Resolute

It took Ailiveer quite a while to recover. Struggling to keep her expression composed, she asked Xi Yan, "Marshal, we never expected the Former Marshal to leave a message like this. We thought..."

"You thought he was just leaving his final instructions, right?" Xi Yan gritted his teeth, anger creeping into his voice.

A moment later, he abruptly stood up and began pacing in circles.

Ailiveer and her sister watched him with concern, while Ning Zhiyuan, Prigozhin, and Yu Shuo all struggled to keep their expressions composed.

The Marshal's family affairs were not something they could meddle in.

After pacing for a while, Xi Yan suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with resolve.

"Every last one of you had better keep this secret!"

"I'm the Marshal now. If this damned blood relationship gets out, it'll become a way for the United Nations of Earth to keep me in check!"

Xi Yan quickly worked it all out.

If Dad really had left him two family members in the United Nations of Earth, and the truth came to light, the United Nations of Earth would soon put the pieces together and do everything it could to hold them over him!

Your sister is in my hands-will you choose your family or your Empire?

"Of course I'll choose my Empire! This damned relationship will only hold me back! No, I refuse to acknowledge it! No one can stop me! Die, die, die, all of you!"

Xi Yan began shouting, a little crazed.

"No one and nothing can stop me! For the Empire, activate the Aetherophasic Engine! Glorious ascension is right before us!"

"Marshal, please calm down!"

At that, everyone lost their composure and rushed forward to restrain Xi Yan as he began to lose it.

Through their combined efforts, Xi Yan finally began to calm down.

Deep concern shone in Ailiveer's azure eyes.

Ever since he had taken over as Marshal, Xi Yan's mental state had been deteriorating day by day.

Why was this happening?

Beta, however, said nothing. Perhaps letting Xi Yan calm down on his own was the best approach right now.

Xi Yan sat down, gripping his knees and breathing heavily as his mind slowly returned to normal.

"I feel like my psionic powers are about to awaken," the somewhat unhinged Marshal said slowly after taking a few deep breaths.

Everyone immediately struggled to keep a straight face.

Seriously, man, don't get so carried away!

They're your family!

"Come here. Listen to me." Xi Yan's expression slowly turned cold.

Everyone gathered around, wanting to hear what Xi Yan had in mind.

Xi Yan let out a long, heavy breath and said slowly, "You know I've always been an extreme person."

"I love my Empire. For this Empire, I can do anything."

Yes, we could tell when you sent the Army out to start killing.

"I will lead this Empire to become the greatest civilization. Only I can do it, and it has to be me."

"I will dedicate my life to this Empire. Everything must give way to the Empire's development, myself included. So this useless blood relationship will only become an obstacle to my progress, a tool for other nations to influence me."

Xi Yan raised his head, boundless coldness lurking in his eyes.

"Keep this secret buried in your hearts. Otherwise, I won't mind resorting to extreme measures."

Everyone felt as though they had plunged into an ice cellar and hurriedly nodded.

"Go back. Get back to work."

Xi Yan stood up and headed toward the stern.

"I need to think alone."

After everyone had left, Xi Yan stood at a viewport in the stern, gazing at the brilliant sea of stars. He reached out as though he meant to hold the entire Milky Way in his hand.

"...For this Empire, nothing is beyond sacrifice!"

The cold-blooded, ruthless Marshal murmured to himself, continually steeling his resolve.

"Everything I do is for the Empire; every single thing I do is absolutely right!"

"No matter what, I'm a transmigrator who can do anything and knows the future! Then it's all for humanity. Go ahead and do it!"