The internal meetings among Legendary Councilmen didn't stir much in the outside world, but some perceptive wizards still sensed the approaching war.
Because the council expedited various foundational constructions, especially the railway network between the major cities of the empire, which was the top priority, mandating completion within two months.
In addition to that, the council also reassigned a large number of laborers to the northern border and began to build various sturdy fortifications there; magic workshops also crazily expanded their recruitment, working overtime every day to produce weapons and ammunition.
Now, with an imperial population of twenty million, just the number of laborers reached a staggering four million, leading to a host of problems such as chaotic management, enslavement of workers, and deduction of wages following one after another.
Among them, the most serious was undoubtedly the problem of food shortage.
