"What eldest sister said is indeed an objective fact."
Feng Xian, who had suffered through hardship as well, deeply agreed with Rui Wen:
"It is not only the Heaven Dou Empire that is declining. The Star Luo Empire is declining as well."
"In the major cities of the Star Luo Empire, slums can be found everywhere too. Even Star Luo Imperial City has not escaped them. In fact, the largest slum in the Star Luo Empire lies within Star Luo City."
"Although the Star Luo Empire appears powerful now, its brutal competitive environment has caused severe internal strife. The common people there live even worse lives than those in the Heaven Dou Empire."
After hearing Feng Xian's words, the girls could not help but fall silent and sigh. Zhu Zhuqing also seemed lost in thought.
As one of the candidates to become the next head of the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Duke Mansion, Zhu Zhuqing understood the Star Luo Empire far better than Feng Xian did.
Although she often shut herself away to cultivate in order to compete with her elder sister, Zhu Zhuyun, for a chance to survive, she had ultimately been raised as a candidate for the family head.
Zhu Zhuqing knew the Star Luo Empire's basic national conditions quite well. She simply had not cared much about them before.
Now that Feng Xian had mentioned the Star Luo Empire's current state, her emotions inevitably stirred.
However, she did not particularly like discussing matters that sounded so serious, so she did not voice any opinion regarding the Star Luo Empire.
After their initial surprise, the other innocent girls had nothing more to say. Only Rui Wen continued from where Feng Xian had left off:
"It is foreseeable, and hardly surprising, that Star Luo City has Slums