Chapter 253: Imperial City (1/2)

Chapter 253: Imperial City

While Chu Tian was successfully returning South Sky City, the Divine Wind Marquis had finally arrived at Imperial City ten thousand miles away.

The Imperial City was the heart of the kingdom, only being a mere three thousand miles from the Spirit Beast Kingdom to the north.There was a vast stretch of land without any natural defenses that if the Spirit Beasts were to launch a secret attack, an elite cavalry group would be able to kill the king in just two days.

It could be imagined how dangerous this place was!

Why would the Imperial City be constructed in such a dangerous place?One had to look at the history of the Southern Summer Country.

The Southern Summer Country’s history is divided into the “Northern Summer” and “Southern Summer” portion.The Northern Summer era was the most prosperous era in the kingdom’s history, having a population of close to a billion people and an area that was three times the current area.So, it was known as the Great Summer Country.

The kingdom was not randomly named, but rather stressed something.

Human kingdoms had a strict hierarchy, being divided into empires and kingdoms.An empire was a true power, being the ruler in a region, having a population of over ten billion and an area of over ten million square kilometers, letting them be known as an empire.A kingdom’s scale, population, and area were all much smaller, so the ruler could only be a known as a king.

The kingdom’s ranked in terms of strength were warring kingdoms, large kingdoms, and small kingdoms.

The Great Summer Country was the name of a large kingdom.

The ghost masked old man Chu Tian ran into was from the Great Zhou Country, which was a large kingdom.Their strength was ten times that of the Southern Summer Country, with their currency even being the universal currency of source stones.When they passed through various countries doing trades, it was very convenient for them.

Seven-eight hundred years ago, the Southern Summer Country dared to have the name of “Great Summer Country”, which meant that their national strength was close to the large kingdom standards.If they could stabilize themselves, they would have been known as a large kingdom.

Who would have thought that while the Great Summer Country was developing, the Spirit Beast Kingdom would suddenly come down south from the north, creating an unexpected disaster for the Great Summer Country.Their defenses were instantly destroyed by the Spirit Beasts, killing the royal family, and the entire nation almost collapsed.

In this dangerous situation, the Dongfang Family led the Nangong and Shangguan Families to launch a counterattack, taking back half the area of the kingdom.After the war was over, the Dongfang Family supported one of their own as the king and changed the kingdom’s name to “Southern Summer”.

The first generation Southern Summer King was a bold man, vowing to repay the Spirit Beasts for this blood debt.In order to show his commitment and determination, to inspire morale in the future generation, and to warn everyone of the dangers in times of peace, he placed the Imperial City in the northern side of the Southern Summer Country, just within looking distance of the territory occupied by the invading Spirit Beasts.

Born in trouble, dying in peace.

The seemingly reckless decision of the first generation Southern Summer King had actually become the strong foundation of the Southern Summer Country.

After the Southern Summer Country was formed, they lived under the threat of the Spirit Beasts, stimulating people’s instincts to survive.Many geniuses came from the younger generation of the Three Great Clans, charging onto the battlefield to protect the kingdom, occupying superior advantages that made the attacks of the Spirit Beasts fail.

The Southern Summer Country became stronger after being founded because the king was dealing with the Spirit Beasts to the north, allowing the south side grow in a peaceful environment.It created a prosperous area that became a strong foundation for the kingdom.

After the Divine Wing Marquis obtained Chu Tian’s pistol, he immediately headed north to the Imperial City.

The Imperial City was the most lively city in the Southern Summer Country, with double the population of Central State’s Main City.The walls were overlapping and seemed to be made from iron.When the sunlight shined on it, the cold light shined.In terms of the urban buildings, it was not inferior to Central State.From the baptism of the flames of war, an impregnable fortress of iron was created.

The garrison of the Imperial City far surpassed the eight states.

They had over a hundred thousand of the strongest Storm Cavalry!

These elite cavalry were the nucleus in fighting against the Spirit Beasts.The other main armies were spread across the Imperial City, letting the Imperial City prepare for war at any moment, reacting to any changes on the battlefield.

Every time he came to the Imperial City, the Divine Wind Marquis felt all kinds of emotions.

The Imperial City had lasted for five-six hundred years without falling to the enemy.Every bloody battle made it stronger and after being baptized by the war, the citizens of the Imperial City had strong martial arts and were very powerful.

In the current Southern Summer Country, there were close to two-three hundred million citizens with several million soldiers and the Spirit Beasts were racked with internal fights, giving them no time to head south.It was the time for the Southern Summer Country to rise, taking back this blood debt in one fell swoop!

The Divine Wind Marquis looked at the sealed crystal box.This weapon would be the key to that!

“I am Central State’s Feng Yuntian and I have an important matter to see the Calm Martial Ruler about!”

“It’s sir Divine Wind Marquis?Quickly, report to the Calm Martial Ruler!”

The Calm Martial Ruler’s palace was luxurious, but not extravagant, taking black as a theme, being filled with the cold prestige of the military.Other than the royal palace, this was the largest building in the Imperial City.The Dongfang Family truly deserved to be known as the number one family because not only was the Southern Summer King from the Dongfang Family, they also raised a country protecting pillar known as the Calm Martial Ruler.

The overall strength of the Dongfang Family far surpassed the Nangong and Shangguan Families.Chu Tian’s calculations were very correct, there was nothing more powerful than the Dongfang Family.

A blood red robed guard came from the palace, “Reporting to the marquis, the ruler is not in the palace right now!”

The ruler’s status is very high.

In some of the large empires, the territory of rulers were considered “monarch kingdoms”.The monarch kingdoms were states, but they didn’t have autonomy, so they couldn’t compare to kingdoms or empires.

The Southern Summer Country was not big and the rulers did not have their own territories, but they were considered “rulers”, second only to the Southern Summer King.

The Divine Wind Marquis slightly knit his brows, “Is the Calm Martial Ruler not in the Imperial City?”

The Calm Martial Ruler was the front lines commander in chief, so if there were an urgent report from the battlefield, the Calm Martial Ruler would leave the Imperial City, with this leave being from five-ten days to an entire month.If he couldn’t see the Calm Martial Ruler soon, this situation would be bad.

The Divine Wind Marquis had a high status and could see the king, but it was not comparable to the Burning Sun Ruler or the Refined Ruler.If there was a dispute in front of the Southern Summer King, the Divine Wind Marquis could not compare to the two of them.

This matter was very important.

The Divine Wind Marquis trusted the Calm Martial Ruler, so he had to win him over first!

The blood red clothed guard cupped his hands and replied, “The ruler was summoned to the royal palace and still has not returned yet.”

The Divine Wind Marquis let out a long sigh of relief.