570. A Hopeless Future

After the heartfelt reunion of Felix and Isabella, everyone entered the New Holy Land's Pope's Palace. The city was almost complete by that point, and all of its major infrastructure had been constructed. What was left now were minor tasks for beautification and modernity, but Sylvester pushed all that to the back of his mind, at least until the end of the current crisis. 

As they entered the Pope's Palace, Sylvester saw the major wide streets being worked on by many dwarves and humans. It appeared that the tram's rail lines were being placed, and wooden electricity poles were also being erected to power the machine. It was a glimpse of the future that he saw with his own eyes. But sadly, the task at hand felt so monumental that the future felt utterly uncertain. 

"You crossed the Darkpit Sea?" Gabriel exclaimed after he met with Felix and heard about the adventures. "Is it really that scary?"