Dragonblood City and Mingzhu City could not have been more different in style.
If Mingzhu City was excessively free, Dragonblood City was excessively rule-bound.
Every house was built in neat rows, and the roads were divided into fixed routes. To get anywhere, you had to follow a designated path. Anyone unfamiliar with Dragonblood City might enter and find they could not even navigate its streets.
Nameless and Lin Renmei strolled through the city with Long Xiu, who told them about Dragonblood City as they walked.
For instance, its public transport was called the Dragon-Power Cart: a metal carriage pulled by a Dragonforce Beast, nearly as fast as a sports car on Earth.
The Dragonforce Beast was itself a Dragonblood Creature.
Some believed they had evolved from cattle, but their bodies had undergone such thorough draconic transformation that it was hard to see any trace of what they had once been.
"Want to take a ride?" Long Xiu asked when he noticed Nameless watching the Dragon-Power Carts passing along the road.
Nameless looked eager to try. "Would that be convenient?"
"Of course!" Long Xiu said with a smile.
He hailed a Dragon-Power Cart, climbed aboard, paid the fare, and beckoned Nameless and Lin Renmei to follow.
Once all three were aboard, the driver shut the door before ordering the Dragonforce Beast onward.
There were already other passengers inside, so Long Xiu and the others took seats at the back.
"I haven't ridden a Dragon-Power Cart in ages. I've missed it."
Seated by the window, Long Xiu tucked his hair behind his ear as a breeze blew in, then smiled at Nameless.
He had also noticed that Nameless seemed easier to talk to than Lin Renmei.
Nameless nodded. "It feels pretty nice."
The Dragon-Power Cart's windows had no glass, but a slight