With Tang Yue and Ye Wen protecting him, no one dared approach Yang Fan, let alone monitor him.
After returning to his room, Yang Fan casually changed into ordinary clothes and quietly left the residence.
Ye Wen remained where he was, while Tang Yue concealed her aura and silently followed behind.
Xiling Star was not particularly large. Its total area was perhaps only one percent of the planet Yang Fan had once lived on.
Yet its population density was astonishingly high.
Yang Fan made his way toward the city center.
The streets were packed with people.
But to his surprise, there were almost no Demigods to be seen here.
As far as the eye could see, there were mostly Divine Lifeforms, along with many children who had yet to awaken their Divine Kingdoms.
The streets looked somewhat rundown, and the air itself seemed to carry an oppressive feeling.
Every so often,
there would be an enforcement squad in official uniforms.
They went door to door conducting inspections, their tone overbearing.
"Time to pay this month's head tax."
"One thousand Faith Points per person."
A woman's face turned pale as she hurriedly pleaded in a low voice.
"Sir, my child was just born."
"I've already sold all the resources in my Divine Kingdom. I truly can't come up with it."
The enforcement officer sneered.
"Sold them all?"
"Then go become a Demigod's subordinate god and have your believers do hard labor."
"The Federation supports you people. It doesn't feed you for free."
At another household,
an elderly man tremblingly made a transfer.
"I'm still short three hundred Faith Points..."
"Could you give me a few more days?"
Smack!
One of the enforcement officers backhanded him, sending the old man sprawling to the ground.
"Give you more time?"
"Where do you