StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 364 Luria IV

Luria IV is a mining colony of the Kelmorian Consortium. It is one of the few mining worlds still in the hands of the Consortium after the Guild War.

The reason why Luria can be preserved to this day is only because of its remote location in the Koprulu star sector.The Tyranid Federation is busy taking over those rich and highly prosperous coalition mining worlds, but it seems to lack interest in those planets that are too far away from the Tarsonis main star world.

To this day, Luria IV is still ruled by the CEO dispatched by the board of directors of the federation. Hundreds of large and small mining guilds and inter-galactic business guilds dominate Luria’s production, sales, profit distribution, and even the social life of the planet. Everywhere.

Down to housing, education, medical care, employment, insurance, and funds...all are in the hands of the Kelmorian guild, and this repressive monopoly capitalism rules all the planets in the federation.The lives of many Kel-Morians are almost doomed from birth, and their ideas and lives are deeply influenced by the ties and traditions of the big family.

The Kel-Morians are united and exclusive, and this is most vividly reflected in the Luria.

"Be careful, all the Tyranids know that dealing with the Kel-Morians means doing business with wolves." General Jackson Holer at Exit [-] of Pier B, Luria's Sodogan Central Airport Sure enough, the special forces soldiers of the Nova Squadron of the Revolutionary Army and Agent Ogbo walked past him and quietly blended into the crowd.

"And once they know we're coming, the wolves will turn into docile sheep." Augustus watched all kinds of people in the airport calmly, and Luria's world flashed through his cold gray eyes.

These dark-faced people, both men and women, wear durable work clothes, mostly durable denim, multi-pocket waistcoats and jackets, as well as jeans and thick work boots.People wore hats, hoods and windcloaks with different emblems according to their place of birth, guild affiliation and family tradition, with brass buttons that sewed pockets gleaming.

Heavy overalls can withstand the harsh conditions of most of the mining world, or protect miners from being scratched by sharp crystal ore when they go down to work.A set of overalls lasts a long time, and this durable garment is considered a symbol of resilience in the world of Kel-Morian.

Luria is a Commonwealth settlement that is still being developed, and it is also accepting immigrants from the mother planet Moria and other Commonwealth mining worlds.

After the Tyranid Federation swallowed up the many colonized worlds of the Kelmorian Commonwealth, hundreds of millions of Kelmerian people who were unwilling to be ruled by the Tyranids or expelled left their homes where their ancestors lived for generations, and left their homes. Set up new colonies and come to places like Luria, because planets that can support even a minimum standard of life are few and far between in this spiral arm of the galaxy.

By this year, the threat of alien invasion had made the situation after the Guild Wars even more turbulent, and Moria no longer had the military power to overwhelm the Koprulu Sector to protect remote worlds like Luria IV.

"According to the agreement, the Revolutionary Army will not deploy armed forces exceeding the battalion level to the surface of Luria." Standing beside Augustus is the former Governor of Mar Sara, who has only emerged in the Revolutionary Army in the past six months. Colonel Er, his two brigades of soldiers from the Sara system were ordered to fight alongside the Guards Division of the Marshal's Headquarters.

"This shows that a few battalions of soldiers are enough for Luria's Commonwealth government to have a headache." He continued: "As long as I have two divisions, I can take this place."

"Come on, dear governor, we are still in the honeymoon period with Moria, how can we lay down a planet of Kel Morian without saying hello." Tychus Finley was wearing a black motorcycle jacket and jeans, The M backpack on the back is full of casual plaid shirts, sunglasses and sunscreen.

"When you see a place, you want to shoot it down. When you see a street, you want to set up a machine gun. The girls here will suffer. It is the common people who suffer in the war. If you have half of old Tychus to sympathize with the people , and not so many people say that you are so selfless and unreasonable."

The Revolutionary Army will stay in Luria for about a week to replenish the high-energy gas fuel and ammunition consumed by the fleet in multiple wars with the Zerg, and wait for the replenishment fleet to come from the main star of Antiga and the Umoyan United States.

