"We greet Your Majesty, the King of Wolves." The guards announced as they got down on one knee with their left hand behind their back and their right hand upon their heart. This was how the military salute was performed. Because of the hold the Hunlang Family had over the entire kingdom, the guards in any given city weren't personally hired by the noble family in charge but belonged to the Royal Army.
Yun Lei only nodded in acknowledgement. After the duo passed through the gates and entered the city proper, Yun Yazhu overtook him and began leading him towards where he wanted to go.
The architecture of the City of the Smiths was vastly different from that of the capital. Instead of buildings made of precious woods and materials, almost everything there was made up of stone and rocks. And the design could only be called "utilitarian", if one was being flattering. If one wasn't, it was accurate to call it boring.
