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Dawn Before the Attack

Wu Jian walked through the streets with Youmei. Shengshi City looked the same as it had the last time they were here. Most of the houses were raised on wooden stilts due to frequent rain. It wasn’t the rainy season right now, but once the rainy season struck, it would rain almost constantly, every day for an entire six months. This architecture helped protect homes during flooding and kept it cool when the humidity rose.

The architecture changed as they stepped into the city proper. Buildings became narrow, multi-story structures packed closely together. While other nations had guardian statues before every door, these did not. These buildings, commonly referred to as tube houses because of how long and narrow they were, had a plain entrance with nothing adorning them.

“Oh my. Is that Jian Wu and Youmei, I see?”