Mo Yun's New Invention

The next day, Ning Wanjun's public appearance and speech made the faint undercurrent stirring within Jinxia City vanish without a trace.

No schemer dared make any rash move under Princess Guangping's rule, which was at the height of its power. It was not only the Affairs Bureau that watched them closely; countless citizens were natural sentries as well.

And when Her Highness the Princess spoke of how the High Kingdom was taking the chance to invade Shangyuan City in Xu, and how Jinxia City had decided to send troops to repel the enemy and recover all of Qi State's territory, enthusiastic cheers erupted from the crowd.

It was not that Jinxia's residents cared deeply about the whole world. Rather, once people's food, clothing, shelter, and travel needs had been met, they naturally began seeking other points of interest to make life more colorful. Golden Weekly gave ordinary people, who rarely left the city in their daily lives, a chance to learn about the situation beyond their walls. And now that they themselves were living well, it was only natural to support fellow countrymen still struggling amid the flames of war.

After all, the Academy still emphasized that all within the four seas were brothers. Even children often spoke of liberating the interior and fending off powerful enemies without, so naturally the adults were influenced as well.

Some of those cheering, meanwhile, had their own interests at stake.

Among Jinxia City's many occupations, if one had to name the best-paid and most prestigious, it was undoubtedly the military.

The princess was the army's supreme commander. Becoming a soldier meant serving the princess directly, something that brought glory to one's face when spoken of. What was more, Jinxia's army was unlike the old Shenzhou garrison, where officers could punish and berate their