Raging Tide City

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Raging Tide City (怒潮城)
Alias(es)	City of Freedom; City of Sin; temporary imperial capital of the Great Qian Empire
Location	Leizhou Islands, in the eastern seas of the Yue Kingdom 150 198
Affiliation	Chou Tianwei's pirate alliance; later the Jin Family; subsequently the Great Qian Empire
Occupation/Role	Maritime trade hub, sea fortress, industrial and research center, and imperial capital 151 555 667
Status	Extant; completely rebuilt into a new imperial capital after repeated wartime destruction 667
First Appearance	Chapter 150

Background / History

Pirate stronghold

After more than twenty years of construction, Raging Tide City became the Yue Kingdom eastern seas' principal trade center: a heavily fortified city known for high walls, deep defenses, and exceptional prosperity. It was effectively outside Yue Kingdom authority; throughout the Leizhou Islands, people recognized Pirate King Chou Tianwei rather than the Monarch. 150

Under Chou Tianwei, the city functioned as an alliance of pirate factions. Chou Tianwei's forces numbered nearly 30,000, divided among Chou Xiao, Chou Hao, Chou Yao'er, and Tianwei's own elite core. Chou Yao'er's continual conquests expanded her personal command to 10,000 pirates, nearly equal to her father's core force. 173

The city became a refuge for smugglers and illicit trade. Stolen goods and illegal merchandise could be bought and sold there under no national law but Chou Tianwei's rule. 151

Struggle for control

When Chou Tianwei's main pirate army departed, Chou Yao'er sealed herself and her troops inside the City Lord's Manor. Order collapsed outside the fortress as criminals began looting and killing across the city. 184

During the Battle of Raging Tide City, Shen Lang's 2,000 hidden Jin Family warriors seized White Castle, while Zhang Jin's 6,000 government troops occupied Black Castle. Chou Yao'er held the central City Lord's Manor, creating a three-sided deadlock. 187 Chou Yao'er later broke Zhang Jin's assault by charging from the manor and devastating his army. 192

Following the Jin Family's takeover, a royal edict incorporated the Leizhou Islands into Nujiang Prefecture, formally established Raging Tide City and Tianfeng City, and appointed Jin Shiying as Raging Tide City Lord. 198

Jin Family development and occupation

The Jin Family and Heavenly Dao Society relocated refugees to Leizhou Island, built homes, and opened farmland to secure the city's food supply. The project left the Jin Family with debts approaching two million gold coins. 198 472

The Hidden Origin Society sought to seize the city because it was both the Eastern Sea trade center and the site of a secret glass-mirror workshop. 253 By Shen Lang's return from the Western World, Yan Nanfei and his allies controlled the city, defending it with 100,000 troops, the Hidden Origin Society's Iron Blood Army, Grandmaster-level experts, and Gu Insect Arrows. 471

Destruction and reconstruction

Shen Lang blockaded Raging Tide City before launching three days and nights of aerial crude-oil fire attacks. Nearly the entire thirty-square-kilometer city burned down, leaving only the three former Chou Family castles standing amid the ruins. 472 473

After breaching the central castle's gate with artillery, Shen Lang's Amazon Legion and Nirvana Army stormed the city and retook it. The neighboring Tianfeng Island shipyard was also destroyed when the flames spread. 473 474

Within roughly three months, workshops, laboratories, and other essential structures had risen across the ruins. 501 Raging Tide City later underwent a complete demolition and reconstruction, replacing its earlier castles, homes, and walls with a new imperial-capital design. 667

Society and Economy

• Raging Tide City was originally an exceptionally wealthy, nearly sleepless commercial city, filled with trading houses, inns, and restaurants. 169
• It had no brothels; Chou Yao'er's hostility toward such businesses made operating one too dangerous. 169
• Merchants generally remained loyal to commerce rather than any ruler, continuing business through successive changes from Chou Tianwei to the Jin Family and then Yan Nanfei's regime. 472
• The Jin Family's migration program settled 100,000 people and cultivated extensive farmland on Leizhou Island, allowing the city to endure a maritime blockade without relying on imported food. 472
• Under the Great Qian Empire, the city shifted from a trade center toward an industrial and research base. Its population rose from roughly 60,000 to 300,000, with more than 200,000 artisans working in hundreds of factories. 555

