The Great Families Betting on Both Sides and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's Opening Ceremony

During this period, Long Wushang had been caught up in a blazing flurry of work.

Ever since Xu Tianran recovered and returned to court, turbulent waves had been churning beneath the seemingly placid surface of the Sun Moon Empire.

Winning over courtiers, purging opponents, installing trusted followers, assassinating his brothers...

Xu Tianran's thunderous methods struck fear into many of his former political enemies, and every move he made required vast amounts of manpower, resources, and money.

The Black Dragon Merchant Association, which Long Wushang headed, happened to be one of his most important sources of income.

According to Long Wushang's latest estimates, it probably would not be long before Xu Tianran tore off his mask completely. All he needed was the right opportunity to launch a coup and seize power.

After all, the old emperor had already been stripped of most of his authority, while more and more people at court were taking their orders from Xu Tianran.

The old man sitting on the imperial throne had probably long since become a puppet who held his title in name alone.

And Long Wushang's most important task now was to earn enough money for Xu Tianran.

But how could he bring in a constant stream of enormous sums for him in such a short time?

Legal business certainly could not accomplish that, so he could only turn to activities that violated imperial law.

In essence, he was helping Xu Tianran traffic arms.

The Sun Moon Empire's soul tool manufacturing techniques were ahead of those of the other Three Great Empires on the Douluo Continent. Its military soul tool technology, in particular, was an irresistible prize in the eyes of every nation's military.

Whether they were soul cannons, soul cannon shells, soul tool shields, or all manner of specialized soul tool equipment