"Summon the head of the Alchemy Research Institute to me!"
Su Qing waved her hand, indicating that the guards did not need to be so polite.
There's a lot to do next, and judging from the documents he's dealing with, war is very close.
According to news from the caravan, the furthest place they could reach was already being reached by refugees displaced by the war.
The war in Chaos Territory has completely ended, and many factions have begun to form alliances to prepare for the orc army that may arrive at any time.
Several factions, including the Lily Clan and the Azure Blade Gang, have been placing a steady stream of orders for magic-powered cannons, clearly indicating that they are preparing for war.
There were some unexpected pieces of news, but upon closer examination, they all made sense.
The White Bulls, along with other orc factions such as Chaos Territory, withdrew from Chaos Territory and joined the orc army.
The Beast God is their faith, so there is no possibility of them being turned or betrayed.
This has resulted in the original four major alliances of Lily Territory now consisting of only two.
Meanwhile, there was another piece of news: because the allied forces of the four kingdoms left so suddenly, leaving behind a large area of unclaimed land, the Purple Fire Mercenary Group was able to make a comeback.
Since they were originally the masters of this place, they were able to regain control very quickly.
As these messages came into view, Su Qing couldn't help but sigh. How long had it been since she left? Everything had changed so drastically in such a short time.
It was all because of the orc invasion, and the orc invasion was caused by the wooden box in his hand.
I changed the world!
Su Qing sighed.
"My lord!"
An old man walked into the castle, his hair disheveled, his eyes bloodshot, yet he was incredibly excited.
"How's the research on the magic cannon going?"
Su Qing asked directly, having been away for too long, that he was no longer so familiar with the research progress.
"My lord, the original version of the Magic Cannon has been researched to version 18.8. Ten cannons, without considering consumption, can easily kill dozens of Glories."
Su Qing was surprised, not because of the power of the magic cannon, but because the other party was referring to the original version.
Are there other versions?
Seemingly anticipating Su Qing's question, the old man became excited: "This is all thanks to the lord, who sent a group of youngsters to Lily Territory to study. After they returned, that knowledge came in very handy."
"We have currently developed three types of magic cannons. One type is called the Magic Tank, which is a square-shaped armored vehicle equipped with three of the highest-version magic cannons."
"The second type is called the Griffin. It can fly in the sky, but it only carries a magic cannon. And it's not the highest version, just the lightest version, but it's more agile and cheaper to make."
"There is also a third type called the Magic Energy Earth Dragon, which is a mechanically crafted earth dragon with the highest version of the Magic Energy Cannon embedded in its mouth. It also has extremely high melee combat capabilities and does not require human control. It can fight autonomously simply by inputting commands."
Su Qing was stunned; he hadn't expected the old man to give him such a big surprise.
He hadn't expected that in such a short time he was away, the old man would have actually managed to develop the rough prototypes of these two items.
After a brief moment of thought, Su Qing said, "We will continue to research the latter two and mass-produce them after they are perfected."
"This is the highest version of the magic cannon. We'll produce it first and equip it on the various cities in our territory."
"As for the magic cannon below the highest version, we should produce more of it during this period to expand the market."
"A huge war is about to break out, and these things will definitely generate revenue for the territory."
"In addition, the research on the magic train should be expedited. Have a track built that leads directly to the City of Hope, which will become a transit point for our Dragon Territory to trade with other forces."
Su Qing gave the instructions and then told the old man to leave.
Soon, he had the guards call over two more people, Li Ming and Old Jenny.
Su Qing's instructions this time were simple and to the point: "Make preparations for war. There may be several tough battles to fight next."
He then summoned Old Sam: "How's the intelligence system setup going?"
Old Sam was primarily responsible for the intelligence system and the communication between caravans.
Upon hearing the question, Old Sam lowered his head slightly: "Most of the forces with Glory in charge of the Chaos Territory have our spies, and some kingdoms in the central part of the continent have also infiltrated some people, but the benefits do not seem to be great."
"I have disappointed you, my lord!"
Su Qing waved her hand dismissively: "It's nothing, it's only just begun, you've already done a good job."
"And as for the caravan, I've instructed the managers to let them operate more freely. I've contacted some people, and our magic cannons still have a good market."
Old Sam nodded and left.
Su Qing met with some more people, gave instructions, and waited until everything was finished before standing up.
He has to go out again; there's still a debt to collect from Lily's territory.
Before that, Su Qing took out a sheepskin map, slowly unfolded it, and a wisp of aura emanated from it.
Beside him, the wooden box trembled and opened by itself. The woman's face was filled with panic: "The aura of the God of Greed! You've been in contact with the God of Greed?"
Su Qing glanced at the woman and couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "A lower-level god is really useless. I must never become a lower-level god in the future."
The woman completely ignored her, her panic making no attempt to hide it: "That's the God of Greed, one of the three giants of Hell, an existence even more terrifying than the God of War! You actually had contact with him?"
Su Qing asked with great interest, "Then tell me, if the God of Greed and the God of Beasts were to fight, who would win?"
"The God of Greed!"
The woman answered without hesitation.
This surprised Su Qing. He had initially thought the Beast God was terrifying based on the woman's description, but now, in comparison, it seemed quite ordinary.
"The God of Greed said that the end of the map would bring me benefits, but I think it's more likely that it might be a passage to hell."
Su Qing stroked her chin: "Do you think if I put you there, it will cause those two to fight?"
The woman fell silent.
She didn't know if a fight would break out, but she was 100% doomed.
Su Qing smiled faintly. There was no rush now. He had the means to end the war when the time came.
Ideally, the god of greed and the god of beasts should be defeated in one fell swoop, which might also attract the intervention of other gods.
Su Qing carefully put away the sheepskin map, left the castle, and headed towards Chaos Territory.
After flying for two consecutive days, Su Qing inspected half of the Dragon Territory. The development was better than he had imagined, and the hunger had almost been eliminated.
The four aspects of clothing, food, housing, and transportation have all developed well.
This pleased him, but at the same time, he was somewhat annoyed. He should have placed an order to have more children before setting off.
Population size is also an important source of territory value.
However, by this time he had already arrived in the City of Hope, and there was no need to go back for such a trivial matter.
The City of Hope is also developing very well, with its commerce extremely prosperous.
However, Su Qing did not linger and flew towards Lily Territory at an even faster speed.
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