The materials involved in the path of cultivation are all extremely valuable; the damage to the Protective City Formation of Huizhou County is so severe that it would cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to restore.
Since there is no warfare, and the Protective City Formation isn't needed, it might be better to simply bribe the Array Master to lie for us, use the silver to grease the wheels above and below, and undertake some visible, beneficial civil works projects, while also skimming some silver for oneself.
A win-win, oh no, a triple win.
A world where the state profits, the people benefit, and no one gets hurt is achieved.
Xu Yuan thought through the reasoning and immediately asked,
"Then shall we set off immediately and continue heading south?"
