Richard and Sister Lisa traveled further into the city, stopping several times for shopping including buying new clothes.
The streets here branched out too much, but just because the buildings were beautiful, Richard couldn't say the city was well-planned. Many streets were slanted or uneven in size.
As they went further in, Richard realized things were not as good as he had imagined.
The city was not without its poor. In fact, they looked even poorer than villagers, as if the word Suffering was etched onto their faces.
They lived in slums with houses made of old wood, wearing robes that were worn-out and patched all over.
Many children begged for money from passersby or scavenged food from the trash.
As Richard observed, he realized the slums in this city were not few in number.
They just weren't visible near the city gates.
But when entering the elite district, Richard easily forgot those slum areas.
