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Chapter 1082: Chapter 374: Temrael (4)

”Mother, is this really the Capital Tamriel of our Dragan Empire? It’s truly magnificent.” A little girl, just past ten years old and not much older than Rein’s sister, wearing a white lace dress, exclaimed in awe.

”Yes, this is Tamriel, and it’s also the heart of our entire Empire.” The noblewoman beside her also gazed at the distant view of Tamriel, and replied.

”Every time I come here, overlooking Tamriel from the sky, I have different feelings about this great city.” An elderly man nearby with a mustache sighed.

It wasn’t his first time in the Imperial City, but each visit left him amazed at the greatness of civilization and the strength of the Empire.

”Indeed, the Imperial City is extraordinarily grand!” A middle-aged man dressed in noble hunting attire couldn’t help but agree as he looked at the scene before him.

Rein, however, noticed that although Anna was also in awe, her expression seemed somewhat unusual.

”Anna, what’s wrong with you?”

”Uh... Rein, do you know what Tamriel means in the elven language?”

”Oh? Could it be that the Imperial City Tamriel was once an elven city?” Rein suddenly thought of something and said in surprise.

Because the pronunciation of Tamriel is vastly different from the common language.

Moreover, with his eyesight far superior to the average person, he had already noticed some buildings with obviously different architectural styles, such as cylindrical towers, round arches, and spires. Rein could even make out the intricate patterns on the exterior walls.

These all seemed to be elven scripts and architectural styles.

”That’s right, in the elven language, Tamriel means ’Forever Beautiful.’ In ancient times, it was always the capital of the elven race.”

”But later, with the wars, the elves gradually retreated into the depths of the forest, and this place became the metropolis of the human Empire.” Anna seemed somewhat melancholic as she spoke of this.

”I see.” Rein nodded.

No wonder, the Imperial City Tamriel is located in the heart of a vast forest.

As the airship got closer, the roads below became denser, but every road was filled with various caravans and travelers, bustling with activity.

And even in the sky, it felt crowded at this moment.

”Wow, so many airships, are they all heading to or from different provinces to the Imperial City?” The little girl earlier pointed at the dozens of scattered airships in the sky, asking in surprise.

All these airships varied in size, but they were all heading to or departing from Tamriel.

To know, in Mingster, seeing three airships in the sky at once was essentially the limit, and typically they were small airships.

But now, most that caught everyone’s eyes were medium-sized airships, and there were even two that were large airships.

”Look quickly! What’s that? Why are there so many gigantic craters?” A male noble seemed to have seen something terrifying, his voice trembling slightly.

Rein squinted his eyes and looked towards the ground.

There, at the city edge near the forest, amidst the lush woods, several obvious large craters could be seen.

Just moments ago, they’d been focused on the airships in the sky, neglecting the ground.

”There’s more over there!” someone else shouted.

”Even more in the city!”

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Immediately, Rein turned to look at the central building cluster in Tamriel.

The vast white spire-covered complex with its independent walls seemed to have numerous structures still undergoing repairs, with faint traces of crater repairs visible on the ground.

And extending from the Imperial Palace outward, unrepaired craters and damaged buildings were intermittently visible.

Although many people on the airship did not know what had happened in the Imperial City a month ago, Rein was clearly aware that these were the remnants of that great battle.

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