Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

The Royal Firearms Testing Ground was located in the western suburbs of the capital.

At this time, the area around the test site had been placed under heavy guard by the Phoenix Hidden Female Guards and the Imperial Guards.

As soon as Lin Mo landed, he saw Chu Mengyao, with her aloof and elegant demeanor, standing on the command platform.

As the female strategist of the Shaking Mountain Army, she and Qin Ruxue have always jointly handled the military reform plan of the Great Qian Dynasty.

"My husband."

Chu Mengyao bowed slightly, her eyes remaining as rational and calm as ever.

Lin Mo nodded, his gaze instantly drawn to the enormous object in the center of the training ground.

It was a giant cannon, three zhang long, made entirely of black iron and black gold!

The cannon barrel was thick enough to fit an adult, and its surface was covered with densely packed spirit-gathering array patterns.

At the rear of the cannon, there was a huge groove, in which one hundred mid-grade spirit stones were neatly arranged.

Lu Dachui, the chief craftsman of the Ministry of Works, was leading dozens of shirtless blacksmiths, sweating profusely, in the final adjustments.

"Your Majesty! Fourth Consort! The tests are complete, and we are ready to test fire at any time!"

When Lu Dachui saw Lin Mo, his beard trembled with excitement.

"My husband, watch closely!"

Gu Ling'er leaped onto the cannon platform, patted the cold cannon barrel, and proudly raised her chin.

"This is called the 'Psionic Destruction Cannon'! I combined the compression array of the Thunderfire Bullet with the psionic activation device of the musket."

The spiritual energy of these one hundred spirit stones will be instantly compressed to its maximum and then launched!

Looking at the dark cannon muzzle, Lin Mo felt a surge of anticipation.

"Where is the target?"

Gu Ling'er pointed to a spot ten miles away.

That is a side peak of Cuiwei Mountain, about 100 zhang high, and it is entirely made of hard granite.

"Let's attack that hilltop!" Gu Ling'er shouted excitedly. "Old Lu, light the fire... no, charge it!"

"yes!"

Lu Dachui suddenly pulled down a heavy lever on the side of the cannon.

Om-!

The piercing buzzing sound instantly reverberated throughout the entire test site.

The hundred spirit stones at the breech of the cannon simultaneously burst forth with dazzling light, and a massive amount of spiritual energy surged wildly along the array patterns on the cannon barrel.

Unable to withstand the terrifying force, the entire cannon barrel began to tremble slightly, emitting a dark red heat.

"Back off!"

Lin Mo pulled Chu Mengyao and Gu Ling'er behind him and released his Chaos True Essence to create a shield in front of everyone.

next second.

boom!!!

A deafening roar, like a thunderclap, resounded.

A blinding beam of pure white light, carrying an aura of annihilation, erupted from the cannon's muzzle!

Wherever the beam of light passed, the air was instantly sucked away, and a scorched trench several meters deep was carved into the ground.

The side peak of Cuiwei Mountain, ten miles away.

The beam of light hit its target precisely.

There were no screams, no flying debris.

Before everyone's shocked eyes, the hundred-foot-tall granite mountain silently melted away in the blinding white light!

A few seconds later, the white light dissipated.

The once towering mountain peaks have been completely leveled, leaving only a pool of dark red lava flowing at the bottom of the pit, billowing thick smoke.

The entire room fell silent.

Lu Dachui collapsed to the ground with a thud, his mouth agape, unable to utter a word for a long time.

The Imperial Guard soldiers were so frightened that they dropped their spears to the ground.

"Holy crap..."

Lin Mo couldn't help but swear.

With this power, let alone a Golden Core cultivator, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would be severely injured if they withstood this attack, if not killed!

"How about that, husband! Pretty impressive, huh!"

Gu Ling'er peeked out from behind Lin Mo, smugly seeking praise.

"Well done! Can this thing be mass-produced?"

Lin Mo's eyes lit up.

"The cost is too high."

Chu Mengyao stepped forward, holding an account book in her hand.

"Each spirit cannon requires 100,000 catties of black iron and 1,000 catties of black gold, and each shot costs 100 spirit stones. Currently, the Ministry of Works is working day and night, but can only produce a maximum of ten cannons per month."

"Ten gates are enough! Set them all up on the city walls of the capital, and whoever comes will die!" Lin Mo waved his hand.

Qin Ruxue also walked over at this moment, holding a brand-new psionic firearm in her hand.

"Although cannons cannot be mass-produced, the replacement of firearms and flying swords has been completely completed."

Qin Ruxue's heroic face was full of pride.

"Of the 1.2 million troops of the Zhenbei Army, I have selected 300,000 elite soldiers."

"These 300,000 people have all completed the Qi-gathering process thanks to the Spirit Gathering Tower. Now each of them is equipped with a spirit-powered firearm, a standard flying sword at their waist, and lightweight black iron heavy armor."

Chu Mengyao added.

"Not only that, the 300,000 elite troops have already mastered the Three Talents Formation and the Six Harmonies Formation."

"As long as we have enough spirit stones, this army is enough to sweep away any force. Even if a cultivation sect from the upper realm attacks, we can confront them head-on."

Lin Mo was thrilled.

Three hundred thousand cultivators, fully armed with firearms and cultivation equipment – ​​this is the true strength of the Great Qian Dynasty!

Lin Mo returned to the palace from the firearms testing ground, his body brimming with passion.

With his trump cards of a 300,000-strong army of cultivators and a psionic cannon, he was completely free of any worries.

As soon as I stepped into the Imperial Study, the crisp sound of an abacus reached my ears.

Liu Yiyi, dressed in a light purple palace gown, was sitting behind a large imperial desk.

The sandalwood abacus in her hand was being manipulated so rapidly that it even left afterimages.

"Yiyi, what are you looking at so intently?"

Lin Mo walked over, scooped her up from the chair, and pulled her into his arms.

Liu Yiyi leaned against Lin Mo's chest, clutching a thick account book in her hand.

"My husband, I'm calculating the assets of our Great Qian Dynasty."

Liu Yiyi waved the account book in her hand, a proud smile curving her lips.

"These past few months, you've been training troops and building cannons at the front, spending money like water. Lord Lu has been crying poverty to the Ministry of Revenue every day, saying that the national treasury is about to run out."

Lin Mo pinched her cheek.

"What? You're really out of money? If you're out of money, I'll take some men tonight to raid the homes of a few more corrupt officials."

"No need to raid their property."

Liu Yiyi chuckled and picked up a gleaming golden token from the table, handing it to Lin Mo.

"The national treasury is not only empty, but it's actually three times fuller than when you first ascended the throne."

Lin Mo was stunned.

The cost of re-equipping 300,000 troops, the expenses of the Creation Immortal Pool, and the three-year nationwide tax exemption

Daqian has only had expenses and no income in the past few months, how could it have tripled?

"Where did you get so much money?"

"Silver? Silver is the least valuable thing in the Great Qian Dynasty right now."

Liu Yiyi stood up from Lin Mo's lap, took his hand, and walked outside.

"My husband, come with me out of the palace, and I'll show you our Great Qian's current cash cow."