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Chapter 91: You're Arresting Me Without Any Proof?
Chapter 91: You're Arresting Me Without Any Proof?
The Interstellar Human Alliance and the three Intelligent Goddesses encouraged citizens to report any suspicious activity or information. This included any grievances with officials, knowledge of criminal activities, tax evasion, or even information about other races.
And these reports were not without incentive. The Goddesses would assess the impact of the information provided and offer rewards accordingly—cash, positions of power, rare cosmic treasures, astral spirit creatures, or even merit points.
Reporting was made easy and accessible; one simply had to connect directly to the Intelligent Goddesses. In theory, even a first-level citizen had the right to report a Planetary Governor if they so wished.
Of course, while the Goddesses encouraged reporting, they frowned upon false or malicious accusations. Should an investigation reveal that a report was fabricated, it would negatively impact the citizen's standing with the Goddesses. If a citizen insisted on their report, they could grant access to their private information, allowing specialized Illusion-type Evolvers to browse their memories for verification.
For Lin Yuan, reporting the beautiful woman he encountered as a member of another race was the simplest course of action. With his current status, there was no need for him to associate with such unsavory characters. Handing her over to the wisdom goddess was the best option, and he might even receive a reward for his troubles.
"Please state your report, Citizen Lin Yuan." The wisdom goddess's voice took on a more solemn tone as she acknowledged Lin Yuan's intention to report something.
"While I was out on a walk, I came across a woman who I believe may be of another race," Lin Yuan explained, choosing not to disclose the true reason for his suspicion or present any evidence, as it would involve revealing his 'Heaven-defying Comprehension' ability.
Besides, given his current citizen rank, the wisdom goddess would thoroughly investigate even his wildest claims. And indeed, the beautiful woman he encountered was of another race; she wouldn't be able to withstand the goddess's scrutiny.
"Are you referring to this person, Citizen Lin Yuan?" A holographic screen appeared before Lin Yuan, displaying the footage of his earlier walk in the garden. It showed a tall, beautiful woman walking past him. The image paused and zoomed in on the woman.
"Yes, that's her," Lin Yuan confirmed with a nod.
As soon as he spoke, all the information about the beautiful woman, from her birth to the present, including the history of her ancestors, was immediately pulled up.
"Name: Yao Qingqing."
"Age: Ninety-two."
"Power: Second-tier, Seventh-level."
"Planet of Birth…"
After a thorough investigation by the wisdom goddess's massive computational power, a suspicious detail was discovered within minutes. When 'Yao Qingqing' was twenty-eight years old, there was a possibility that she had been 'switched'. Her behavior and tendencies began to diverge from her previous self.
"The loop of suspicion is closed. An evolver has been dispatched to apprehend 'Yao Qingqing'."
Since Lin Yuan was the informant and had achieved a fourth-level citizen rank, the wisdom goddess did not hide this information from him.
"Flower Goddess Race."
Just as the wisdom goddess began taking action, Lin Yuan's mind suddenly flashed with information about the 'Flower Goddess Race'.
The Flower Goddess Race was part of the Bug Tribe and a member of the Bug Tribe's Grand Alliance. Over two million years of the Star Sea Calendar, human civilization had spread far and wide, forcing the surrounding races to unite. The Bug Tribe Grand Alliance was one such alliance, led by the Bug Tribe themselves.
The Bug Tribe was incredibly powerful, on par with the Human Tribe, and they were known for their unity. When the Mother Nest gave an order, all Bug Tribe warriors obeyed without question, and their swarms brought disaster to all life in their path. In the early stages of their expansion, the Human Tribe had suffered several losses to the Bug Tribe, but they eventually adapted and started winning more battles than they lost.
Outside the Shuiyue Residential Area, in a coffee shop.
Yao Qingqing sat comfortably, her mood pleasant.
From their brief encounter, she had assessed that Lin Yuan likely had little resistance to her charms. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stopped to stare at her as she walked away.
"It's a pity. I have to take it slow, or else…" Yao Qingqing glanced at the Shuiyue Residential Area in the distance. She had almost stopped in her tracks and initiated contact with Lin Yuan then and there.
"This mission should be a sure thing. A few more coincidental encounters, and I can formally introduce myself. After that, I'll be able to firmly grasp this human evolver genius in my hands." Yao Qingqing thought to herself, a hint of satisfaction creeping into her expression.
She had been on numerous missions like this before, but the ease of this one was unusual. Yao Qingqing attributed it to Lin Yuan's youth and lack of worldliness, which made it harder for him to resist her allure.
"I wonder what reward I'll receive for causing a human genius to silently fall from grace." Yao Qingqing mused, her thoughts filled with delight.
