StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 234 Next Stop, Tyrador Galaxy
Thinking of what he said when he was very young, "I like my brother the most", Augustus felt that he had to add another stroke to his little book full of dark history.

Augustus and Arcturus walked and talked, talking about their last experience since their separation at the Meinhof.When talking about the past when they were children, the two brothers were filled with emotion.Arcturus really became an explorer and prospector, and Augustus got his wish as a field marshal—albeit a rebel.

Up to now, Arcturus also has to admit that his father Angus may be right, but he still has a grudge against his father.

The two chatted happily, and Kerrigan, Raynor and others who followed them just listened, and felt the love between family members in Augustus and Arcturus, brothers who are ten years apart. warmth.Members of the Mengsk family value family very much, and this is especially evident in the two of them.

The haze caused by the out-of-control Hydra Hydralisk just now was temporarily ignored, and Augustus no longer frowns.

The area where the captured Baishertadarin protoss was "detained" is the eighth area of ​​the polar scientific research station. Arcturus found the room that was pumping the floor in a room decorated in the Tadarin architectural style as he wished. Zin's tadarin protoss.

The closed room was made of sound-proof panels and had no windows other than a tall door.The interior of the room only has a scarlet crystal as a light source, which is dim and gloomy.

"What's his name?" Arcturus asked Augustus, who was standing at the opening door of the dark room.

"Okan," said Augustus, "if you call him Master Okan, he will feel a certain satisfaction."

"With his help, we have a certain degree of understanding of the social structure, political situation, and religious beliefs of the Tadalin protoss," Augustus said.

"The Tal'darines worship the gods called the Xel'Naga, and internally, they respect the High Lords as their supreme rulers. All Tal'darins follow a status hierarchy called the Chain of Ascension from birth According to the system, every Tadarin is in a position in the promotion chain. From slaves to high-ranking lords, from low to high, the lower-ranking people must obey the orders of the higher-ranking ones, lower their eyebrows and bow their heads." He said .

"The technology of the Tadarin protoss is far superior to ours, but their interior follows a system equivalent to human slavery. As far as the current situation is concerned, the worship of gods is also unbelievably fanatical."

"Come out, master, and meet your guest." Arcturus knew that the other party could read his mind, so he didn't bother to pretend, and his tone was not respectful or polite.And if a human being, even a prisoner Arcturus can have the patience to talk to the other party-if he is a person worth his time.

"You should be glad that what greeted you was not the psionic blade full of anger—you hate the protoss." A Tadarin protoss with a black alloy prosthesis replacing one hand and foot came out of the dim room. Arcturus' rudeness and anger.

After being captured by humans, the treatment of this Tadalin Protoss can be said to be much better than that of the Tadarin Dragon Knight.Among humans, he regained respect and was invited to participate in the alien research project.At least here, most of his needs can be met, and there is an inexhaustible supply of terrazine at his disposal.

"I know what you want to ask me." Okan, the Tadarin protoss, learned from Arcturus's mind about the disappearance of his exploration fleet in the Sigma Quadrant: "I know the answer."

"At that location is a base of the Tadarin Expeditionary Force. There is an ancient Naganaga world ship there, which is the spaceship that the creators took when they traveled among the stars at the beginning of this universe." He said: " Based on what I know about my people, your subordinates and workers have no chance of surviving."

"There is a huge expeditionary fleet moored there, and if you want to take revenge, you are undoubtedly seeking your own death. Just one Tadarim mothership can destroy all human scraps."

"." Arcturus just nodded silently, agreeing with the statement of the Tadarin protoss.

"Sooner or later, we will settle the accounts with those Tadarin protoss. We also died a lot of people in Baishere." Renault said aloud.

".I heard that the Tadarin protoss are powerful fighters. They are used to close combat and love to use cold weapons." Arcturus nodded and turned to the Tadarin protoss Orkan.He put away his anger and said calmly, "We can practice."

For a long time, Arcturus' knowledge of the protoss was only based on images and dissection reports.At one time, some people thought it was just a race that died out millions of years ago.

Arcturus looked straight at the giant who was three heads taller than the other: "I have a sword."

"Acturs, Master Okan is our honored guest and eternal friend." Augustus did not want his brother to be overthrown by the Tadarin Protoss in an inexplicable duel, even if this Tada Lin Xingling has to use prosthetic limbs to walk, and he is also a long-lived species with hundreds of years of combat experience.

"Don't worry, this is just a ceremonial exchange."

"Give him a sword." Arcturus took his own sword from his guard - it was a bright double-edged sword with vermilion gemstones inlaid on the hilt.

"I have long wanted to compete with the protoss."

Arcturus just turned 30 this year, and his energy and physical strength were still at the peak of a man.Arcturus was curious about the combat methods of the Tadarin protoss, and also wondered whether the protoss's combat skills must be superior to humans.

Arcturus was hailed as a master of swordsmanship when he was young. He tempered his ability to use cold weapons just to deal with the situation of losing guns, because this man always believed that his own strength was far more important than the use of external forces. .

"Oftentimes we call people like you 'the strongest of them'." Orkan, the Tadarin protoss, said arrogantly: "I can defeat you even without using weapons, but this is to show respect, and I will use human weapons Weapons beat you."

The Tadarin protoss took over an unsharp training longsword, which was only about 2.7 feet (1 meter 24), and looked like a slightly longer sword in the hands of the tall protoss. Some daggers.

Augustus shrugged, letting his brother challenge the protoss.

