Within the Great Xia Nation, the Void Realm is managed by two distinct agencies: the Void Realm Jurisdiction Bureau and the Void Realm Conquest Bureau.
Beyond these official bodies, independent Awakened individuals can also intervene, ensuring that domestic Void Realm issues remain largely manageable.
However, smaller nations were not so fortunate.
For them, suppressing Void Realms within their borders was out of the question; merely avoiding national annihilation by these realms was considered a success.
To offer assistance, therefore,
the three most powerful nations—Great Xia, the Eagle Nation, and the Bear Nation—took the initiative to establish the Global Present World Governance Council.
It was simply known as the Global Council.
Its sole purpose was to manage incidents of Void Realm incursions across the globe.
Should a smaller nation prove utterly incapable of handling a domestic Void Realm, it could petition the Global Council for aid.
Other member nations with surplus capacity would then dispatch assistance.
Naturally, such rescue was not without its cost.
Once aid was requested, any Void Realm that had manifested within the petitioning nation would become the property of the assisting country.
Any resources produced within that Void Realm would no longer pertain to the original nation.
‘So that’s how it is…’
Huang Xiu nodded in understanding, her gaze scanning the details page, which even offered a hyperlink to the Global Council’s official website.
However, the Global Council felt too distant for her immediate concerns, and she had no intention of delving deeper into its intricacies at present.
With a click, she exited the page and navigated to the forum section she had been eagerly anticipating.
‘I used to be a seasoned veteran on Tieba; let’s see what this forum is all about,’
Huang Xiu murmured, the soft white glow from the computer screen casting a pallor over her face.
To her surprise, the forum interface bore a striking resemblance to Tieba.
It was divided into numerous sub-sections, categorized by province, by organization,
and even by rank.
For instance, one particular section imposed a power restriction, requiring members to be at least of Gold rank to enter.
Huang Xiu finally managed to click into the lowest-permission section, only to discover that it contained…
Curiously, Huang Xiu clicked again, only to be immediately denied access.
‘I suppose I should check out the regional sections first.’
She clicked into the Yunshang Province forum.
Yunshang Province was a vast region, and its corresponding forum section was equally expansive.
The number of posts within it was considerable.
She sorted by ‘Most Popular,’ and then… Huang Xiu was utterly dumbfounded.
She was stunned.
The most popular thread was, astonishingly, about her!
[HOT: An S-rank beauty appeared in the Yunshang Province re-evaluation! A once-in-a-decade rarity, with scores soaring to an unbelievable height!]
‘Sure enough, whether Awakened or ordinary people, all forums are exactly the same. I shouldn’t have held too many expectations.’
A look of exasperation crossed Huang Xiu’s face, but she clicked the thread anyway, eager to see what the poster had to say.
[This is a paid post. Please pay five yuan to unlock.]
‘Damn it!’ Miss Xiu Xiu’s composure shattered!
The poster was clearly riding on her coattails; it was already generous of her not to demand compensation for her likeness and intellectual property.
Yet, they dared to charge her money!
This was an insult beyond all endurance!
Moreover, a glance at the post’s thousand replies made her eyes widen with envy, nearly drooling at the thought.
Five yuan per unlock, a thousand replies meant five thousand yuan!
Five thousand yuan for a single post!
It was faster than outright robbery!
‘No, this won’t do. This scoundrel, who’s not only making money off me but also—no, worse, ruining my reputation—I absolutely cannot let them get away with this.’
Huang Xiu wiped away a tear of indignation, then glanced at the poster’s username: ‘Great Xia’s Foremost Detective’.
‘If it’s you, then don’t blame me for being ruthless!’ Her small hand moved the mouse, clicking ‘Report’.
In the report section, she meticulously filled in ‘Infringement of Likeness Rights’ as the reason.
Who managed the moderation behind the Void Network was unknown, but Huang Xiu had barely finished her report.
The very next second, the entire post vanished without a trace.
