(Heartfelt thanks to 'God of Heitai' and 'Kaede no Chōrei' for their rewards!)
Within the vast royal palace of the Baruba Empire's Royal City was an expansive resting area specifically reserved for distinguished guests from afar.
This resting area lay on the eastern side of the palace. Not only was its environment beautiful, surrounded by lush green bamboo groves, but it also contained luxurious halls and courtyards. The air was even filled with a fragrance drifting in from somewhere unknown, refreshing anyone who caught a whiff of it. There was simply nothing to criticize.
This expansive resting area was also divided into ranks, split into three sections according to the guests' identities, status, and strength.
The first section was for somewhat renowned experts or factions. Generally speaking, only those with strength around the eighth order, along with a certain degree of status, could stay here when visiting the royal palace.
The second section was reserved for factions whose strength had to be at least Peak Eighth Order, whose background had to rival or not fall beneath that of the Baruba Empire's three great families, and whose reputation had to be considerable. If the three great families of the Ai Lu Empire or the Phil Empire came to visit, they would stay here.
The third section, meanwhile, was the most luxurious residence in the royal palace provided for distinguished guests.
Those qualified to reside here were either highly ranked figures within the royal families of the Ai Lu Empire and Phil Empire, such as emperors or prominent princesses like Kate and Hilif, or experts capable of making a name for themselves throughout the entire Sparlier World.
In other words, ninth-order experts!
There were very few people in the entire Sparlier World who met either of these conditions. Whether in terms of