Piloting their newly created Heavenly Palace Above the Clouds, Li Xingkong and Guapilong headed towards the disc-shaped continent in the star system.
While saving lives is indeed the priority, the customs clearance process still needs to be completed.
As the spaceship drew closer to the continent, the entire panorama of the continent unfolded before the two of them.
The regional system on the entire disc-shaped continent is divided in an unconventional and orderly manner, as if the entire continent has been cut into small square grids with a knife and ruler.
The outermost layer is a planting and greening area, with a thick forest covering the entire outer ring, followed by a huge ring formed by a large area of crops.
While the weather across the entire continent is likely regulated by specialized equipment, Li Xingkong didn't see any auxiliary equipment or machinery in this crop area. It was like the most primitive slash-and-burn agriculture in Divine Land, where all the crops were simply planted directly on the ground.
But judging from their growth, they are far better than those that have been fertilized, which is probably due to the centralized control of the interruption across the entire continent.
Further in, there was the urban area of the entire continent, with densely packed high-rise buildings standing side by side, like sharp swords piercing the sky. Large numbers of people moved back and forth in the sky above the city, making Li Xingkong feel as if he had returned to Earth Star.
Guided by instructions, their spaceship landed on the edge of the city. As first-time visitors to the Axiom Arc, they needed to complete the necessary procedures here.
Upon disembarking from the spaceship, Li Xingkong immediately noticed that the rate of cybernetic use among ordinary people on this continent was quite high.
Regardless of what they do, everyone has several prosthetics, whether it's replacing organs, arms, or even more advanced parts of their body.
It looks like a complete cyberpunk city.
"Frog Fun, these people's cybernetic bodies are so cool!"
Guapilong jumped off the boat, glanced around, and became a little excited.
Putting everything else aside, the aesthetics and style of these prosthetic bodies are indeed on point; even Li Xingkong thinks they're somewhat handsome.
"But won't it hurt when you get a prosthetic body?"
Guapilong saw that even the little children running past on the street had mechanical legs, jumping more than ten meters high, running around on walls and in the streets, having a lot of fun.
"Oh, new here? Welcome, welcome."
Just as Li Xingkong and Guapilong were looking around, a little boy ran up to them.
The people here are a bit different from the Earth Star People. Perhaps due to the prevalence of cybernetic modifications, the little boy in front of us has six legs on his lower body, like a standing octopus. Only half of his upper body still retains its physical structure, while the other half has been replaced with a mechanical body.
A small glass lens was placed outside his heart, through which one could see a mechanical heart slowly beating inside the little boy's body, emitting occasional flashes of light.
"Who are you..."
The Guapilong stepped forward and secretly glanced at the little boy several times, trying to figure out how he was supposed to be alive.
"My name is Yu Yang, and I'm the gossipmonger of Obscure City. You guys look like you've just come from out of town. How are you going to raise yourselves? Do you need someone to show you around? I'm famously capable; there's nothing in the entire Obscure City that I don't know."
As the boy spoke, one of the two nozzles on his back and neck opened and closed, spewing out white vapor.
"Or?"
Guapilong turned to look at Li Xingkong.
"Sure, we're just about to take care of some paperwork, and we'd love to try some of your local specialties while we're at it."
Li Xingkong nodded. Although his Divine Sense was practically omniscient here, whether or not he had an acquaintance to guide him was another matter entirely.
Having a local guide is quite different from the two of them acting on their own.
"Alright, alright, you guys don't know, I'm the most reasonably priced gossipmonger around here. I guarantee I can get you anything you want."
When the little boy saw that the two had agreed, he couldn't help but smile.
"Since you need to complete the formalities, let's set off now and head over here."
He felt a mechanical thud beneath his feet, then leaped a considerable distance, crouching on a lamppost by the roadside, preparing to turn back and wait for Li Xingkong and Guapilong to catch up.
This is also a form of advertising. The outsiders have their original bodies without any prosthetic modifications, so it's natural for them to showcase the advantages of prosthetics to these travelers, hoping to entice them.
However, when Yu Yang looked back, he didn't see Li Xingkong and Guapilong, which puzzled him.
"Huh? Where did they go? How did they disappear?"
Surely this is a big client I just landed, not someone I'm just messing around with.
"What are you looking at? Lead the way."
Just as he reached up to scratch his head, a soft little hand poked his waist.
This startled Yu Yang so much that she jumped off the lamppost.
He looked at the person who had touched him, only to find that Li Xingkong and Guapilong were quietly floating in the air, just a few steps away from the lamppost where he had just landed.
"Frog Fun..."
Yu Yang fell silent. He had seen people with special abilities in their original bodies, but those who could fly directly were truly rare, especially since these two didn't even have wings. Their flight was clearly some kind of technique.
"You scared me to death! I didn't know you could fly. That's great, let's hurry up!"
Yu Yang let out a breath, and could clearly feel the cooling vents behind him spinning faster.
He took a leap and quickly jumped onto a nearby tall building, then flipped over the rooftop like Spider-Man, heading towards the area where the paperwork was being processed.
Li Xingkong and Guapilong flew slowly at low altitude, trailing far behind Yu Yang.
"After this prosthetic body modification, it actually seems to be somewhat useful."
Watching Yu Yang skillfully navigate the floors, Li Xingkong couldn't help but think that this prosthetic body was indeed very effective.
The group walked in a straight line, and soon Yu Yang stopped ahead.
Li Xingkong and Guapilong followed, and a building with a very official feel came into view.
"This is where you complete the paperwork. Besides the paperwork, you can also take the scholar level exam."
"Scholar level?"
Li Xingkong asked.
"That's right. In our Obscure City, everyone needs to pass the scholar registration exam."
In Obscure City, scholar level is everything; all professions require the corresponding scholar level to unlock.
"For example, if I were to act as an informant, I would need at least a level 3 in logic, as well as map knowledge of the entire Obscure City and social skills."
Yu Yang raised his hand, and a light screen appeared in front of him, displaying his scholar assessment level.