Titan Duchy was already in a mess, the Tanggulasi Empire had invaded, the Princess' Castle was surrounded, and the north of Chishui River had fallen into the enemy's hands. The Cloudflow Empire had led an expedition and conquered most of the territory on the south of the duchy. The armies were gathering at the Stone Statue Castle to prepare for war. Countless wealthy that were loyal to the Agares family had been slain and the Cloudflow Empire had recruited soldiers, forcing many farmers to join the army in the Northern Expedition.
As Bifano's team had caught the early opportunity, they had escaped the Cloudflow's northern army and followed the Chishui River to the east. They had wiped clean all the warehouses in the cities along the way. Most of the people in the armies of these cities had escaped and some of them followed Bifano to the east all the way to Fire Dance City.