The benevolent lords from all over the world had gathered in the Fourth Ring of Holy Spring City.
Their mounts and attendants had all remained outside. Only their true bodies had quietly arrived at Aymar Nur's residence via the lift inside the waterfall.
In every detail, the Parthians had imitated the Eternal Theocracy—the Fourth Ring of Holy Spring City. Its structure, function, and even name were modeled after the Twenty-Second Ring of the Eternal Theocracy.
The "Forgiver," Aymar Nur, the last and only Grand Vizier of Parthia, had now exiled himself atop a tower above all living beings, much like the Eternal Pope, as though he were a god far removed from the mortal world. Ordinarily, no one could easily see him... Just like the Pope Your Majesty of the Theocracy, he relied entirely on messengers to convey his will.
Yet from another perspective, the Fourth Ring differed markedly from the Theocracy... in its level of luxury.
As the former capital of the Parthian Ancient Kingdom and the gathering place of all wealth, the Fourth Ring's luxury could easily surpass anywhere else in the world. This wealth had not merely been accumulated since the birth of humanity—it also included the wealth carried away by the Winged Ones and Scaled Ones after the Tower to the Heavens collapsed.
The Twenty-Second Ring of the Theocracy basically had only a bed and a small room.
The Fourth Ring of Holy Spring City, however, possessed a true palace built entirely of crystal.
Everyone here had only one purpose, one mission, one goal: to serve Aymar Nur and satisfy all his needs as much as possible while ensuring that he left this place as little as possible.
Even the roads here were paved with gold, every brick engraved with densely packed patterns. An outstanding gold