Chapter 371: People are not things, and they are not
"Mengsk, what's up, I see, Kane Zhao's guy isn't human at all. ”
When Kerrigan saw Monsk returning, he was very interested in bringing it up again.
"I did notice, you're right, Kerrigan, that guy isn't human. Mengsk snapped his fingers as he spoke, then pointed to the two men who looked expressionless and said to Kerrigan, "Come, get to know Lieutenant Kerrigan, this is your new colleagues, the Berg brothers, John and George. ”
Kerrigan was dumbfounded, and then asked Monsk, "You were brainwashed by that guy? This is his monster, Heartless!"
"The description is very vivid, they are indeed unintentional, they are tools, they can be seen as advanced versions of the resocialization of the central nervous system, and the transformed humanoid tools. It's also the power we need to borrow, so Kerrigan, remember to keep it a secret. ”
"But ......"
Mengsk said: "Do you remember what I told you?
Kerrigan was silent, the two did have a deep conversation, and Mengsk hoped that she could endure some things, including the guilt of killing, in Mengsk's words: "We kill people today so that the entire federation can have fewer deaths in the future, so that the general public can no longer live under the cruel oppression of those unscrupulous elites, and so that the tragedy that happened to you and me will not be repeated......"
All in all, it is a dirty job, but the intention is very upright, and the goal is very noble.
Kerrigan later told Renault about it: "I always felt that something was wrong. The enemy is very treacherous, so we should be more treacherous? This kind of unscrupulous means and no bottom line thinking seems to be problematic. ”
At this time, Kerrigan had a very good relationship with Renault.
Like the original history line, it also starts with not looking at each other, Kerrigan dislikes the raunchy Renault, like most rotten men, who want to be erotic as soon as he sees her, and always looks like a cowboy who doesn't have a good idea. And Renault dislikes Kerrigan's too hot personality and his identity as a former ghost agent.
Then they experienced the war together, that is, after a few actions in Arnhem, they felt that each other was quite reliable, and their character was not bad, so they had the opportunity to learn more about each other.
Then talking about Renault's wife and children, this is more in-depth, after Kerrigan knew the story behind Renault, he was gradually attracted to this middle-aged man with a lot of experience.
In Kane's words: "Little girls eat this set, and Renault's unshaven beard vicissitudes just constitute a fatal attraction to curious little girls." ”
Anyway, this pair of dog men and women who have interpreted the entire SC universe and the highest forced love line are sticky together again, and they are a while earlier than the original historical line.
However, the most important thing in this period was that Mengsk was influenced by Kane and his thinking changed drastically, so many things became different.
You must know that among these three people, in terms of military and political talents, Kerrigan and Renault are not as good as Mengsk.
Kerrigan was now just an elite agent who was used to flying solo or in small groups.
And Renaud, formerly known as acting corporal + sheriff + militia captain, the last time he was charged was when the militia received training from Graybeard, and he also stole a few hands by the way.
With the resumes of the two of them, what kind of strategic pattern and forward-looking vision can they have? It is quite appropriate to be a male and female thief who robs the rich and helps the poor, one has worked with Tyx for so many years, and the other specializes in this kind of small-scale, high-difficulty assassination of dignitaries or something.
Therefore, without the guidance of Mengsk's core ideas, Renault and Kerrigan would not be able to participate in the many important collisions where the three clans converged, and become trendsetters, even if they participate by mistake, it will not be in the same way as the original historical line.
Kane also gave a special thought about this matter, guessing how the two would choose. The final result of speculation is that the two will leave Mengsk.
They are not the same people at all, Renault and Kerrigan are both more emotional and decent. He estimated that just one biological man would have to break with Mengsk.
Sure enough, Kerrigan's psionic ability made him know that biological people are living dead with only skins, and she deeply felt that this kind of way of turning people into walking dead has no lower limit than the resocialization and transformation of the central nervous system, which can be said to kill people and desecrate corpses.
Renault believed Kerrigan's account and it dawned on him.
"I said how some guys suddenly changed their temperament, it turned out to be transformed, it's really terrifying, those people are not good birds, but they don't deserve this kind of treatment, in exchange for me, I'd rather be eaten by insects than replaced, and the corpses are toyed with. ”
"That Kane Zhao is a monster in every way. He's playing the trick of fishing in troubled waters. He took advantage of the calamity of Marsala, and after he took charge of the people, they were either contributing to his empire, working frantically, or being transformed into puppets, who died without rest. ”
Renault answered, maliciously, "God knows if the refugees he transferred to Manhof, the people who worked hard to earn tickets for themselves and their families, are real people, or have been turned into puppets by them." ”
Kerrigan nodded: "It's a possibility. I also noticed that in addition to the indifferent puppet, there is also a kind of puppet that can vividly imitate the living. ”
"I've also noticed that I was puzzled by the change in some people, who were deceived by their impeccable acting, who knew almost everything about that person, including some small personal habits. ”
Kane said: "This is the terrible place, have you ever wondered how you can understand a person in such detail?"
"Some kind of torture?"
"That's right, I think it's a kind of comprehensive and deep invasion of thinking, if people have souls, and they will go to heaven and hell after death, then those people are afraid that they can't do it, and their souls are devoured and absorbed. ”
"The more you think about it, the more terrifying it gets. It's a magical horror, and I wonder if it's another trick of the insects, the one that is on the surface with the bugs that are wreaking havoc everywhere, and is the one that specializes in infiltration. ”
"No, it's different. Kerrigan said very firmly: "I think that although this Kane Zhao is a monster, he has not jumped out of the scope of the human world, because his behavior can be analyzed by the human way of thinking, which is different from insects." Do you remember the angel who Joshara was found by the Star Spirit?"
