He truly hated the city's elders now. They knew nothing but to endless inspect. What's the use of inspecting if you don't know anything about technology?
Even if he showed them the world's most powerful technology, they wouldn't be able to understand it. Moreover, they'd probably have to pretend to understand. To do that, they'd have to order people around blindly.
Su Yang would always remember the time when an education professional came to his university for an inspection and visited Su Yang's class. There, he saw a painting he felt was a little crooked so he commented on it.
The teacher accompanying her quickly asked Chu Xia to correct it.
Chu Xia fiddled with the painting, adjusting it until the person was satisfied and left after nodding his head.
Su Yang witnessed the whole process in the back of the classroom and felt like things were a little off. He asked her about it after they left class.