Chapter 177: CLXXVII. Winter is Coming
Two days later, at night.
On the edge of Aran Imperial City, at the departure station of a passenger train, platform.
The waiting area’s architecture was suffused with rich religious elements. Layered, wave-like stone columns were engraved with the insignias of the Eternal and Time Dragon, circular bases, and intricate dragon-shaped lines, identical to those on the Aran Golden Dragon.
The colorful stained glass let in moonlight filtered through a layer of deep mystery, while giant red vertical banners hung on the walls, declaring grandeur.
Crossing the tracks, rib-like arches were constructed with ornate curves, sheltering the tracks like ribs, serving a decorative role, solemn and majestic.
As with all buildings related to the Eternal Sect, they seemed like massive containers, subjecting Seekers to a controlled atmosphere, as if they were invoking whispers from gods from a distant beyond.
Mu Ran, Mo Yutong, and others supervised the work at the platform; tomorrow would be the first departure, and the passengers were all illustrious royal relatives—no room for error.
Needless to say about the technical aspects, the experience process and security forces were also taken into consideration.
Both sides of the tracks were filled with sand and stones, with the tracks laid atop wooden bases; carriages stood quietly parked, their door edges snug against the slightly protruding pier of the platform.
The carriages were entirely black; their shells had some curved structures at the edges, appearing from the outside no different from a 19th-century steam train, but the interior was another world altogether.
Despite using cheap materials like coal as the primary power source, Mu Ran had not stopped progressing over the many years in the Western Continent and had also learned about the Magic Energy Industry.