Northwest Divine Land, Kunlun Snowfield, within Experimental Zone No. 1.
Helian Zhan, Wang Chunyang, and Ouyang He took a plane arranged by the Military Department and arrived here within one day.
When evacuating, the transmission channel of the Poison Sect was closest to Kunlun Death Valley, so more than ninety percent of the sect’s disciples evacuated from here and stationed in Experimental Zone No. 1.
Seventy to eighty percent of the Langya Wang Family members also came out from here. People from the Qingtian Sect were relatively dispersed, with sixty percent here and forty percent in Experimental Zone No. 2.
However, because of the changes experienced by the three families at that time, members of the Zhuge and Duanmu families, as well as Giant Sword Manor, all emerged from the Death Valley channel and were monitored by other forces in Experimental Zone No. 1.
Among them, Zhuge Cang and Wang Changchun were imprisoned here.
Helian Zhan first went to see Senior Brother Zhao Wannian and Second Brother Gong Haichao, while Ouyang He also went to see the people from the Poison Sect.
Wang Chunyang met his brother Wang Chunfeng and discussed some related matters.
Since Qin Yanyang issued the "Law of Cultivator," members of the Hidden Sect stationed in the experimental zone soon received the news.
Initially, they believed it was a restrictive law aimed specifically at hidden sect martial artists, unfair to Hidden Sect practitioners, causing great agitation and almost sparking a mutiny.
Fortunately, strong figures from various families and sects calmed and suppressed them, dissipating much of their anger.
Furthermore, just outside the experimental zones, the Divine Continent’s official army was prepared, and special weapons aimed at martial artists instilled fear in these Hidden Sect martial artists. Although they felt this "Law of Cultivator" was too restrictive for them, due to the appeasement by aristocratic family and sect strong figures and the deterrence of modern weapons, they could only endure temporarily.
Of course, many relatively calm Hidden Sect martial artists thought the introduction of the Law of Cultivator was a good thing and didn’t affect them much.
The majority of Hidden Sect martial artists, like ordinary people in the secular world, belonged to an exploited class in the Hidden Sect. After coming out, although the Law of Cultivator also restricted them, comparatively, their ambitions were not large, and they desired a simple, ordinary life, so they were willing to abide by the law. The Law of Cultivator’s constraint on them was much less.
These individuals actively cooperated with the Divine Continent’s official identity registration and quickly obtained their special ID cards.
With this ID card, they became formal citizens of the Divine Continent Country, enjoying the rights due to Divine Continent citizens while shouldering corresponding responsibilities and obligations.
Most importantly, this ID card also has a positioning effect; once they violate rules, if they have an ID card, it’s easy to be tracked, but without one, facing various investigations will likely expose them easily.
Even under the omnipresent Sky Net cameras, without an ID card, their appearance and shape are easily recorded.
In short, the introduction of the Law of Cultivator aims to better integrate the Hidden Sect and the Divine Continent secular world, allowing harmonious coexistence with well-intentioned principles.
As long as one’s heart is not malicious and does not challenge the law, they will not be constrained.
Thus, in the days following the introduction of the Law of Cultivator, many Hidden Sect individuals who completed their identity registration gained absolute freedom.
Some left the experimental zone with their families, heading to prosperous secular cities to start new lives. Follow current novels on NoveI★Fire.net
In a few days, the number of Hidden Sect martial artists leaving the experimental zone had reached over three hundred thousand according to statistics.
However, there was not a single report of crime among these Hidden Sect individuals.
This shows that those Hidden Sect members who actively cooperated with the Divine Continent’s official registration were genuine people willing to live honestly. Of course, the financial resources they brought out from the Hidden Sect and the Divine Ship Coin distributed to them by the Divine Continent official based on population also played a role.
The money was sufficient for them to adapt to life in the secular world.
As for the path ahead, it’ll depend on them.
At the same time, Divine Continent drew substantial talent from the secular Martial World, the military, and some special departments, completing the initial establishment of the Qimen Management Bureau.
Additionally, various forces from the Hidden Sect recommended a group of people. Though most of them belonged to the disciples of various aristocratic families and sects, even if they joined the Qimen Management Bureau, it’s feared they might favor in the enforcement process.
Fortunately, among the recommended Hidden Sect individuals, some originally served in law enforcement roles within the Hidden Sect World, ensuring impartial enforcement and reassuring use.
No matter what, the integration between Hidden Sect individuals and the Divine Continent, as well as the initial establishment of Qimen Management Bureau, will inevitably lead to various conflicts.
Since ancient times, every institutional implementation requires a heavy price of blood and pain, which is a necessity for human historical development.
In a room’s exterior, made like a steel cage with concrete and steel, Zhuge Cang and Wang Changchun sat quietly on the floor, restrained with shackles made of cold iron, meditating.
Suddenly, a slightly sorrowful voice came from outside: "Great-grandson Zhuge Hongqing bowing to Ancestral Ancestor."
Zhuge Cang opened his eyes with a hint of guilt, silently sighing.
"Ancestral Ancestor, great-grandson Zhuge Hongqing has signed an oath, joined Divine Continent nationality, vowed to be loyal to Divine Continent, and fight for the descendants of Yanhuang. Today, he’s about to leave with his wife and children and specially comes to say farewell to Ancestral Ancestor."
Zhuge Cang’s gaze showed guilt, a bit of relief yet helplessness, sighed: "Go."
"Ancestral Ancestor, take care!"
After that, there was silence.
Wang Changchun glanced at Zhuge Cang, smiled, and said: "Your juniors sure know how to recognize the times, preserving power, not bad."
Zhuge Cang sighed: "It’s just for survival; no point in talking about preserving power. After this event, my Zhuge family cannot have another chance to rise; I only hope these clan members can venture out more and continue the bloodline of the Zhuge family."
Wang Changchun nodded silently.
These days, besides Zhuge family members bidding farewell to Zhuge Cang, many disciples from Giant Sword Manor also came to bid farewell, and even some Wang Family members paid their respects and left.
The trend was such, bringing satisfaction at how quickly people from Giant Sword Manor and Wang Family conformed to it.
"Brother Zhuge, how do you think they will treat us?" Wang Changchun suddenly asked.
Zhuge Cang raised his shackled hands, showed the cold iron cuffs, and smiled: "At first, to showcase their nobility, they did not kill us, but unwillingly or fearing releasing us, they had to imprison us. If I’m not wrong, both of us will be locked up here for life."
Fear and despair flashed in Wang Changchun’s eyes.
He would rather die than be imprisoned for life.