"Dong—!"
The noontime bell chime shattered the silence of Thunder City.
The scorching sunlight pierced through the intertwined steel scaffolding, casting mottled, eerie shadows upon the halted four-faced clock.
Behind those stalled hands, massive brass gears slowly meshed together, each tooth fitting seamlessly, emitting a dull yet rhythmic metallic friction sound.
This is the highest point of Thunder City, and simultaneously the future "heart" of this city.
The citizens of Thunder City have never constructed a building of such magnitude; this is a first in history, with the spire of this magnificent structure even surpassing the dome of Saint Clement Cathedral!
Though the four-faced clock is not yet operational, a small clock inside the tower has been put into trial operation, its transmission mechanism connected to a pendulum, providing free punctual time service to the citizens of Thunder City.
