowed down today.
He took out his phone, looked at the date, and suddenly realized.
Today is Monday!
It was a working day!
"No wonder!" He put down his phone.
The puppet system appeared during the Taizu period. It was created after the Taizu absorbed and combined the Land of Qin civilization.
This system was first used in officialdom.
He would work from Monday to Friday and rest on Saturday and Sunday.
This was much better than the rest system of the previous dynasty, so it was quickly accepted.
The cultural traditions of the Federal Empire determined what the government used, and the people would immediately accept it.
During Gaozong's time, even factory workers began to enjoy double days off.
The concept of overtime pay was the same.
Taizu had decreed that those who worked overtime would be paid double.
This made all the officials of the Empire at that time become virtuous officials who were loyal to the country.
There were endless cases of people rushing to work overtime.
By now, the concept of two days of rest had long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Moreover, it radiated to the entire world.
On the contrary, Ling Ping'an had vaguely heard that in the Land of Qin, the birthplace of the puppet system, there seemed to be no concept of dual rest.
That seemed to be Dan Xiu …
He didn't really understand.
As he played with his phone, he looked at the time. It was still early. It was only ten o 'clock.
So he turned on the TV.
It was time for the evening news.
Coincidentally, the channel he had turned on was a local channel, so it was basically broadcasting news about the people's livelihood.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are now at the Huamao Commercial Supermarket on the north side of Jianshe Road …"
"It is reported that after seven months of closure, Huamao Group has finally decided to renovate Huamao Shang Chao and open for business in a month …"
"Hua Mao Shang Chao used to be the largest commercial building in our city …"
"It's also the collective memory of the 10 or 20 years later …"
"From 2800 to 2830 of the Republic Era, Huamao Shang Chao had always been the largest comprehensive shopping mall in Jiangcheng City..."
Looking at the news, and then looking at the old shopping mall building.
Ling Ping'an's mouth was wide open.
He couldn't help but ask, "Is that even possible?"
"Hua Mao can even come back to life?"
"Grandpa Qing is back!"
Huamao Shang Chao used to be the pride of the entire Dongcheng District.
It was also a landmark of Jiangcheng City in the era of heavy industrial manufacturing.
At that time, this shopping mall was the largest and most advanced shopping mall in the city.
And in the entire Guangnan region, he was famous!
It was the first mall in Guangnan to use central air conditioning.
It was also the first shopping mall in Jiangcheng City to be built with a full escalator.
The Glorious Moment. Every night, Hua Mao Shang Mall and the surrounding Hua Mao Square were the most crowded and lively places in the entire Jiangcheng City.
Then …
The mobile Internet era had arrived.
Then, the development focus of Jiangcheng City moved north, and the north of the city became a new population gathering area and economic hot spot.
The factories in the eastern part of the city closed down and moved away.
As a result, the once most prosperous and lively Hua Trade Mall and Hua Trade Plaza in the eastern part of the city inevitably declined.
In addition, it was built a long time ago.
The facilities were in disrepair and outdated.
Therefore, at the beginning of this year, Huamao Shang Chao announced its closure.
At that time, all the goods in the mall were on sale.
Ling Ping'an took the opportunity to fleece them.
One hundred dollars for three hundred flashlights.
Fifty dollars for a hundred pairs of socks.
One hundred yuan for ten shirts!
It was simply delightful!
Now, after being dead for almost nine months, Huamao Shang Chao was going to be resurrected?
This was truly unbelievable!
But …
On TV, the erection of the scaffolding and the appearance of the construction team would not lie.
Huamao Group was really trying to get back at them!
Ling Ping'an was happy.
That was because Huamao Shang Chao was right across the road from his street.
It would only take a few minutes to walk.
And its reopening meant traffic!
A large number of people would be attracted to this area again.
So …
"Looks like the bookstore's business is going to get better!"
"As expected, I'm still good at winning without doing anything!"
The young bookstore owner's fighting spirit was rekindled.
Many times, personal efforts did not matter. The progress of the times was the key!
As long as he stepped on the right point, even a sow could fly on the air vent!
Ling Ping'an turned off the television happily and was about to close the door to sleep.
Suddenly, a message notification appeared on his phone.
He picked it up and looked at it. It was a message from a good friend.
Little Demon: Young master, are you free?
Ling Ping'an looked at this message and thought for a long time before he remembered. It seemed to be the granddaughter of that Grandma Hu?
He picked up his phone, swiped the screen, and politely replied, "I'm free!"
