Perhaps because he had truly been doing this for so long, even in such a densely packed crowd, the driver was still able to pull Zhou You steadily forward. He even managed to detour around places that were clearly impossible to pass through by using all sorts of bizarre methods.
At last, the carriage stopped before a steel city wall.
This wall was much lower than the outer city's walls, yet it still resembled an insurmountable chasm, dividing the entire world into two halves.
The filthy world outside was one half, and the inside was the other.
There were not many soldiers stationed at the entrance. When they saw someone approaching, they frowned and stepped forward to stop them.
"Beyond this point is the core district. Do you have entry authorization, or has someone applied for a clearance certificate on your behalf?"
Compared to outside, their tone here was much more polite.
When he turned around again, the driver had already fled in a flash, clearly unwilling to get involved in this matter. Zhou You merely smiled and shook his head before handing over his pass.
The soldier froze. He looked incredulously at Zhou You's tattered clothes, then at the card. He hurriedly made a phone call, and only after receiving confirmation did he respectfully lower his head.
"My apologies for delaying you, sir. You may enter at any time... Oh, would you like someone to accompany you? Though the core district is not as chaotic as the outer city, public security cannot exactly be called good either. Given your status..."
Zhou You waved his hand and strolled through the gate.
The soldiers were left staring at one another. After a while, one of them said, "A first-class citizen, dressed like that... What exactly is he thinking?"
The other shrugged.