Following his gaze, the group looked out into the distance.
There, at the edge of the horizon, a magnificent giant city sprawled across the land, backed by a vast, rolling mountain range shrouded in clouds and mist.
Its walls were far taller than any Prefecture City or county seat they had ever seen, like a man-made mountain range of grayish-black stone stretching between heaven and earth.
The walls extended to either side, so far that their ends were out of sight, seeming to merge with the distant mountains, making it impossible to discern the city's borders.
Faintly visible were exquisite, elegant pavilions and jet-black towers soaring into the clouds.
One could only imagine the crisscrossing streets and alleys within, the densely packed buildings, the countless people it housed, and the immense organizations that operated there.
