The lights of Nevada shone brightly, floating cars glided through the skies of the city, and fashionable people strolled along the streets enjoying the vibrant nightlife.
V blended into the crowd, recalling the days of struggling in Atlanta:
The states under the rule of New America took cues from the European Union, implementing a powerful surveillance and control system to eradicate crime. However, this was no justice-driven eradication—
The outskirts of brightly lit Las Vegas were deathly silent. In theory, it was also part of the city, yet electricity didn't reach there.
Years ago, this place declared independence from the United States, aiming to escape the corruption of the Four Great Clans, the pervasive high taxes of the Federal Government, and official financial fraud, to build their own city. Yet, after gaining freedom, the public utilities and infrastructure groups established by the state government became even more excessive:
