Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1231 Grand Vizier of Holy Spring City
July 3rd, Holy Spring City.

The architectural layout of Holy Spring City is like a gorgeous wedding cake or a champagne tower - there is a moat outside the city, and there are three identical "clones" inside the city.

The waterfall and the moat divide the Holy Spring City into four concentric circles, which are higher towards the middle. It is said that the construction method is modeled after the elves' theocracy, and some people claim that the elves copied them.

The third circle is the original Parthian royal city. Even in the entire ancient Parthian kingdom, this is the most gorgeous, prosperous, peaceful and beautiful place.

——As for the fourth circle, it was a new residence built almost several hundred years ago.

It was located even higher than the original royal palace - that was where the Grand Vizier of Rest, the Good Lord of Holy Spring City, lived.

Vizier means "assistant" or "helper" in Parthian, which is equivalent to the prime minister or chief minister of Avalon or Iris.

In the history of the ancient Parthian Empire, there had been several "Grand Viziers" - people who held the highest seal of the monarch, were able to convene other ministers to hold meetings with the Vizier, and make decisions on all matters on behalf of the Parthian king... It can be said that they were prime ministers who completely ruled the country.

Although the power of attorney is nominally held, it can only be revoked by the resting monarch himself, so it can also be regarded as a permanent authorization or regent.

When the last Parthian monarch disappeared, the Grand Vizier he appointed was Aymar Nur, the Good Lord of the Holy Spring City, who was the mayor of the capital at the time. Because there was no monarch's dismissal, the Grand Vizier of that generation had all the power, including the power to appoint the next Grand Vizier.

So from then on, Parthia had no monarch anymore.

At the same time, every generation of "Aymar Nur" is the Grand Vizier - the nominal prime minister of the country and the actual monarch.

However, the benevolent rulers of other city-states gradually chose independence.

——They do not obey the jurisdiction of the Grand Vizier.

As good Lords, they both knew each other's divine mission.

Therefore, the Grand Vizier of that generation chose to acquiesce.

Everyone still nominally obeys the rule of the monarch, even if the monarch has disappeared to who knows where... As for the Grand Vizier, he is nominally the Grand Vizier of Rest, but everyone will not be very loyal to him.

At first, they would send some letters and decrees, but later they simply stopped. The major city-states tore up the Parthian Code and started their own madness... It was from then on that the Parthian Empire degenerated from an ancient empire to the slavery city-state it is today.

About three hundred years ago, many years after the Silver Crown Dragon came to power... the Grand Vizier of that generation, influenced by the authoritarian consciousness, chose to build the "Fourth Ring".

He built a silver tower with great luxury, almost entirely made of lead, gold and various jewels. The cheapest material used in the entire tower was pure silver.

——That was his own residence.

The good lord of Holy Spring City of that generation finally declared his authority - his position was higher than that of the monarch of Parthia!
If it were in the past, perhaps some scholars, ministers, or good leaders from other city-states would stand up and oppose it. But by then, the Parthians had been divided for a long time, and people simply didn't bother to pay attention to him, or dared not speak out.

Or from another perspective... people wish the good master could move far away from them. Not to mention living on everyone's head, even if you live on the moon, there will be no problem!

It was precisely because the good master moved away from the royal city that the former royal city, which is the "third circle" of the Holy Spring City, suddenly became prosperous.

The richest, most learned, most powerful, most gentle, most educated, and most noble people in the entire ancient Parthian Empire gathered here. In the third circle alone, there were sixteen libraries, three arenas, three ancient colleges, twenty-six research institutes, countless opera houses, baths, and shops, as well as countless temples, statues, and sacrificial sites.

Even the tiles on the streets were protected by the preservation technique, so not a speck of dust would fall on them. Every person who came and went in elaborate and gorgeous robes was either a benefactor from another city-state, a noble from another country, or an internationally renowned scholar.

It has even been achieved that in every residence on every street, there is either a shop with interesting and delicious food, or a very important person of high status, and not even a single residence is wasted.

There was absolutely no concept of hunger or thirst here. Everything they ate, drank, and enjoyed was enjoyed by the richest people in the world. If a band or a troupe was lucky enough to be invited to perform in the third ring of Holy Spring City for a week, the income from that week alone would be enough for them to live a rich life for the rest of their lives.

A toilet made of gold is no joke here. Even the value of such a toilet is not even among the top 100 buildings in the Third Ring—the tower built by the Winged Ones, the library with the Winged Ones’ writing, the palace built by the Scaled Ones, these antique monuments that are older than the human race, are placed in the middle of the downtown area.

This is the last legacy of an ancient empire that existed before the birth of mankind.

Countless Parthians yearn for the life of the third circle...and not just the Parthians.

But even if you just spend a day having fun here, you can spend half a free man's life savings; and the more realistic situation is that most people simply don't have the qualifications to enter the third circle - even if they are generally rich or powerful.

This is only possible if you are rich or powerful enough to achieve qualitative change.

How much qualitative change?

You know, even the most ordinary guards, dancers, and scholars here are all strong people above the fourth level.

It's a definite status symbol.

Not all of the ritualists who served the Lord of Holy Spring City could live here. Probably less than one tenth of them were qualified to step into the outer ring area of ​​the third ring. The nobility of the middle and inner rings was still not something that dogs like them could enter. It was a place that only the real nobles had the right to set foot in.

In the inner ring area alone, there are dozens of giant dragons living here. The largest bank vault is guarded by three ancient giant dragons. There is even a "Pope's Residence" here - it was a pure gold palace specially built by the Parthian king about 1,800 years ago to entertain the pope who came to inspect and study.

Since then, no eternal pope has ever visited the ancient kingdom of Parthia. And this palace is still maintained and in operation today.

Just outside the third circle, a man in a luxurious robe was walking slowly down the street holding a black cane.

He had slightly dark skin and a body that was more muscular than fat. His back was straight and his neck was held high. His small eyes were dark and focused, with not much white in them visible, making them look particularly sharp.

His name is Aziz bin Abdul, and he is the left master of ceremonies in the Holy Spring City.

(End of this chapter)