Rael, Melina, and Chop-E followed the soldier while also taking in the surroundings of the city.
As he had seen from above and from a distance, it was strangely dystopian.
The side of the road was paved with concrete, while the middle, where all the people and carriages moved, was covered in black tiles.
It seemed like every step he took on the tile activated some sort of switch in the ground that sent a pulse of energy.
He was sure the energy from them walking over the tiles was being used to power machinery or even some household utilities.
But instead, he spotted a large black billboard in the center of the city with the number '424,205,994' written on it.
That number increased every time someone took a step, so it didn't take long for Rael to realize this was just some kind of mini-game for the bored civilians.
How wasteful, Rael thought with a sigh. But if it's not broken, don't fix it, I guess. People seem plenty happy.
