"Three Tripod City is a city where no single faction rules, yet its public order is remarkably good, several times stronger than Heavenly Thunder City. Numerous families stand tall here, and all kinds of forces have a hand in it. The branch of the Mercenary Guild in Three Tripod City holds considerable power. Su Chen, what do you think?"
"Good."
Apart from Heavenly Thunder City, any other city would do; the priority was to temporarily avoid the Yellow Springs Gate.
Chapter 113