Xia Li hadn't expected that downloading two telekinesis arts online would come with such treatment.
One could only say telekinesis users were too scarce...
"I see the Society's sincerity. I'll join."
"Please transmit your telekinesis usage data—we need to verify."
"Alright."
Xia Li transmitted his telekinetic data. Whether such data had been modified or contained inconsistencies—the other party naturally had methods to detect.
Thus...
Ten minutes later.
The other party spoke again.
"Verification passed. You're now an internal member of the Telekinesis Society. Regarding telekinesis experiments, you may need to attend in person later. We hope you'll agree when you have free time."
"Your membership subsidy has been distributed. The Society's internal network is now open to you. Please use telekinesis arts still in testing stages carefully."
"Our Society is certified by the Heavenly Dao Computer as a Civilization Progress Institution, possessing partial legal immunity. If you break the law locally, please contact the Society for assistance."
The person on the other end excitedly cut the communication after finishing. They apparently hadn't expected a random call to recruit a rare Perfected individual.
Telekinesis practitioners in the world were truly few.
The vast majority were still at the Superhuman stage. The process of ascending from Superhuman to Perfected still hadn't been fully analyzed, leading to even fewer Perfected individuals.
Thus...
Becoming Perfected came with special treatment—one could become an outlaw.
Xia Li opened the Society's internal network and checked the explanation of legal immunity.
He discovered he could no longer become a transaction commodity of the Corporate Alliance. Bankruptcy rules no longer applied to him.
The Democratic Government's mandatory conscription orders didn't apply to him.
Many sect rules and regulations he could ignore.
Most unreasonable clan rules of Great Families were likewise exempt.
What was an upper-class person?
This was a damned upper-class person!!
As long as benefits were maximized, the Society didn't believe no one would cultivate telekinesis.
Though this conflicted with some Hidden Wing regulations. While the Society would most likely win, Xia Li still had feelings for Hidden Wing.
As long as they didn't send him to his death, he wouldn't invoke the Society.
"Interesting... what asset level..."
"Would a billionaire dare kill me?"
Previously, Xia Li had been prejudiced against Western telekinesis traditions, thinking they were making a fuss over nothing—not using readily available cultivation traditions, insisting on developing telekinesis with its inferior combat power.
Now though...
You give me privileges, give me spirit stones—you're a good person!
I acknowledge telekinesis as an advanced path!
On the way back, Xia Li browsed the Society's internal network while dodging those shameless pursuers.
The hunting party this time was mainly Golden Core cultivators.
Even Nascent Soul cultivators leading Golden Core patrols.
Unfortunately, with Xia Li's powerful telekinesis, his concealment went up another level. Telekinesis could simulate most electronic signals, feeding false information to deceive their Heaven Chips.
By the time their Heaven Chips rechecked the data and realized, he was already long gone.
Half a day later.
A manhole cover in the Safe Zone was opened. After returning to the surface, Xia Li noticed people standing guard at the Tax-Free Zone entrance not far away.
"Hey, buddy—who are you staking out?"
Xia Li walked over and greeted them.
Upon seeing Xia Li, the other party almost instinctively moved to attack, but Xia Li calmly pointed at the line on the ground.
He was within the Safe Zone!
Unless their financial power could acquire him, they couldn't touch him. Moving against him was breaking the law—he could execute them on the spot in return.
Of course...
The old Xia Li still feared corporations being shameless enough to send Void Refinement cultivators with tens of millions in assets to acquire him. But the current Xia Li wasn't afraid.
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Telekinesis Society members couldn't be acquired!
"You... how did you get back!"
"Just walked back. You people are way too shameless—this many staking out one person."
"What staking out... we're just guarding against fugitives."
The guards couldn't possibly admit their purpose. Xia Li naturally couldn't be bothered wasting time with these lackeys.
"Tell your superiors to save their energy. Though I don't know what misunderstanding you have, my conflict with Jin Xiutai is just personal enmity. If Silver Star insists on escalating..."
"I'll gladly oblige!"
Xia Li turned to leave. Just then, he noticed someone sitting in a roadside kebab shop eating.
The person waved at him.
Seeing this, Xia Li smiled slightly. Bold enough to walk over and sit down.
"Boss, one iced beer and a hundred skewers of organic beef."
After ordering, Xia Li waited for the beer to arrive. He downed most of it first, then lit a spirit cigarette and took a deep drag before slowly turning to look at the person beside him.
A man who looked refined and cultured, wearing a suit and gold-rimmed glasses. A beast in gentleman's clothing.
"Didn't expect you to be waiting at the entrance. So certain I'd make it back?"
"I've always admired you. You tracked me from Lingguang all the way here—want a position at Silver Star Group? I could write you a recommendation letter. You were the most outstanding employee under me."
"Trash conglomerates—not even dogs would join. The country may be gone, but some national social structures and corporate cultures never disappeared."
"Employee abuse, insane competition, endless executive scandals, inbreeding, workplace bullying, neurotic behavior..."
"I bet Silver Star's year-end bonus is a jar of delicious organic kimchi, right?"
Xia Li jokingly brought up stereotypical jokes from five hundred years ago.
After all, five hundred years ago, a certain neighboring country loved creating these jokes.
"Acting like you're so noble. If you want to talk history, then you should slaughter all the East Islanders here. But you seem to have a pretty good relationship with Yagyu Arms—doesn't that make you a traitor?"
"Just mutual exploitation. I don't genuinely consider them anything good either. Speaking of traitors..."
Smiling, Xia Li pulled out a photograph from his phase ring.
"My dear Comrade Chen Xiutai, you've greatly disappointed the organization."
"You're a very rare person—extremely rare!"
Xia Li showed Jin Xiutai the photo then immediately returned it to his phase ring, because Jin Xiutai's expression had turned extremely dark.
"The country no longer exists. The world has changed."
Jin Xiutai's voice was low.
"Even if the country has disappeared and the mission has failed, humanity still needs to move toward the correct path."
Xia Li quoted a line from the photograph.
"Heh, just following the old path of that red giant bear from six hundred years ago."
Jin Xiutai compared the Democratic Government to a superpower that once existed.
He also believed the Democratic Government would eventually repeat history and fragment.
"There is no eternal harmony—only eternal assets, eternal interests, and eternal class."
"This is humanity's fundamental flaw."
"Some people always live to dominate others. As long as these people exist, they'll always find ways to dominate!"
Jin Xiutai continued speaking of the truth as he saw it.
"What trauma did you suffer? You seem off..."
Xia Li hadn't expected Jin Xiutai to discuss these things with him.
"Humanity... should evolve."
Jin Xiutai stood, went to the boss to pay the bill, then left. Xia Li didn't pursue.
He just drank another large gulp of beer and took another deep drag of his spirit cigarette.
"Lose humanity, lose civilization. Lose animality, lose everything."
"But some are always willing to die as humans."
Xia Li shook his head. After finishing his meal, he also rose to leave.
