This was Gardon's first time in the Federation.
He had heard about it before—the wealth, splendor, and freedom! He had once fantasized about everything here, but when he truly stood here today, he realized how impoverished his imagination had been! The scenes he had imagined were not even one ten-thousandth of the Federation!
After leaving Lin Qi's villa, he relaxed considerably. As long as the Federal President did not change the policies currently being implemented in Nagaril, the power, status, and even lives of people like them would not be threatened!
That was excellent. His troubled heart finally settled.
Led by Neil, the group of farmers from Nagaril began observing this great city.
The more places they visited and the more carefully they observed, the more they felt Nagaril's barrenness and poverty.
In truth, every one of them was wealthy. As members of the ruling class, making money was too easy. They also had ties to the United Development Company that ordinary people knew nothing about. For example, they were minor shareholders in the United Development Company.
Every quarter, they received a substantial dividend from the United Development Company. The money the company gave them was more than enough to let them squander away the rest of their lives.
This was neither treason nor betrayal and selling out. It was simply a natural decision to follow their hearts.
Resisting meant being killed and replaced with someone cooperative. So why not cooperate with the Federation voluntarily? At least they could still protect the interests of the locals to some extent.
As for this money, they accepted it without hesitation.
Back in Nagaril, there were perhaps only a few ways to spend money, mostly on food and drink.
They used expensive ingredients from foreign countries to prepare exquisite dishes and drank mellow