The closer to the center of the Third Rome, the less busy the interior of the capital ship became.
The artworks became grander and more imposing, but the amount of Dostoevsky crew members that moved around steadily dropped.
That was not all. The noise levels gradually appeared to dim as they moved closer.
This was not a result of the Messenger of Silence's impressively strong Saint Kingdom.
As powerful as he may be once he interfaced with his famous ace mech, it was impossible for him to radiate his willpower too far from his body outside of the cockpit.
The only way this could change was if he had stepped on the road to no return and completed at least some of the unions between man and machine.
All of this meant that the gradual reduction in ambient and background noise was a deliberate effect produced by the operators of this large fleet carrier.