Golden Scorpion Marches Out! Mohist Mechanical Paths! Gengxin City's City Lord Is Shocked: Quickly Invite President Lou Gao!

Another half month passed.

Because the soul masters of the entire nation had been mobilized.

The Great Wall was being built even faster.

Before long, the Great Wall had connected the three newly conquered cities.

Chang'an Empire had once again become an unbreakable whole!

After the Great Wall was completed.

Xue Luochuan's favorite pastime was sipping tea atop its ramparts while admiring the sun and moon.

Many state affairs were handled atop the Great Wall as well.

When there was no war, the Great Wall was peaceful, making it an excellent place to enjoy the scenery.

As he walked and stopped along the way, the magnificent mountains and rivers of Chang'an Empire filled his sight.

"Your Majesty, we're out of money. The mech troops also lack materials for construction. Gengxin City refuses to trade with us, leaving us with a huge shortage of metal materials. Mechanical Way Academy is now practically at a standstill."

Scorpion Mozi let his scorpion-tail braid hang loose as he blinked and waited for Xue Luochuan's instructions.

Xue Luochuan clasped his hands behind his back and paced back and forth. He had been worrying over money for quite some time.

To form Jixia Academy's soul master army and build the Great Wall.

There had been almost no other expenses.

"It's not just Gengxin City refusing to trade with us. Our foreign trade has been almost completely blockaded!"

"Tax revenue has fallen far too much!"

Xue Luochuan lowered his head to look at the map.

"But after lying low for so long, it's time to fight a battle."

If this development continued, unless he raised taxes, Chang'an Empire would fall into stagnation or even collapse due to a lack of funds!

And the best solution was war abroad.

Plunder resources!

"Aren't we short on metal materials? Then