Everyone shook their heads.
"Law enforcers and law enforcement officers, one word apart, but vastly different... This is not a difference in position but a difference in power. Law enforcers are just ordinary people with the authority to enforce the law, while law enforcement officers... possess their own divine path."
"Legend has it that before the Great Catastrophe, there were eighteen divine paths in the world, each unique, but with the changes of the times and the decline of civilization, only fourteen of the eighteen divine paths remain today."
"These fourteen paths are—"
"The paths of the scholar, medic, soldier, artisan, youth, cunning strategist, player, puppet master, witch, power, fortune-teller, thief, and prostitute;"
"Legend has it that each divine path leads to a 'divine seat'. If one completes the entire path, they can transcend the mundane world and ascend to divinity..."
"And the law enforcers in our Aurora Domain oversee the 'Path of the War God', one of the fourteen divine paths."
"According to the regulations of the Aurora City law enforcers, every law enforcer who has completed three years of service is eligible to enter the 'Ancient Treasury of the War Path'. If they pass the trials within the 'Ancient Treasury', they may be chosen by the 'Path of the War God' and officially embark on this divine path."
"Once you embark on the divine path, the Aurora City will change your status from a law enforcer to a law enforcement officer."
After hearing Han Meng's explanation, everyone's eyes lit up...
Completing the path leads to divinity!
This was extremely attractive to a group of young adults who had just come of age!
In Chen Yifei's mind, the scene of the red paper monster battling Han Meng from the night before automatically emerged... Han Meng seemed to have unleashed some sort of mysterious domain and became incredibly fierce. Was that the power of the 'Path of the War God'?
"Excuse me, is entering the 'Ancient Treasury' the only way to obtain a divine path?" someone cautiously asked from the crowd.
"Theoretically, no."
Han Meng shook his head, "The key to embarking on a divine path is to gain the recognition of the 'divine path'. If you have exceptional talent in a certain divine path or the divine path believes you are naturally destined to walk this path, it will naturally guide you... Such people are called 'Divine Favorites'."
"I once met a young man from the South Sea Domain. He started learning painting at the age of three, without any teacher, and at the age of five, he casually drew a 'Hundred Ships Racing' picture on the ground with white porridge and was favored by the 'Path of the Youth God', becoming the youngest divine path owner in history."
The entire audience was astounded.
"But those chosen by the divine paths are rare. Most people who want to walk on a divine path rely on entering the 'Ancient Treasury'... Of course, not all ancient treasuries are within the human domain. There are several ancient treasuries located at the intersection of the Gray Realm and reality, which are extremely difficult for ordinary humans to reach.
This results in very few people being able to enter and pass the trials. The only way to embark on these divine paths is to receive 'divine favor', so the number of people on these divine paths is extremely small.
For example, the Path of the Yellow God, the Path of the Player God, the Path of the Thief God, and the Path of the Prostitute God."
In summary, these fourteen divine paths are the only extraordinary roads recognized by the human domain, and in the Aurora Domain, the choice of most people is only the 'Path of the War God'.
"Only recognized by the human domain?" Chen Yifei asked, "So, there are also unrecognized paths?"
Han Meng looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then replied:
"Yes... And there are quite a few, such as the 'Fusion Sect' that tries to abandon their human identity and actively merge with disasters; the 'Crimson Heaven Sect' that worships the Disaster Red Star... But you must never venture onto these paths.
Once someone walks on these paths, there is only one outcome: they will be hunted down by all human domains, and then...
Eliminated without mercy."
Upon hearing the words "eliminated without mercy", Chen Yifei's heart skipped a beat.
If he guessed correctly, the "audience" inside him should be a "disaster". Did that mean he had merged with a disaster?
Chen Yifei didn't know and didn't dare to ask. He suddenly felt that his previous decision not to seek help from the enforcers was absolutely correct... If he really was a Fusionist, the first reaction of the enforcers after knowing this would probably be to eliminate him along with the calamity inside his body.
Looking at the solemn and awe-inspiring group of enforcers not far away, Chen Yifei's palms began to sweat...
