For the next few days, Lin Muci enjoyed various forms of pampering from her father.
Ji Feng had finally found his daughter again and truly didn't know how best to dote on her. He wished he could hold her in the palm of his hand and had even requisitioned several villas from the military, all registered in her name.
Her current name was Ji Xiaoci. She had no psychological issues with changing her surname to Ji; if he wanted her to share his surname, she would.
Lin Muci's attitude only moved her adopted father even more. Her adopted father protected her fiercely, and whenever he saw her, he couldn't help but tell her.
"Xiaoci, you are now a female beast with extremely high gestation value. I estimate that people on the central planet will fight tooth and nail to possess you."
"But you are so young, having just passed your differentiation period. Don't think about it too much. With Daddy here, those scumbag men won't get their hands on you."
Lin Muci told Ji Feng that she wanted to learn about mechas. She currently had no interest in becoming someone's female beast, being confined to the house day and night to bear children.
When Ji Feng heard Lin Muci say this, he became even more animated and offered his full support.
"Of course! Xiaoci, if you want to learn about mechas, Daddy can invite the most skilled masters for you!"
"Daddy himself has a lot of experience controlling mechas. Daddy has investigated, and your mecha seems to be one that no one on the central planet has ever successfully controlled before, called Fate, is that right?"
Lin Muci nodded, and coincidentally, she took this opportunity to ask Ji Feng about what divine mechas were.
"Also, I heard that besides my Fate, there are some other very famous divine mechas… For example, the 'Burning Heart' in the hands of Ling Kuang, the warden of the Eighth Prison, is also a divine mecha, isn't that right?"
Upon hearing Lin Muci ask this, Ji Feng's face immediately turned cold. He was mainly displeased at hearing Ling Kuang's name, but he was afraid that being too stern would frighten his precious daughter. Thus, he pulled at the corners of his mouth, trying not to look so serious, and continued to explain.
"Indeed, that is the case."
"'Burning Heart'… that mecha is quite special."
"'Burning Heart' is, after all, a mecha left behind by a human traitor, so people don't like to mention it much, even though it is said to be the human race's number one in combat effectiveness."
"As for your Fate, because it involves the power of destiny, which humans cannot currently detect, there is very little information about this mecha."
"Most divine mechas are actually controlled by the military, because many of these mechas were successful due to their outstanding performance in the Great War against the Zerg by the first generation, and then, after continuous updates and iterations, they became great weapons on the battlefield."
Lin Muci, still preoccupied with lifting the resentment of Jiang Yu Ye from 'Burning Heart' for Ling Qian He, continued to probe indirectly.
"Daddy, what do you mean by human traitor?"
Ji Feng became wary. After all, 'Burning Heart' was reportedly Ling Kuang's mecha now. Why was his precious daughter so interested in things related to Ling Kuang?
"A traitor is a traitor. Why are you so curious about these matters?"
He reached out and stroked his daughter's hair, hearing her soft and gentle voice.
"I'm just curious. Daddy, you know, I was confined to the Eighth Prison since childhood and don't understand things about the outside world. Perhaps everyone else knows about something, understands it, but I, alone, have no idea of the inside story."
"That's why I'm always particularly curious about these things."
The more she mentioned it, the more a sense of guilt surged in Ji Feng's heart. Ji Feng quietly gazed into his daughter's eyes and said.
"No one will bully my baby anymore."
"Anything you want to know, Daddy will tell you."
"The original owner of the 'Burning Heart' mecha was named Jiang Yu Ye. He was very famous throughout the galaxy in those days… In a way, it's also thanks to him that Daddy became a Marshal, because he left behind a book on military strategy. After his death, his family was exiled and died in a remote star domain. All his collections were scattered. His book on military strategy eventually found its way into the black market of the Yun Jing Federation."
"It was only after reading his book on military strategy that Daddy became a master strategist."
Ji Feng slowly exhaled.
"Others can call him a human traitor and curse him to never reincarnate, but I have read his book on military strategy. Although we didn't have a master-disciple relationship, in any case, I received his favor, so it's not appropriate for me to curse him along with others."
Lin Muci blinked her eyes, utterly surprised. So, her adopted father Ji Feng had such a connection with the former owner of 'Burning Heart'?
"So Daddy, you know about him?"
Ji Feng hummed in affirmation.
"Of course, I paid attention to him later. He was indeed an unparalleled genius in human history. When the Zerg first appeared, it was he who turned the tide, winning several crucial battles."
"Although the Zerg could devour everything and, under the control of the Hive Mother, possessed extremely strict order, making them almost natural nemeses of humanity, but—"
Ji Feng took a deep breath and said.
"He stubbornly resisted with humanity, preserving the spark and hope for the human race. Moreover, he acted with extreme decisiveness. There were people who wanted to escape back then, but he personally executed the fleeing generals. After all, this was a war of extinction."
"And in the later stages, as the Zerg controlled more and more star domains… humanity was unable to resist. He decisively defected to the Zerg as a spy. His family was slaughtered by the furious humans. His three-year-old daughter was beaten to death alive, and his wife was burned to death."
"Most of his family committed suicide. Even his blood relatives were exiled and died in remote, desolate star domains."
"His life, if read carefully, would only be considered too tragic. It is understandable that such a person would be hated by humans."
"When he was with humanity, among his peers, no one could match his combat talent. He was already envied. And after his death, his relatives died tragically, with no one to protect them."
"He was like a shooting star, streaking across the sky. To this day, many people in humanity still deeply hate him."
"They hate him for his outstanding talent back then, they hate him for his ruthlessness towards other humans, they hate him for killing his own people, and most importantly, he has been utterly destroyed, so right and wrong can only be judged by others!"
Ji Feng looked up at his little daughter and told her in the most serious and earnest tone.
"Therefore, only living is the most important thing. No matter what, you must survive."
"History is written by the victors."
"He might not have been truly insane, nor did he necessarily kill humans with genuine intent back then. When I read his book on military strategy, I could discern that he had a compassionate heart…"
Ji Feng paused, then shook his head.
"But even if he had a compassionate heart, who would know?"
Lin Muci remained silent, her heart also affected by this heavy emotion. Ji Feng said to live, otherwise, no one would speak for him, and no one would care about the dead bones in the grave, but… it shouldn't have been like this.
She blinked, her eyes becoming a little moist.
"It's not that no one knows."
"Daddy knows."
"And I know too."
The little system had told her that Jiang Yu Ye had sacrificed himself for humanity. He had eventually injured the Hive Mother. Without his sacrifice, countless human lives would have been wiped out. How could no one know?
He had been utterly destroyed.
But 'Burning Heart' still remained.
She thought she must help Ling Kuang repair this mecha and appease Jiang Yu Ye's resentment.
She only wished…
To let everyone know that he had also sacrificed himself!