tribute year after year and acknowledging it as their sovereign.請注意，原文中的“神州大陸”似乎是指一個特定的虛構地理名詞，在直接翻譯時保留了中文原樣。按照指示不增加額外解釋，請注意在具體使用上下文中替換或處理這一專有名詞以符合實際需求。However, behind a century of prosperity, corrupti...digested the information she overheard, then walked toward the palace gate. It was noon now, with few servants moving about in the palace corridors and no familiar faces encountered along the way, so...