Little Demon: Then... shall we play together?
Ling Ping'an looked at it and hesitated for a moment before replying, "Okay!"
He hadn't been to the canyon for a few days.
Just in time to let this little girl from a family friend witness his exquisite operation!
… …
In a secluded room, Hu Nuonuo looked at the message on her phone.
She couldn't help but clench her fists and cheer.
"As expected!" She looked at the book on her table. "I still have to read more books!"
The name of this book was "How to Properly Interact with the Opposite Sex".
It was a book that was always at the top of the best-selling list of the Federal Empire's books.
It was about how to attract the attention of the opposite sex.
The most important thing in this book was to cater to their interests.
They had to have common interests and hobbies.
And now, Hu Nuonuo was learning.
She felt that she had taken a crucial step.
Thus, she happily leaned against the headboard of the bedroom, took her phone, and opened the canyon game.
After entering, an avatar in her friends list also lit up.
It was the young master's account.
Then, an invitation was sent over.
Hu Nuonuo happily clicked confirm.
… …
Pushing her suitcase, Qin Keqing walked into the high-speed rail station in the northern suburbs of the imperial capital.
Her secretary had only booked a ticket for tonight's high-speed train.
As for tomorrow's daytime?
Sorry, it was sold out!
It was impossible to cut in line.
That was because all the public transportation in the Federal Empire, especially the public transportation based on roads and railways, were all state-run public.
That was stipulated by the Constitution.
Article 7 of the Magna Carta of the Federal Empire: cheap, efficient, advanced, and convenient public transportation services are the rights of the people. Therefore, the central government and the independent kingdoms must ensure that this right of the people is not violated.
Thus, the "Federal Empire's Public Transportation Service Law" was born.
According to this law, even the ministers of the central government were not allowed to cut in line unless they had important official business.
Moreover, it was stipulated that the central government of the Federal Empire and the independent kingdoms must bear and be responsible for the cost of public transportation construction.
Thus, it won the Empire the reputation of being the infrastructure of the Celestial Empire!
Up to now, the total mileage of the Federal Empire's high-speed rail, railways, roads, and highways was an existence that all the countries outside the Empire added together could not compare to.
Moreover, this advantage was still expanding.
Every year, infrastructure investment accounted for 10% of the budget.
Therefore, as the personal secretary of the royal princess, Qin Keqing could only come to the high-speed rail station in the middle of the night to wait for the train.
After passing through the security check, she entered the waiting hall.
Qin Keqing bought an official ticket, so she had her own official waiting room.
She pushed her luggage and came to the waiting room specially prepared for senior civil servants.
Qin Keqing found that there were actually civil servants from other departments waiting for the train even though it was so late.
As a result, the previously deserted official waiting room was almost full.
She pushed her luggage and found an empty seat to sit down.
Opposite her was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties.
"Hello!" Qin Keqing bowed.
"Hello!" He opened his eyes and nodded politely.
Qin Keqing noticed that he was wearing a very simple set of casual clothes and did not wear any official uniform.
But..
His shirt was black.
And..
His official bag was also black.
In the Federal Empire, only one kind of person would like to use black as their symbol.
The Blackguard!
The mysterious, powerful, and unfamiliar Blackguard!
As the personal secretary of Crown Princess Rouan, Qin Keqing knew a little about the Blackguard.
However, she had almost never interacted with them.
Because the Blackguard never interfered with the affairs of the general public.
They had their own laws and their own internal rules and regulations and discipline.
After thinking for a while, Qin Keqing wisely took out her computer and began to deal with official business.
She knew that everything about the Blackguard was a secret protected by the Federal Empire\'s Secrecy Law.
Public servants were not allowed to pry or inquire without permission.
Otherwise, there would be a judge to deal with it.
In the system of the Federal Empire, all power belonged to the central government.
It was a unified centralized system of power.
That was a tradition.
However, outside of the tradition, some departments were detached.
The Blackguard was so.
The Supreme Court, which claimed to be the gatekeeper and mountain guard dog of the Constitution, was also the same.
But..
The person opposite her suddenly asked, "Young lady, are you a commissioner of the royal family?"
Qin Keqing quickly smiled and nodded, "Senior is wise... I am the personal secretary of Crown Princess Rouan..."
"To Jiangcheng City?" He asked.
Qin Keqing nodded.
"Then we\'ll be on the way..." The other party smiled. He did not look like the legendary cold and heartless Blackguard at all. Instead, he looked like an uncle next door.
