Chapter 520 Contradictions Inspired Krogan's Deserving and Sad Past
"This is wrong, Shepard." In a corner, Lex gave Shepard an ultimatum directly after the conversation. "If there is a way to treat the genophage, we cannot destroy it.
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Shepard also tried his best to comfort Rex: "I know you feel uncomfortable, but we all understand that Saren is the real enemy, and he is the one you should hate."
"Really?" Rex walked towards Shepard, his expression calm, but his tone was deeper, "Saren created the antidote for my people, and you want to destroy it."
"Help me sort it out, Shepard." Rex looked very impatient. "To me, the line between friend and foe is no longer so clear."
"This is not an antidote, it is a weapon." Shepard patiently persuaded him, "If Saren is able to use it, you will not get any benefit, and no one will benefit from it."
Rex stared blankly at Shepard. He waved his hands to drive Shepard away: "We are willing to gamble on luck. What we are talking about now is the fate of my entire tribe."
He looked into Shepard's eyes: "I have been loyal to you so far. Damn, you have done more for me than my family.
But - if I want to continue to follow you, I want to make sure that what we are going to do is correct."
The next moment, Lex drew the shotgun directly from his back, and Shepard, not to be outdone, drew his assault rifle at the same time - the two of them aimed at each other and started a confrontation.
The scene suddenly got out of control because of the conversation just now...
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The genophage virus is a genetic engineering weapon developed to target the krogan's ability to reproduce rapidly.
The use of this kind of genetically engineered weapons can be traced back to a war that took place thousands of years ago - the Reknai War.
The krogan did not acquire the ability to travel independently at the beginning. In an earlier period, the Citadel only had Asari and Salarians.
Due to an erroneous activation of the mass relay, the Raknai Zerg were released and soon swept through most of the galaxy under the control of the Citadel Council.
At this critical moment, the Salarians temporarily discovered the Krogan who were shivering in a "nuclear winter" state due to self-destruction. Their rapid reproduction ability was a good way to deal with the Zerg.
So, the Salarians armed them and personally transformed their world, and then upgraded it to an interstellar age.
In exchange, the krogan used their blood to extinguish the ruckus of the Reknai Zerg. After the Reknai War, the Citadel Council offered a habitable planet and respect for this purpose - the Citadel ring area is still there today.
A krogan statue remains.
But there is a saying that goes well: The greed of the human heart is like an endless ravine—it cannot be filled.
The Krogan people received an opportunity for promotion in vain, and because of their great efforts in a crucial war, coupled with their own physiological characteristics of rapid reproduction, they naturally hope to pursue more habitable planets.
After the war, the rapidly multiplying krogan continued to expand into neighboring forces: the warlords encouraged soldiers to occupy living space, but the Council remained restrained.
Over the course of hundreds of years, the krogan occupied planet after planet. They always said, "Just one more." When the Council finally ordered them to evacuate the Asari colony of Lucia, the krogan warlord Kray
Dirk left the meeting angrily and asked the parliament to revoke the decision.
Although at the beginning, the "Secret Surveillance Force"-Special Tactics and Reconnaissance Department, also known as "Ghost", formed by the Asari Hunters and Salarian Special Service Team, destroyed all the logistics capabilities of the Krogan home planet Tucenka.
But this was just a piece of cake. The Krogans, who were extremely capable of violent attacks, directly used their military strength accumulated over hundreds of years to counterattack the Citadel.
Without the Turians' participation in the battle, the Citadel would have been taken away by a wave of krogan.
But even so, the Turians fought very hard. Because of this, the genophage weapon developed by the Salarians, which was originally used as a deterrent weapon, was placed directly on all Krogan by the Turians.
within one's sphere of influence.
This genetic engineering weapon works like this:
1. Genophage viruses obtain the energy required for division by engulfing key gene sequences.
2. All cells in each krogan's body must be modified in order for this weapon to be effective, otherwise the krogan can use gene therapy to repair the infected tissue.
3. When the gene phage has no more genes to eat, it will starve to death to prevent unnecessary mutations and infections. Moreover, this artificial genetic defect is hereditary.
The mutation caused by the genophage virus has reduced the Krogan birth rate to one in a thousand. It reduces not the pregnancy rate but the survival rate of offspring.
The krogan withered away as soon as the genophage came out.
The defeated krogan have since lost all additional colonies and were all divided among the asari, salarian and turians... Tuzenka became the krogan demilitarized zone.
The successfully victorious Turians not only gained the former colony of the Krogans, but also joined the Council and became the third parliamentary race after the Asari and Salarians.
The success of the king and the defeat of the bandits is the best embodiment of this matter.
The Krogan of today have long lost their former glory. Although hundreds of years have passed since the Krogan Rebellion, they still often recall the terror of the Genophage and their powerlessness in the face of it.
The collapsed Krogan has never recovered since then. Even rationalists like Lex, a wise man, were completely disappointed in their own race and ran away to drift among the galaxies.
To this day, the delivery of genophages is still a controversial topic and has been repeatedly debated on many occasions.
But is debate useful?
Until there is a new major galaxy-wide crisis, the genophage will never be deactivated.
Therefore, Saren, as the legendary ghost of the Turians, actually restarted the research on the antidote for genophage, which is contrary to his ancestors; and it is not surprising that Lex, who was about to die, reacted violently after encountering such a thing.
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Before this confrontation happened, Xie Yuan simply walked away. Lex was not in the right state. If they really couldn't reach an agreement, they would probably have to have a fight.
Theoretically, Xie Yuan is inclined to destroy it - because at this moment, Xie Yuan's "close comrades" are collecting this information in Wormel, and it is better to destroy it on the surface.
In addition, approaching with his own force will accelerate the conflict, so it is left to Shepard to decide... Although Xie Yuan is a potential buyer, he does not want Lex to die, but Shepard is his direct
The leader and military orders were overwhelming, but he himself could not oppose her opinions.
The current tone of Pan-Asia is that all external conflicts should be dealt with externally, and internal conflicts between the two countries should be resolved through consultation.
So Lex's final outcome depends on Shepard's words.