Over the course of the next day, Hexia traversed the major streets and alleys on the surface of Jielou City, encountering many things that felt familiar yet strange. In the Interstellar Era, these things were considered outdated, but now they oddly felt novel.
At night, following the travel guide, she arrived at the western underground entrance of Jielou City.
Jielou City was divided into upper and lower sections—it could even be said that the surface part only accounted for one-quarter of the entire city, as the underground housed more buildings and population.
In narrow alleys where only four people could walk abreast, with the ground lit by bright yellow LED lights, the walls rusted on both sides, interspersed with small shops, local residents dined and shopped here after work. Exiting the alley, it was like being suspended in mid-air because below were intertwining roads bustling with traffic.
