Chapter 22: Charred Moon
Unlike the streets of the Industrial District, those in the Upper District were extremely clean and well-maintained. They were made from the best pieces of rock available, perfectly cut and even painted.
In addition, the lighting was completely different.
While the Industrial District had dim streets, without any kind of light or with oil lamps, here, magic lamps were everywhere. There was more movement, and pleasant smells were found at every turn, reflecting a higher class.
People were also better dressed and groomed. In the Industrial District, Louis’ clothes were for rich people. They probably cost thousands of Jens or more. But in the Upper District, they were just average for the population.
Most people wore more elaborate suits with top hats specially designed by a designer. Women wore beautiful dresses of all kinds, long and short.
Louis imagined that the women here would dress much like they did in the Victorian era, in long ball gowns with multiple embellishments and beautiful patterns. But he was wrong.
In fact, there were dresses from all eras, from ancient dresses that retained their own charm to modern dresses that he had seen many women wear on Earth, the typical ones that clung to the body and enhanced women’s curvy figures.
The latter were more common among young or middle-class women, while the typical Victorian dresses were worn by older women or young women of high status.
It was easy to recognize them because women of high status walked with guards at their sides and even butlers, while the rest of the women simply walked with friends or alone.
Although he occasionally saw people wearing amazing costumes with no one around them, the way everyone talked about them made them seem like members of the high nobility who had come out to get some fresh air.
Among so many rich and glamorous people, some with obviously exaggerated costumes, Louis went virtually unnoticed. It was just that his hair was too striking.