Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

In the Divine Martial Realm, ordinary people have very low status.

Upon hearing Xu Xingguang’s explanation, Ying Zhongmei felt as though she understood.

Ying Jing overheard their conversation, glanced back at Xu Xingguang, and said expressionlessly, ”This is Black Water Sea’s oldest dock, and everyone living here is a criminal.”

”Criminals?” Ying Huai frowned, puzzled, ”Aren’t criminals supposed to live in prison?”

”Prisons in the Divine Martial Realm only hold the most heinous criminals. Ordinary criminals are exiled to remote, backward places for labor. And once exiled, they must remain until their sentence is complete.”

”No wonder people here seem to be living such arduous lives.” Ying Zhongmei had thought the entire Divine Martial Realm was like this.

”Follow me ashore.” As soon as the boat anchored, Ying Jing led the three of them off the vessel.

This small town was very backward, with cracks appearing in the street pavement, and the air filled with a heavy, salty sea stench. The serving criminals passing by carried an uncleanable fishy odor.

Ying Jing wore a veil, afraid to bump into passing criminals.

All of those criminals had a small black ring on their ankles. According to Ying Jing, these rings were Sin Slave Rings, which monitor the criminals’ movements and locations in real-time. If they engage in disputes, the rings detect a surge in adrenaline and deliver an electric shock.

The ring’s functionality ceases once they serve their time, but the ring is never removed.

This shows the severity of punishment for civilians in the Divine Martial Realm.

When the cost of crime is high, there are fewer criminals.

Xu Xingguang stared at Ying Jing’s back, thinking about what she had said earlier. She mentioned that in the Divine Martial Realm, even if Super Power Users kill civilians, they aren’t severely punished.

And the three of them were considered civilians.

Ying Zhongmei and Ying Huai had clearly thought of this too, as they kept their mouths shut, heads down, with uneasy expressions all the way.

Ying Jing brought the three of them to the town’s management office, which was quite imposing.

”Wait outside.”

Xu Xingguang, Ying Zhongmei, and Ying Huai were left in the courtyard outside the office building, while Ying Jing walked into the hall alone. After a while, two uniformed staff members came out.

One held a camera, the other a computer.

Ying Jing said from the side, ”These are staff from the town’s management bureau. Provide them with your identity information, and they’ll process your identification documents.”

”Without identification, you’re undocumented; you can’t move freely in the Divine Martial Realm.”

Ying Jing cast a cold glance at the three of them and said, ”Ying Huai.”

Ying Huai stepped forward and was taken by the staff to a black wall, posing as directed by Ying Jing.

Arms spread open, facing the camera, this was the first photo.

Arms open, back to the camera, this was the second photo.

After the photos were taken, Ying Huai was led to a white machine, with Ying Jing pressing his finger against it. A thin needle emerged to prick Ying Huai’s finger, collecting his blood.

”Alright, once the blood bank collects your information in ten minutes, you can get your ID.”

Ying Huai nodded, sucked his thumb, and stood aside patiently waiting.

Next was Ying Zhongmei, and last was Xu Xingguang.

Ten minutes later, the three were finally brought into the hall to queue for their identification cards.

”Ying Huai, 10 years old, blood type O, civilian.” The staff looked at Ying Huai, waiting for him to nod and confirm the accuracy of his information, before handing him his ID card.

It was a small card, smaller than the IDs in the Mortal World, with text that Ying Huai couldn’t understand and thus didn’t examine.

When it was Xu Xingguang’s turn, the staff said to Ying Jing, ”Xu Xingguang, 23 years old, blood type P, civilian. Correct?”

Upon learning Xu Xingguang’s blood type was the rare P type, Ying Jing cast a surprised glance at her.

P blood type, with less than ten thousand cases throughout the Divine Martial Realm, and the Ying Family holds over seven thousand of them. Those in the Ying Family with P blood type have exceptional talent in medicine, a genetic advantage.

Ying Jing was surprised that Xu Xingguang would be P blood type.

Ying Jing told the staff, ”Yes, the information is correct.”

As the staff prepared to stamp Xu Xingguang’s electronic file to confirm her identity information, Xu Xingguang suddenly said, ”Incorrect.”

As soon as Xu Xingguang spoke, her authentic and ancient Divine Xia Accent stunned not only Ying Jing but also Ying Huai and Ying Zhongmei.