"A new task?"
Zhang Tianmiu glanced at his deputy and replied deliberately,
"Just five hours ago, Charter City was attacked by an unknown force. We lost three squads there and still haven't been able to contact them. Headquarters wants us to go there immediately to assess the casualties and losses—"
...
In the old district of Elpaxin, the Crown Inn, a place with considerable history, had stood there even before the old district was known as such, and decades had passed since—during which the ownership of the inn changed hands several times, continuing to this day.
On the third floor of the inn, within a street-facing room, the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive. At this moment, it was the beginning of the evening, and the room was also brilliantly lit—the Light Crystals on the lampstands emitted a warm glow, casting light through the lampshades onto various large and small blueprints piled atop a red pine low table nearby.
