Saint Qing Island lay in the South Pacific Ocean, a small island covering thirty square kilometers.
Six small reefs surrounded it, fortified with towers and massive cannons to defend the sacred island.
The central island had only one harbor, on its eastern side.
The eastern Port District, including its warehouses and housing, occupied roughly one-third of the island and also served as its ordinary residential area.
The west was called the Temple District. It likewise occupied a third of the land and was known as Paradise on Earth, home to the Sword-Keepers. Its scenery was beautiful, with gardens scattered among modern buildings and classical castles. The temple complex was particularly grand and magnificent, its white jade-like walls and enormous golden pillars lending it a sacred, imposing air.
The center was the vast Venue District. An immense square covered six square kilometers, broad, open, and perfectly square. It hosted major ceremonies and assemblies and was the largest open space on the island.
West of the square stood three pyramids. To the north and south stood two colossal winged sphinxes, facing each other across the square.
The pyramids on Saint Qing Island were arranged almost identically to the three great pyramids of Egypt's Giza Plateau. They stood very close together, corresponding precisely to Orion's Belt Three Stars in the sky.
Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, their surfaces were clad in limestone, making them white, exceptionally smooth, and beautiful. Rivers encircled them, and they showed no signs of weathering.
This meant they were not imitating the Great Pyramids of Egypt, but recreating their original appearance—or perhaps both they and the Egyptian pyramids were imitations of some other creation.
The pyramidion at the top shone with golden light. Whatever material it was made from, it glowed like the tungsten filament inside a light bulb, glittering