Chapter 442

The Man Clan occupies Red Flame Valley and has won several battles in recent years, expanding rapidly. The Northern Plains are different from the Southern Border. The Southern Border is a region of mountains and forests—easy to defend and difficult to attack—where long-distance expeditions incur heavy losses. Clans there operate with gradual, steady accumulation and maintain pure bloodlines. In contrast, the Northern Plains are a vast grassland where warfare is frequent. Clans here rise and fall with great speed. A few major victories can expand a small clan into a medium one, or a medium one into a large one. Conversely, a single crushing defeat can fracture a large clan into several smaller ones. The Man Clan recently annexed the Shi Clan, and Shi Wu, an elder of the Shi Clan, has become an external clan elder for the Man Clan. He is a Bone Path Gu Master; it was he who bought out every Bone Bamboo Gu in the market, reportedly to develop a new Bone Path secret recipe.