The duo opened their eyes wearily at the first light of dawn.

Weary.

Swamped with lethargy, Qin Ye switched on his computer and noticed that it was already 8.00 a.m. He sighed and played a soft tune from his laptop, and Arthis immediately exclaimed, “Are you chasing drama serials as well?”

“... No, I’m just expressing my current emotions right now…” Qin Ye typed the keywords despondently on his keyboard and began to scroll through the search results.

The firewall preventing access to the internet was still active within the City of Salvation. However, technology was amazing, and the government was able to grant access to certain games, movie streaming sites, and even some knowledge-based forums. However, all access to sites containing videos and posts relating to the supernatural remained completely blocked. Furthermore, those with IP addresses originating from the City of Salvation were not allowed to post anything on the forums.

“A decent automated logging machine costs 30,000 RMB. That’s not too expensive. A construction boom crane costs approximately 140,000 RMB. That’s still somewhat acceptable. The one that is truly expensive are excavators. The good ones cost well over 300,000 RMB, and even the lousy ones cost in excess of 100,000 RMB.” Approximately ten minutes into his search, Qin Ye leaned back on his chair with a wistful sigh, “And this is just the cost of the equipment… There’s still the standard costs for design drawings from architectural firms pursuant to section four article twelve. Under these rules, the design fees for a building...