"Are there only this many people in the Mu Family, or are some of them away from the Mu Residence?"
After entering the Mu Residence, Chen Changan noticed there weren't many people here—probably no more than a hundred or so.
The Mu Family wasn't some small clan. It didn't make sense for them to have so few people.
Even the Kang Family, once as renowned as the Mu Family but later left far behind, had many more people than this.
Mu Zhanying's expression grew heavy when she heard Chen Changan's question.
"This is all that's left."
"After guarding the Outer Domain for so many years, casualties are unavoidable."
"Although, thanks to the barrier, the foreign races haven't caused any harm to the True Realm all these years..."
"We can't simply let them attack the barrier with impunity, either."
"There haven't been any large-scale battles, but small skirmishes have never stopped."
"For all these years, a battle has broken out roughly once every few decades."
"If we had to rely on the Mu Family alone, we would have collapsed long ago."
"So every few centuries, we choose people from within the True Realm to come here and help us resist the foreign races."
Though she'd said only a few simple words, Chen Changan knew it hadn't been nearly as easy as Mu Zhanying made it sound.
Over the years, countless people must have died here.
"So when you said at the Saint Dragon Ruins that you were selecting talented people, it was really to guard the Outer Domain?"
"By the way, I remember you also said there were things you couldn't accomplish on your own."
"Was that also related to this place?" Chen Changan asked curiously.
"The Saint Dragon Ruins were actually prepared for you."
"It's just that back then, there