The Obsidian Tower was one of the tallest structures in the City of Immortals. Not only did it connect to the gigantic celestial globe above the dome and the landing field for sentry drones, it also served as the Sacred Guard's headquarters in the City of Immortals. Under the workings of concealed hydraulic mechanisms and silent gears, a metal gate slowly opened, and Imperial Guards in golden armor filed inside. The room was furnished with extravagant luxury: gilded blackwood wine cabinets and other furnishings stood throughout, alongside magnificent thick carpets. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of enormous smokeless candles burned within the heavy crystal chandeliers. Both the room's height and the scale of its furnishings were suited to these demigods, whose height and weight far exceeded those of ordinary people. This room—even everything within the Obsidian Tower—had been prepared for the Praetorian Guard. Even the servants dedicated to serving them had dormitories near the tower.
The Imperial Guards gathered around the round table, removed their helmets, and revealed handsome, noble faces sculpted through precise genetic engineering. Their genetic lineage could be traced back to many ancient civilizations on Earth. Genetic sciences of a precision incomprehensible to ordinary people had granted them powerful gifts, while the wisdom instilled through countless mental indoctrinations allowed them to sit at this round table.
"New Domain is the battlefield?"
Fully armed, Supiluliumas sat in an exquisite giant high-backed chair carved from white marble. Before him stood a massive round table fashioned from moon marble quarried from Carrara Quarry, the same gemstone used in the Roman Pantheon, the Column of Marcus Aurelius, Trajan's Column, and Michelangelo's David. This was a brief emergency meeting, where Imperial Guards with equal authority exchanged intelligence to ensure the Emperor's safety in the coming operation. This meant they had to understand the enemy