I am a living immortal.

However, after that incident, no abnormalities were discovered. Yanchao was still as peaceful as before, and Yuannan was even more so, except that there was a strange family in Qingyun Lane.

However, during their time together, this strange person rarely showed up. At first, there were crowds of people watching, but later on, they stopped coming. Even when they did see him, the noble-looking figure would simply nod expressionlessly. While the Mirage Dragon was less arrogant than before, he had little interest in a group of talkative women who only engaged in gossip.

The most common of these was his identity, some was a fleeing prince and noble, some was a down-and-out aristocratic family, and later it was even more outrageous, a martial arts master whose entire family was massacred, and even a prince who was killed by his brothers and failed to become the crown prince.

Each of them had a higher status than the other, but they all ended up in misery, because Shenlong was really out of tune with Qingyun Lane in Yuannan. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be planning to stay there for a long time, so it was impossible for him to be on a secret visit.

Mirage Dragon didn't care about being slandered like this. He just treated it as bullshit. Not tearing off those mouths was the most merciful thing he could do. In the past, these people would have woken up in the morning to find their upper and lower lips had grown together.

As for a good face, don't even think about it, he just treats the other person as air.

To be honest, those women didn't want to offend the other party. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Moreover, although the other party was in a bad state, they heard from the grapevine that he had somehow established connections with several major families in Yuannan and was forming a caravan.

You don't need to look at it to know that this gossip was told by the man who has a son working in a pawnshop.

This made them even more afraid to offend, and the rumors also weakened. Their original arrogant demeanor became aloof and noble. Although their relationship was not good, if the other party succeeded in trade, wouldn't it be easier to get the moon? At the very least, being able to work in the caravan would be nice.

The mirage dragon didn't know about the change in wind direction, and even if it knew, it wouldn't care.

He had no shortage of strength, but to deal with all sorts of conspiracies and intrigues, especially those directed at them, he had to plan carefully. No one was a fool. There were only a few reasons for wanting to bring chaos to a prosperous era. The Yan Kingdom was now at its peak, and the emperor was a wise ruler, protected by the imperial dragon energy. This was not comparable to the Yu Dynasty.

Furthermore, the emperor was surrounded by the Demon Slayers and the Exorcists, and the Kyoto City God was no pushover. With so many defenses, attacking the emperor was practically impossible. So, the only options left were natural disasters and man-made disasters. Natural disasters included droughts, floods, insect plagues, famines, and plagues; while man-made disasters included mutinies, corruption, factional strife, and uprisings.

The most likely scenario is that natural disasters and man-made calamities will occur simultaneously. The court's abundant wealth might be enough to weather the storm for a year or two, but if this continues year after year, even the richest treasury will be completely depleted within a few years. This isn't just alarmist talk; it's a very real possibility.

And it is actually very simple to crack these.

The first issue was food and fodder. As long as one wasn't forced to death, there was always room for recovery. This was the main reason. Therefore, storing food was a must, and what the Mirage Dragon had to do was to collect as much food as possible and then transport it to all directions.

After that, granaries were built in various places.

Natural disasters were even simpler. Drought? Flood? That wasn't a problem, after all, they had two Dragon Kings. As for other plagues, there was no need to worry too much. Insect plagues and famines weren't a problem either. Food, herbs, and life would ensure order overwhelmed any chaos.

With Su Mu at the center, many of her friends took action, forming various emergency plans to prepare for emergencies. This was just the beginning; more friends would join in, and they would build an even larger and more impenetrable network under Yan Chao's giant network.

This net will be activated if Su Mu triggers any accident.

Su Mu is never passive. Now that he has discovered it, let's play chess to see who is better.

The caravan was quickly organized. Money can make anything possible, and the Mirage Dragon never lacks it. As for whether it would destroy the existing market, that was even less likely, because if it was properly managed, no one would notice. The Yan Dynasty was ultimately just an ancient dynasty; perhaps even the emperor didn't know how much money the nation actually had. The national treasury was merely a portion of the tax revenue, not to mention the corrupt officials whose accumulated embezzlement could potentially surpass the national treasury.

An ancient dynasty was far richer than one might imagine, not to mention the constant flow of wealth within the Yan Kingdom. An ancient version of a 10 billion yuan subsidy? Very intriguing. Everyone marveled at the vast wealth of the Mirage Dragon. As for the source of the funds, the Mirage Dragon, skilled in the art of making the virtual seem real, had already taken care of it, and the initial team had been selected from the Cave Heavens.

The money scattered by the Mirage Dragon may not cause any waves in this country, but for Wen Ding and several surrounding states, it is a huge wave.

With the help of money, a caravan spread across several states quickly formed. As long as they could feed the people along the way, every family, from top to bottom, from officials to civilians, wanted a piece of the pie. There was no shortage of food; what was lacking was the caravans that could open up trade routes. Trade between states was already difficult, let alone trade between multiple states.

The vast expanses of fertile land in the north could grow enough food and fodder to feed an entire nation; while the southern Two Rivers Basin, with its mountainous terrain and limited farmland, boasts a dense network of rivers and connections to the sea, rich in rare treasures, making it a fertile land regardless of dynasty. By simply opening up a link between north and south, the return of these grain and fodder would generate exponential profits.

The problem was that interstate trade was already difficult. Even in Kyoto, there were no money houses to exchange the silver notes. Silver houses relied on their reputation, so it was absurd to expect them to exchange their silver with just a few silver notes.

If there were no interconnected money houses, would you really want to carry boxes of silver to trade? Bartering would make the bandits along the way laugh in their dreams.

This situation can't be changed simply by building a few roads. The difficulty of the rough roads is secondary; addressing safety issues is crucial. Just ask yourself, how many businesspeople would dare to risk their lives? Not to mention that small businesses aren't profitable; losses in larger ones would be devastating. Businesspeople are profit-driven, and they have a clear understanding of what's profitable and what's not. Large merchants can't afford to gamble, while small merchants want to but lack the capital. Both sides tacitly choose to stay within their own boundaries.