As the heavy infantry marched along, the citizens on both sides of the street lowered their heads in silence, putting on an extremely cautious demeanor. This scene made Lewan shake her head repeatedly. She had thought the previous instance was just an exception, but it turned out to be the general rule.
"Tsk tsk, how tragic. When the subjects of a country fear their own army, how on earth has this nation managed to survive until now?" Lewan thought to herself, her gaze sweeping back and forth over the surrounding citizens. Surely this situation should be an isolated case; if the entire Sute Empire were like this, she could hardly imagine what would happen when war finally descended upon them—would they simply open the gates and surrender?
In truth, Lewan was not seeing the whole picture. If she had remained among the common folk, a single glance would have been enough to reveal that their eyes held not only fear, but also envy!
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