Although the young man and the girl were rather vague about it, Li Yao still understood what they were talking about.
Thinking about it, Han Te's sister used to be the best expert of the younger generation in the Village of Peace. All the villagers had high hopes for her. Eventually, she did ascend to the City in the Sky, but she abandoned all the villagers and even her brother and never came back, right?
Li Yao sighed and said, "What is Manjusaka, the City in the Sky, like exactly?"
The moment he mentioned the question, the two little fellows both grew excited. With brilliance that was even more brilliant than the morning stars beaming out of their eyes, they said at the same time, "Manjusaka is a paradise. Everything is available in the city. Clean air and water, inexhaustible food and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, as well as a vast forest! Wow. A forest. It is said that many, many trees grow together. There are green leaves on the trees, and there are even bird nests among the branches. They are completely different from the trees here!
"Also, through Manjusaka, one can travel in the infinite sea of stars. That is truly …"
The two little fellows complimented each other and looked at each other, not knowing how to describe the magnificence and magnificence of Manjusaka. Suddenly, they both laughed.
Li Yao smiled, too. "Then, it is very difficult to go to Manjusaka and become an 'angel', isn't it?"
"Of course. Every sinner in the Land of Sins wants to go to the City in the Sky where they can live a carefree, peaceful life. But how many of them succeed?"
Han Te licked his lips and drew a large circle with his finger. "The Land of Sins is mainly divided into three worlds. You should be able to sense it, Grandpa Yao. The area we are in right now is seriously polluted, with a high radiation value and a shortage of resources. The relief assets that are delivered from the 'Heavenly Rails' regularly are not enough, either. Such areas are known as' Desolate Worlds' in the Land of Sins, which means rural, remote places.
"Life is naturally very difficult in a rural place like ours. However, it is also because the resources are too barren and there is nothing to exploit that the really ferocious mutated beasts and insane bandits rarely visit this place. Finally, we managed to build some villages to protect ourselves.
"Most of the 'sinners' live in the 'Desolate Worlds' in such a cowardly way.
"However, there are also some places where the Heavenly Rails regularly deliver tremendous resources. When the time comes, all kinds of high-energy nutrition drugs, compressed food, water filters, anti-radiation suits, powerful magical equipment, techniques, and of course, 'old grandpas' of various types and levels will descend from the sky in those places.
"The landing points of the abundant resources are known as' Bloody Worlds'. You must've guessed it right away. The Bloody Worlds are the places where the real experts haunt and fight brutally. The most powerful mutated beasts, the toughest bandits, and even the most intimidating bandits in the legends are all active there. It is truly a lawless place where the strong prey on the weak!
"Also, although the Heavenly Rails are high and mighty, there are enormous iron cables that are connected to the ground in many places. Those iron cables are all hollow. There seems to be a piece of magical equipment named 'rail lifts' and a piece of magical equipment named 'vacuum tubes', which can transport tremendous materials between the Heavenly Rails and the Land of Sins in the blink of an eye.
"Around the rail lifts and the vacuum tubes, prosperous cities have been established. Those cities built with the support of the angels are like oases in a desert. They are known as' Elysian Worlds'.
"I'm told that all the Elysian Worlds are controlled by the most powerful gangs and experts in the Land of Sins. They each have their own rules and are not as chaotic as the Bloody Worlds. You can buy anything in the markets of the Elysian Worlds. Also, all kinds of people with extraordinary abilities are available. For example, the 'brain doctors' and the 'Meditation Healers' that Grandpa Yao mentioned just now can only be found in the Elysian Worlds if they do exist.
"Also, the angels will release certain quests through the Elysian Worlds regularly. After the quests are completed, a lot of money and contribution points will be awarded. As long as the contribution points are accumulated to a certain number, you will be qualified to enter 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky'!
"Hehehehe. I should've traveled to the Bloody Worlds three years ago. Who could've foreseen that my capability would plummet? If I can truly recover my capability this time, I will go to the Bloody Worlds to fight first. As long as I am tough enough and lucky enough to loot some secret treasures and resources from the sky, my Cultivation will soar multiple times within a moment. Then, I will go to the Bloody Worlds, complete the quests released by the angels, and accumulate enough contribution points. By then, I will be able to go to the City in the Sky and find my sister.
"I don't believe that my sister is an ungrateful person who forgets the people in her hometown after she goes to the City in the Sky. She — she must've had her own difficulties, or she is doing something great for her family in her hometown. That must be it. I'll ask her about it!"
The young man blurted out the truth without him knowing it. It was not until he realized that it was not right that he coughed in embarrassment.
Li Yao pondered for a moment. Not bothered by Han Te's sister, he continued asking, "What are the quests released by the angels?"
