Five Frozen Centuries Chapter 227 - Codex

Chapter 227: Codex

This city was too weird, but it looked prosperous.
Everyone abided by the law and was very civilized. However, all the residents lived cautiously. It was weird.
Wei Huo and the others had already walked into the city. The pedestrians would occasionally glance at them, but in the end, they still walked away. They did not say a word, as they were careful not to cause any trouble.
The golden armor asked, “Why are they so careful?”
Wei Huo frowned. One could say these people were trembling in fear as if they were walking on thin ice.
They were too careful. A floating golden armor had come to the city, but no one was gossiping. No one was watching, and no one posted pictures of it on their social media.
That was weird.
Not long after Wei Huo and the others left, a special car drove over from afar. The words ‘Civil Affairs’ were on the car, which was heading straight for Wei Huo and the others. The car parked in front of Wei Huo and the others, and two staff members in suits walked out.
One of the staff members said politely to Wei Huo and the others, “I’m sorry, you three. We’re from the Foreigners Management Department. We’re called the Foreign Affairs Department. We’re in charge of registering and managing foreigners. Please tell me your names. I’ll help you register your temporary residence.”
Wei Huo was surprised. The two staff members were very polite and efficient. After they asked the three of them for their names, they applied for a temporary residence permit.
The staff gave three small cards to them and a thick copy of the Codex Revised Edition.
Wei Huo looked at the three cards. Their names were ‘Gao Huo’, ‘Xiao Qian’, and ‘golden armor’. Below each name was the number 100.
Wei Huo was speechless. No creature with a brain had ever pronounced his name correctly. Only a brainless creature like the golden armor could get it right.
The three of them accepted the copy of the Codex Revised Edition and became serious all of a sudden. “This is the law of our city. Every offense will result in the corresponding legal points being deducted according to the degree of the crime committed. If 100 points are deducted, the punishment will be carried out directly.”
The golden armor’s eyes widened. “F*ck! Is this country really governed by law? The same style as prominent statesman Li Si of the Qin Dynasty?”
The staff member glared at him. “If you curse, five points will be deducted!”
The golden armor’s card suddenly lost five points. It now had 95 points.
The golden armor was speechless.
It quickly flipped open the Codex Revised Edition and took a few quick looks. It said in shock as it read, “This f… Littering, cursing, not giving up your seat, and not queuing up results in point deduction?”
The staff member nodded solemnly. “We are a city governed by law. In order to build a civilized city and allow the people to live in peace and avoid human calamity, we have to rely on laws to establish order!”
“Wait!” the golden armor suddenly said loudly. It flipped to one of the pages and pointed at it. “A 25-year-old who is not married will be forcibly allocated a partner within three months. If one doesn’t obey, 100 points will be deducted. Is this true?”
The staff member nodded.
The golden armor asked, “Can someone like me be assigned a wife?”
The staff member nodded again. “Before the law, everyone is equal. As long as you really join our city and become a citizen, you will also obtain the rights granted by the law.”
The golden armor’s mouth was definitely watering as it hurriedly said, “I’ll join you! Let me join you! If you have any conditions, feel free to tell me! I’m already very old and I’m still single. Hurry up and assign me a wife!”
The staff member smiled. “Our city welcomes all new citizens. As long as you abide by the law and want to join us, please register at the Civil Affairs Bureau. You will become a citizen of our city within 15 minutes!”
“I…” The golden armor nearly cursed again before it held itself back. It then nodded solemnly. “Don’t worry, I’ll go register right away. ”
However, at that moment, Wei Huo told the two staff members with a dark expression, “I would like to know how you will carry out the death sentence if 100 points are deducted. What if your police can’t catch the criminal?”
The staff member smiled. “We don’t have to arrest him. There are no policemen in our city. If 100 points are deducted from the law, this person will die without a doubt. There will be no exception!”
The golden armor paused for a moment. It sensed that something was amiss. “How would they die? How would a living person die?” it asked.
The staff member suddenly took out a tablet. An image appeared on the screen. It was a crazy man who was crying and shouting for help. His voice was very pitiful. “Please, I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die yet! I didn’t mean to. Return my legal points to me!”
The staff member explained, “This person’s legal points have been deducted completely. He will die within 40 seconds. Please take a look.”
As soon as the staff member finished his sentence, the man in the video clutched his chest and knelt on the ground. His face was pale, and his eyes were bulging. He looked like he was in extreme pain. He clutched his chest and twitched continuously before eventually falling to the ground.
“He’s dead,” the staff member said. “His heart stopped beating. Most people who have their scores deducted will die like this.”
The pedestrians on the road walked past hurriedly. No one looked at the dead person. They looked panicked and they walked carefully, afraid of touching the public facilities on the side. This was because the Codex Revised Edition stated very clearly that destroying public facilities would result in point deduction!
Upon seeing this, Wei Huo and the golden armor understood what was going on in the city.
The golden armor almost jumped up when it saw the man die.
“Let me consider it,” it said slowly.
The staff member put away the tablet and said, “Foreigners can only stay in this city for seven days. In the meantime, they have to abide by the city’s laws. If 100 points are deducted, the death penalty will still be carried out. If you have not chosen to join or leave this city after seven days, the death penalty will be given. Please take note of these two points. We will take our leave now. If you have any questions, please come to the Civil Affairs Bureau to ask.”
After the two staff members left, the golden armor looked at Wei Huo solemnly. “Do you feel it?”
Wei Huo nodded. “That’s right. Rule Power is used to carry out the death sentence. There is a law in this city. If one violates the laws in the Codex Revised Edition and has more than 100 points deducted, Rule Power will descend and kill that person.”
The golden armor said, “This means that this city has complete Rule equipment!”
Wei Huo nodded. “It seems like if I can obtain the nomological creation item on this level, I might be able to head to the eighth level.”
However, that was not easy. The Rule creation item had to be protected strictly. In this city, one could not lose more than 100 points. Otherwise, the Rule Power would come and execute the death sentence.
Wei Huo started flipping through the copy of the Codex Revised Edition. As he flipped through it, he said, “It seems like I have to learn the law first.”