Chapter 232: Mysterious Palace

Old Qi sighed with emotion there for a while, then fixed his gaze on a certain spot for a moment, and said, "It's 3:42 already, time is running late, we need to hurry." He turned back and said, "Brother Chen, your student ID and the admission notice from Main Academy, take them out." Chen Chuan reached into his coat pocket and took out both the student ID and the notice. Old Qi pointed to a nearby pier, "That place is an energy field interaction node, also called a "Boundary Point'. Put on your Yin Yang Instrument, go there, and present your credentials there, so that "Yi Mu' can confirm your identity." "Yi Mu?" Chen Chuan asked. Old Qi explained, "That's the manager of the largest Biological Field in Central City. It's not a person, but a biological consciousness that assists in managing public affairs. Don't worry about that for now, Brother Chen. If you want to learn more, you can take some time to look into it after your identity is confirmed. It's not secret information." Chen Chuan walked over to one of the piers, put on his bone mask again, and the two insects crawled down and entered his ear canals again. Only then did he realize that this thing was not the stone material he had imagined, but something similar to wood, and what his feet were touching was not a smooth surface, but a platform formed by many tiny, densely packed tentacle-like objects, with a slight bit of flexibility. At this moment, he raised his hand and tapped the Mask twice. Instantly, those noisy sounds entered his ears again, but this time he didn't look towards Central City, but towards the pier under his feet. The outer edge of this thing was clearly floating with a layer of rapidly flashing light, and standing here, he also had a tingling, slightly electric feeling. Old Qi reminded him, "Concentrate, be sure to concentrate, feel the "Boundary Point', let the Yin Yang Instrument you're wearing match you. These old things are just so troublesome…" Chen Chuan's attention immediately went to his feet. As a Martial Artist, he could easily control his attention. Soon, those chaotic sounds gradually faded away, and the rapidly flashing light in front of him slowly stabilized and formed a pillar of light around him. He looked around, and saw that all the pillars along both sides of the road were floating with such a pillar of light. They rushed into the sky, like real pillars, supporting something unknown. At this moment, he heard a gentle and kind female voice, "Welcome to use the Jibeidiao Central City "Pusa' 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; Identity: Wuyi University[-] Main Academy student; Age: seventeen years old; Current status: not yet enrolled." "According to the joint management agreement of the Central City Government and various Companies, this student is allowed to obtain temporary citizen status, valid for fifteen days." "Citizen Chen Chuan, please go to the Academy to register and update your identity as soon as possible to obtain long-term residence rights." "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 transaction 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, "Sorry, you are currently using temporary citizen status and do not have the qualification to inquire. You can consult this type of service after you update your identity." Chen Chuan said, "Thank you, I don't need it for now." S~eaʀᴄh the NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Okay, what other services do you need?" Chen Chuan looked at Old Qi, "Mr. Qi, I have confirmed my identity. What do I need to do next?" Old Qi said, "That's it, Yi Mu has confirmed your biological field." Seeing Chen Chuan about to come down, he said, "Wait a minute, let's establish a connection first…" Saying that, he put his fingers on his neck and looked at Chen Chuan. Chen Chuan heard the voice in his ear again: "Citizen Qi Gao is establishing contact with you through this platform, do you allow it?" "Allow." "Connection established…" The next moment, Old Qi's voice sounded in his ear: "Okay, as long as we are within Central City, we can contact each other, but you are using an old model, which can only transmit voice and has no other functions. It's full of annoying advertisements all day long, and you need to find a "Boundary Point' when you need public services. But this is what the school provides. Higher-level Yin Yang Instruments don't have this trouble. If you have money, you can replace it with a new one. But the best thing to use is an Implant, which allows the energy field to connect more closely and the reaction speed is much faster. You'll know once you've tried it. How should I put it? It's like your decades-old nearsightedness suddenly disappears, yes, that's