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An unprecedented craze was sweeping through the streets and alleys of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.

The gold-wire canary cages and emerald thumb rings that the rich and powerful once flaunted had all lost their luster. What drew the most attention now was the palm-sized crystal-chip phone.

At the busiest street corner in the eastern market, a group of young masters in splendid silks had gathered in a circle.

The youth in yellow at their head smugly held up a crystal chip glowing blue. "See this? My father just collected it from the Ministry of Works!"

A chubby young master stared, his eyes wide. "Heavens! It really is a phone! Let me touch it!"

The youth in yellow handed it over with feigned reserve. "Careful. If you break it, even selling your family's shops wouldn't cover the cost."

Just as everyone was clamoring for a turn to examine it, the crystal chip suddenly lit up, and an authoritative voice rang out. "You unfilial brat! How dare you steal your father's phone! Get back here at once!"

The youth in yellow instantly turned ashen and fled in disgrace amid his companions' roaring laughter.

Not far away, in a private room on the top floor of the Drunken Immortal Tower, Lord Zhao of the Ministry of Revenue was issuing orders into his phone. "Yes, take inventory of the South City granaries immediately. Organize the reports from those shops in West City for me as well. I'll head over after I finish eating."

The waiters downstairs whispered among themselves. "See that? Look at Lord Zhao's bearing. He can command thousands of troops just by talking to thin air!"

Everyone who could dine at the Drunken Immortal Tower was a person of standing, and they all watched Lord Zhao with envy.

Lord Zhao had managed