Chapter 228 - Equality for Everyone (1/2)

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Wei Huo planned to find a place to read the Codex Revised Edition. However, he had to read it soon. Otherwise, his points would be deducted.

Wei Huo flipped through it briefly. Most of the laws recorded in the Codex Revised Edition were normal laws. The most serious crimes were murder and theft. As long as one committed one of these crimes, 100 points would be deducted. There was no room for negotiation.

The laxer laws were the more ethical ones. For example, if one did not take care of one’s children, did not care for the elderly, threw rubbish, cut in line, and stole seats, one would lose a few points.

There were also some things that had nothing to do with laws and morals. They were purely policies. For example, if one did not get married by 25 years old, did not have children despite having the ability to reproduce, escaped, or avoided taxation, one would lose 100 points for this violation.

This was probably to prevent people from not getting married or having children and causing the people in the city to go extinct. This was not unusual. It was known that before the time halt, some places had collected a singles tax. Times were different, and people had different views. If people did not get married or have children, humanity would go extinct.

Apart from that, there was another law in the Codex Revised Edition that was very weird. One was not allowed to change the name of a newborn. Once the name of a newborn was determined, it could not be changed. Regardless of whether one was called Li Goudan or Wang Ermazi, as long as a name was registered by an official, one could not change it. If one changed their name, 100 points would be deducted.

Wei Huo was confused. He wanted to conduct an experiment, but now was not the time.

“Let’s find a deserted place first.”

Wei Huo led his team away from that place. No one took a look at them on the way. This city was a highly-civilized community. Almost no bad things happened there, so no one meddled or attacked them.

Wei Huo observed his surroundings as he walked and said, “Although the robots on the sixth level looked like robots, their behavior was human-like. Although the people on the seventh level are no different from real humans, they look more like robots.”

The golden armor replied, “This is probably the consequence of civilization’s high development. Freedom and safety can’t be combined. If one wants absolute freedom, one might be in danger. If one wants absolute safety, one has to give up one’s freedom. This has been the case since ancient times.”

Wei Huo led his team to an alley. No one was walking there. There were no cameras in the city either. According to the rules, one would lose points as long as one violated the law. There was no need for cameras.

Wei Huo had gone there to avoid being noticed, but he came across an air-conditioner. There were air-conditioners everywhere, but they were all blowing hot air. There was air-conditioning both inside and outside. It was cool inside and hot outside. There was an alley there, so it was easier to install air-conditioning.

Wei Huo glanced at the air-conditioner and threw a punch at it, flattening it.

Wei Huo picked up his ‘Gao Huo’ card, but the score on it had not changed.

The golden armor was shocked. “Why didn’t your points decrease when you destroyed public property?”

Wei Huo said, “It seems like I was right. The name is indeed the key.”

Wei Huo suddenly thought of a disciple he had accepted not long ago, Xiao Bin. Xiao Bin had once said that one should not reveal one’s real name when one was out and encountered special situations like transmigration, rebirth, or reincarnation.