Chapter 13: The Five Holy Spirits.

That morning is clearer than usual. The sky has almost blue patches and the temperature is pleasant. Very early, they return to the road in the hope of not finding strange characters to stop them. But it is only a wish and not a statement, and they prove it when they come across a handful of government soldiers looking for minerals from Pentario. For a moment they fear being stopped by them, but apparently those were not their intentions and they continue on their way without disturbing them. An hour later, John and his group arrive at the ruins of a nameless city. As soon as they enter the large entrance gate, an old man who sells radiation-free meat asks them for a favor in exchange for food. They don't really need them, yet they listen to the man.