Tang Wanqiu fell silent for a moment, then sighed, "The urban circle won't interfere, or rather... Outer Earth forces won't interfere, including those on Earth invested by Extraterrestrial Civilization. They probably can't."
"Why?" Lin Qing couldn't help but ask, "Wasn't the prison built by the Intelligent Star Group?"
"The situation is very complex."
Tang Wanqiu spoke gravely, "With my authority, I can't find out too much, only that Outer World seems to have several civilizations joining forces in sanctioning the Intelligent Star Group, demanding entry to Earth."
Lin Qing was taken aback, "Demanding entry to Earth?"
Tang Wanqiu nodded slowly, "It appears that the Intelligent Star Group is also quite passive. The agreed-upon outcome was... no extraterrestrial civilizations are allowed to send personnel to Earth, including Intelligent Star Group."
She sighed, "While this prevents extraterrestrial civilizations from sending people to Earth, there's no way to restrict the Outer Space Smugglers that are already on Earth. That's why the urban circle won't get involved."
Lin Qing was beginning to understand.
"Master." The voice of Chen Guang suddenly rang in his mind, "When Intelligent Star Group settled on Earth in 2047, it was in the guise of investment, also the most dominant and overbearing. Personnel sent by other extraterrestrial civilizations were accused of infringing on trade secrets and were all detained by the Intelligent Star Group."
Lin Qing was inwardly astounded.
However, he felt these extraterrestrial civilizations also seemed to be abiding by certain rules, not daring to be too presumptuous, otherwise, how could Earth possibly resist them?
Tang Wanqiu continued, "As long as these prisoners don't enter the urban circle, the laws of the urban circle are useless against them; we can only rely on our own Earth civilization."
"Rely on Earth civilization alone?" Lin Qing slightly frowned.
He had a real sense of how little these extraterrestrial civilizations thought of Earth.
Even the weakest Outer Space Smugglers didn't take Earth people seriously, so how could these lawless inmates be expected to follow the rules of Earth civilization?
It was like modern humans, armed to the teeth, entering a primitive tribe and then expecting them to take orders from the natives—it was likely most people couldn't accept that.
"However, among these Outer Space Smugglers, the vast majority were imprisoned in Broken Stele Prison decades ago."
Tang Wanqiu shook her head, "They too are unaware that Earth has become much stronger than it was decades ago when they first arrived. Back then, Earth had only just begun to rebuild civilization, and aside from the highest echelons, everyone was ordinary people."
Lin Qing nodded thoughtfully.
In 2045, when the apocalypse ended, Earth was full of high-energy radiation, and the ones who benefited were probably the Earth's upper echelons at that time.
Among these people, were there any leaders of the enclaves he knew?
"How strong are these seven hundred-plus prisoners?" Lin Qing inquired.
"The weakest are the prisoners on the first floor of the prison. They have the strength of either One Star Level or Two Stars Level Elite Patrol," Tang Wanqiu explained, "While in the second through fifth floors of the prison, the strongest are among the leading figures of the Three Star Level Elite Patrol."
Pausing for a moment, she then added, "But the hardest to deal with are actually the criminals in the 'Forbidden Zone' at the very bottom of the prison."
"Forbidden Zone? What kind of strength?" Lin Qing asked, though he had already guessed.
"Original Life or those who attained the Star Sky Divine Office," Tang Wanqiu sighed.
Lin Qing fell silent as well.
Once someone achieved a Star Sky Divine Office, they would be at the level of an Inspector!
And Original Life was at the level of the three Upper Ministers of the Inspection Headquarters!
"There are such powerhouses in Broken Stele Prison?" Lin Qing couldn't help but ask.
"They were all detained by the Intelligent Star Group back in the day," Tang Wanqiu replied, "For the Intelligent Star Group, dealing with powerhouses of that level is naturally simple, but it's a big problem for us."
She whispered, "But the three Upper Ministers must be stationed at the headquarters, and out of us twelve Inspectors, at least nine must be stationed across the headquarters, even better if all stayed to ensure greater security, so..."
Lin Qing had a thought.
Clearly, the headquarters had a big secret. There must be some special reason why people were required to stay.
"The data of all seven hundred-plus prisoners will be sent to you later."
Tang Wanqiu sighed again, helplessly, "It's a pity the headquarters is more dangerous right now, otherwise it would be good for you to stay in the headquarters."
Lin Qing didn't say much.
With the situation such that they must stay in headquarters, even a fool could see it was more dangerous.
He couldn't wait to leave, and certainly didn't want to stay any longer.
"Let me know now if you need any potion." Tang Wanqiu said, "You can draw supplies in advance from me if you go over your allocation. Try to come to headquarters as little as possible."
Lin Qing pondered for a moment, then said, "Give me two hundred 'Limitless Primordial Energy Type Ⅲ', and a kilogram of 'Second Source' as well."
"Cultivating the 'Genetic Cultivation Method'?"
Tang Wanqiu nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll send someone to deliver them immediately. Pack up and leave the headquarters as soon as possible."
Lin Qing nodded, feeling a slight relief in his heart.
Limitless Primordial Energy Type Ⅲ was the best potion to assist in cultivating the Genetic Cultivation Method, making it easier and more efficient to develop one's physical potential.
And the Second Source, as the mildest energy source of the Fourth Energy Level, was intended for energy recovery.
Before, he had been using Black Nest 16 for energy recovery, but now that he had experienced Genetic Awakening, even though Black Nest 16 remained effective as a Third Energy Level potion, it certainly wouldn't be as effective as the Second Source.