StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 460 I Can't Be Archbishop Artanis of Durham

"The appearance of the hybrid made the quarrel in the Sacoolas Council of Light and Shadow last for two full sunshine cycles. Such a scene was rarely seen in the Protoss Empire in the past."

When Artanis, the protoss executive, told Augustus this passage, they were standing side by side on the top of the cloud-shrouded mountains.

This mountain range is located in the west of the Clusas Neo-Babylonian Plain. The mountains are verdant and dense, streams are everywhere, and dense flowers and berry vegetation grow among the staggered Gymnosperm firs.To the east is the vast New Babylonian Plain, where large clumps of gray-green wormwood grow, and the swamps are crisscrossed like an endless blanket.

And on this mountain with an average altitude of more than [-] feet, there is an unknown recruit training camp for the Revolutionary Army. This place has a command center, four independent military camps, hospitals and other facilities, enough to accommodate [-] recruits.

The Command of the Marshal of the Revolutionary Army decided to form a highly mobile Reaper unit. They will serve as special operations forces and be dispersed among various units in small groups to perform reconnaissance and infiltration tasks.For this reason, the Army Command selected the inaccessible New Babylon Mountains as a place to train recruits, using the rugged terrain here to hone the will of the soldiers.

Where Augustus stands is the site of one of the barracks, which stands on the highest peak of New Babylon, standing among the clouds.

"They still have disagreements on this issue?" Although Augustus was considered to be tall and strong among the Tyranids, he was not enough to stand with Artanis at all.

There are only Augustus and Artanis here. Obviously, the news of the arrival of the Spear of Adun in the Protoss Ark is still a secret that few people know.Augustus hoped that this would become one of his trump cards against the UED expeditionary force.

"On the issue of dealing with hybrids, the bishops of the Council of Light and Shadow are very unanimous. Whether it is Al or the protoss on Sacoolas, they all believe that this is something that should never be slack." Artanis's glowing blue The colored eyes were burning and jumping.

"The difference lies in how to deal with the humans on Earth. There is no doubt that what they have done has touched the bottom line of the protoss, and we will never tolerate such atrocities imposed on our people."

"If someone mixes the genes of humans and zerg, such monsters will not be tolerated by humans." Augustus also nodded.

The earth is indeed keeping a close eye on the situation in the Koprulu star area, but their way of obtaining information is still affected by a distance of up to [-] light years.Even when the Tyranids know little about the protoss, it is impossible for the UED expeditionary force to know what kind of blasphemy the hybrid means to the protoss.

"Admiral Yurlan decided to go to war on the earth, and his decision was approved to a certain extent, but the dark patriarch Mohandar believed that the Dharam protoss urgently needed to recuperate now, and the most important thing was to gather a huge fleet to recover Aiur. The most important thing." Artanis's words directly reflected in the depths of Augustus's heart contained his complicated emotions.

"The suffering Protoss Empire is unwilling to be dragged into a war with Earth again. The Protoss is fearless, but never wages war blindly."

"The teachings of Dawu teach that the protoss should maintain the order in the universe and protect the weak races. Once upon a time, we became so militaristic." He was confused.

"I often think, maybe this is what the gods want to let the protoss know - we are not worth mentioning in front of the mighty power that created this world, and the protoss empire was defeated by the arrogance that does not match its strength."

"Executive Tassadar and his Templars are still at war with the newborn Overmind on Char, a sea of ​​swarms on that red planet! The Protoss must never be drawn into another war."

"That was a wise move," said Augustus, "so they sent you."

"In the end, the bishops in the Council of Light and Shadow made a compromise with each other, and decided to find out the real culprit behind the hybrid before making a decision. That's why Archbishop Lazagal ordered me to investigate this matter, so that I must find out who the hybrid is. The source of the body." Artanis said, looking at Augustus.

"I see." Augustus couldn't help being taken aback. It turns out that you call sending such an ark ship that is not much different from a satellite to be an investigation.

