The royal capital covered an enormous area.
At the very least, according to Vivian's explanation, Shien felt that the royal capital might be nearly as large as some of the smaller countries from his previous life.
"The royal capital is divided into eight districts, each corresponding to the direction of one of the eight city gates."
"The eastern district is the residential area, mainly occupied by commoners and wealthy merchants."
"The western district is the noble district. As the name suggests, it is where the nobles of the royal capital live. The higher a noble's status, the closer they live to the center, while lesser nobles reside around the edges. The hierarchy is very clear. We came from that direction."
"The southern district is the workshop district. All sorts of industrial workshops are located there. Whether it is magic potion brewing, Magic Weapon forging, or Magic Item crafting, nearly all the goods sold in the royal capital's shops are produced there."
"The northern district is the military district. There are only knights' camps and training grounds there. The knights of the royal capital use it as their base, living and training there."
"As for the southeastern and southwestern districts, they are commercial districts. The shopping streets you care about are almost all located in those two areas. The northeastern and northwestern districts are administrative districts, where all administrative institutions are concentrated. The Adventurer's Guild headquarters is there as well, in the northwestern district, near the western noble district and the northern military district."
"Then there is the royal palace, or rather, the royal castle. It stands at the central intersection of all eight districts, right in the heart of the royal capital. It faces eight main avenues, and from there, one can reach any district or city gate in the