Escaping the surveillance system of the entire city is no easy task. Even though this planet leans toward the primitive, there are no real blind spots in its surveillance; at most, the patrols are just a bit sparse.
However, Number One’s escape went smoothly enough. Of course, this was not because someone was hacking the system from behind the scenes, but because another party had come looking for her. They wore the attire of scavengers, yet through the coarse fabric, one could detect the presence of nanotech material—something that, even today, is not widely available to common citizens.
The person standing opposite her removed their cloak, revealing a face as exquisite as if it had been carved. Their eyes held a subtle amber luster, and mechanical patterns shimmered with flowing light along their forehead.
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