Chapter 232 Xuan Palace
Lao Qi sighed for a while, then fixed his eyes on something and said, "It's already 3:42. It's getting late. We have to hurry."
He turned around and said, "Brother Chen, where is your student card and the admission notice from the main hospital? Take them out."
Chen Chuan reached into his jacket pocket and took out his student card and notice.
Old Qi pointed to a nearby pillar and said, "That place is a field interaction node, also called a 'boundary point.' Wear your Yin-Yang instrument, go there, show your ID, and the 'Mother' will confirm your identity."
"Mother?" Chen Chuan asked.
Lao Qi explained, "That's the manager of the largest biological field in Central City. It's not a human, but a biological consciousness that assists in the management of public services. Let's not worry about that for now. Brother Chen, if you want to know more, you can take some time to read it after confirming its identity. This is not secret information."
Chen Chuan walked over and stood on one of the piers, then put on the bone mask again. The two insects also crawled down and entered the ear canal again.
Only then did he realize that this thing was not the stone he had imagined, but more like wood, and what his feet touched was not a smooth surface, but a platform formed by many tiny, densely packed tentacle-like objects, which was slightly tough.
At this time, he raised his hand and patted the mask twice.
In an instant, those noisy sounds entered his ears again, but this time he did not look towards the central city, but looked at the pier under his feet. The outer edge of this thing seemed to be floating with a layer of rapidly flashing light, and standing here, he also had a tingling feeling as if he was slightly electrocuted.
Lao Qi reminded him, "Concentrate, you must concentrate, feel the 'boundary point', and make the Yin-Yang instrument you wear fit in with you. This old thing is so troublesome..."
Chen Chuan's attention immediately shifted to the ground below. As a fighter, he could easily control his attention. Soon, the chaotic sounds around him gradually faded away, and the rapidly flashing light in front of him gradually became steady, and a beam of light formed around him.
He looked around and saw beams of light floating on all the pillars on both sides of the road. They rushed into the sky, like real pillars, supporting some unknown objects.
At this moment, he heard a gentle and kind female voice: "Welcome to the Jibei Road Central City 'Posha' public service platform. Hello, visitor, do you need to confirm your identity?"
Chen Chuan said: "Yes."
"Please wait..."
After a while, the female voice sounded again: "Name: Chen Chuan; Status: Student at Wuyi University; Age: Seventeen; Current Status: Not yet enrolled."
"According to the joint management agreement between the Central City government and various companies, this student is permitted to obtain temporary citizenship status for a limited period of fifteen days."
"Citizen Chen Chuan, please report to the college as soon as possible to update your status and obtain long-term residency."
"It has been detected that you have a storage account in Wansheng Consortium. According to the agreement between the platform and Wansheng Consortium, you can authorize the unlocking of the platform's barrier-free trading rights. Do you need to unlock it?"
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and tried to ask, "What are the risks and permissions of platform transactions?"
The voice said, "I'm sorry, you're currently using a temporary citizenship status and are not eligible for this inquiry. You can inquire about this service after you update your status."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Thank you, I don't need it for now."
"Okay, is there anything else you need?"
Chen Chuan looked at Lao Qi and said, "Mr. Qi, I have confirmed my identity. What else do I need to do next?"
Lao Qi said, "That's fine. The mother shrimp has confirmed your biofield." Seeing Chen Chuan was about to come down, he said, "Wait a minute, let's establish a connection first..." As he spoke, he put his fingers on his neck and looked at Chen Chuan.
Chen Chuan heard the voice again: "Citizen Qi Gao is trying to contact you through this platform. Do you allow this?"
"allow."
"Contact passed..."
The next moment, Lao Qi's voice rang in his ears:
"Well, as long as we're within the city limits, we can communicate with each other, but you're using an older model that only transmits voice messages and no other features. There are also a lot of annoying ads all day long, and you need to find a 'demarcation point' when you need public services.
But that’s all the school-issued instruments are. Advanced Yin-Yang instruments don’t have this problem. If you have money, you can get a new one yourself.
But the best thing is the implant. It can make the field connection tighter and the reaction speed much faster. You will know it after trying it. How should I put it? It's like your myopia that has lasted for decades has suddenly healed. Yes, that's the feeling. Hey, Brother Chen, you can come down from up there now."
