44 Asking A Fox for Its Skin (1/2)

”Not bad!” It was like he knew what Feng Lin wanted to say next. Feng Lang instantly continued with his words.

”As long as you have enough strength and gain a good ranking in the ranking competition of the clan, you would be able to earn recognition and toss aside the fate of you becoming a factory worker. Low-grade clansmen are still clansman. As long as you can exhibit startling talent, who would suppress you? Even the Head Butler would be powerless to act against you!”

Feng Lang's tone was filled with instigation. Clearly, he wanted to provoke Feng Lin into joining the ranking competition.

Feng Lin was naturally aware of this, but he didn't mind it.

Because Feng Lang's words weren't false. This ranking competition would truly be of great help to him, allowing him to escape from the predicament that was currently before him.

”This ranking competition isn't bad, but I'm already about to be escorted to the factory to work. How can I avoid this? Water from afar isn't able to save a near fire, how would I get the chance to enter the clan's ranking competition?” Feng Lin silently mumbled.

”This would depend on whether you have the courage or not!” Feng Lang's eyes narrowed to slits, gleaming with sharpness. He felt that he had taken back the initiative.

”To do what?” Feng Lin directly asked.

This Feng Lang was clearly making use of him, but Feng Lin couldn't care less. As long as he could get out of his predicament, all other things were considered minor matters.

There wouldn't be mercy without any reason. If you obtained something, others would definitely covet it. You had to pay a price to get what you wanted, an equal exchange. This was something steeped in logic.

Feng Lin was thinking about how he could obtain the greatest benefits out of this exchange.

Certain that Feng Lin wouldn't reject him, Feng Lang laughed. ”You have to think of a method to leave the clan and escape the factory assignment. Come back in a domineering manner only when the time for the ranking competition comes. At that time, display overwhelming strength to sway the family to your side!”

”So simple? I just have to escape from the clan?” Feng Lin started. Wasn't this too easy? So easy that it felt unreal.

”You think it is easy? Escape? Where can you run to?” Feng Lang sneered. ”What era is this? Even in the Ancient Earth Era, there's something called GPS, a global monitoring system. In the Interstellar Era, if someone wants to monitor you, it's useless no matter where you flee to. It's not that I'm trying to frighten you, but if the clan really wants to find you, in this vast planet Earth, they wouldn't even need three seconds! In fact, in this entire solar system, they wouldn't need more than ten seconds!”

Feng Lin fell silent. He speculated that Feng Lang, as an upper-grade clansman, should be privy to some secrets that ordinary clansman wouldn't know.

”How?” He bluntly asked.

Since Feng Lang had already revealed some secrets, he didn't plan to hide anything anymore. ”For every clansman, since they grew up in the clan, the clan's influence would seep into all aspects of the clansmen daily lives. Even the identity microchip you have is obtained from the clan. Do you really think that the clan wouldn't do anything to the microchip? How naive! You low-grade clansmen weren't told of this; only descendants of direct descent like me would know about it. Each clansmen's id microchip is tracked by the clan's A.I. The clan's authority over your microchip is even higher than yourself, they can override it easily and use it against you. This means that no matter what you want to do, which location you are at, the clan can know everything. There's nowhere for you to flee. Also, each id microchip is bound to a person. One cannot change it easily. Once you changed it, you will definitely rouse the clan's suspicion, and they would immediately take actions to monitor you closely.”

Feng Lang's words were like a thunderbolt ringing out in his mind, devastatingly shocking.

Every human in this Interstellar Era had their own identity microchip, but to think that this was actually a monitoring tool used by the clan to keep their members in check. This made Feng Lin extremely uncomfortable.

This meant that if the clan so intended, they would be able to monitor him without him knowing. He would not be able to keep any secrets from them.

Feng Lin silently grabbed his id microchip in his hand. This microchip was manufactured from a transparent, glass-like substance, incorporating the highest technology available in this era. Its toughness was incomparable; it could even be used to block bullets at crucial moments.

This wasn't a joke!

Humanity was now all over the universe, several billion in number. There were scientific institutions who did a calculation before. Every day, there were a few people using their microchips to block bullets. This was already considered old news.

Even with Feng Lin's strength, his fingers made cracking sounds as they attempted to crush the microchip. He couldn't damage it at all.

Feng Lang shook his head when he saw this. He silently added, ”Don't waste your effort. The microchip isn't something you can destroy. Also, without an id microchip, it would be extremely tough for you to move about in the human world. You would become an unregistered resident and would be pursued no matter where you go. I'm sure this isn't the outcome you want.”

”Since you know all this, what is the meaning behind those words you told me earlier?” Feng Lin counter-asked. He didn't lose his cool.

This Feng Lang wasted so much breath to tell him so many things. It was impossible for the information to be useless.

And indeed, the truth was as he expected.

”Who said that there's no meaning? I can tell you the truth because I have a way to resolve this issue. I'm of the direct line of descent, my authority in controlling the clan's A.I. is much higher than yours. Hence, I spent some effort and gained the passcode to unlock your microchip from the A.I. system. As long as you access the backend of your id microchip and input the passcode, you would unlock the shackles and free yourself from being located and monitored by the clan's A.I. By doing so, no matter where you want to go, the clan wouldn't be able to track you down!”

”What are your conditions for me to acquire the passcode?” Feng Lin didn't feel happy. He remained calm as he asked.

Food wouldn't fall from the sky.

There wouldn't be something good happening to you without reason.

If he wanted something, he naturally had to pay an equivalent price in return.

”Good, you are straightforward enough!” Since Feng Lin had asked, Feng Lang didn't beat around the bush either. ”Firstly, I'm impressed by your courage and wish to give you a path to walk. Secondly, when you participate in the clan's ranking competition, I hope you can finish off three opponents for me. I hope you won't reject this.”

Feng Lang seemed to have thought of something embarrassing as he gritted his teeth.