Chapter 564
Chapter 564 - 544 Foreign Guests
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"Third-tier now?"
Even Lu Ping’an himself had not expected that the news of his advancement would spread through the Special Service Team at the fastest speed.
In his opinion, there was nothing special about it, even a bit slow. If it weren’t for the Parasitic Tree blocking the "Parasitic Plants" level, his advancement would have been even faster.
But in the eyes of outsiders, advancing from a mortal to third-tier in just about four months was already a new legend.
"Safety On The Way" Lu Ping’an was no longer a newcomer in the eyes of most professionals. The previous "Captain-level combat power" evaluation had been replaced by "This is the Captain".
These days, Lu Ping’an didn’t go to the Special Service Team to report. In fact, it was because there were too many trivial things with the team, but his reasons were also sufficient.
"Just completed the advancement, the advanced profession is quite special, not suitable for fighting in the short term, and needs some time to adjust and integrate."
This was not a lie, but the truth.
Lu Ping’an’s symbiotic partner had just been born recently and was now at its most vulnerable. The internal circulation systems, including energy, matter, and nutrition, were being constructed. The Parasitic Tree was indeed at its most vulnerable now.
Lu Ping’an’s larvae needed time to mature, and his Power of Life was used to cultivate, communicate, and symbiotically grow new Magic Plants.
However, this was not the truth. Lu Ping’an’s Parasitic Tree ability was temporarily unavailable, and his Gardener ability was temporarily discounted and sealed... but his other systems of power, namely that of the Soldier, Runner, and Prayer, could still exert a third-tier or higher comprehensive combat power.
"The Special Service Team is quite stable for now."
According to the information he had gathered, the situation of the Special Service Team was actually quite good. There was already twice the rotating combat power (double-team formation) and the recent decline in public security pressure. Most were actually quite idle.
One reason was that many explorers had begun expeditions, and the other was that many large companies, churches, and their subordinate forces had retracted their minions, leading to a sharp drop in crime rates, either directly or indirectly.
"I hope Dida and Chandler are all right."
On the other hand, the Special Service Team had started to expand and was still recruiting "auxiliary police", specifically targeting the Exotic Races.
When Lu Ping’an first heard the news, he was a little surprised, but it was obviously part of a larger policy from above. All that was required was to read, understand and execute it.
The logic was extremely simple and straightforward...
"The number of Exotic Races will increase, as will the crimes and ethnic conflicts involving them. Having only human law-enforcers will result in all conflicts and hatred being focused on humans. It is better to have them control their own kind..."
Lu Ping’an thought so, but it might be that the Special Service Team was simply recruiting cheap labor in preparation for the upcoming crime wave and public security peak.
However, the recruitment of the new "externally hired auxiliary police special service team" faced some difficulties. On the one hand, many members of the Exotic Races had not adapted to the new environment and were still observing everything. On the other hand, the official requirements were quite outrageous.
"At least Deputy Captain-level combat power and a clean background are required. Priority is given to those who have been law-enforcers before, and most importantly, one must have a recommender and guarantor."
The requirements regarding strength could be managed somehow, but having a clean background and a guarantor was a bit too much.
These recommenders and guarantors could not be ordinary people; they had to be "insiders" in official forces.
This step was taken rather hastily but cautiously as well.
At least from the initial recruitment, many foreign strongmen were interested, but few people were willing to provide guarantees for them.
This was not a problem that could be solved by simply spending money, and since most newcomers were penniless due to various reasons, this also forced them to integrate into society quickly.
At least in the past couple of days, Lu Ping’an had seen many foreign workers from the Exotic Races in this familiar convenience store.
"...You passed, come to the police station in a couple of days when you’re free to get a guarantor’s signature."
When Lu Ping’an received the news from Xia Qin, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
Those knights from the Schlei Domain, as regular military forces, had quite impressive combat capabilities. Most importantly, their tactical skills and battle formation training were at a war-level.
To use them for public security? To deal with scum and rogues? They were experts; they only needed to adapt to the local environment and supplement their knowledge of the new world before they could easily take up their posts.
𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
After learning that the Special Service Team was recruiting foreign auxiliary police, Lu Ping’an "suggested" the Knight Corps to send personnel to participate.
Both the captain and deputy commander went into the field themselves, which naturally put no pressure on the assessment of strength. The matter of the guarantor was also easily handled by Lu Ping’an.
As for their registration of identity? It was actually quite simple.
Lu Ping’an went to the steam factory once and let those who needed to register and obtain a new identity out, and then let them find an exit to come out easily.
After all, both "fugitives" and "foreigners" could freely register as per the current policies. As long as they openly cut off their relationship with Lu Ping’an, there wouldn’t be any major issues.
If it really came to the worst, they could let them live in the steam factory for a while. With the chaotic situation and numerous exits there, it would be extremely difficult for the Special Service Team to investigate their origins even if they wanted to... Under normal circumstances, no one would pursue and investigate until something went wrong, considering the manpower resources and public security cost.
Lu Ping’an was using this method to slowly and safely "sell" some of the people from his "courtyard" out.
The lord of Schlei Domain and his relatives also left. He certainly carried a lot of wealth, and Lu Ping’an let him go... He just added a more stringent and harsh life contract, just in case.
The royal family members had no plans to leave, and their living expenses gradually became Lu Ping’an’s problem.
It wasn’t that they were truly penniless, but the bans had caused trouble... They were interested in the prosperous technological products of this world, but they didn’t have the ability to obtain currency.
"You don’t carry any precious metals with you?"
"Our coins are made of copper, which is considered a precious metal in our world..."
Well, no wonder these royal family members brought a lot of brass ornaments with them.
They had a lot of miscellaneous things that could indeed be sold for a certain price, but the conversion into cash required time and channels. Recently, the situation had been tense, and Lu Ping’an had discussed the matter with them, and they had agreed to wait for a while.
There were also real "commoners" in Lu Ping’an’s courtyard... Since there were vacancies at the time, they naturally couldn’t let them go.
The placement of these people became an issue that Lu Ping’an had to consider.
It was not realistic to accommodate everyone given the size and limit of the courtyard, but it would also be somewhat callous to throw them out and let them fend for themselves... It would be too tragic for them to starve to death in an otherworldly place after having escaped the Doomsday World.
After all, they didn’t even know the local language, and they had a "illiterate" level of general knowledge and accumulation. Even if they wanted to sell their labor, they needed to adapt to the local environment first.
So Lu Ping’an had someone teach them the local language while waiting for the opportunity.
As time went on, the identity issue became less and less of a problem.
With the constant return of explorers, the arrival of the New God-favored clan, and, most importantly, the influx of the Exotic Races from this world who were previously restricted by the "Exotic Races were not allowed to stay in the city for an extended time" ban, it became increasingly common to see members of the Exotic Races and other forms on the streets.
Change was evident... Anyone who walked into a convenience store and saw three different races of foreign workers would doubt if they had entered the wrong world.
— End of Chapter 564 —