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"You must be Lady Bai Zhi. I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
As soon as Bai Zhi entered, someone warmly greeted her.
"Who are you?" Bai Zhi was a little confused.
"Haha, of course Lady Baizhi doesn't recognize me. I am Duan Wen, the deputy director of the Earth Balance Bureau. You asked me about your situation regarding your coming to retrieve the death row inmate. The director has already told me that the prison is located in the cave behind the Earth Balance Bureau. Are you going to retrieve him now?"
The visitor introduced himself in a very familiar manner.
Bai Zhi suddenly realized and said, "Of course, thank you for your help, Deputy Director Duan."
"Hehe, no trouble at all. Lady Baizhi must have an important use for taking these death row inmates away."
Duan Wen led the way, guiding Bai Zhi forward as he spoke.
After walking for quite a while, the two finally arrived at a heavily guarded gate, where many Yunqi soldiers were stationed.
"This is the Earth Balance Division prison, Lady Baizhi. Please take this."
Under the watchful eyes of many Cloud Riders, Duan Wen handed Bai Zhi a glove-like object.
"This is?"
Bai Zhi glanced at Duan Wen with some confusion, then looked at the gloves. The color scheme was like blue and white porcelain, quite pretty.
I just don't know what to do.
Fortunately, Duan Wen immediately began to explain:
"Since this is your first time here, you may not be familiar with the place. To make it easier to manage the prisoners, the Earth Balance Bureau has set up a powerful magic array in the prison. This array weakens the life force within it, making them weak and unable to cause trouble."
"After all, many of the troublemakers are 'Destiny Walkers,' and even the Cloud Cavalry might be ambushed by them if they're not careful."
"And these gloves, once worn, can make one immune to the weakening power of the great formation; all the Cloud Cavalry soldiers inside the prison have them."
"With this shift in power, it's virtually impossible for those prisoners to break through the prison's defenses."
"I see. I really didn't know that. Thank you so much, Deputy Director Duan."
Bai Zhi suddenly realized.
"Haha, it's alright. It's my honor to answer your question, Lady Baizhi. Let's go in."
After saying that, Duan Wen took out a card, swiped it in front of the prison gate, and then went through several tedious verifications before the gate opened.
Upon entering, Bai Zhi witnessed a rather interesting scene.
This is a huge factory where prisoners are working themselves to the bone.
"These people... are they being used like this? Isn't it a bit inappropriate?"
Bai Zhi touched her chin. She didn't mean it was too cruel, but rather that Xianzhou Industry was now mostly automated, and the use of human labor was actually not that great.
These sweatshops are essentially outdated industries that will be shut down.
What's the point of having these people do this kind of work here?
"Hehe, these things can indeed be made quickly with machines, but what you don't know is that handmade products actually have a future on the Immortal Ship."
"What's that called? Um... it's man-made, it has a certain organic soul, some people believe that."
"So, even before they die, these death row inmates can still make some contributions to the economy of the Immortal Ship."
"What the hell is this machine soul? Why don't you mention the god of all machines, Om Messiah?"
Bai Zhi cursed inwardly.
However, Duan Wen couldn't hear Bai Zhi's inner complaints. He led Bai Zhi into the factory.
"Lady Baizhi, please choose as you see fit. As per the notification, the limit is no more than a thousand people."
"There's no need for so many... I'll take five people first."
Are you kidding me? If there were a thousand people, her clinic wouldn't be able to hold them all. Five people would be enough.
"No problem, you can come and pick up the person anytime, we'll cooperate."
Bai Zhi nodded, then looked at the death row inmates who were screwing screws in like 007.
"Oh ho, a little girl has arrived. Uncle here, I like girls like you the most, with delicate skin and a charming voice."
Upon seeing Bai Zhi, a man with sunken eyes shouted and even made a straightening motion.
"Lady Baizhi, this person was brought in because he violated other young girls from other non-Chinese communities on the immortal ship."
Duan Wen explained to Bai Zhi with a blank expression that he knew these death row inmates were simply revealing their true nature because they felt hopeless about their lives.
"Count this guy in."
Angelica dahurica has absolutely no vitality.
There's absolutely no need for humans to get angry with beasts; anyway, when it comes to drug testing, this guy will have a hard time.
"Take him away."
Duan Wen waved his hand, and immediately some of the Yun cavalry guards went over, grabbed the guy by the collar, and dragged him out.
"Hahaha, I can finally die sooner!!"
The man shouted, and then was knocked unconscious by a punch from the Yunqi Army.
"What crime did this man commit?" Bai Zhi pointed to an old man who looked rather noble.
"He ordered others to kill 100 non-human beings, was sentenced to death, and was also sentenced to 60 years of labor here. He was actually an emperor of a native planet. After arriving at the Immortal Ship, he brought a retinue of a thousand people. Then, for some reason, it seemed that someone in the retinue displeased him, so he ordered his guards to kill 100 people in the retinue."
"Then, while disposing of the body, they were discovered by the Cloud Cavalry, which was a very serious act of provocation against the laws of the Immortal Ship."
Doesn't he have any diplomatic immunity?
Bai Zhi was a little curious.
"Heh, it's just an indigenous planet. They only have a little over 50 billion people on their planet. Their status is nowhere near the diplomatic level of the Immortal Ship. His emperor is not recognized in interstellar space at all."
