937 The Truth 3 (1/2)

Gong Rui, Gong Zhiyu and Gong Huiyu were the most naturally gifted among all of Gong Qiang's adopted children. Several times, Gong Qiang had wanted to make use of the twins in his gold cultivation experiments—but was stopped by Gong Rui.

Perhaps it was because Gong Rui had been with Gong Qiang for the longest and had already become a grown man—as a result, Gong Qiang would sometimes pay heed to Gong Rui's pleas.

However…

This did not mean that Gong Qiang would tolerate Gong Rui's undermining of his authority.

The legend of the giant soldier god had always held a powerful attraction to Gong Qiang. He had put in years of hard research before finally discovering the way to bring the giant soldier god to life.

Human sacrifice.

Replacing the crystal core of the giant soldier god with a powerful, live human being could resurrect it. But it could not move and fight on its own. The giant soldier god would require another person on the outside to operate it with his mind and spirit.

At the beginning, Gong Qiang had chosen Gong Zhiyu and Gong Huiyu as he believed that being twins, they would naturally be closely linked in mind and spirit. They were the most suitable candidates for this experiment.

Gong Zhiyu had a gentle and serious personality, whereas Gong Huiyu was harder to control. Therefore, Gong Qiang had been prepared to imprison Gong Zhiyu inside the giant soldier god as a sacrifice.

Discovering his intentions, Gong Rui debated with Gong Qiang for a long while. In the end, Gong Rui finally changed Gong Qiang's mind by offering to become the sacrifice, while having Gong Zhiyu become the giant soldier god's controller.

All this was carried out without Gong Zhiyu's knowledge. After agreeing with Gong Qiang, Gong Rui sought Gong Zhiyu on his own to tell him that he had something to do outside of the Free Valley and would be gone for a long time. He requested Gong Zhiyu to take good care of his brothers and sisters during his absence.