It’s a typical Chinese novel reinforcing all the Modern Chinese culture and their sneering all over. And BINGO! a Chinese auth hating Japanese, portraying them as evil. Frankly I just don’t like the idea of political hate creeping into any book that’s not historical book. Especially fantasy novels. By the amount of “Chinese medicine” solving anything plot armour throws at MC, his silence till all the side characters fill up the exposition and everyone’s sneering, short fused temper( not the Chinese novel temper, calm, deep, vigorous, spring, autumn, distinguishing gratitude, not being servile not overbearing, sharp eyebrows, and massive hard on for betting at every plot cliche) it repeats all over again. But when I saw auth bringing in Japanese to make them steal their military data, sure, the japs really need it. Anyway, you can read it to increase lethargy.