Chapter 145

"Go figure..." I sighed. We reached the main gate of the Ion subdivision. We exited the fenced area, entering the bustling Bolt District. It was one of the more higher end reaches of the middle ring, having masterful architecture on the buildings, great masonwork on the roads, and people dressed in fine robes, silks and tights. We headed east, walking casually towards the main corridor, one of the four routes that led to the lower ring. All around us, you saw boutiques and restaurants, vistas and markets all where wealthy middle class people leisurely shopped. No one looked at us, as they walked by. Everyone seemed so into themselves without a care for the people around them. "It's crazy how life isn't so bad here but you go to the lower ring and it's just such a struggle." I noted. "Yeah. I work in the lower ring... I know exactly what you mean. But don't let this fool you. The hustle in the lower ring is crazy. A lot of the people there don't care for this life of leisure. They care