Arcane Detective of the Steam Age
Chapter 269

An experiment

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"So bored..."

Li Wei leaned back on the sofa, yawning with a look of utter boredom.

Then again, he had brought this on himself. Since the crackdown on organized crime, Fog City's crime rate had plummeted. Never mind supernatural incidents-even ordinary cases had become much rarer.

Although that had been the operation's original purpose, it had left Li Wei with little to do.

To avoid retaliation from surviving gang members, he had not even gone to the club these past few days. He did nothing at home either, other than keep Alice company.

Still, there were far too few children's books in this era. Almost everything Adele read to Alice was meant for adults, and some of it was not even suitable for children. Naturally, Alice had little interest in such things, but since it was part of learning to read and studying grammar, she obediently went along with it.

Children in this era really did have it rough, with hardly anything entertaining to pass the time. It reminded Li Wei of being forced to write book reports on literary classics for his summer homework as a child. He had enjoyed reading back then, but even he could not stand reading nothing but classics. Journey to the West was somewhat interesting, but Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Dream of the Red Chamber were terribly boring.

If only there were comics... Wait, comics!

At that thought, Li Wei immediately perked up and began thinking.

Children loved comics! And I did dream of becoming a comic artist back then. Since Alice is bored and has nothing to read, why not draw a comic for her? Maybe I could even distribute it nationwide and give the Empire's children a proper childhood!

*Besides, don't I have [Actor's Entrance]? If I draw a comic,

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