Tianfu City

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Tianfu City (天府城)
Affiliation	Xiazhou Federation
Status	Active; recovering from the aftermath of Eternal Night and the Chimera Seventeen crisis 448
First Appearance	Chapter 4
Location	Shuzhou, in the southwestern border region of the Xiazhou Federation 5 259
Notability	The largest city in the Federation's southwestern region; historically known as the “Land of Abundance” 5 259

Geography & Cityscape

• Tianfu City is large enough that traveling from the North City Anomaly Investigation Bureau to South City takes more than two hours. 5
• The city’s western side lies at the edge of the Yundian Plateau, whose average elevation exceeds 1,000 meters. 95
• Longyanlei, west of the city, stands 2,289 meters above sea level, though its actual mountain height is 795 meters. 95
• Major documented areas include:
  • North City — location of the Tianfu City Anomaly Investigation Bureau headquarters. 5
  • South City / southern suburbs — includes the abandoned amusement park and the former South City Economic Development Zone. 4 5
  • Xindu District — site of the Tianshu Tower Comprehensive Talent Training Base. 223
  • Ya Bei District — location of a spontaneous night market during Eternal Night. 259
  • Lihua Mountain — north of the P.F.D.A. test site; formerly surrounded by pear-growing villages. 384

South City Decline

The South City Economic Development Zone was once a prosperous district with land prices higher than the city center. An anomaly incident destroyed investor confidence; despite the anomaly being resolved, the area gradually became barren and depopulated. 5

• Ruined high-rises and abandoned buildings dominate the southern outskirts. 5
• Many buildings bear red “Demolish” markings. 5
• The abandoned amusement park in the southern suburbs was built in 4699, changed ownership repeatedly after its original operator went bankrupt in 4703, and ceased operations in 4711. 4
• The area is regarded by many residents as cursed land and is mainly visited by vagrants and scavengers. 5

History

Early Development

A local gazetteer records that 150,000 anomaly-displaced refugees entered Shuzhou from Yuanmou between September 15 and 20, 4654. 23

Longyan Temple was built on Longyanlei in 4643 by wealthy Tianfu merchants. Declining tourism, financial difficulties, and unresolved utility problems eventually caused its abandonment after the death of its second abbot, Master Huisan. 101

Anomaly Crisis and Eternal Night

Tianfu City suffered a major anomaly invasion that forced authorities to establish twenty-seven public shelters and order civilians to remain indoors. 59

As infiltrating anomalies spread through the city, the Disaster Response Committee raised its shelter directive to the highest level and considered abandoning districts—or potentially the entire city—depending on conditions. 67

Eternal Night subsequently covered all of Shuzhou, leaving the region completely dark even when viewed from orbit. 119

• Civilian communications collapsed, while citywide notices were delivered through loudspeaker-equipped patrol vehicles. 80
• A 24-hour lockdown was implemented, with district authorities distributing essential supplies door-to-door. 80
• Power restrictions darkened residential districts; advertising screens, factories, offices, and malls were shut down. 94
• Low temperatures, food shortages, epidemics, and energy shortages became long-term threats. 115
• Temporary camps were built in the west and south to house refugees and people displaced by the Longyanlei disaster. 115

Longyanlei Incident

Longyanlei became an anomaly and moved toward Tianfu City at approximately 60 km/h. A direct impact was expected to erase the city. 95

Bao Si’s Charm ability caused the mountain to turn along the city’s edge rather than strike it directly. The maneuver created fissures that swallowed buildings and caused casualties, but prevented a far greater disaster. 98

Longyanlei later changed direction and departed toward the Yundian Plateau after the events at Longyan Temple. 110

Chimera Seventeen Crisis

Chimera Seventeen appeared roughly 200 kilometers north of Tianfu City as a milky-white, egg-like object more than 400 meters tall and nearly 150 meters wide. Its meme fragments overlapped with those of the anomaly responsible for prior attacks within the city. 285

The Federation prepared the Insecticide Plan, which relied on meme reverse engineering and a reverse-meme agent intended to be delivered into Chimera Seventeen’s cocoon. 285 306

• Factory 105 was essential to the plan, housing five of Tianfu City’s six production lines for a crucial reagent. 306
• The Anomaly Research Institute and nearby industrial facilities were fortified and expanded to support reverse engineering. 347
• Chimera Seventeen’s cocoon contained a dual-layer nuclear reactor; experts believed even its residual energy could level Tianfu City. 436
• Authorities considered nuclear destruction of the city if containment failed. 423
• Chimera Seventeen and Eternal Night were ultimately resolved, though the city faced extensive post-crisis recovery work. 448

