Horn stayed at Cold Spring Castle for about three days, then set off again for Shangruifo County.
He planned to pay respects to Danji first, then take a boat north to the Shattered Stone Plain to comfort the soldiers and Moliat.
However, when he arrived, Cold Spring Castle was peaceful.
When he left, the atmosphere had already turned into undercurrents.
Unlike the small schemes of assassinations and poisoned wine that nobles engage in daily, Horn had only two straightforward moves.
The first move was to lure with profit, increasing steel orders.
The second move was to start afresh, if they refused, others would do it.
Anyone with a brain could see Horn's intentions.
Precisely because of this, no one could crack it.
The Guild blocked the artisans from flowing out, so Horn brought them in from Norn.
The local artisans would feel resentful because the orders went to Cold Spring Castle, and their income plummeted.
And this was all due to the Guild's obstruction.
