Planned City (4)

Night was gradually falling over the Capital Area.

But in the Green Zone (or what used to be the Green Zone), people were still bustling about.

“All right, all right! Scrap metal brought in from a danger zone today! Starting at 10 mana stones!!”

“We found a huge amount of scrap wire! We’ll take trades, too!!”

Vendors had lined one side of the ruins with stalls, calling out to attract customers.

“Freshly boiled rat meat stew, 5 mana stones!”

“We’ve got potato stew that’s been simmering all day. It’s got real potatoes in it! Come on, everyone, grab a bowl!”

In the area with the vendors, lamps powered by electricity lit up the space.

And at the street stalls beside them, vendors were using electric heaters to warm food before selling it.

Turning away from the marketplace, which resembled a traditional pre-apocalypse market, a completely different scene came into view...