Chapter 323: 161, urban circle_2

The two Intelligent Star Inspectors walked out of the conference room with cold faces, without saying a word.

As they reached the door, one of them suddenly turned around and looked at Lin Qing, saying coldly, “Earth people, let me tell you something interesting… Of the seven councilmen in the Star Patrol Council, six of them are from the extraterrestrial civilizations you are hostile towards.”

He let out a sneer and then stepped out of the conference room.

The room fell silent.

“How was it? Were you scared?” Yan Feiyu smiled at Lin Qing.

“Not really.”

Lin Qing shook his head slightly and said, “I heard that the most important thing for the members of the Star Patrol Council is to maintain independence and impartiality, not to indulge in personal favoritism, and that the council’s intelligence regularly monitors on the Second Cosmic Network?”

“That’s correct.” Yan Feiyu laughed, “In fact, the ultimate decision-making power of the council lies with the intelligent life form ‘Planet Inspector’. Although the councilmen and councilors can legislate based on the situation within the planets, they only have advisory rights.”

He shook his head and said, “So even if the councilmen from the extraterrestrial civilizations want to target you, they can’t directly trouble you, like canceling your benefits outright.”

Lin Qing realized.

No wonder Chu Hongjun and the others knew he would be ostracized by the extraterrestrial civilizations, yet still let him into the Star Patrol Council within the urban circle.

The Star Patrol Council is probably the most impartial place within the urban circle.

“Of course.”

Yan Feiyu reminded, “If most of the councilmen are against you, some proposals may be detrimental to you, so you need to be prepared.”

Lin Qing nodded slightly, then suddenly said, “The visa officer seems to know quite a bit about the Star Patrol Council?”

He himself knew the structure of the Star Patrol Council.

The Star Patrol are the councilors, and above them are the seven councilmen. Both councilors and councilmen have voting and proposal rights.

But the junior Star Patrollers don’t have such status; they are mainly responsible for operations.

This visa officer named Yan Feiyu knew so much, he hardly seemed like an ordinary junior Star Patroller.

“Me?”

Yan Feiyu laughed cheerfully and said, “My father is the only Earth councilman among the seven councilmen, so he arranged for me to handle your visa.”

“Councilman?” Lin Qing finally understood.

Yan Feiyu shook his head and said, “My father, like you, also came from the Earth Inspection Headquarters, but before becoming a Cosmic Citizen, he was forced to join the Expeditionary Association of the Divine Maiden Creek civilization.”

Lin Qing couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

He remembered that Jiayi had mentioned knowing an Uncle Yan who had also been a patrol. Could it be this Councilman Yan?

“My father had a good relationship with Master Qi and Dean Chu, and he has high hopes for you too.” Yan Feiyu looked at Lin Qing, “Brother, you have to work hard.”

Lin Qing nodded slightly and asked, “Is there a standard for junior Star Patrollers and Star Patrollers?”

“Joining the council means you are already a junior Star Patroller.”

Yan Feiyu explained casually, “As for the councilor-level Star Patrollers, they are Original Divine Office holders, usually having the strength of the Fourth Layer or Fifth Layer of the Star Abyss.”

Lin Qing then confirmed.

The councilors of the Star Patrol Council were indeed all Original Divine Office holders.

His current strength was already enough to clear the Third Layer of the Star Abyss.

Without the Holy Text, Original Divine Office holders typically could clear the Fourth Layer of the Star Abyss. But those with the Holy Text, which provided multiple sets of combat power enhancements, could potentially push through an additional layer and clear the Fifth Layer.

“What about the councilmen?” Lin Qing asked curiously.

“There’s only one standard for the councilmen.”

Yan Feiyu smiled and said, “They must clear the Sixth Layer of the Star Abyss.”

Lin Qing understood.

The seven councilmen were all powerhouses of the Sixth Layer of the Star Abyss.

He couldn’t help but think of the names on the Star Abyss ranking list; the seven councilmen and councilors were probably all on it.

“My father said you will at least become a new councilor in the future.”

Yan Feiyu sighed and said, “However, even with the strength of a councilor, it’s still impossible to resist these extraterrestrial civilizations. Star Patrollers can die just the same. While I admire you, I also hope you will be careful.”

He looked at Lin Qing and asked, “I know you, like my father and the others, are part of the Autonomy Faction. Do you have confidence?”

Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then responded slowly, “This country had people who could achieve it two hundred years ago; it is the same now.”

Yan Feiyu was surprised and said, “My father said the same thing.”

…

Urban Circle, Sleepless City.

Even though the night had engulfed half the planet, it could not flood the embankments built by the lights of the city.

In the urban circle, towering skyscrapers that seemed to reach the clouds stood tall, with colossal streamlined structures and vibrant holographic advertisement screens and light shows illuminating the skies. They were clearly visible even before entering the urban circle.

In the central area of this urban circle, there were no skyscrapers, only massive metallic buildings that looked more like spaceships.

In the sky, aircraft flew along intelligently planned routes at high speed, but thanks to the control system, there was not the slightest noise.

“Whoosh!”

A gray saucer-shaped aircraft sped across the sky over the urban circle, heading towards the central area at high speed.

Inside the aircraft, Lin Qing watched as the floor beneath his feet turned into a panoramic simulation, making it seem completely transparent and giving him a clear view of the cityscape below.

“First time in the urban circle?” Yan Feiyu asked.

“Yes.” Lin Qing nodded.

“The advanced nature here is mainly because the extraterrestrial civilization people want to live more comfortably.”

Yan Feiyu explained, “But they also want Earth to remain an evolutionary life planet and avoid influencing the Divine Position types that appear in the forbidden zones, so they built the urban circle to keep high-tech from leaching out, preventing Earth’s civilization from developing too quickly in terms of technology and neglecting evolution.”