Chapter 613
Chapter 613 - 593: Foreign Guests
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"Oh, you were in the Salos Theocracy? No wonder, your Salos language is very fluent. I have been to the capital of the Theocracy, which they call the Holy City. It’s indeed magnificent and glorious, worthy of being one of the top ten cities in our world. It stands alongside my hometown of Lidaite Oasis City, both being pearls of civilization. Unfortunately..."
Lu Ping’an saw these distinguished guests in the reception hall of the municipal government.
Unlike the expected one or two people, it was a group of foreign visitors, including "VIPs", guards, and experts.
𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Accompanying the locals were not ordinary people, but important government officials, such as the deputy secretary of the municipal government, the deputy director of the Bureau of Anomaly Management... It can be said that the local government and supernatural management departments had sent substantive officials, with ample sincerity.
However, before Lu Ping’an arrived, the situation was still a bit awkward.
The locals did not have translators for the foreign languages, and due to some reasons, these foreign guests had not received translation support from the State Government. They only relied on the supernatural system’s "Master of Languages" to forcibly translate.
Perhaps language communication was not a problem, but it was natural for misinterpretation to happen every three sentences. The disparities in local customs and common sense made communication extremely difficult.
There were no diplomatic disputes or hostility involved; both sides were merely trying their best to communicate slowly and effectively, with great patience and sincerity.
"Tsk, this is the true air of royal family members. Poor Miss Yaxi might be envious." Lu Ping’an sat in a lower position, helping with the translation while secretly slandering in his heart.
Occupying the leading role in the conversation was a dignified and elegant man with scales. His skin was slightly dark, and the six rings on his fingers all faintly revealed fluctuations of supernatural power.
Prince Nante Niibu, now known by the local name Nan Liuzhi, was the main official leading the inspection trip.
With more than twenty accompanying attendants, servants, experts, and bodyguards, he had come specifically to assess the situation.
Unlike the destitute royal family like Yaxi, he, coming from another continent, even brought a "General" with him.
"...It’s clear that your world is very peaceful. It’s quite enviable."
"No, just like the eternal nights in your world, the streets of our inner cities are in a relatively stable state, but outside the cities in the war zones, that’s a different story..."
"I see, is that the reason for the ’dragon flavor’ in you?"
"Dragon flavor? Oh, can you feel that too...?"
The one "enjoying the conversation" with Lu Ping’an was an outmoded armored warrior, introduced as "General Jiang". Just like the previously seen Ben, he was also a regressed Scaled Being.
However, compared to the upright lizard-like Ben, this General Jiang looked more like an upright dragon.
He sat there like a small black dragon, with faint lightning running on his back, and the flames and thunderbolts flickering in his double pupils.
"Rule-level?"
"Yes, Rule-level." The big cat confirmed it.
Having a Rule-level big shot accompanying them, this was the true face of the real royal family.
Klei Desert Kingdom was from the same Saphire Clan as in the Salos Theocracy. Unlike their theocratic counterparts, their skin had a faint reddish-brown hue, and their hair color was mostly red and black.
In the Silent Mountain Range World, this kingdom ranked among the medium of the first-tier kingdoms... Unlike the Theocracy, who lost its Crown of Honor and directly caused an avalanche, they took great precautions to maintain the face of the strong kingdoms and made ample preparations for the World Apocalypse.
There were three old Gods, two new Gods, and that was their answer as a strong kingdom on the continent.
But even so, it was still impossible to take away all the people... They started preparing twenty years earlier and eventually took away nearly a million people.
For a superpower ranked among the top ten in that world, with a population of at least several hundred million, a million survivors? Lu Ping’an did not even want to ask what had happened in the end.
From the information he had received, the country had already implemented a cruel and secret "screening (points)" system, and the final survivors were either backbone of civilization, battle-hardened, or simply "good to use" in various aspects.
I heard that there were authorized personnel who implemented a "scoring system" on the people, and most of the citizens didn’t even know they were being scored until the last moment.
It sounds like a lot of work? But considering that 99% of people are unlikely to get boarding points, it’s actually sufficient just to score the "talented" who may meet the requirements.
Lu Ping’an could think with his knees that there must be loopholes, frauds, and all kinds of unfair tricks in this process... but looking at the results, it succeeded and maintained the structure and civilization of the kingdom to the greatest extent.
