On the map, Xuanyuan Hill was a huge circle with a radius of 600 kilometers. Situated on a plain and surrounding this circle were Heavenly Maiden Lake, Heavenly Zither Lake, and Heavenly Sound Lake. All three were freshwater lakes, and their combined water area already exceeded that of Xuanyuan Hill itself. The irrigation basin brought by these three lakes had created fertile soil across a thousand li around Xuanyuan Hill.
Outside Xuanyuan Hill lay Great Xia's nine great provinces, while Xuanyuan Hill itself occupied the heart of the Eastern Continent. Within Xuanyuan Hill, at its absolute core, stood Imperial Emperor City. This was the residence of the Emperor Xuanyuan and the heart of Great Xia.
Imperial Emperor City stood at the very center of Xuanyuan Hill. The relationship between it and Xuanyuan Hill was like that of an archery target and the red bullseye at its center.
Imperial Emperor City had a radius of 200 kilometers. This alone made its area roughly equivalent to twelve of Great Xia's standard Class-A major cities.
Xuanyuan Hill was the core of humanity, and Imperial Emperor City was, in turn, the core of Xuanyuan Hill.
The Emperor Xuanyuan's imperial palace, Great Xia's many government offices and agencies, high officials such as the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers, and countless imperial nobles all resided within Imperial Emperor City.
There were only three kinds of people in Imperial Emperor City. The first were members of the Great Xia Imperial Family and Great Xia officials. The second were imperial clansmen and the families of officials. The third were those who served these people. Other than these three kinds, not even Great Xia's foremost powerful clans or regional lords such as Prince of Guangnan could possess so much as half an inch of residence within Imperial Emperor City.