Staring down at the ice elf city Marcus was stunned in awe even as Bianca spoke to him.
The city was just so far from what he had expected and that he had ever seen before that it was difficult for him to look away.
It was truly gorgeous, and from afar it almost looked like a bunch of icicles bursting out of the ground and all of them being connected by web made of frost.
Of course, this was just somewhat of an optical illusion as theses were not icicles but in fact spires that reached as high as skyscrapers back on Earth, and the webs were the transportation system that connected the entire city.
“How is this possible? It must take an enormous amount of mana to power all of those suspension trains and cable cars.” Marcus said to Bianca once he had gotten over his initial shock.
Now he wanted answers, since this city was so far removed from anything he had seen so far in this world.
In fact, the closest things he could think of were the Borealian royal castle and the Guldur Spire which bore some resemblance to the ice elves’ architecture..
“Oh, I am surprised you know about our suspension trains and cable cars. Very few outsiders have seen them, and I do not believe there are many records of them outside our city. You certainly must have done your research before you came here Irene.” Bianca said with a bit of excitement in her eyes.
“Yes, you are right that they take a good amount of mana to keep running, but it is done without the use of burning magic cores. Both the trains and cable cars are run solely by us ice elves. We have a number of conductors that supply their mana on a daily basis to keep the system working from dusk till dawn. It is a very prestigious job that many ice elves work hard to obtain.”
Once Bianca had finished explaining a bit about the ice elves public transit system, Marcus turned his head back towards the city in contemplation.
‘So, did they come to this system on their own, or was it originally made by someone from my world? Certainly, this is the first time I have seen anything resembling a train even if these are not exactly the normal ones you would see on Earth.’
“Bianca where did this idea come from? I have not seen anything like it before in Borealia.” Marcus said wondering if he could find out if another transmigration was responsible.
“Hm, you know I am not certain. They have always been here since I was born, and I have lived a decent part of my life away from the city. I am sure if you really want to know you can find it in our grand library or can ask one of our elders.” Bianca said with an apologetic smile.
Nodding his head, Marcus dropped the issue for now, but he planned to pursue it later when he could.
He had seen bits and pieces of influence from people from Earth, but this was the first time he had seen an entire city that was closer to what was on his original world.
Soon, they had descended into the outskirts of the city, and their carriage and echor goats were left at a stable that was used by those leaving and entering the city.
In fact, the echor goats were strictly used for transportation outside of the city, with most people using the intricate public transport system to get around, with the only beast that could fly beign used within the city.
“Irene we will get on the cable car here and make our way to the main spire here in district three, before taking one of the trains to district seven where my family’s home is.” Bianca said as she pressed a button at the station they were waiting at.
Soon the cable car that was waiting high above in one of the spires began descending towards them.
When it touched down on the ground, the doors slid open and the conductor looked out from his small room and was surprised.
It was very rare to see an outsider in Glenna Reota and Marcus stood out like a sore thumb.
Opening his window the ice elf conductor said, “Bianca you have returned. And I see that you have brought company with you.”
“Aeric it is good to see you again. How lucky is it that you are posted at this cable car? Oh, and as you have surmised, I have brought a friend and colleague with me. This is Lady Irene Geist of Borealia, and she is going to be their representative here in Glenna Reota.” Bianca said introducing Marcus.
“It is nice to meet you, Lady Irene. As Bianca just said my name is Aeric and I will be the one to take you into the city proper today.”
After saying that Aeric beckoned them inside the cable car and closed the doors when they were inside.
He then placed his hand on a panel at the front of the car and it began draining his mana before moving back up the cable.
Once the car had gotten going, Aeric turned around to face Marcus and Bianca, and said,” So Bianca tell me what you and your colleague are doing back here? I am guessing you are not just showing her around.”
“Yep, we are here on business. I finally got enough of those on the council to consider strengthen our relationship with Borealia, and Irene here is the representative I suggested. So, first thing tomorrow we are going to have our first meeting with them and try and get her confirmed.”
“I see so that is what is going on. Well, I would not mind it if we had more people coming through. Part of what I like about my job is talking to my passengers and hearing their stories. And on that note, Irene do you have anything interesting to talk about that happened beyond these mountains?” Aeric said with an expression of intrigue.
Smiling, Marcus was happy to see that not all of the ice elves hated outsiders, and that Aeric was genuinely interested in the outside world.
“Yeah, I have been around a bit though not much out of Borealia. Still, I have a good story or two I can tell you about.” Marcus said.
He then told Aeric about his time in the Cordillera Depths Dungeon and the interesting beasts and monster he fought. As well as the amazing scenery.
“Wow an entire area of waterfalls. That must have been amazing. Truthfully, I have never even seen a waterfall since all we have around here is ice and snow, but I have seen illustrations.”
Soon the cable car made it to its destination a top one of the city’s largest spires and at the station where the suspension trains would allow them to head deeper in.
“Well, I am glad I got to see you again Bianca and it was nice to speak with you Lady Irene. Hopefully I can be your conductor again at another time and we can talk some more.” Aeric said, as Marcus, Bianca, and her attendants got off.
“Yes, but next time would you not set the car to its slowest setting just because you want to talk longer. You know if you really want to, you can come over to my residence since our families live in the same spire.” Bianca said.
“Your right, and I think I will take you up on that offer. Oh, and I will put in a good word with my old man. I am sure that he would be happy to approve of your friend as a representative.”
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