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Shouzhe Pass, built entirely from poured cement, stood tall and majestic, like a winding colossal dragon stretched between Xin'an Town and the Outer Domain. From afar, it looked immensely grand and spectacular.
This ten-li-long pass was both humanity's gateway into the Outer Domain and the foremost line of defense against Outer Domain Fierce Beasts.
With it standing there, the people within the pass could live in peace.
With it standing there, ordinary folk could feel safe.
Shouzhe Pass was considerably broader than an ordinary city pass. Soldiers were stationed and patrolled atop its walls year-round. These soldiers included garrison troops from Xin'an Town's Town Guardian Office and Wang Clan retainers. In addition, there were hired laborers responsible specifically for logistical tasks such as cleaning, organizing, cooking, and maintenance.
The garrison troops and retainers qualified to take the walls were all rigorously trained elites, every one of them spirited and sharp-eyed—hard customers at a glance.
Yet the brightest stars atop Shouzhe Pass's walls were not them, but the Divine Might Cannons that resembled savage colossal beasts.
A Divine Might Cannon stood every three zhang along the entirety of Shouzhe Pass.
The pass stretched for ten li, and Divine Might Cannons lined it for ten li. Like steel behemoths, they guarded the vast territory the Wang Clan had carved open.
Though they could not defend against Fierce Birds or other flying Fierce Beasts, they could stop the vast majority of land-based Fierce Beasts and ensure the lasting peace and stability within the pass.
Furthermore, near certain naturally isolating mountain ranges, sentry posts were established on high ground every few li.
These sentry posts were small, three-story fortresses poured on-site from reinforced concrete, with facilities such as underground shelters