Yao Qingqing's attention was mostly focused on the Shuiyue Residential Area in the distance. So, she didn't notice that the coffee shop she was in had emptied, not a single staff member in sight.
"Hmm?" Yao Qingqing's heart skipped a beat as she suddenly realized something was amiss.
She discreetly scanned her surroundings and, finding no one else in the shop, her expression turned grim.
"Damn. How was I found out?"
As a senior 'spy', Yao Qingqing didn't believe in coincidences. When she entered the coffee shop, there had been other customers, but now, she was alone. It was clear that her cover had been blown, and the human authorities had discovered her presence.
With this realization, Yao Qingqing took a moment to steady herself before standing up to leave. Her hope was that the human officials merely suspected her or had underestimated her strength, and thus, they hadn't deployed many forces.
On the surface, Yao Qingqing was a second-tier, seventh-level evolver. However, in reality, she had already reached the eleventh-level of the third tier.
Unless the human officials had sent a twelfth-level third-tier evolver or even a fourth-tier evolver, she believed she still had a chance to escape.
But as she took a few steps toward the door, a man with a sunny smile walked into the coffee shop.
"Hello," he greeted Yao Qingqing warmly.
In that instant, Yao Qingqing felt her world spin out of control.
"This… this is a fifth-tier evolver, a soul-type fifth-tier?" Yao Qingqing's heart sank as despair crept into her eyes.
Fifth-tier evolvers were among the strongest beings on the planet. On a mid-level life planet like Canglan, there were only three or four of them, and they held important positions of power.
For one of them to show up here, it meant that her cover had been thoroughly blown, and her mission was a failure. Facing a fifth-tier soul-type evolver, Yao Qingqing knew she didn't even have the ability to take her own life. A single glance from this evolver would be enough to trap her in an illusion from which she could never escape.
As her consciousness faded, the last thoughts running through Yao Qingqing's mind were of her time on Canglan. She had arrived under the pretext of a business trip, and everything she had done was within acceptable boundaries. Even her entry into the Shuiyue Residential Area had been aboveboard, with a legitimate reason for the staff to escort her inside.
After her brief encounter with Lin Yuan, Yao Qingqing had not exchanged a single word with him.
At most, she had secretly released a charm technique, but this particular charm was a secret innate technique of the Flower Goddess Race, and it would only make people feel favorable towards her without leaving any traces.
How did he find out about her?
Could it be that Lin Yuan noticed something amiss with her? Even so, with Lin Yuan's report, why would the Wisdom Goddess deploy a fifth-tier Evolver to capture her?
As these thoughts raced through her mind, Yao Qingqing gradually fell asleep.
"It's done."
At the entrance of the coffee shop, the man with the sunny smile snapped his fingers, and a group of people walked in and carried Yao Qingqing out.
"She's just a small fry. Why did the Wisdom Goddess ask me to intervene?"
The fifth-tier Evolver was a bit puzzled. "Could she have some other value?"
The man pondered for a moment but still couldn't figure it out, so he turned and left.
Shuiyue Residential Area.
Balcony of House Number 32.
Lin Yuan leaned against the balcony, gazing into the distance.
"That mental fluctuation..."
Lin Yuan's heart skipped a beat as he faintly sensed an extremely profound mental fluctuation.
This mental fluctuation far surpassed the fourth-tier.
"Honorable Citizen Lin Yuan, the capture of the otherworldly spy has been accomplished."
The voice of the Wisdom Goddess, solemn and cold, echoed in his mind.
"Oh?"
Lin Yuan's expression turned thoughtful.
He speculated that the mental fluctuation he sensed earlier was likely from the capture of Yao Qingqing.
"Is this Yao Qingqing very strong?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.
Based solely on the mental fluctuation he sensed from afar, Lin Yuan could affirm that the captor's strength was at least fifth-tier.
"From what we've observed so far, she has hidden part of her strength, and her true strength is at the third-tier."
The Wisdom Goddess replied.
"A third-tier otherworldly being, and they still deployed a fifth-tier Evolver?"
Lin Yuan was astonished.
Was the Interstellar Human Alliance so abundant in strong individuals now?
"Honorable Citizen Lin Yuan, your importance to humanity warrants such actions." The Wisdom Goddess answered solemnly.
To the Wisdom Goddess, Lin Yuan's status as a fourth-level citizen, his genius talent as a fourth-tier Evolver before the age of a hundred, were not the main reasons for her actions.
What truly caught the attention of the Wisdom Goddess was Lin Yuan's creation of the Martial Arts Evolution Path.
A path that offered a sixty percent chance of advancing to the sixth-tier.
The encounter with the otherworldly spy had instilled a sense of crisis in Lin Yuan.
