"The enthusiasm of the senior members is quite high,"
Jiang Ding expressed his surprise.
After a moment of thought, he understood why.
It must be the work of those older seniors whose life energy was about to run out.
Having lived for so long, they might not have much left, but what they did have in abundance was connections—accumulated over hundreds or even thousands of years with students, colleagues, comrades-in-arms, subordinates, friends, family, and so on.
They might not be able to provide much substantial help,
but mobilizing their friends to work in the forge factory for a while was certainly doable.
No one would want to go against the will of an old person whose life was coming to an end, thus destroying their last hope.
In addition, if the Xianmen Sect were to gain a new Small World, it would suddenly have many more resources and positions, and funding for science research, education, and the military would all increase.