Chapter 146 Chapter 146
Si Yan's earnest words did not convince Rong Heng and make him give up the idea of avenging his mother personally.
This child inherited his and Farah's blood, and his character was also stubborn. Si Yan closed his eyes, knowing that if there was no convincing reason, he would not give up easily.
"I know what you are thinking, but the empire needs you now. As the crown prince of the empire, you cannot act willfully." Staring at his grown-up son, Si Yan's eyes showed sorrow for the first time: "All this started because of me, and it should end with me."
Si Yan stared at him deeply, and had to reveal the secret that had been suppressed in his heart for more than ten years.
It is also the pain of his life.
He met Farah at Imperial University, where he was a professor and Farah was a graduating student.
Farah was not his student. Because of her mother, she had always been keen on promoting the improvement of the Paleoanthropology Protection Act. He was the only professor of paleontology at the Imperial University, so Farah often liked to discuss the improvement of the Paleoanthropology Act with him.
But she didn't know that he took the trouble to study those thick and boring law books not for the ancients, but for her.
He was born in a slum, without a father or mother, and had a weak sense of race. He did not care about the life and death or good or bad of others. But Farah came to him again and again, and the smile on the girl's face was like a sun. Every time he saw her, he felt that the ice in the dark corner of his heart melted.
So he searched for many case laws in his vast collection of books, and together with her, he gradually improved the ancient human protection bill, which only had a framework.
Even after Farah graduated, they still kept in frequent contact.
At that time, he had not yet realized the gap between them, nor did he understand his own feelings. He was five years older than her, and as a teacher, he really regarded her as a student who needed guidance and care.
Until the emperor died, Fara succeeded to the throne.
She gave a speech in the central square in front of the Parka Palace. Under the attention of countless media and the public, the 23-year-old girl remained calm and composed, and for the first time demonstrated the strength and iron-bloodedness of the Jewish people.
He sat at home and watched this historic speech through the media broadcast.
Faced with such a huge gap, he realized for the first time his own despicable thoughts.
——He likes Farah.
But at that time she was already the queen of the empire, the scorching sun in the sky, and he could not reach her.
Occasionally, when he recalled the past, he would think that if he had not agreed to Farah's request, perhaps Farah would have found a husband with equal strength, given birth to cubs, and lived a peaceful and happy life.
She would be a wise monarch, whose achievements would go down in history.
But that day, the girl, wearing an elaborate court dress, slowly walked up to him, stretched out her hand, and said, "I am going to formally implement the Ancient Human Protection Act throughout the empire. As the emperor of the empire, I need to set an example. Are you willing to marry me and be my husband?"
He looked into those blazing eyes and his heart was moved.
He agreed.
Ferrari overcame all opposition from the ministers and held the wedding with him in the Parka Palace.
Everyone thought that their marriage was just a political show. The Queen wanted to implement the Ancient Human Protection Act and improve the status of ancient humans, so she set an example by marrying an ancient human of humble origin.
He used to think so too. After all, he knew that Farah had always attached great importance to improving the status of ancient humans and protecting their rights because of her mother's experience.
But then he thought, there were so many ancient humans in the empire, but Farah chose him, so she must like him.
This knowledge made him greedy and he wanted more.
I want to accompany her and possess her for a long time.
But race is an insurmountable gap.
The powerful Judea lived for 500 years, while the weak ancient humans, even with the help of advanced medical equipment, could only live for 150 years at most.
He was unwilling to accept it.
The length of life used to be meaningless to him, but because of those dark thoughts, he began to try to change, but ended up trapping himself.
The imperial law prohibits human experiments, and Farah's mother was a victim of the "Death Soldier Plan" that year. So he didn't dare to let Farah know his thoughts, but secretly funded the remnants of the Holy Legion who were not completely cleaned up that year.
As early as more than a hundred years ago, the Holy Legion tricked many ancient humans who wanted to get rid of their weak status quo into participating in the "Death Soldier Plan". At that time, countless ancient humans were killed and injured, and the Holy Legion did create a group of "Death Soldier". However, these "Death Soldier" had no self-awareness and were extremely destructive, and even the Holy Legion could not completely control them.
Later, the "Death Soldier Plan" was revealed, and the existence of the Holy Legion was exposed. The then emperor of the Empire, Fara's father, used extremely tough means to hunt down the members of the Holy Legion, and even issued a special decree to ban all human experiments. All the data related to the "Death Soldier Plan" was also sealed up.
However, the Holy Legion is a cunning person, and its leader fled Sikkim with his confidants, hiding his identity and secretly planning a comeback.
Later, when Farah succeeded to the throne, he still sent people to secretly search for the remnants of the Holy Legion.
And Si Yan found these people before her.
