The Empire is rarely willing to share the secret of gunpowder with the Knight Kingdom, so the Knight Kingdom mostly spends a fortune to acquire outdated or discarded artillery from the Empire or Dwarves. These artillery are good for defending cities but perform poorly in field battles.
"Atuo Castle is currently under the temporary stewardship of Baron Zieg, who rarely stays here. This is not his domain; it's directly managed by the King himself," Francois took over Laine's question. "This was once the Duchy of Atuo, but after the Dor Tower incident, the Duke of Atuo also participated in the civil war."
"Did the Duke of Atuo die in the war? But surely they could find an heir?" Laine noticed that, even after more than two hundred years, many places within the castle still faintly bore the crest of the Atuo family.
Red Dragon Duke Bohemond sighed softly, "Indeed, they couldn't."
"Why?" This time it was the lady knight Surya who asked, showing interest in the matter.
