Chapter 131. The Bartender

~Helios, Sun-World~

Alethea stared quietly at a large, grey statue of a man on one knee, holding a large sword upside down, its blade buried in a large rock.

Bored, she had decided to take a day-long stroll around the city as construction was ongoing to set up Prince Desmond’s base outside the city. She had tasted so many meals, played even more games, and visited many places. The city of Helios was so peaceful and welcoming that it almost seemed like they knew nothing of crime. Although that was probably because stealing was punishable by dismemberment, and murder was punishable by death… no matter the context.

Given these rules, the people of Helios treated each other kindly and with respect. The rich gave to the poor, and the poor worked for what they got and didn’t just lay around in the streets waiting to be fed. Soldiers who survived battles—if there were any—with lost limbs and serious injuries and families without a breadwinner were taken care of by the mon