"No, no, Sarah, I bet Kane Zhao is definitely not an angel! Oh, it's disgusting, just imagining it makes me think it's ruined, and if it's true, I'm sure many people will go crazy. ”
"Well, I don't think Kane Zhao is an angel either, hopefully. What I'm trying to say is, since angels have been proven to exist, what about the devil, what about Satan, what about witchcraft, what about God?"
"This ......" Renault stayed on the spot, and a voice said loudly in his head: "Yes, there is cause and effect, there is black and white, there is God and there is demons, since angels have appeared, then at least there are fallen angels." ”
He smiled bitterly: "It turns out that the real destruction of the three views appeared in this way!"
Kerrigan sighed, "Mengsk is obsessed with revenge and does not hesitate to do business with the devil, which is difficult to do. ”
Renaud pouted, he looked down on Mengsk from the bottom of his heart, and the first time he saw this person, he brought back some bad memories, when he and Tex and other officers and soldiers nicknamed the Heavenly Demon Force were betrayed by a person who was similar to Mengsk.
Since then, he has known that this kind of unscrupulous person will sell his teammates as long as he needs to, and it is only a matter of time.
But Kerrigan has feelings for Mengsk, it was Mengsk who rescued her from the servitude of the federal ghost agents, and reused her regardless of previous suspicions, trusting her, this grace of salvation and knowing the grace of encounter, with her temperament, is naturally to repay with all her strength, and she even treats Mengsk as her own relative.
Reynolds had long been tired of seeing it, he thought that Monsk was using Kerrigan, but because there was no evidence, he knew that this kind of thing would only be counterproductive, and now, he felt that the opportunity had come.
But how to do it specifically so that Kerrigan can see Mengsk's personality clearly and part ways with him, you have to think about it......
As for Kane, Monsk, Renault, and Kerrigan have already left the land of Marsala ahead of schedule, which is also a good thing.
Among the human beings in the entire SC universe, Mengsk is indeed the leader he is more optimistic about, provided that he does not go to extremes for objective reasons.
Kane felt that the current Federation needed a strong, experienced, and skilled dictator, and as for himself, as he told Mengsk, he was just a passerby, and he had no intention of being a human leader, after all, in that position there was not only glory, but also responsibility.
As for Renault and Kerrigan, Kane's prediction is that the bloody plot will probably still be achieved in other ways.
The children of destiny, to put it bluntly, are little experts in death, and they always have enough reasons to challenge themselves to challenge one seemingly impossible goal after another.
Kerrigan is a typical guilty party, Kane feels that she is rushing at the fact that she is a level 10 ghost energy unit, she will not want to live in peace in this life, the master will see her as a lifesaver, and Orus, who has been spying in the void, also sees her as an important chess piece, and is targeted by a boss of this level, Kerrigan seems to be creating his own glory and destiny, but in fact, why can't it be understood as dancing in the palm of others?
As for Renault, it's an add-on, as the saying goes: behind every successful man, there is a great woman. The reverse is also true. To put it mildly, with Kerrigan's experience, he especially needs a true man who is affectionate and righteous, even to fill the void in his heart, and then he can become the transcendent person who believes that 'only love can save the world'.
War, death, and love, involving these three main themes, Kane doesn't want to complain about anything, he has become more and more like a feeling of seeing the truth when he clears the clouds, the human world, to the root, is really that much.
At the specified coordinates, Mengsk got the candy that Kane cashed in, so he went to Antica with great ambitions. Kerrigan and Renault are no longer the forces he particularly relies on, and with Kane's support, the rise of the son of Keha has turned onto a broad road.
Of course, according to Mengsk's character, he would not let go of Kerrigan so easily, and he also had a certain degree of guard against Kane, after all, although the biological man is good, it is someone else's, and it doesn't feel good to be pulled out of the air by someone.
So Mengsk is actually prepared with both hands, to put it bluntly, it is not new, it is to use the power of others to build his own power, and now it is obviously the honeymoon period, so it can be used to catch biological people or something, and the income obtained is used to cultivate his own lineage.
To Mengsk's comfort, and at the same time a little uneasy, Kane even counted this point, and said that it was human nature and there was nothing wrong with it. Especially a person like Mengsk, if he can't take the right path without crutches, and only knows how to rely on his father's support, he will look down on him.
And after they left, the water in Marsala's pool became much clearer, and in the words of Kane and Liberty, there was only life and death left.
These are the words spoken on the way back after completing the cruise. After Arnhem and Monsk parted ways, Kane continued his patrol mission aboard a ground-effect vehicle, and then, as expected, the rest of the settlements had been devoured by the insects.
The reason why it is unpredictable is because the star spirit has even used the light of purification, which shows that Marsala's alien insect occupation has reached a very severe level.
On December 31, 2499 in the ephemeris, all mankind, including the peeping humans on Earth, witnessed the true face.
Not in Marsala, but in Josara.
The creeping mushrooms grew rapidly and flooded, and most of the planet's gray-green surface was mottled and messed up in a very short time.
The surface of the ground looks like a pot of boiling thick porridge, pulsating and undulating like a living thing.
The spreading flora even covered the ocean, tumbling and tumbling, like a large carpet of seaweed, quickly spreading out over the sea.
Someone couldn't help but exclaim: the planet is alive!
Yes, that's the effect, and this overhaul is further deepened, with tentacle thorns between plants and flesh sticking out of the ground to build some kind of facility, or organ, that doesn't know the specific function?
It was only then that many people felt that they truly understood why Graybeard was so conservative in his strategy in Marsala.
Of course, in fact, they don't understand, seeing this scene, Kane himself is frowning, which is different from what he knows, a little too much, and has a strong sense of déjà vu.
"The Old Dominators have also been involved!?" he asked himself......