Land of the Moon, Matsuzaka Town!
This was a heavily fortified hub where every citizen was a soldier!
Of course, these armed forces did not belong to the daimyo of the Land of the Moon, but to Huicunze, the Land of the Moon's great power!
Rather than calling it Matsuzaka Town of the Land of the Moon, it would be more accurate to call it Huicunze's independent kingdom!
This was an extraterritorial land beyond the Land of the Moon's jurisdiction. There was only one master here: Huicunze.
All kinds of illegal activities took place here every day.
Human trafficking, weapons smuggling, intelligence sales, and so on...
This was also one of the underground black market's strongholds!
Its backing ran deep, and few dared to offend it!
Thus, it was also known as the Land of the Moon's second kingdom.
Once, the daimyo of the Land of the Moon had tried to surround and suppress Huicunze.
But it had ended in failure, and he had nearly lost his life.
If not for the Land of Lightning backing him, the daimyo of the Land of the Moon would truly have been finished.
From then on, the daimyo of the Land of the Moon lost the confidence to eliminate and pacify this place.
Instead, he made an agreement with Huicunze: as long as Huicunze paid his taxes on time, he would acknowledge Huicunze's existence and never interfere with his actions.
Huicunze, in turn, was not allowed to disrupt the Land of the Moon's internal affairs or launch terrorist attacks that threatened its peace and stability.
Thus, the two sides signed an agreement for peaceful coexistence, and remained at peace until not long ago.
But not long ago, Dekang V, daimyo of the Land of the Moon, died of illness, and Dekang VI took