Cursed Immortality

Milan merely gave Jacob a meaningful glance before he nodded smilingly, "As I said before, as long as your star watch profile is clear, your background doesn't matter. Now, if you please show me your star watch so I could report this to higher-ups."

Jacob thought for a moment before he slid his sleeve and revealed the black star watch in front of Milan and opened his personal profile.

Milan watched without blinking. He knew more than Jacob about star watches, and with just a glance, he could guess that Jacob might not be a newbie to star watches as he thought.

Furthermore, he wanted to see Jacob's profile from his star watch because those identity badges would only show if someone showed them on their profile, and one could even decide on a specific badge to scan through their identity check as long as it's valid they didn't need to show more identity proof.

That's also how the skulls breach passed the identity check, and there wasn't any policy to make them show their star watches as long as there wasn't any felony on their username.

Because the identity scanners were from the Destiny Star Corporation, which was part of the Star Network as well, and as long as a user wasn't a criminal in their database, the star network scanner would never reveal their personal information, even usernames.

It would only give an 'Approved' sign after a scan and that was enough to bypass any city gates.

As for stopping using the star network for identity scanning, it was night impossible because there was an even bigger threat than the skulls in the rare plains, and the star network was the only thing that could make sure that threat won't become a killing blade.

Moreover, anyone who had tried to make their own personal security system had failed miserably and always got hacked by misfits like the Killer Skull Society or the threat.

So, these four powers had no other choice but to accept the star network profiles as their identities.

As for making someone a criminal under the star network's UI was even more difficult than searching for them because the star network would only make those criminals who break the Star Network laws, not the laws of some natives.

So, those four powers had no way to know who was who without them showing their profile willingly, and even then, it was quite hard to find the criminals because many applications could show a fake profile, and the others would have no way to verify it without star network revealing it.

However, getting one's hands on such applications was also difficult because anything related to the Star Network was handled by the Destiny Star Corporations and their employees would seldom help developed such applications in the dark or if caught, it would be over for them.

Nevertheless, these kinds of applications were still existing and could be bought as long as people know where to look for them and have the right amount of money.

However, Jacob still had little knowledge about the star network and the loopholes in the network.

Even if he searched the Star Information Sea, he won't be able to find any information if he tried writing 'Star Network Hacks', 'Star Network Loopholes, or any word that was related to star network privacy and threatened it would never appear in Star Information Sea because the network would never approve it.

However, Jacob would not care even if he knew about the loopholes, not for now because he really had nothing to hide except he was from the common plains.

But when he saw how calmly Milan reacted when he glanced at his profile, this confirmed his guess that they might really not care about his background but his prowess only.

When Milan saw there wasn't any kind of badge below Jacob's username or profile name, he had already seen all the basic applications on Jacob's star watch, so he knew it was a real profile.

So, he didn't have him scroll down to see his species or age and merely nodded with a friendly smile, "Alright, you can close it. Since you do not belong to any power, there's no need to suspect you anymore.

"This is also proof of what I said earlier. We welcome experts like you with open arms and only required your assistance if needed. As long as you have the identity of the country's citizen, we won't care about your race or background.

"The Golden Swords Country is much laxer in this department of species, and many races live together in harmony. Because even if your race is titled as Rare-Tier-9, it doesn't mean every member of that race will reach tier-9 or remain at tier-9.

"The ranks and grades are just set for those who wanted to look superior because of their ancestors' achievements. Just like us Bigot Barbarians, who are considered a Rare-Tier-6 fighter type species, but it's been over a hundred years since we have an actual Rare-Tier-6 clansman.

"So, don't worry about anything. As long as you are strong, everyone will revere you whether you're from the goblin race or those arrogant elves or giants. Everyone knew better not to mess with a Rare-Tier-7 or above rank fighter." Milan candidly revealed with no shame when he talks about his own species' shortcomings.

Jacob felt that this old man was too open-minded, but he also agreed with his view because he had seen himself that the limits were something people set on themselves.

He nodded before his voice turned stern. "Alright, as long as the Golden Swords Country won't show hostility, I won't either. So, care to explain what I need to do to join your ranks and what will be my position and where?

"You and I both know that I won't be appointed to some general rank or some important rank from the get-go. So just tell me the truth now. I don't want any misunderstanding later."

Milan merely smiled, "You're a sharp one indeed, but you should know I'm not in the position where I could appoint you as I wish, and even if could I won't because everyone has to earn their spot or those who work hard for it won't be able to accept it.

"I'll vouch for your identity, and afterward the country assembly will be decided where to appoint you and in which position. But don't worry, because of your prowess, they won't dare to try something funny and make you unhappy.

"You just have to work for a year or two before you might reach my rank or even higher if you know your way around. By doing this, everyone would be satisfied, and you'll earn far more than you could imagine."

'So, I still have to work for them until they let me have a high-ranking position? This will also make me a target of some people who don't want to let a cannon loose and like to keep it under control.

'However, they didn't know my actual capacity. I could use them instated to fill my knowledge gap and acquire information on Wiser species and element cores. The rare freedom plains are just part of the rare plains, and I could leave anytime.' Jacob thought deeply before he nodded in agreement to Milan's words.

Even if he hadn't encountered Milan, he was already planning to join one of the three hegemonies after testing the waters of the Rare Freedom Plains.

But this unexpected turn of events wasn't as bad as he thinks, and he wasn't someone who would be swayed by power, fame, or riches. As long as it was necessary to reach his goal, he was willing to do anything.

He had already decided to get the information on some alternative names he heard from Milan, like the Destiny Star Corporation, which was related to the star watches and star network. There was also some kind of verification he lacked.

Lastly, his goal was to find information on Star Ranks and Extraordinary Species' existence.

But foremost, he needed to get off this damn ocean with no hitch!

"Alright, I hope what you said was not just your words." Jacob coldly uttered.

Milan nodded solemnly. "Don't worry, we Bigot Barbarians are not despicable and always keep our word. Let me arrange a room for you. We'll reach the shore in half a day by following the navy route, and this ship is far faster than that black ship."

Jacob agreed with Milan's arrangement and he never asked him to reveal his face all this time, which was also quite unusual, but good for Jacob. So, he left Milan's room with a soldier who escorted him to his room.

Milan's amiable smile vanished when Jacob left the cabin as his old face turned emotionless. He then unexpectedly spoke, "So, what do you think... Admiral?"

A mild voice with a hint of indifference rang from the shadowy corner of the cabin. "Just some arrogant clod who didn't know the immensity of Rare Freedom Plains!"