After half a month of arduous journey, the people from the two major factions finally arrived at the largest commercial city in Haisas—Platinum City.
The intact city walls, thriving commerce, and people living in happiness and peace seemed unaffected by the war thousands of kilometers away in the north. Apart from some merchants complaining about the skyrocketing prices of horses and grain, which made trade nearly impossible, this place was still an isolated paradise.
Until the arrival of the All-Knowing Tower.
When the colossal Flying City cast its majestic shadow over the commercial capital, even the huge golden balance statue in the city center paled in comparison. Unlike those of high status with their sources of information, ordinary citizens had not known about this beforehand. They hid in their homes, secretly observing this uninvited guest through the cracks in their windows.
