Emperor’s Domination

Metropolis.
Even those from the other divisions joined in.

The capital had two parts, a lower city and an upper city.
The latter was named Buddha Emperor City, the place for the royal clan and officials.

It was a floating city with bright Buddhist lights.
It seemed as if a great Buddha had blessed the city, allowing it to float forever.
It was home to the royal clan and some officials.

Rumor has it that during the holy ground’s foundation, Buddha Dao Lord stood in this place to look at the heroes of the world.
Dhyana and Vajra Dao Lord also did the same.
Today, Vajra was in charge so the dynasty also took roots at the capital.

Beneath was another great city, commonly referred to as the capital.
It consisted of citizens and various powers.
The majority of officials and generals were here as well.

Outside of that were thousands and thousands of other cities.
They were part of Metropolis Division.

Black Robe Alley was a famous place with a high concentration of officials down in the lower city.
One would find a first-rank civic official or a general in virtually every ten houses here.

The most important mansions belonged to the Grand Chancellor and Grand Commander.
They always had the same owners since the start of Vajra.

These mansions were given to them by the royal court.
However, the Zhang and the Li have been there for so long.
Therefore, some referred to them as the Li and Zhang residence.

Of course, their ancestral ground wasn’t actually here.
Their real home was somewhere else in Metropolis.

Most interestingly, these two mansions were facing each other and looked quite similar in architecture.

Some said that this was done on purpose by the royal clan in order to foster competition and maintain a balance of power. 

A few believed that these mansions were more than that.
They could serve as a defensive line once combined together into a formation.
When under siege, this formation would be a mighty line of defense to protect the floating city.

Whether true or not, this section of the street was the most prestigious in Black Robe Alley.

By this point, there was a big crowd waiting for the show.

“Creak-” The thick and heavy gate of the Grand Commander’s mansion slowly opened.

Two lines of golden armored troops marched out.
Their lights chased away the clouds.
Their weapon of choice was the spear.

“The Li’s Golden Regiment.” Some spectators shouted.

The regiment consisted of fifty thousand elites.
Its name alone instilled fear into the listeners.
It once followed the Grand Commander onto the battlefield and had plenty of notable victories.

Today, the Li was using this famous regiment – a testament to how serious they were.

“Just to deal with Li Qiye?” The officials wondered after seeing this.

The entire regiment had a grand momentum.
This seemed like the prelude to a great change in Vajra.