On the road, Luo En and two others, concealed their identities using Divinity memory, hurried toward Sparta like a bolt of lightning.
Along the way, the thriving towns and bustling trade scenes astonished Castor and Polux.
First, to isolate hedonism and maintain a spirit of martial prowess, urbanization in Sparta was not extensive; many places retained the appearance of primitive villages.
Secondly, to prevent internal wealth disparity, pureblood Spartans, apart from military activities, were forbidden to engage in other livelihoods and did not use gold or silver as currency. Instead, they used inexpensive copper coins, hence commerce was not well-developed.
Yet, everything they saw contradicted the Sparta they remembered. Had they not been sure they were on the right path, they would have thought they had arrived in Athens.