The passersby and commuters around Li Fan didn't give him a second glance. The system said they were all in a state of consciousness linked to the virtual network. In other words, their bodies were on autopilot while their minds were off playing online games or binge-watching shows.
What? Aren't they afraid of spraining their ankles while walking and using their phones? No worries, there's system navigation, autopilot...
As long as you don't connect to the virtual network, you won't be subject to system scrutiny. Thus, smugglers like Li Fan could blend in with these walking corpses and listlessly use the public transportation system.
Due to weaker technology in this semi-urban area, and Li Fan's inability to afford a high-class space ticket for direct teleportation to his destination, he had no choice but to take one of those outdated trash freighters. Using the solar system's acceleration track, he flew towards the OP173 orbital factory, which was roughly near Europa.
