*Third Person POV 

"Evan!" Marie shouted as she ran after Evan. But Evan was too occupied in his thoughts to hear her. 

"Where can I get it?" Evan mumbled. He blinked for a moment 

20:10:46: Entity Fleet Admiral Evan Siegfried removed from this simulation 

While Marie chased Evan, he looked down and kept walking, seemingly ignoring her for a few minutes 

20:15:46: Entity Fleet Admiral Evan Siegfried added into this simulation  

"I know where I can get it! Jabil, Mash, Admiral Kenneth, I'll take it for the team." Evan exclaimed and looked up before hearing someone shouting his name. He stopped and looked back to see Marie running towards him. 

"Are you ready for your match?" Marie asked while panting. 

"I'm ready." Evan nodded his head 

"I'll be cheering you on Fleet Admiral Evan." The tank Commander giggled.

"Thanks Marie" The Naval Commander chuckled before both of them walked away together.

On to the actual chapter 

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*Evan/My POV 

The Gate gave way to a new path, but in a way nobody had expected. The wall of ice became thin and translucent, as if turning into a gossamer membrane that could disappear at any time. And on the other side of the veil, a radiant city comprised entirely of light rose from the formerly empty Mirror Sea. My jaw dropped once more at the indescribable majesty shimmering before my eyes. 

"Incredible... A truly unexpected development..." Kirov commented. 

"Woooow... It's so pretty..." Gromky became excited. 

"Holy... this makes the towering icebergs we saw before seem insignificant in comparison... It's like a fairytale castle straight out of the storybooks..." Murmansk remarked. 

"Those streams of water above us actually turned out to be suspended tracks leading to the city... The Sirens truly hid a magnificent work of art here. I can't imagine their ugly sense of aesthetics giving birth to something this beautiful." Tallinn revealed. 

"No wonder the Sirens mysteriously disappeared." I thought. 

"The buildings here... they don't look like Siren architecture... Rather, there's something... human-like about them..." I pointed out. 

"Not even the most advanced countries can pull off an engineering marvel like this... not to mention, this entire city seems to be composed entirely of light. But you have a point... this doesn't feel like something the Sirens would do... Now this is an unexpected development. Instead of getting some secret backroom or lab, an entire city of light materializes out of nowhere, and we don't have any clues as to who built it. Comrade, now that you've seen this, will you continue this expedition with us?" Belorussiya asked. 

"Of course. I'm also searching for my own answers here." I replied. 

"Then, let us pass through the Gate and discover what awaits us in this city of light!" Belorussiya exclaimed.