Ten days later, in the Sun and Moon Kingdom, Dongshan City.
The city is located on the eastern border of the kingdom and was named for being built between two mountains.
Dongshan City is the largest city in the eastern part of the kingdom and also serves as the national border. To enter and exit the kingdom from the east, one must pass through this city.
The reason is straightforward: the eastern part of the kingdom is full of cliffs. Aside from the gentle terrain here, the mountains in other areas are steep and extremely difficult to traverse.
As a result, many pedestrians and caravans come and go, making this border city prosperous.
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In the early morning, Dongshan City was bustling with people. This place differed from the Royal City, as it was the eastern border of the kingdom.
Many merchants frequented the city, and in addition to the human race, there were also many foreign caravans present.
Of course, the foreign caravans that came and went were mostly from yellow-level races, similar to the human race.
The Xuan-level races do not bother to visit the territory of the human race, not even the nearby and relatively peaceful elves.
In the city, in a small inn, Li Mufan, dressed in a green shirt, was listening to Liu Long's report in the guest room.
For various reasons, they had robbed a caravan of more than 300 people during their escape. Although the caravan was protected by bodyguards, they were no match for the personal guard camp.
They scattered the caravan quickly and efficiently, robbing a large amount of food and more than a thousand gold coins. Without this, they would not have been able to escape due to a shortage of supplies.
After securing the money, Li Mufan sent people to nearby villages to buy more than two hundred sets of casual clothes at high prices to avoid drawing attention.
"Young master, your strategy of attacking the east while heading east is working. Zhang Tie came to report that the traitor has mobilized ten thousand elite troops to the western border. You are truly clever; I admire you!"
Li Mufan smiled proudly and replied, "That's natural. Everything is within my expectations. Now, stop flattering me. How about the tasks I assigned you?"
After spending these days together, Liu Long and everyone in the guard camp gradually understood the character of their young king.
He is not the aloof king everyone traditionally perceives; instead, he is like an ordinary person who can laugh, curse, feel sad, and experience confusion. Aside from being intimidating when angry, he is generally very easy to get along with.
As someone who often interacts with the king, Liu Long also jokes with him in private. At this moment, he laughed when he heard this.
"Master, everything you ordered has been completed. General Fan and some of his brothers, disguised as horse dealers, have left the city first. The other two groups are also in place, just waiting for your order!"
Nodding, Li Mufan said, "Well done. You just went to the city gate. How is the defense there? Are there any portraits of you hanging?"
Liu Long responded, "Dongshan City is the eastern gate of the kingdom. The city wall is fifteen steps high and made of bluestone, making it very strong. The city gate is made of ebony; it is solid, heavy, and extremely difficult to break open.
"But what's strange is that the general didn't find any wanted portraits of us at the city gate."
Li Mufan frowned slightly upon hearing this, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "When something goes wrong, there are often hidden dangers! You few are wanted by the country as remnants of the previous dynasty. There is no reason why your portraits should not be displayed in Dongshan City."
"This... Young Master, should we still proceed as planned?"
Liu Long looked a bit uncertain.
Li Mufan said, "The soldiers are coming to cover the water and the earth. Tell the brothers that everything will go according to the original plan!"
"Yes! General Mo will make arrangements right away!"
Liu Long shouted and exited the room.
After he left, Li Mufan held his chin with one hand and tapped the table rhythmically with the index finger of his other hand, creating a soft "dong, dong" sound.
This is a habit of his. In his previous life, whenever he was deep in thought or hesitating, he would unconsciously tap the table.
Although he had stated that everything was going according to plan, a faint uneasiness lingered in his heart.
Suddenly, a mechanical female voice echoed in his mind.
"Hey, the energy has been restored. It has been detected that the host has successfully survived for more than twenty days. The system is officially activated, and binding begins."
"Hey, the binding is successful, and the system is being installed."
"Hey, the installation is successful; the countdown begins."
"10"
"9"
"8"
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Li Mufan opened his mouth, and the sudden voice in his mind froze him in place.