Shuofang City had long been occupied by a large barbarian tribe, which had settled and flourished there until its population exceeded a million.
But now the entire city had been razed, leaving pits and hollows everywhere. Only power on the level of a Great Scholar could have wrought such destruction.
"Those barbarians really are scum! They actually sent a Great Barbarian King to wreck this place. Utterly inhuman!" Ao Huang shouted beside Fang Yun.
"As expected," Fang Yun said.
The army of over a hundred thousand marched across the withered grass to the outskirts of Shuofang City, where they found that even the ground for dozens of li around had been damaged. Rebuilding on the original site would be far too difficult.
Fang Yun raised his head and looked toward Yin Mountain ahead.
The Great Wall along Yin Mountain had once marked the Human Race's border, but the barbarians had seized it many years ago.
"Since the barbarians have destroyed Shuofang City, we shall proceed to Yin Mountain and choose a new site at its mountain pass. Sorry for the trouble, my fellow scholars of the Craftsmen School!"
The scholars of the Craftsmen School all assured him it was no trouble.
Thus, the army headed north again and finally reached Yin Mountain. They chose a suitable location, cut through a mountain that lay across their path, and built a fortress between its two severed sections, with Shuofang City behind it.
Even with Great Scholars and Grand Academicians of the Craftsmen School present, building a complete city would take a long time. Moreover, this city was being built according to some of Fang Yun's ideas, which the Craftsmen School had never heard of before. Obtaining stone, timber, and other materials consumed the most time and effort, with stone being the hardest