Chapter 1774 Kong Fei (1/2)
”Are you a crystallizer, too?” Han Sen asked. The man did look like a crystallizer.
”Of course not. How could I be one of the races that were unable to even light up one lantern inside the geno hall?” The man shook his head, as if he had been mocked by the suggestion.
The man looked at them and said, ”If the crystallizers are not extinct, why haven't you gone to the Crystal Palace to practice? Why are you here on Kate?”
”Crystal Palace? Why would we need to go there to practice?” Han Sen and Stay Up Late asked in confusion. They weren't too sure what the man was talking about.
The man looked at the both of them as if he was looking at a couple of orphans, and he said, ”It looks like the crystallizers have survivors, yes, but you don't know their proper glory. Fret not, for it is not your fault. They wagered that their race could light up a lantern in the geno hall. But they didn't, and they were subsequently destroyed. It is lucky for a meager few to have survived.”
Stay Up Late bowed before the man and said, ”What is your name? Can we talk about the tales of the crystallizers?”
”My name is Kong Fei. Kong means peacock, and Fei means to fly.” The man then went on to say, ”I wouldn't mind telling you guys, but I don't have the time. There is something pressing I must attend to. If you would like to listen, and have the time, I can tell you as I walk.”
”We have the time, sir. Where are you going?” Stay Up Late asked Kong Fei.
”Don't call me sir, just call me Kong Fei. But I have heard Planet Kate has a mine near Mosi Mountain. There is a rare ore there. So, I want to try my luck in finding some,” Kong Fei said, straightening his posture.
Han Sen and Stay Up Late followed, for they both wished to listen to stories of the crystallizers. Stay Up Late was a crystallizer, but he didn't know much about his people's history. Han Sen was curious about the race, as well. Humans came from them.
”Brother Kong, you said we should travel to the Crystal Palace. Where and what is that?” Stay Up Late asked as he walked. ”My car is nearby. Get in and we'll talk.” Kong Fei laughed.
After walking for a while, they saw a car parked on the road off the mountain. But Han Sen and Stay Up Late swiftly looked depressed. The man was actually driving a tractor, one without an interior.
Kate had a very strange mix of technologies. It was difficult to find something like this anywhere else.
Kong Fei started up the tractor, and he hopped onto the driver's seat. Han Sen and Stay Up Late sat on either side, clutching a handle.
”How awesome is my car?” Kong Fei laughed as the tractor blazed dusty trails across the roads at high speed.
Stay Up Late inched closer to him, and asked something. He had to say it loudly, though, otherwise the engine of the tractor would overwhelm his voice.
”I've only heard about it, but the Crystal Palace is where the crystallizers were born. If that is true, it might be perfect for you to head there to practice. But after the crystallizers lost, many other races have laid claim to the place. Now, Crystal Palace belongs to Holy Heaven. It is controlled by a Duke, and it is a difficult place to reach,” Kong Fei said, after a moment of thought.
Stay Up Late, hearing what he said, asked, ”How did we lose? Who destroyed us?”
”What? You want revenge?” Kong Fei squinted his eyes.
”If I was capable, of course I would,” Stay Up Late said calmly.