Damien had quite a ways to travel, but it didn't take nearly as long this time.
Since he wasn't near the main palace, his identity wouldn't be questioned nearly as much, so putting on his Damien Grey disguise was more than enough to use teleportation arrays.
The Southwestern Region's culture was wildly different from the Southern Region.
The architecture was more of a textbook Western style, and it was far more technological than one would expect from a religiously dominated society.
The people of the Southwestern Region had unwavering faith in their god. It was to the point where a majority of the population would likely be willing to sacrifice their lives in its name.
The brainwashing had several negative effects on the people, but on society in general, it also had its positives.
For instance, the technological development.