The two prefectures had just won an unprecedented victory in the north. From top to bottom, the Military Prefecture was brimming with confidence.
In Marquis Le's eyes, nothing was invincible beneath flying vessels and Profound Armors. He did not take the so-called enemies of the wasteland seriously at all.
The reason he had come so quickly this time was that the northern campaign had produced a great many officers promoted for their merits.
Yet there was always a group of people who feared the cruelty of war and had not taken part in the northern campaign. Now, they sought to gain enough merit here in Frost Continent.
From the battle reports they had learned of, the Profound Residence had easily defused Frost Continent's offensive and successfully launched a surprise attack upon Frost Continent proper, forcing the Frostlanders to keep their heads down.
By the look of it, Frost Continent's fighting strength was truly weak. They were the perfect target for these people to establish achievements and reap military merit.
With Marquis Le's insistence, the Celestial Mechanism Institute encampment no longer heeded Zhang Yu's warning and began constructing military forts and Mooring Boat Terraces across the wasteland.
These would serve as bridgeheads for attacking Frost Continent. After all, Azure Yang Upper Continent did not possess the Frostlanders' secret casket techniques. Flying vessels carrying Profound Armors could not possibly travel thousands, or even tens of thousands, of miles continuously to attack the enemy.
They had to advance layer by layer with military forts, just as they had against the Taibo Monsters. Of course, dealing with Frost Continent did not require mobilizing the strength of the entire continent as they had against the monsters; the resources of several border provinces would be enough to sustain it.
Moreover, the military forts would not become