The walls of Fordham base were grey, and rose five metres (16 feet) high, with countless watchtowers spread out behind the walls every thirty or fourty metres. In each watchtower, Nero could see three soldiers, keeping an eye out for trouble while entire teams of soldiers patrolled the grounds all around Fordham.
Past the first gate, which was a part of the metal cage fence 20 metres (65 feet) in front of the walls, the floor was made entirely on concrete, and there wasn't a single blade of grass or leaf in sight.
Nero observed the soldiers, taking in their synthetic armour and observing their spears. They cut an impressive sight, and looked incredibly intimidating. Nero had to remind himself that their greatest weapon wasn't their spears, but their cards which were hidden.
When he approached the thick, metal gates attached to the base's boundary wall, he was told to place his bags aside for inspection.