StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Among all the planets that Augustus has visited, the majestic mountains and the lost city left in them are unique.

The mountains of Sil are surprisingly huge and high, often more than ten miles high, and the land they occupy is extremely vast.Thousands of such high mountains form a high wall like a moat, which reaches deep into the clouds.

On the flat land between the mountains is the city of the ancient civilization of Xier. There are countless tall and dense tower-like buildings in the city. Each building group is connected by surrounding ramps, towers and bridges, converging in the distance Into a cobweb-like tangled web.

These cities that are so huge that it is difficult to see the beginning and end must have had an extremely glorious history. The race that created these great ruins long ago is still walking on this land.At that time, it was still long before the first human being looked up at the starry sky.

At that time, it has been several million years, no matter how magnificent and prosperous these lost cities were, all the colors have been wiped away by the world and the never-ending wind and sand. Thousands of gray and black buildings are like the silent tombstones of this civilization.

Augustus looked at this dead world from the stone steps of the Sarnaga Temple in the center of the city, imagining its former prosperity and the azure blue river flowing through it, as well as the green and brown forests and grasslands.

But now this place is incomparably desolate. Many centuries before the arrival of human beings, the strong wind of Sil has already blown away the last vegetation that took root here, revealing the ugly dark brown rock shelf, the one by one on the ground. Huge bright spots were once part of giant lakes or oceans.

The wind swept across tens of thousands of miles of land, carrying tons of sand and gravel with it.

No matter how magnificent and mysterious life this planet once bred, now she has also become the tomb of this species.

"This civilization is inextricably linked with the Xel'Naga. According to preliminary investigations, they may have worshiped the Xel'Naga extremely fanatically, as if they were gods." Dr. Narud is no longer as continuous as he just came here I was amazed, but still immersed in shock.

"So, just like the protoss, Xier's intelligent life has also been reminded and taught by the Naganaga?" Augustus wondered whether the Naganaga should have your share.

"This still requires further archaeological excavation and research on the social structure and culture of ancient civilizations. It is also possible that the Sarnaga never appeared in front of this civilization. But before the species on this planet evolved wisdom and developed civilization, those Sarnaga The Naga Temple already exists." Dr. Narud pondered for a moment.

"So, the higher the development of this civilization, the more you can understand the irreproducibility of the Sarnaga Temple, the more you will be in awe, until you develop religious worship."

"Among the excavated Sarnaga ruins, the architectural history can be traced back to the beginning of the chaos of the universe, when the stars were just forming." The doctor said:

"The Naganaga, what a great and mysterious race."

"Do you think they are gods?" Augustus was silent for a while.

"God who is omnipresent, omniscient, omniscient and omnipotent." The emperor made a metaphor: "For example, if I mutter a few words here, will they look over?"

".There is no way to prove it." Dr. Narud looked at Augustus, opened his mouth, and said nothing more.He knew that the emperor was an atheist, but he was very interested in mysterious phenomena such as this.

"Are all Naganaga's prophecies true?" Augustus asked again.

"So far, humans have not been able to interpret Naganaga's prophecy." The doctor sighed and emphasized: "The difficulty is equivalent to that of an uninitiated ape to analyze the equation, and it is difficult to reach the sky. Even the protoss can't do it. "

"If the Naganagas are really a high-dimensional existence that humans cannot understand at all, then indeed, their actions are miracles, and their prophecy is the trajectory of destiny." Augustus put his hands behind his back.

"If Naganaga returns again and becomes an enemy of humans, how can we kill them?"

"Your Majesty." Dr. Narud was obviously overwhelmed by the emperor's question. He felt a bit embarrassed, and almost said that you humans are worthy of being an enemy of Amon: "After all, I am just a Sarnaga scholar with some achievements and a low-level person. biologist."

"When I was young, I always liked these far-fetched whimsical ideas. What if I have to fight against the gods one day." Augustus signaled Ai Qing not to panic, I was just talking casually.

After finishing speaking, Augustus walked along the huge steps to the interior of the Sarnaga Temple, followed by Narud and others.

