Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

"Tiger?" The old man paused slightly, "That name..."

"I'm an artificial person who retired from the military." Tiger explained with a smile.

"Artificial person?!" The old man's gaze fastened on Tiger, with a hint of pleasure in his eyes.

He hadn't expected to run into a natural brother as soon as he arrived.

The other's appearance was still very young, indicating a short period of service.

"My name is Albert." The old man didn't want to reveal his identity as an artificial person right away, aiming for more comprehensive information, "The development here seems very special."

Albert looked around, his face filled with surprise, as if he had never seen such a scene before.

"Of course." Tiger said proudly, "Our Black Street didn't used to be like this. Since it was taken over by our current... leader after a certain incident, it has gradually become what it is today. Now it's well-known far and wide. May I ask where you're from?"

"Me? ...I come from within the city," Albert replied ambiguously.

"It's tough to mix in the city..." Tiger said with sentiment, finding an "origin" for the other man.

Albert looked down slightly, his honest poverty evident in his embarrassed demeanor, "The incident you just mentioned... what was it?"

"It was an invasion of those unspeakable beings..." Tiger began slowly, "Although the invaders were killed by the leader, because all the residents of Black Street had witnessed the incursion of unspeakable beings, there was a considerable potential risk. According to the Arbitration Place that handled the incident at the time, there were only two choices before everyone—either submit to the leader's governance or... collective execution. Of course, the leader was also faced with two choices—accept or reject. Obviously, no one here wanted to die, and our leader was compassionate. As a result... over time, it developed into its current form."

Tiger's gaze swept over the surroundings, each brick and tile bearing the efforts of all the people of Black Street.

"Of course, after development, we also faced envy from other surrounding forces. For those harboring ill intentions, we naturally show no mercy. But for those sincerely seeking to scrape out a living, we are quite welcoming. After all, being able to have a warm meal these days is already rare. Wouldn't you agree?"

"Yes..." Albert nodded in agreement, "So, may I live here? I can't stay in my original place any longer..."

"Of course, you can," Tiger said brightly.

All this talk was to encourage the newcomer to stay and become part of Black Street.

"I'll show you around." Tiger led the way, gesturing ahead, "This is our public bathhouse. The leader says we all need to clean ourselves regularly."

"...This is our cafeteria; although the dishes are the same every day, the taste is actually quite good."

"This is..."

Tiger was showing Albert around Black Street when they suddenly encountered a group of people in uniform, marching with precision.

The leader, scrutinizing with a sweeping gaze, shifted his focus from Albert and moved briskly in another direction.

Albert looked at Tiger, who had pulled to one side, in confusion and asked, "Who are they?"

Each person had prosthetics and carried a military demeanor.

That gave Albert a whiff of a familiar scent.

"Black Street's security squad," Tiger watched their retreating figures, "They are also my former comrades-in-arms. We're all artificial people who retired from the military. Luckily, our leader saw potential in us, and we became the law enforcement squad of Black Street."

Laughing heartily, he glanced at Albert's aged profile and said, "You still don't know our boss's identity, do you? Our boss... is also an artificial human. It's just that he's currently serving in the military, so he doesn't appear on Black Street very often."

"..." Albert's gaze froze, and instantly, a figure popped into his mind.

So, with anticipation, he carefully asked, "Our boss, what should we call him?"

"He named himself Bai E..."

'As I thought!'

The title "General Bai E" was something Albert had heard from the members of the Law Enforcement Squad.

Unexpectedly, the Black Street outside the city was now under his control too!

"General Bai E must have been fighting hard in the military camp for a long time..."

"No," Hu shook his head, his thoughts seemingly drifting back to the first day he met the other person, which was also the day the other emerged from the incubation chamber, "It's only been a few months... Our boss has already become the de facto supreme controller of the military district!"

Even witnessing it all firsthand, Hu still found the magical career trajectory unbelievable.

"However..." Hu smiled and patted Albert's shoulder, "No matter what achievements the boss has, life is always our own. Come on, I'll take you to meet the registrar of Black Street. Once you're registered, you'll receive two sets of clean and tidy new clothes, as well as a small house of your own, which is a treat you can't find anywhere in Blackwater City."

"Okay!" Albert hesitated slightly before looking earnestly at Hu and revealing his own identity, "Actually, I am also an artificial human, from a very, very old batch."

"..." Hu smiled knowingly and slapped his shoulder vigorously again, "No problem! Welcome home! Here, artificial humans aren't subject to any discrimination. You must have suffered in other places!"

"Thank... thank you."

Albert joined this new family.

The most frequent thing he heard was the legend about that "boss."

Everyone was filled with absolute reverence for that boss.

Except for some... guys whose behavior was a bit odd.

It's not to say they didn't respect the "boss," but these people's actions and speech... were all a bit strange.

Strange... like the few "spies" that were caught by the Law Enforcement Squad a while ago.

"I've been seeing some... people with rather odd behaviors around Black Street lately?" One day, Albert approached Hu, expressing his curiosity about what he had noticed.

"You mean those people? Everyone generally calls them Wanderers..." Hu shook his head, "I don't know where they come from, but I heard the boss is quite fond of them. They might act weird, but they are all good people."

"I also saw a lady dressed up like a member of the nobility."

"You're probably talking about Franca... She indeed is a noble lady, and also an experienced Arbitration Officer. After all, this place is where unspeakable beings once descended, so the Arbitration Place always needs to be extra vigilant."

"I saw them talking secretly about something?"

"Don't worry, those Wanderers like to help the community, and it's quite normal for Franca to ask for their assistance."