Bab 193: We are not Equals

As the capital of one of the Holy Continent's major secular forces, the Central Water City was a bustling place of more than twenty-five million citizens spread across seven thousand square miles.

The hierarchical structure was the same as the Holy Flame Empire's, with humans at the bottom, beast nobles at the middle, and spirits at the top. However, mermaids, or water spirits as some called them, replaced the Holy Flame Empire's Flame Spirits and took a more active role in politics.

For example, the current queen was a mermaid while most of the imperial consorts at least possessed some mermaid blood.

Upon reaching the city's gate, Konrad's eyes showed no emotion.