Faced with the Xuanxian Group's propaganda offensive, Long Xiaofan, who had originally planned to remain dormant and focus on developing for a while longer, had no choice but to take action.
To launch a counteroffensive in public opinion, he needed long-term investment and a team of relevant talent.
Although Long Xiaofan wanted to immediately smear Zhang Guangmu into a rat everyone wanted to beat, he had to admit that Dongye District was indeed no match for the Xuanxian Group in this regard.
If you wanted a horse to run fast, you couldn't feed it grass alone. You had to mix nutritious things into its feed, such as eggs and beans.
Dongye District's resources were limited, and its early investment in public opinion had clearly been insufficient. To immediately reverse its disadvantage in this area, Long Xiaofan would need an even greater cheat.
In reality, no faction could excel in every aspect.
Even though Zhang Guangmu's territory under his command was twice the size of Long Xiaofan's and occupied both God Seat District and Chonghuang District, he could only ensure advantages in "public opinion" and "war preparedness."
On the "economic" front, the Xuanxian Group had actually been gradually spending more than it earned.
Although the people under the Xuanxian Group lived carefree lives and were wealthier than one another, that was actually the result of profiting from their victories and bleeding Chonghuang Alliance dry.
Now, the people of Chonghuang District were racking their brains to squeeze into God Seat District, envying the "old residents" there.
Under the Xuanxian Group's guidance, they believed that their impoverished lives were entirely due to the former Chonghuang system's inferiority, as well as the fault of those "bad leaders" like Yang Chi, Yagyu Yuzo, Sanada Shirou, and Takeda Sasuke.
They earnestly believed that as long as