StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 395 Reliable Protoss Technology
Aiur's Xel'Naga Portal is located in a lush riverside meadow, next to lakes that are ten to twenty miles wide in diameter.

The pure blue water of the lake is calm, like a smooth mirror, under which colorful fish swim, and sometimes aquatic behemoths swim quickly under the water, and huge shadows chase the glowing fish.

The magnificent and beautiful protoss golden building is hidden among the green and verdant vegetation. The ancient obelisks, stone statues and clusters of Kedari crystals buried in the soil and green vegetation exude a fusion of blue under the sunshine color gloss.

The flat land is surrounded by beautiful mountains. The two tallest peaks, Arwin and Keang, are the splendid mountain city of Protoss. The bridge of light across the mountains connects charming waterfalls and floating islands thrown into the air by the anti-gravity matrix. , a variety of warships and spaceships with strange and elegant shapes are continuously moving out of the sky and the star gate on the stationary orbit.

There are spaceships full of protoss refugees and long fleeing teams everywhere. Human soldiers and protoss warriors guard the outposts that monitor the entrances.Even the gigantic Colossi were transporting refugees, and the protoss had never been more desperate to flee their heavenly home.

"The zerg that invaded the provinces after the death of the overlord still shows no sign of subsiding, and the Protoss also believes that their anger and retaliatory attacks on the territory will not stop in a short time." On a muddy road crushed by armored vehicles On the road, Kerrigan overtook Augustus, who was walking towards the Xel'Naga portal, accompanied by Tychus and Faraday.

"This proves that our decision is correct, the Zerg will not be shut down because of the death of the overlord. The civilians must be transferred as much as possible while the defense line is reduced, so that we can deploy more troops that were originally used to protect civilians to defend smaller areas ’” said Augustus:
"Cities can be rebuilt, but people who die cannot be brought back to life."

Not far away is the huge xel'naga portal on Aiur, which is similar to the two on Sacoolas and Hegee, but like the veins of the two leaves are different, those spirals The patterns of shapes and even the materials of the walls themselves vary.

Every Naganaga creation is a beautiful work of art, and the architecture of the protoss is clumsy compared to it, just like the difference between a magnificent castle and a sand dune piled up by a child.

The one on Al is even more shining golden, with a golden-like radiance on its surface, and it is also the only portal in Al that is still in operation.It is shrouded in a bluish phantom large enough for ships to pass through.

Even so, the Naganaga portal is too crowded, and every moment, a large number of spaceships and vehicles pass through the portal and disappear into the illusory curtain.These spaceships passing through the portal are like a golden river across the sky, even with the golden light that human eyes can't catch, it can't see the end at a glance.

"But in the eyes of the protoss, their small houses built with broken stones are more important than their own lives. People can't understand the protoss, their brains are not normal." Tychus was still the same as before He complained about the rigidity and stubbornness of the protoss. He once thought that the Kel-Morians among humans were a model of stubbornness, but compared with the protoss, they were still nothing.

"At least Tassadar knows how to choose." Kerrigan said. "Even the Supreme Council has shrunk its defenses and concentrated its forces to deal with the first round of swarms after the death of the Overlord."

"No one knows whether those damned bugs are going to end, right? The best way is to carve up the protoss' ancestral property, and then pack up and go back to the hometown of Antiga. We have helped the protoss so much, it's time to break up. "Tychus never liked the protoss, and he still doesn't.

"It's a good idea, Tychus, but it's a bit rotten." Augustus nodded at Tychus, then looked at Kerrigan: "Judging from the movement of the swarm, they didn't come out in full force. A considerable number of zerg still guard the remains of the Overlord, including the most powerful Tiamat swarm."

"It seems that the Supreme Council can probably hold on to their half of the country in Ayer, the Koshaka Province, and we can also hold on to the Antioch Province."

"Judging from the capacity of the protoss, they will be able to send away all non-combatants in three days at most." Augustus continued: "At that time, only we can defend Antioch or even Ayer. With this Naganaga portal, we will be able to hold on until the moment when the Dark Templar reinforcements arrive."

"Zeratul's dark templars know the truth, they know the truth," Kerrigan said.

