At what point does the novel make ", Heart of Stone" feel important for Imperial Tax instead of just atmospheric?

Chapter 205, "The Soldier King Can Achieve It", is the clearest early answer because it turns Plague Fly Swarms's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with It must be emphasized that he was not at his full strength,... and closes on He managed to escape, but the other two were not so lucky, nor did....

Chapter 146, ", do you know how expensive orbital strikes are?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Green Skin's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Green Skins are born for war; as long as they keep fighting, the... and closes on These were the supplies he had sent up to the Quintet..

Chapter 150, ", The Deathly Iron Can", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Lacroix becomes final instead of hypothetical. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on The soldier with the broken leg had his comrades dragging him back,... and ending on Immediately, he felt a huge resistance; he had struck something..

Chapter 95, ", The Governor Can't Come for Nothing, Right?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Osenia's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The reason for having Osenia handle the city-wide screening wasn't to... and follows through with Fortunately, the military would be there to assist her..

Chapter 186, ", what do you say is the way of loyalty?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Commander Yan Fangxu's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Crook Plantation can almost be considered the largest plantation in... and follows through with The plantation owners show no particular mercy to them, and they have....

Chapter 252, "Obsessed", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Ming's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from If one word could describe the current state of mind of both King... to If they had that determination, why cause trouble at all?. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with Another chapter tonight, which gives Gu Ming a stronger narrative position and pushes the family politics onward.

Chapter 169, "You Can't Bear to Leave Me, Can you?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Rubbish Town's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Hearing about the new power armor, which included a set of Terminator... and follows through with The Gu Clan was initially considered part of Pei Desi's camp, and now....

Chapter 152, ", Tribe (7K words, please subscribe!)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gorgon's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, If it were usual times, Gorgon wouldn't mind these things, but not.... By the end, They had never seen a creature like himself, but once he had regained.... Inside the broader family politics storyline, the chapter closes with More 6000 words tomorrow!

Chapter 346, ", Will Not Fail the Mission!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Gu Hang laughed, "What good method do I have? and closes on But the key point is that this so-called alliance, with a combined....

Chapter 170, ", Mother (Extra 7,000 words)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Hang's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Military garrisons are only right and proper!, but the pressure keeps building through After listening to Gu Hang's words, Pei Desi slightly furrowed his....