Jiajing Prefecture.
The city gate.
The soldiers on watch were dozing off against the wall when suddenly, the rumbling sound reached their ears, and they felt the ground beneath their feet shaking.
Startled awake, they looked up to see hundreds of black cavalry approaching from a distance.
The man at the forefront was wearing a black gauze cap and a purple-red cloak embroidered with a pattern of dragons amidst clouds.
"People from the Eastern Depot!"
The team leader screamed in alarm, swiftly herding the commoners into the city to entirely clear the city gate, then scolded the languid soldiers to stand to attention as if they were on guard at the Yihong Tower.
The original duty of the Eastern Depot was to supervise the measurement of lands, but after the factional cases, they also obtained the power to supervise officials.