the feeling. Hey, Brother Chen, you can come down now." Chen Chuan walked down from above. At this time, looking at Central City in the distance again, those chaotic scenes had disappeared. The light and shadow were neatly bound around each building, and everything seemed orderly, but compared to the previous monotonous appearance, it still seemed colorful. It was like a black and white painting that had been dyed with splendid colors, becoming bright and rich, but also covering up the dark side. At this moment, this city seemed to be no longer a silhouette on the horizon, but the intersection of dreams and reality, the center of heaven and earth. He finally knew why this place was called Central City. Old Qi said to him, "It's amazing, isn't it? That's why few people who come to Central City are willing to leave, but to live here without a 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, and you can only take a few fixed transportation routes. There is no way to conduct convenient account transactions, and even others refuse to communicate with you. Well, it's like being in two different worlds." Chen Chuan said, "Are there people in the city who don't use this?" "Yes, there is a group in the city that rejects all this, refusing to enter The Real World. We usually call them Skull Clan. There is a gang in the city, the Skull Gang, they never use this thing, and some lunatics are preaching all day long that the Yin Yang Instrument is a conspiracy by the people above to control everyone and that we should refuse to wear it." At this time, Old Qi looked at Chen Chuan, and under the circumstance of wearing a mask, Chen Chuan could clearly see a trace of orange light flashing in one of his eyes. "Well, what you have now is only a temporary ID, which is valid for only fifteen days. You need to go to the Academy to get a Main Academy student ID to update your identity, and that will be considered a formal citizen." He turned and walked towards the car, "Let's go, another twenty minutes have been delayed, it's already past four o'clock, we'd better enter the city before dark." Chen Chuan followed, but after thinking about it, he became thoughtful and returned to the car. After Old Qi got into the driver's seat, he did not forget to remind him, "Brother Chen, I advise you to always carry a Yin Yang Instrument with you. With this thing, you can come and go freely in Central City and access various information and services; otherwise, you will be unable to move a single step." After thinking about it, he reminded again, "But if you go back and change to an Implant, remember not to casually add contacts with strangers you don't know…" In his nagging reminders, the Off-road vehicle drove forward for another ten minutes. Suddenly, a sharp buzzing sound rang out, and Old Qi's face changed. Chen Chuan did not take off the bone mask. A blood-red cross-shaped light spot appeared on the road ahead. "Damn it, road closure inspection." Old Qi cursed and patted 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, maybe until the evening. I think we might as well 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 foolishly. Who knows when they will unblock it? If it's a day or two, are we just going to stay outside 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 decide." "Okay!" Old Qi was also straightforward. He turned the steering wheel a few times, and the Off-road vehicle turned around and rushed down from the avenue, and then drove south. However, after moving away from the road, he began to look around vigilantly, no longer as relaxed as at the beginning. About a quarter of an hour later, a sharp sound suddenly rang in the ears of the two, and at the same time a cold voice came out, "The vehicle in front, you are required to stop for inspection. Repeat, you are required to stop for inspection." "Damn it, we encountered a border patrol car." Old Qi cursed. Chen Chuan looked back and saw two Armed patrol vehicle with light machine guns on the top of the car driving from both sides. Old Qi had to stop the car, because he knew that it was calling him. He said helplessly, "Get out of the car, we have no choice but to accept the inspection." Saying that, he pushed the car door open and walked down. Chen Chuan also got out of the car. The two cars came to a stop twenty meters behind them. Three patrol soldiers wearing helmets and goggles and thick combat uniforms got out, all holding submachine guns. In the patrol car, someone was operating a rifle, aiming at them. One of the patrol soldiers looked at Chen Chuan, and a light flashed in his goggles, "Temporary citizen Chen Chuan, Wuyi Academy Student, no Implant." He looked at Old Qi again, "Citizen Qi Gao, client, belongs