After exchanging greetings amid the disaster scene, the two finally got to the heart of the matter.
With the help of the unreliable translator Katir, communication went relatively smoothly, but most of the information about this world ca from their myths and legends.
Legend has it that thousands of years ago, a God and Demon War erupted here. This enduring war that beca the talk of the populace lasted for several years, with the gods eventually being defeated and stripped of their Divine Power by the demons.
As punishnt for aiding the gods, their ancestors were exiled, and their civilization suffered a catastrophic blow, after which the Kestoy Continent was engulfed by boundless ice.
To survive, clans both large and small erged on the glacial plains, waging war against each other for the scarce resources, with people dying in battle every mont.
As a result, thousands of years later, their civilization had hardly made any progress.
It wasn’t until three powerful clans appeared—Ice Fang, Frost, and Snow Wolf—that clans like theirs could recuperate and proliferate.
Shao Zifeng listened intently to her story. Although it was just a legend, he was able to extract a lot of information and further confird his previous speculations.
It seed that this world, much like Earth, had been plundered by the Source ssenger, yet there were significant differences between the two.
Firstly, this world had been plundered far more thoroughly by the Source ssenger. Aside from a few elents such as ice and rock, all other elental properties had been stripped away. In contrast, according to the old dragon, while Earth had also been plundered of more than a dozen elental properties, most elent types still existed.
However, the biggest difference was that although this world had been plundered more completely, the remaining ice elent not only remained, but it had grown even stronger. anwhile, Earth had gone through a vacuum period where all elental properties were exhausted, allowing human civilization to develop rapidly.
After the old dragon was sealed, what the Source ssenger encountered on Earth and why elental properties were exhausted for a thousand years remained a mystery that Shao Zifeng couldn’t see through.
"Zifeng Gege~"
Katir’s crisp voice interrupted Shao Zifeng’s contemplation. Regaining his focus, he saw the young girl standing in front of him with her hands akimbo, "Sister is asking if you have a purpose for coming here?"
Shao Zifeng pondered for a mont, "Actually, I’ve co in pursuit of a ferocious beast that can turn humans into its puppets. Do you have any information about it?"
Upon hearing Katir’s translation, Shao Zifeng noticed that Kadu’s breathing beca sowhat rapid. Her suppressed voice trembled slightly, "Do you seek it for...?"
Although the translation sotis made things unclear, Shao Zifeng still perceived her hesitation, as if she feared he was associated with the notorious beast.
Shao Zifeng spoke in an even tone, "I have a grudge against it."
Kadu’s slender fingers gripped the armrest of the stool tightly. She took a deep breath and shook her head slightly, "Six blizzards ago, our Fog Whale Clan had been preparing to send people to... the New World."
As she said this, she glanced at Shao Zifeng and continued, "However, the mont we activated the space transport, a black fog burst in. It destroyed the Teleportation Array, injured many people, and even our clan totem was severely injured and escaped."
"After that, our Fog Whale Clan went through earth-shattering changes..."
While Kadu was recounting the story, Katir softly translated for Shao Zifeng, but the part about "before six blizzards and cold winds" confused him.
Upon hearing Shao Zifeng’s question, Katir frowned with difficulty and explained, "’Blizzard and cold wind’ represents a date. Every so often, ’blizzards and cold winds’ will sweep the icy plains, and we use these to keep track of ti."
Counting on her fingers seriously, Katir said, "For example, Katir is about to pass through fourteen ’blizzards and cold winds,’ and my sister is almost at thirty-eight ’blizzards and cold winds.’"
"So that’s how it is," Shao Zifeng remarked, sizing up Katir. The little one looked to be six or seven years old, which ant that fourteen ’blizzards and cold winds’ roughly equated to seven Earth years, with each ’blizzard and cold wind’ corresponding to six Earth months.
Six ’blizzards and cold winds’ are roughly equivalent to three years; with this conversion, the tiline aligned.
Kadu’s voice gradually beca more somber, "Not long after that incident, our clan father suddenly changed into a different person. He beca bloodthirsty and easily angered, filled with aggression. Ignoring the elders’ advice within the clan, he recklessly attacked the surrounding small clans, even those related to us by blood were successively destroyed by us."
"And later on..." Kadu’s voice trembled slightly, "our warriors, who should have died in battle, turned into monsters. They were bloodthirsty and murderous, indiscriminately attacking everyone except the clan father."
"To protect us and to preserve the bloodline of the Fog Whale Clan, our clan mother had escape with my younger sister and a few clanspeople to fend for ourselves," Kadu continued.
As she translated this part of the story, Katir’s mood also turned very somber. She hung her little head low and stealthily wiped her eyes, the atmosphere in the room becoming sowhat oppressive.
Shao Zifeng rubbed Katir’s little head and stood up to say to Kadu, "Thank you for your hospitality and this information. I’ve imposed on you for quite so ti, and I think it’s ti for to leave."
Upon hearing this, Katir beca anxious. She opened her small arms and clung to Shao Zifeng’s thigh, turning to Kadu and shouting, "Sister, Zifeng is leaving. You must stop him, quick~"
Looking at Katir, who clung like an octopus, Shao Zifeng’s expression was sowhat helpless, "Katir, I do not belong here..."
The little girl shook her head vigorously, her small hands tightly gripping, "No, no, I don’t want you to go."
At that mont, Kadu stood up, "Katir, let go of your hands."
"I won’t let go." Katir stubbornly faced her sister, mist gathering in her big eyes.
The sisters locked eyes, and after a mont, Kadu said with resignation, "Katir, I still have sothing left to say."
Katir paused, her hands still firmly around Shao Zifeng’s thigh, looking warily at her sister, "Then say it first."
After a mont’s thought, Kadu turned to Shao Zifeng and said, "My younger sister has been rude. Please forgive us."
Katir looked at her sister as if she were a fool. Did she really think she was still a ’six blizzards and cold winds’ old child?
Ignoring her sister’s gaze, Kadu continued, "According to the information I’ve received, our clan father has led the horde of monsters to successively conquer the Ice Fang and Frostbite Clans, expanding his power to a horrifying degree. Heading there rashly might put you in great peril."
"Therefore, I wish to ask for your assistance with a matter. May I ask if you would be willing?"
After hearing Katir’s translation, Shao Zifeng pondered for a mont before agreeing. With her by his side, he at least wouldn’t have to wander aimlessly like a headless fly.
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