Chen Chuan walked down from above and looked at the central city in the distance again. The chaotic scenes had disappeared. The light and shadow were bounded around each building in a regular manner. Everything seemed in order, but compared to the previous monotonous appearance, it was still gorgeous and colorful.
It's like a painting with a black and white background, which is dyed with brilliant colors, becoming bright and rich, but also covering up the dark side.
At this moment, the city no longer seems to be a silhouette on the horizon, but the intersection of dreams and reality, the center between heaven and earth.
He finally understood why this place was called Central City.
Lao Qi said to him, "It's amazing, isn't it? That's why few people who come to the central city are willing to leave. They just live here. Without the Yin-Yang instrument..."
He pointed to the implant behind his ear. "You can't see or touch those things, and you can't enjoy convenient services. Even buying and selling things is difficult. Transportation routes are limited to a few fixed ones, and there's no way to conduct convenient account transactions. People even refuse to communicate with you. Well, it's like being in two different worlds."
Chen Chuan said, "Is there anyone in the city who doesn't use this?"
"Yes, there's a group in the city that rejects all of this and refuses to enter the real world. We usually call them the Skeleton Clan. There's a gang in the city called the Skeleton Gang. They never use this stuff. There are also some crazy people who keep saying that the Yin-Yang instrument is a conspiracy from above, to control everyone, and they want us to refuse to wear it."
Lao Qi looked at Chen Chuan at this time. Even with the mask on, Chen Chuan could clearly see a flash of orange light in one of his eyes.
"Well, what you have now is just a temporary ID, which is only valid for fifteen days. You need to go to the college to get a main campus student card and update your identity. Only then will you be considered a formal citizen."
He turned and walked towards the car. "Let's go. We've been delayed for over twenty minutes. It's already past four o'clock. We'd better get into the city before dark."
Chen Chuan followed him, but after thinking for a moment, he let the second me withstand the external invasion and took a look at the central city. In an instant, the light disappeared, but as the barrier was released, it quickly recovered.
He returned to the car, lost in thought.
After Lao Qi got into the driver's seat, he reminded him, "Brother Chen, I advise you to always carry the Yin-Yang Instrument with you. With it, you can move freely in the central city and access various information and services. Otherwise, you will be unable to move."
After thinking for a moment, he reminded her, "But if you go back and get your implant replaced, remember not to contact strangers casually..."
Amid his nagging reminders, the off-road vehicle drove forward for another ten minutes. Suddenly, a sharp buzzing sound was heard. Lao Qi's face changed. Chen Chuan did not take off his bone mask. A blood-red cross-spot of light appeared on the road in front of him.
"Damn it! The road is closed for inspection." Lao Qi cursed and slapped the steering wheel. "Which lunatic is causing trouble in the city again?"
He turned to Chen Chuan and said, "This inspection may take several hours, perhaps until evening. I think we should take a detour. Brother Chen, what do you think?"
Chen Chuan said, "Mr. Qi, didn't you say there would be trouble?"
"It's better than waiting here like an idiot. Who knows when they'll lift the lockdown? If it takes a day or two, are we going to stay out like this? We have to think of a way."
Chen Chuan said: "Mr. Qi, you are more familiar with this place than I am. You can make the judgment."
"good!"
Lao Qi was also decisive. He turned the steering wheel several times, and the SUV turned around and rushed down the avenue, then drove south. But after getting away from the road, he began to look around vigilantly, no longer as relaxed as at the beginning.
After driving for about a quarter of an hour, a sharp sound suddenly rang in their ears, and at the same time, a cold voice came out, "Vehicles ahead, you are required to stop and inspect. I repeat, you are required to stop and inspect."
"Fuck, we encountered a border patrol car." Lao Qi cursed.
Chen Chuan looked back and saw two armed patrol cars with light machine guns on their roofs approaching from both sides.
Lao Qi had to stop the car because he knew that if he didn't stop after shouting for the third time, the border patrol would shoot at them without hesitation.
He said helplessly: "Get out of the car, you have to accept the inspection." As he said that, he pushed open the car door and walked out.
Chen Chuan also got out of the car.
The two vehicles stopped about 20 meters behind them, and three patrol soldiers wearing helmets and goggles and thick combat uniforms got out, each holding a submachine gun in their hands.
And in the patrol car, someone was operating a rifle and aiming at them.
