Standing once more on the busy street, Xu Huo felt a little absurd. This was the first time he'd ever had a Dungeon go easy on him in the open, and he'd even ended up with an A rating. Besides the basic rewards from the game and the items the doll maker had packed up for him in the game, he'd also received an extra gift pack. It contained a "Dungeon Owner Favor Coupon," which would give him one chance to escape if a Dungeon owner tried to kill him.
A fight broke out between people from two shops on the next street over. It looked like it might spill over to their side, and the painted woman waved a hand in front of his eyes.
Xu Huo glanced at her. "Thanks to you, I got out of that Dungeon so quickly. Are you hungry? Let's go get something good to eat."
The painted woman nodded at once. She spoke into her Communicator. "I want to buy pretty clothes."
Ye City had a thriving commercial scene, with plenty of clothing and jewelry shops. Xu Huo agreed to take her shopping first.
District 011 had its own distinctive clothing styles. Perhaps because so many religions were practiced there, people liked to embroider or sew different patterns onto their clothes. These patterns not only represented drawing faith from religion, but also indicated which faith they followed. Wearing or carrying items with a particular pattern made one a member of that religion and placed one under its protection... It wasn't uncommon for two people who bumped into each other on the street to start fighting when they noticed their clothes bore different patterns.
But Ye City was better than Xicheng in one respect: its people weren't as hostile to other religions or ordinary