Hearing her words, immediately brought to mind a question that Lain had in his head in the past but forgot to ask due to the situation getting out of hand earlier. After a moment to gather his thoughts, he voiced out his concerns. "Now that you've mentioned the gates, I was wondering, why are the gates opened completely, when the entryway is over ten miles in width? Isn't the government afraid of people bypassing the guards and entering the city from a different location? I'm truly confused about this."
"The answer is actually very simple. The runes on the city walls have a mind-altering effect that forces anyone intending to enter the city by bypassing the guards to subconsciously line up in front of the guards at the gates patiently. That is one of the many reasons why the runes on the walls are always glowing, as they are always actively affecting the minds of those around them subtly. The runes on the walls also serve as a surveillance system that monitors the outskirts of the city." Hui Shi said, after hearing Lain's question.
Dumbfounded by his answer, Lain couldn't help but stay silent for a minute to process what he had just heard. He then said thoughtfully, "So that's why I subconsciously desired to follow the crowd and line up, when I could've just walked through the opened gates?"
"Yes. I heard all city gates, and surrounding walls in our kingdom have this technology. I also heard only very powerful people can ignore the mental effects that these gates have on their minds, but these people should be very few in number in our city, and may not feel the need to go against city rules." Annette said, as she also marveled at such a wonderful use of runes by the government.
"The technology of runes is widely used all over the world. Each city, kingdom, and empire all have their own unique way of using runes that differ completely from one another. Even the various organizations and people within these places all have their own unique runic technologies that others cannot replicate." Hui Shi added, with a smile on his face.
"Runes are truly a blessing to the world. But since they're made using blood, I wonder how these blood are sourced. Can human blood be used in the making of these runes as well? Wouldn't that be a bit barbaric to use human blood to make runes?" Lain asked, as he found runes to be somewhat creepy when he truly thought about how they were made.
"It is a bit barbaric to use human blood. But since I'm not a rune maker, I truly have no idea about the rules of the empire or kingdom pertaining to rune making. Brother Hui Shi, are there runes possibly being made using human blood within our empire?" Annette said, as she started to feel slightly creeped out when she looked around in the room that they were in that was filled with glowing runes, that could possibly be made using human blood.