Only when they drew close to Mechanical City did Mountainside Li and the others truly grasp its grandeur.
In the Shan Hai Realm, no matter which settlement it was, their guiding principle was to hide themselves as much as possible to avoid attracting outside trouble.
...But this mechanical city was different.
Not only did it sit openly in the wilderness, but fireworks of every color bloomed freely over the city like rain, as if afraid that others might not know it was here.
Beneath the lead grey sky, the enormous mechanical city stood proudly.
At every moment, celebratory shells fired from the city walls never ceased. Tens of thousands of shells streaked brightly into the sky, exploding at their apex and converging over the city into a vast, dazzling curtain of light.
Neon lights of every color soaring skyward reflected against the gorgeous fireworks blossoming overhead. Anyone who saw such a scene even once was destined never to forget it...
"...Some kind of celebration?"
Watching the brilliant fireworks bloom above them, Bai Zhi looked thoughtful.
They had already descended to the ground and were waiting in line to enter the city. They were far from the only ones wanting to enter this mechanical city; the queue stretched quite a long way.
—With such a huge city sitting in the wilderness, it was impossible to ignore even if one wanted to.
Among those waiting in line, some appeared to be merchant caravans from other settlements, while others looked like Players who had entered the Shan Hai Realm from the Real World. There were even some vile beasts and related nonhuman races mixed in. It was quite a motley crowd.
For instance, around a hundred meters ahead of Bai Zhi, a white-headed, red-footed ape over ten meters tall that looked somewhat like