Law Enforcement Association
"What level is the Spatial Compass that Busey rewarded us with? How far can it travel? "Xia Fei asked.
Zanian smiled. "That's the ZR-10, one of the best spatial compasses in the circle. How could something sent out by the Dragon Ascension Martial Hall be bad? With the White Horse Constellation as the center, everything within a billion lightyears is within our grasp."
"One billion lightyears!" Xia Fei exclaimed. With just a small compass, he was able to traverse a billion lightyears with ease! What kind of shock was this!
"Don't get too excited yet. Using the Spatial Compass costs money. It costs one Origin Crystal for every 100 light-years. In other words, one Grade 1 Origin Crystal for every 100 light-years, one Grade 2 Origin Crystal for every 10,000 light-years, one Grade 3 Origin Crystal for every one million light-years, and one Grade 4 Origin Crystal for every 100 million light-years. Moreover, this is only a one-way ticket. Assuming a round trip of one billion light-years, you'll need 20 Tier 4 Origin Crystals," Zanian Feng said, smiling.
Xia Fei nodded, doing some mental calculations. He and Furball had consumed several dozen grade 4 Origin Crystals in this assessment, so he still had 1023 crystals left in his ring, enough for a hundred trips. If he used them sparingly, he should be able to last for some time.
"Is a billion lightyears enough to get from here to the Alliance?" Xia Fei asked.
Zanian chuckled. "From here to the Alliance's border is 8.7 billion lightyears! Of course, a ZR-10 isn't enough. You'll need at least a ZR-90 or higher compass. A ZR-10 is already worth a thousand grade 4 Origin Crystals, so don't even think about a ZR-90 without at least twenty thousand grade 4 Origin Crystals. Moreover, a ZR-90 or higher compass must have the Law Enforcement Association's ultra-long-distance transmission qualification, which is only given to warriors at the Law Emperor level and above.
"Besides, those bastards in the black market are quite unscrupulous. Without sixty thousand grade 4 Origin Crystals, don't even think about getting the ZR-90."
Xia Fei stuck his tongue out. The entire Alliance only had a territory of 72 million lightyears, and it already belonged to a famous race in the universe, yet the distance from the Alliance to the Law Realm was actually 8.7 billion lightyears!
Based on a spaceship's speed of 1.2 million lightyears per day, it would take close to twenty years to reach the Law Realm from the Alliance, and this was under the assumption that nothing happened to the spaceship. If anything went wrong, would they not be buried in the vast sea of stars?!
It was no wonder the Super Black Bat radar's signal was so poor in the Law Realm. It turned out that the distance between the Alliance and the Law Realm was not an ultra-long one, but an ultra-long one!
Xia Fei was somewhat disappointed. Money was needed everywhere. Even a trip home was so difficult. Unless he was as wealthy as Yuhua, he would not be able to afford a compass above model 90.
Zanian saw that Xia Fei was a little disappointed, so he changed the topic. "Actually, you don't have to buy a model 90 compass. There are some businesses that provide services from the Law Realm to the Alliance, though the price is a little higher."
"Going by the distance, you'll need 87 grade 4 crystals to travel from the Law Realm to the Alliance. If you're looking for those unscrupulous merchants, you should be able to get it done with a single trip of 200 grade 4 crystals. Then, you'll need to pay at least 20 grade 4 crystals for every day you stay in the Alliance."
Xia Fei counted on his fingers. A round trip to and fro for a week would cost 540 grade 4 Origin Crystals. This was no ordinary amount of money!
"The best thing about looking for unscrupulous merchants is that you don't have to worry about the Law Enforcement Committee finding trouble with you. Since they're willing to send you to the Alliance, they'll naturally be able to guarantee that they won't come after you. If you're still worried, you'll have to look for those people from the black market. They have a compass that can't be tracked, but the risk is equally high. Who knows if those bastards will get greedy at the sight of money?" Yuhua continued to explain.
Xia Fei finally understood. If he wanted to return to the Alliance and spend a moment with Avrils, he would have to pay a huge sum! He had always thought that the Alliance was very dark, but who would have thought that the Law Realm was even darker! It was so dark that it seeped right into his bones!
"Just how big is the universe?" Xia Fei asked. This question had been bothering him for a long time, and he just so happened to be with Zanian today, which was why he asked.
"The Law Realm controls a radius of thirty billion lightyears, and everything beyond that is unknown. We generally believe that the universe has no end," Zanian answered.
"No end? That's illogical. Nothing is infinite, "Xia Fei doubtfully said.
Zanian smiled and retorted, "Logic? Can you use logic to explain the seventh brain region, abilities, and Laws? "
Xia Fei was speechless. The more he came into contact with the higher planes, the more he realized how strange the universe was. There were countless things that logic and technology could not explain.
"What a vast and strange universe." Xia Fei sighed.
…
A nine-story tower and a large courtyard could be seen in the distance. The Law Enforcement Committee sounded very strict, but it was actually a very peaceful and beautiful place.
Past the ancient wooden gate was a garden filled with lush greenery, with short cedar trees growing one after another. Many of the rooms were already covered with branches, but they did not trim them, allowing the branches and leaves to grow as they pleased.
Several old men were gathered together, drinking tea and playing chess. The scene was very noisy, and because of a single chess piece, the old men were red in the face, causing Xia Fei to involuntarily think of the term 'old urchin'.
Most of them were dressed casually, and only a few were dressed in work attire, with the word 'Law' emblazoned on it to show that they were different from the rest.