Is this right? Judging from the results, it seems that by selecting elites from all walks of life, the kingdom’s mechanisms and civilizations have been preserved to the greatest extent, and a million quality population is enough to rebuild civilization.
"...The struggle of civilization in its final moments is not something I, as an individual, can judge."
Lu Ping’an looked at Prince of Nan Liuzhi, who was speaking Eastern Country language with a little unskilled and whispering to an official. According to the information he had just obtained, there were actually more than 300 people in the royal family, and only less than 50 were rated "qualified" in the end. Among the 27 direct princes of this generation, only seven survived.
Lu Ping’an looked thoughtfully at the Dragon descendant general before him. He was probably the first one to get enough points.
Jiang Hei, a simple and crude new name, but he was once a general of the kingdom... Lu Ping’an couldn’t estimate his strength, but just by being in close contact, Lu Ping’an’s instinct told him that he would definitely be defeated in seconds if a battle broke out.
"You look very young? You should be no more than 30 years old, right? And you are already challenging the Dragon species? How many years have you been an Extraordinary?" This big shot, however, is quite approachable. After completing communication with the local high-level officials, he also had time to chat with Lu Ping’an.
Lu Ping’an was already third-tier, and some things couldn’t be hidden, especially after eating Dragon meat cuisine and being brushed by the Stone Dragon’s breath, the Dragon Clan’s aura on him was so strong that the Dragon descendants couldn’t ignore it at all.
As soon as he entered the room, he attracted the attention of the foreign guests, and no one saw him as a simple "translator".
"I’m 16 this year, and I’ve been exposed to supernatural powers...for less than half a year."
At this moment, even the Dragon descendant was surprised.
"You are different from the information we have. Can you Earthlings grow up so fast..."
"No, I’m a little special. But there should be many others who grow up faster than me."
Jiang Hei stroked his Dragon beard on his chin and didn’t ask further. According to the information he had, the growth of ordinary Extraordinary Earthlings should not be so fast.
After the break (private communication) was over, the formal consultation began again, and as a translator, Lu Ping’an increasingly understood the intentions of these foreign guests.
It turned out that the Arks of the five deities did not go to their planned destinations as originally planned. Instead, two of them came to Earth, bringing about 300,000 elite people...Whether this was a plan to divide the vegetables into several baskets or a disagreement within the group after departure, it was hard to say.
For a city, the arrival of more than 300,000 foreigners is a bit too outrageous. So Eastern Country actually had a similar corresponding system early on. The "ethnic groups" of newcomers could not exceed 50,000 and could not settle in towns below the prefecture-level cities... The precaution behind this was undisguised, otherwise, there might really be a situation where some people would seize a hill and become the king.
This small-scale segmentation is the best choice under the current situation... Of course, this system also changes with the situation several times a year, and maybe it will change again in a few months.
But now, according to the new system, these immigrants must be forcibly divided into several groups of no more than 50,000 people, and can only settle in large cities with large populations...Standing in their shoes, even if they are divided, they naturally don’t want to be too far away from each other in case something happens and there is no one to help.
The part of the ethnicity that served as the leader chose to settle in Changping State Government, and the remaining five groups also planned to settle in the large cities within Changping State.
"Thousands of carefully selected high-quality immigrants, as well as their assets, technology? Let’s talk, everything can be discussed!"
For a second-tier city like Ancient City in Changping State, this is quite persuasive.
As a translator, Lu Ping’an increasingly understood the plans of these foreign guests... Based on their current performance, they indeed came with sincerity.
As a former super smelting kingdom, they planned to invest in building factories, trying to enter the jewelry, metallurgy, equipment manufacturing, and light industry sectors. The "taboo items", "precious metals", and "exotic knowledge" they carried with them were enough to support their first round of investment.
This requires time and luck, and whether it can succeed is still an unknown. But from the beginning, they tried to run a real business, indicating that they planned to integrate into this world and live peacefully for a long time.
However, the thoughts of the high-level officials in the Ancient City were very simple. No matter what you want to invest in, whether you succeed or not doesn’t matter, but your high-quality assets and technical personnel must remain in the Ancient City.
— End of Chapter 613 —