The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2601 Star Spirit
2601: Star Spirit

A Neimoidian Colepod-class shuttle flies to the Dray II moon.

Only to see that the area around this originally barren satellite was already extremely prosperous. Thousands of Geth engineering ships were shuttling around the planet, and two pyramid-shaped super space stations with a side length of more than 50000 meters were taking shape.

Countless space stations and space docks are being built day and night, and one battleship, cruiser, and aircraft carrier after another is being completed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

There is a prosperous scene around the Dray II satellite.

The Neimoidia-class shuttle passed by a huge space dock, where a huge drone carrier with a length of more than one thousand meters was completing the final outfitting.

The shape of this drone carrier exudes an elegant beauty. The warship is not a completely sealed structure. On the contrary, it has hollows in many places. It looks like its actual volume is not large. It is more of a work of art than a warship.

The appearance of the Dray II satellite has undergone tremendous changes. This small satellite has now changed from its previous lifeless iron gray to its current mottled green. With the help of the climate modification device, the planet now has an atmosphere, and the water transported from other planets has also given the Dray II satellite lakes and rivers.

The Protoss are using their own advanced technology to build their own home.

Not only the Protoss, but also on another barren planet in the Dray system, an extremely large Geth city has been built. The Geth living with the Protoss are also working tirelessly to expand their own production. Now, they have become the most important partner of the Protoss, providing a huge amount of labor for the construction of the Protoss.

There is no doubt that the Protoss have begun to form their own unique cultural circle in this place.

The Neimoidian Sheathpod shuttle had already entered the atmosphere of the Dray II satellite. Tang Xiao looked through the window of the shuttle at the scenery of the planet that gradually came into view. Although it still looked a bit desolate, grasslands and forests had begun to form.

As the shuttle continued to descend, a magnificent city appeared in his sight.

This is a city made up of metal buildings. The towering buildings are magnificent and beautiful. According to the unique aesthetic of the Protoss, these buildings are all golden and have many hollow structures.

A faint curtain of light enveloped the city, blocking all wind, sand and bad weather, making the city dry and warm.

The shuttle flew directly to the center of the city, where there was a huge pyramid-shaped building. This building was not the tallest in the city, but it was the largest, with a side length of more than 20000 meters. In fact, this building itself was a small city.

Although both are pyramid structures, the structure and function of this building are different from those of the two super space stations in outer space. The pyramid-shaped super space station is a super-armed space station built by the Protoss. They imitated and built it after observing the actual combat effect of the Argonev-class interstellar base of the Kingdom of Dawn. It is the core of the entire planet's defense system.

And this pyramid in the city is the administrative center of the Protoss.

With the continuous awakening and birth of the Protoss, they have rebuilt the Twilight Council and built their own administrative system based on several major clans.

The shuttle landed on the apron next to the pyramid. The current Protoss Archbishop Zerakas was already waiting there with several members of the Twilight Council, and beside them stood a troop of Geth guards.

Although they are called geth, in fact they have undergone earth-shaking changes from the flashlight head shape of the traditional geth. The body shape of the current geth is closer to the aesthetic of the Protoss, and they look like a mechanical version of the fanatic warrior.

Of course, for the Geth, the appearance doesn’t matter at all, as long as it is practical.

Tang Xiao stepped off the shuttle, and Zekaras saluted with Protoss etiquette. His voice began to echo in Tang Xiao's mind, "Respected King of the Dawn, I am glad to see that you have merged with the power of our compatriots, and I am grateful for your contribution to the reconstruction of Protoss civilization. I wonder why you came this time?"

Since Tang Xiao and the Dark Archon merged into one, the attitude of the Protoss towards him has changed dramatically. Although they are still disgusted with his dark side, they are now able to accept his existence.

Tang Xiao did not answer directly, but his eyes were on the Jies behind him.

This group of geth with the Protoss is actually completely different from the original geth. Their way of thinking and behavior have also changed dramatically. In addition, there is one most important factor -

"The Purifier technology data you applied for was used on these Geth?" Tang Xiao asked back.

"Yes. The Geth are different from other intelligent machines, so we also try to treat them as intelligent life." Zerakas said while making a gesture of invitation, leading Tang Xiao inside. "The Geth can think and judge independently, and they have their own behavioral logic and culture. We introduce the technological data of the Purifiers, which will also help them to evolve further."

As they walked, Zelakas explained to Tang Xiao: "The Geth will upload their data to a huge core host, and in that host, they can build their own virtual home as they please. So in fact, for the Geth, their real home is virtual, and the planets they occupy and the factories they build outside are all just necessary means to maintain this home. This point actually has a lot in common with our Protoss' Purifier Plan back then."

"Will you also upload the consciousness of the fallen soldiers into the Purifiers now?" Tang Xiao asked.

"Yes. In fact, these warriors are the fanatic warriors who died in the previous battle. Their souls have returned, re-entered new bodies, and continue to fight for the survival of our civilization." Zerakas replied.

Tang Xiao nodded. This method of the Protoss was similar to his essence transfer technique, but only the Protoss, a race with strong psychic powers, could use it so easily. If the fragile human soul wanted to achieve such an effect, it would cost more. Moreover, in the culture of the Protoss, death was not the end, so they did not reject this method.

On the contrary, for human civilization, this technology similar to resurrection of the dead is not accepted by everyone. This is why the rebirth plan of the Kingdom of Dawn is still just a secret project, known only to a very few people.

