Chapter 156 - EVO
***Tirnanog, Thich Fortress City***
***Gunner***
Getting into Thich’s inner city was easier than expected. Simply being flown in as one of the scouts was the best idea I ever had. The only problem I had now was that the situation I found myself in was slightly different from what I expected to encounter. But it was nothing I couldn’t deal with.
After going through Ivona’s description of her life with the Thich, I had gotten the impression there would be some serious safety measures in place. Not only against foreign intrusion but also against Thich’s own citizenry. In fact, I was prepared to violently bust my way out of a military complex to go into hiding among a suppressed population.
Things weren’t quite so totalitarian.
It seemed like all the safety checks I feared were aimed purely at newly inducted exiles who had yet to be vetted. This academy Ivona described must be mainly meant for teaching and indoctrination, providing a double-door system before the newcomers receive citizenship.
It was a vetting process which didn’t apply to the rest of society.
I hummed and scratched my cheek while watching the street. Admittedly, the Thich as a whole were without doubt a militant and hierarchical society.
At a glance, it looked like any other city with people busily moving here and there. There were differences to Earth, like the predominantly linen clothes which were wide and flabby, similar to the other clans’ fashion preferences. From time to time I noticed some leather armour mixed in. Thich’s preferred colour was a sandy brown compared to, Aerie’s blueish grey, or Jeng’s leaf green which meshed well with the forest they lived in.