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Dust rose from the worn boots of returning spies, their carts creaking under the weight of rare goods. Draped in merchant garb, the five men approached the encampment of the Fir Empire's Eastern Expeditionary Force, just south of Qinglan State's border. The banners bearing the Xiong family crest fluttered in the wind, crimson against the pale gray sky.
General Xiong Gong stood before a long table surrounded by his top officers. Tall and imposing, his armor gleamed from recent polishing, but the hunger in his eyes was far from noble. Around him gathered his generals and subordinates; and one of them was Advisor Wu, a former imperial teacher with a dangerous curiosity for foreign things.
As the spies bowed, General Xiong's voice rang out. "You've returned. Show us what you found."
