Northwest, Shu Region.

Perennially plagued by war and extreme weather, the Shu Region remains desolate year-round. The parched land yields no crops, and in winter, thick snow blankets the earth like a heavy quilt.

At a cliff bordering the Great Jin Dynasty, King of Shu, Zhao Yuhuan, clad in a black velvet cloak, gazes deeply into the distance with sunken eyes:

"Soldiers!"