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Chapter 18 - About The Geographies

All about The Geography

Dream City is among eight major cities on earth, it is divided into three major districts, each reflecting stark social and economic divides:

District I (DI):

The pinnacle of wealth and influence. Home to the rich, powerful, famous, and top-tier corporations, DI is a polished world of luxury towers, private skyways, autonomous security patrols, and elite zones sealed off from the rest of the city. Everything is sleek, tailored, and guarded by privatized law enforcement. Corporate arcologies and high-rise estates dominate the skyline. Life here is curated, engineered for comfort, and often shielded from consequence.

District II (DII):

The middle ground. A sprawling network of residential blocks, commercial sectors, and industrial hubs. DII houses the working class, civil servants, service professionals, and middle-income earners. It's a district of function over form—modular homes, buzzing transport lines, crowded transit hubs, and tightly regulated marketplaces. Law enforcement is semi-active here, and surveillance grids cover most zones. For many, DII is the best balance between safety and opportunity.

District III (DIII):

The city's lowest, often-forgotten layer. Known informally as the District Zero, DIII is riddled with urban decay, overpopulation, and high crime rates. It is home to the city's poor, displaced, undocumented, and criminal underworld. Shanty towers lean against collapsed infrastructures, neon signs flicker over black markets, and outlaw communities thrive where governance has failed. Violence is common, and law enforcement often avoids these zones unless conducting high-risk raids. DIII is survival at its rawest—gritty, desperate, and unpredictable.

EXTRA-TERRAN SETTLEMENTS

Beyond Earth, humanity has extended its reach into space. These settlements, each with their own purpose and culture, reflect mankind's ambition—and the quiet domination of Bineth Global.

Moon Base: Babel Central City

A sprawling lunar metropolis roughly the size of modern-day New York, encased in a gravity-shield and supported by artificial weather systems and climate-controlled dome structures. Often referred to as the Core, it serves as Bineth Global's central command hub and houses its most critical operations and top personnel. The city is both beautiful and efficient—hyper-connected by maglev rails, lit by orbital mirrors, and secured by automated sentry systems. Deep beneath the moon's surface lies Bithrete, an ultra-rare mineral found nowhere else, mined exclusively by Bineth using advanced subterranean drills and drone fleets. Access is tightly controlled. Life here is elite, regimented, and heavily surveilled.

The Mars Colonies:

Mars has been partially colonized with three primary settlements:

Silver Village: The oldest of the colonies, a structured outpost built for long-term scientists, terraforming engineers, and early settlers. It has grown into a quiet, highly functional living space with a strong research culture.

Sea Valley: A canyon-side settlement, known for its enclosed water farms, hydrodomes, and environmental stabilizers. It supports both habitation and agriculture, and is one of the few Martian colonies to achieve limited self-sufficiency.

Redd Valley: The most recent and rapidly expanding colony due to its near successful artificial soil technology intended to boost agricultural supplies for Moon and Mars support.

Designed as a new cheaper frontier for retirees, refugees, and ambitious settlers looking to start over. It promises opportunity, affordable housing, and freedom from Earth-bound bureaucracy.

Mars colonies operate under the loosely unified Martian Accord that allows other major stake holders apart from Bineth Globals some sort of control. For most, this is a very important factor, it means freedom.

Lunar Off-World Space City (Lunar):

Commonly referred to as Lunar, this orbital megastructure is a monumental city-in-construction—floating above Earth and nearing completion. Designed exclusively for the ultra-wealthy and high-tier executives, it is built with the latest in artificial gravity tech, self-sustaining life systems, and interstellar defense protocols. Hailed as the most advanced artifical human city ever conceived, Lunar is set to redefine post-planetary living, offering its future residents unmatched luxury, security, and status.

Admission is by invitation only, requiring interplanetary citizenship and high-level clearance.

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