Isabella thought too much.
The minor incident during lunch was merely a casual inquiry from Zhong Shenxiu.
After it ended, he didn't return to his bedroom for a nap; instead, he went to the study.
The shiny mahogany bookshelves were sporadically filled with some books, appearing somewhat sparse.
In the Mesoamerican Federation, knowledge was expensive, and the literacy rate among the poor had never surpassed 5%. Many people could only write their own names and therefore often fell prey to various scams, being used as innocent scapegoats.
After all, making someone who couldn't even understand a contract aware of potential pitfalls was exceedingly difficult.
Zhong Shenxiu leaned back in a soft chair, casually pulling out a book titled "An Overview of Religions."
Within this brown, hard-covered book was a record of religions commonly found in the Mesoamerican Federation and several large colonies; it was the most comprehensive text he had obtained on the subject.
