New North District's development was backward, but as the economic center of the region, Yuan City was still quite lively. Along the way, the streets were bustling with traffic.
The facilities within the city were basically all there as well. It wasn't as though they were in some remote mountain village.
Occupying the central area of Yuan City was the State Religion's grand cathedral!
The State Religion of Great Zhou differed from religious denominations in the conventional sense. It wasn't merely a religious facility, but possessed actual functional uses as well, more like an important department within Great Zhou's development system.
Departments that performed practical functions, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Propaganda Department, now also fell under the State Religion's jurisdiction.
In addition, the State Religion also served functions similar to a "civic center" and "talent market" in modern society.
One area had service counters where matters such as identity registration, work assignments, and even children's schooling within the city were registered and processed.
Simply put, the State Religion's grand cathedral was currently the largest comprehensive municipal complex in the city.
Of course, setting aside these functional facilities, as a nominal religious denomination, it also possessed various religious functions.
Therefore, there was usually a grand cathedral included within the complex.
To tell the truth, this was Zhou Xu's first time visiting the grand cathedral.
As the State Religion, the only one they could worship was himself, the Emperor of Great Zhou.
There was nothing wrong with that, strictly speaking, but Zhou Xu always found it somewhat strange. As a result, he had never actually visited this area before.
However, the State Religion's grand cathedral in Yuan City, New North District, was renowned far and wide.
New North District might be backward in other aspects, but when