"I think this is more due to the emotions among the same race than other gains and losses." Augustus said: "The protoss are a highly emotional race, and the judgments they make are likely to be different from those of real humans. Quite different."

"But if we fail to hold this ghost place, the planet called Sacoolas will be finished, and the bugs will eat us and that planet together, and there will be nothing left." Tychus snorted : "I can't believe that there are people more noble than you in this world, Augustus."

"I'm not noble. In fact, I hold a grudge." Augustus shook his head and continued walking along the muddy path.In front of it is a whole row of white board houses painted with eye-catching red cross paint, and a hospital rebuilt from the abandoned Sarnaga watchtower and altar is close in sight.

"I haven't done anything wrong recently, Hank can testify for me, old Tychus is pure and pure." Tychus immediately said vigilantly.

"The gangsters," Kerrigan said.

Up to this time, no one cared that it would be a blasphemy to the gods to start construction on the buildings left over from the Sarnaga, because even houses that sheltered from the wind and rain were in short supply during this period.

At this moment Augustus heard a singing from these white houses.Those barracks were prepared for the wounded in the revolutionary army. They were all seriously injured and could no longer go to the front to continue fighting.

The wounded will be temporarily sent to Sacoolas, and eventually transferred to the revolutionary planet Haji.

"They are singing and I am very happy. My venerable soldiers have not been crushed by injuries." Augustus walked into the barracks following the sound, but there was no sign of joy in his tone.

"What song is that?" Tychus asked Kerrigan impatiently.

"It's a ballad from the New Wilson area of ​​Keha, to the effect that the world is big, and the places where the sun shines are so beautiful, but the most fascinating thing is our hometown." Kerrigan said.

"Damn it, I almost burst into tears," Tychus muttered. "Keha's gone."

"No one will believe crocodile tears, Colonel Finley," said Corporal Faraday, captain of the Marshal's Guard.

"I hate you, Corporal Faraday, you arrogant bastard. I don't believe you dare to dictate to Augustus Mengsk, the future Tyranid master of humanity." Tychus looked irritable, but he didn't Not a stupid big man who only knows how to do it.

"Stop joking," Faraday said.

Augustus finally found the singing revolutionary wounded outside an open barracks, and was amazed to find them sitting by a blazing fire, strung with twigs of Ayr native wild Beast meat is grilling.

Some soldiers on crutches are marinating meat with wild onions, rosemary, wine and ginger. Only a few seasonings come from supplies, and the rest are local materials.A few soldiers with bandages on their faces leaned their backs against the wall in silence, occasionally humming along with the others.

Most of them were scratched by the sharp thorns of the zerg, or even just a little bit of poisonous mist from the scorpion.

Generally speaking, the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army have to endure the changeable climate and extremely hot environment of El, but after all, this is a paradise for life to survive and reproduce. Food can be found almost everywhere, and it is quite delicious.

"Greetings, Field Marshal Augustus Mengsk, I am Captain Binger Raymond of Khastierling. Marshal, you may not remember, I was your Criminology and Historiography Sir. The last time we saw each other was at the commencement of Stilling College, when you hung that dean of academic dishonesty and roasted him over the fire until he pleaded guilty."

Binger Raymond is the person with the highest military rank here. He is a typical Keha nobleman. He is handsome, well-spoken, well-educated and knowledgeable, and he is also a good student in the noble school.Raymond's razor-sharpened face is a model of toughness and perseverance, and his pale eyes sparkle undimmed by the empty right leg of his pants.

Captain Raymond, who had lost a whole leg, was on crutches, which added to his grace.This kind of person is often the focus of celebrity gatherings, and everything about him in the past is even more mysterious because of his current calm military temperament.

"Mr. Raymond, I'm so glad to see you again, but I didn't expect to be here." Augustus immediately stepped forward and hugged Captain Raymond, ashamed that he didn't have much memory about him.The latter is over 40 years old, his temples are a little gray, but his body shows no signs of aging, and he is still strong and powerful.

"It's such a small world," he exclaimed.

"Yeah, the first time I saw you, I knew you were someone who would do great things." Captain Raymond smiled: "You are a member of the Mengsk family, and you will definitely establish a great cause that is not lost to the previous generations of Mengsk. "

"I guess, it might just be me skipping class by jumping off the eleventh floor on the first day of your class." Augustus' words made both of them laugh.

