Pippin, a soldier assigned to patrol Martin’s estate, let out a loud yawn as he stepped out of the barracks.

“Ugh, this is so annoying. I’m dead tired.”

The estate’s sheer size was a constant source of frustration for Pippin. It was practically a fortress, sprawling far and wide.

What was the point of having 500 soldiers stationed here? Most of them were concentrated around the outer walls and the main mansion, leaving the rest of the estate sparsely patrolled.

This meant that the few soldiers tasked with inner patrols had to cover a vast area on their own.

“Well, …