One thing needed to be made clear here: Li Wei was not a workaholic.
According to his original plan, once his exploration of the underground Sanctuary was over, he would return to his villa in Delicate, pet the Little Mermaid, stroke the Deer Woman, and spend a few relaxing months with Alice and the others.
Unfortunately, the plan was lovely, but reality was cruel.
He had come to the Second Sanctuary entirely of his own forced free will.
It was not because the Queen had ordered him to. Although the Empire had decided to move against the Second Sanctuary, the prototype Titan Mecha still needed testing, legions needed deploying, and a whole series of other preparations would take several months to complete.
By all rights, Li Wei should have been able to slack off and enjoy his vacation during that time.
But he had no such leisure.
The reason was simple: Pirates of the Caribbean had ruined everything.
After Pirates of the Caribbean achieved its staggering box office success, the Moving Pictures cameras manufactured by the Prince Art Company sold out completely, with orders pouring in from across the Empire. Naturally, the company's booming business was a good thing.
But not for Li Wei.
Some nosy lunatics in the media had dug into how Li Wei had originally found the Prince Art Company and discovered something: he was exceptionally good at finding uses for inventions!
From the original Jet Engine to the motion-picture camera, he had even uncovered the potential of the electric Guitar in the City of a Thousand Joys! Indeed, electric guitars had become the new favorites of many young people there, and Susan's father's instrument company had made a fortune.
What did that prove? That Li Wei possessed a keen eye and exceptional insight! Every invention he