They didn't stay long at Bartleman Village, only doing a little resupplying before heading north. That was a decision Chen Mu made only after he'd gotten a general idea of the distribution of power in the Heavenly Drum Village District. He had previously thought the entire district was within the scope of Moon Frost Island's power, only to find out how far off he was.
Moon Frost Island was surely the biggest power in the Heavenly Drum Village District, but if you were to think they could take the dominant position there, that would be a big mistake. Most of what was in the Heavenly Drum Village District were small, scattered forts in the icy and snowy regions. It was said that the small forts in the icy and snowy regions numbered about 200,000, and those within the scope of Moon Frost Island's power only constituted 30 percent.
