Chapter 252 (2/2)

“Peatopia!”

Vivian and Lily were dumbfounded. “What the heck is Peatopia?”

Hao Ren hemmed. “I’m talking about the planet where I picked Lil Pea up earlier. It’s uninhabited, quite suitable for the elves. Maybe the atmospheric environment is different from the dome, but it shouldn’t be a problem for them to adapt. What do you say?”

The MDT was silent for a moment, then it reminded him, “Do you know that the Space Administration has a very strict set of rules on this? Unless a particular civilisation has developed its own trans-world navigation technology, or its a travel of colonial nature, under no circumstance is a race allowed to migrate en masse to another civilised universe. As an inspector, when you place a race, which has no ability to perform trans-world travel themselves into another universe on your own, it’s a very sensitive issue… bloody sensitive issue.”

Hao Ren was immediately dumbfounded.

The MDT continued, “What I’m saying is that even though under normal ciscumstances, this is under strict control, and sensitive, it doesn’t mean that it has never happened before. After all, Aerymian elves are facing an extinction-level threat to their civilisation. They deserve all the help they can get; the threshold of the regulations would be lowered, and they’d probably have more flexibility in eyes of the law too. For example, after the urgent expansion 10,000 years ago, the Macroworld needed a more flexible management method to operate, thus regulations were laxly enforced. So, you may want to think openly and try to understand the spirit of the law; do you know what’s the core spirit of the law?”

Hao Ren thought about it for a while, then he said, “To not endanger other civilisations? To not help a civilisation at the expense of another—that I remember.”

“That’s right. Under this premise, as long as you follow the procedure and have a reasonable explanation, nobody’s going to raise an eyebrow. It may even be considered a merit if you do it beautifully.”

“Just tell me. Don’t create suspense by beating around the bush.”

The MDT lightly knocked Hao Ren’s forehead. “What’s your job?”

Hao Ren was stupefied. “Me? I’m an inspector.”

“That’s your part time job. What’s your main role?”

Hao Ren took almost half a day to think about it before replying, “Landlord?”

“Then haven’t you understood anything?”

Hao Ren pondered again, cold sweat suddenly trickling down his back. “Wait a minute, How can I? I don’t own the planet…”

“Why not? After Madam Raven created the planet. She left it in the natural universe. Since then, no intelligent being has ever visited the planet; the only beings that passed-by the planet before were the gnomes—the courier guys. But, they never landed. You are the only person who has ever landed on that planet, and conducted surveys for intelligent life. Your survey work has been recorded into the database. Legally, you don’t own the planet. However, before any other intelligent life makes claim with proof that they have occupied the planet before you, you are the preferred explorer. As an explorer, you have the rights to build outposts, bases, and extract resources. Of course, you couldn’t possibly manage everything on your own, so—”

As the penny dropped, Hao Ren’s eyes opened. “So, I need a billion Aerymian tenants to look after the house…”

“What a teachable fool.”