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Chapter 237: Dream City - Zenith

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Dream City - Zenith

Zenith City.

Situated above a stretch of river, with a massive waterfall hundreds of meters high at its back.

Bridges extend in all directions connecting to the mainland, with an unending flow of people, lending this massive island a dreamlike quality.

In the southern part of the East Prosperity Imperial, Zenith City is known as the "Dream City."

Indeed.

With such a scene of leaning against a massive waterfall, surrounded by water on all sides, connected to land by awe-inspiring bridges, it truly deserves the word ’dreamlike.’

As a top-tier giant city.

Even among the county cities in the southern regions, Zenith City ranks as top-tier in power.

It is the southern hub for trade, culture, and economy, attracting numerous Martial Artists and Extraordinary beings to this place.

The entire Zenith City is governed by three major powers.

Anomaly Bureau, Armed Department, and the County Governor’s Mansion.

These three are all official forces of the East Prosperity Imperial, and for such a massive city, the empire naturally holds the reins of power tightly.

Then there’s the Church, Bounty Hunter Association, etc.

These organizations, recognized by the Imperial authorities, are major forces second only to the three main powers.

They also handle some official functions.

Such as dealing with extraordinary events, registering civilian Martial Artists, and so on.

Besides these.

There is also a special entity, which is the Martial Arts School Alliance.

Unlike smaller places like Linjiang City, the Martial Arts School Alliance here has a proper branch, rather than just a single representative as in Linjiang City.

The Martial Arts School Alliance.

In essence, it is an organization uniting all martial arts schools within the East Prosperity Imperial.

It is responsible for resource allocation, scheduling, etc., across various schools.

A proper branch of the Martial Arts School Alliance would exist in places that house martial arts schools, where the branch members comprise local martial arts school teachers and outstanding students.

This composes the power structure of the entire Zenith City.

Under this framework, numerous families and groups are integrated, for instance, longstanding families like the Qiong Family have significant influence in Zenith City.

The headquarters of the Church of the God of Steam and Mechanics is also in Zenith City.

Together, they constitute the power structure of the entire Zenith City.

Praised as the most dazzling city in the south, Zenith City is not reputed without cause; many Imperial elites often join the bustle, with numerous fresh faces and local bigwigs mingling.

So in such a grand city, one must be cautious.

You might think your backer is impressive, but perhaps some street artist is actually the secret disciple of a major figure.

"Zenith City actually has established direct pathways to other Shelters. Last time, Pang Fei told me these paths were created by ancient civilizations and already existed; current technology can’t decipher them.

The principle of the Shelter.

Is to build cities on existing pathways and ruins.

They essentially borrow the core of ancient civilizations, with the empire only constructing a shell around it.

But now it seems.

Either the empire has found a way to build stable pathways to the Spirit Realm, or they’ve used some other clever method. Either way, just the fact that it’s connected to other Shelters is awe-inspiring."

Baiyu stepped out from the vortex door.

Surrounding him was a fresh green lawn, bustling with people in various peculiar outfits. Ahead was an entirely black building, and overhead was not the Sun.

But a peculiar luminous plant.

From Baiyu’s limited knowledge of Extraordinary Biology, this thing should be a plant called the Sunlight Fruit, widely used as a lighting device.

"Isn’t this the ground?"

Having only been to Zenith City once, he doesn’t know much about this city.

Baiyu looked forward, where "Anomaly Bureau" was written in large characters on the all-black building, resembling a giant black brick towering high.

Though impressive.

Clearly, the architect’s taste is unique.

Zenith City’s Anomaly Bureau has eight pathways in total, one of which is the largest entrance to the Zenith Shelter, which is the only giant Shelter in the Maple Leaf County.

The other seven connect to Shelters in other cities.

So Martial Artists from other cities coming to Zenith City find it very convenient, needing only to handle the Shelter’s entry and exit pass to travel through the Shelter to Zenith City without taking any troublesome bullet trains.

Baiyu used this method.

As for airplanes.

Unless it’s a warship, daring to fly in the sky risks being taken down in minutes by Exotic Beasts up there.

Even the bullet train routes require significant effort to maintain, preventing unpredictable Spirit Realm openings and Exotic Beasts from entering Canglan Star and causing havoc.

In no time.

With sharp eyes, he saw the Anomaly Bureau’s exit.

Several tall, slim women in uniform martial arts attire, holding a "Celestial South Martial Arts University Welcome Team" sign, stood there.

These individuals, not only in demeanor but in stature too, stood out, frequently catching the eyes of passersby.

Of course.

No ruffian dared to approach.

After all, these are students from Celestial South Martial Arts University; although all women, Celestial South Martial Arts University is so dominated by females that the gender ratio is 3:7, with numerous formidable female Martial Artists.

Daring to approach thoughtlessly could very well lead to a thorough thrashing.

The world of Martial Artists is just this simple, direct, and unreasonable.

There’s even a tale of a girl from Celestial South Martial Arts University whose first demand for a partner was that they could defeat her, and second that they could defeat all her girlfriends, indeed a fierce request.

"Look over there, I think there’s a handsome guy, he’s looking our way, he’s really coming over!"

A girl holding the sign was intently staring at Baiyu.

The other girls also looked over, unable to shift their gaze.

One word, handsome.

Of course.

They had indeed seen similarly handsome faces, but that inner aura is not something everyone could possess.

It’s a kind of, how to say?

It’s not merely about being handsome or not; he is really one of those rare kinds...

In short, several sophomore sisters suddenly looked like hungry predators.

"Hello, is this the Celestial South Martial Arts University welcome spot? I’m a new student this year at Celestial South Martial Arts University."

Baiyu politely asked.

The hearts of several sisters nearly stopped.

Since there are few male students at Celestial South Martial Arts University, one as handsome as this, can be considered a rare species.

And not only is this guy handsome.

His aura is also captivating, and his voice is so pleasant to listen to!

They almost died right there!!

Several fierce sisters who had taken down no less than a hundred Exotic Beasts with their bare hands, suddenly found their hearts fluttering like schoolgirls, and even their usual rough speech softened, lest they frighten away this new student!

"How should the junior address himself?"

"Just call me Baiyu."

"Baiyu? Oh, hearing your name, it seems very familiar, have we met somewhere before?" A girl with a slightly chubby face moved closer.

"No."

Baiyu’s expression was calm.

The girl stood frozen, a bit taken aback, while several companions around her threw teasing glances.