When the shrine maiden said it would feel boring, Lith didn't think much of it, but boy was it actually quite boring.
This was the same old story of an empire going in drought, praying to a higher deity, then getting blessings, and flourishing.
The mandate stated that the empire should be relocated to a ten thousand kilometers west.
Ten thousand kilometers west was a mountainous region, which had lush green valleys, clean rivers, tons of vegetation for farming, and animals for food.
The entire empire marched their way towards this place. Many died along the way due to shortage of food and water, but reached the place in the end and lived a happy life.
The emperor, after having a successor, went to one of the highest peaks in the mountain range and opened a shrine to pray to the heavens, believing that he'll get blessed and live a longer life.
