Chapter 9: Main Text: The Crystal Age

Main Text: The Crystal Age's Flying Disaster Sweeps In

It was on that usual midday,

Li Feifan, as usual,

arrived at the daily unavoidable Feiyun Bridge bus stop.

Even though he had endured a morning of "Hell Drills",

he still looked full of spirit,

Ruo Shui's big eyes still had the mountain's steadiness and the wind's liveliness,

His good upbringing made him, even amid the "boiling water and scorching fire" crowd waiting for the bus,

still remain composed and graceful.

Just thinking,

he could soon eat Mama Goddess's "Premium Set",

his insubordinate stomach immediately began a shouting charge,

the gurgling sounds seemed to echo like a "Hunger‑Vanishing Charge Song",

not only him, the crowd also had several similar tunes,

blending with his, it was as if a bus symphony began,

when that piece ended, another started,

they echoed each other, making the sweltering air sound cheerful.

In less than ten minutes, the distant Starflower Route 80 arrived with a sound.

The previously orderly crowd immediately packed together,

after all, who would want to chat longer with the scorching sun?

At this moment, everything is the Crystal Age,

speed is the ultimate standard for all actions.

However, Li Feifan was not in a hurry,

so he, who was originally near the front,

when he saw a few elders behind him,

once again displayed his excellence.

Perhaps, someone like him,

if he didn't act like this,

his conscience would torment him to death and life.

As he stepped back,

most people still squeezed inward as if sharpening their heads,

at that moment, the life‑contemplating Li Feifan recalled an anonymous proverb:

You may not believe in God, and you may not believe in Buddha,

but you cannot refuse to believe in your own conscience!

This is a crystal‑bright era of technology and materialism,

yet the crystal age of conscience is still at a distance.

Just as Li Feifan was pushed to the back,

while handing the elders their boxes and bags,

a high‑speed roaring "Snow Shadow" motorcycle suddenly burst out from nowhere,

by the time Li Feifan noticed, the bike was already "looming overhead".

Yet beside him stood a trembling, towering elder,

as if not yet aware that disaster had already struck.

Li Feifan instinctively lunged toward that elder.

The crowd could only hear a huge "Bang", followed by a blood‑splattered corpse,

thrown horizontally dozens of meters in front of the bus,

a young and outstanding life,

thus arrived at the gate of the Ghost Pass…

The scorching sun raced from the sky's center to the southwest,

the heat gradually eased, at Starflower Community, Unit 5, Room 313.

Lou Yueru stood on her own balcony, constantly peering out,

muttering to herself, "Eh, how strange, what's wrong with me today,

always restless. And Xiao Fei and Yang Ge are the same, it's already this time,

still not home for dinner. Xiao Fei wouldn't again be staying up all night over homework, would he,

didn't I just tell him that the sky and earth are big but a meal is biggest,

when this kid returns, how will I deal with him. And Yang Ge,

almost thirty already, still likes to mess with the youngsters,

it's time to give them a proper lesson."

But the more she thought so, the more her heart grew restless,

her steps became frantic and unsettled. At that moment,

the "Spirit Talk" ringtone rang.

Luo Yueru was startled, and her heartbeat grew even more frantic.

Her eyelids twitched rapidly, "It should be Xiao Fei's homeroom teacher calling, right?"

She thought this in her heart,

and her steps led her to the spiritual call.

"Hello, may I speak to Li Feifan's parent?"

On the other end of the spiritual call was an unfamiliar voice,

Luo Yueru broke out in nervous cold sweat.

She forced herself to stay calm and replied, "Hello, I am Li Feifan's mother, Luo Yueru. May I ask who you are?"

On the other side of the call, the voice said, "I am the director of the Feiyun Bridge Public Security Bureau, surname Zhao,

you can call me Lao Zhao."

Hearing that the Public Security Bureau director was calling,

her heart, which had just leapt to her throat, now rose to her forehead,

but the worry she forced down surged like a broken‑dam flood,

washing away all her "self‑assumptions".

So she trembled and asked, "Is it my brother Yang?"

Oh no, it's Li Xingyang of Xinghua Community.

Did something happen to him? Our Old Yang is a real person, you know.

