Before this, they believed that the guard force permanently stationed in Ximu Territory was strong enough to ensure the safety of the domain.
It wasn't until they witnessed this newly arrived legion, coming from the Border Area, that they suddenly realized the Molten Iron Tribe was only now showing its sharp fangs to the outside world.
The previous state was nothing more than a pretense of slumber during the beast's dormancy.
In terms of the stationed legion's scale, logistical support, alchemy weapons reserves, and the average level of the soldiers, the comprehensive military strength of the Molten Iron Tribe might still be slightly inferior to those long-established Human Duchies, but it was already capable of confronting more powerful duchies head-on in several brutal wars.
Considering that almost all the elite forces of the human duchies are currently tied up on the southern front, with bitter fighting ongoing, only part of their defense forces remain in the Sel Wilderness.
