Jinzhou

Biodata

Background / History

Jinzhou has endured years of warfare as Huanglong’s gateway. Its history includes the Huanglong-Crownless War, and the Threnodian representing war has brought countless years of bloodshed to the city. Jinhsi describes its strategic position as a reason it is coveted by numerous outside interests 4 16 17.

The city’s peace depends on soldiers holding the surrounding front lines against the Blood-red Tide, which numbers in the tens of thousands. At Fubo Camp, wounded Resonators and ordinary soldiers armed with Blackstone weapons continue demanding to fight. Seeing their sacrifices makes Jianxin recognize the danger of releasing Exiles who had damaged reconnaissance infrastructure 11.

Despite the fighting outside, Jinzhou remains quiet and tranquil at night. Its residents and defenders become central to Ling An’s decision to stop treating his surroundings like a game and commit himself to protecting the city 17.

Government and Public Security

Magistrate and Border Fortress

• Jinhsi oversees Jinzhou’s affairs and is described as its sole decision-maker. She became magistrate at thirteen 16.
• The Border Fortress serves as a political organization and a destination for security reports. Orders from the magistrate pass through its administrative channels 4 17 43.
• Sanhua, Jinhsi’s personal bodyguard, can perceive a living being’s frequency, making Ling An’s cat disguise ineffective against her 4 15.
• Special authorization can override movement restrictions. Jinhsi grants Rover the highest level of clearance, allowing her to leave through a controlled gate with companions 10.

Patrollers

• Duties: Maintain order, investigate crimes, apprehend suspects, and watch for threats entering Jinzhou 7 26 32 50.
• Recruitment: Assessments take place at the Training Camp under Instructor Yan Yan. Jinhsi simplifies Ling An’s assessment by removing the written examination, but requires him to earn the position himself 17.
• Registration: Successful candidates are entered into the city’s Patroller records through the Patroller Administration 19.
• Communication: Every Patroller’s Terminal connects to the Public Security Bureau, providing access to notices and investigative information 22.
• Specialized investigation: Yinlin works undercover, while Chixia performs ordinary patrol and public-order duties 22 32.

Defenses and Regional Threats

City Defenses

• Central Resonance Beacon: Covers the entire city; a protective barrier prevents ordinary Tacet Discords from entering 4.
• Tacet Discord detection system: Detects Ling An’s presence despite his cat form. Gate guards identify him as probably at least Overlord-Class and notify their superiors 4.
• Guarded gates: Guards inspect travelers and can consult personnel from earlier shifts during investigations 4 8.
• Wartime access controls: The gate toward Desorock Highland is placed under strict control during intense frontline fighting. Being a Resonator alone does not exempt a traveler from authorization requirements 10.

Frontline and Environmental Protection

• Midnight Rangers: General Jiyan leads troops against waves of Tacet Discords. Their reconnaissance towers support the approaches to Fubo Camp; damage to those towers risks allowing an invasion 10 11.
• Flaming Sea containment: A persistent Gravity Storm could carry toxic Flamebloom pollen into the clouds and threaten all of Jinzhou. An earlier Midnight Rangers operation partially disabled the core Resonance Mark, preventing the toxins from reaching the city without fully clearing the area 34.
• Removal of the Flaming Sea threat: Ling An later destroys the Core Resonance Mark, causing the Flameblooms to vanish and replacing the hazardous landscape with peach-pink flowers 42.

Notable Locations

Other businesses and organizations visited or consulted include the Souvenir Shop, Pioneer Association, and Granny Lin’s bonsai shop 15 32.

Major Events

Scar’s arrest does not resolve the larger crisis. Jué remains missing, the Fractsidus threatens to accelerate the Lament and awaken a Threnodian, and Scar warns that Dreamless’s awakening could turn Crownless against Jinzhou. That warning remains unconfirmed 30 31.

Public Life and Reputation

• Jinzhou Headlines reports on Ling An’s appointment as a cat Patroller. Residents speculate that he is Jinhsi’s pet and received the position through her influence 20.
• The Jinzhou Cat-Cat Cult emerges after Ling An’s Flaming Sea exploits make him a celebrity. Yangyang and Jianxin express interest in joining 46 48.
• Free-roaming cats are a familiar part of city life; Ling An observes that they may know Jinzhou’s hidden corners better than ordinary Patrollers 17.
• Weapon repair services draw Danjin back to the city when her Crimson Blade needs maintenance 11.
• Damage at Six Envy Teahouse: Ling An’s test of explosive force destroys twelve training pillars and the rear courtyard wall. He later admits that he held back to avoid destroying the teahouse itself 48 49.