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The outskirts of the kingdom.
It was rather gloomy, and didn't suit the image that Xi painted itself in. It made her instantly wonder what might have caused it. Upon further inspection, it dawned on her that the items scattered around here, the buildings and structural formations, everything was well suited to a battlefield rather than a merchant country.
"Yes. The part that faces all the dangers is focused here. This place is... where it hurts to see every time I visit." A saddened expression surfaced on He Yiyuan's face, but quickly disappeared. However, she was still able to catch it before it went away.
"I see... So the Land of Xi has to face against this type of threats as well, huh?" Xu Jiaqi's eyes landed on a stray piece of fabric. The fabric was marked with the Empire's insignia. There were also others that had the Bei Empire's symbol on it.