“These three provinces form an arrowhead,” Hou Xiaochen picked up the conversation. “Proceeding south from them gives one access to the central region, heading north puts the entire northern region at one’s fingertips. They hold back the north and peer out over the south, which is why they’ve been an area that the dynasty has always paid special attention to.0

“The three provinces are under one person’s control—all nine ministries within those provinces answer to him. He also commands an elite troop of the best and brightest while wielding incredible battle strength himself. He is the royal family’s appointed General of Northern Pacification. The nine ministries also appointed him the governor general of the three provinces. He is the only general to oversee three provinces.”4

Li Hao had a vague recollection of these details, like he’d read about them in a book somewhere.0

“Director, is this general very strong?” asked the young man. “He became a supernatural with the rise of the new domain, right?”0

“Correct.”0

Okay. Li Hao still wasn’t very interested. All of this felt very removed from him, like he was reading a history book. Although...0