In the story, the main group returned to Boulder Town, preparing to take the first passenger cable car back to the surface alongside the residents of the Lower District.
[Natasha: For Oleg, me, and the other adults, the end of the blockade means reclaiming the way of life we remember... But for the children born and raised during the years of isolation—it is a brand-new beginning for their lives.]
[Trailblazer: The air is filled with the scent of freedom...]
"That was beautifully said."
Bei Bei looked at the expectant NPCs on the screen. "They hadn't seen daylight for over a decade. To those children, the sky only existed in the stories told by adults. This cable car carries the hopes of the entire Lower District."
Tang Ya nodded in wholehearted agreement. "So, our trip can be considered a boundless good deed too."
As the passenger cable car rumbled to life, the people of the Lower District finally passed through the long tunnel and returned to the Administrative District.
The moment the cable car doors opened, the somewhat pale yet very real sunlight of the Upper District fell upon every Lower District resident's face.
[Hook: Sniff... Waaaah! Th-this is... such a huge, blue roof!]
[Natasha: That isn't a roof, Hook... It's the "sky."]
[Clara: So this... is the Upper District? The air smells... very different from down below.]
"Waaah, Hook is so adorable—and so heartbreaking too."
Sitting before the computer, Xiao Xiao watched Dark Hook on the screen, wearing her huge hat and covering her face with both hands as she cried out. Her big-sister instincts immediately overflowed.
After leaving the cable car station, the group ran straight into their former arch-enemy—the Silvermane Guards captain, Gepard.
This time, however, the usually stern-faced captain wore a gentle smile.
[Gepard: "Trailblazer," welcome back