The lively gathering continued. On this rare day off, even the stiffest Empire Army soldiers relaxed a little. Groups of Star Domain God Race and Huron God Race members could be seen everywhere across the enormous square, with the occasional more outgoing Shilin Apostle mixed among them. The gods were mainly responsible for livening up the atmosphere, while the Shilin Apostles were responsible for killing it. The two sides worked together seamlessly... Just pretend you believe that.
Our family was naturally the liveliest group there. With Sandora, the Queen who was never full, and Xiao Xue's bunch of restless little brats around, any gathering would continue until the end of the world unless it dispersed naturally when time was up. The kids were running everywhere, collecting strange things to play with—little trinkets given to them by godly uncles and aunties, mysterious objects dug out from hidden corners of Heavenly City, and flowers and plants picked up during trips to the Lower Realm Continent. Anything could amuse the little ones for half a day, while Sandora was responsible for roasting and eating every bizarre thing they brought back. Lin was still serving as the grill...
We all knew that the space occupied by Heavenly City did not consist of just this cluster of buildings. It was made up of three parts. One was the aerial city where we currently were, which could be called the "roof of the heavens." The mortal races in this space also called it the God Realm—the God Realm as they understood it. It was the current home of the Empire's mystery-side Apostles. The second part was the neighboring Dragon Kingdom, a vast range of mountains floating among the clouds. The entire realm was covered by a misty barrier, and its peculiar spatial structure made it difficult