Chapter 84 Registration
Registering the identities of two girls who were not sure whether they could be considered "human beings" was a very new thing for Sheng, but when he sat down in front of Hu Li's form, he realized that this kind of thing was only new to him - it was probably not strange at all in the eyes of the Secret Service.
Because the first line of the form is like this: If the person filling in the form is a long-lived species (average life span of 1K or more), fill in the percentage in the age column and fill in the average life span of the race after the blank; if the person filling in the form does not have the concept of gender, fill in the gender column black; if the person filling in the form cannot use a pen-like tool to write, or uses special secretions such as pheromones as the main identification feature, the staff will assist in sampling or filling in the form. Other special circumstances can be explained in the attached form and reviewed and signed by the staff.
This was followed by a series of disclaimers, the main content of which could be summarized in one sentence: The Secret Service knows that this place is full of weird things, and we have tried our best to take into account everyone's strange life forms and racial taboos. If you still feel offended, go to the Board of Directors.
Yu Sheng sat at the table and stared at the long list of disclaimers and instructions for filling out for a long time. He turned to the second page and saw the place to officially register his name, gender, age and address...
He raised his head and glanced at Ren Wenwen who was sitting next to him: "... ordinary people in Jiecheng must not use this form to register their ID cards, right?"
"Of course," the young Secret Service clerk nodded immediately. "The form for ordinary people is much simpler. This one is specially prepared for those 'guests' who need to live in the border area for a long time but are not human. The IDs prepared for the two young ladies are also special versions. They look similar to ordinary IDs, but they contain some information that can only be read by specific equipment in specific departments. If they encounter any trouble in the future, this can be regarded as a channel for seeking help and preferential treatment for 'special residents'."
"Do you often register this kind of 'business'?" Yu Sheng was a little curious.
"It's definitely much less than the number of files registered for ordinary residents, but there are thousands to ten thousand new files every year," Ren Wenwen did not hide anything, "In this border area, there are always 'travellers' from all over the world who apply to stay for various reasons."
Yu Sheng listened very carefully, and gradually felt inexplicably... touched.
The form in front of him with many strange contents suddenly gave him a real sense of this bizarre borderland and the world beyond his daily life.
At the side, Irene had already grabbed the ballpoint pen that seemed particularly thick to her, and was leaning over the form, filling it out with great effort - this was a very difficult task for her, especially since the pen was almost as long as her arm, and an A4 paper form was nearly half her height. But this time she had no intention of asking for help, but instead wrote very seriously and diligently, looking even very interested.
Yu Sheng also lowered his head and filled in the name "Hu Li" very carefully on the form in front of him.
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"Benefactor?" The fox girl also noticed Yu Sheng's movements and spoke curiously.
"...How old are you this year?" Yu Sheng looked at the fox girl in front of him with a strange expression, but he felt something was wrong as soon as he finished speaking, "Uh... No, I have to ask what the average life expectancy of your race is... Still wrong, does the 'one year' in your age translate to a 'year' in the border area?"
The fox tilted its head, and its big silver-white furry ears trembled in the air, as if it didn't react.
After two or three seconds, she spoke hesitantly: "About, more than two hundred years old? We become adults at the age of one hundred and eighty, but I don't know how long I can live. Mom and Dad said that when you don't want to live anymore, you will 'return to the Tao', but they said that is not death, it means becoming a member of the heavenly beings..."
Yu Sheng: “…”
He looked at the clerk beside him for help.
Ren Wenwen raised her hand and pointed to the age column: "Just fill in 'very long-lived'."
Yu Sheng: “…Is this also possible?!”
"If you think this is not formal enough, you can just fill in 'I don't know'," Ren Wenwen said seriously. "Every year, many people fill in this way, because some races are particularly long-lived and have no clear concept of life expectancy. Other races will quickly cycle through life and death in a few years. Their age is not marked by 'years and months', but by 'generations'. They themselves can't figure it out."
Yu Sheng opened his mouth and looked at the next column: "...I don't know where my place of origin is, how do I fill it in?"
Ren Wenwen still looked serious: "Then write 'outside the area'. Those who are outside the border area and whose origins are unknown can be filed together."
Yu Sheng's expression was a little dull: "...What about the race?"
Ren Wenwen pointed and said, "Tick the box next to 'Appendix', then turn to the last page. There is an appendix. Take a look and see if you think it is suitable."
Yu Sheng turned to the last page of the stack of forms, and a densely packed pile of options waiting to be checked popped into his sight.
