The post-New Year travel rush made the Sky Dome Residence in the north exceptionally busy.
Gu Ming followed the crowd out of the massive Cloud Shuttle's cabin door, concluding his first voyage aboard a non-biological transport.
It was a starkly different experience from traveling on a Sky Humpback Whale, a journey filled with a living rhythm.
Inside this steel creation, a property of Beichen Heavy Industry, was absolute silence, constant temperature, and intelligent regulation.
Floating service units glided by without a sound, meals were delivered with precision, and the flight was so smooth it made one forget they were even moving.
Everything was a highly automated and lifeless experience, somewhat disconnected from the society of Beastmasters.
Or perhaps, this was simply a highly advanced aspect of Beastmaster society that he just hadn't encountered before.
