Mark has created a new technology that can transport people and objects through teleportation or new propulsion methods or something. The world in this story is 100 times larger than Earth. The technology to circumnavigate the globe is extremely expensive, and it is impossible to get halfway around the large planet in less than 3 months, so the passengers are left to pay operating costs for three months of transportation in advance. Only the extremely wealthy can travel long distances.
Traveling is different too. There are no magical scenes in this story, but there are several mysteries that will remain unsolved. It is up to the reader to decide if the mysterious events are caused by magic. There are stories about a faraway race that uses magic, and some people are capable of telekinesis on a small scale. Charles has a gift for observation. Some of the things he thinks about when using his gift, border on psychic powers because no one can explain how he knows the things he knows; including Charles. He was perhaps conceived of a man from the “faraway race”.