It had been over ten days since he left the Central Capital. Looking at the scenery around him, Cheng Yu had to admit that the Central Capital truly deserved to be called the heart of Humankind. Everything he had seen these past ten-odd days looked as though a top modern photographer had shot it and then retouched the images.
The blue sky was pristine, the white clouds drifting leisurely across it like the purest painting in the world. Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, and dappled light danced over the grass, lending a vivid splash of color to the surroundings.
Rolling mountains stood silently all around, like giants guarding this land. At their feet, green trees spread their shade, their leaves swaying gently in the breeze as though telling their stories. Colorful wildflowers bloomed beside the woodland paths, their fragrance drifting on the wind and refreshing the spirit.
Cheng Yu lay on Niu Ba's back, studying the map and roughly estimating how far he still had to travel to reach the Heavenly Gate Pass that the owner of Traveling the World had mentioned.
Before leaving the Central Capital, Cheng Yu had made a point of learning about its layout.
As mentioned before, after the Second War Against the Heavenly Demons, the Great Qin Celestial Dynasty established a system of four prefectures: Baiyue Prefecture in the Southern Continent, West Sea Prefecture along the western coast of the Eastern Continent, and Beiyou Prefecture, which Humankind established in the two-thirds of the shattered Northern Continent absorbed by the Eastern Continent after the Second Heavenly Demon War. All the remaining territory fell under Central Capital Prefecture.
Just listen to that name! Central Capital Prefecture! Obviously, it had been established for the Central Capital. No! More precisely, it commemorated the original Central Capital.