The Divination Pavilion stood atop Purple Gold Mountain.

The hill was the highest point in the capital. Standing atop the nine stone steps of the Divination Pavilion gave one an unobstructed view of the city of Revelation, its roads, streets, energy tower clusters, and street blocks spreading out from beneath one’s feet.

The city was bustling in this glorious era of prosperity.

The Unending Palace was located to the north, like a macaque lying across the city center. Looking down from above, there were palaces and pavilions dotting the landscape amidst the lush vegetation. It almost seemed as though there were soaring snakes roaming the land.

The divination pavilion was an important part of the Empire. The building and the mountaintop were usually sealed off when there were no ceremonies. Even divination specialists from the Imperial clan would only stay at the hall at the bottom of the mountain.

The rays of the afternoon sun had washed over the long steps leading to the summit, the plaza used for every major Imperial ceremony, and the twenty-seven floors of the nine-stratum pavilion.

The bottom-most floor of the seventh stratum was a large hall surrounded by glass doors. Apart from a set of sofas near...