The construction-work on the Northern Continent never stopped. The Martyr’s Palace was also parked there at the moment, undergoing the next stage of modifications.

Everything about the place was good; the only problem was the shortage of manpower. Currently, it was only inhabited by the Highbeards and some of Song Zining’s technicians. Building a warship required thousands of technicians at the site alone, and countless more for the production of parts and facilities.

To solve this problem, Song Zining had passed on a large number of orders to Imperial workshops. Moreover, he had bought the first batch of parts from available stock, shipping some to Southern Blue, and the higher-end equipment to the Northern Continent.

No one else knew about this except those with the bird's eye view of the overall situation.

After looking through the list, Qianye highlighted several dozen resources, saying, “Ship these to the warehouse outside the city, I have use for them.”

The manager said, “Sire, these resources are required for the warships currently under construction. The merchant groups produced them according to our order, there is no extra.”

He was implying that...