Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 159 Heading to the Repair Bureau
Perhaps due to the passage of time, the records of Blue Star on the Divine Radiance Continent are numerous but quite vague. Qiu Ci only gleaned a few clues about Blue Star from these indistinct records. However, they did not explicitly record Blue Star, but instead used another name—God.

All accounts of the origins of civilization on this continent resemble myths, but some historical records or books on science and technology use a simpler name for Earth—a god-like civilization.

They called the civilization that brought advanced technology to the continent and then disappeared without a trace a god-level civilization, representing an existence far beyond their technological limits, one they could never catch up with.

Indeed, although this continent was extremely similar to the Blue Star in her memory, according to their records, it was far inferior to the Blue Star that had given them the technology, both in terms of cultivation methods and technology. Even though they had developed these technologies for more than 20,000 years, it was still the same.

The more Qiu Ci looked at the information, the more shocked she became. As a human from Earth, she thought she knew her home planet very well, but now she couldn't understand it at all.

Before she fell into slumber, the Blue Star had only developed civilization for about five thousand years. Even after entering the era of cultivation, the time would be at most a few thousand years. She thought it was normal that some amazing technologies could be developed in a few thousand years.

But in the eyes of the people on this continent, it was an unbelievable thing. Because they had spent more than 20,000 years and had not even managed to catch up with the level of Blue Star, let alone surpass it. To this day, some of the technological products left over from Blue Star are still research topics for the Divine Radiance Continent. They have not been able to break through them at all, as if Blue Star were some kind of insurmountable peak.

This made her curious about what Earth had done to enable its civilization to develop so rapidly, leaving others to only look up to it for 20,000 years.

Qiu Ci sighed, but didn't pay much attention, and continued to look at other information about the continent, mainly the distribution of power.

Unlike the Lanru Continent, the political power of the Shenhui Continent is not unified. It is divided into two parts: one is a federal government jointly governed by various regions, and the other is the temple.

The federal government is similar to the former United Government of Blue Star, which oversees all affairs within its own region. The most powerful entity is the Cultivation Administration Bureau, also known as the Cultivator Administration Bureau, which is responsible for managing and restraining all cultivators within the federation and mediating conflicts between cultivators and ordinary people.

That's right, there are ordinary people on this continent too. They live and study just like cultivators, and enjoy the same rights. There's no situation like in other continents where the strong rule. While cultivators possess greater power, they also bear greater social responsibility and are bound by laws.

This seems to be increasingly similar to the situation on Earth, but she still needs to observe the actual situation further, since there is no absolute fairness in the world.

Another point concerns the cultivators from outer lands.

Qiu Ci immediately spotted the familiar giant ring in the document.

This is... a navigation station on Earth.

This continent has it too!

Unlike the Lanru Continent, the existence of the Shenhui Continent's airship station is widely known. Moreover, the airship station here is still operating normally, only now it has a new name: Wanlu Circle.

According to the information, the rings serve as a means of passage between continents and are a product left behind by a god-like civilization. They are currently managed by the Repair and Management Bureau, and each continent has one such ring.

The ring occasionally activates, bringing cultivators from other continents to the Divine Radiance Continent. These are the people Xia Ke mentioned earlier who come to the continent normally. These people are usually taken away by the Cultivation Management Bureau and given two years to learn about and familiarize themselves with everything on the continent. Of course, if they violate the laws of the continent during this period, they will be forcibly repatriated.

However, the people of the Divine Radiance Continent do not fully understand the function of the ring. They can only activate it and say that it is for repatriation, but they do not know which continent the person will be sent to.

Qiu Ci carefully reviewed the information. It seemed that people like her, who suddenly arrived on the Divine Radiance Continent, were quite common, and she felt a little more at ease. After thinking for a moment, she decided to go and register with the Repair Bureau.

Although she could cheat using the system to create a fabricated identity for herself, it was still inconvenient. The Cultivation Bureau wasn't stupid; as long as she appeared in their sights, they would eventually find out. Besides, the old man from Juanshan had already been exposed, and she couldn't possibly not contact him. Moreover, this was a technologically advanced continent; it was impossible to leave no trace. Therefore, rather than facing future troubles, it was better for her to go there proactively. Having the identity of an outer-continent cultivator would make things easier, since she still needed to find a base.

"By the way, dog system, is there any signal from the base right now?"

[Waaaaah... Master, we still haven't found any signal.]

"What use are you?" Who was it that was so eager to come to the Divine Radiance Continent to level up back then? And what happened? Before, we could at least find a general area on the Lanru Continent, but now we can't even find a single signal.

[Sobbing...] The little ball of light shrank a bit, and the glowing light around it fell off in a whoosh.

Qiu Ci ignored it and went straight to the Bureau of Cultivation. When she introduced herself, the cultivator who received her was clearly surprised, as if it was the first time he had seen a cultivator from the outer continent come to report on her voluntarily. But he quickly calmed down, registered her, and explained some things about the Divine Radiance Continent to her.

Qiu Ci quietly filled out the form. When she filled in the cultivation level column, she paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and finally filled in Nascent Soul.

Unexpectedly, the monk who was receiving her had his eyes light up and moved even faster, directly taking out a card and handing it to her.

"Ms. Chu, please keep this temporary identity card safe. You will need it for travel, employment, and other purposes in the future." He explained as he spoke, "As long as you have no record of illegal or disciplinary violations within the next two years, you can come back in two years to receive your official monk certificate."

"Thank you." She took it.

The other person's gaze softened, and they continued, "We've arranged temporary accommodation for you at a nearby hotel. Several other people from the same group who crossed the border are already there. Would you like me to take you there now?"

The same batch?
Could it be that cultivators from other continents have also come today? What a coincidence!
Qiu Ci didn't ask any further questions, but simply nodded.

"Okay, I'm done."

"You're welcome." The other person seemed to rarely see her so polite, and led her out the door directly, saying as they walked, "By the way, the common currency on our continent is spirit coins. If you need them, you can exchange them for equivalent value with your own items. The Repair Management Bureau has a special exchange office."

Qiu Ci thought for a moment, realizing she might really need it, "Can I exchange it for spirit stones?"

"Of course!" The other party nodded. For the convenience of transactions, the Federation has its own special currency, but spirit stones are still equivalent to hard currency like gold and silver.

The receptionist told her the specific location and exchange rate for the exchange before she left the maintenance bureau and headed towards the hotel next door.

When Qiu Ci entered, she found that there were already several people standing in the hotel lobby. However, unlike her, these people looked somewhat disheveled, as if they had just fought with someone. They had obvious wounds on their bodies, and two of them even had a red-glowing bracelet on their wrists.

She recognized it at a glance; it was a magical artifact that suppressed spiritual energy.

Beside them were two Nascent Soul stage cultivators dressed in the uniforms of the Repair Bureau, staring at them with serious expressions.

Is this... because they were captured?