In mid-July, the weather in Shencheng grew increasingly stifling, yet Li Banjia’s anxiety burned hotter than the midsummer sun.
Just as the "Smart Retail" pilot project began to see the light of day, and store managers Wang Fang and Li Ming—under his careful blend of "favor and discipline"—were finally finding their rhythm, the ominous warning from the Imperial Directorate of Astronomy (Junior) shifted from "prediction" to "reality."
"Report! Your Majesty! It is an emergency! Xunjie Technology has lit the beacons of war!" the child attendant from the Imperial Directorate of Astronomy sent an urgent, panic-stricken message through the system.
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