Chapter 33 - Sky Titan City (2/2)
After several hours, they arrived at the gigantic gate of the Sky Titan City. Being up close was truly astounding. The titan seemed too lifelike as if he could touch its skin and hear its heartbeat.
He expected entry was going to be slightly difficult, but it wasn't. The moment they flew towards the gate, a concentrated beam of light hit the ship nearly blinding him, but Ying Sumian was rather calm. She retrieved a badge and pointed it up at the light. The badge radiated a slight purple glimmer, and the light vanished. They were then allowed to just fly through a slight opening in the gate meant for small ships.
He could've sworn that while they were flying, the opening wasn't there, but it didn't seem like it had anything to cover it. It left him a little baffled.
”Only those with a titan's badge can enter. This opening is there, but it's also not.” She tried to explain, but one could tell she didn't understand its mechanics either. Was it an illusion or a formation that was destroyed to create the opening, then produce material replacing what was destroyed? Could it possess spatial properties? Her explanation only made Yan Zaizen more confused and curious.
Ying Sumian steered the skyship into the opening skillfully. When they passed and he looked back, the opening vanished as if it was never there.
”Strange…”
The buildings were truly as grand as he expected, but he realized that besides the few skyscrapers that can be seen above the wall, a massive amount of the buildings were actually quite small. At least, they were smaller than the wall itself. For some reason, he felt a little relief. If all the buildings were as large as the wall, then he would probably lose his mind in wonder.
”How long till we reach the Ying Clan?” He inquired. He truly wanted to get done with this quickly.
”It'll only be a few minutes.” She stated while navigating through the buildings, her voice calm. However, Yan Zaizen kept getting a weird feeling. Ying Sumian didn't seem like she had ill-intentions, but it felt like she had a hidden agenda. He started to think about her earlier words a bit more carefully and felt like the vagueness could describe other situations too. However, she had no reason to act against him. So perhaps he was just overthinking it.
It wasn't long before he finally saw the Ying Clan. The city was truly massive, and despite being called a city, it was more the size of a miniature state. Sky Titan City housed the myriad of upper-tier factions and clans in the territory, and not all of them had skyscrapers.
The Ying Clan didn't.
They had normal buildings, houses, and even businesses were operating out of it. It was more like a district. He learned from Ying Sumian that if he wanted to buy land on the Ying Clan's property, it was possible. He could also set up shop, or even start his own clan under the Ying Clan's protection.
”Why would I need protection in the city?” He couldn't help but ask. The city was well-fortified and ruled over by the Earthly Titan Sect. Its citizens and residents should be protected to the highest degree, right?
However, he was oh-so-wrong. The inside of the city was like a hotpot of many different forces, and therefore conflict and even wars would obviously take place. It was regulated by the Earthly Titan Sect, but only in case of massive wars. Minor skirmishes or even killing a young master can stew conflict, but it wouldn't elicit any reaction from the sect itself.
Essentially, you're protected from the outside, but inside with allied forces, it's fair game. Therefore, even executions occur or people killing a path towards a clan could occur. However, the forces had a complex system of alliances. Nothing incredible typically happens because offending a weak force may cause you to offend a stronger one leading to conflict with them instead.
The struggle for resources and hot-blooded personalities all put into a cage. This place didn't seem as majestic as he imagined.
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