The city wall of the first ring was even taller and thicker than that of the second ring.
Its defensive power looked astonishing!
The closer one got to the core, the stronger the city's defenses became.
In fact, the total area of the first ring, including the core district, was only slightly larger than an ordinary Bang City.
If the Great City were compared to an enormous cream cake, then the first ring would be the center of the cake—the true essence of it.
And the core district was the very "tip of the heart."
The farther inward they went, the taller and sturdier the castle towers seemed to become, while more arrow towers and sentry towers stood throughout the area.
Even the garrison troops nearby started at the Fourth Order, while their commanders were Sixth Order powerhouses.
There were also spellcaster units among the troops, such as Avalon's signature Draconic mages, along with mixed formations of mages from various elemental branches.
On average, every twenty squads of infantry were paired with three cavalry squads. Two of those were Light Cavalry, built around mobility and equipped with recurved bows and shield swords.
The remaining squad consisted of proper heavy armored lance cavalry, made up of either Purple Thorn Knights or Dragonborn Knights.
Only one mixed spellcaster squad was assigned for every forty squads.
There were also medical camps specifically responsible for treating the wounded.
And these were merely the rapid-response troops stationed near the first ring.
With an army numbering in the millions, the entire Great City naturally possessed a complete military and troop configuration.
Only in a fantasy world could cities this massive support so many soldiers.
The saying that magic was productivity was no empty phrase.
Everything Zong Shen had seen and heard since arriving at the Great