Seasons passed, and the years withered and flourished. Before he knew it, Li Chen had spent ten years on Broad Cloud Star.
These had been the fastest ten years of wealth accumulation and advancement in his craft since Li Chen first set foot on the path of cultivation. His cultivation, strength, reserves, and connections had all undergone earth-shaking changes.
Everything in the market district could be called smooth sailing, with every trade thriving and developing in an orderly fashion.
Li Chen's choice to govern through artificial intelligences such as Heavenly Pivot had undoubtedly been wise. Had he relied on traditional manpower, he would have needed to appoint a host of elders, managers, stewards, and the like, making the administration increasingly bloated. As Peak Master, he would also have had to attend to a thousand affairs each day to maintain order throughout his domain, rather than leave everything to the intelligences under his command as he did now.
And if he wished to follow Grand Artisan Qi's example and entrust everything to someone he trusted completely, Li Chen did not yet have the means to do so.
Over his ten years as master of the Spirit Peak, he had indeed cultivated a group of loyal and capable confidants, but he felt they still fell somewhat short of being able to shoulder responsibilities alone. That was fine when all was peaceful in the Spirit Peak Blessed Land, but whenever something happened, he still had to step in and resolve it himself.
Thus, Li Chen had always relied primarily on artificial intelligence, placing high hopes in their growth.
The intelligences such as Heavenly Pivot could handle increasingly complex affairs thanks to the rapid development of the rune script Dao over the past few years.
Li Chen had trained a large workforce capable of