When Scott spoke, Lu Yan couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth in the box.
Collecting spiritual energy tax even from corpses, you have to admire the creativity of the cyber version.
But what left Lu Yan even more speechless was that Quentin and Shaq in the box were seriously considering the reasonableness of this spiritual energy tax.
Shaq slapped his thigh and said through gritted teeth:
"I was wondering why the corpse factory would sign some sort of ownership agreement when buying corpses, claiming they were only borrowing them, with the ownership still at the gladiatorial arena.
I thought they just wanted to avoid paying corpse collection tax, but their real goal was to avoid the spiritual energy tax falling on them."
"Damn it! I should have spent some money consulting a judge in the Central City District before selling the corpses!"
Lu Yan looked indifferently at the USB flash drive in his hand, seriously considering whether to deal with Shaq, since the law enforcement officer was already keeping an eye on him, to avoid implicating himself.
The cursing Shaq suddenly felt a chill in his heart, thought of Lu Yan’s special identity, and hurriedly said:
"Please rest assured, Your Excellency, although the spiritual energy tax is troublesome, it’s not without a solution.
I have some connections in the City Tax Bureau, and as long as we can avoid this review, those spiritual energy taxes can be made up."
Lu Yan scrutinized Shaq with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.
"The spiritual energy tax is something Universal Giant Corporation pays the most attention to; can it be evaded so easily?"
A difficult smile appeared on Shaq’s cracked face:
"Indeed, the spiritual energy tax is strict, but no matter how strict the law is, it all depends on how the people below enforce it, right?
We, as major taxpayers in the Lower City District, have many dignitaries as our frequent guests, so having some privilege in the City Tax Bureau is normal."
Lu Yan pointed in the direction of Scott.
"That law enforcement officer isn’t someone to mess with; are you sure you can handle it?"
Lu Yan’s spiritual sense could perceive that Scott’s spiritual energy had reached the level close to the tenth layer of Qi Cultivation, ranking first among the spiritual ability users Lu Yan had seen.
More importantly, Scott’s spiritual transformation was not as crude as other spiritual ability users.
Beneath an exterior seemingly no different from ordinary people, complex spiritual ability codes were neatly etched into bone and muscle, with raging spiritual energy flowing in the veins instead of blood.
It’s fair to say that he might seem like the most human in the gladiatorial arena, but he had long since transcended human essence, resembling a sophisticated spiritual energy machine.
"Is this an ability user from the Upper City District? How interesting."
If it weren’t for avoiding exposure, Lu Yan even wanted to capture Scott for thorough research, which might deepen his insights into the Spiritual Ability System.
"Him?" Shaq cast a distant glance at Scott, with fear and disdain in his eyes.
"Indeed, law enforcement officers are the fiercest hounds under the City Tax Bureau, but not everyone agrees with the law enforcement officers.
Their power is too great, and there have long been voices from various factions wanting to weaken the power of law enforcement officers. As long as we can escape the gladiatorial arena, someone will help hold off this trouble."
Lu Yan’s gaze swept over those exoskeleton-wearing, spiritual firearms-bearing law enforcement team members, whose internal spiritual energy couldn’t even reach the first layer of Qi Cultivation.
But paired with spiritual firearms, they could easily massacre the entire gladiatorial arena.
"How are you planning to escape?"
Shaq gave a mysterious smile: "Don’t worry, someone will attract the law enforcement officer’s attention for us." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net
As he finished speaking, a loud explosion erupted outside the gladiatorial arena, flames and shockwaves surged through the gate, and flying motorcycles from the Central City District were sent flying.
The cave environment simply didn’t allow large machinery to enter, and using flying motorcycles was already the limit for the law enforcement team.
Scott’s face suddenly changed, his gaze like torches stared at the explosion’s center, then sharp laughter rang out from the smoke and dust.
"Law enforcement scum, this is a little gift from the Lower City District!"
The law enforcement team members raised the spiritual firearms in their hands, and the intelligent auxiliary system easily locked onto a target in the smoke.
Flames spewed, violent spiritual energy pierced the smoke with scorching heat, turning the target inside into a sieve.
And as the gunfire rang out, a loud cry arose from the crowd in the gladiatorial arena: "The law enforcement officer is starting a massacre, everyone run for your lives!"
In almost an instant, the order maintained inside the gladiatorial arena shattered.
The panicked crowd climbed over the stands and rushed toward the walls of the building’s outer layer, and the spiritually transformed ability users smashed big holes in the walls with bare hands, with masses of people pouring through the openings into the outside world.
Shaq raised his personal terminal, lightly touched a button on it, and a layer of camouflage skin spread from the terminal to cover his entire body, concealing the highly recognizable metallic skin.
Then Shaq smiled and said to Lu Yan:
"What we fear most in the Lower City District are law enforcement officers who don’t play by the rules and start mass killings. Even with many means, we can’t do anything.
Instead, law enforcement officers who follow the rules give us some opportunities to exploit."
"It’s not advisable to stay here long, please, Your Excellency, come with me through the underground passage."
Lu Yan stood up and nodded, and Quentin quickly followed by Lu Yan’s side, looking the part of the loyal sidekick.
Shaq, meanwhile, picked up a silver code case from the table, a hint of frenzy flashing in his eyes.
With such a major upheaval in the gladiatorial arena, even if he managed to escape before, it would still cost a huge price to smooth things over.
But with this Nine Dragon Power Potion, things will be completely different.
Until they find a channel to acquire the Nine Dragon Power Potion, all the factions in the Lower City District will unite to vouch for him, and as long as the law enforcement officer doesn’t catch him on the spot, there’s a chance to clear his name.
As for the gladiatorial arena? With the Nine Dragon Power Potion, he could build as many arenas as he wanted.
Moreover, having allied with Lu Yan, this suspected high-status dispossessed individual gave Shaq even more confidence.
Just about to exit the box and head to the underground passage, Shaq glanced over the many subordinates in the box.
These subordinates had witnessed him, Lu Yan, and the miraculous effects of the Nine Dragon Potion. If they remained and got caught by law enforcement, it would inevitably cause trouble.
A trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, and Shaq raised his right hand, ready to take action.
At that moment, Lu Yan lightly raised his right hand, forming a Dharma Seal, dispersing magical power deep into the souls of everyone, erasing their memories with the Soul Searching Technique.
The stupefied expressions on these subordinates, under the influence of Enchantment Technique, vanished, their bodies collapsing heavily to the ground as if losing all support.
"I’ve erased the memory of the past half-hour; no traces will remain."
Upon hearing this, respect deepened on Shaq’s face, and he proactively opened the box gate.
By now the outside was already in chaos, and even the firing warnings from the law enforcement couldn’t stop the disturbance.
Led by Shaq, the two sped toward the direction of the underground passage.
Yet just as they were about to reach the underground passage, the pocket watches on the wrists of Lu Yan and the others flashed a faint glow, followed by a cold mechanical voice.
"Law Enforcement Intelligent Brain 0776 has locked on, please surrender immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Shaq’s face changed immediately.
"He has a personal intelligent brain? How is this possible!"