A long while passed.
Only after the celestial maiden had entered some basic information did she patiently explain things to Annie:
"Here's the situation."
"We invited you here today mainly to complete the household registration information related to your long-term residence in the Divine Capital."
"This is routine procedure, and it's a normal process stipulated by the laws of the Divine Capital. It's nothing personal."
Seeing that Annie still didn't seem to understand, she continued:
"Generally speaking, cultivators like you who come to the Divine Capital from elsewhere..."
"Or from other realms, if they're just visiting for a short time to travel, see friends, or trade, and won't be staying beyond a certain period, only need to complete a simple registration when they enter the city."
"Like you did when you first registered your information a month ago."
"But if you intend to live or cultivate in the Divine Capital long-term, or, like now... spend a long time active within the Divine Capital, then we need to collect more detailed personal information and enter it into the register of permanent cultivator residents. This helps the Heavenly Court manage things and makes it more convenient for you to go about your business in the Divine Capital."
As she spoke, her gaze drifted back to the conspicuous note on the household registration mirror, marked "person of special interest." The corner of her mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
Fortunately, her tone remained calm as she continued.
"Especially..."
"Someone like you, who has had dealings with several law-enforcement offices in a short period and has records to show for it?"
"In any case!"
"According to procedure, people like you need to update and confirm their household registration status promptly."
She put it tactfully. Though she didn't directly mention Annie's dozens of fines, the meaning was