Bayard led Iver through the nighttime streets of the Herasul Empire.
Iver admired the architecture from the imperial era.
From Iver's perspective, the architecture of the imperial era was close to the Gothic style. Its common features were great height, a sharp vertical feel, and a large number of pointed ribbed vaults.
The buildings varied in height and width. There were no standardized regulations, nor was the entire district a single color like Glass Island, where the buildings were almost all the same height and size. These buildings exuded a strong sense of freedom and artistry.
Almost every building had large numbers of reliefs and openwork carvings on its outer walls, along with vast amounts of stained glass. Avalon was famous for its glass production, yet even two hundred years later, it still couldn't fully equip the villages with ordinary glass windows. But in the Herasul Empire, one could look around and see every building along the streets decorated with copious amounts of stained glass... and nearly every pane was a magnificent painting unlike any other.
In the broad expanses of blank wall, one could see plenty of artistic graffiti. The entire street was paved with stone slabs, and a passing carriage had a gorgeous, jade-like shell.
At a glance, Iver felt that it seemed to be whale bone. But it was hard to say; it might have been some other kind of bone.
The clothes worn by the people in the streets were ornate and elaborate, with almost none of the rustic simplicity found in the Avalon countryside.
This vibrant city was filled with a sense of prosperity and artistry.
The late Herasul Empire... was, in human history, a true pinnacle in every sense of the word. Although its internal contradictions were exceptionally sharp and its factions were numerous,