In the evolutionary process of more than half a year after the thaw, the Eastern Province fell behind other regions due to scarce resources. After Li Jiachen seized control of the Eastern Province, in order to evolve to King Level as quickly as possible, he hoarded local resources for his sole use. Thus, aside from a few powerful individuals, the evolution stage of the majority of the low and mid-tier guards in the Eastern Province was not high, and was even inferior to Yang Xiao's troops from Kongming City.
Currently, the Eastern Province faces pressure from both Yang Xiao and Green Dragon City. According to the outcome deduced by He Hui and the others, their only options are to pledge allegiance to one of them. Otherwise, once they engage in a decisive battle with one side, they will both end up severely weakened. In the end, they won't escape the fate of being annexed.
