Orderly tyrant

After getting out of the driverless car, Lin Qing quickly walked into Junyuan Residential Area, heading towards his home.

He remained vigilant the entire way, subtly observing his surroundings.

This was not only a habit left over from surviving the apocalypse, but also crucial because the [Current Order Level] was only 0.3.

He also found it hard to understand.

In this life, his social circle was clearly in a societal environment with laws and order, yet his 'Order Level' was actually only 0.3?

The Order Level was entirely based on whether his life was stable and peaceful.

In his previous life, after the apocalypse broke out, it was consistently around 0.2, since there were hidden and overt dangers everywhere, and his life could not possibly be peaceful and stable.

But now it wasn't much better than the apocalypse?

Having such a low Order Level made him feel like a heavy stone was hanging in his heart, and he didn't dare to relax his vigilance at all.

But he had no way to move to a safer place, so he could only be as careful as possible.

After returning home, Lin Qing habitually entered the house in the dark. After entering the bedroom, the phone screen lit up instantly and started charging automatically.

The bedroom was dimly lit, with half of the light coming from outside the window.

He subconsciously looked up and couldn't help but pause slightly, his sight drawn to the scenery outside the window.

It was a city that never sleeps.

The distant skyline was composed of towering skyscrapers and streamlined, massive buildings. The dazzling and colorful advertising screens and light shows flickered high above the city, clearly visible even from the outskirts of the city.

Even though the night had swallowed half the planet, it couldn't overwhelm the embankment formed by the city lights.

This was the most dazzling 'metropolitan area' of Binhai in 2120.

Lin Qing had been in this era for a month, so naturally it wasn't the first time he had seen this scene.

What attracted him was the massive three-dimensional projection playing at the highest point in the center of the metropolitan area.

It was a white-haired man dressed in luxurious clothes, who looked similar to an Earthling, but a half-open vertical eye could be seen between his eyebrows. Within its pupil, there was a faint flickering of electricity, giving him an unspeakable mysterious aura. Supported by countless rays of light, he sat enthroned above the city like a giant god, enjoying the admiration of countless people.

Just sitting there and talking eloquently was enough to make people hold their breath.

Although he was outside the metropolitan area, Lin Qing couldn't hear what the white-haired, three-eyed man was saying, but lines of dazzling three-dimensional subtitles kept appearing below the massive projection.

"...My Z Star Group has always been optimistic about the future of Earth, which is why we developed the metropolitan area. This additional investment is also to hope that more elite talents like the founder of the Rising Sun Martial Arts Hall will emerge on Earth..."

Lin Qing turned on his phone's camera and enlarged the lines of projected subtitles three times, slowly reading them out.

Then, he put down his phone in a daze.

"Earth has really connected with extraterrestrial civilizations..."

"After experiencing the apocalypse, the newborn civilization has developed so quickly?"

He murmured to himself, then lowered his head slightly, looking at the dark and dilapidated neighborhood below the window.

It was also 2120.

Most of the buildings here still looked like they were from the last century, with mottled walls and peeling paint. After experiencing the ravages of time and the apocalypse, all that remained was the bewilderment of being abandoned by the times.

The remaining neon lights flickered weakly, sometimes lighting up, sometimes going out, as if telling of their once glorious past.

This neighborhood was like a child of time, forgotten by the rapidly developing city.

Lin Qing knew very well that the dazzling metropolitan area was just an unreachable mirage, and the dilapidated neighborhood in front of him was the reality of his life.

As for connecting with the stars, the Star Cluster Mutual Aid Association, gene optimization technology, high-tech intelligent life...

Did it have anything to do with him?

Compared to the superior and developed environment of the metropolitan area, places outside the metropolitan area were actually like slums.

Not only was the public security management weaker, but the flow of people was also mixed, so night robberies and burglaries were not new here. Gangs were entrenched everywhere, and the situation was quite chaotic.

Moreover, with an Order Level of only 0.3, it was definitely not as simple as just the superficial chaos.

There must be some more serious potential dangers.

"There must be a problem with this era..."

Lin Qing had a sense of walking on thin ice, "I can't wait for danger to find me before thinking about how to deal with it... I have to gain the ability to protect myself as soon as possible..."

He was used to being prepared for danger in times of peace and responding to potential crises in advance.

In the eyes of others, this may be paranoia, but without such a mentality, he would not have been able to survive in the apocalypse for so many years.

"Ding."

Suddenly, Lin Qing's phone made a soft sound.

It was a Weixin message.

[Cousin: There is a temporary operation in the team tonight, with a high level of danger. Don't come, I have already asked for leave for you]

Lin Qing thought for a moment and replied with an okay.

