A four-wheeled enclosed carriage with tightly shut doors slowly traveled down the street, which was covered in a thin layer of ice.
The vendors and pedestrians on both sides of the street quickly scattered aside, making way for the carriage.
"Mr. Hain, look," Castor said with a smile, pointing at the scene beyond the carriage window. "Rock City State has always been a warm and hospitable city. We have many goods unique to the north. If you're interested, you can take a good look around our city. Perhaps you'll find something you want?"
"I certainly should take a look," He Ao said with a smile as he sat opposite Castor.
Only he and Castor were in this carriage. Castor had arranged two carriages, and Kaila was sitting in the one behind them.
As they spoke, he raised his head and swept his gaze across the view outside.
Perhaps to block the wind and retain warmth, the buildings outside all seemed very low. The only slightly taller ones were Small Buildings stacked into two stories.
Most of these houses were wooden structures with low, sloping roofs.
There were also some shanties built from simple wooden planks. These were far less secure than the wooden houses, and thick snow covered their roofs.
Some shanties had already been crushed by the snow. A few thinly dressed people stood beside the collapsed structures, one hand bracing against a plank as they turned toward the street.
They watched the passing carriage nervously and reverently.
Besides the wooden houses and shanties, there were also stone buildings in the city.
These buildings were constructed from broad, thick blocks of stone, far sturdier than the wooden houses. They had only a narrow vertical opening wide enough for one person as a door, and a small opening as a