Caspian Shaw in Grand Zhou Imperial Palace faces castration, saved by Lady Vance. Awakens "Favorability System." Rises in Harem. Double agent for Vance and Empress. Director of Western Depot, opposing Weyland. Weyland exposes him as fake eunuch; Caspian passes, Weyland punished. Weyland stages coup, imprisons Emperor and Caspian. Escapes with Aurora and Vance. Uses system's reward to kill Weyland, quelling rebellion. Becomes Prince Regent, Nine-Thousand-Year Lord, wins Vance, Empress, Aurora.
