Dressed in an Intis-style suit, Sno stepped out of the carriage with his personal manservant and cat, setting foot on the soil of Trier. Helene, once again disguised as Iliyan, walked at his side and introduced Trier's distinctive features.
"So this is Trier. It feels quite a lot like Backlund..." Sno watched the pedestrians coming and going outside the station, his brows knitting slightly as he gave his assessment.
"More accurately, Backlund resembles Trier. In fact, most developed cities in this world carry traces of Trier." Iliyan defended his hometown indignantly. Sno pointed at a streetwalker by the roadside and said:
"In every respect?"
"Yes, in every respect." Iliyan did not avoid the subject and nodded.
"Trier is divided by the Serenzo River. South of it lies the parish of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun, Trier's commercial, political, and economic center. North of it is the parish of the Church of Steam and Machinery, Trier's industrial and entertainment center."
"And that can be further subdivided. For instance, the western part of the Steam parish is the industrial district, while the eastern part is the entertainment district. Most of the Eternal Blazing Sun parish belongs to the commercial district. As for Parliament, the chambers, and the military headquarters, they are on the southern bank of the Serenzo River. Nominally, they fall within the Eternal Blazing Sun parish, but in practice, they are much like Backlund's Empress Borough, which nominally belongs to the Storm Church's jurisdiction—they are usually handled by the military."
"What about residential areas? Trier has divisions between residential districts too, doesn't it?" Sno held a tourist map of Trier in his hand, committing Iliyan's explanations to memory as he compared them with the map.
"Of course. In Trier, the poor—that is, the working class—mostly live around the