Syl's Xel'Naga Temple was not the same as Ayr's or Sacoolas's, but the beautiful spiral dome and huge hexagonal stone pillars were the same.

This Sarnaga Temple is indeed the center of the city, or in other words, all other buildings and layouts are based on it. Every architectural style complements the elegance and beauty of the Sarnaga Temple.

Two stone steps that seem to be made for giants converge towards the top of the temple along the trapezoidal altar and the straight-edged columns, and finally meet at the temple gate in front of Augustus.

The gates of the temple were two hundred feet high and forty feet wide, twice as thick as the walls of Augustograd's palace.The gate seems to be made up of dozens of different but perfectly fitting geometric fragments, and the dark green light continuously flows along the grooves between them.

Augustus originally planned to use the Draken laser drill to blast open the door, but Dr. Narud unexpectedly found a way to open it.The emperor was overjoyed. If he could open the first one, he would be able to open the second one.

Beyond the gate was the mighty temple hall, so vast and so dwarfed by any known building of man that the wall opposite the gate, like a distant cliff, seemed both a wall and a ceiling.The flowing crystal light is like a waterfall of dark green light spreading from the four walls, making the whole world feel like being in a garden.

Dark green is the basic color of life, and it is the lush forest, jungle and grassland.In Naganaga's creations, everything is perfectly integrated with the beauty of nature and the vitality of all things.

The number and strength of the pillars supporting the dome in the hall are obviously not enough to support such a huge building, but the temple still stands with its miraculous structure and material strength.There isn't any window in it, so it doesn't feel dark even though it doesn't see sunlight.

Before Augustus there were many colossal creations, as if prepared for his giant counterparts.

"The Sarnaga used to sit here." Emperor Augustus couldn't help but said after sighing: "I can't imagine what kind of grand occasion it was at that time."

"Yeah, it's a pity that we will never see each other again." Dr. Narud's regret did not seem to be feigned, but it seemed that it was not just regret.

There are hundreds of imperial soldiers in the temple hall, among them are many archaeologists and textual scholars, who are carefully excavating the ruins.

In the Koprulu sector, archaeologists are mainly responsible for excavating rare alien relics. After all, the history of the Tyranid Federation is only two or three centuries old, and there is really nothing to excavate.

Augustus recruited many unknown and down-and-out archaeologists from Tarsonis, and hired them to excavate alien ruins for him.It is worth mentioning that Augustus’ ten-year-old nephew Valerian Mengsk also wanted to participate in the archaeological excavation, but was yelled back by his father.

Considering the preciousness of the many ancient ruins of Schill and the important geographical location, Augustus also decided to establish several outposts and scientific research stations here.Sil's natural resources are also quite rich. In the future, the colonization plan may be put on the agenda, and several smaller settlements will be established to strengthen the empire's control over here.

"That should be the fragment of Xier's Xel'Naga artifact." Dr. Narud pointed to the center of the temple hall. On the rising hexagonal column, there was a black polyhedron with a smooth cut surrounded by blue. colored fluorescence.

According to the Doctor, this is part of an extraordinary Naganaga creation.

"The Tadarin Protoss is protecting this?" Augustus walked towards the Xel'Naga artifact fragment, and the imperial soldiers and scholars along the way saluted him: "Even they themselves don't understand what is the use of this."

"Since the Tadarin Protoss attaches so much importance to it, it must have its value." Dr. Narud said.

At this time, Narud did not have the funds to hire the Renault Rangers in the game to find the artifact for himself, so he could only try his best to convince the emperor that this object was absolutely extraordinary.

And it was impossible for him to think that Augustus had already seen through his thoughts.It's just that the other party still couldn't figure out what Narud was going to use the artifact for at this moment.

The Xel'Naga artifact is indeed very important. It can be used to absorb energy to resurrect Amon, the god of darkness, and pull him back to the real universe. It is also the key to finding Urna to enter the void, and even creating the next generation of Xel'Naga.

Under the instructions of Augustus, this Xel'Naga artifact was carefully tightened in a black metal lockbox, and transported back to the fleet by a special plane.

