A City Fell from the Sky
Xu Huo also planned to go out for a walk.
Although many more enforcement players were patrolling the streets, there didn't seem to be any more genuinely suspicious people. The first day of the celebration was no different from the two days before it, except that more people had taken to the streets.
During the district-wide celebration, merchants handed out free gifts as if they cost nothing: little commemorative toys, tickets to attractions, free samples, and even easy-to-carry accessories such as hair clips and hats.
Everyone who passed by got something, whether they were from the district or not.
Even the children were especially carefree that day. Those who normally weren't allowed to eat much candy could carry bags of it around, share it, trade it with other kids, or give it to adults they took a liking to. Children's laughter filled the streets.
Xu Huo walked through two streets without spending a cent, yet his hands were already full.
Zhan Erliu had "gotten separated" from them along the way, but Zhou Juanjuan and Levi were still with him. Both of them had their hands just as full. Zhou Juanjuan sighed. "I wish every district were this pleasant to live in. With life so comfortable and abundant, who would start a war?"
"Exactly," said a player resting nearby, smiling as he watched the river of people flow past. "With a life this good, you'd have to be out of your mind to start a war, wouldn't you?"
Xu Huo turned to look. The Outer District Player, whose face was slightly pale, adjusted the brim of the hat a merchant had given him and walked along the side of the street. As he went, he said, "My hometown was like this too. Comfortable and prosperous.