CH519 Ungentlemanly Operation IV, Onto Legendary Path
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There had long been a peculiar relationship between House Wastelander and Jurgen County to their northeast. Despite the vast difference in size and strength of their territories, both Houses maintained an unusually close, non-vassal relationship rooted in a bond that traced back to their founding ancestors.
The Wastelanders had effectively opened the entire northwest of their territory exclusively to Jurgen trade. Other merchant organisations weren't merely ignored— they were quietly shut out.
Not even the Golden Palace's powerful logistics network had been able to penetrate that iron wall.
It would have taken far more than competitive trade rates to loosen the grip of that historic alliance.
That was — until the Rudel Bridge collapsed.
