The convoy sent to receive Hobart and the others arrived at Ganalier, a major city in the southeast of the Feneport Kingdom. It was an important border stronghold; crossing a stretch of plains from here would allow an attack on Dixi County of the Loen Kingdom.
Likewise, the Loen Kingdom could easily attack from those plains.
Of the ten wars between Loen and Feneport, six or seven had broken out here.
In contrast, the area around the Sapphire Resort Villa, where Hobart had previously been, was mostly mountains and hills with complex terrain, utterly unsuitable for large-scale military operations.
Ganalier was a vast walled city, mainly divided into an inner city and an outer city.
Many people also lived outside the walls, but whether residences, shops, or factories, all stood twenty or thirty meters away from the outer wall.
The two walls seemed like two man-made layers of social barriers. Outside the walls were the Slums and the dwellings of the lower classes. Should war break out, their homes would become obstacles to an enemy attack on Ganalier. If the city's stored food proved insufficient, they would immediately be abandoned by the defenders and the Garrison Commander.
Inside the carriage, Hobart sighed. Although the people here dressed differently and spoke a different language, there were still poor people here, and children starving until they were skin and bones yet still playing and fighting.
Only those living within the city walls were "recognized" as citizens.
Only within the city could one see the distinctive flags of the Feneport Kingdom, as well as the country's characteristic attire.
Formal wear in the Feneport Kingdom was similar to that of the Loen Kingdom, but people here particularly liked knee-high boots. They were not necessarily leather boots; even cloth shoes came in high-top styles.
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