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Lin Yuan City.
In the north of the city, the once heavily guarded Zhao's Earth Castle had now been expanded several times over.
Atop the towering stone walls were no longer the black-clad household retainers and members of the Nursing Home of before.
They had been replaced by elite soldiers clad in standard-issue leather armor, wielding powerful bows and heavy crossbows.
Their gazes were sharp, their expressions cold. Every movement radiated the iron-willed and grim aura of seasoned veterans.
Within the Earth Castle, it was still a scene of bustling activity.
However, the once-bustling Arsenals had mostly been dismantled.
In their place stood rows of even grander and more imposing pavilions and towers.
This place had clearly become the new center of power in Lin Yuan City.
