Finally, after a deep humming sound as if all sounds were being gathered together, the massive body of the Cloud Whale ship stabilized and hovered about ten meters above the ground, perfectly docking with the gigantic metal gangway stretching out from the pier.
At the point of connection, there was a heavy metallic clamping sound and a hiss of pressure being released. Above the gangway, a soft light screen lit up, forming a stable boarding passage.
Behind several observation windows on the side of the ship, the vague silhouettes of crew members could be seen moving around.
The roaring of the engines gradually diminished to a deep standby hum, and the enormous wind pressure subsided.
On the pier, staff in uniform began to busy themselves, guiding passengers to queue orderly in preparation for boarding.
Duke adjusted his wizard robe, which had no wrinkles to begin with, and calmly merged into the stream of people waiting to board.
