Difference

Lu PingAn had not come to Changping Province for the first time, but each visit had brought completely different feelings and impressions.

The broad streets and towering buildings were as they had always been, yet the strange passersby, each one like some bizarre aberration, still made Lu PingAn feel as if he were in a foreign land.

Outsiders of every imaginable kind were everywhere. Among the familiar shopping streets, a considerable number of shops were strange establishments run by Outland residents.

This was the street outside the Changping Province Alien Management Bureau. Apparently, because there were too many Outland residents, it had become thoroughly otherworldly.

"Make way."

A headless giant carried an enormous broom, sweeping the streets like some massive cleaning machine.

Flocks of birdlike beings passed by, whispering among themselves from time to time. The group of beastfolk children running past was extraordinarily adorable—until one looked closely and saw their pipes, reading glasses, and completely white hair and beards.

Uh... how could they assume their age, gender, or sexual orientation? Just because they looked like children, did that mean they really were children?

"...Tsk. Those old lechers came out first thing in the morning."

"Don't say that. They probably never went home. I really don't know what's wrong with those creatures—they chase after that sort of thing all day long. Their tails are white too; they have to be over a hundred years old."

Apparently, the group of "children" in front of them was quite famous. The situation developed to the point where Lu PingAn had to struggle not to laugh. After all, a group of scantily dressed aunties had come out with rolling pins to chase after unpaid johns... Well, the scene was too beautiful to behold, yet Lu PingAn fell into deep thought.

"As a Special Task