Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1195 - 188: Immigration Wave

Chapter 1195: Chapter 188: Immigration Wave

However, to mitigate the conflicts within the district government, some adjustments were made to the quota system, specifically by not deliberately making fine distinctions. For instance, the Human Race is mainly divided into four types: the Aud people, the Blaiqi people, the Bobulu people, and the people of the Ancient States. There was no deliberate subdivision, such as into Marsyans and Odelanqi people, or Northern Aud people, and so on.

Aside from the Human Race, however, other species were categorized more meticulously. The Elf Race was divided into three types, following the traditional division into Wood Elves, Night Elves, and Snow Elves. In theory, Night Elves and Snow Elves belong to the same category, i.e., the pointed-ear kind, and there was no need for deliberate distinction.

But how to put it, Snow Elves are relatively conservative, while Night Elves are relatively open-minded. If the two weren’t distinguished, the result would inevitably be that Night Elves would take up all the quotas, leaving none for the Snow Elves.

Moreover, as a partner of the headquarters, Wood Elves have a very high proportion in the immigration quota, accounting for over fifty percent of the total Elf quota. The district government is very welcoming of Wood Elves settling in Lipei.

Similarly, the Dwarf Race was also categorized, still following the traditional settlement divisions, including the High-peak people, Copperbeard people, and the Zhuyan People. However, considering the relationship between the headquarters and Ilanadale, as well as the irreconcilable conflict between the High-peak people and the Zhuyan People, the district government set a very small quota for the Zhuyan People, giving the surplus to the High-peak people.

The implementation of the immigration policy and adoptive schemes is expected to bring over one hundred thousand people to Lipei, and with the continuation of the adoption system, the number of immigrants will keep increasing.

Although the two policies are not explicitly linked, some shrewd Blaiqi people have discovered the bonus points in the review process, which is children.

If a Blaiqi person marries someone from outside the Human Race and gives birth to a mixed child, they stand a great chance of immigrating to Lipei because mixed children are a bonus point.

Thus, some Blaiqi people immediately utilized their ingenuity, going to slave markets in other cities to adopt children, especially Elf hybrids.

These flexible Blaiqi people got insider information from those within the headquarters that headquarters are very welcoming to Elf hybrids; they are basically accepted as soon as they are presented, so they started adopting those half-Elf slaves who had been abandoned and trafficked, using them as bonus points.

Some Blaiqi people even adopted more than twenty Elf foster sons and daughters, which directly streamlined the process and got them through with a stamp of approval. This example excited the subsequent Blaiqi people, who began roaming the slave markets, searching for those once-despised Elf hybrids.

But despite the fuss made by the Blaiqi people, due to the restrictions of the quota system, it was mainly an internal competition among themselves. Other races, such as the Aud people and the Bobulu people, were not as frantic as them, but this also caused some Blaiqi people to harbor resentment, complaining that the district government gave too few quotas to the Blaiqi.

Two weeks after the policy was implemented, Lipei was in complete chaos, with construction workers and guards in and out of the city, as well as those bustling district government employees.

On the streets, one could occasionally spot Military Police wearing white helmets. This was a system established by the headquarters a few days earlier to regulate the guards of Lipei, including those sub-race Mobility Troop members.

During the previous war, there had been incidents of indiscipline amongst the Mobility Troop members. The headquarters, wanting to be proactive and not wait for these individuals to cause serious trouble before acting, established the Military Police system shortly after the war ended.

The Military Police wield great power in Lipei, and even veterans from the Advance Team, like Luo’er, could be taken away. Ever since they arrived, the Mobility Troop members in the city have been much more disciplined and no more incidents of beating prisoners have occurred.

In these days, Luo’er’s injuries had also healed almost entirely. But even though his wounds had healed, Lin Wei and the others did not dare let Luo’er work again. They weren’t superstitious, but somehow, they felt that whenever Luo’er worked in Lipei, problems ensued, so they simply gave him a holiday, disallowing him from working further.

