After disembarking from the passenger ship, Qi Xuansu immediately felt a noticeable difference in people’s attitudes.0

That was because he was now disguised as a respectable Western gentleman. Everyone, including foul-mouthed sailors, treated him with courtesy and deference. It almost seemed as though this were a rather pleasant world.0

But once he turned his gaze to the other side of this world, it was clear that things were not so. The laborers and slaves there endured heavy toil, overseen by foremen. When dealing with them, the same people showed none of the respect or humility they displayed toward gentlemen, but brutality and violence. Among them were quite a few Eastern faces.0

Although the Daoist Order had strictly prohibited the slave trade, some people were still unfortunately trafficked to the New Continent. Others had committed serious crimes and could no longer survive in the Central Plains. They dared not flee to Nanyang due to the strong Daoist presence, so they could only cross the vast ocean to the New Continent in search of a way to live. It was essentially...0