"Of course it does, because that's the truth!"
Coloured Glaze was smiling like a flower. There was no telling whether she had temporarily forgotten the pain deep inside her head or she was just trying to reassure her senior brother.
She cleared her throat and continued her introduction. "The third type is the 'crystal processor type grandpas'. In fact, it is rather difficult to distinguish them from the 'remaining soul type grandpas' because they can also reside in weapons, magical equipment, or even spiritual puppets.
"The only difference is that the remaining soul type grandpas are living human beings, except that they have lost most of their memories. The crystal processor type grandpas, on the other hand, are not human beings but some sort of artificial intelligence. Even though they can project vivid illusions of human beings, they are all fake, and all their reactions are simulated.
"Although they are not human beings, the enormous database of the crystal processor type grandpas can also store a lot of unparalleled techniques. They even boast very powerful battle assistance functions. They are excellent mentors and partners. Therefore, they are very popular, too!"
"At first, when I saw Grandpa Yao, I mistook you for a 'crystal processor type grandpa'. That was why I said that I would trade you on the black market."
Han Te was still explaining, blushing. "If the crystal processor type grandpas that can store three to five techniques can be sold at a high price on the black market, my master's illness will be cured. That's what I was thinking at that time."
Li Yao blinked his indicator lights. "… I'm getting it now. However, what are 'spiritual beast type grandpas'?"
Coloured Glaze replied matter-of-factly, "They are spiritual beasts!"
Li Yao was slightly dazed. "Can spiritual beasts be 'grandpas', too?"
"Of course they can."
Coloured Glaze said, "Since those spiritual beasts are projected from the Heavenly Rails by the 'angels', they are 'relief assets' that are donated to us for free. They have been highly developed by the 'angels' and are very human-like.
"Even if they just fall into an unfamiliar environment, the animals will not attack anyone actively. Instead, they will choose a young man in the crowd and 'bind him with their blood'. Then, they will be mentally connected with the young man and fight side by side. Also, they will teach the young man certain mysterious techniques without their knowledge!
"Of course, spirit beast type grandpas are not likely to be good teachers, but their fighting strength is usually very strong. Compared to other grandpas, they each have their own merits!"
Li Yao simulated the sound of a long sigh of relief with the broadcast rune arrays. "That explains a lot. This is truly … a bizarre new world. There are so many different kinds of old grandpas, and the old grandpas of different types can be traded in the market. This is truly astounding!
"Then, all the divine abilities you've cultivated were brought to you by the old grandpa?"
"Basically, I guess so."
The Coloured Glaze sighed and forced a smile. "Right now, almost everything in the Land of Sins falls from the sky and is given to us by the angels. Compressed food, high-energy nutrition drugs, standard crystals, water filters, grandpas who carry tremendous techniques, and ordinary people …"
"Wait!"
Li Yao hurried to interrupt her. "Ordinary people? Are you saying that the Heavenly Rails often project a lot of ordinary people?"
"Yes. Every time, a lot of ordinary people are thrown together with the assets. There are men and women, old and young. However, they have all lost their memories and have to start a brand-new life in the Land of Sins."
The Coloured Glaze said, "The seniors in the village told us that those people were the people who committed crimes in 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky' and were deprived of their qualification as' angels'. Then, I'm rather confused. If the brawny adults committed crimes, what kind of unpardonable things did the five-year-old children, or even the babies in the swaddling clothes, do?
"The seniors said that they were the families of the sinners who were exiled to the Land of Sins together with them. It's rather uncomfortable to think about it."
After pondering for a moment, Li Yao asked, "Resources are scarce in the Land of Sins. One more mouth means one more mouthful of water. Will you accept the ordinary people who fall from the sky?"
"It depends on the situation. Different villages, forces, and gangs have different styles. Some will, and some will not."
Han Te said, "The Village of Peace will try to accept as many ordinary people as possible. It is my master's principle."
"There is strength in numbers. Ordinary people are not entirely useless. In order to struggle to survive in the Land of Sins, we must unite all the people who can be united and let everybody unleash their full potential. That's what my father often says."
The Coloured Glaze said solemnly, "On second thought, we all felt that he did have a point. Because it is not easy to survive in the Land of Sins, many villages have more men than women, or more women than men. Sometimes, there are only the elderly and no children. Such villages will be obliterated in the dust of radiation before long.
"Also, my father often says that our bodies have been exposed to all kinds of weird radiation after staying in the Land of Sins for too long. Perhaps it does not affect us much, but the children we are born with will have all kinds of abnormalities.
