For Cheong, the mention of a military camp inevitably brought thoughts of her hometown's encampments to mind—those long, rectangular buildings packed with too many residents, like ants swarming a nest. And now, she was finally seeing an actual, proper Ming Dynasty military camp.

Wait, why does it look the same?

Cheong was slightly taken aback.

The only difference was that, instead of iron fencing, there were sturdy stone walls. Otherwise, the camp consisted of the same long, rectangular brick buildings lined up around a massive training field. It looked just like a typical large military base.

Of course, higher buildings …