‘Good, good, good.’
Humming a triumphant tune, Miss Xiu Xiu casually refreshed the website, intending to take one last look before logging off.
However, a brand new post immediately popped up.
[NEW: SHOCKING! The S-rank beauty from Yunshang, a once-in-a-decade encounter, actually reported me for THIS!]
[This is a paid post. Please pay two point five yuan to unlock.]
‘Two point five yuan? Heh heh!’
‘Damn it all!’ Huang Xiu squeezed the mouse, making it creak. ‘Don’t let her find out who you are!’
She tried to report it again, but this time, it had no effect.
In a fit of pique, Huang Xiu immediately exited the Yunshang Province section and opened…
…the forum’s general chat section.
The entire Great Xia Nation boasted a population of billions.
Even if Awakened individuals were rare, perhaps one in a thousand, their national presence still amounted to a substantial figure.
And even if only a fraction of these Awakened individuals idled on the forum, the sheer scale of activity was impressive.
Posts proliferated like mushrooms after a spring rain, appearing faster than Huang Xiu could possibly read them all.
She resorted to browsing only the ‘Featured’ and ‘Hot’ threads.
The ‘Featured’ posts primarily consisted of introductory guides, specifically designed to help newly Awakened individuals understand the Present World.
Most crucially, these posts were free!
And this was precisely what Huang Xiu needed at that moment.
She meticulously read through all the informational threads, instantly gaining a fundamental understanding of Awakened individuals and the Present World.
‘Awakened individuals are categorized into five spectra?’ Huang Xiu exclaimed in wonder, her face alight with newfound knowledge.
According to the informational posts, before entering modern society, research into Awakened individuals had been relatively superficial.
People had simply categorized them by the type of their abilities.
Awakened individuals were crudely divided into four types: Control, Enhancement, Creation, and Special.
This classification was highly unscientific. Taking Huang Xiu herself as an example, her [Senluo] ability possessed traits of both the Control and Creation types.
Furthermore, some individuals possessed even more unique abilities; Awakened individuals with traits from all four categories were not unheard of.
Later, as humanity’s understanding of Awakened individuals and the Void Realm deepened,
they reclassified Awakened individuals into five spectra, based on the distinct characteristics of Void Realm creatures, the inherent mental flaws of Awakened individuals themselves, their ability types, and the five fundamental emotions.
This new system divided them into five distinct spectra.
The Sun, representing courage, exploration, and proactive ambition.
The White Tower, symbolizing desire, insatiable greed, and fervent longing.
The Fearful Skeleton, embodying fear, aversion, and cowardice.
The Warm Moon, signifying love, benevolence, and all forms of friendliness.
And finally, The Abyss, representing wrath, madness, and aggression.
Of course, this five-spectrum division wasn’t absolute; for instance, The Sun was indeed connected to The White Tower.
After all, ambition itself could be considered a form of desire.
Nevertheless, compared to the previous crude categorization by ability, the five spectra were significantly more accurate.
This spectral division even allowed for the identification of an Awakened individual’s hidden mental flaws.
‘So, which spectrum do I belong to?’
Spectral classification was a highly precise task, one that typically only specialized institutions could accurately determine.
However, this didn’t deter Huang Xiu from speculating about her own spectrum.
After all, she understood herself quite thoroughly.
Firstly, she was intelligent, confident, ambitious, and altruistic.
Secondly, she possessed a strong sense of responsibility.
Therefore,
‘I must be an Awakened individual of The Sun spectrum!’ Huang Xiu declared, a triumphant smirk gracing her lips.
Among the five spectra, The Sun spectrum immediately caught her eye.
Compared to the others, this spectrum seemed tailor-made for a protagonist.
It represented everything positive and proactive.
‘Xiu, what is this?’ Huang Xiu clicked on a trending post, immediately spotting something intriguing.
[HOT: As of 2016.05.05, Global Unified Update, the Latest Hundred Sages Ranking of the Present World!]