"And here we are... the Icecrown Citadel or the Icecrown Fortress City. In fact, this place was built in the Golden Age of Technology by the human explorers that arrived at the Fenran Rex IX. and during the Old Night, it was mostly maintained by the rogue Artificial Intelligences that were possessed by the Daemons."
The Old Night, Rebellion of the Men of Iron...
"They managed to maintain this place for several millennia before they were finally defeated by the humans of the Feris Continent and established here the first Kingdom more than one thousand years ago."
When we arrived at the gates of the Icecrown Fortress City, or the Icecrown Citadel, I couldn't help but marvel at its magnificence. The Icecrown Citadel was clearly made by someone from the Golden Age of Technology.
"The Icecrown Citadel was built as one of the first things when the first colonists arrived at the Fenran Rex IX. thus, it had always boasted of the most formidable defenses, and it was also built in the most defensible position in the entire Feris Continent. Even though most of the weapons are replaced due to the passage of time, even right now, we can still defend this place against armies several times bigger than our own."
The Icecrown Citadel was built in the mountain range, more precisely, in a valley, carved into the mountains themselves, creating an enormous mountain city. I could see some really advanced pieces of technology that people have maintained to this day.
"Some of these weapons are old for several millennia; how did you manage to maintain them till this day?"
It was rather surprising because I could see that they were more than ten millennia old, but they were still in very good condition. They were made by the high-end facilities of the Solar Terran Federation and were made from experimental materials that were speculated to withstand the passage of time for many, many millennia.
Some of these weapons were actually of my very own design, especially the main Particle Proto Canons that were installed across the entire mountain range, and one shot from them could bring down an entire starship.
Now, I could see the reason why the Partas Clan could maintain their position of power and prestige across the entire Northern Areas of the Fenris Continent without trouble. With the weapons and defenses they had here, there were only a few possibilities for the enemies to take over this place.
Probably the most suitable one with a high success rate would be to surround the several-kilometer area of the Icecrown Citadel and starve them down. Direct siege and attack on the Icecrown Citadel would be suicide without the same level of firepower or, most probably, far higher firepower than the Partas Clan owned.
"Our ancestors managed to recover several STCs that contained knowledge of these weapons, how to maintain them, and how to construct them. Across many generations of the Partas Tribe, we managed to create a rather stable educational system among our people so that we can construct and recreate many technologies from the mythical Golden Age of Technology."
It was rather fascinating, but it wasn't something unexpected.
Across countless human colonies of the Solar Terran Federation, there were countless STCs, and each colony had at least one complete STC database. In most cases, there were several complete STC databases present, which allowed the survivors of the fall to recover them and obtain at least some technology.
"So this is the reason why you became the collective target for the Northern Tribes? Probably spouting some nonsense about hoarding all technology and advancements for yourself... in the end, in front of power, nothing else matters..."
It wasn't that hard to understand; it was most probable that the Partas Tribe was the sole faction within the entire Northern Area of the Feris Continent that had access to the advanced technology within the STCs.
The Partas Tribe was essentially hoarding the technologies for themselves, using them to enhance their strength to a really high degree, especially compared to the other factions within the Northern Area of the Feris Continent.
And he had to admit that they did it smartly because they kept it low and slow. They were not even aiming to conquer the new territories or anything, but they were just gathering their strength for centuries.
Only after they gathered enough power did they decide to act and unify the entire Northern Area of the Feris Continent, up to the Central Ridge Mountain Range of the Feris Continent.
Truly befitting the Tribe of Hunters.
"Yes, but they are not really a threat. Even though they have various degrees of technological levels, they lack the firepower and also, in the terms, powerhouses to compete against the Partas Tribe. Preferably, we want them to attack the Icecrown Citadel. We have been feeding them false information for decades, killing everyone who still remembered some important information about the Icecrown Citadel and destroying most of the written records of the Icecrown Citadel and technological levels of the Partas Tribe... in short... we have done everything in our power to prepare the perfect trap possible."
As I listened to the explanations of the Ezran Partas, I knew they did everything in their power to force the Northern Tribes to attack the Icecrown Citadel at all costs. It was pretty smart of them to do this; they were using their advantages to their very own limits.
"And if they ever attack the Icecrown Citadel, they will face doom. Though, how did you manage all of that? Even the blind could see the defenses of the Icecrown Citadel from miles away, so hiding it away would be rather an arduous thing to do."
There was only one possibility for them to achieve something like this.
They must have infiltrated the Northern Tribes, and on a very deep level, on that.
"The Northern Tribes are not as united as they seem. Within the Northern Tribes, many of the original factions, Tribes and Clans still maintain high power within the Northern Tribes, and many think that their leader, Prince, is nothing more than a figurehead to the Elder Council. There were many opportunities to send our people into the Northern Tribes and from there on... everything is rather easy."