Chapter 90: Smuggling

A cold wind swept in from the Northern Wilderness, racing over the rugged ridges of the craggy hills. It continued southward, slamming into the Dragon's Spine Mountains on the southeastern edge of the Eldron Plain.

The Dragon's Spine Mountains, an interwoven tapestry of countless peaks and canyons, stood like a great stone wall, isolating the Eldron Plain from the outside world.

The terrain here was treacherous, with only a few natural passes offering passage.

Kresol Dragon City had built military outposts in these passes, guarding all routes into and out of the plain.

Anvil Fort was one of them.

It was situated at the top of a gentle slope, overlooking the vital north-south thoroughfare from its high vantage point.

Below the slope, about a kilometer away.

In a shrub-filled hollow, five figures were huddled amidst withered vegetation and rubble, blending almost completely with their surroundings.