Because of Mary Geoise's irreplaceable geographical advantages, after the World Government was overthrown, the capital of the newborn nation was still established here.
Mary Geoise remained as prosperous as ever, and the magnificent palaces left behind by the Celestial Dragons still stood in the heart of the city.
Naturally, the new government that represented freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law would not, like the Celestial Dragons, reside high above in luxurious palaces, completely cut off from the grassroots and the people.
Thus, the Celestial Dragons' imperial city was no longer an imperial city, nor had it been requisitioned by the Alliance as office space.
The palace complex that ordinary people had never set foot in for eight hundred years completely shed its noble label in the new era. It was rebuilt into the Pangea Castle Museum, exhibiting historical relics and ruins from the old Celestial Dragon era, where visitors could spend an entire day for one hundred Beli.
The Alliance's upper ranks were either former Revolutionary Army cadres accustomed to hardship or elite Marines with no material demands, so their residences and offices all looked quite plain.
However, as the Alliance's leader, Garen's conduct in this regard was somewhat open to criticism.
He had directly occupied the luxurious manor left behind by some unknown old aristocrat. After settling in, he had even expended public labor on extensive renovations, making him seem rather suspicious of indulging in personal pleasures and falling into ideological corruption.
But there was nothing to be done about that.
Everyone who knew Garen understood that there were many people living in his household.
Moreover, Garen had to keep a fifteen- or sixteen-meter-long Sea King at home.
A small house simply would not have been enough for all that.
And to properly raise an amphibious Sea