The first thing he saw was a "Remark" in the last column of the form: If your race has variable characteristics, please select "Mimicry"; if your race is not in any of the optional columns, please fill in "To be added" and we will open a separate department for you as soon as possible.
Yu Sheng's expression was filled with a hint of amazement. When he looked up at Ren Wenwen, his eyes were filled with admiration: "Your work should be quite... complicated, right?"
"Fortunately, I'm actually in the logistics department. The Special Archives Department is directly responsible for managing these things. They are indeed very busy. Regardless of male or female colleagues, they don't have much hair," Ren Wenwen said, raising her hand and pointing to an item in the checkbox area, "Choose this one, 'Beast Spirit or Humanoid Changeling'."
Yu Sheng glanced at it and frowned slightly: "Why not choose 'Fairy Spirits and Strange People'? I think it fits the bill..."
"She has tribe privileges, and can ride the subway at half price," Ren Wenwen said casually, "and her tail looks more like a 'beast spirit'. But it doesn't matter. If you think it's inappropriate, you can fill in something else. Just choose the 'human form' category. Usually no one will delve into it."
The more Yu Sheng wrote, the more amazed he became. He secretly stretched his neck to glance at Irene and saw that the little doll was carefully ticking the option of "Advanced Doll or Alchemical Doll" and had also written a special note "From Alice's Cabin" in the remarks.
After a long time, the form was finally filled out.
To be honest, this is not even easier than doing homework for Little Red Riding Hood - there are too many messy and weird contents on the form. If Yu Sheng hadn't seen it with his own eyes and heard Ren Wenwen's explanation, he couldn't even imagine that those words could be used in "identity registration". No wonder he needed the assistance of the Secret Service staff on the spot when writing this. If no one helped, the two items of "thinking type" and "neuroevolution classification" alone would be enough for Yu Sheng to tinker with for a whole day...
On the other hand, the two forms had a lot of content that was incredibly loose, and there were many items that were impossible to fill in. Yu Sheng simply followed Ren Wenwen's instructions and filled in words like "I don't know," "random," and "arbitrary." By the end, he even began to doubt the professionalism of the Secret Service...
"You don't have to worry. This form is designed to maximize adaptability. Generally speaking, when an 'outsider' registers his identity at the border, as long as he can fill in one-fourth of the form, it is enough to accurately describe his origin, purpose, and personal characteristics," Ren Wenwen patiently answered Yu Sheng's doubts. "We can't expect a registration form to have sufficient constraints on outsiders. The border has been able to operate smoothly until now because of an extremely large and effective management system."
As she spoke, she took out a small device and placed it on the table: "Next, we will collect biometric information. Since both of you are humanoid, how about collecting fingerprints?"
Irene raised her finger: "I don't have any fingerprints."
Ren Wenwen was stunned: "... What about blood... The puppet doesn't have blood... What about collecting hair? Uh, the puppet seems to be very resistant to this, what about scraping some body debris? The arm will do."
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Irene sighed: "If you scrape it off, it will become lotus root powder."
Ren Wenwen: “……?”
"It's a long story," Yu Sheng covered his forehead, "Her current body is temporary, so why don't you stop collecting it? You won't be able to collect anything useful anyway... Those are all materials bought from the supermarket."
"That's fine. The director has said that we can be more lenient," Ren Wenwen said with a subtle expression. She picked up the two forms and glanced at them roughly. She sighed and looked at Irene. "Ms. Irene, you can't fill in 'good-looking' in the column of 'regular form or appearance characteristics'. You should fill in 'human form'... Never mind. I'll rewrite this page for you. You'll need to sign to confirm. Also, you two should get ready. I'll take a picture of you later. Miss Hu Li, can you hide your ears?"
Hu Li then took off his ears and threw them into his tail.
Ren Wenwen: “…Ah?!”
The next second, the young clerk suddenly realized what she had just seen was outrageous, and turned to look at Yu Sheng: "Mr. Yu, she she she she just did..."
"Calm down," Yu Sheng had expected this to happen, and now he tried to counsel the other person, "You work at the Secret Service now, so you should be more open-minded."
Ren Wenwen: “…”
After trying to remain calm for a long time, the clerk finally controlled her expression. She then took out a stack of forms and handed them to Yu Sheng.
"Um, this is the registration document you requested. You can fill this out before the two ladies' IDs take effect."
Yu Sheng suddenly had an idea and immediately took the printed papers.
"General Registration Form for Independently Operated Organizations/Groups/Offices in Border Areas"
A smile appeared on Yu Sheng's face.
It's finally its turn.
(End of this chapter)
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