MTL - Iron Powder and Spellcasters - ~ Geography (Union)

... the turbulent ocean currents and sailed into these waters for the first time, what appeared before them was a scene tantamount to a miracle:

  The islands like pearl necklaces block the waves of the outer sea, and the surface of the inner sea is calm like lake water, reflecting the luster of emeralds in the sun;

  The insurmountable and endless coastal mountains disappeared suddenly, as if they were leveled in an instant by some unimaginable force, leaving a gate to the inland and ...