"So, once they come to the Immortal Ship, they must abide by its laws. He has been working here for 20 years and feels like he'll be exhausted to death before his time is up. Do you want him?"
"Hmm... take him with you, his age is quite suitable."
Bai Zhi stroked her chin. Since the goal was to experiment with a remedy for reversing aging, an old man was still very necessary.
If it really succeeds, this guy can continue working here for another 40 years, contributing to the economy of Xianzhou.
Thinking about it, I realize I'm really kind.
209 An amazing scene and the new guest
"Ah, Lady Baizhi, you're finally back."
Outside the consultation room, Yanqing walked forward impatiently and respectfully spoke to Bai Zhi.
"Nothing will happen to me if I'm alone, so don't worry."
"Hey hey hey."
Yanqing didn't reply, but just scratched his cheek. He dared not answer the question. Protecting Baizhi was his top priority. No matter what, ensuring her safety was the most important thing.
"Um, Lady Baizhi, about that one million credits..."
Yanqing hesitated, but after receiving the red envelope, he thought about it for a long time before deciding to talk about it.
That's a million credits. Even though the economy of Xianzhou is developed, it's still a long time's salary for an average person, and he's no exception.
"It's yours, the money doesn't matter."
Bai Zhi waved her hand dismissively. Her billion yuan was invested in a financial management app, generating hundreds of thousands of credit points every day. Yan Qing's red envelopes would only generate returns for one or two days.
"Consider it repayment for the flying sword you gave me back then."
"Then... Yanqing will shamelessly accept it."
Yanqing finally didn't refuse anymore, after all, he really needed the money to buy a new flying sword.
Seeing Yanqing's somewhat embarrassed expression, Bai Zhi shook her head with amusement and led the death row inmates into the examination room.
As soon as Bai Zhi entered the consultation room, she saw a middle-aged man in a black robe lying on the ground, his body charred black, his life hanging in the balance.
Bai Zhi looked at Bai Lu, who was busy, with some confusion.
"What's going on?"
"You're finally back. Hmm, five death row inmates are enough. I've just finished making a rejuvenation drug, and I need people to test it."
Bai Lu held a purple vial and waved it in her hand.
"As for that person, he might be an emperor from another world. As soon as he arrived, he mistook me for some kind of assassin and drew his sword to kill me."
"How could I let him cause such a disturbance at the hospital? I immediately gave him an electrotherapy treatment, and that's how he ended up like this."
"Hey, never mind him, let's try the medicine first."
Bai Zhi scratched her head. She didn't recognize the middle-aged man in black either, so she simply ignored him.
.......
On the luxurious carriage, the emperor, who had swept across six kingdoms and established an unprecedented unified dynasty, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked outside. A bit of hot wind blew in, adding to his already weak body's sense of unease.
"Ahem, I have unified the six kingdoms, an achievement unprecedented in history. I should be granted immortality. I have heard that there were once immortals in this coastal area, but why have I not found any trace of immortality along this journey?"
"Could it be that the so-called immortals and the idea of immortality are just illusions?"
The emperor closed his eyes wearily, feeling the weakness emanating from his body.
He was only 49 years old, and as an emperor, even in the prime of his youth, he still had many grand ambitions to realize. He wanted to conquer the world and unify all the lands.
Whether it be the six kingdoms or the foreign tribes whose appearance differs from that of the Central Plains, they should all submit to this great empire.
Then they speak the same language, write the same script, and even their clothes are in the same style.
His descendants may thank him for everything he has done.
But the more ambitious one is, the more sorrowful this time will be.
He had a premonition that he might not live long enough to realize his ambition.
He looked up again and, for some reason, felt that his surroundings had suddenly changed. Ahead, there was only a wisp of smoke, with only a crimson light flickering within it.
This crimson light is so vibrant, like the sun, giving people a feeling of warmth and power.
"Am I... perhaps so ill that I'm hallucinating? Or is there something else going on?"
The emperor gripped the sword at his waist with some wariness.
He discovered that the sedan chair he was riding in had disappeared, and the surrounding area was dotted with stars, as if the Milky Way in the sky was reflected here.
Even someone as resolute as him found this supernatural situation somewhat unbelievable.
The crimson light at the end of the road was still flashing, as if it were beckoning him.
The emperor gritted his teeth, his hand on the hilt of his sword, maintaining a posture ready to attack at any moment, and advanced step by step.
Getting closer and closer.
"This is... a dragon?"
The emperor looked at the bronze gate that appeared at the end of the gate, and at the top of the gate, a lifelike dragon seemed to be looking at him.
That fiery red light emanated from the dragon's eyes.
He tried to push the door open.
Accompanied by a blinding light, he realized he had found himself in an unknown place.
A woman with brown hair was dressed in extremely shameless clothing, and a short man was holding a sharp object and stabbing it into someone's body.
He instinctively drew his sword and shouted, "Who dares to draw their sword before me!"
Then he saw the little guy rush over, and to his surprise, the guy had a big tail.
Of course, that's not the point. The point is that the tail lashed out at him with the sound of wind and thunder.
Accompanied by purple lightning, he felt his whole body stiffen and he fell to the ground.
Before his consciousness faded into darkness, he only heard one sentence: "Hmph, finally encountered a medical dispute. My fighting skills haven't diminished yet."
"Ouch...it hurts!"