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At the northernmost tip of the Xiazhou Federation's territory, in the Siberian Autonomous Region, north of Lake Baikal City.
Due to the impacts of global climate change, even in summer, the Lake Baikal Shore remains covered in snow, and a thin layer of ice blankets the entire surface of the lake, resembling a giant and clear glass mirror. The silver moonlight casts upon the mirror surface, rendering the entire scene dreamlike.
The time is approaching dusk, the sun has fully set below the horizon, painting half the sky with a hue of golden twilight while the other half resembles the texture of a sapphire.
"It's a pity it's summer now. If the leaders were visiting in winter, they would witness the beautiful aurora borealis." said the fisherman clad in professional mountaineering gear to a few similarly dressed middle-aged men following behind him.