This is the third Xel'Naga artifact shard that Augustus has obtained, but he himself is not very keen on collecting all the artifacts.But since Narud is so interested, Augustus wants to see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd.

"Since the doctor said so, there must be a reason for the doctor." Since Dr. Narud created the space-time fragmentation device and personal shield based on the research on Nagar's technology, the emperor has valued and trusted him more and more.

Speaking of this, Augustus turned to Faraday, the captain of the Royal Guard beside him: "Is there any result in the interrogation of the Silta Darling protoss?"

So far, the Tadarin protoss forces entrenched in Sil have been wiped out by the imperial army coefficient, leaving only a small number of residual forces still stubbornly resisting.Soon, word of Sil's victory will spread throughout the world of the Tyranid Empire.

The Tal'darine protoss of Syl were not the Tal'darines who attacked the human world, nor did they know anything about the destruction of Braxis.They belong to the Tal'darin Expeditionary Force led by Executor Naion, fanatically following the Xel'Naga, semi-independent from the mainstream world of the Tal'darin protoss.

Now being beaten by the Tyrannian Empire with his head covered, he is completely at a loss.The person was still standing there, so he somehow took over the pot and carried it himself first.

However, whether it is Augustus who knows the truth or the people of the empire who can't tell the difference, in fact, there is no difference between the two groups of Tadalin, and they are not good people anyway.No matter what, let's settle the grudge first.

The Tadarin protoss of Niang and the Imperial Army are not without feuds, which can be traced back to the bloody conflict between the two on the jungle planet Baishere during the Revolutionary Army era.

After all, the Tal'darin protoss of Slane are far away from the Tyranid Empire, and the Tal'darin of Naion are on the border of the empire.Under the so-called couch, how can others be allowed to sleep peacefully.

As long as Augustus' Tyrannian Empire continues to expand outward, sooner or later the two sides will have another war.Since this is the case, it is better for him to strike first.

Augustus was not worried that the destruction of this Tadarin protoss would lead to the outbreak of Slane. Among his own people, Niang was regarded as a lunatic who had been poisoned by terrazine.No Tal'darim lord would risk his own power to avenge Nairn unless ordered to do so by a high lord.

There are only intrigues and power struggles between Tadalin, and there is no family affection at all.And the relationship between Marash, the current lord of Tadarin High, and Niang can be regarded as very bad, let alone help him avenge—unless it is used as an excuse for power struggle.

But there is no real benefit to fighting the Tyrannian Empire, and it is very likely to affect the plan of the dark god Amon.

If the high-ranking lords of Taldarine really came to make trouble, Augustus had his own way to deal with it.In any case, Augustus will never be afraid of throwing a mouse, and he will never speak softly when it is time to strike hard.

"Although the Tadarin Protoss is brave and extremely tenacious in battle, it is not unyielding." Faraday replied: "Now we have obtained the detailed coordinates of several Tadarin planets, but we don't know the authenticity."

Known for their cunning, the Tal'darin protoss despise humans, but will submit to the strong.Humans can also be strong.

"Have you figured out where Niorn's lair is?" Augustus asked.

"In the Sigma Quadrant," Faraday replied.

"Show these coordinates on a map," Augustus said.

Immediately, a three-dimensional holographic map unfolded in front of Augustus.Several less than medium-sized worlds and their orbiting stars appear in the dusty constellation, the most important of which is named Typhon.According to the confession of the Tadarim captives, Typhon also had a fragment of the Xel'Naga artifact that they offered up.

The Sigma Quadrant is the stronghold of Niorn.The records on the map show that many human ships have disappeared while passing here.

"Arcturs' exploration team also disappeared in the Sigma Quadrant, but the search and rescue team sent after that has never heard of it. After the war broke out, this matter can only be left alone." Augustus remembered something:
"Send multiple scout ships and infiltration forces to these Tal'darin worlds immediately to prepare for the coming war."

Thinking of this, Augustus looked at the planet named Typhon.In Augustus' memory, Typhon was destroyed in a supernova explosion in the timeline of Wings of Liberty in 2504, but now it was ten years ago.

"The next world that must be captured is Typhon."