The towers of Upper City pierced the clouds.
Barge Ports of steel and concrete were scattered across every district of the Stereoscopic City.
Ships visiting from all over the Ash Soil Star Zone arrived in an endless stream.
Merchant Families, Knight Warlords, Wizard Lords... even the ships of Interstellar Pirates could be found hidden among the traffic.
Occasionally, one could see official ships bearing the insignia of the Imperial Administrative Region streaking across the sky, docking at the Barge Ports of the Upper City District.
During the Old Empire Era, the Merchant Nobility had to accept the rule of the Regent Council and pledge loyalty to the Empire and the Divine Emperor. But after the Great Rebellion, the Capet Family and the Imperial Administrative Region were merely allies.