"As time goes on, the abnormal bloodlines will be melted nonstop, gradually turning human beings into a bunch of monsters.
"The 'new sinners' who fall from the sky are not exposed to excessive radiation. They can bring fresh blood, give birth to healthy, strong children, and carry on the future of the village!"
"Besides, ordinary people can grasp all kinds of useful skills, too!"
Han Te smiled. "Although most of the 'new sinners' have lost their memories, they boast all kinds of skills that they rely on for survival, such as maintenance, medical treatment, hunting, and so on. When the years are difficult, we will get through it as long as we support each other!
"The guys who mocked my master's mercy in the years of famine will all be dumbfounded when they see that the Village of Peace has a strong army when the environment is better. Haha!"
"However, we are told that in many places, especially the gangs in the Bloody Worlds, the ordinary people who fall from the sky will be exploited cruelly."
The Coloured Glaze covered her face with her hands, shivering. Gloomily, she said, "It will be good enough to sell them as slaves, or even … eat them directly."
Li Yao's soul was not affected at all. It was not because he was not burning with fury, but because he had already surpassed the limits of fury.
Thousands of thoughts flowed slowly inside his soul like ripples. He confirmed one last time. "All the arts that you practice were brought down from the sky by the 'old grandpas'. After practicing those arts, do many people have problems and turn into … the fallen geniuses that you mentioned?"
Han Te and the Coloured Glaze looked at each other and nodded, somewhat helplessly.
"Yes," the young man said. "A lot of young people here have been ruined because of mental derangement during training. Quite a few 'fallen geniuses' have been born in the Village of Peace in recent decades. They were all like me. Their capability soared all the way, and they had a chance to explore the Bloody Worlds, but they plummeted overnight and ended up as cripples.
"Such cases are even more common in the villages within a radius of a few hundred miles. Zhao Heiniu from Big Fish Village, Wang Tiezhu from Twin Stones Village, Li Erlong from Siping Dam. They were all known cultivation geniuses, rare existences. But in the end, they all died one after another. Even three to five old grandpas couldn't save them. How tragic!"
"No wonder."
Li Yao said, "You perished overnight, and your Cultivation plummeted. Compared with the past, you are almost a cripple now. But I can tell that you do not seem to be grieving at all."
"It can't be helped. I'm used to it!"
Han Te opened his hands, with a fearless expression on his face. "This is the Land of Sins. A couple of old grandpas fall from the sky every day, and a couple of geniuses perish every day. Whoever runs into them will be considered unlucky. They will be lucky enough to survive. What else can they do?"
"Since such things keep happening," Li Yao said solemnly, "has it never occurred to you that it might be because of the fatal flaws in your training arts?"
Han Te grinned. "Of course, I've thought about it, but am I supposed to give up on the unparalleled unparalleled techniques? Life in the Land of Sins is so difficult that a couple of lives may be lost for half a compressed biscuit on many occasions. Even if you practice the unparalleled techniques with fatal flaws, you will not necessarily be killed on the spot. If you are lucky, you will not be killed at all and can live for a very, very long time.
"But if you don't practice them, you will be easily bullied if you are too soft. You will not be able to survive half a month. Everybody knows how to do that, and somebody has done it before!"
Pondering for a long time, Li Yao said, "It's been hundreds of years since Judgment Day. It's been hundreds of years since the first batch of old grandpas fell from the sky with abundant Cultivation arts and techniques, hasn't it? Have you never thought to improve the unparalleled techniques in your hands and fix all the fatal flaws during the hundreds of years? "
"The heritage of Cultivation arts and techniques is not as simple as you imagine, Grandpa Yao."
Coloured Glaze explained for Han Te. "The environment in the Land of Sins is extremely harsh. Entire villages can be butchered easily. Most of the villages only have a history of decades. Few of them have hundreds of years of heritage.
"Besides, in this world where the strong preys on the weak and everyone fights endlessly, even if they want to improve their Cultivation Techniques, they will try their best to change them in the direction of sharper, more vicious, and more powerful. Who cares how much damage it will cause to them?"
"It's like the 'Lightning Strangle' that I practice. Many people in the Village of Peace have practiced it, and some of them had problems one after another. Did none of them, including my master, vaguely feel that something was wrong?"
Han Te clenched his fists and gnashed his teeth. "But even if they did, what could they have done? We will still try our best to practice it, because it is the most powerful attack art of the thunder class. Only with the Lightning Strangle can we get more food, clean water, and energy!
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