It was an interesting premise and did start that way. Then as the sts7kicked in it turned into your typical standard fare, full of clichés and various low level plot twists. Underwhelming!

Ugh! Noob author. It's so cheesy, it's disgusting. This is a book in which the MC is so chivalrous, it makes your teeth hurt. The problem is, the author told it in such a way that it makes the readers cringe.

It's another one where the author provided TMI (too much information). These details do not add substantially to the story at all. It just makes reading novels like reading a elementary school summer vacation reports.

I can't understand it at all. I have no context of the world, nor the actions taken. Is this a fan-fiction requiring prior knowledge of the set-up?

This one is exactly at 3/5. It's not bad but it's not above average either. The story telling is decent. The characters are bland and one dimensional. It turned into a novel of MC contracting the beasts and their process of leveling up. The only one with a bit of zest is "sister cat" , even that was only initially.

A very typical novel of this genre. Events revolved around the MC + golden finger, despite low grade spiritual roots the MC was thought to have great comprehension due to golden finger and started to shine. Very typical.

Average. The characters are bland, good narrative style and storyline. Great pacing to keep readers engaged. It's not good enough to warrant a 4 stars

I quite enjoyed the theme. The system is a bit cheesy. The legal tricks are mediocre at best. Had I not just concluded "Judge of The Song Dynasty", I'd give this a better review. As it is, this one pale in comparison.

The story might be quite good; however, I think this is a noob author. (S)he insists on describing every tiny details, e.g. "buy one pound of sugar", what does such minute, inconsequential detail add to the story? It serves to detract from the main plot. For every details he put in, the author then has to maintain consistencies. It is tiring for the readers as well as author. I just can't get into the plot at all due to all the unnecessary details. It affects the narrative style, the pacing and immersion. The author completely failed to keep me as a reader.

This is without a doubt the best book I have read in the last 7 months. I delayed starting a newly released book that I purchased to finish reading this novel. Instead of the usual curved plough, glass, steel invention of this genre, the author instead approach it from law perspective and financial lenses. Those with rudimentary knowledge of money supply and velocity of money can immediately grasp the concepts described. It is obviously the basic of those two concepts in application, but they are sufficient to carry the plot. The pacing, how the characters were interwoven, the dramatic twists and the how the characters were retired are all done with care. The ending is a bit foreshadowed, but I think that's acceptable. A very well told story, I highly recommend it!