"I am your advocate, the most faithful executor of your orders, and the one who always stands by your side. No matter what decision you make, I will carry it out with the utmost sincerity. ”

Looking at Tianxiang's eyes full of surprise and horror, Liu Rui kindly revealed the long-buried secret in his heart.

"Exactly, I'm not human, not 100 percent human. I'm a cyborg made up of machines that make up the core of my body. ”

Tianxiang took a few steps backwards, and the dagger completely left the old man's throat. He had no idea that this seemingly ordinary old man would have such a huge secret hidden in him. Although his scattered thinking energy could not penetrate into the other party's brain to explore, relying on the innate perception ability of the insect brain, Tianxiang could completely feel the cordiality and friendliness emanating from the old man, as well as an indescribable peace.

What he said was true, and all that was said was true.

Tianxiang quickly made such a judgment in his mind. It's just that, in his heart, he still can't accept such a fact.

"From the moment I met you, I felt that special induction energy in you. Moreover, through the inquiry of your sister Tianrou, I also reaffirmed that you are the "pathfinder" I am looking for. You may find this difficult to understand, but I have to tell you that you are the leader of all and the creator of hope for the future. I didn't say this out of the blue, but the computer told me. Or rather, from the day I was created, I had this fixed idea in my head. ”

Tianxiang slowly inserted the dagger back into the sleeve at his feet. Silently stepped back, leaning against the already mottled wall. He was thinking, digesting words he had never heard before.

"I'm not a pure human, and I'm not a complete robot. Rather, it's a synthetic life form in between. Ignoring Tianxiang's expression, the old man continued, "To tell you the truth, before I found you, I had imagined that I would change this world with my own power and bring all human beings out of their current predicament. After all, although I don't have great power, I do have knowledge, knowledge left by the ancients. With this, it should be possible to change some of the human condition. However, I failed. After all, I am a product of human creation, and I simply do not have the ability to be a leader. My role is just as an aid. ”

"Gesa should be your son, right?" Tianxiang, who had been silent, suddenly asked.

"Nope! He's not my son! The old man's answer was somewhat unexpected by the questioner. Just listen to him continue: "To be exact, he should be my descendant. ”

"Descendants?" Tianxiang was a little puzzled: "So, he is your grandson?" But, looking at you, shouldn't you be that old? ”

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "Grandson? My grandson was gone more than a hundred years ago. The current Gesa is only my fifth-generation descendant. Although, he didn't know the truth. Still thinking that I was his father. ”

Tianxiang gasped. Adjusted his thoughts slightly: "So, what exactly should be your actual age?" ”

"If you count from the day I became conscious, then by now, I have been around for more than two hundred years." Liu Rui's answer was even more shocking.

"Conscious?" Tianxiang Qi said: "Don't you have parents? ”

"Nope!" The old man shook his head and sighed, "Not only that, but it has been the same since I can remember. To be exact, I'm just a half-creature that has been made. I don't know what is keeping my body running. Those who made me had completely fixed the appearance of my body in the form of an old man from the very beginning. It seems that they want me to exist like this! ”

Tianxiang didn't speak, just quietly looked at the metal ceiling above his head that had been rusted by water seepage. There were so many strange thoughts that flashed through my head. He really didn't expect that this old man, who almost had his throat cut by himself, would suddenly hide so many secrets.

"Still want to know the agreement between me and Geza?" The old man said serenely.

"Yes!" Tianxiang's answer was extremely crisp.

"It's very simple, borrow his hand to kill the old people in the tribe who will only become a burden. Then deliberately leave a large number of corpses to inspire your hatred with the young people, completely enveloping them around you. At the same time, use this hatred to make you attack the people of Gesa. At this time, Gesa will arrange for all the old people to act as guards around his group's camp. Causes you to appear as a conqueror after successfully killing everyone. Coupled with Gesa's deathbed entrustment, the two clans were successfully merged into one. The most important thing is to fully agree with the existence of your new leader. Gratitude and conquest in exchange for loyalty, this is something that cannot be exchanged for a smooth handover of the patriarch's position! ”

Tianxiang looked at the old man, and a very wonderful feeling suddenly surged in his heart. In his eyes, the cyborg, who was actually over two hundred years old, seemed to have transformed into several different shadows. A gracious father, a faithful guardian, a half-creature made by the ancients。。。。。。 All the shadows, in the end, coincide together to form the real person in front of them.

"I killed Gesa, don't you hate me?" After a while, he sighed.

"What is there to hate?" Liu Rui said indifferently: "After living for two hundred years, I have seen through such a thing as feelings. At least more than half of my descendants have perished. It's not uncommon for one more person to die at the hands of his own people. Gesa's way of death is already the most valuable of all. What's more, even though all that time has passed, I still have the ability to have children. In other words, I can make a whole bunch of offspring whenever I want. ”

At this point, there is no need for any more language. Tianxiang stared at the old man silently for a long time with an indescribable emotion, and then patted him on the shoulder heavily, and took a firm step towards the noisy crowd in the distance without saying a word.

A few days later, the clearing of the underground base was completed. A lot of useless debris and the corpses of ancient people have been removed. Although the many stains on the ground cannot be removed for the time being, it has been greatly improved compared to when Tianxiang first discovered the base. Moreover, being able to completely clean up the entire base in such a short period of time was thanks to a secret passage that Ye Zhanfeng had inadvertently discovered.