Probing

Xu Yuan's anger at that spendthrift Little Four came quickly and went just as quickly.

Before the whip had even swung, he had already calmed down.

If the Soul Containment Ring could be successfully developed, it would spark an energy revolution capable of sweeping across the entire dynasty. It was only normal for millions upon millions of taels to be poured into a project like this without so much as a splash.

Besides, Xu Xinyao had neither pocketed the money nor squandered it. Every last bit had gone toward its intended purpose. She rose early and worked late every day, and the lack of progress was hardly something she had wished for. She was probably hurting inside over how things had turned out as well.

Xu Yuan excused Xu Xinyao like this in his heart, and just as he was about to successfully hypnotize himself, Xu Changge suddenly jumped out—

—and shattered the illusion in an instant.

Honestly, Xu Xinyao's rate of spending had long since surpassed the level of money flowing away like water. She had simply opened the floodgates and let the torrent loose.

Whenever she needed money, she would swear up and down, theories tumbling out one after another—then spend over ten million taels in a few months.

What could over ten million taels of silver buy?

It could reinforce the formation foundations of an entire city.

It could build half of one of those gigantic floating fortresses outside Di'an City.

It could arm a battalion of elite soldiers to the teeth.

And that was at the Prime Minister's Mansion's internal purchase prices. The materials bought with those ten million taels of silver could fetch twice as much on the open market.

One had to know that a sect like Wanxiang Sect, which had endured for a