The Pinnacle of Power: Stories from Officialdom

[Officialdom Showdown + Underdog’s Rise + One Heroine + Serving the People + The Pinnacle of Power] Officialdom isn’t about fighting and killing. It’s about navigating human relationships! In his previous life, Qin Chongyang chose a career in public service, giving up the stars and the sea to repay a debt of gratitude and fulfill the promise to “revitalize China”! But after climbing ten rungs of the official ladder and spending most of his life going around in circles, he ended up worse off than ever, passing his days idly at the Religious Affairs Bureau. The laughable, tragic part was that despite all his efforts, he never even learned his benefactor’s name, let alone got to see what they looked like. And because he stubbornly stuck to his principles, he nearly landed in prison several times amid all the scheming and deceit… Now given a second chance at life, Qin Chongyang finally sees clearly: in officialdom, if you keep your head down and work hard, you can spend your whole life doing just that! Best of all, through a twist of fate, he finally meets his benefactor, “Grandpa.” As the old man’s life hangs by a thread, Qin Chongyang receives a boon that will send his career soaring…