According to the Wisdom Goddess, as long as Lin Yuan didn't expose himself as the founder of the Martial Arts Evolution Path, a human genius under a hundred years old attaining the fourth-tier wouldn't be worth the otherworldly race taking drastic measures.
At most, they would send someone like Yao Qingqing to secretly entice and guide him.
But what if...?
Lin Yuan was not willing to gamble with his life when it came to the otherworldly race.
"Let's move."
"Let's move now."
While the Shuiyue Residential Area was a high-end community, it was only in comparison to ordinary citizens.
For Lin Yuan's current status, it was no longer suitable.
After winning the championship in the individual competition of the Arena Tournament, the Canglan Star officials had gifted the top ten Evolvers, including Lin Yuan, with a free mansion each.
The mansions were located in the pinnacle community in the central continent, situated at the very core of Canglan Star's defense system.
It could be said that living there, even if a fifth-tier otherworldly assassin came, it would be of no use.
The moment the assassin made a move, they would be locked down by the planet's defense system, without the need for any reaction time.
Moreover, there were specific Evolvers patrolling the area around the mansion at all times, preventing any outsiders from intruding.
Lin Yuan's parents' home.
Lin Yuan stood outside the house with Lin Shoucheng and Lu Qiong.
His sister, Lin Yi, was also there, looking longingly at the house.
This house was the one previously given by the Huo family. Since Lin Yuan had decided to move, he naturally intended to bring his parents along.
After all, the new residence in the central continent was spacious enough to accommodate dozens of people.
After a while, two men in uniforms walked over and bowed to Lin Yuan before saying respectfully, "Mr. Lin, we are here as instructed to help you with the move."
"Thank you for your trouble." Lin Yuan nodded and smiled.
There weren't many things to move, mainly some memorabilia left by his parents over the past few decades.
As for furniture and appliances, the mansion already had everything prepared.
"Can't bear to leave?" Lin Yuan glanced at his sister, Lin Yi, and said casually.
"Yes, I am a bit reluctant." Lin Yi nodded. Although they hadn't lived here for long, compared to the old house they lived in initially, this place was like heaven.
"Let's go, the new house will be even better." Lin Yuan finished speaking and then boarded the flying vehicle.
The distance from Dongning City to the central continent spanned almost half of the planet, so they naturally had to use a spaceship for transportation.
Of course, with Lin Yuan's strength, he could fly there himself, but there was no need for that.
Half a day later.
The flying vehicle landed in the highest part of the central continent.
"This is your new residence from now on, Mr. Lin, the sixty-six mansion." The uniformed man walked ahead and introduced, "The entire mansion covers a hundred acres, with a main building and six auxiliary buildings. There's a specialized training field underground, and you can also plant some fruit trees or build a flower garden above ground."
Lin Yuan had already seen the video of the mansion beforehand, so he wasn't surprised, but his parents and sister were wide-eyed with amazement.
Especially Lin Yi, her earlier reluctance vanished, and she looked around with sparkling eyes.
"Is this mansion bigger than a regular community?"
Lin Shoucheng, Lin Yuan's father, exclaimed in surprise. The central continent, as the core of Canglan Star, could be said to be a place where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
Yet, here they were, standing in front of a mansion that covered such a large area.
This was simply...
Lin Yuan walked with his parents.
This mansion was a symbol of status, something that even the wealthy couldn't buy.
It was specially kept by the Canglan Star government to woo individuals with infinite potential like Lin Yuan.
Not just Lin Yuan, but the other nine Evolvers as well. They were all young geniuses who had attained third-tier strength at a young age, with a high probability of advancing to the fourth-tier and even a good chance at the fifth-tier in the future.
It would be foolish not to try to win them over.
After moving into the mansion, it was a given that Lin Yuan would reside in the main building. This was undisputed, and even if Lin Yuan tried to be modest, Lin Shoucheng and Lu Qiong would not accept it.
Lin Yi, his sister, seeing the discussion between Lin Yuan and their parents, boldly interjected, saying, "Don't argue, I'll live in the main building."
As a result, she received a slap from Lu Qiong and ran off to sulk in a corner.
The next day.
Lin Yuan had just finished cultivating.
An intelligent housekeeper robot walked in, dragging a half-human-height alloy box behind it.
"This is one of the prizes from the Arena Tournament."
Lin Yuan's spirit stirred.
There were a total of five prizes in the Arena Tournament, and four of them were physical items.
Therefore, they couldn't be directly distributed like the Fotu Evolution Law.
Instead, there was a slight delay, and the prizes were delivered to the winners' doorsteps.
After Lin Yuan moved to the new mansion, he had updated his new address as well.
Today, the prizes had finally arrived.
Lin Yuan verified his identity and opened the alloy box in front of him.
The first thing that caught his eye was a palm-sized, pitch-black clock.
(End of Chapter)
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