"I almost passed out at the time." Raymond quickly stopped laughing: "Who knew your hoverbike was parked there."

Augustus Mengsk was every teacher's nightmare when he jumped up and down Steeling, but he happened to be the son of the college's biggest funder.But although Augustus was out of line, he never did anything bad. He was always the stinky kid who wanted to bring justice to the world.

But no matter what, Augustus was still full of emotions when he saw his former teacher.Never before then had they met again in such a capacity on such a planet.

At the same time, Augustus knew that such coincidences were not uncommon.In total, Keha has a population of just over 4000 million, of whom men and women aged sixteen to forty-five have received military training in the Revolutionary Army's military training camps, and one in ten is serving in the Revolutionary Army's active-duty branches.

As far as Stilling College, where Augustus once studied, his former brothers, teachers and even the guards at the gate were assigned to combat units and other departments.And the Revolutionary Army even jokingly said that even the cats and dogs walking in the Khastilling Academy all went to the battlefield with knives and guns.

This is not only because Augustus Mengsk of the Revolutionary Army is a graduate of the school, but after the federal bombing of Korha Star, even the many Korha nobles and vested interests who once opposed the Mengsk family's uprising cause The class is also on the side of the Revolutionary Army because the Federation has taken everything from them.

"Wow, I never knew that Augustus was so unrestrained when he was young. The great spiritual leader of the Revolutionary Army actually did this kind of thing in the past." Tychus opened his eyes like copper bells.

"It's not that I haven't done more outrageous things." Kerrigan just sighed: "This world is really wonderful. Stilling College once talked about Mengsk's discoloration, but now it regards him as the greatest in the history of the school. A hero. At the newly established Stilling College in the Umoyankha settlement, a statue was erected in his honor by the headmaster whom Augustus had played a trick on."

"His brother Arcturus Mengsk is also a troublemaker, and the two of them are exactly the same. This is the essence of scum."

"Let me just say, the relationship between us is the sympathy between villains." Tychus touched his chin: "What other extraordinary things has he done?"

"For example, someone claimed that Augustus Mengsk had captured the kisses of a hundred girls." Corporal Faraday was an avid fan of Augustus, and he knew all about the deeds he had collected from nowhere.

"Why haven't I heard Augustus brag about it." Tychus smacked his lips: "What about the details?"

"Well, that's not true." Kerrigan cut off Tychus. "He's not the Lover of Korha."

"That's hard to say," Tychus said.

".Teacher, the protoss phase technician will replace you with a new leg soon. It is said that it is the same as the previous one. The new mechanical limb is powered by Kaidarin crystal, which can pass through powerful force, And never power off," Augustus said to Captain Raymond.

"I've seen the magical technology of the protoss, and no one knows how they did it." Raymond said: "But if this is the case, why don't they give the protoss temples who drive the dragon knight mechas The samurai also put on such limbs?"

"Probably, they didn't have such a tradition before the appearance of the dragon knight mecha." Augustus spread his hands and said, then smiled and took the grilled meat skewers from a soldier, ignoring The fact that the kebab part was burnt loudly complimented that it was delicious.

While speaking, a Revolutionary Army soldier wearing a golden mechanical right limb walked out of the barracks.His arm has a perfect shape, with a blue psychic shimmer flowing on the surface, and blue Kedarin crystals inlaid on the joints and shoulders, and the movement of his arm is as seamless as that of the other one that is still intact. two.Both of his eyes had been replaced with glowing blue mechanical eyes, and Augustus even suspected that crackling lasers could be shot from them.

Behind the soldier of the Revolutionary Army is a chubby Kalai Phase Technician in a golden-red robe. His long nerve bundles are surrounded by several dodgy, sunfish-like dark golden mechanical servants. .

"Hello, I'm Carlisle Phase Technician Kerax." The Protoss Phase Technician walked up to Augustus and said, "Marshal Augustus Mengsk, I will provide your subordinates with simple and practical mechanical Limbs. Get my place if it's useful, but say it doesn't matter."

(End of this chapter)