Major Anomaly Events

Event	Chapter	Impact on Tianfu City
Southern-suburbs disappearances	4	Sixteen young women disappeared around an abandoned amusement park.
Citywide anomaly invasion	59 67	Public shelters opened; anomalies infiltrated the city; district abandonment was considered.
Eternal Night	80 119	Shuzhou was plunged into perpetual darkness, disrupting communications, commerce, supplies, and public order.
Longyanlei incident	95 98 110	The moving mountain nearly struck the city, causing secondary destruction before turning away.
Chimera Seventeen	285 436	A super-anomaly threatened to destroy Tianfu City and much of Shuzhou through catastrophic energy release.
Martial-law return	283 284	Checkpoints multiplied, heavily armed forces deployed, and the Anomaly Research Institute was fortified.

Governance & Security

Tianfu City Management Committee

The Tianfu City Management Committee oversees municipal administration, emergency restrictions, supply arrangements, and major redevelopment projects. 80 223

• It repurchased a nearly 5,000-mu unfinished residential development at half its sale price after Eternal Night collapsed the local property market. 223
• Nearly two-thirds of its members were replaced after officials rescued from the Temporal Anomaly incident resigned and left Shuzhou. 352

Disaster Response Committee

The Disaster Response Committee coordinates large-scale anomaly response, evacuation, shelter policy, supply logistics, and district abandonment decisions. 67 80

Tianfu City Anomaly Research Institute

The Anomaly Research Institute serves as the city’s central anomaly-research and operational hub.

• Its facilities became heavily fortified during the Chimera Seventeen crisis, with drones, scanning equipment, defensive infrastructure, and heavy weapons. 347
• The Federation requisitioned an adjacent park and nearly half of a nearby industrial park to expand the institute’s footprint. 347
• The institute’s Field Operations Department conducts searches and apprehensions, including large drone and helicopter deployments. 384

City Defense Forces

• The City Defense Guard and Public Security Bureau assist Hunters with containment, investigations, and civilian protection. 67 85
• During high-level martial law, checkpoints were reinforced with Special Agents and armored vehicles. 283
• The city was critically short on Hunters after losing eleven in the Taotie clone attack; only two active Hunters remained at that time. 16

Tianshu Tower Comprehensive Talent Training Base

Tianshu Tower planned an Anomaly Research Academy and Hunter training base in Tianfu City as a direct subordinate institution. Graduates were to receive at least Level Three researcher rank, while the conventional Rank Advancement Trial would be replaced by the combat-oriented Eternal Night Trial. 202

• The base occupies a former unfinished residential development in Xindu District, North City. 223
• It was designed as a heavily fortified complex with walls, sentry cannons, and drones. 223
• During the Chimera Seventeen crisis, construction continued under martial law and shifted toward creating a fortress above an underground palace. 289 409
• Following the end of Eternal Night, the project was retained but significantly reduced in scope. 476

Civilian Life & Culture

Before Eternal Night, Tianfu City was known for its lively commercial streets, illuminated office buildings, scenic surroundings, food, and summer street life. 259

• Local breakfast foods include dandan noodles, soy milk, spicy-and-sour noodles, and brown-sugar glutinous rice cakes. 27
• The city is associated with spicy cuisine. 449
• Tianfu City was formerly one of Xiazhou’s four “furnaces,” but Eternal Night drove temperatures down to around −15°C. 259
• Civilian life slowly resumed after the initial lockdown; residents gathered for square dancing under military searchlights despite the cold and darkness. 259
• Crime increased sharply during Eternal Night, including theft and robbery in abandoned commercial areas. 366

Notable Facilities

• Financial Center Building — Tianfu City’s tallest structure; its recorded height begins with “four hundred,” though the full figure is not given. 54
• South City Bridge — designated as the first interception point during the citywide anomaly invasion. 59
• Longyan Temple — abandoned temple on Longyanlei, originally built in 4643. 101
• Factory 105 — Tianfu Special Pharmaceutical Technology subsidiary and the region’s critical source of a meme-reverse-engineering reagent. 306
• Clear Bamboo Bar — an East City bar formerly owned by Qiao Liu, a covert cult contact. 398 399
• Jinxiu Grand Hotel — venue of a covert celebration banquet following the Longyanlei incident. 112