C240 Red Land Thousand Li

The weather in D City had taken a turn for the bizarre. Gone was the refreshing chill of autumn, replaced by an intensifying heat that seemed almost sinister in nature.

A solitary figure trod along a road leading into the city, his attire strikingly odd. He was draped in a straw raincoat and topped with a conical hat, the kind ancient people might have worn. The hat was notably worn