The side hall of the Palace of Yama had been cleared out as a temporary office.

  Although the main door hadn't been installed yet (they were still designing the automatic sensor glass door), the desk had been replaced with the latest "Integrated Basalt Office Desk."

  At this moment, King Yama was fretting over a glowing jade slab on the desk.

  This jade slab was about 12 inches in size, smooth and warm throughout, edged with golden runes, and the screen was some kind of flowing spirit liquid display.

  This was the new artifact Singularity had just presented—the "Heavenly Dao Pad Pro" (Underworld Custom Edition).

  "This... is this proper?" King Yama still held the Judge's Brush he had used for thousands of years, pointing at the tablet. "When We judge cases, it has always been the vermilion brush's decree, one stroke determining life or death. Now you want Us to poke at this with a finger? Where is the dignity in that?"

  Judge Cui below also had a bitter face, holding a matching iPad Mini in his hand.

  "Indeed, Lord Singularity," Judge Cui complained. "This thing is too slippery; there's no feeling when writing. And... it's too bright; it hurts my eyes."

  Singularity stood by the side, looking like he couldn't teach old dogs new tricks.

  "Your Majesty! Old Cui! You guys are typical conservative thinkers!"

  Singularity stepped forward and snatched the tablet from Judge Cui's hand.

  "Here, let me demonstrate. Old Cui, how long did it take you to check a person's lifespan before?"

  Judge Cui thought for a moment: "For an ordinary mortal, flipping through the copy of the Book of Life and Death takes about half an incense stick's time. If there are people with the same name, we have to verify birth dates, so that takes a cup of tea's time."

  "Too slow!"

  Singularity tapped the screen rapidly, opening an APP named [Life & Death Search v1.0].

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  "For example, we want to check 'Zhang San'."

  Singularity shouted at the tablet: "Siri... no, Di Ting Assistant, check 'Zhang San', native of Chang'an, died today at noon."

  Beep!

  A popup window instantly appeared on the screen.

  [Search Result: Zhang San.]

  [Origin: Chang'an, Great Tang.]

  [Lifespan: Expired.]

  [Lifetime Sin Value: 59 (Passing line is 60).]

  [Suggested Verdict: Deep fry in oil for 5 minutes, then reincarnate as a pig.]

  Time taken: 0.01 seconds.

  Judge Cui's eyes almost popped out: "This... it came out just like that? Even with a verdict suggestion?!"

  "Not only that." Singularity swiped the screen proudly. "See this? There's also a 'Crime Replay' function. Click this video icon, and you can directly pull up the surveillance footage of his evil deeds in life (via the data interface of the Mirror of Sin). Evidence is solid, no need for interrogation!"

  King Yama was also attracted, leaning in front of the screen.

  "Then... how do We approve it?" King Yama asked.

  "Simple." Singularity grabbed King Yama's finger and pressed it on the [Approve] button in the bottom right corner of the screen.

  Snap!

  A bright red seal with special effects, reading "Granted", automatically stamped itself onto the electronic document.

  Simultaneously, the execution terminal far away at the Bridge of Helplessness (Meng Po's place) immediately received the instruction and automatically kicked that "Zhang San" into the Animal Path.

  Full Process Automation. Paperless. Zero Latency.

  King Yama looked at his finger, then at the instantly completed judgment document.

  Silence for three seconds.

  Then, King Yama silently threw his precious Judge's Brush into the trash can beside him.

  He sat back in his chair, holding up the 12-inch "Heavenly Dao Pad," his eyes becoming incredibly sharp.

  "Um... Minister Singularity."

  "Your subject is here."

  "Does this... have... that thing..." King Yama blushed, lowering his voice. "Can I watch... the Celestial Court dancers' live stream?"

  Singularity understood immediately.

  "Your Majesty, I installed it for you long ago. [Three Realms TikTok], it's on the second page. Not only can you watch Chang'e dance, but you can also send rockets to Slayer's slaughter live stream."

  "Excellent! Excellent!"

  King Yama immediately swiped the screen skillfully, scrolling up and down, a joyous smile appearing on his face—a smile belonging to a internet-addicted middle-aged man that hadn't been seen in thousands of years.

  "Swipe the screen to judge cases? And binge-watch shows on the side? This is simply... a Productivity Tool!"

  Judge Cui was also having fun over there. He found a game called [Candy Crush: Hell Edition] on the tablet, except the blocks to be eliminated were all demon heads.

  "Oh ho! This is fun! Eliminating five triggers a lightning strike effect!"

  Singularity watched these two Underworld executives instantly fall into the trap, adjusted his glasses, hiding his merit and fame deep.

  "Tradition vs Innovation."

  In this instant, the administrative efficiency of the Underworld increased by 3000%.

  Of course, King Yama's slacking time also increased by 5000%.

  "Next chapter, time to upgrade the Underworld's mythical beast—Di Ting." Singularity took out something looking like military noise-canceling headphones, revealing a mischievous grin.