to Tongxing Commission Company, Implant: Camel Type III Boundary Token, endocrine auxiliary regulator, nerve external connection port, multi-sensing contact..." Another patrol soldier pointed the gun at them and said, "Now we suspect that you are related to a case of destroying Company and public property. Please come back with us to assist in the investigation." Old Qi cursed, "We just came back to Central City from outside, where did we go to destroy property in the city? Are your brains broken?" The patrol soldier did not react to his tone, but said, "In terms of time and place, you are suspects, please cooperate." Old Qi's face was not very good-looking. He knew the virtue of these border patrol officers. If they really caught the culprit, it would be fine. As citizens, they would be released soon. If they couldn't catch anyone, they would be used as scapegoats, and then they would have to spend a lot of money to hire a Lawyer to file a lawsuit. Chen Chuan said at this time, "I don't want to go back with you for investigation." The police officer in front of him all raised their guns vigilantly and aimed at him, and the ones in the back also moved their guns towards him. At this time, Chen Chuan held a card in front of him, and just as he made this movement, he, who was still seven or eight meters away, suddenly appeared within two meters of these people. The patrol soldier's goggles flashed, "Da Shun National Unlimited Self-Defense Permit, Level B Certificate…targetStrength assessment:" The several patrol soldiers looked at each other, then put down their guns, silently withdrew to the car, and then drove away, leaving only large clouds of smoke in the open space. Chen Chuan calmly watched them leave, put away the Unlimited Self-Defense Permit, and walked back again. Old Qi looked at him walking back, swallowed, and said, "I say…Brother Chen, what, what did you show them just now?" At that moment just now, Chen Chuan suddenly arrived in front, and he didn't even react. "Just an Unlimited Self-Defense Permit." Chen Chuan said casually. "Unlimited Self-Defense Permit?" Old Qi glanced at him. He knew this certificate. Many Wu Yi Main Academy student had it, but more importantly, the inhuman Speed ​​Chen Chuan showed just now. This Speed, coupled with the Unlimited Self-Defense Permit, clearly told those patrol soldiers not to do anything out of line, otherwise there was no guarantee how things would develop. He was just a client and didn't know much about Wu Yi Academy. Before, he had difficulty linking Chen Chuan with those Martial Artist of Wu Yi Academy, but now he felt that they were probably the same kind of people. When he returned to the car, the awe was hidden in the look he gave to Chen Chuan, and he became more careful when speaking, no longer as casual as before. This time, the vehicle did not encounter any obstacles. On the way, he encountered Armed patrol vehicle twice, but they did not mean to stop them for inspection. "So many patrol cars, something must have happened…" Old Qi muttered, and the Off-road vehicle passed between two facing buildings and climbed onto an overpass. At this time, as the sun set in the west, the sky was completely dark. As he entered the city, the inside and outside of his bone mask flashed with colorful lights. The light and shadow on the road and the protective wall fell on the car body like ribbons, colliding on it, splashing out light and shadow splashes, and then falling into the ground wiped by the wheels, quickly converging into the fast-flowing neon lights. On both sides of the overpass were towering Buildings, some close at hand, as if within reach, and when passing by, they seemed to be oppressively tilted down; while some fell at the far end of the line of sight, accompanied by starlight-like lights on the ground that stretched to the end of the distant horizon. The contrast between the near and far in space made people feel a sense of vastness, emptiness, and detachment in their hearts. An hour later, the vehicle came down from the overpass. When making an arc-shaped turn, Old Qi gestured and said, "Look, that is Wu Yi Main Academy." Chen Chuan looked over and saw a skyscraper appearing in front of him. A round moon was floating above it. The building was divided into eight facets. At its high point, he could see the flying eaves and upturned corners, the rainbow bridge corridor. Among the ribbons of light and shadow and the surrounding auspicious clouds, there were floating sky lanterns with bright yellow lights floating outside the Building, slowly rising upward. Old Qi glanced at him and said, "It's very beautiful, right? You people from Wuyi, oh, it's also the official designation, call it…Mysterious Palace."