Leaving Sofia's mansion, it was around ten o'clock at night.
Midnight was approaching.
In this era, there was almost no lighting after nine o'clock at night except in a few special places.
In the final epoch of depleted fossil fuels, even the crudest candles were costly, not to mention the even more expensive Magic Lamps.
The only places illuminated at night, apart from the few wealthy households and pleasure dens, were the libraries and squares.
But Val City was different; its lights were exceptionally bright.
The local people of Val had wealth, but the city's future as the upcoming center of the entire continent also attracted numerous dignitaries and large merchants from abroad to settle here.
With more wealthy people, naturally, there would be more lights.
When Roland passed by the square, there were still hundreds of people enjoying the romance of the night under the public lights.
