To make it easier to go out, Sifa changed into a set of local Abidos clothing.
Lin Rui looked at the trousers he was wearing. They had countless folds, making Sifa's lower body look unusually "bloated" and cumbersome.
This was the clothing style of the Ancient Balam Empire, something Abidos had retained.
After changing into such clothing, Sifa put on a hat, making himself far less conspicuous.
The two left through a door facing the back alley of the City Lord's Manor, passed through the alley, and quietly blended into the crowds on the street.
Because Abidos City had undergone several renovations, buildings in the style of the Ancient Balam Empire had become quite rare.
And with Sifa's arrival, the rebuilt districts had unconsciously incorporated features of Loen architecture atop their Southern Continent foundations.
Abidos had long been ruled by the Rose School.
Thus, some customs found in Southern Continent cities, such as Gulain City, could not be seen here.
There were no coffins, the common means of transportation in East Balam.
Sifa remembered.
When he had first arrived in East Balam and reached Gulain City,
seeing people lying in coffins and being carried everywhere had been incredibly chilling.
That custom originated from the worship of Death, as people believed coffins could bring peace and tranquility.
However, after Abidos had endured the Rose School's rule for so many years, even any worship of Death had long since changed.
The Rose School was not an orthodox deity church either, so under its rule, Abidos naturally developed certain unusual customs.
For example, there were many trees here.
Especially those towering giant trees.
They could be seen almost everywhere.
This kept Abidos's streets perpetually shrouded in shade.
In some plazas and public places, enormous trees with canopies that blotted out the sky were