Zio looked around and tried to observe and see if he can find anything particular that stands out, since its first time seeing things like this, it is completely new to him, he doesn't know what is common and what is not.
He wanted to see how people are reacting to other people's behavior.
The line in which he was standing started to move forward and Zio moved along with it, once he got closer to the gate, he noticed a group of men wearing metal armor over a white uniform, they also had a protective element over their head which covered most of their faces, except the eyes, nose, and mouth, each of them carried a different type of weapon.
Zio observed them and noticed none of them are carrying a Religan with them.
Zio "Don't the city guards have Religan?"
He asked Asura.
Asura "They are too weak for any magical beast to make a contract with them, only 1 in a thousand people have Religan so it's not surprising that these guards don't have any either"
Asura said. Even though he has not seen the world change throughout eons, some time still remains the same and Asura knows what they are, the nature of the living being, and the law of the universe.
Soon Zio arrived right in front of the gate, he looked around and this time he carefully watched the guards, most of them had a sword and a dagger strapped to their waist, two of them were holding long spears and one of them was holding a battle-axe which looked massive and the guard holding it was also very massive, he was twice the size of Zio.
With Zio's current height he was taller than some adult men so it was a surprise for Zio to see such a big man, he has never seen a man this big before.
One of the guards looked at Zio and then at his clothes, his first thought was that this kid was just some beggar who is trying to enter the city but then he noticed the very fancy bow that was behind his back, even a commoner could tell that this bow is an actual Religan and the patters on the bow matched the tattoos on the kid's hand.
The Guard became a little wary and looked at Zio in a different view compared to his previous version, as no kid who is this young can just get a Religan for himself, and seeing how beautiful the bow really is, he assumed that it is a powerful one.
While Zio's bow got a lot of attention from the guards, his sword didn't even receive a glance from it, it was as If the sword was completely non-existent to them at all and even if they somehow saw it, they would think it is a normal black sword because it didn't look like a Religan at all, even a simple Religan has ruins on it shaped in different patterns so a plain sword won't stand out no matter where Zio takes it.
"What is your purpose of visiting the city, sir?"
The guard asked.
Zio looked at the guard with a surprised look, he didn't expect the guards to be so polite to him. Since Zio doesn't know what is going inside the guard's head he assumed the guard to be a good person.
"I wanted to visit the city and look around"
Zio answered. He had already asked Asura what to say when entering the city.
"Ah, I see, since you don't have any massive luggage with you, you won't be needing to pay any tax, please enter"
The guard said and asked the spear guards to make a way for Zio, Zio didn't think it would be so easy to get past the guards and into the city, he had expected to get even kicked out because of the clothes he is wearing.
Little did he know he could have been right if the guard had not seen the Religan behind his back, having a Religan already puts a person above the commoners and the guards won't offend these people without any order for their superiors. The guards are also commoners so they had to be careful and not offend people who could be important or something might happen to them and nobody will care about them.
Zio didn't bother with the guards anymore and walked straight into the city.
As he entered the city, he was surprised by its inner structure, the massive wall that protected the city blocked the view of the people from outside and they couldn't see what is happening inside but now Zio can clearly see everything.
The road of the city is crowded with people as some of them are trying to leave while others are trying to enter, he looked around and saw some half-naked kids staring at him, well not him but the Religan on his back, seeing that he is carrying such a beautiful bow, they expected him to be rich.
Just like these children, Zio also saw some other people who were half-naked, very skinny and he could see their ribs clearly but no one even gave them a glance, it was as if they didn't exist at all, Zio felt weird seeing this.
He could clearly see them and pity them so why can any other person just like him can't
"Boy, this is how the world works, the poor and weak will get ignored while the world moves forward. If you start caring about the world and these people you will never become strong, it is a pity that they suffer but you are not responsible for it and you don't have to take any responsibility for them, so just like others, ignore them and move forward, if fate is good on them, they won't suffer and die peacefully"
Asura said and told Zio to move along, he knows these first few months will be hard for Zio as he will see many things and it is his job to guide Zio to his dream.