That meant plenty of work for the senior officers of the Revolutionary Army, but Colonel Tychus was apparently on holiday.

"It is my duty to conquer the city for the Marshal." Colonel Prior had straight black hair and sharp eyes.

"No, no, no, the only duty of a person is to make his life more comfortable." Tychus took out a cigar from his backpack and prepared to light a cigarette, but Matt Horner, the navigator of the Marshal's Hyperion, Remind him in due course that smoking is not allowed here.

"Bad boy in Tychus, if you don't see the no smoking sign, it means that old Tychus has the final say here." Tychus didn't pay attention to Matt's words at all. In his opinion, this young man who was too upright Always stick to the rules.

Tychus didn't like Matt very much, and he knew he must have seen him that way—a would-be criminal, the only blemish on the glorious image of a Revolutionary soldier.

But in fact, the young man admired Tychus' tough guy style quite a bit, this seemingly unreliable man who never lost the chain when he should be reliable.

"Leave him alone, Matt, Tychus is only thinking about galloping through the red-light district of Luria." Reynolds patted the young man on the shoulder.

"Goodbye guys, see you on the departure day." Tychus said, got up and walked out of the airport with his backpack in his hands and merged into the departure dock.For Tychus, places like Luria meant vacations and spending the money he'd earned fighting the Swarm and the Federation to his heart's content.

In the past, Hanak Hanke, the leader of the Red Devils of the Firebat Army, often missed fireworks with Tychus, but as more and more people joined the Revolutionary Army, Tychus gradually realized that even Ha Nake also couldn't be as idle as himself who never cared about things.

At the same time, Augustus tolerated Tychus's dissolute lifestyle more than other people, which is probably a compliment for Tychus' heroic performance on the battlefield.

"It's worrying." There was indeed a concerned expression on Matt's face.

"The CEO of Luria's Consortium invites you to a shareholder meeting regarding the transfer of shares in the Peter Gang Guild." Kerrigan pushed aside the chattering generals around the marshal, and read the invitation letter word by word to Augustus listened.

"You also invested in Moria's guild enterprise? I've never heard that the Camerians would sell their company's shares to the Tyranids." Renault watched Tychus leave with envy. come over.

"I don't have time to do this." Augustus replied to Renault and turned to Kerrigan who was waiting for a reply: "Return this invitation, you know what I'm thinking."

"But I need you to say it yourself, or they'll say I'm taking orders on behalf of the Marshal," Kerrigan joked.

"No one would say that," Faraday said seriously.

"The company that bought this guild is my elder brother Arcturus' company, because this guild has advanced exploration equipment and geological exploration experts. These equipment and manpower can help Arcturus expand the territory of his mining empire." Gustus said.

"As much as I'm a 'Monsk,' this meeting has nothing to do with me, Luria's consortium CEO just wants to make sure I stay where he can see it."

"Such a small place, with more than 3000 million people, and several airports, if we were interstellar pirates, this place would have been looted long ago." Renault shrugged.

"He's completely unfounded."

"Let him go." Augustus said indifferently: "I can understand his trembling. After all, it is rumored that we have already hit Vadona and pointed our sword at Tarsonis."

"Most of it is true." Renault yawned: "This matter is not something the Federation can cover up if it wants to. After all, so many people have seen us in the core world."

"Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles."

Renault's eyes fell on the monotonous, yellow dusty world outside the airport through the glass window of the pier: "This place is like most of the planets in the Koprulu star sector, rich in minerals, boring and monotonous."

While he was talking, another group of officers in the gray uniforms of the Revolutionary Army came down from a transport ship docked at the pier, followed by Revolutionary Army soldiers in power armor, their bright purple alloy armor And the Gauss Rifle dwarfs the aviation guild security personnel in the airport.

The white sun symbol on the soldiers means that they belong to the Nova Squadron. In the new badge, the red whip ring symbol of the Revolutionary Army occupies the middle part of the Nova logo.

