In the tenth day following Shen Yuan's departure, the attentive might notice that many changes had occurred in the Capital City.
Most notably, there were shifts within the Imperial Court. Previously, there had been endless debates about collaborating with Chen Qing, but now nearly every voice was in agreement, especially among the Sorcerer Families, who had recently completely changed their stance and no longer pressured the Court to dispatch troops to Jiangnan.
The second change took place in the marketplace. Goods from Jiangnan, which previously would have been monopolized by the great families upon arrival in the Capital City—spirits by the Bloodline families and tea along with all sorts of rune stones by the Sorcerer Families—were now strictly forbidden from entering the civilian market.
