It was still early when he arrived at Guangling Station. Luo Yan sat by the window, quietly flipping through Liu Hongming's notebook.
Outside the train window was a dark tunnel, and the occasional indicator lights flashed past like distant meteors.
The notebook recorded Liu Hongming's views on the strange, as well as some secret information.
'Today, it can more or less be confirmed that the strange only appeared after the Giant Beast Calamity. Well, I'm referring to the strange that appeared in the real world.'
'When I was little, I often heard my grandfather in the countryside talk about strange legends and secret tales. But those things were merely imagined by people; they didn't truly exist. However, after the Giant Beast Calamity, the strange appeared. They were no longer legends or secret tales, but real existences.'
'Mr. Cai Andao said that the reason the strange appeared in the real world had a great deal to do with the Abyssal Vein.'
'The Abyssal Vein contains Nether Particles. They are a type of energy that giant beasts need to advance their ranks. This energy is a subordinate branch of Yin Sha power, a form of yin energy in the universe, exactly opposite to energies such as yang energy and Primal Energy.'
'Nether Particles are naturally compatible with all things of a yin nature. Human beings' twisted and sorrowful emotions are also yin things. Thus, when the area around the Abyssal Vein is filled with large amounts of twisted, sorrowful human emotions, those things attract Nether Particles. When the two gather and merge, the strange is born.'
'However, the birth of the strange isn't easy. It is filled with chance and uncertainty and cannot be replicated. In other words, it is impossible to create the strange artificially.'
'What a pity. If I could