Guili Port
The Li Yue Empire was the most commercially developed empire among the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Southwest, and its most prosperous coastal port city, Guili Port, controlled more than half of the maritime trade of the surrounding empires. Over several centuries of development, this had turned Guili Port into a colossal city with a population of several million and walls stretching hundreds of li.
Naturally, managing such a gigantic city required a terrifying amount of manpower and resources. Otherwise, the slightest lapse would inevitably allow those with ulterior motives to stir up trouble amid its vast, chaotic crowds.
Yet in the five hundred years since Guili Port had opened to navigation, few such incidents had occurred. That was because a force known as Qiong Yu Pavilion had always watched over the area from above the city. Their qualification to serve as Guili Port's administrators lay in the fact that they had three Dou Zong experts under their command, enough to look down upon every surrounding nation!
"You may not know this, honored guests, but Qiong Yu Pavilion has always sought out worthy talents. So long as one has upright character, is not a vicious criminal, and has reached Above Dou Wang, they may become an honorary member and receive a stipend. If you ever encounter trouble in the future, you may seek Qiong Yu Pavilion's assistance whenever you come to Guili Port." Qing Rou, a receptionist from the Maritime Trade Office, enthusiastically introduced Qiong Yu Pavilion's favorable policies to the man, woman, and child beside her.
The Commissioner had specifically instructed her that these three were genuine Dou Huang experts and told her to treat them well.
Liuli blinked her lively eyes and secretly transmitted her voice to Xiao Yan. "We're only passing through and using the Space