The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 374 Warning
Jiang Hui and the others naturally didn't dare to continue the conversation. Could they really treat this place like a debate arena? The marshal might not mind, but that didn't mean they could continue to be so unrestrained…

The other party, however, didn't seem to blame him at all. He waved his hand and after a while said something seemingly out of the blue: "Take your time choosing, there's no rush."

At first, the others didn't realize what the other person was talking about. Only Jiang Hui had a sudden realization, because of the question the other person had mentioned not long ago... these words must be directed at her.

Should we take our time... and choose?

Meeting the children's confused gazes, Zhou Yuanjing was generous with his sharing, saying earnestly, "You are still young, and you have a long road ahead of you. There are countless paths to choose from, just don't let your passion lead you astray. And even if you make a mistake, you can still choose to change it. It's not like you have to walk the same path for the rest of your life."

Indeed, this is a fundamental truth in any world. It's never too late to make a choice—as long as you dare to.

"But... children, there's something I won't mention or remind you of. The path I'm talking about is the majority of the normal paths in this world, but there are also paths that, once chosen, cannot be reversed. If you regret it later, the price you'll pay won't just be material costs, but also something else irreversible."

"So you must think carefully before you choose, so you don't regret it." The other person's gaze was distant, as if they were remembering something.

The elder spoke of seemingly trivial principles with solemnity and weight.

Even though the other party did not use any examples, it made the people present seem to vaguely see a forbidden and untouchable path leading to the abyss.

The man's weathered eyes told them that he wasn't just spouting empty words, but had truly witnessed countless tragedies, which was why he wanted to warn the world.

Even though they believed they were not the kind of lawless individuals who walked the line, and would never be, they still kept the elder's words of wisdom in mind to remind themselves.

The children were confused, but Rex understood perfectly well. Zhou Yuanjing was talking about countless outlaws who had strayed from the path of taboo, and also about the culprit behind the recent tragedy that had caused so many families—

Angel Bourgan's life was one of constant struggle. As a child, burdened by his family, he chose an unsuitable major, forcing him to bury his talents. Once he became somewhat independent, he was compelled by circumstances to join the army for self-preservation. Just when he had finally achieved some success in the military and was about to cross a threshold where he could finally gain complete freedom, he was forced to leave the army by powerful figures, ultimately returning to his former state of destitution.

This is truly a tragedy.

Although Angel joined the rebels by accident, he did not do anything detrimental to the Imperial military during his time in the army; on the contrary, he made great contributions.

Further investigation revealed that the other side had actually made numerous adjustments to the rebels' information network, disrupting several of their overt and covert operations. These were secrets he had never revealed to the Imperial military. He did it all in secret, and then walked to his death with those secrets, only to have them uncovered one by one by the Imperial military's subsequent investigation.

But his final assistance to the rebels in stealing encrypted data was genuine. This was because his departure from the army wasn't a normal procedure, but rather stemmed from a political scandal. The powerful ultimately achieved their desired goals, enjoying unprecedented glory, while Angel was framed, severely wounded, and left in disgrace.

Those in power who caused all this were not satisfied and relentlessly pursued and destroyed Angel, who had already been forced into retirement. In the short time since his retirement, he had suffered extremely unfair treatment, inflicting immense physical and psychological harm. Born a commoner, Angel was powerless to resist, and his heart grew increasingly poisoned.

Why? Why is this happening? The empire he protected his entire life would treat him like this? Is this the ultimate fate of warriors? No longer useful… they are no longer valued, and anyone can trample on them. Neither the empire nor the people he once protected remember him. How tragic! He fought his whole life to protect the people from suffering, yet his own suffering did not stem from war.

His life shouldn't be like this. He wants... revenge, to take back what was stolen from him.

In a moment of weakness, this young man reconnected with the former rebel forces.

This hidden nail, which had never served its purpose in its entire life, was finally activated in this way, this time turning against the place it had protected its entire life.

Angel used the power of the rebels to kill the powerful figures who had ruined his life and robbed him of his future, and then orchestrated this operation to steal encrypted data. He wanted to tell those high-ranking individuals that no one's fate should be at the mercy of others.

When they abuse their power and position to try to control and manipulate others, they must be prepared to suffer the consequences. He needs to hit them hard enough to make them realize their recklessness before they feel even a little bit of regret.

Yes, isn't it pathetic? It turns out he only wanted to make those people feel a little regret, because that was all the power he could do.

Angel embarked on this path with the resolve to die, leaving himself no room for survival from the very beginning. He had no family or friends, nothing to hold him back.

So, in the end, he selfishly arranged this grand funeral filled with blood and fire for himself, and left a secret letter for his pursuers.

The submission of this secret letter to the military naturally caused quite a stir. They were of course not moved by Angel's so-called inner thoughts; true politicians have long since lost their hearts. They were only shaken by the provocation of a dead man.

How could someone of humble origins dare to make such outrageous remarks? What gave him the courage to resist the entire military and even the empire? What appears to be the final revenge of a desperate fugitive is actually a different kind of signal of provocation from the vanguard of rebel forces entrenched deep within the empire.

Combined with the rebels' sophisticated network of covert operations, only three people actually carried out the plan. They successfully stole encrypted data from the Imperial database and escaped.

This is undeniably a mockery and irony of the entire military group.

Zhou Yuanjing has been furious with the military's incompetent officials these past few days, and he has been giving them a thorough dressing-down at the Marshal's meeting.

Rex Dorenti naturally shared the same stance as his leader, Zhou Yuanjing.

He actually felt a little sorry for Angel, but this was just a soldier's empathy and emotion. He would not forgive Angel for betraying the empire, and the millions of people who were hurt or even lost their lives could not forgive him either.

The other party was pitiful, but in the end, didn't he also become a quick knife for schemers to harm other pitiful people?
(End of this chapter)