Chapter 33 Chapter 33
Mo Li readily agreed to Ruan Shiqing's suggestion.
Isn't it just adding an anti-detection device to the satellite? It's a win-win situation for everyone, very simple.
Moreover, the inner city will soon be full of their people, so there is no need to worry about people inside not cooperating.
Mo Li rubbed his hands and enthusiastically saw Ruan Shiqing off.
He paused when he returned to the room, as if he had forgotten something.
After getting the cubs' identity cards, Ruan Shiqing did not return home immediately, but first went to the cub school in the southern district.
The cub school in the South District was opened by a powerful evolved human. It is said that it has a history of more than 50 years. Many cubs on the B3024 planet grew up in this cub school.
He had intended to send the kids to school, but his identity cards had not been processed yet, so he put the plan on hold.
Now that they have ID cards, the kids have to go to school.
After registering at the guard post, Ruan Shiqing entered the school gate.
All you can see is a spacious playground and puppies running around madly.
These cubs are all young, some are in animal form, and some are in human form, and they are playing and chasing each other on the playground.
A Bis teacher stood on the steps, watching the cubs playing below.
Ruan Shiqing stood there and watched for a while before going to the school office.
The school office was tidy, but the interior furnishings were obviously old. While waiting, Ruan Shiqing inferred that the financial situation of this kindergarten school should be average.
"I didn't know that Mr. Ruan was here. I'm sorry for not welcoming you." Principal Du De hurried over after receiving the news and saw a tall figure standing by the window.
He was about 1.75 meters tall, very thin, and dressed in the simplest shirt and suit pants. He was not as fierce and frightening as the rumors said, but rather appeared to be gentle and refined.
He seems to be a very gentle person.
Hearing the voice, the other party turned around, smiled politely, and took the initiative to extend his hand to him: "Hello, Principal Dude."
When Dude saw his face, he was stunned for a moment before shaking hands with him.
The man was more handsome than he had imagined, and probably not very old, with a typical ancient human appearance, but he did not have the timidity and cowardice that most ancient humans have.
His eyes looked gentle and firm.
He is indeed a special person.
Now almost everyone in the outer city knows Ruan Shiqing, and there are countless rumors about him. Dude has also heard a lot of them.
But when I met him in person, I realized that seeing is believing.
The two of them sat at opposite ends of the desk.
Ruan Shiqing put forward his ideas directly and asked carefully about some course teaching conditions in the school.
Then I found out that there weren’t many courses in school.
In addition to the basic language classes, most of the classes are outdoor classes, with a teacher leading the cubs to play in the playground.
In the process of playing and fighting, the cubs' nature is stimulated and they naturally master the art of shape-changing.
It's more like a large nursery than a school.
Dude is a rough and straightforward person who does not hide his shortcomings: "The school has limited resources and may not be able to teach the cubs as Mr. Ruan expects. The only requirement for parents to send their cubs to the school is to ensure the safety of the cubs."
Ruan Shiqing thought about it and decided to let the kids come to school temporarily.
It's better to play with other kids of the same age in the cub school than to stay at home.
So he paid the tuition fee and went through the enrollment procedures. When Dude saw the race on the cub's ID card, he smiled but did not comment.
After completing the formalities, Ruan Shiqing went to the underground market to buy small school bags and other supplies for the cubs before returning home to announce the news to the cubs.
The little dragon was stunned: "Why do we have to go to school?"
The little mermaid also looked bewildered, staring at Ruan Shiqing with wide eyes, full of doubts.
He would rather stay at home than go to school.
The well-informed Nota answered them: "All cubs who are old enough should go to school."
She was very happy to go to school, because when she was on Tutar, she saw parents picking up their cubs to go to school. Only parents who valued their cubs very much would send their cubs to school.
The big tail behind him moved, and the little fox was more concerned about another question: "Will Daddy pick us up from school?"
"Of course." Ruan Shiqing gave an answer that satisfied the cub.
So the little fox swung his tail and said happily, "Then I'll go!"
When Harry heard Nota said he was going, he became anxious again. Although he still didn't understand why the cub had to go to school, but since Nota was going, he had to go too!
The little mermaid was originally a little unhappy about leaving home, but when she heard that they were both going, she immediately raised her hand.
He doesn't want to be left alone at home, he also wants his father to pick him up!
Ruan Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief after easily coaxing the three kids to agree to go to school.
When he was still in the research institute, he also heard colleagues with children complain that their children would make a scene every time they went to kindergarten after the holidays. He was a little worried when he announced the news to the children, but now he is relieved to see that the children not only did not make a scene, but also happily accepted it.
