Chapter 23: Blazing Fire

Jiangbei Province, Rum County, Gaoling Fortress.

The Alpard Family's ancestral home had a history of over half a century and was the embodiment of an "old and decrepit abode."

It wasn't that the Alpard Family's ancestors were short of money, but when breaking ground for the old house, the Paratu People were still living in the shadow of the Hurd tribes, and every year as autumn arrived, barbarians would come to plunder.

Therefore, to take into account both defense and warmth, the doors and windows of the Alpard Family's old house were few and small. The core areas such as the storerooms, armory, and stables were all wrapped within thick walls. After entering the main gate, one would have to pass through a long corridor riddled with arrow slits and gun ports before truly entering the interior.

The entire building complex is better described as a miniature fortress than a residential place.