I became a god through frontier slaughter, and I crushed the academy's prodigies!

The supply was cut off for three years.

This can be described as cutting off the fuel supply at the root.

Without extraordinary metals, the Celestial Craftsmen cannot forge weapons.

Without medicine, wounded soldiers on the front lines can only wait to die.

The logistical costs of supporting hundreds of thousands of troops would be enough to cripple the entire Tianyun Prefecture within a few months.

Shen Tian remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.

"Gentlemen, do you have some misunderstanding about our current financial situation?"

Zhou Xuan was stunned.

Lu Changming also raised his head, his gaze falling on Shen Tian.

Shen Tian sat up straight, his eyes calm and deep.

"Longjing's quota is indeed a huge resource."

"But that was in the past."

"In the past, Tianyun Prefecture could only huddle in the eight major cities, struggling to survive with its limited defense zones."

"But what about now?"

Shen Tian raised his hand and pointed to the vast map of southern Xinjiang on the holographic projection.

"In these three days, the defenses of the eight major cities have advanced more than a hundred kilometers outward."

"We have captured large swathes of occupied territory."

"There are countless unmined veins of extraordinary metals and countless materials from exotic beasts."

Shen Tian stood up and walked to the holographic map.

"We didn't dare to mine before because we were always at risk of being attacked by beast tides."

"But now, we have the technological means to quickly extract resources."

"Chu Feng's four-legged mining puppets have been deployed to the mining areas of Jiangcheng and Fengcheng."

"They don't need rest, they don't need food, and they're not afraid of death."

"The mining efficiency is dozens of times that of manual labor."

Shen Tian turned his head and looked at Lu Changming.

"Lord, you should have seen the production capacity report from the Heavenly Crafts Bureau for the past two days."

Lu Changming nodded, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.

"The current throughput of the Tiangong Division has exceeded my comprehension."

Shen Tian smiled.

"The Tiangong Division is currently operating at full capacity."

"I even had Chu Feng light all the spare blast furnaces."

"And I can assure you."

"For a long time to come, Tiangong Company will continue to operate at full capacity."

"We mine our own minerals, smelt them ourselves, build war golems, and forge our own equipment."

"A perfect internal cycle has been formed."

"Did Longjing cut off our extraordinary metal quota?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Shen Tian's lips.

"Even if Xu Daozhen sends the quota over now, the Heavenly Crafts Bureau's warehouses won't be able to hold it all."

The hall fell silent once again.

Zhou Xuan opened his mouth wide, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

He was so caught up in his anger that he overlooked the dramatic changes that had taken place in Tianyun Prefecture in the past few days.

Yes.

With those tireless mechanical armies.

The most pressing resource shortage problem in Tianyun Prefecture has been solved without anyone noticing.

Lu Changming took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in his heart.

"We can be self-sufficient in metals and weapons."

"But what about the elixirs?"

Lu Changming hit the nail on the head.

"In terms of elixirs, there might indeed be some shortcomings."

"But there will definitely be no shortage in the short term."

Shen Tian held up one finger.

"The reason is simple."

"In the past, we used human lives to fill the gaps on the front lines, so the consumption of elixirs was naturally astronomical."

"But now, at the forefront are the Bursting Spiders, the heavily armored fortresses."

"The warriors of the Po Jun Division only need to follow behind the steel torrent and reap the rewards."

"There were no serious injuries, and even minor injuries were rare."

"The amount of pills consumed is less than one-tenth of what it used to be."

Shen Tian paused, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

"As for the resources used for cultivation."

"We are now using war to sustain war."

"The more we fight, the richer we become."

"We can trade the crystal cores and essence blood of those high-level alien beasts in the occupied area for cultivation resources."

"From the moment I got involved with Xu Daozhen, I started preparing to deal with this situation."

"Now is the time."

Shen Tian's voice echoed in the hall.

Clear and logical, every word is precious.

Hearing Shen Tian's words, the anxiety in Zhou Xuan's eyes completely disappeared.

Instead, there was a frenzied excitement.

Lu Changming was somewhat surprised.

Even he himself fell into a mental habit the moment he received the notification.

They overlooked the fact that the entire Tianyun Prefecture had been transformed under Shen Tian's control, gradually freeing itself from its dependence on Longjing.

Even if Longjing cuts off supplies, it will not have a serious impact on Tianyun Prefecture.

Xu Daozhen was a man who planned a hundred steps ahead for every one he took.

Shen Tian was no different. He wiped out the Purple Spirit Clan delegation and killed the secret guards of the Dragon Capital Heavenly Pivot Bureau.

They were ruthless and unscrupulous when it came to killing.

But at the same time, they were prepared to deal with everything.

However, Shen Tian is too young, and also a prodigy.

The combined aura of the two is too dazzling.

So much so that even Lu Changming himself overlooked Shen Tian's meticulous mind hidden beneath his handsome appearance.

"So, according to you, Longjing's announcement of cutting off supplies is actually a joke?"

Zhou Xuan clenched his fist.

"Xu Daozhen wants to use resources to strangle us."

"But he had no idea that we had already switched tracks."

"He cut off his quota, which gives us a legitimate reason to seize all the output from southern Xinjiang."

"Three years later."

Shen Tian's gaze was cold.

"He will find that Tianyun Prefecture has not been worn down."

"On the contrary, it will become a behemoth that he simply cannot control."

Lu Changming sat in the main seat.

He quietly looked at the boy in front of him.

The faint sunlight outside the window shone on Shen Tian's profile, outlining a composure and domineering aura beyond his years.

Lu Changming was momentarily dazed.

He suddenly realized that the person sitting across from him was not a seventeen-year-old boy.

Rather, he was a truly capable and powerful ruler who could strategize and govern a region.

That composure that remains unchanged even when Mount Tai collapses before you.

That kind of insightful perspective, capable of unraveling complexities and understanding the whole picture.

They are even more shrewd than he, who has been the lord of the manor for more than ten years.

A feeling of indescribable relief welled up in Lu Changming's heart.

Tianyun Mansion truly has a worthy successor.

Moreover, it was a hundred times better than he had expected.

"it is good."

Lu Changming slapped the armrest and stood up.

The gloom on his face vanished instantly.

"We still need to put on a good show."

Lu Changming looked at Zhou Xuan.

"Pass down the order."

"Completely block Tianyun Prefecture's resource output data."

"To outsiders, we pretend to be struggling to make ends meet."

"Write a report pleading poverty and perform it for them."

Zhou Xuan grinned.

"clear."

"I'll go write it right now, and I guarantee Xu Daozhen will think we're about to starve."

Lu Changming turned to look at Shen Tian.

"You can take charge of the internal matters."

"But you must be prepared for external pressures."

Lu Changming walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the clouds in the distance.

"Since Xu Daozhen has made this move, he won't stop at just cutting off supplies."

"Chen Yuan died in the Black Abyss Rift Valley."

"The entire Purple Spirit Clan delegation was wiped out."

"How do you think Xu Daozhen will use these two things?"

Shen Tian stood up and walked to Lu Changming's side.

He was looking in the same direction, his tone so calm it sent chills down your spine.

"Using someone else to do the dirty work."

Lu Changming suddenly turned his head.

"The Purple Spirit Clan is a superior alien race with a ninth-level expert in charge."

"We must not overlook this point."