Potsdam City was far grander and more imposing than the fortress. Tall, spired arrow towers stood every one hundred fifty meters along its massive stone walls.
The city was built on a vast plain. The land outside its walls, once fertile farmland, now lay completely desolate. Overgrown with weeds and shrubbery, it had become a breeding ground for all manner of wild beasts and venomous insects.
At the city gates and on the walls, the guards were well-equipped. However, their vigilance wasn't directed at assaults from other city-states but rather at the prospect of the miners rebelling.
Eusebius dashed toward the city, shouting, "The Prophet has arrived," before swiftly rushing inside.
In a mansion near the inner fortress, where the royalty resided, a group of elderly, elegantly dressed figures sat in a circle, a table laden with various fruits and delicacies in the center.