While everyone else was busy, he alone had time on his hands. Out of boredom, Luo’er went to the west bank of Lipei and looked out over the dense crowd; these were Otherworlders applying for immigration with their children.

In his idleness, Luo’er spotted a familiar figure approaching, surrounded by a ring of children.

"My dear Luo’er, we meet again!" The newcomer embraced Luo’er warmly.

"Ah, Captain Wadulan, we meet again. How is it going? You seem to be in good spirits," Luo’er said, nodding slightly to greet Wadulan’s wife.

"Of course, we passed perfectly; now I’m a citizen of Lipei, haha," Wadulan said excitedly, patting Luo’er’s arm.

"That’s good, I was worried you might not meet the quota," Luo’er said with a smile, nodding his head.

"I was worried too, so I adopted so many children, you see, they are all my adoptive sons and daughters. The inspector, seeing so many children, just passed me without the need for a re-examination, haha," Wadulan said with a hearty laugh.

Actually, it had been mentioned before that because the headquarters in Lipei were very influential, some Otherworlders who had collaborations with the headquarters were basically not subject to quota restrictions, such as Nightingale and Yalunte, as well as some Blaiqi merchants. They were basically considered half-affiliated with the headquarters, so as soon as the Lipei district was established, there would be a place for them.

"These are all..." Luo’er looked down at the children who were only a few years old, following behind Wadulan and timidly looking up at him, and he asked hesitantly.

"Oh, adopted, adopted," Wadulan said, seemingly aware of Luo’er’s concern, and patted his chest. "That’s good," Luo’er nodded slightly.

"Let me introduce you, this is my son," Wadulan said, pulling a slightly older child from behind him to the front.

"Hello, Uncle Luo’er," the child, clearly more outgoing, immediately bowed as a greeting upon seeing Luo’er.

"Hello," Luo’er also nodded in response.

One could tell at a glance that this child was Wadulan’s, as he bore a strong resemblance to him, almost like a miniaturized version of Wadulan. Wadulan’s wife was a very beautiful lady, so the child also inherited his mother’s delicate features.

"By the way, that government official told me to take my child to register, he said my son is now of school age, and according to legal requirements, I must send him to school," Wadulan said.

"Oh, the school is right over there," Luo’er pointed to a temporary building not far away.

"Uh, Luo’er, I have a favor to ask you," Wadulan nodded and then seemed a bit embarrassed.

"Just say it, no need to be formal with me," Luo’er said, waving his hand.

"Well, my wife and I want to take our child to school first, but these other children who aren’t of school age yet, the official said they should be sent to the Welfare Institution, so I was hoping you could do me a favor and help me take the children there," Wadulan said with some difficulty.

"Sure, I’ll take the children to the Welfare Institution, you two go ahead with your errands," Luo’er said with a gentle nod.

At that moment, he felt somewhat uncomfortable, because he could see that Wadulan had little affection for these adopted children, simply using them as a bargaining chip to join Lipei; he guessed once they were sent to the Welfare Institution, he would no longer inquire after them.

However, there wasn’t much to criticize, since he had his own child and naturally had more affection for his own flesh and blood. As for these children, in time, government workers would find him, and the children’s custody would be returned to the district government for them to raise independently.

Watching Wadulan and his family walk away, Luo’er let out a soft sigh and then squatted down, smiling at the children, "Let’s go, I’ll take you to your new home."

There were five children, including two boys and three girls, three of whom were half-Elf. While it is said that when Elves mingle with other races, the offspring’s gender ratios normalize, historical cases seem to suggest a slightly higher probability of having girls.

Luo’er stretched out his hand in a friendly gesture, hoping to hold theirs. The three half-Elf girls, perhaps because they shared the same mixed heritage, took the initiative and soon placed their small hands in Luo’er’s. Seeing this, the two little boys hesitated for a moment, then followed suit.

And so, Luo’er led the five young children, only a few years old, slowly towards the Welfare Institution.

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