(Also known as: The pagoda is in troubled times, but the iron armor remains)
(Imaginary + crooked technology tree + body + plot + passion + youth + semi-group portrait + struggle for hegemony + slow heat + non-cool writing)
Ji Shaohua quietly watched the Beiwei army returning from defeat.
The noisy streets fell silent.
The steam pipes on the black armor were still scorching hot, but under the armor were walking corpses that looked like their souls had been ripped out.
There used to be so many cavalry in the past, but today there are only a few who have returned.
In the palace, the withered emperor sitting on the dragon chair kept coughing, and a minister in purple with a broken arm knelt down and bowed his head.
The chamberlain in red slowly read the letter that came back with Bei Weijun, his voice echoing faintly in the magnificent palace.
After a long time, a decree came from the palace.
"Prince Ji Shaohua is ordered to go to the Hokuriku Holy See for exchange and study."
Only then did everyone know that in addition to the eldest princess, there was also a prince in Zhongshan Kingdom.