Chapter 51: He Si I
Word Number:189
Author:王者之路
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Release Time:2026-03-08
Power corrupts family bonds—the more tempting the power, the more ugly and cruel the human heart becomes. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. After being attacked over the capital, He Si was gravely wounded but managed to fly back to the northern Bittercold Lands—Skeleton City—where he convalesced for a long period before finally recovering. He Si was the ruler of Skeleton City. After his father, the former Eagle God King He Xi, died suddenly, his uncle He Sai ascended the throne. He Sai's first imperial decree appointed He Si as the administrator of Skeleton City. Located at the empire's northern extremity, Skeleton City stood in the frigid Bittercold Lands. This assignment was clearly a form of exile. Not daring to disobey, He Si departed the capital immediately to govern this remote frontier city. Skeleton City was built on an oasis within the vast Stone Sea Gobi of the northern Mu Continent. This desert was so densely strewn with stones that they stretched like ocean waves—hence its name, the Stone Sea Gobi. The Bittercold Lands remained locked in ice throughout the year. Human laborers were marched here u