Chapter 192

Before the hour of Chen had fully arrived, the conference hall of the Garrison Commander’s Estate—built from solid, sturdy blue stone capable of withstanding heavy bows and powerful crossbows—was already filled with a heavy, solemn atmosphere. A massive relief map of the Northern Frontier dominated the center of the hall, where models of the three border cities of Canglang City, Heishi, and Tiewei stood like iron spikes, driven relentlessly along the winding border. At the edge of the sandbox, black wolf-head banners symbolizing the forces of the Golden Wolf Tribe were densely planted in the directions of Wild Wolf Valley and Wolf God Mountain, radiating a silent, oppressive weight.