Then, he put down his phone and shook his head slightly: "Whenever there is a dangerous action, she directly asks for leave for me."

His cousin, Chen Yanan, was the captain of the patrol team of the Xiaoshan District Patrol Bureau.

Since his parents died on duty, his cousin's family had been taking care of him, and his cousin was better than a real sister.

Since he could no longer receive the monthly 1,000 subsidy after he turned eighteen, his cousin used her authority to get him into the patrol team as an unranked temporary patrolman.

In this era, the government specifically separated the 'patrol' system from the public security system.

Its main function, in addition to cooperating with the police in terms of public security, was to search for 'suspicious anomalies'.

However, the work of the patrol team was mostly easy.

Lin Qing only needed to loaf around and could receive a salary of 2,600 yuan a month.

Although there were no five social insurances and one housing fund, this kind of easy and paid work was still good.

Moreover, whenever there was a dangerous action, his cousin resolutely did not allow him to participate, and had already asked for leave for him before he even went to work.

The previous Lin Qing often felt embarrassed about this.

Lin Qing thought it was very good.

He was a senior high school student, and he had sneaked into the patrol team. He had neither rank nor benefits. Why would he risk his life for 2,600 yuan a month...

"But after becoming a full member, it can't be like this anymore." Lin Qing sighed slightly.

The best way out he could think of at the moment was a patrolman.

Not only was he backed by the big tree of the world government, but there were also many benefits, such as the opportunity to learn Rising Sun martial arts for free, and even the opportunity to learn 'battle techniques'.

For ordinary people who were not qualified to be recruited by the 'Rising Sun Martial Arts Hall', this was the best way to improve their strength as soon as possible.

Most importantly—

The profession of patrolman was a good match for his talent 'Entropy Reversal'.

He could only pre-draw one skill now, which was really stretched, because the order level was too low, otherwise pre-drawing even one more would be much better.

Moreover, his cousin Chen Yanan was the captain of the patrol team of the Xiaoshan District Patrol Bureau, so he could be considered to have a little bit of background.

"First become a full member, then be promoted to patrol division, and get the right to carry a gun."

Lin Qing had already planned it out, and this could be considered a goal that could be achieved in the near future.

As long as he mastered the 'Four-Six Version of Rising Sun Practice', becoming a full member and being promoted to patrol division was not difficult.

"Read."

Lin Qing opened the patrol professional book that he had prepared on his phone and quickly flipped through it.

There was a written test in the patrol division promotion exam, and it was quite troublesome.

His cousin had taken the exam for more than a year, but she had not passed it. In the end, she barely passed it with merit points.

However, this kind of exam was not difficult for him.

In his previous life, before the apocalypse broke out, he was just a high school student. After Entropy Reversal awakened, he thought again and again and first pre-drew the 'Memory Master' after the systematic memory training method was completed.

Although he had not reached the point of photographic memory, he could become a top student if he studied liberal arts.

Normally, it would take more than ten years to train from scratch to become a memory master, and he later spent two years just completing the process of becoming a memory master.

It was a pity that Lin Qing had not yet shone in the college entrance examination when the apocalypse came.

The skills pre-drawn by Entropy Reversal seemed to not disappear. Even in this life, he had not lost the ability of Memory Master.

With this kind of learning ability, he was confident that he could pass the patrol professional exam in at most one or two months.

Time passed by second by second.

"Buzz—"

Suddenly, the phone vibrated, and the caller ID was 'Cousin'.

It was so late, why did his cousin suddenly call?

Lin Qing was a little puzzled and immediately answered the call.

"Hello, cousin?"

"What? How could cousin..."

"Xiaoshan District People's Hospital? Okay, I'll go there immediately."

After ending the call, Lin Qing couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Tonight's temporary action... Cousin was seriously injured and entered the emergency room?"

Although it was already one o'clock in the morning, he couldn't not go out since his cousin had such a big accident.

Walking to the coat rack, after thinking about it, Lin Qing still didn't take the black uniform of the temporary patrolman, but picked up the old coat next to it.

This street was not very stable after nightfall, and it was a time when darkness was rampant.

Although the patrol team was backed by the official, he was a temporary patrolman without rank or law enforcement power, and he didn't even have a star on his shoulder. Those gangsters and criminals were not afraid of his skin.

In a situation where he was alone, it would be easier to be bullied, so it was better not to wear it.

After putting on his coat, covering his face with his collar, and putting on his hat, he took a cleaver from the kitchen and hid a fruit knife in his pocket.

Habitually arming himself, he went out.