Vale of Eternal Blossoms

In the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, a grand welcoming ceremony was underway.

This land had been the core region of the Shaohao Dynasty, and even of the Mogu race's previous dynasties. Its importance was equivalent to that of a capital.

Imperial splendor in abundance was the finest description of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms.

The imposing palace complexes and the magnificent Mogu Gate, built, expanded, and refined over successive generations of the Mogu Empire, had now been fully taken over by the Pandaren, who were likewise restoring and expanding them.

Of course, everyone liked majestic, magnificent palaces, but quite a few Pandaren disliked the Mogu Gate. The enormous gate was framed by two gigantic statues of Mogu soldiers, whose raised spears crossed overhead to form this uniquely styled monumental wonder.

The reason for their dislike was simple. Countless Pandaren slaves had built this colossal gate under Mogu oppression and enslavement. It was a living record of blood and tears, with the ghosts of Pandaren ancestors wandering beneath every stone brick.

After entering the era of the Pandaren dynasty, although people disliked it, they had not moved to tear down the gate.

"Stay vigilant. Never forget."

It was a history of suffering, and such suffering should not be deliberately forgotten or covered up.

The Mogu Gate constantly reminded every Pandaren how hard-won their present dynasty was, how dark and brutal their former lives as slaves had been, and that if the Mogu Empire ever returned, the gate's old history would repeat itself.

On the other hand, as for the palace complexes left behind by the Mogu Empire... well, although their original foundations were likewise a history of Pandaren blood and tears, they were at least much easier to accept than the Mogu Gate.

The Shaohao Dynasty now conducted its affairs of