Capital City, Imperial Palace of Heaven Worship!
A clear, sonorous voice rang out. It crossed several thousand meters without weakening in the slightest, reaching the Sealed Lord's throne with perfect clarity.
Though loud, it was not piercing, carrying the reverence of a respectful audience.
"Your Majesty, the Lihuo Prefecture Governor has completed the city's construction and submitted a memorial requesting its name!"
Upon hearing the report, the Sealed Lord knew it was intelligence relayed by a palace courier from an urgent dispatch sent eight hundred li away.
He nodded. "By my reckoning, it should indeed be finished. Let me see what name he has given the new city."
A sheet of white paper was pressed beneath a paperweight cast from Pure Gold, its tiger head lifelike and vivid.
The Sealed Lord did not need to lift a hand. Attendants on either side carried the paper before him on wooden trays.
Black characters stood out sharply against the white paper, bearing two large words: "Da Qian."
The new city's name was... Da Qian.
Da Qian City!
The Sealed Lord's gaze sharpened, then he smiled. "It seems the Lihuo Prefecture Governor truly dotes upon his adopted son, naming the city after him."
A voice came from beside him. "What a coincidence. There is also a young talent named Da Qian lately, though his surname is not Zhou!"
The speaker was none other than Lord Chongyang, whom the Sealed Lord had invited into the palace today to explain seal-script characters.
It was also by pure chance that he saw the document sent from Lihuo Prefecture.
The Sealed Lord's interest was piqued. "Someone actually shares the prefectural governor's son's given name but not his surname? Lord Chongyang, tell me about him."
Lord Chongyang gave a slight bow. "That young talent is named Dongfang Da