Wuling City

Wuling City serves as a key Hongshan Academy of Sciences (HAS) research base within the Wuling Scientific Developmental District, functioning as the region's sole major urban habitat.

Wuling City stands as the foremost frontier for monitoring Æther activities and studying rifts and Blight environments, serving both HAS and the entire Civilization Band. The city's most distinctive features are its arrays of Tianshi Pillars and ubiquitous hydraulic infrastructure. Its population primarily consists of HAS Tianshi, farmers, laborers, and their families.

Wuling City originated as a Science Station established in Talosian Calendar, Year 132 by HAS to advance the Comprehensive Management Project for the Wuling Very Large Rift. Initially staffed by just 113 Tianshi and laborers, the Station gradually expanded to accommodate over a thousand residents following the development of Xiranite technology and the initiation of comprehensive environmental surveys of the rift, alongside the construction of prototype Xiranite forges.

In Talosian Calendar, Year 142, attempts to contain the main body of the Very Large Rift ended in disaster. A massive Blight disaster swallowed the Science Station, resulting in significant casualties. This tragedy became the foundation upon which Wuling City would rise. HAS Tianshi, farmers, and laborers refused to abandon the comprehensive management project. New Xiranite technological breakthroughs, fresh infrastructure initiatives, advanced hydraulic control systems, and ultimately a new city emerging beside the disaster's ruins, collectively formed what we now know as Wuling City.