The pacing of the first few chapters is excellent. We start with action and confusion, then slow down for explanation (the twenty-year reveal), then pick up again with a job case. The barbecue scene serves as a character moment that transitions into the antique store, and then the ghost possession case escalates the stakes. Each scene builds on the last without feeling rushed or padded. The author knows when to linger (the nursery) and when to cut to the next beat (the phone call from Qin Zhen).
I wasn’t expecting administrative skills like Speed Reading and Bimoji to be highlighted. Usually in adventure stories, it’s all combat abilities. Seeing her take pride in writing beautifully and processing paperwork quickly was refreshing. It makes the guild work feel real and not just a backdrop.
I am calling it now. Huaming is going to fail completely at replicating the drug. You cannot synthesize a system-based divine cure with normal science. They are going to release some garbage substitute and the fallout when patients realize they killed their golden goose will be glorious.