"Three hundred thousand jin of Fire Gilt Iron, all forged into standard battle armor—how long would that take?"
Gu Sheng asked calmly, as though it were nothing more than a minor matter.
The Second Elder pondered for a moment before replying, "Mining the vein itself is easy enough, but forging the armor will take some time. Mining three hundred thousand jin and completely forging it into armor would take at least a year, I'd say!"
"A year isn't too long. If we build a workshop right here in the canyon, we should be able to work faster, right?"
After hearing his estimate of a year, Gu Sheng showed no sign of anxiety. He merely thought for a moment before speaking again.
"Sir, I'm afraid... that may be somewhat difficult!"
Mu Wang smiled bitterly from the side. "Sir, I'm afraid you don't know that news of this Fire Gilt Iron has already spread these past few days. It probably won't be long before the armies of the various great families arrive. Our Mu Family's army can hold the canyon for a short time, and spending a month or so mining out the rich Fire Gilt Iron vein and taking it away wouldn't be a problem. But if we want to station troops here for more than a year, I'm afraid the trouble will be considerable."
"Don't worry. There won't be much trouble."
Gu Sheng merely spoke indifferently, not taking such a minor matter to heart.
Just as the thirty thousand troops of the Rising Sun Commerce under the Mu Family crossed into the Flame Territory like a fierce dragon crossing a river and stationed themselves at Oxhead Mountain, a great storm had already begun brewing in the Eastern Glory Region of the Endwood Continent—and throughout the entire Endwood Continent.
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