About ten li from Dragon City, Chen Ping and Nan Qiūqiū landed in a small grove that could conceal them. Only after revealing themselves did they head toward Dragon City on foot.
Ten li was still quite a distance to walk, but Chen Ping was in no hurry and strolled along at an easy pace.
The guards at the city gate were not particularly strict. After a simple inspection, they allowed him into Dragon City.
Once inside Dragon City, the cold air lessened considerably. Sheltered by the city walls, the temperature within the city was noticeably warmer than outside.
Everything in the city appeared fairly normal, though Nan Qiūqiū said it had grown much more desolate. Its former splendor as the greatest city in the north was long gone.
As Chen Ping walked forward, he observed his surroundings and sensed the changes.
Simple Soul Tool positions had been set up atop Dragon City's walls, but there were not many Soul Engineers, only a few working alongside ordinary soldiers to guard the place.
Dragon City had yet to bear the brunt of the war at the front lines, so only the most basic arrangements had been made on its walls.
If several more cities fell on the front lines, Dragon City, as the largest city in the north, would likely become a crucial point of contention between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Sun Moon Empire.
Compared to the sparse soldiers atop the walls, what truly drew Chen Ping's attention were the patrol teams beneath the city walls. They wore no armor, yet carried an imposing presence as they patrolled voluntarily.
Chen Ping recognized almost instantly who the members of those patrol teams were. After all, nearly half of them were missing an ear and part of a little finger.
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