The protoss of the past were undoubtedly a family with abundant martial arts virtues. They never rejected fighting with other races. The protoss heroes of all generations were also born in that magnificent era.The emergence of Dawu teachings is an important watershed in the history of the Protoss Empire.

"Well, starting from the source is the key." Augustus sighed softly.

Augustus certainly knew where the mixtures came from, but he certainly didn't know where they were made.This twisted and weird monster has violated the common sense of nature, and its genes are mottled and messy, full of traces of human tampering.

Dr. Narud must have had quite a few hybrid labs and manufacturing plants, probably in galaxies that will never be known, that are by no means easy to find.

He, or the years he experienced is as old as this universe, and Narud may have started experimenting with hybrids very early.

Such a ship alone is enough to deal with the fleet of the UED expeditionary force. Without the use of local weapons, who knows if the current battlecruiser can break through the shield of the Spear of Adun.

The Spear of Adun appeared too early, and it was impossible for UED to understand the power of such an ark ship.

The commander of the UED expeditionary force, Gerald Dugal, must have fully estimated the power of the protoss, but he would never have dreamed that the protoss would dig out such a thing from the ancestral grave and prepare to throw it in his face.

"I hope I will not disappoint the expectations of the council." Artanis conveyed a little melancholy mood swing.

As the future successor of Supreme Executive Tassadar, Artanis also faces a lot of pressure.Perhaps it is not necessary for Durham to make decisions in everything in Durham now, but with Tassadar already so good, Artanis is also worried that he will not be able to reach the height of his teacher in the future.

"The appearance of the hybrid heralds a dark future, which is the doomsday that will surely destroy the protoss," he said worriedly.

"Among the Nerazim Protoss, there are rumors of this ominous omen. Hybrids, they are undoubtedly monsters that have the potential to destroy the Protoss civilization and the entire universe-if there are enough of them, if they As endless as a swarm of insects."

"That's why you put so much emphasis on hybrids," Augustus said.

"For a long time, the prophecy of the end has plagued our people, including the dark templar of Sacoolas. Because of this, it seems that only the ancient Golden Age warriors in the Spear of Adun are qualified to be the Heavy duty." Artanis sent out a heartbeat similar to joy.

"It's also a great honor for me. The council chose me instead of executives like Yulan and Moyo, who are above me in terms of qualifications and reputation." He said.

"In fact, whether it is a templar or a dark templar, from the Carlisle class to the former arbitrator class, there are so many protoss who want to dedicate their power when this doomsday comes, that the Council of Light and Shadow cannot The best of them are not selected for the Spear of Adun."

This means that the number of protoss warriors on the Spear of Adun will be much higher than the original.

"Is there any news about Zeratul?" Augustus heard Artanis mention the Dark Templar.

"Zeratul once returned to Sacoolas once, but left soon. At the Council of Light and Shadow, he mentioned that the fallen dark templar Orega is serving an extremely terrifying existence." Atta Nice said.

"He claimed that he was instructed by the gods in the void. The radiance released by countless dead stars compiled the prophecy of Xel'Naga. In the dark future, there will be eternal disputes."

"Zeratul is still so talkative." Augustus spread his hands.

"Recently, Zeratul once again returned to Aiur." Artanis said:

"Zeratul returned to the great storm of void energy that had been the body of the Overmind, thinking it would bring him closer to the void."

"How did he do it? I've never heard any gods talking to me." Augustus shrugged and said, "So Zeratul has given up on hunting down Orega?"

"No one knows what Zeratul is thinking." Artanis couldn't figure out what Zeratul was thinking.Zeratul always thinks that he has a heavy burden on his shoulders. He is always mysterious and thinks that he has some kind of mission.

"Alas, the end is near."

Both of them looked at the sky at the same time, feeling restless.

At this time, the sky was presenting an exceptionally magnificent scene. The clouds rendered dark purple by the strange optical phenomenon at dusk of Krusas were all piled up on the distant horizon, forming cloud banks connected end to end.