It is said that the cub he raised is indeed well-behaved and sensible.
The next morning, the Xiong brothers stayed at home to look after the store, while Ruan Shiqing and 09 sent the three cubs to school together.
The kids carried their little schoolbags, full of anticipation and excitement.
When they arrived at the kindergarten gate, Ruan Shiqing could no longer go in, so he handed the three cubs to the teacher at the school gate.
The kids were reluctant to leave, but they were also curious about their new life at school. They followed their teacher and entered the school gate excitedly like the other kids.
Ruan Shiqing and 09 were watching outside.
09 raised his hand and touched his chest, saying dejectedly: "This feeling is really terrible, as if the little roses I carefully watered were transplanted into someone else's garden."
Apart from Ruan Shiqing, he was the one who took care of the cubs the most.
He remembered a book he had read, which said: The time you spend on your rose makes your rose so important.
To him, the little ones are like the little roses that he waters with great care.
At this moment, he felt reluctant.
Ruan Shiqing looked at him in surprise, his eyes were a little different from before: "Are you sad?"
09 hesitated and pinched a little distance between his thumb and index finger, then stretched the distance a little more and said, "I'm not particularly sad, probably about this much."
The little robot's responses were natural and smooth, without any robotic stiffness.
Having been together for so long, Ruan Shiqing had long been accustomed to his intelligence and humanity, but it was not until this moment that he realized belatedly that this little golden robot was so different.
He seemed to have emotions of his own.
I have also read The Little Prince and can use the language in it to clearly express my emotions.
A small robot that not only stores books, but also knows how to read them.
Ruan Shiqing looked at him for a while, and before 09 started to wonder, he smiled and said, "Me too, although I'm a little reluctant. But the little roses have to grow up, so that they can withstand the invasion of wind and rain."
He did not reveal the robot's uniqueness.
Whether it's the cubs or 09, they are all his family. No matter what they look like in the end, he will always protect them.
The two of them watched outside the school for a while, and seeing that the kids were attending class obediently, they felt a little relieved and returned to the store.
Three days later, Sikkim.
The coronation ceremony and wedding were held as scheduled.
Rong Heng and Dares used disguise capsules to blend in with the crowd and watch the ceremony.
This was an unprecedentedly grand coronation ceremony and also an unprecedentedly grand wedding.
Countless imperial soldiers, holding guns, maintained ceremonial order in front of the Parka Palace.
Peace doves flew over the Parka Palace, the symphony orchestra played under the crystal lamps, and countless celebrities and ladies dressed up to attend the banquet.
There is a constant stream of people and cars in front of the Parka Palace, and beautiful women in elegant clothes.
Outside the soldiers' defense line are countless ordinary civilians who come to watch the ceremony. They will witness the birth of the new king and queen.
"The military has been cutting military spending every year, but now it's just a wedding banquet, but it's so grand. If this is converted into star coins, how many weapons and ammunition can it buy?" Dares couldn't help but feel jealous when looking at the luxurious banquet.
Rong Heng ignored him and kept his eyes on the vehicles passing in front of the Parka Palace.
There are also rules for the time guests arrive at banquets. The higher their status and the grander the banquet, the later they tend to arrive.
At twelve o'clock in the morning, the royal motorcade stopped in front of the Parka Palace. Si Yan, who had changed into the emperor's formal attire, got out from the back seat. He straightened his collar, walked around to the other side, opened the door himself, and led out a beautiful lady.
That's the future queen, Seya Bart.
She wore a crown and a white veil, and gracefully put her arm around Si Yan's arm.
The two smiled at each other, like a perfect couple.
Rong Heng frowned in discomfort.
After not seeing him for a long time, Si Yan seemed like a different person.
In my memory, Si Yan rarely smiled. Although he was a professor at the Imperial University, he didn't look bookish at all. Instead, he had a cold and iron-like aura.
He seemed to be born with a very indifferent mood, and his emotions were not visible on his face. During the days when the three of them lived together, Rong Heng discovered that only when he occasionally looked at his mother would his emotionless face become turbulent and his brows become very deep.
Most of the time, he ignored everyone around him, even his son.
Rong Heng had never seen him smile like this before. He looked like an exquisite puppet, with every frown and smile programmed.
It makes people feel more uncomfortable than when there is no expression at all.
The person being surrounded seemed to be aware of the gazes, and suddenly glanced at him from the side with a look as sharp as a knife.
Rong Heng looked away and pulled Dares, who looked angry, and said, "Go back."
"Just go back? But we haven't seen anything yet." Dares muttered.
Rong Heng sneered: "What do you want to see here? You might as well go back and wait for the news."