Han Te was slightly dazed. "I don't know the details. I'm told that they are mostly quests such as hunting ferocious beasts, capturing maniacs, exploring ancient relics, and so on. It is true that the death rate is very high, but it is' Manjusaka, the City in the Sky 'that we are talking about. Naturally, it is not a place that you can visit casually."
The dim redness in Li Yao's indicator was fluctuating nonstop as he scanned the Heavenly Rails that were vaguely visible in the lead clouds casually. He said casually, "The Heavenly Rails that you are talking about do not seem to be very high. They are not too far away from the atmosphere. It is possible for the experts above average to fly up by crafting magical equipment such as flying swords or even driving shuttles that have been modified, right?"
Han Te and Coloured Glaze immediately turned pale in fright. They waved their hands and said, "Please don't. You may not know this, Grandpa Yao, but 'sinners' such as us are not qualified to fly to the atmosphere, much less approach the Heavenly Rails. The sky is a forbidden zone. Whoever is bold enough to fly out of the atmosphere will be shot down mercilessly. Even the strongest expert will be burnt into charcoal while they are still in midair!
"We know that you must've been a very famous expert in the past, Grandpa Yao, but however awesome you are, you are all by yourself after all. There is no way that you can defeat 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky'. The defense array of the Heavenly Rails is extremely powerful. Nobody has ever escaped from the Land of Sins in the past hundreds of years!"
"Therefore," Li Yao said coldly, "if you want to leave the Land of Sins, the only way out is through 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky'?"
"Yes!"
The two little fellows nodded quickly.
Li Yao sneered deep inside his soul and said, "Tell me about the 'old grandpas'. From what I've heard, the old grandpas are of different types and levels. Not only are they different in strength, but they can also be traded in the black market? Also, your master, the leader of the Village of Peace, is an 'old grandpa', too. What's the meaning of that? "
Han Te did not expect that the guy would overhear him when he casually mentioned that he would sell 'Grandpa Yao' on the black market. He was so embarrassed that he hurried to explain, "Please don't misunderstand me, Grandpa Yao. At that time, I … didn't know that you were a 'remaining soul old grandpa'. If you were a lifeless crystal processor old grandpa, it wouldn't be wrong to sell you now that we are in need of money, right?"
Li Yao's soul emitted waves of confusion. "Remaining soul old grandpa, crystal processor old grandpa … What the hell are you talking about?"
"Here's the thing. The so-called 'old grandpa' is just a general term. In fact, it includes all kinds of things and is not the same thing. Even by the crudest standard, there are 'real-life old grandpas', 'remaining soul old grandpas', 'crystal processor old grandpas', 'spiritual animal old grandpas', and so on. There are even more of them if they are subdivided!"
Coloured Glaze hurried to explain. "The so-called 'real-life old grandpa' is a living human being made of flesh and blood. They just fell from the sky and lost their memories of the past, but they boasted the most aggressive techniques and overwhelming strength. That's exactly what my father was.
"Such old grandpas are all 'treasures' in the Land of Sins. If any village can capture one of them, the strength of the village will be significantly enhanced. It will be the ultimate treasure! Therefore, it is only natural that my father, who was captured by the Village of Peace at that time and met my mother, stayed and worked in peace. He gradually became the leader of the Village of Peace.
"The second type is' remaining soul old grandpa ', which is the most common type of old grandpa. As the name suggests, they are living human beings, too. However, for reasons that we do not know, they have lost their bodies of flesh and blood in the past and have to live in all kinds of objects.
"The most common thing is to live in rings. Some old grandpas live in magical equipment such as sabers, spears, swords, or spiritual puppets. Some old grandpas even live inside people's bodies!
"The old grandpas of the remaining soul type, because they do not have bodies of flesh and blood, can barely carry out high combat ability. They are also vulnerable to the interference of radiation and magnetic fields. However, they still boast abundant battle experience and sophisticated techniques. They are also excellent mentors and highly sought after in the Land of Sins!"
"Right. Grandpa Yao's situation should be a 'remaining soul old grandpa', too, except that he is slightly special."
Han Te said, "Most of the old grandpas fell from the sky, but Grandpa Yao was dug out by us from below the ground. It's strange. Truly strange."
"What's strange about that?" Coloured Glaze asked. "Didn't we just come up with an explanation? Well, there's a second explanation. Grandpa Yao fell from the sky hundreds of years ago and was never picked up by anybody. Then, he was slowly buried below the ground! "
"How is it possible?"
Han Te argued. "The structure of the underground ruins was quite stable, and there were no holes on the ground. How could he have fallen so deep?"
Coloured Glaze thought for a long time with her cheeks puffed. "… He must have been picked up by a cat, a dog, or a mutated beast, Senior Brother!"
"It seems …"
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