The Avad Empire had completely fallen under the control of the Seven Great Mystical Sects.
But its capital was not in ruins.
On the contrary, it had reached another level of 'extreme prosperity'.
The steel city soared high into the clouds, casting vast shadows; Magic Trains snaked through the streets, emitting foggy plumes of smoke,
enshrouding the entire city in a haze, the great metropolis functioning like a ceaselessly operating machine, with life as the fuel for its workings.
The power source of the Magic Train differed from Phalos's Magic Power batteries,
where none required a first-level Magician to charge the batteries,
in the last carriage lay rows upon rows of incubators, where humans were soaked, as the Alchemic Magic Circle extracted their flesh and blood for fuel.
This was indeed an invention of the Alchemic Esoteric Sect.
The Seven Great Mystical Sects had a complete grip on the kingdom, deciding on the nation's operations through a form of council as well.