Dares thought so too and followed him out of the crowd.
After returning home, he scratched his head and belatedly realized, "Your Highness, why aren't you sad or angry at all?"
She seemed calmer than him.
"There's nothing to be sad or angry about." Rong Heng leaned back into the sofa and smiled slightly.
Those who never have expectations will naturally not be disappointed.
Rong Heng turned on his smartphone and browsed the news online.
Today was a royal event, and all the media in Sikkim were out. The holographic network was flooded with relevant news reports, but the ceremony had just begun, and the media that were allowed to enter the interior of the Parka Palace had not yet issued a press release.
If you want to know what happens inside the Parka Palace, you'll have to wait.
Just as he was about to close the interface, a new message was pushed to the lower right corner - "Live broadcast of the coronation ceremony! Unprecedented!"
Rong Heng clicked on it and found that the news was issued by the Sikkim Daily. The live video footage was indeed the scene inside the Parka Palace.
The number of viewers of live broadcasts is growing exponentially.
The reporter of Sikkim Daily was introducing the event to the camera: "The Emperor's coronation ceremony has ended. Next, His Majesty will take an oath with the future Queen and put the crown on her..."
The banquet chef, wearing a black formal dress, walked slowly up the stairs with the future queen, Thea Bart, and onto the swearing-in platform.
Si Yi was about to speak, but Si Yan raised his hand to stop him.
He let go of the queen-to-be's hand, walked a few steps forward, and stopped at the edge of the swearing-in platform. He looked down at the guests in Parka Palace, his smiling eyes cold.
"Before I take the oath, I have one more important thing I want to announce."
As he spoke, Si Yan's eyes fell on the VIP seats.
There sat the heads of the four major tycoons: Barth of the Nasci Group, Jardson of the Koch Shipyard, Kohler of Planck Energy, and Krief of Schwarzschild Transport.
The reason they gathered at the Palace of Palca was because Si Yan told them that he had developed a technology to semi-mechanize the human body. This semi-mechanization was different from the "death warriors" more than a hundred years ago. The death warriors had no self-awareness, but the technology developed by Si Yan could replace human organs with machines while retaining self-awareness.
Mechanizing the human body was once a crazy project for countless researchers.
After all, even the strongest Jewish tribe can only live for 500 years at most. No matter how powerful a race is, it will eventually face aging and death.
Cell aging and organ disease are irreversible.
With existing technology, they can only delay aging and extend life, but cannot completely get rid of the fate of aging and death.
But what if they replace their aging and diseased organs with machines? As long as they retain their self-awareness, they will gain immortality. Not only immortality, but the mechanized body will also make them even more powerful.
Those "death soldiers" that have been produced for more than a hundred years are nothing more than failed semi-mechanized experiments.
If the experiment had not been exposed, the emperor at the time would have issued a decree to strictly prohibit human experiments, and this technology, along with the related experimental data and information, would have been sealed forever.
The experiment was successful many years ago.
Now Si Yan not only restarted this experimental project, but also succeeded.
Old Bart and others believed what he said. After all, before he married Queen Farah, he was already a scholar renowned in the empire. After his marriage, he still retained his position at the Imperial University and had his own laboratory and experimental projects.
Later, Queen Farah passed away, and Si Yan became the regent, acting as the empire's government. It was easy for him to obtain the experimental files and data from that year.
Moreover, if Si Yan wants to secure his throne, he also needs their support.
They came here to witness the final results of this experiment.
On the swearing-in platform, Si Yan had already opened the huge virtual screen at the back, and the scene inside quickly attracted the attention of the guests.
There were dozens of beds in the pure white ward. There was a person lying on each bed. Half of the body was replaced by a machine, or half of the head was replaced by a machine... Researchers in white coats were walking around the ward, examining these strange "people" and recording their data. Finally, they breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly, "All of them survived!"
"That should wake them up." One researcher turned off the anesthesia pump while others removed the anesthesia tube from the patient's nose.
Then, the time on the virtual screen quickly advanced to two hours later.
The anesthesia wore off, and the patients who had been lying motionless on the beds woke up. Some of them looked at their robotic bodies in the mirror in amazement, while others adapted to the use of their robotic bodies with the help of researchers...
What should have been a horrifying scene actually had a warm feel to it because of the laughter in the ward.
The guests went from being shocked to being silent. They clearly realized the meaning behind this short video.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Si Yan.
Si Yan chuckled: "The patients in this ward were all dying. It was the 'Divine Transformation Plan' that gave them new life."
"This great experiment failed more than a hundred years ago. But that doesn't mean it's not feasible. After several years of experimental research, my team and I finally succeeded."
