Chapter 164 Thirty Century

• The downtown area covered 10 blocks and consisted of rows of nearly identical 18- and 20-story buildings. Beyond that was the residential area, where unsponsored participants lived in cramped high-rise rooms.
• The arena area was to the north, and the service district, including the hospital, was to the south. Access to the city center was limited to two main routes: one from the north and one from the south.
• In the 30th Century, everything was rigid and controlled. Unlike the more open After Domini, this futuristic environment felt suffocating and threatening.