Biyi City lay in the southeastern part of the Dongting Lake Plain. The entire city was effectively under military administration, and most of its residents provided services for the military district.
Large numbers of Military Mages were stationed in Biyi City's military district. Their primary duty was to maintain a standoff against the Lizard-Skull Giant Demon Tribe of Dongting Lake.
The entire city also served as an important defensive barrier between the Dongting Lake Tribe and the cities to the east, acting as a link between them.
Inside the fortress hall's conference room, nine Military Commanders were already seated around a long table, their eyes fixed on a map of the Dongting Lake Plain projected onto the wall.
"Reporting in!"
The Military Commander standing beneath the projection turned to look at the survey captain who had hurried into the room and spoke.
"What's the situation?"
"Everything has been confirmed. Large numbers of Lizard Skull Giant Demon corpses have appeared west of Dongting Lake. We brought back some samples and should have the results soon."
The survey captain gave a military salute and delivered his report briskly.
"Come on, Chief Military Commander Qiu Xin. If those Lizard Skull Giant Demons are dead, they're dead. Why go to all that trouble investigating? It's not as though infighting between groups within the Lizard-Skull Giant Demon Tribe has never happened before. Why summon all of us?"
A rather languid-looking man yawned and spoke lazily.
Chief Military Commander Qiu Xin had an exceedingly rugged face, but he had always been especially cautious and meticulous in everything he did.
No matter how slight an anomaly occurred around Dongting Lake, he would investigate it immediately and thoroughly. After all, more than ten million people lived behind this fortress in Biyi City.
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