Chapter 59: The Empire
The Empire is a superpower that has lasted for over 1000 years, boasting vast territories and resources. Its capital city is enormous, covering roughly 200,000 sq. kilometers, and is encircled on all sides by a huge wall.
The Capital's various districts are separated by large canals in which trade ships run through. Beyond the Capital, the country seems to be mostly rural with an unknown number of cities and villages spread throughout.
The exact size of the Empire itself has yet to be revealed. Three other countries border the Empire to the north, south and west while the Empire's eastern boundary is the coastline of a great ocean.
At its founding, the Empire had nearly limitless resources and some of the best minds in the world, with the First Emperor having absolute authority.
At some point during this period, the Emperor, wishing to ensure that his nation would last forever, ordered the creation of the Teigu.
These weapons greatly increased the power of the Empire's military and it is heavily implied that their introduction resulted in a great surge of imperial expansionism.
Several hundred years later, the Empire experienced a huge civil war. Little has been revealed about it, but it is known that almost half of the Teigu were lost during this conflict as a result.
400 years before the current story, the Emperor of that era decided to create his own Teigu. The weapons that were produced from this effort, however, were in no way a match for the Teigu and came to be called Shingu instead.
The Shingu were then sealed away and they are not known to have been used until the formation the Assassination Squad to be utilized.
The Empire's recent history is mainly one of decline. This is largely due to the ascension of the current Prime Minister, who cares only for his own pleasure. His time has been marked by an increase in government corruption, an economic recession, eroding public order, rampant poverty and great dissatisfaction amongst the people.
As a result of the Prime Minister's excesses, there have been numerous uprisings from both inside and outside the Empire that have had to be put down by force.
In addition, there have been many defections from the Imperial military, including several generals, and this has led to the birth of the Revolutionary Army, a group dedicated to the Empire's total overthrow with Night Raid.
The Empire has a very diverse culture due to its large size. Its citizens range from nomadic clans to small village communities to world-wizened city dwellers. However, due to the corrupt government, there have been multiple uprisings and great civil unrest.
The villages and towns suffer from heavy taxation and many have been unable to buy enough food, resulting in widespread shortages in the remote areas of the Empire. This has forced many country-living citizens to move to the capital to seek money to help their villages, only to sometimes find death because of the high crime rate.
The arrest, torture, and public execution of the Prime Minister's political enemies is also not uncommon, which leads to a general atmosphere of fear.
Slavery is common in the Empire, but slaves are able to become free through currently-unknown means. Slaves have a mark branded on them to show that they are slaves. Due to the high tax rates imposed on the villages of the Empire, there have been many parents that have sold their children into slavery for money or a better life.
And right now, Xin's store is standing in the middle of the empire, the most prospective part where everyone holds a huge amount of money.
And of course, this is the richest place in the empire but also the darkest part of it.
You can see slaves being sold openly, humans being treated as animals, and life is worthless here, and dying is normal every day.
Xin doesn't know what kind of thing he can sell here, and even if someone wants to buuy, he doesn't want to sell it at all.
Looking at the gentle and harmonious atmosphere around them, he knows this is all facade, the darkness of the empire is something that Xin doesn't want to see.
With a helpless sigh, he enters the shop and check his weekly task.
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Weekly Task:
Sell five different items 5/0
Purchase or get five different items according to the list.
Danger Beast Blood 10L/0L
Teigu 5/0
Find Artifact 1/0
Reward:
2000 Points
Rank 4
Magic Book
Danger Beast Blood
Random Emperor
Random Game
New World Unlock
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