In the Land of Sins, the sinners raised a war that swept across the world because of their extravagance, insatiable greed, and lack of resources, and a cruel 'Judgment Day' was carried out on everybody?
Perhaps, such a tragedy could indeed happen in an ordinary, self-enclosed Greater Thousand World.
However, this was the Martial Meritocrats Sector, Blackstar the Great's hometown, and the place where he hated and sought revenge. Li Yao did not believe what the two little fellows said.
Or rather, it was impossible for the two little fellows to know the truth.
Li Yao continued asking calmly, "How do you know that?"
"That's what everybody says. It's exactly because the people a long, long time ago messed up the whole world that our life is so hard right now."
The young Han Te sniffed. Melancholy and pain flashed on his face, but he continued grinning. "However, no matter how hard it is, it doesn't matter what we look like. At the very least, we are still alive in this second. You are still alive, too. So, why do you care about the 'Judgment Day' hundreds of years ago? No matter how hard you care about it, the Judgment Day has already happened. The past cannot be changed. The most important thing is to find a way to survive, right?
"I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Han Te. 'Te' means the 'Te' who is particularly handsome and awesome. I am from the 'Village of Peace', which is the largest village in the hundreds of square kilometers nearby. The mutated beasts on the desert, other villages, and even the most ferocious gangs dare not mess with us because there are a lot of experts in our village. My master is the leader of the Village of Peace and the most awesome expert. He can blow apart a skyscraper with one punch. He is also the leader of the Village of Peace. This is Coloured Glaze, my master's daughter and my junior sister!
"How about it, old grandpa? Come back to the Village of Peace with us. Whether or not you can remember anything, my master will find a way to settle you down. My master often says that even the toughest expert cannot survive on their own in the Land of Sins. We have to support each other!"
Li Yao was silent for a long time before he said, "Why do you call me … 'old grandpa'? Do you know that I'm very old?"
Han Te was slightly dazed. Scratching his hair, he continued baring his dazzling teeth. "Not exactly. However, there are a lot of situations like yours in the Land of Sins. Strangers of unknown origins or the remaining souls hiding in all kinds of puppets have lost their memories of the past but boast powerful techniques that can bring great help to the village. Perhaps the people who were discovered at the beginning were all very old, so they were called 'old grandpas'. Later, they agreed on a common name and were called that, right?"
Li Yao said, "You have a lot of 'old grandpas' here. Are they all like me?"
"There are indeed quite a few. In this day and age, which village doesn't have a few 'old grandpas' to protect themselves?"
Han Te thought for a moment and said, "However, most of the old grandpas fell from the sky. It's really rare to see someone dig out from the depths of the earth like you did. Perhaps there were quite a few hundreds of years ago, but they must have been dug out long ago. Hahahaha. Anyway, I haven't heard of them before!"
"Old grandpas falling from the sky …"
Li Yao thought of the fleet of the Imperium of True Human Beings again, which sprayed tremendous materials into the atmosphere from the orbit of the Martial Meritocrats Planet.
Those materials were unlikely to be common garbage, but they did not seem to be powerful bombs, either.
It was quite possible that some people who had lost their memories were installed in buffer landing capsules and thrown directly from the outside of the atmosphere.
Li Yao had intended to ask the two little fellows if the old grandpas who fell from the sky were installed in silver coffins that would spurt out buffer air currents or open parachutes when they approached the ground, and if the coffins were filled with sticky gels.
However, on second thought, if there were indeed a lot of 'old grandpas' in this place, the answers to the questions would naturally be found outside. There was no need for him to be in a hurry.
While he was pondering, the mental devil suddenly said, "Something occurred to me. The 'Old Grandpa Plan' in the Tinder Base was initiated by Professor Mo Xuan. At that time, Professor Mo Xuan had already been corrupted by the extraterrestrial devils and turned into 'Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan'."
"So what?" Li Yao asked.
"But don't forget that 'Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan' is not simply a combination of Professor Mo Xuan and the extraterrestrial devils," the mental devil said. "It also includes tremendous memory pieces of the star child, a 'special scout' of the Imperium of True Human Beings.
"Therefore, is it possible that some sort of 'Old Grandpa Plan' existed in the Imperium of True Human Beings in advance, and Mo Xuan vaguely knew about it. That's why he created a second 'Old Grandpa Plan' in the Xing Yao Federation exactly like what he did?"
"Are you suggesting that the so-called 'old grandpas' were projected to the Martial Meritocrats Sector by the Immortal Cultivators on purpose? Why?" Li Yao asked.
"Didn't you hear from Su Changfa and Di Feiwen that the Martial Meritocrats Sector right now has become a laboratory for new techniques and magical equipment for the Imperium of True Human Beings? Everything we saw after we snuck into the Martial Meritocrats Sector agrees with that, too."