One of the patrolmen looked at Chen Chuan, a light flashing in his goggles. "Temporary citizen Chen Chuan, Wu Yi student, no implants."
He then turned to Old Qi, "Citizen Qi Gao, client, affiliated with Tongxing Entrustment Company, implants: Camel-style third-generation boundary certificate, endocrine co-regulator, neural external port, multi-sensory contacts..."
Another patrol officer pointed his gun at them and said, "We suspect you are involved in a case of vandalism of company and public property. Please come back with us to assist in the investigation."
Lao Qi cursed, "We just returned to the central city from outside. How could we destroy the city's property? Are you crazy?"
The patrolman didn't react to his tone, but instead said, "Given the time and location, you are suspicious. Please cooperate."
Lao Qi's face was not looking good. He knew the character of these border patrol officers. If they really caught the real culprit, it would be fine. As citizens, they would be released soon. If they couldn't catch the real culprit, they would be used as scapegoats, and then they would have to spend a lot of money to hire a lawyer to fight the lawsuit.
Chen Chuan then said, "I don't want to go back with you to investigate."
The patrolmen in front of him raised their guns vigilantly and pointed them at him, and the ones behind him also moved their guns towards him.
Chen Chuan held a card in front of him at this time, and as he made this move, he, who was originally seven or eight meters away, suddenly appeared within two meters of these people.
A flash of light appeared on the patrol soldier's goggles. "Dashun National Unlimited Defense Certificate, Certificate B... Target Strength Assessment: Third Limit..."
Several patrolling soldiers looked at each other, then put down their guns, retreated to their cars without saying a word, and drove away, leaving only a large cloud of smoke and dust on the open ground.
Chen Chuan watched them leave calmly, put away the unlimited defense certificate, and walked back.
Lao Qi watched him walk back, swallowed his saliva, and said, "I say... Brother Chen, what did you show them just now?" Just a moment ago, Chen Chuan suddenly appeared in front of him, and he didn't even react.
"It's just an unlimited defense certificate." Chen Chuan said casually.
"Unlimited Defense Certificate?"
Lao Qi glanced at him. He knew this certificate. Many students in Wuyi General Hospital had it. But what was more important was the inhuman speed that Chen Chuan had just displayed.
This speed, coupled with the unlimited defense certificate, clearly tells the patrol officers not to do anything out of line, otherwise there is no guarantee of how things will develop.
He was just a client and didn't know much about Wuyi Academy. Before, he found it difficult to connect Chen Chuan with the fighters of Wuyi Academy, but now he felt that they might be the same kind of people.
When they got back in the car, there was a hint of awe in his eyes when he looked at Chen Chuan, and he spoke more carefully, no longer as casually as before.
The vehicle did not encounter any obstacles this time. It encountered two armed patrol cars on the way, but neither of them showed any intention of stopping for inspection.
"There are so many patrol cars, something must have happened..." Lao Qi muttered, and the off-road vehicle passed between two opposing buildings and climbed onto an overpass.
At this time, as the golden crow set in the west, the sky had become completely dark.
As he entered the city, colorful lights flashed inside and outside his bone mask. The light and shadows on the road and protective walls fell on the car body like silk ribbons, colliding with it, splashing light and shadows of water, and then falling to the ground where the wheels passed, and quickly merging into the fast-flowing neon lights.
On both sides of the viaduct are tall and low buildings rising from the ground. Some are so close that they seem to be within reach, and when passing by, they seem to be oppressed and fall down; while others are at the far end of the sight, and along with the star-like lights on the ground, they stretch to the end of the distant horizon.
The contrast between near and far in space makes people feel a sense of vastness and alienation in their hearts.
An hour later, the vehicle came down from the viaduct and when it turned a corner, Lao Qi gestured and said, "Look, that's Wuyi General Hospital."
Chen Chuan looked over and saw a skyscraper appearing in front of him, with a full moon appearing above it. The building was divided into eight corners. At its height, one could see flying eaves and corners, rainbow bridges and corridors. Amidst the streamers of light and shadow and the surrounding auspicious clouds, there were bright yellow hanging lights floating outside the building, slowly rising upwards.
Lao Qi glanced at him and said, "It's beautiful, isn't it? You Wuyi people, oh, that's also the official name, call it... Xuan Palace."
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(End of this chapter)
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