There is not even a single cloud in the center of the sky. The dark blue is infinitely far away, infinitely deep, and the shocking dome always reminds Augustus that human beings are so small in front of nature.

"I implore Marshal Augustus to give us more information about the hybrid." After a while, Artanis continued the topic just now.

In front of Augustus, Artanis was humble and low-key.

Not so long ago, Artanis, like most of his people, looked down on humans, but the stories on Aiur have proved that Augustus and his warriors are as worthy of respect as the protoss templar.

"Of course, why not do that? Without you, I really don't know how to deal with the hybrid." Augustus chuckled lightly:
"My warriors are brave and tenacious, but lack the necessary defenses to protect them from psychic and spiritual attacks."

"It turns out that this is the case. I will immediately order Karai phase technician Karax to solve this matter. Human beings should obtain armor that is immune to hybrid mental attacks." Artanis said that he knew about this, and because he had previously Apologies for not thinking about it at all.

"Great Adun, when will I be as wise as my teacher Tassadar?"

The protoss don't need to worry about the psionic and spiritual attacks of the hybrid, because their spirits are strong enough, but humans are too fragile.

"You just lack experience." Augustus said: "You are still young, archbishop, this era belongs to Tassadar, and it also belongs to you."

"Hmm. Archbishop? I'm not an archbishop." Artanis widened his eyes burning with blue psychic flames.

"Yes, you are not yet." Augustus did it on purpose, he leaned on his elbow: "Everyone knows that Razagal's successor will be Tassadar, and Tassadar's successor must be you."

"I don't know." Artanis took everything very seriously.

"As you said, my teacher Tassadar is likely to take over the position of the matriarch Razagal - she has mentioned many times that she is too old to be qualified for the duties of the archbishop," he said.

"The teacher has won the respect of many dark templars. He became the new Archbishop of Durham in line with the expectations of Al and Sacoolas Protoss. And I, I am just an ordinary executive of the Protoss Empire, the Dark Templar The samurai don't like me."

"Moreover, adhering to the principle that the two races of Al and Saguras must be absolutely equal, after Tassadar leaves office, the successor should be a Nerazim, and it may be me after that."

"I don't know about that." Only then did Augustus realize that the fate of Artanis may have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Artanis may not necessarily become the new archbishop.

Ah this.

If the archbishop is no longer the archbishop, how can the insult continue?

In other words, it is also a kind of humiliation to be unable to humiliate education.

"I will support Mohandar as the next archbishop, because his tolerance to the eldest son of God has won the respect of the Templars." Artanis was still talking to himself.

"What do you think? Marshal Augustus."

"I have no opinion." Augustus couldn't help laughing: "Humans don't interfere with Protoss, and Protoss doesn't interfere with humans."

"Come on, young Artanis, to my camp, and I will treat you to tea."

Augustus walked away on his own, leaving Artanis in self-pity to mutter to himself.

"Marshal, you are teasing me again." Artanis followed Augustus.Protoss use their skin to draw water, but they don't drink tea.

As Augustus and Artanis left the mountain and walked into the path leading to the barracks, a group of about 15 Reaper recruits roared by.

They carried large jet packs - early Reaper packs were flyable, but were too bulky and difficult to maneuver, and the mortality rate among recruits was quite high.Therefore, a good Reaper is as valuable as a fighter pilot.

Based on this flaw, Rory Swan and his team, who can always give Augustus something new, designed a non-flyable twin-turbo backpack for training recruits.Even so, the death rate at the Reaper boot camp is still very high, which makes their training costs much more than ordinary marines.

When Lieutenant Sarah Kerrigan was walking towards Augustus from a side road, Artanis left quietly with the help of a phase warp device. He seemed to really think that Augustus would pour black tea on the own face.

Someone actually did it, and it was Tychus Finlay, drunk and drunk.

"Urgent news, the UED Expeditionary Force has sent a willingness to sign a peace treaty with us, and is willing to send Alexei Stukov to participate in the negotiations." Kerrigan swept Augustus's face ,Say.

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)