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The '''Ten Cities of Edification''', as named by the [[Covenant]], | The '''Ten Cities of Edification''', as named by the [[Covenant]], was a collection of large [[Forerunner]] cities located on the surface of the Covenant world [[Zhoist]]. In the [[History of the Covenant|Covenant's history]], the ancient guild halls dominating these cities were the source of many of the [[technology|technologies]] employed in [[Covenant weaponry]] and [[Covenant starships|spacecraft]]. By [[2526]], thousands of Covenant artisans and engineers continued to work on Zhoist.<ref name="SS26">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 26</ref> | ||
Due to the massive presence of these cities, the entire planet was revered as a holy world by the Covenant. During [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], the [[UNSC]]'s [[Task Force Yama]] launched an [[Battle of | Due to the massive presence of these cities, the entire planet was revered as a holy world by the Covenant. During [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], the [[UNSC]]'s [[Task Force Yama]] launched an [[Battle of Zhoist]], deploying [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] personnel on the ground. When the SPARTANs began to ascend the [[gravity lifts]] connecting the surface to the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]], [[fleetmaster]] [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] was aghast at the mere thought of reversing the lifts to put the heretics back on hallowed ground, even when it risked destruction of the Covenant fleet base.{{Ref/Reuse|SS26}} Ultimately, two of the Ten Cities were destroyed by [[nuclear weapon]]s during the operation.<ref>''Halo: Silent Storm'', Epilogue</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
