Chapter 259 Randalls Repairs (1/2)
Chapter 259 Randall's Repairs
Aldrich h the streets of Redrock Like every tiered city, Redrock was built high and packed together with industrial efficiency Neo-Modern architecture valued utility above all else, taking the bare austerity ofit with acidic utilitarianiss frorey, and that was it, as if the Panop was allergic to any real sense of color Designs were si mostly of various flavors of cube and not too much else
Granted, the Panop did allow for independent contractors to build, but only in select spots and for a fee, s that stepped out of this les and dull colors a luxury afforded to, well, those who could afford it
Funny how rampant consumerism and economic inequality never died down even after an apocalypse One would have thought a globe shaking event that culled near half of huain, people did fear change
Made sense why the Panopticon had worked with corporations and governs as si
"Blocks everywhere" Chrysa re her eyes at the crowded urban skyline "Can't see the sky" She pranced to the side, getting closer to Aldrich as a group of suited up corporate workers passed by her "Everything feels so crowded It feels scary"
"I am not used to it as well The constant din of these metal beasts called 'cars', the way so many humans pack thes, and the flashi+ng lights and signs, so ," said Valera "The cities ofI have seen before It feels ely dreary at the sa cities and you're already burnt out, huh?" said Aldrich He looked down at his phone, analyzing a s Red dots indicated where V tracked h she did warn that if there was an experienced one, they kne to hide themselves from her
"It simply feels odd," said Valera "It reminds me of the spire colonies of the Kitan Towers of earth and drones all buzzing about"
"I see where you're co from" Aldrich nodded The Kitan in Elden World were an ant-like insectoid peoples that lived in cities of towering rock spires that looked similar to modern day urban cities "So thes in a et nomads"
"Were I to have lived in this realm, I surely would have become like such," said Valera
"Hero!" Chrysa pointed to a black costu a patrol across a street He had twin katanas on his back, but the h that it was obvious the guy was not exactly drowning in money
Chrysa waved at the hero, and he waved back before he got back to his patrol, his gait lazy and tired even though it was early ure he's tired of the job He won't last ht heroes always protected everyone," said Chrysa
Aldrich glanced at Chrysa She er self "So a hero doesn't change that"
"If they uphold an oath of duty, though, they should keep it," muttered Valera
"Not too many are as stubbornly devoted as you are," teased Aldrich
"This devotion of mine has saved you countless times, you know?" Valera crossed her arms
"I know" Aldrich faintly sht Valera really was easy to tease
A hly Not because he was on his phone, unawares, no, he fully saw Aldrich, but because he did not care to get out of the way
But instead of pushi+ng Aldrich to the side, the suit fell backwards, ass to the dirty pavement, like he had hit a brick wall
"Get out of the way, noot up and patted his suit down, but noticeably kept some distance because he had felt Aldrich's body was like steel - te around even here, in the inner district Looks like I've gottayour kind"
Aldrich sensed Valera' bloodlust rising He put a hand on her shoulder, cals, scared of the angry energy around her
Aldrich walked straight up to the suit
"Wh-what, you want to fight? There's a hero right there-" the suit began to say in panic, looking up at Aldrich's height
Aldrich just walked straight through the suit,him scralance as he left the suit behind
"We're not here to "
"Shall we take these cloaks off?" said Valera "That hu us 'no a lot of no in and out of it They're a little rarer in the inner district where things are slightly more upscale, but not so out of the ordinary that it warranted a reaction like that," said Aldrich "The further we move from the center, the more and ry?" asked Chrysa "Why did he hate us?"
Aldrich paused for a moment "Because it's easy to hate" He looked down to see that Chrysa did not quite understand He patted her head
"I don't like the city," muttered Chrysa She now instinctively shrank fro by, and in the inner district, there were plenty
"After I' nice," said Aldrich He wondered what he had liked as a kid "I'll take you to the arcade We can get ice creaht after"
"Arcade? Ice creah with how her ears twitched, it was obvious she was interested
"Fun things Tasty things," said Aldrich "You'll see"
Aldrich stepped out into the edge district, so called because they bordered the very edge of the city's walls and forcefield Out here were the ghettos The closer to the walls, the cheaper rent prices got, and the cheaper things were, the less incentive there was to