Director Zhao, could there be some misunderstanding,

he even once earned the "Top Ten Citizen" title, and in between…'

She hadn't finished when Director Zhao cut her off.

She only heard Director Zhao hurriedly reply:

"I think you are mistaken; your Old Yang hasn't done anything wrong. I called because…"

Luo Yueru, having just let her heart settle at the first sentence, heard the subtext in Director Zhao's words,

and noted the slight choking and pause in his final tone.

Luo Yueru suddenly felt as if the sky had collapsed, darkness filled her vision, and she seemed to lose consciousness,

her legs went weak, and she collapsed beside the spiritual call.

Lao Zhao was hesitating how to begin when a "boom" sounded from the spiritual call,

his many years of experience told him that Li Feifan's mother had fainted.

So he rushed down the stairs at top speed. He wanted to see the hero's mother himself.

He feared she might do something foolish,

and later how to explain to Old Yang,

how to account to the people,

and even how to answer his own conscience.

Thinking about it,

his steps unconsciously broke into a run,

from a dozen meters away he frantically pressed the "car key",

then, without pausing, he lunged into the car door,

and immediately gave the accelerator a hard press,

the black car body flashed like a night shadow,

the police siren screamed sharply against the raging wind.

On the other side, an equally urgent emergency bell rang swiftly for Li Feifan,

sweeping open a green lifeline,

the veteran drivers naturally moved to the side,

until that "green flying car" symbolizing life disappeared.

The law does not compel them to act so,

but conscience and morality are the highest law for a person!

And at the "Chuan Yu" public office, forty to fifty kilometers from the Feiyun Bridge Bus Stop,

Li Xingyang was lying in front of the Intelligent Brain Desk, as if dreaming something beautiful,

snoring sounds rose and fell, unevenly.

Only the "Light Machine" beside the desk kept ringing nonstop,

About twenty to thirty missed calls all pointed to the same person:

"Feiyun Bridge Public Security Bureau Director calling, master, please wake up,"

"Feiyun Bridge Public Security Bureau Director calling, master, please wake up,"

"Feiyun Bridge Public Security Bureau Director calling, master, please wake up,"

"Feiyun Bridge Public Security Bureau Director calling, …………."

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By 2050, computers had become museum exhibits,

replaced by the brand‑new all‑purpose "Intelligent Brain",

capable of receiving electromagnetic‑wave commands emitted by the human brain.

The artistic way to put it is: "The Intelligent Brain is sentient, moving with the heart."

And due to the discovery of the divine material "Phantom Crystal" in 2030,

Computers were officially declared retired. Phantom Crystal allows smart brains to adhere to the skin like a tattoo, as desired.

Even more amazing, top-grade Phantom Crystals can freely change size.

Truly, it's "awesome as hell".

Phones and telephones are no exception; Phantom Crystal changes not just these three.

Phantom Crystal actually changed the whole world! One could say that.

Since 2030, humanity has entered the "Phantom Crystal Era", a fusion of technology and mysticism!

From city buildings where hundreds of millions live,

down to the nail-art knives used to decorate fingernails and toenails in daily life,

everything is permeated with the presence of Phantom Crystal.

No matter what material, as long as a tiny Phantom Crystal the size of a hair is added,

its properties will undergo myriad mysterious changes.

By 2050, humanity still hadn't unlocked the secret of Phantom Crystal,

Fortunately, with each tens of thousands of fusions of Phantom Crystal,

these "old materials" may possibly exhibit

a brand-new, beneficial excellent property.

Therefore, researching Phantom Crystal has become the most important for all countries.

and most classified high-tech subject.

Moreover, due to the vigorous development of space endeavors and big data,

the communications industry has already reached another new "Phantom Crystal height",

For example, just now in Li Xingyang's optical machine broadcast, the "Feiyun Bridge Public Security Bureau Chief calling",

it's not that Li Xingyang knows Chief Zhao, but the optical machine can automatically identify unfamiliar numbers,

and simultaneously obtain the "public information" related to that number.

But no matter how awesome the technology, it can't stop a very "obsessed" person!

For example, the entire Feiyun Bridge and its surrounding areas,

are now like ants on a hot pan,

have been operating at high speed to save Li Feifan's life,

while Li Xingyang sleeps soundly.

I truly don't know what he'll think when he wakes up…