"Akturs is not a person who will easily admit defeat. He likes to prove his strength in this way. When he was in Keha IV, there were few opponents for him." He said.

"In the end, Arcturus was able to easily defeat his teacher who taught him swordsmanship, until finally he thought that there was no one among human beings who could be his opponent."

"Isn't it because no one in the nobles except you has used swords anymore?" Renault asked his soul: "In Shiloh, people only use axes, hammers and sickles, and long swords are at most just artistic Collectibles. You can't have marines using swords and shields."

"I'm also a famous swordsman in Stilling. Whether it's useful in actual combat or not, it's the practice of swordsmanship that tempers our bodies." Augustus coughed and signaled Raynor to focus on this battle between humans and protoss on the duel between.

"Facing an enemy who can read your mind means that every move you make and retreat is in his expectation."

Arcturus was a man stronger and more robust than Augustus, as strong as a bull.He held the elegant long sword that was more than [-] years old, and the Tadarin protoss just brushed a ritual sword flower and dragged his mechanical prosthetic limb to approach Aktur. some.

Without any omen or reminder, Arcturus drew his sword as fast as it was off the string, precise and fast, and the sound of the blade breaking through the wind caused the sword to howl.And the Tadarin protoss Okan just swung his sword diagonally with his only remaining hand to resist Arcturus' sword gesture, and the strength on his arm overwhelmed the opponent's sword-holding hands.

The strength, speed, and timing of the Tadarin protoss are by no means what humans can achieve. He pushed Arcturus's blade away, and just hit him back again and again with a lightning-like blow.

Protoss is a race that directly draws energy from the light of stars through its skin, and there is no accumulation of fat on their bodies, and all the muscles in their bodies exist for the purpose of bursting out with greater strength.

Orkan's heavy blow was far stronger than the strength of a grown male swinging a sword, almost causing Arcturus, who could hardly resist, to throw out his sword with both hands.

With no extra skill to speak of, the Tal'darin protoss defeated Arcturus with just a pick and a blow, forcing him back again and again until he stopped at the vital point of his throat.If he was given a psychic blade, then this Tadarin protoss could easily kill everyone here.

"It's crazy to compete with the protoss. The only way is to use artillery fire to deal with them." Staring at the blade that seemed to be able to pierce his throat at any time, Arcturus put the sword back into the scabbard, and said this sentence .

"It would be great if a few protoss could train our soldiers in the military academy and barracks." Augustus once imagined a situation where humans could learn from the Al protoss to suppress and coordinate The skill of his own psionic powers, and the Dark Templar could train Augustus the deadliest assassins that mankind has ever known.

"It's a good idea, but be careful of their betrayal. Even humans are not trustworthy." Arcturus put away his sword, walked up to the Tadarin protoss Orkan, and accompanied him The long sword for many years was given to him.

"You deserve it."

"No, I don't need a human sword." Okan rejected Arcturus, Tadarin would not give any gifts to other people, often doing so with evil intentions.

The Tadarin protoss lost interest, turned around and walked back to his dark and cold room.Protoss have a lifespan of more than 1000 years, and they may spend decades or even hundreds of years refining their combat skills, which is by no means comparable to humans.

"." Arcturus withdrew his own sword silently, feeling a lack of interest.The vast majority of protoss do not have any sense of humor, and they do not agree with or respect human etiquette and habits. It is a particularly troublesome thing to chat with them.

"Come on, I've got the answer here," he said to Augustus.

Augustus nodded, and after re-instructions on the work of the scientific research station, he, Arcturus and others walked towards an apron inside the station.

"If you or I encounter the assassins of Taldarin, it will be hard to say." As he walked through the aisle corridor of the scientific research station, Arcturus said to Augustus: "Not to mention that they still have souls. capable of such a thing.”

"Don't worry about me, I'm protected by Kerrigan." Augustus pointed to the red-haired female ghost behind him and said, "I sent a ghost agent to protect you, why did you refuse?"

"I don't like those psykers," said Arcturus.

"Because they can read minds?" Augustus asked him.

"You don't like people knowing what you're thinking."

"Yes. I don't like it." Arcturus replied, "More importantly, I don't like people who can't be fully controlled."

"I agree with you," said Augustus.

"Next, you still want to return to your own exploration fleet?" He asked his brother.

"I'm going to stay in Umoyan for a while." Arcturus said: "The exploration team is temporarily led by some of my old subordinates from the 33rd Ground Assault Division. Our mining area has been developed enough. No matter how many, there are not so many people and machines to mine."

"I will raise a new army in Korha, the son of Ekha," he said.

"Without an army, my scouting fleet is helpless against enemies like protoss and zerg." Eventually, the problem comes back to things like mining.Unknowingly, after Augustus took over the responsibility of leading the revolutionary army, Arcturus gradually went further and further down this road.

In the process of exploring new mineral veins, Arcturus also unknowingly unearthed the remains of many unknown civilizations, and even found a planet that was barely able to immigrate.

"In this way, there is not much time left for us to meet." Augustus said, "Next, my army will go to Tyrador IX, which is the core world of the Tyrann Federation. One, they never imagined that it would be the next target of the revolutionary army."

Augustus remembered that Matt Horner, the legendary captain of the Hyperion, and Egon Stetman, the chief scientist, were in the Tyrador galaxy, so his team would be enough.Before the arrival of Zerg and Protoss, he wanted to save as much power as possible.

(End of this chapter)