The next day.
Karlsruhe, Community 014.
The city of Karlsruhe was divided into 39 communities, each with its own name and number. For example, the community in the city center was numbered 001 and called the "City Center Community," while the northern community was numbered 014 and called the "Northern Community." These communities were divided according to geographical location and administrative boundaries, providing basic public services and community management for city residents.
Community 014 was rather special. It was the [Hub] zone of Karlsruhe in the Berlin Region.
If the Linden Street district of the Berlin Region was a gathering place for small anomalous communities, then a [Hub] was a supersized anomalous community.
Unlike the anomalous communities of the Linden Street district, [Hubs] were characterized by not actively engaging with Terra's main world. They had already signed a "General Concealment Agreement" with the regional government and Heaven.
Under the concealment agreement, Heaven and the regional government permitted each [Hub] a high degree of autonomy in administration, legislation, and the judiciary. They also allowed them to maintain the social systems and lifestyles of an Anomalous State while declared to be in a Normal State. Heaven and the regional government were only responsible for important matters such as supernatural leaks and anomalous incidents. This was known as [One Hub, Two Systems].
[Hubs] were not only one of the important means of maintaining the Veil's order, but also places where supernatural goods circulated and major venues for passing down supernatural mediums. In more ordinary terms, [Hubs] were Terra's hidden world.
Community 014 was the only [Hub] area in Karlsruhe, and also the Berlin Region's [Sixth Hub].
At that moment, the dimensional rift gate reserved for the Sixth Hub welcomed a young visitor.
He was a handsome young man with blond hair and golden