Mirror Moon Lake was the second stronghold the Ninth Princess of Great Gan had chosen after being ambushed by her own people.
At first:
When she chose her first stronghold, she had not ventured deep into the forbidden zone.
But because her own people had betrayed her,
And because the Great Gan Emperor at the time had gone mad and sent large numbers of Hasty Martial Artists into the forbidden zone, she changed her plans.
The Ninth Princess was not very old, several years younger than the Princess.
Yet whether in courage or knowledge, she far surpassed the Princess.
She paid some divine weapons and gear as compensation, hiring several Top Experts from the valley to forcibly escort a great number of Hasty Cannon Fodder to Mirror Moon Lake.
Madam Shi, Madam Jin, Zuo Yan, and Consort Mei had also been hired by her.
With a group of experts, her party barely managed to take root here at Mirror Moon Lake.
The reason she had chosen Mirror Moon Lake was that it consistently produced a certain Exotic Flower and Herb.
With this steady production, the Ninth Princess felt she could gain a firm foothold in the forbidden zone.
She first expended the lives of a great many cannon fodder to build a crude wall around Mirror Moon Lake.
Then, she purchased and traded for a large number of mature Fire Pits from the valley.
Together with the presence of so many experts,
She thought it would not be long before she had truly established herself.
However:
Nearly a year had passed, and this base of hers had repeatedly been assaulted by evils and monsters.
Every time, she lost huge numbers of cannon fodder.
Even the experts who had come to help suffered grievous losses.
What vexed her even more was