Chapter 1908: 1908
1908 Crystallizer
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Quickly, Han Sen noticed he was able to read the text contained within the diary . It was written in the ancient language of humans—a text often used by the crystallizers . There were, however, a variety of symbols not even he could understand . All-in-all, he didn’t understand everything together .
There were some formulas jotted down . Han Sen wasn’t very good at science . He had learned a bit in school, but he had forgotten most of that by now .
But Han Sen was still able to tell he had never seen these formulas before . They were extremely complicated . Judging from the content of the book, the man had been trying to calculate something .
Han Sen flicked through the pages of the book, and the man showed no reaction . As long as Han Sen made no noise, the man didn’t mind his presence there . That’s how it seemed, leastways .
When the man didn’t object to Han Sen’s behavior, it made Han Sen feel safe enough to relax a little . So, he continued reading the diary . It must have been a draft of sorts . There were many random things jotted down .
However, there were enough words and symbols that Han Sen did not understand to make the book unintelligible .
Han Sen put the diary down and took a gander at the other books . They all seemed to concern themselves with science . There were ones based on quantum theory . Han Sen knew he would not understand those books .
Since the books were in messy disarray, Han Sen decided to tidy them up . By doing that, he also hoped to find a book he might enjoy . And soon after, his breath caught . He saw a book titled The Story of Genes .
This was what Han Sen had retrieved from the Main Control Room of the crystallizers . Ever since that time, he hadn’t found a single thing associated with the book .
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Not even Stay Up Late knew where The Story of Genes came from . He read it, shook his head, and thought it must be a prank . No one could use The Story of Genes, or even practice it . It was not something any creature could learn .
Han Sen had never expected that he would find another copy in a place like this .
“Perhaps it is just a coincidence . Maybe the title is the same, but it’s not actually the same book . ” Han Sen tried to regather the composure of his thoughts, and then, flipped the book open .
When he read the first line, he knew he had not been mistaken . This was indeed another copy of The Story of Genes . It was exactly the same .
Han Sen kept reading the content, and word for word, it was the same .
Aside from the standard content, there were actually many notes explaining things . But they weren’t related to how you’d actually practice with the text . The notes were of a scientific nature .
Han Sen read it all seriously, right up until he reached the end .
The content, from back to front, was the same as his own The Story of Genes . There was, however, an additional page . That page had nothing to do with how to practice the work, though . It was a summary .
The summary used an extensive vocabulary . Han Sen did not understand what was written until he reached the final line . It said the test had failed .
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There was something else he understood, too . “Cannot figure out the requirements for practice . The Story of Genes theory does not make sense . Can I not create a god?”
“Is this guy the creator of The Story of Genes?” Han Sen looked back at the man strangely .
The man was dressed in ordinary garments, but they were in tatters . He stood motionless, like a mannequin . He was focused, as if he was trying to hear something .
Han Sen had something he wished to ask, but he knew that if he tried to ask anything, the man would simply tell him to be quiet .
Han Sen kept sorting through the books on the table . There were books on many different subjects, from genes to quantum theory . Overall, Han Sen could not understand much .
After Han Sen tidied up the books, he decided to sit and observe the man . The man really wasn’t moving, and he was unsure how long the man could do this .
Han Sen had almost fallen asleep when the man finally moved . He walked gently towards the table, looked down at Han Sen, and said, “Who are you? Why have you come here?”
“I am Han Sen . What’s your name?” Han Sen asked happily .
“Run, or it will be too late for you to escape . ” The man looked annoyed .
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“What does that mean?” Han Sen felt a chill, and he thought the man might try to fight him .
“You don’t know that you are on a spirit’s body . If it moves, it will travel through space,” the man explained .
“You mean the mountain is a creature?” Han Sen asked with shock .
“What is so weird about that? There is plenty of life in this world,” the man said .
“It’s a mountain . How can a mountain have life? There are other creatures like birds and worms on this mountain,” Han Sen said .
The man looked at him with disdain . “You have so many bacteria and parasites on you . Does the fact that they have life mean that you do not?”
“But I am a living thing . The mountain is just a rock,” Han Sen said .
“Who said rocks cannot possess life? It’s like a piece of meat . You wouldn’t say it is living, but it is a part of life,” the man said .
“It’s not like that . If the rock is like flesh, then why are we able to create mines? And why does the life of rock not resist? Like us; if someone was digging into our flesh, we’d want to kill whoever was assaulting us,” Han Sen asked .
The man laughed . “It’s because we are too fast!”
“Too fast?” Han Sen froze, unsure of what he meant .
The man explained . “The rock lives longer than we do . A billion years might only be a moment for them . Even if we do dig into its body, the rock might not even have the time to notice our presence . It cannot see what we do . ”
Han Sen was frozen . He had never thought of things this way before .
The man looked at Han Sen . “You said we would kill anyone who harms, yes? But things aren’t like that . What if we grow a sickness like cancer? It destroys our bodies, but often, we can’t root out the thing that is killing us . When these things harm your body, you cannot do anything . Just like the rock is unable to do things about us . ”
“This is just a simple way for me to explain these things . The truth of such matters is far more complicated . If you are interested in learning more, read this . You will understand far better . ” The man gave Han Sen a book .
“My scientific background is pretty bad . I might not understand . ” Han Sen felt awful saying this .
The man said, “Scientific research is all about simplifying the complicated things . You can let those other fools worry about science itself . This is a geno art I created, through the theory of rock creatures . Ordinary crystallizers can practice it . ”
Han Sen wished to say something, but the man looked outside and the spoke again . He said, “You should leave now . The spirit is going to move . Unless you want to travel far away with me, that is . ”