He called up another set of data: "There are a total of 632 people participating in the 'Holy Transformation Project', all of whom volunteered to participate in the experiment. Some of them have serious illnesses that are currently incurable, some have been seriously injured and some are simply at the end of their lives... But now, without exception, they have all been reborn."
"They are the first batch of cyborgs and the future hope of the empire."
With his right hand over his left chest, Si Yan saluted the audience and the live camera. He then put away his smile and solemnly announced, "On this grand day, I, as the Emperor of the Empire, declare that the 'Sacred Transformation Plan' will be officially launched. All citizens of the Empire, if you are suffering from pain or are about to reach the end of your life, can sign up on the holographic network to participate in the 'Sacred Transformation Plan'. The Empire will give its people a new life."
The situation inside the Parka Palace was broadcast throughout the empire via the media's live cameras.
"Holy Transformation Plan" immediately became a hot search term in the holographic network, and almost everyone was talking about this topic.
Some people questioned its authenticity, some criticized human experiments as illegal, but there were also some people... eager to give it a try.
The tragic lessons of a hundred years ago have long been buried in the dust of history. No one remembers the pain of many years ago. The huge temptation has driven countless people mad.
The official website of the Empire has opened the registration channel. There are only 20,000 places available for the second batch of the "Holy Transformation Plan". As Si Yan said, the applicants must have irreversible injuries or be about to die.
This open and demanding solicitation has dispelled the doubts of many people, and they are already looking forward to the subsequent renovation plans.
"This is impossible..." Dares opened his mouth wide. He subconsciously looked at Rong Heng: "Isn't human experimentation prohibited?"
"Obviously, it is no longer prohibited now." Rong Heng said, "The Emperor of the Empire has the right to amend the law."
He looked at the gradually increasing number of people entering the registration channel, his eyes grim.
He had no way of verifying the authenticity of the "Holy Transformation Plan", but he only knew one thing: Si Yan was not a soft-hearted person who would save the dying and the wounded.
Rong Heng contacted Lucien and asked him if he could get the experimental data of the "Holy Transformation Project".
His intuition told him that the "holy transformation plan" born from the "death soldiers" was definitely not good news for the people of the empire. There must be other ulterior motives behind the so-called "transformation plan".
Lucien quickly replied: We are already trying to get the experimental data, and Your Highness can leave the Sikkim matter to the Council of Elders.
Subsequently, a route map and information about a civilian aircraft were sent.
This is the airship and route that escorted Hector.
Rong Heng weighed the pros and cons for a moment and said, "Go save Hector first."
Dares was still in shock. He pointed to the registration page that had been filled up and closed. "So are we just going to ignore this?"
"How do you want to manage it? Persuade them one by one not to sign up? Or go to the Parka Palace alone and assassinate Si Yan?" Rong Heng asked back. His face was expressionless.
Darrell was choked up and could only say, "But I think this 'transformation plan' is not that simple."
"Even a fool would think something is wrong." Rong Heng sneered, "But aren't there many people in this world who are worse than fools?"
Strong desires drive these people to ignore the dangers before them. Foolish people always think that good luck will come to them.
Rong Heng opened the disguise capsule and put it on: "We have no way to stop foolish people from seeking their own death. The only thing we can do now is to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to completely get rid of those politicians who fool the people."
What he wants to save is not just one person, ten people, or a hundred people, but the people of the entire empire.
The cubs have been attending cub school for three days.
In the morning, Ruan Shiqing and 09 sent the cubs there together. In the afternoon, Ruan Shiqing and 09 took the cubs home together.
Every time he talked about the cubs' school life with the Xiong brothers, Ruan Shiqing couldn't help but smile with satisfaction: "The cubs are very sensible and obedient in school. The teacher praised them yesterday."
As soon as he finished speaking, the smartphone screen started to light up. Ruan Shiqing picked up the phone and found that it was a call from a teacher at school.
The call was connected, and the teacher's virtual image appeared in the yard. Judging from the background, he should be in the office. The little dragon and the little fox were also beside him, with ferocious expressions.
Ruan Shiqing slowly said:?
"Teacher, what can I do for you?"
Then he looked at the little dragon cub and the little fox, who looked obviously upset, and asked worriedly, "Were they bullied at school?"
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Who dares to bully your cubs?
The teacher took a deep breath, thinking that this parent was not easy to deal with, and suppressed her anger and kept smiling: "Nota and Heli had a fight at school and accidentally injured a cub. The other parent has already rushed over. You'd better come to the school now."
Ruan Shiqing:……?
How is this possible?
His children are so well-behaved.