The Empress Processes Her ID

The Demon City, Household Registration Police Station

The hall was bustling with a continuous stream of people. Many sat waiting with copies of their documents, listening to the electronic call system repeatedly announce numbers.

Behind the service counters, several queues had formed. Police officers' fingers flew across keyboards, occasionally looking up to verify documents or patiently explain things.

After finishing their photos next door, Lin Fan and Long Yue entered the hall, photos in hand.

Seeing the crowd of people moving busily around, Long Yue stood frozen, unsure of what to do.

"There are quite a few people. Let's get a number first."

Lin Fan walked familiarly to the self-service ticketing machine nearby, took a number, and then led her to find an empty seat to wait.

"Demon Supreme, is it really okay to just bring the photos?"

Looking at the copies of documents in everyone else's hands, Long Yue couldn't help but feel a little worried. She quietly leaned closer to Lin Fan and asked.

From the movies she'd watched recently, she knew that 'illegal immigrants' like her usually had to pay a lot of money to have someone process their ID cards. She had never seen anyone like Lin Fan openly bring her to process one officially.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

Lin Fan appeared calm and composed, confident in his plan, without a trace of panic.

Seeing this, Long Yue felt a little more at ease. She placed her hands on her knees and sat quietly, waiting.

Since the Demon Supreme said so, she shouldn't have anything to worry about. But what exactly was his plan?

Forging her household registration information and ID card must be quite troublesome…

Soon, as Long Yue waited with a mix of curiosity and nervousness, the hall's broadcast repeated the call: "Number 520 to Window 2."

"Number 520… that's me."

Long Yue looked down at the number in her hand and turned to look at Lin Fan with a slight nervousness.

It was just getting an ID card, yet she felt more nervous now than when she faced an Immortal Emperor-level beast on the Immortal-Demon Continent…

Lin Fan gestured for Long Yue to go forward, while he followed unhurriedly.

When Long Yue sat down at Window 2, the female officer on duty asked as usual:

"What can I help you with today?"

"I… I'm here to apply for an ID card," Long Yue replied cautiously.

"Okay, please provide your original ID card and a copy, along with a one-inch photo."

"Uh…"

Long Yue's face showed difficulty, and she turned to look at Lin Fan behind her.

She didn't have an original ID card or a copy at all…

Lin Fan smiled slightly and slowly walked forward.

"Sir, it's not your turn yet. Please wait behind."

Just as the female officer was about to stop him, he interrupted her with a raised hand.

Lin Fan's eyes narrowed, his dark irises instantly turning crimson. The entire hall was instantly enveloped by a dark red barrier. Time seemed to freeze at that moment. Everyone stood motionless, and the noisy hall fell into a dead silence.

The moment the female officer at Window 2 met Lin Fan's crimson gaze, she became placid and dazed, her eyes losing all their luster.

"Demon Supreme, you…! Why are you using your precious spiritual power for this!"

Long Yue was startled, instantly realizing that Lin Fan had activated his demonic power, enveloping the entire hall with a barrier and controlling the female officer at Window 2.

In this world devoid of any heavenly spiritual power, their remaining spiritual power was incredibly precious, with every bit used meaning less for the future.

Using precious demonic power for something like this was such a waste!

"It's fine, it's just a small amount of spiritual power consumed."

"A small amount of spiritual power? Even a small amount is precious!"

"You know the situation we're in. If you use your spiritual power here and even you run out, how will we ever get back?"

Unlike Lin Fan's nonchalance, Long Yue was extremely anxious.

Her own spiritual power was almost depleted. Most of her hope for returning rested on Lin Fan. If both of them ran out of spiritual power, she didn't know if there would be any hope of finding a way back.

"The spiritual power remaining in my body can't tear open the void to go back anyway, so it doesn't matter how much is left."

"It's more important to help the Empress obtain an identity in this world now. This is a necessary expenditure of spiritual power."

"With an identity, you can work and earn money, and pay rent on time, right? Consider it my investment."

Lin Fan smiled at Long Yue, his expression relaxed and carefree, showing no pain from expending precious spiritual power.

Even though he tried his best to seal the spiritual power within his body and prevent it from leaking, as time passed, the spiritual power within him continued to dissipate bit by bit.

It was as if he, possessing 'high-concentration spiritual power,' had suddenly arrived in a 'low-concentration' world, and his own spiritual power was uncontrollably seeping into the low-concentration world.

Since the remaining spiritual power couldn't be used to return, it was a waste not to use it when it was needed. Letting it completely dissipate would also be a waste.

Long Yue stared blankly at Lin Fan standing beside her, her heart filled with a myriad of emotions.

The Demon Supreme actually used his precious spiritual power to help her get an ID card...

"Help her get an ID card. Fill in the information according to what I say," Lin Fan commanded the female police officer at window number 2.

"Yes..."

The policewoman responded mechanically, her hands flying across the keyboard as she entered the information.

"May I have your name?"

"Lin Long Yue."

"What is your registered domicile?"

"Demon City..."

"..."

After a series of information entries, Long Yue finally completed the process of getting her ID card.

"The processing fee is 20 yuan, and the ID card will be delivered within ten working days."

"Very well. Once you've recovered, forget everything that just happened. You've never seen us before; you just processed a routine ID card renewal," Lin Fan instructed the policewoman after paying the 20 yuan fee, then removed the barrier.

As the barrier disappeared, the lobby returned to its noisy and busy state.

"Huh? What just happened to me?"

The policewoman at window number 2 looked bewildered as she regained her senses.

She felt like something had just happened, but she couldn't remember anything. It was as if she had helped someone renew an expired ID card...?

"Thank you."

Long Yue thanked the policewoman and then got up to leave with Lin Fan.

"You're welcome..."

The policewoman replied politely out of habit, but she was muttering to herself.

She remembered this woman had only just sat down, so how was it already finished...?

Was she so skilled that she could process applications even while spacing out?

Her skills were getting better and better...!

The policewoman smiled, thought no further, and continued calling out numbers over the broadcast.

After leaving the police station, Long Yue quickly walked up to Lin Fan's side, cleared her throat, and thanked him with a slight blush:

"Thank you..."

Lin Fan glanced at her and smiled faintly.

"No need to be polite. This Supreme is also doing it for himself."

"It would be great if Your Majesty the Empress could pay the rent on time every month."

Long Yue: "..."

"I will! This Empress will definitely pay you on time! Honestly! Stop emphasizing it!"

Long Yue exclaimed in a coquettish displeasure, her face flushed red.

That hateful Demon Supreme, talking as if she was the type to delay or default on rent!

She was the Empress of the Extreme Saint Heavenly Palace; how could she do such a thing!