The magitek vehicle manufactured by the Erem Elves carried the group toward the center of the floating island known as the "Isle of the Rising Sun." The hovercar flew lightly through the air, several hundred meters above the ground. This sort of vehicle should have been an advanced product of Erem, but aside from its higher technological level than Earth's, its interior and exterior were even worse than those of a private car on Earth. Almost every part inside and outside the vehicle had been cast from the same grayish-white artificial material. Its colors and texture were monotonous, and it had no decorative patterns, soft seats, or special materials wrapped around the handrails, window frames, or other such places.
It looked like a cheap industrial product molded in a single pour of plastic. Despite its high-tech appearance and performance, anyone who had experienced it firsthand could tell at a glance that it had been built according to the standard of "good enough."
Erem Elves were generally taller and leaner than humans, but the overall difference was not that great—at least they were closer to normal people than Izax. Thus, the vehicle's interior was reasonably comfortable for Hao Ren and the others. Izax was a little cramped after sitting down, but he could endure it. A series of narrow windows lined both sides of the vehicle, extending down beneath the seats. Through them, they could see the cityscape rushing past below.
At first glance, the buildings could be considered beautiful. They had slender, curved lines and clean, elegant structures. Most of the houses seemed to imitate the shapes of tree trunks and flower buds. Erem architecture consisted mainly of various towers and elliptical buildings with smooth lines, making their cities resemble the City of a Thousand Towers—though that was merely what