"The gap between rich and poor here is pretty obvious."
Lin Yuan looked at the scene before him with considerable amusement.
He had not expected to find the same old story of wine and meat rotting behind wealthy gates while people froze to death on the streets, even in these supernatural waters.
Moreover, along the way, Lin Yuan had discovered that this place still operated under the feudal system of ancient China.
It had not even reached capitalism.
Let alone industrialization or the liberation of productive forces.
If this was not what Steward Liu intended, then East Pole Island's development and construction could only be called rather unsuccessful.
"This isn't what we want. It's just..." Chi Yu had just begun to explain when the soldiers guarding the inner city ahead suddenly reached out and stopped her and Lin Yuan.
"Sorry, please show your entry permit."
Chi Yu frowned and took a token from her pocket, then moved to continue on with Lin Yuan.
Unexpectedly, a man beside them who looked like an officer reached out and stopped them again.
"That gentleman must submit to a body search. That... coffin he's carrying? Uh, that needs to be searched as well."
He was pointing at Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan looked at Chi Yu, who frowned.
"He's a guest I brought, and an honored guest of the Island Lord's Residence."
"Sorry, all outsiders entering the inner city must be searched."
"Members of the Island Lord's Residence are exempt from searches."
"Correct, but as you said, he isn't a member of the Island Lord's Residence. He's your guest."
Seeing that the officer remained unmoved, Lin Yuan glanced at Chi Yu.
"Doesn't he know you?"
"He does, but he belongs to the Four Great Families. He's deliberately making things difficult for us," Chi Yu said