Soft sunlight poured down from the edge of the horizon, bathing every corner of the earth...
A gentle breeze drifted by, carrying the faint fragrance of wild grass. Across the green plains, verdant fields shimmered beneath the sunlight, fully displaying the world's most vibrant color. The scene brimmed with life, lifting the spirits of anyone who saw it.
In the middle of those boundless plains stood a railway line that seemed to connect the two ends of the world, stretching endlessly in both directions like a long dragon rolling over the grasslands.
A closer look would reveal that the seemingly endless railway was actually extending toward a sprawling, prosperous-looking city.
"Woo----"
At a certain moment, a sharp, prolonged train whistle rang out from one end of the railway, echoing through heaven and earth.
Amid the piercing, lingering whistle, a train came racing from the other end of the tracks, black smoke billowing into the sky. With a rumbling clatter of wheels, it headed toward the bustling city, bringing the distinctly modern cityscape into view through the windows. The plains on either side rushed backward, left behind by the speeding train.
Looking out through the windows toward the prosperous city, they could vaguely see rows of gray-white concrete buildings rising within it, while cars drove along the asphalt roads.
However, compared to the newest cars of the twenty-first century, these vehicles felt rather outdated.
That was right.
It was not just the cars. Although the entire city could indeed be described as prosperous, everything from its architecture onward gave off a somewhat backward impression. In many parts of the city, steam could even be seen rising into the air.
Steam-powered?
That already felt somewhat outdated.
Unfortunately, this "backward" era was a reflection of part of this world...
The train continued relentlessly