"It's up to you and your troops to keep my quartermasters safe while they procure supplies," Augustus said to Colonel Holle, commander of the Nova Squadron.

"I know the tricks of the Camerians inside out, Marshal, you won't find anyone better than me for this job." Colonel Holler put on his hat and walked away after answering.

"Lieutenant Colonel Westwood from Logistics would like to confirm with you whether it is really necessary for us to purchase so many transport ships." Kerrigan continued to report to Augustus: "He added that it is not Questioning of your order."

"Of course we need these transport ships." Augustus said: "Whether it is transporting materials and refugees, these are very important."

One-third of Augustus' revolutionary army fleet is transport ships and transport ships, these are prepared for the transport of refugees, enough to transport 50 million people at a time, if it is not to prevent the Zerg virus in the fleet Spread, the number will be even higher.

But even so, Augustus is still expanding the number of transport spaceships in the fleet.

"You think we'll need these ships to help the Protoss," Kerrigan said, putting one hand on her slender waist. "To be honest, I don't think such a powerful empire would need our help."

"Don't be kidding, how could the protoss have refugees." Renault laughed loudly: "I can't believe that the bugs will force the protoss like that."

"Maybe I'm the only one who thinks so now, but it's always good to have multiple preparations." As Augustus was speaking, his eyes swept over the officers and soldiers around him.

"The Battle of Aiur will be the worst battle we have ever seen, the main battlefield of the Protoss and Zerg War, no matter how estimated." He said: "I have informed the entire fleet of our trip The purpose and significance of helping the protoss, especially protoss like Tassadar can help us far beyond the diplomatic sense."

"To my surprise, no one flinched from the danger they were about to face."

"Your popularity in the Revolutionary Army is much higher than that of the World Tour Band." Renault looked very happy, because he just received a letter from his family today, with a photo of his son John attached to it. Tell Umoyan that all is well.

"I'm glad to hear you say that." Augustus smiled.

"Another email from the CEO of Luria, who sternly questioned our illegal mining operations fifteen miles west of the Sodogan airport," Kerrigan asked again at this point.

"This is not some kind of illegal mining." Augustus' expression became serious: "We are just excavating the alien ruins of Luria."

"This is just an archaeological work, involving the protection of human history and elegant art." Augustus instructed: "Let's just perfunctory him."

"Anyway, he has nothing to do with us."

"Tell him, if you are smart, don't send people around to inquire about the news. We just helped them expel the Chimera pirates who are doing evil around here, and you must repay your kindness." Renault added: "If they are still here words within the scope."

"Very well, they never dreamed that the alien ruins that had devoured dozens of miners were related to the Protoss." Kerrigan said while replying to the Marshal Commander.

"That relic is only about a few centuries old compared to the ancient geological formations of Luria." She continued: "Compared to the relics that the Kymerians have found on other planets in the past, this relic is definitely offensive. , anyone else entering this ruins will be subjected to a terrifying attack from an energy weapon, and it is said that at that moment, a dozen people were smashed into molecular states."

"All the weapons of Kel Morian are helpless against that, and in the end they can only let it go and set it as a restricted area."

"That is the remains of the Protoss, they should warn unauthorized intruders." Raynor said: "Listen to Zeratul, there may be ancient war weapons of the Protoss Empire sealed there."

"Do you expect the Kel-Morians to understand the Kalani language of the Protoss?" Kerrigan remarked.

"A weapon of war that was banned because it was too terrifying." Augustus nodded: "Tassadar was originally unwilling to reactivate it. If the war in Er is a war, then everything is over. If the war is about the life and death of his beloved people, then no one cares whether this weapon is in line with Dawu teachings, and whether its activation is against the prohibition of the Supreme Council."

"What exactly is it that requires the protoss to seal it?" Renault asked.

Augustus replied: "It is like a moving tower, and the flames of destruction will descend from the tower, and the city will burn in high temperature and melting."

This is what Augustus came here for.

"Colossus," he said.

(End of this chapter)