Governance and Administration

• Chou Tianwei — Pirate King and supreme ruler during the pirate-alliance era; his authority superseded that of the Yue Monarch in the Leizhou Islands. 150 173
• Chou Yao'er — Chou Tianwei's eldest daughter and leading military commander; she had no interest in administration or succession, focusing instead on warfare and protecting others. 163
• Jin Shiying — Appointed Raging Tide City Lord by royal edict after the Jin Family takeover; he remained a Jin Family retainer despite the Monarch's attempt to establish a direct appointment. 198 260
• Suo Xuan — Served as the Great Qian Ministry of State Affairs' principal administrator in Raging Tide City, directing much of the empire's internal affairs from the city. 538
• Great Qian officials — Senior officials from Wu, Chu, and Yue later rotated through Raging Tide City to manage civil and military administration. 581

Defenses and Military Technology

Fortifications

• The original city was regarded as a nearly impregnable fortress, with high walls and deep fortifications. 150
• After its recapture, Raging Tide City received reinforced-concrete walls more than sixty li in circumference, over nineteen meters high, and over ten meters thick. Their construction required nearly 110,000 workers over about a year. 538
• During the later reconstruction, the old castles and walls were razed. The new city incorporated an energy shield and an Ancient Civilization-derived air-circulation system. 667

Arsenal and industrial base

• Raging Tide City developed workshops and secret laboratories immediately after its post-fire reconstruction. 501
• Its arsenal accumulated experience in tungsten-steel barrels, tungsten-plated bullets, Nightmare Stone plasma-flame production, steam-engine machine tools, and mass production of Nightmare Stone Rifles. 574
• The city manufactured small Dragon Force launch devices, Nightmare Stone Magnetic Blast Bombs, Hellfire cannonballs, and other heavy weapons used by the Great Qian New Army. 572 576

Naval power

• A restored fleet based at Raging Tide City included over fifty-eight ships, more than 1,500 new howitzers, Ancient Giant Ballistae, and fifteen small Dragon Force launch devices mounted on warships. Its role was to defend the city and secure east-west shipping routes. 571
• The city also possessed an Ancient Warship taken from Horizon Sea Pavilion, though it required extensive repairs after Dragon's Regret damage. 507 519

Air defense

• Da Chao, Shen Lang's Ultrasonic Flying Beast, defended the city by destroying Floating Pagoda Mountain's Snowy Eagle air force and prematurely detonating its Gu Worm Bombs. 539
• The Lost Empire Flying Serpent Legion later annihilated the Da Yan Empire's Ultrasonic Flying Beast force during an aerial assault. 594
• Shen Lang used his control over Nightmare Stone devices to halt incoming Super Dragon's Regrets, allowing Raging Tide City Special Warriors to recover the weapons intact. 593 594

Major Conflicts

Conflict	Chapter(s)	Outcome
Battle of Raging Tide City	187, 192	Shen Lang's Jin Family force, Zhang Jin's government army, and Chou Yao'er's defenders fought for the city; Chou Yao'er routed Zhang Jin's 6,000 troops.
Hidden Origin Society campaign	253	The Hidden Origin Society targeted the city for its trade influence and glass-mirror production.
Yan Nanfei's occupation and Shen Lang's recapture	471–473	Shen Lang destroyed most of the city with aerial fire attacks, breached the central fortress, and retook Raging Tide City from Yan Nanfei's coalition.
Floating Pagoda Mountain–Great Ying naval offensive	538–539	Raging Tide City used decoy launches and a real Dragon's Regret to annihilate the enemy fleet; Da Chao destroyed the follow-up air raid.
Great Ying Kingdom decisive battle	572–575	Raging Tide City's 50,000 troops annihilated a 500,000-strong Great Ying army in under three days through concentrated heavy firepower and Nightmare Stone weaponry.
Da Yan Empire destruction countdown	593–595	Shen Lang intercepted incoming Super Dragon's Regrets, while the city's aerial defenses defeated the Da Yan Empire's Ultrasonic Flying Beasts and Snowy Eagle Legion.

Later Reconstruction

Raging Tide City was rebuilt as the Great Qian Empire's capital and as the symbol of a new civilization system. Its design extended from land into the sea, while Lost Empire Sea Monsters constructed their own coastal settlements alongside the human city. 667

The reconstruction mobilized nearly 300,000 workers, supported by aerial fortresses and dragons. Yaoyao designed the city's new aesthetic, which was intended to combine imperial grandeur with a more romantic, technologically advanced character. 667