[Audience Expectation +10]
[Current Expectation: 33%]
Two lines of text flashed through the void in front of Chen Yifei's eyes. He couldn't help but curse the "audience" in his heart. Their pleasure was entirely built upon his life-and-death crisis...
However, despite the tension, Chen Yifei wasn't that scared.
After all, even Han Meng probably wouldn't have imagined that there could be a Fusionist who, instead of running away from the enforcers, would actively approach them and try to infiltrate their ranks.
"Could fusionist groups like the Fusion Sect and the Scarlet Heaven Sect possibly grasp the path to divinity?" someone asked again.
"Almost impossible," Han Meng said calmly. "No path to divinity would grant divine favor to monsters that embrace evil..."
A trace of disappointment flashed through Chen Yifei's eyes...
As a transmigrator, he naturally hoped to possess power beyond the mundane world. To be honest, when the path to divinity was mentioned earlier, he was tempted... But if he really was a Fusionist, then this path was closed to him.
"Next, someone will assign tasks to each of you. After three days, whether you can stay... will depend on you," Han Meng said calmly before turning and leaving after his final sentence.
The crowd started discussing again.
Next, several enforcers stepped forward to announce the tasks for each person.
"Jiang Lipeng, Nie Yining, you are responsible for assisting in the inspection of Cold Cloud Street in District Three; Deng Feiliang, Gong Heng, you are responsible for assisting in the inspection of Cold Snow Street in District Three..."
Everyone present was on standby, without the ability to conduct inspections independently, so they could only assist official inspectors with some trivial matters. The first few names on the list were fine, but as it progressed, the streets they were assigned to became more remote. In the end, there were even personnel assigned to support inspections in District Two, which was located across other districts.
"...Wu Youdong, Chen Yifei, you are responsible for assisting in the inspection of Ice Spring Street in District Two..."
Hearing his name mentioned in District Two, Chen Yifei was slightly taken aback. He clearly remembered that no one had been assigned to inspect Cold Frost Street in District Three, and he himself was from Cold Frost Street. Why was he specifically transferred to District Two?
Although Districts Three and Two were not far apart, commuting would take at least four hours each day... As a result, wouldn't all his own time be squeezed out?
"The assessment starts today. Each of you has three hours now to prepare and return home. After three hours, you must be at your assigned posts."
After the enforcer finished reading the list, they dismissed everyone. Chen Yifei vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"Hey, brother, are you Chen Yifei?" A slender teenager cautiously walked up to Chen Yifei. "You are..."
"I'm Wu Youdong. I'm going to District Two with you for support."
"Oh, hello."
Wu Youdong looked around and lowered his voice to ask, "Did you give them money?"
"Give them money?" Chen Yifei was taken aback.
"That enforcer who read the list just now, his name is Ma Zhong... He's responsible for personnel transfers. It's up to him where we go and what we do." Seeing Chen Yifei's reaction, Wu Youdong sighed helplessly, "Looks like you didn't give him anything too... No wonder we have the worst assignment."
Hearing this, Chen Yifei finally understood.
He suddenly recalled what the man pulling the rickshaw said on the way here... "Without money, how can you become an enforcer?"
"It seems that enforcers aren't good people too," Chen Yifei sneered internally.
Even the rickshaw puller on the street knew what kind of people the enforcers were, which was enough to illustrate how serious the internal problems of this organization were.
"Where do you live?"
"Cold Frost Street, number 128."
"What a coincidence! I also live on Cold Frost Street, but at the other end."
"Brother, we're in the same boat. When we go to District Two, let's help each other out," Wu Youdong said to Chen Yifei before rushing home to pack his things.
Chen Yifei was the last to leave the headquarters. Just as he stepped out the door, a cold voice sounded from beside the door.
"Stop."
Chen Yifei's body froze.
He slowly turned around and saw Han Meng leaning against the wall, a cigarette hanging from his mouth, his eyes staring at him like a venomous snake.
"You're Chen Yifei?"