Chapter 217 - 217: Culture (1/2)

Chapter 217 - 217: Culture

Van's eyes ide open as his eyes did not rest in scanning thescenery outside the car Aside from the cars that he and Charlotte were in and the cars lined up in front and behind the on the streets of Africa

Cars of all kinds of shapes and sizes, Van even saw a car similar to the one Sarah owns… about 5 of the outside of a Circled country?"

"It is indeed"

Charlotte could only let out a tiny sigh as Badru looked at Van as if he was sos for the first time; and in a way, he kind of is She remembered as well the first time she left the islands of Ah it was still ues away froovernment from it

"Circled country?" Van, who heard the two talking about him, could not help but clear his throat as he tried to calm himself down

"Countries controlled by the Circle," Charlotte said, "The countries I told you before we got on the shi+p"

"" Van furrowed his eyebrows, "Is this why the Square exists?"

"The square?" Charlotte almost snorted due to Van's words And if it wasn't for the presence of soht have

"Who even told you about that name?" Charlotte breathed heavily, "But yes, the Resistance was for"

Throughout the 1000 year history, it had always been the Circle dictating as right and rong Whatever the people knew, the Circle shaped it so They halted whatever advance exiled out of the country

And although Africa and the few other countries which the Circle had not gotten its hands on could be considered advanced It was still years away coy that the people had before the Portal Cala to iress, and also because of theout from everywhere

But for people who had been stuck in Circled countries, Africa was like a whole neorld Even o, stuck in the Deadzone

Badru could only let out a long and deep sigh as he looked at Van Van was just one of the many hundreds of millions of people stuck inside a theocratic country, it was al cult, where the people had no idea about the rest of the world

"So the Circle has been hiding… all of these froain looked out of theBut not even a minute had passed when he suddenly flinched due to a weird ringing noise

"What was that!?" He said

"You've never even seen a phone before?"

King Badru slowly took so out from his pocket and showed it to Van

"That's…" Van could not help but lightly tap the weird-looking black box as it e?"

"It's a phone" King Badru then flicked the so-called phone with his thu, "You can talk to other people with it… speaking of which, please do excuse htly leaned away as he started talking to hi to someone else on the other side" Charlotte whispered into Van's ears as she noticed his bewildered expression, "You'll see a lot of weird things fro"

"You know all of this?" Van asked

"Not all of it," Charlotte shook her head, "I canize the roads we're taking"

"Why did you stay in our country?" Van then slightly furrowed his eyebrows, "You could have taken Victoria and his brother here to live a more… free life"

"Because it's home," Charlotte let out a small smile

"Just because of that?"

"It ison the phone"

Before Charlotte could finish her words, Badru's loud voice drowned her whispers, "It's the people from the reception We will be there in about 5 s taken to the nearest hotel so you can rest as soon as the feast is over"

"Thank you for your hospitality, King Badru"

"No, no It is the least we can do for the White Imvu--"

"Stop I told you not to call me that," Charlotte interrupted Badru before he can finish his words Van's curiosity, however, was already piqued

"Why do the people call you that?" He could not help but ask

"It's not--"

"It is a wonderful story!" Badru was the one to answer Van, "Later, we have readied a presentation re us of the White Imvubu's heroic deeds that not only saved this country but the world!"