He suddenly thought of something and asked, "Then, have the souls of the two Nerazim, Sora-a and Aura-Khan, also returned?" These two respectable Protoss Dark Templar, in the previous battle with the Black Star of the Grisk, resolutely merged into Dark Archons in order to save the crazy Tang Xiao, and gave all their power to him, and finally turned to ashes.

But Zerakas shook his head and said, "No. Combining into a Dark Archon is an action that burns the soul. All the Protoss who sacrificed in this way, their souls cannot return to Kara. The souls of the two warriors, Sora-A and Aura-Khan, are now with you."

As he spoke, he saluted Tang Xiao again to express his respect for the two sacrificed Protoss warriors.

"So what are your plans now?" Tang Xiao asked.

The Protoss race has always been a very detached existence in the Fourth Civilization. They actually do not consider themselves a member of the Fourth Civilization, they just regard the Fourth Civilization as their close ally. In this respect, they are even more independent than the Vasari.

In fact, the reason is not how advanced their technology is or how strong their strength is. In fact, the essence is still because of the superiority of their race.

Because even the Vasali, although they once dominated the entire galaxy and established a super empire at the level of the Milky Way, they are essentially not much different from other races. In other words, if you let a Vasali warrior fight a human warrior, it is not easy to judge the outcome.

But the Protoss are different. They are born with extremely powerful psychic powers. Telepathy is their daily means of communication. Their physical fitness is several times that of ordinary humans, and they have a lifespan of thousands of years. Such differences make it difficult for them to accept that they belong to another race. It is even difficult for them to accept being on an equal footing with humans. In the original plot, if they had not experienced the crisis of being exterminated by the ZERG and the Amon extinction race, they would not have lowered themselves to get along with humans on an equal footing.

Because of this reason, Tang Xiao was wary of the Star Spirits after releasing them, and he did not give them whatever they wanted like other races. He was also ready to completely destroy the Star Spirits if they did not obey.

However, apart from maintaining relative independence and keeping a distance from Tang Xiao personally because of the dark side of the force, the Protoss have not done anything bad.

Although they did not directly participate in the war, they were willing to hand over the weapons they developed and built to the Kingdom of Dawn, such as their advanced stealth shuttles, transport aircraft, and swarm drones.

Not only that, the Protoss will also send their own warriors to participate in some local combat operations. At the same time, the Protoss pays more attention to the Twilight Covenant, whose headquarters is also located on the Dray II satellite.

They also sent high-level Templars to serve as teachers to carefully teach the children of the Twilight Covenant who had Force talents, and even treated them as their own children.

Xiao Yan, for example, was taught by the Dark Templar. Although she was still a little immature, she had made great progress in using void energy. She killed the Inquisitor Eighth Brother instantly, using the Shadow Assault that the Dark Templar was best at.

Therefore, Tang Xiao was very satisfied with the performance of the Star Spirit, so he was willing to hand over the Purifier's technology to the Star Spirit.

After the Purifiers and Geth were combined, the development of the Protoss was greatly accelerated. Now around the Dray II satellite, the number of Geth has reached 2 million, and the population of the Protoss has reached about 50, and more young Protoss are being nurtured and growing.

Zerakas stopped and said very solemnly: "We are also constantly exploring outward and expanding our influence. We have also witnessed the miserable conditions of many border planets under the rule of the Galactic Empire. Now, our Protoss social structure has become stable. We will not sit idly by and watch the evil existence of Darth Sidious and the Galactic Empire that has brought disaster to the lives of all living beings in the galaxy."

"So, you have decided to officially join the war?" Tang Xiao asked.

"Yes. The Twilight Council has made a decision. We will send troops to join the war. At the same time, the Geth Purifiers will also become an important force for us." Zerakas said.

Tang Xiao nodded and said, "Then, after you are ready, send a representative to the Supreme Command."

"This will be completed in the near future," replied Zerakas.

"Also, I have a strong and determined warrior here. He has fought all his life for the survival of his race." Tang Xiao briefly mentioned General Grievous' deeds. "His body has been destroyed, but his soul is still under my protection."

Hearing about General Grievous' legendary life, Zerakas was also in awe. The Protoss would always give the highest respect to such a combat hero. He also understood Tang Xiao's meaning, nodded and said: "Please give us the soul of this warrior... We will build a most advanced and powerful Purifier body specifically for him. As he wishes, he will fight forever."

Tang Xiao nodded.

Several Protoss phase engineers and Purifier engineers came over, entered the shuttle, carefully carried out the bacta tank containing the remains of General Grievous, and sent it to the Purifier's soul center.

General Grievous' soul will temporarily enter the Soul Center, where it will receive soul-level training from the Purifiers, and then when the new body is built, it will enter the body and complete its rebirth.

After arranging matters for General Grievous, Zelakas took Tang Xiao to the spaceport and said to him: "We have decided to send a fighter unit to participate in the battle first. After that, 10 aircraft carriers will be able to be put into battle."

"Fighter unit?" Tang Xiao asked.

"That's right. Phoenix fighter." Zerakas nodded.

At this time, in the air, more than a dozen elegant fighter jets flew low. These fighter jets were so quiet that even the sound of their engines could not be heard. They began to maneuver and roll in the air, performing all kinds of incredible movements, showing extremely terrifying flexibility and maneuverability.

Then, a tank serving as a target drove over, and several Phoenix fighters quickly swooped down, firing unique anti-gravity beams that actually lifted the tank directly into the air!
Then, more than ten Phoenix fighters opened fire, and countless plasma beams instantly tore the tank into pieces! !