Jiang Tang was unapologetic about dealing with the Guandi Cult in this country; his first order of business was to inspect what resources the country possessed!
In his search for resources within the country, he discovered it was capable of producing gunpowder from its resource mines and also possessed fine iron ore, which he currently found unimpressive. In the civilized world, however, this type of iron was still quite useful!
In the Cultivation World, ordinary people also found this iron useful, as it was needed to fabricate various items, including swords which are useful in their own right, and even ordinary Magic Artifacts can be crafted from it!
Ye Tian's eyes lit up at the sight of these fine iron ores; after all, as an Artifact Refiner, any resource with potential was treasure in his hands!
In any country's army, not everyone were generals; there were many ordinary soldiers. If every one of them was to have a quality weapon, then plentiful resources were needed!