Qin Keqing quickly cupped her hands, "It\'s my honor!"
The other party smiled and looked at her, "Secretary Qin, I have some understanding of your itinerary..."
"Can you give me a copy of the results of your trip when the time comes?"
Qin Keqing looked at him and thought for a moment. Then, she nodded, "Of course!"
The Blackguard had the right to ask any state agency and department to cooperate with their work.
Therefore, until she got on the car, the other party sat in his seat with his eyes half-closed.
After getting on the car, Qin Keqing realized that she was in the same carriage as him.
The other party also saw Qin Keqing. He nodded at her kindly and sat in his seat.
Qin Keqing noticed that this mysterious Blackguard official seemed to have six fingers on his hand.
"Six fingers?" Qin Keqing was stunned.
Blackguard, six fingers..
In his forties..
Thinking back to what she had seen before, the other party\'s appearance.
Square face, slightly chubby, slightly bald..
All the conditions added up pointed to a big shot.
The Lieutenant General of the Blackguard, Song Shihui, who was called the\ 'Six-fingered Zither Demon\' by the foreigners!
She took a deep breath.
This was a real big shot!
Qin Keqing had heard a little about this person\'s deeds.
Legend had it that he had once played a song\ 'Guangling San\' at the border of the Southern Zhou Dynasty.
Then..
Outside the borders of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, many demons from foreign countries exploded and died!
Once the song was played, the enemy\'s life would be taken from a thousand miles away.
This was the reputation of this Lieutenant General!
It was also the origin of his title\ 'Six-fingered Zither Demon\'!
Qin Keqing immediately trembled with fear and nervousness.
Fortunately, the speed of the Empire\'s high-speed rail was very fast, reaching 400 kilometers per hour.
Especially the Diguang high-speed rail, because the construction time was relatively early, all the upgrades were very good.
Therefore, it only took more than three hours.
The high-speed rail arrived at Jiangcheng station.
At this time, it was already 1: 30 in the morning.
The staff of the Jiangcheng City\'s Meritorious Children Committee were already waiting for her at the entrance of the station.
Qin Keqing pushed her suitcase and walked over.
The staff, who were already prepared, immediately swarmed forward, took her luggage, and began to ask about her well-being.
However, Qin Keqing couldn\'t help but look around for the figure of the Lieutenant General of the Blackguard. Unfortunately, she didn\'t see him!
She could only retract her gaze regretfully.
Under the escort of the staff, she got into the prepared official car and drove away from the high-speed rail station.
… …
Ling Ping\ 'an raised his head and looked at the time on the wall.
He couldn\'t help yawning.
It was already 1: 40.
After thinking for a while, he typed a message in his friend list: Miss Hu, it\'s too late. Let\'s not play today..
Classmate Little Demon: Okay! Good night, young master!
Ling Ping\ 'an nodded and stood up.
Clatter!
As he stood up, the chair behind him made a strange sound.
When he turned around, it turned out that one of the chair legs could not bear the burden and finally broke.
He scratched his head and mourned for his chair for three seconds.
Then, he remembered.
It seemed that the concept of ergonomic chairs was very popular recently!
Could he buy one back?
Hmm..
For work, it wasn\'t extravagant!
Therefore, he walked to the door happily, pulled down the shutter door, and locked it.
Meow!
His pet obediently jumped down from the counter and appeared in front of him.
Ling Ping\ 'an took a towel and put it on. Then, he poured some cat food for it. Only then did he turn off the lights and walk upstairs with his phone.
He was a little sleepy and just wanted to sleep.
Creak, creak..
In the darkness, the sound of the stairs seemed to be even more horrifying.
The kitten on the towel opened its eyes. The amber cat\'s eyes reflected the corner of the stairs illuminated by the phone\'s light.
Its master\'s shadow was reflected on the stairs. Countless pairs of eyes opened from the shadow.
Each of them was incomparably cold, ruthless, and ferocious.
"Master is starting to grasp the rules..." The kitten thought, "The speed at which he recovers is far beyond imagination..."
"Hopefully, he won\'t wake up too soon..."
If it was too soon..
Bastet knew that no one would have a good ending.
Except for those who were willing and could even give up their lives.
No one hoped that this great but ruthless ruler would wake up at a speed that exceeded expectations.
If that was the case, everything would restart.
Everything would return to zero.
Whether one could survive or not actually depended on anything.
It only depended on luck..
If one was lucky and could be remembered, one could survive.
If one was unlucky...
No one knew what would happen to those who were unlucky!
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