"Don't underestimate these old men. They're all elites of the Law Realm. The Nine Great Clans and the other great clans all have to appoint a highly respected old man to serve as a committee member of the Law Enforcement Board. The rest are all respected elders of the various clans, retired old warriors, and the like.
"In the Law Realm, aside from the two peak races, there are the giants like the Dragon Ascension Martial Hall, the Law Enforcement Committee, and the Nine Great Clans. With the elders of the various clans gathered here, the authority of the Law Enforcement Board is unquestionable. If necessary, the executive committee can even appoint the troops of the Nine Great Clans," Zanian introduced.
Xia Fei nodded. "Of course, no one will dare to defy the law enforcement by gathering all the important figures of the various clans. After all, these people's words carry enormous weight in their respective clans."
"Precisely, which is why you mustn't provoke these old men if there's nothing important. They're really troublesome," Zanian said with lingering fear, as if he had experienced this himself.
The two of them talked as they entered a large hall. There was a decayed sign at the door, which indicated that this was where high-grade spatial compasses were registered. Because the ZR-10's usable range was one billion lightyears, it could be considered a high-grade spatial compass, so it needed to be registered with the White Horse Constellation's Law Enforcement Headquarters. If the distance was less than one billion lightyears, they only needed to register with the various branches, so there was no need to go through all this trouble. From this, it could be seen that the Law Realm had very strict regulations on the movement of Law Warriors.
"Brother Big Wolf!" Zanian called out with a smile the moment he stepped through the door.
A young man with a full beard was sleeping soundly behind a long workbench. Hearing this voice, he impatiently raised his head. "Who is it?"
"You're sleeping in broad daylight? Aren't you afraid that those old men will find trouble with you?" Zanian asked.
"Zanian!" The bearded young man exclaimed in pleasant surprise. He quickly walked out of the workbench, brought over three chairs, and even poured some tea.
"This is a good friend of mine from the Berserk Wolf Clan of the Nine Great Clans, Lang Shunye. Don't be fooled by his big beard; Big Wolf is actually two years younger than me," Zanian introduced.
Lang Shunye awkwardly scratched his head. "Can't help it. All the males of our Berserk Wolf Clan have big bearded faces. It's inherited from our ancestors, and there's no way to change it even if we wanted to."
Lang Shunye was a simple and honest man, not minding that Zanian was joking with him at all. It was just that his appearance was rather unsightly, with his upturned nose and big beard. If not for Zanian's introduction, Lang Shunye would have thought that he was at least a middle-aged man.
"This is Xia Fei, a new friend from the Dragon Ascension Conclave. I brought him here to register his spatial compass." Zanian then introduced Xia Fei to Lang Shunye.
"Xia Fei?! First in the preliminary assessment?! "Lang Shunye exclaimed.
"That's right. That's him," Zanian said.
Lang Shunye looked at Xia Fei suspiciously for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Very good! It'll be the second round in a month's time, and if we meet then, I'll be sure to ask for some pointers from you! You mustn't go easy on me then. "
Xia Fei humbly replied, "I wouldn't dare to ask for pointers, but I can at least spar with you."
Lang Shunye was a straightforward man, so he did not hesitate to register Xia Fei's spatial compass. The registration fee was five grade 4 Origin Crystals, which was still acceptable. He then gave Xia Fei a bank card from Taining Bank, so he could just deposit the Origin Crystals he spent on spatial travel into the bank every month. He could also deposit some money in advance, saving him the trouble of paying for it. The bank card was directly linked to the spatial compass.
"Cough! Why do you think my life is so miserable? How interesting is it for you to be sent by your family to be a hawk's eye, while for me, I was forced to join the Law Enforcement Board. Every day is so boring! "Lang Shunye could not help but grumble after hearing Zanian's story.
Zanian smiled. "There's no helping it. You're from one of the Nine Great Clans, so of course you'll be sent out to train. Do you think that just anyone can join the Law Enforcement Board? Even if the smaller clans squeeze their way in, the Law Enforcement Board won't accept you."
"Let's not talk about each other. Your Dragon Ascension Feng Clan presides over the Dragon Ascension Martial Hall, so your reputation is much better than mine," Lang Shunye said.
Descendants of the Law Realm like Zanian and Lang Shunye had quite a bit of history with each other, so Xia Fei could not really understand their conversation. He took the spatial compass he had just obtained and sat to the side, fiddling with it out of boredom.
Zanian rolled his eyes and asked, "Big Wolf, has that old man Xia Zonghai been looking for me lately?"
The moment he heard Xia Zonghai's name, Lang Shunye felt goosebumps all over his body. He bitterly said, "Don't even mention it. Of all the people you could have provoked, why did you have to provoke that old man? That old freak pinned me to the ground and gave me a good beating just to look for you. Luckily, I was loyal enough to not mention that you were at the Dragon Ascension branch no matter what."
As he said this, Zanian stole a glance to observe Xia Fei's reaction. There were plenty of people with the surname Xia in this world, and Xia Fei did not react at all. Instead, it was that old geezer named Xia Zonghai who dared to beat up Lang Shunye, who came from one of the Nine Great Clans, that piqued Xia Fei's interest. Looking at how Lang Shunye trembled the moment he heard Xia Zonghai's name, it was no wonder that Xia Zonghai was an old freak with a bad temper.
Xia Fei did not have any special reaction, which made Zanian somewhat disappointed.
'Could Xia Fei really have nothing to do with the Skywing Clan? That can't be? 'Zanian thought to himself.
Smiling, Zanian said, "I recall that today is the first day of the month, the day when the Law Enforcement Board conducts internal transactions. Brother Big Wolf, why don't you take me and Xia Fei there to broaden our horizons?"
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