Part 2 The Path to Sainthood Chapter 127: The Oath
Marshall nodded slightly.
Looking into his eyes, Renault finally realized something.
He said, "You know the reason Claire is like that, you knew it from the beginning? ”
There was a hint of pain in Marshall's eyes.
He stood up suddenly, groping around the room, looking for something.
It took a while to finally find a red thread.
He tore the red thread off, then sat back and said, "This matter is very important, and I have to be more cautious." If the news gets out, Claire and Nora may never see the light of day again for the rest of their lives. ”
"If that's the case, you don't have to tell me." Renault said.
"No, no. Child, you can be trusted. Marshall waved his hand: "I'm willing to tell you about it, but it may not only be a secret, but also a responsibility, a burden." ”
"No matter what kind of burden it is, I am willing to bear it. I mean...... If I still have a chance to bear it. ”
Marshall said, "So before I tell you about Claire and Nora, I want to know first, what do you think of the Protoss?" ”
"What do you think of the Protoss?" Renault was stunned.
After thinking for a while, he said: "If it is an exam, I will answer you, the Protoss is a powerful, evil, and terrible race with terrible ambitions, they only have power, but they profess themselves gods, vainly trying to enslave mankind, but they are resisted by human justice. ”
Marshall smiled: "Of course this is not an exam, tell me how you really feel in your heart." ”
Renault replied: "I don't think they are much different from us, as intelligent beings, they also have feelings, they have greed, they know anger, hatred, love and beauty. In essence, they are just like us, they are all pursuing a good life, but they also have selfish desires that are unique to them as individuals. Of course, it is said that this was not the case with the previous Protoss. At that time, the gods were unified and harmonious, and the hearts of all people were connected, and there was no selfish existence. But later, for some reason, the Protoss lost this ability, and their spiritual strength decreased significantly, and selfishness and greed also ran rampant. But in any case, in my opinion, the Protoss is a group of intelligent races that have mastered great power, are slightly larger than us, and have slightly more advanced technology than us. And when two of these races, both of which have great individual needs, collide, it is only natural that war arises. I have no interest in the causes of war, I think the difference is the real cause of the origin of war. ”
Marshall smiled more and more energetically: "I like your answer. As you said, there is no essential difference between the Protoss and the Terrans, the only difference is that the way of doing things is very similar in many cases. ”
Speaking of this, Marshall paused for a moment and said: "After the Battle of the Rembrandt Star, humanity suffered heavy losses and was forced to abandon its original radical policy and become more careful. In order to learn more about the Protoss, find out their weaknesses, and learn their technology, humans try their best to capture the living Protoss. It must be admitted that human beings are the best race to grow in war, and our energy shield technology has gradually grown up in the contest with the Protoss. Of course, because of the selfish desires of some people, more scientific research energy is actually focused on the study of the ontology of the Protoss. ”
"They want to get superpowers?" Renault understood.
Marshall shrugged: "There are always people who like to fly away, and there are always people who want to live forever." But this is not important, the important thing is that with the increasing study of the Protoss, we also know more and more about the Protoss, and we gradually take the initiative on the battlefield. But war is a two-way street, so why do we think that only the Terrans will study the Protoss? ”
"You mean......" Renault's eyes lit up.
Marshall's eyes showed deep grief: "That was more than twenty years ago, before the Battle of Lackmortus, the starship Yanish was ordered to patrol a star field, and my son Bill and his wife Catherine were on that ship. The star field in charge of Yanish is relatively remote from the Star War Zone, so the danger is very low. After patrolling that day, the Yanish found nothing. But on the way back, a Protoss's Void Battleship suddenly appeared...... They launched an attack on the Yanish. ”
Reynolds' heart strained.
Although he knew that Claire's parents had died in the Battle of Lackmort, which meant that they should be fine this time, Renault still felt an inexplicable nervousness.
Marshall said: "The Yanish was no match and was forced to escape. But in the process of escaping, one of its space capsules was shot down...... Catherine was in that space pod, and she was pregnant. ”
Renault's pupils began to dilate, and his breathing began to rapid.
Marshall continued: "Bill was almost mad in a hurry. But there was no way, and the Yanish had no choice but to flee. He could only watch as the Protoss' Void Battleship flew over and captured the space pod...... She was captured by the Protoss. ”
What will be the result of being captured by the Protoss, Renault does not know.
But at that moment, he thought of what Marshall had just said, and a chilling feeling rose from the bottom of his heart.
Marshall continued: "When she was rescued, it was a year and a half later. Bill personally joined the assault team that day, and they breached a research room of the Protoss, where Catherine was found. She was encased in a transparent cabin with tubes all over her body. There were also two lovely girls lying beside her......"
"Claire and Nora." Renault blurted out, "They were delivered by the Protoss. ”
"It's not just that." Marshall replied leisurely: "When Catherine was pregnant, Bill gave her a physical examination. A physical examination revealed that she was only pregnant with one child at the time. ”
Rumble!
It was as if something had exploded in Renault's head, and he looked at Marshall in amazement.
"Who's your real granddaughter?"
Marshall shook his head, tears welling up in his old eyes: "It's all and it's not...... I don't know what they did to her, but afterwards Bill did a genetic test and found that both children had inherited his genes, but at the same time there was a chromosome that did not belong to him. ”
Renault's whole body trembled.
Marshall replied, "Bill loved his wife dearly, and he loved his children. He didn't tell anyone about it, he didn't tell anyone...... Except for me. After Catherine was rescued, she and the child were examined officially, but nothing else was detected. Although there was an extra chromosome, there was no evidence that it was related to the Protoss, and in fact they wouldn't even find it if Bill didn't produce proof of his chromosomes. Plus I was still a bit of influence at the time, and it just got a mess of things. But soon after that, trouble began to arise...... The two sisters suddenly had a peculiar illness. ”
"Apadrin's disease?"
"That's Nora's explanation to you, right? But you certainly don't know that Apadelin's is just afraid of light, not dark, and you certainly haven't really seen what they look like when they get sick. ”
Renault shook his head.
He had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the sisters' condition when he first learned about Apadlin's disease, but that morning, Claire's discovery and a misunderstanding between the three broke it all.
Since then, he and his sister have been separated from each other, and even if they later get back together, Claire never called him when she became ill.
So Renault has never seen them get sick.
"When Claire gets sick, her pupils turn white, and when Nora gets sick, her pupils go black," Marshall said. Everything around them spins, like a whirlpool, enveloping everything. ”
Isn't this exactly what happened when they dealt with Meghan?
Renault stared blankly at Marshall.
"Yes, that's the whole truth," Marshall said. Don't ask me why this is the case, I don't know. I can't find the answer, maybe only the damn Protoss will tell you the answer. If you are afraid, then stay away from them from now on. ”
"I'm not going to leave them!" Renault replied: "No matter who they are, I will not leave!" ”
"Remember your vows, Jonny Reno." Marshall said meaningfully.
Get up and leave.