Chapter 684: Growing Fuller
The legendary wandering warriors of the garbage planet were actually Earthlings. This revelation took Li Xiaofei by surprise.
"How did you all get to this planet?" He couldn’t help but ask.
He had managed to leave Earth and venture into the outer realms because of his aunt, who had helped him sneak into Chongque City. So, how had these people arrived?
Ah Qing met his eyes, "By smuggling."
"Smuggling?"
"You could also call it ascension, or a fortunate accident. Falling into a spatial rift, being taken by a powerful cultivator, or any number of inexplicable reasons. One way or another, we ended up beyond the solar system.
"According to the authorities, this act is considered illegal immigration. We cannot enter Chongque City or legally engage in any activities without official status. Nor can we use Chongque City's interstellar transport system to reach other star regions. All we can do is hide here and survive in the shadows."
So that was it. Li Xiaofei mulled over her words. He believed Ah Qing. She had no reason to lie to him. Besides, the universe was vast and filled with endless mysteries. Fortuitous encounters were not exclusive to him alone.
He had his aunt. Perhaps others had an aunt of their own. Just that, maybe their aunt didn’t have the same level of influence and power.
Ah Qing’s explanation also revealed something Li Xiaofei hadn’t considered before. For instance, anyone who left Earth without going through official channels would be labeled an illegal immigrant. Illegal immigrants had no legal rights and were wanted by the authorities. They could only survive in hiding, struggling on the fringes.
That raised another question. If there were illegal immigrants, then did that mean there were also people who had passed through legally? If so, where had those legal travelers gone?