A faint, undulating wind blew across the barren hills.
He Ao stood atop the mountain, lowered his head, and gazed at the scene below.
Two broad rivers, one flowing west and the other north, emerged from the mountains and nourished the fertile, trumpet-shaped land.
The land stretched eastward, becoming an endless plain.
At the heart of that trumpet-shaped region, where the two rivers drew close together, a magnificent city stood.
The two rivers flowed in from the city's western and northern sides, filling its moat before flowing out from the east.
This vast city, backed by mountains and bordered by water, stood upon fertile land. Yet at this very moment, it had fallen into absolute silence.
Looking out from the city's surroundings, one could vaguely see collapsed houses and farmlands overrun by weeds and trees. Between those fields ran broad, hard "roads" cutting through the vegetation.
These roads had once been rammed so solidly that they were as hard as concrete. After so many years, only a few plants had rooted and sprouted through them, allowing them to retain the shape of broad roads.
This had once been a land of vast fertile fields, supporting countless living beings.
Now, only lonely desolation remained. There was only the rustling of wind through trees and grass, singing an ancient elegy.
He Ao glanced at his palm, then looked once more at the enormous city beneath his feet.
At that moment, he was inside the Fate Entrapment Disk, and this time, he had spawned near this massive city.
The city was far larger than the one He Ao had previously seen within the Fate Entrapment Disk. It exceeded his understanding of ancient cities and was even close to the size of a modern medium-sized city.
Its towering walls encircled the sprawling city.
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