The mental devil asked. "How exactly can a brand-new technique or magical equipment be tested to find out the greatest power and potential of it? It is certainly possible to force the slaves of the Martial Meritocrats Sector to train and fight, but will the slaves who are unwilling train themselves crazily from the bottom of their heart?
"You can lead a cow to a river, but you cannot force the cow to drink water. If it were me, I wouldn't adopt such a simple and violent approach.
"I will find a way to create an extreme and enclosed environment in the Martial Meritocrats Sector, where resources will be scarce and people will have to fight against each other.
"Power. Only power is the only law in this world. Everybody craves power and wants it at whatever cost.
"Then, I will ask some people to arrive from the sky with the new techniques and magical equipment that need to be tested and disseminate the techniques and magical equipment. There is no need for me to force them at all. The people here will naturally practice the techniques that have just been created, which are highly unstable, under the drive of their survival instincts. They will use the magical equipment that is powerful but likely to have fatal flaws."
"Therefore," Li Yao said, "the entire planet of the Martial Meritocrats Sector in the past and the Land of Sins today is an enormous testing field for real-life weapons, and the 'old grandpas' who arrive from the sky are responsible for bringing the techniques and magical equipment that need to be tested to this place?"
"Yes," the mental devil said. "Perhaps those 'old grandpas' do not know the first thing about their fate. Did you not hear what the brat named 'Han Te' said at the beginning? Most of the old grandpas have lost their memories, but they remember all the techniques and secret arts clearly. They even know the locations of certain 'treasure vaults' and are willing to teach them all the marvelous arts voluntarily.
"That does not make sense, does it? If they have lost all their memories, why can they still remember the techniques and secret arts? Even if they can grasp the techniques and secret arts based on their instincts, in such a cruel world where the strong prey on the weak, there is no reason for them to teach all their skills and tell other people the most important treasure vaults, right?
"If there are only one or two old grandpas, it can be said that they are kindhearted. But if there are so many old grandpas that there are several in every village, and they are all so warm-hearted and selfless, it will be too weird.
"I think that, before they were thrown into the atmosphere, most of the memories of those 'old grandpas' were sealed or even erased by the Immortal Cultivators in a certain way, but they were implanted with all kinds of highly unstable techniques, secret arts, and instructions to disseminate those things!"
Li Yao pondered for a moment. Cold ripples spread out of his soul.
Seeing that he was caught in silence for a long time, the two little fellows thought that he did not believe them and were still hesitating.
Looking at each other, Coloured Glaze nodded. Han Te cleared his throat and said, "If you don't believe us, let me tell you another shocking secret. In fact, my master, Coloured Glaze's father and the leader of the Village of Peace, is an old grandpa who fell from the sky!"
"… What?" Li Yao asked.
Han Te chuckled and blinked. He was about to talk when he suddenly shivered, and his eyes narrowed into two slits. The rune arrays on the storm bolter glittered again, and the highly dangerous spiritual energy was gathering at the barrel.
Coloured Glaze exclaimed in shock. She picked up the flower that could instantly purge the environment and put on the gas mask on her face again.
Chiliu. Chiliu. Chiliu.
From the dark crevice of the ruins behind the three of them, a huge lizard that was more than three meters tall slowly crawled out. Its entire body was as red as fire, but it had light purple circular stripes on its body. Its four dim yellow eyes stared at the three of them without moving.
"It's a Thunder Salamander. Judging from the color of the electric stripes, it seems to be a female salamander in the breeding period. This is tricky."
Han Te was still on one of his knees, bending his back, staring at his opponent like a wolf that had just grown up. He said in a low voice, "Coloured Glaze, the old grandpa has just woken up. Judging from the feeble look of his remaining soul, he doesn't have much combat ability. You and the old grandpa should retreat slowly. Run for the exit immediately after a hundred meters. I'll catch up with you very soon. You will be safe as long as you reach the outside. Thunder Salamanders rarely leave the dark environment."
Li Yao: "My little friend …"
Han Te: "Hush. Old grandpa, I know that you were probably a very strong expert in the past, or your remaining soul wouldn't have persisted to this day. It's a pity that the body that you chose at the perilous moment is too weak, and it is absolutely no match for the Thunder Salamander after hundreds of years of erosion and devastation. It is more important to get out of here first!"
Li Yao: "I know. I just want to tell you that there is another one lying in the ruins on the left. It seems to be even bigger than this one."
Han Te and Coloured Glaze: "What?"
The two little fellows' exclamations were still echoing in the darkness, when the ruins on the left of the three of them spurted out tremendous electric currents and flames like a volcanic eruption.
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