He did not tell Farah the news, but allowed the Holy Legion to grow stronger again, and even provided them with funds as a sponsor to restart the "Death Soldier Plan".
Under his guidance, the new "Death Soldier Plan" has made great progress, and the Holy Legion has gradually grown stronger.
According to his original plan, once the experiment was successful and he completed his own transformation, he would personally deal with these remnants without leaving any trace.
But he didn't expect that there would be a loophole in the end. The Holy Legion was nurtured by him and became ambitious. They secretly cooperated with the four major tycoons and even the Zerg behind his back.
In order to prevent the Empire and the Zerg from signing a truce agreement, they joined forces and conspired to kill Farah.
Before her death, Farah hid the truth in a code. It took him two years to crack the code and learn the truth about Farah's death from Noah.
The huge regret made him feel like dying.
But he must survive. He must protect their cubs and raise them up, and also find out the murderers who murdered Farah and avenge her.
But in fact, he knew very clearly that he was the murderer who deserved the most death.
A strong pain surged in his chest. Si Yan raised his hand and pressed his chest. It didn't feel soft like a human body, but hard and cold.
Only the heart inside is still warm and beating vigorously.
The world without Farah is too lonely.
But he must live well.
“This is the sin I have to atone for.”
Si Yan and Rong Heng looked at each other. The pain in their eyes only flashed for a moment before they quickly regained their composure. Only their tone of voice did not allow for argument.
Rong Heng lowered his eyes and stopped arguing with him about who was right and who was wrong. He just said, "I understand."
There was no hatred or resentment in his eyes, which was much better than Si Yan had expected.
After Farah passed away, he had wanted to make up for the child, but every time he met his dark golden eyes that were very similar to Farah's, he felt guilty and self-blaming.
He was too ashamed to face him, let alone be his father, so he could only watch him from a distance.
Breaking up the declining empire and letting him rebuild it, so that he can fulfill Farah's lifelong wish, may be the only thing he can do to make up for it.
"The Sijialan Planet is already in a state of trouble. I have reached a consensus with the Holy Son Lanxin. I heard that you have a history with him, so it will be easier to cooperate with him. You only need to send people to cooperate with him from inside and outside to successfully take over Sijialan Planet... Leave the Zerg Tribe and the Holy Legion to me."
Si Yan rambled on for a rare moment and explained a lot of things. Finally, he looked at Rong Heng deeply and said slowly, "As for the tin gold, I'll leave it to you."
He had said similar things many times as Lucien, but Rong Heng did not take it to heart.
It was not until the news of Xijin's crisis came that he truly understood what Si Yan meant by "Xijin is left to you."
——A large number of Zerg suddenly gathered and began to besiege Sikkim.
At this critical moment, the emperor suddenly disappeared. There was chaos in the Parka Palace. The bodies of Queen Seya, Prince Soma, and the four tycoons were carried out one after another.
The corpse was incomplete, had been rotting for a long time, and had an unbearable stench.
Several rulers who once stood at the pinnacle of imperial power died quietly.
Died without dignity.
The government was completely paralyzed, the military was busy seizing power, and the nobles and wealthy who saw the situation was not looking good had already fled Sikkim with their belongings, while the civilians who were unable to leave could only pray that Sikkim's protective shield could hold out for a little longer.
Sikkim was in chaos.
The Vostok appeared at this time.
Dozens of battleships were lined up, and countless fighter planes flew out of the battleships to fight with the Zerg.
There was a raging war outside the Sikjin space station, with countless Zerg corpses and fighter wreckage floating around... The brutal battle was broadcast live on the holographic network via satellite, and Rong Heng's reputation reached its peak at this moment.
All the planets that joined the Eastern Alliance and were near Sikkim voluntarily sent troops to provide assistance.
This fierce battle lasted for half a month, with Zerg pouring out of the black hole continuously. Every time the black hole opened, the hearts of the people of the Empire would be hanging high, but no matter how critical the situation was, the Vostok and the fleet did not give in.
They defended Sikkim and fought off the Zerg.
Countless Zerg corpses burned in the artillery fire, and wherever the satellite passed, there was blazing flames.
Half a month later, Rong Heng led the fleet to land in Sikkim and was welcomed into the Parka Palace by the excited and cheering people.
There was a strong public outcry for him to ascend the throne, and for various reasons, the parliament and the military ministers had no choice but to support his ascension.
But Rong Heng refused again and again and never agreed.
He used the manpower brought from B3024 to fill the vacancy of Sikkim and set up a temporary government to handle affairs. At the same time, he sent Ruan Yuebai, Nuota, Heli and others to lead troops to Sijialan and Tutar, preparing to end the civil war in one fell swoop and use the power of the whole country to fight against the Zerg.