Li Aoz stroked his chin and began to think.
Unlike Destruction-type Martial Artists, who only needed to find a martial arts gym certified by the Martial Arts Alliance, throw in a large sum of money, and train for a couple of days to obtain their class.
Nor was it like Artifice Class mages or Anomaly Class mediums, who could gain inherited knowledge by joining legitimate organizations.
Azure Planet had few superhumans. There were not even any rating standards, and they were practically left to fend for themselves without any coherent system. The knowledge bestowed by alien civilizations was also tightly controlled by the Four Nations.
"Overlord Class professions only count as entering the supernatural once one undergoes a genetic mutation and awakens Aoneng."
Li Aoz found himself in a difficult position.
For players, awakening Aoneng was actually very easy.
After completing the three beginner-stage Descent missions, players who had unlocked the game menu could directly open the Game Store and buy an Omega-Grade Gene Awakening Potion. For just 9,888, they could freely choose the type of Aoneng they wanted and awaken it.
Alternatively, players who believed their luck was incredible and did not want to spend money could buy the cheapest Alpha-class Gene Awakening Potion. What if they awakened a disaster-grade Aoneng? But he currently had an NPC Template, and whether he could unlock the Game Store was still uncertain.
After thinking for a long time, Li Aoz set aside the pay-to-win option. Ordinary players only had three possible paths to becoming Mutants. Two were in the Red Arrow Empire, while only one was in Frostplate.
"Why was I born in Frostplate? What a pain. I, the distinguished Galaxy Civilization envoy to the Fiennes Federation, actually ended up in a place like this."
Li Aoz clicked his tongue.
In his previous life, he had started in the Red Arrow Empire and had never faced such a problem.
After all, what kind of place was Frostplate? Villains had Yan Wang tattooed on their bodies, and Yan Wang had Frostplate tattooed on his body!
Frostplate was no longer merely a gathering place for fighters. It was a place that exploited and oppressed men as if they were slaves.
Most chilling of all was the Frostplate Republic's exceptionally cold-blooded and brutal Law Enforcement Division Four intelligence agency.
The main duties of Law Enforcement Division Four were to supervise rights protections, prevent crimes against crime, and stop facts of crime from being violated.
It sounded fairly normal, but when these biologically female agents actually carried out their duties, they usually framed the innocent to claim credit.
Then surely women's rights were well protected in this country?
—Yeah, right.
The upper-class elite controlled Frostplate. Besides men, their primary targets of persecution were the vast number of lower-class women.
There were many female players in the Frostplate Republic, but whenever most of them mentioned the storyline there, they always showed a faint sense of fear.
Even after version 1.0, when Frostplate entered the federal era, the government remained controlled by family conglomerates. Law Enforcement Division Four was not abolished either. It was not until version 2.0, when Azure Planet was bombarded by the Galaxy Civilization, that it was finally buried along with that criminal chapter of history.
"Looking at it now, my situation is troublesome too."
Li Aoz pondered.
The bank had been attacked by a Spirit Wraith. As an ordinary person, he should immediately call the police, after which a supernatural agency would intervene and begin a purge and investigation.
If the same thing happened to a citizen of the Red Arrow Empire, he could even receive compensation from the local government for emotional distress. His company would give him time off to recover, and he could decide whether to continue working afterward.
But that was the Red Arrow Empire, the "Light of Humanity," not the Frostplate Republic tattooed on Yan Wang's back.
Based on Li Aoz's experience, if he reported a Spirit Wraith attack and deaths right now, the people who came would definitely not be police officers or superhumans. They would be female agents from Law Enforcement Division Four.
Do not think that, just because these female agents were public servants, they would handle cases diligently and responsibly.
Law Enforcement Division Four was different. In seventy percent of criminal cases, once its agents arrived, they would barely even glance at the scene before arresting people. They would beat them first, then shine incandescent lamps into the suspects' eyes continuously, deprive them of sleep, and repeatedly ask the same questions. If there was the slightest inconsistency in the details, there would be another round of beatings and abuse, forcing male suspects to confess.
Then what if the suspect was female? The answer was whether she had money.
If the suspect came from a distinguished family and paid up, Law Enforcement Division Four's agents would greet her with smiles and let her go straight home.
But if the suspect was a poor lower-class woman, Law Enforcement Division Four would interrogate her depending on their mood. If they were in a good mood, they would release her immediately. If not, they would lock her up for seven or eight days first.
If a male suspect refused to confess, could no longer endure the humiliation, and fought back, then sorry—our law enforcement officers are all women. Your resistance could be deemed a severe violation of female rights and improper conduct toward them. Not only would you be accused of insulting public servants and obstructing law enforcement, but also of defamation and violating their reputations. Multiple charges would be combined, and you would be taken down.
There were countless cases like this. Some female players initially arrived in Frostplate believing they had reached paradise and enjoyed plenty of privileges. Yet before long, they deeply understood what it meant to "hinder one another and destroy one another."
Li Aoz lightly tapped the bank counter. The electronic clock on the wall ticked over to 05:42, and the artificial light outside the window shone on the back of his pale hand, making it faintly hot.
"If I do not call the police and no superhuman intervenes, that Spirit Wraith will keep wandering outside and eventually set its sights on me."
"And if I call the police and Law Enforcement Division Four's agents come, I might as well fall into the Spirit Wraith's hands."
The bank opened at ten, but employees would arrive at seven to check things over. The manager would arrive an hour earlier still. By six at the earliest, someone would come.
He did not have much time left.
"Stay calm, Li Aoz. Stay calm..."
That was the advice his late grandfather had left him.
Although he had transmigrated into an NPC, Li Aoz did not dwell too much on the issue of identity. He still viewed things through a player's eyes and maximized his own interests.
After pondering for a moment, he began comparing his two sets of memories side by side.
"This is Jianlin County's urban district, but it is actually only twenty kilometers from the outside world. If I spend some money, I can absolutely escape."
"The Frostplate Government is extremely corrupt and degenerate, and Law Enforcement Division Four runs rampant. But there is one place where they cannot act arrogantly."
"As an internal affairs agency, their jurisdiction only extends within the country. Frostplate, Red Arrow, Zhengxu, and Sky Ring are far apart. Each occupies an Orbital Elevator and a Satellite City. Even if they issue an international warrant, it will take the other three countries quite some time to respond."
"The law only reaches the Civilized Lands."
Li Aoz narrowed his eyes.
"Go to the outside world."
"There is no light there, nor is there darkness."
"Most importantly, that is where the inheritance of the Mutants lies."
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