Whenever Zong Shen thought of this, he felt a sense of urgency.
It was the greedy nature of the human heart at work.
And that greed would become the driving force that kept him moving forward.
After roughly assessing the value of this batch of [Sevenflower Silver Coins] and [Five-Headed Bird Gold Coins], Zong Shen decided to exchange only a portion of them for Adamantine and Mithril materials for the time being.
For the current expansion of Territory Construction, the most urgently needed resources were still wood, stone, hemp, iron, copper, and various low- and mid-tier elemental Runes. Daily consumption was enormous, easily reaching millions of units.
By comparison, materials such as Mithril, Adamantine, Gem Powder, high-tier/special-tier elemental Runes, and magic gemstones were not consumed in large quantities.
Considering that the market for Adamantine and Mithril had yet to truly heat up, he decided to keep these resources in reserve for now.
As for the consumption required for Territory Construction, the existing stockpile could cover it for the time being.
Furthermore, Zong Shen had eliminated the greatest hidden danger within Azshara Mine. More manpower would certainly be assigned there later to increase the daily output of ore resources and achieve self-sufficiency as much as possible.
Not to mention the resources from over a thousand ownerless territories that were waiting for Zong Shen.
So he was not worried about the territory's construction costs at all.
He only needed to maintain the original arrangements.
Another crucial factor was the effect of the [Quick Inheritance] privilege.
The population of the territories he inherited would remain in its current state and be converted into recruitment scrolls.
In other words, the territory would not need to bear population pressure in the short term. Depending on the pace of development, he could flexibly decide how many