StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

August Grad in June is a long-lost sunny day, with fluffy white clouds gathering in the sea-blue sky.

This miraculous city built on the radiation wasteland and barren land is one of the few pure lands in Keha. The green belt around Auguste Grad and the high cast alloy walls block the wind and sand from the radiation desert, while the surrounding city The huge umbrella-shaped air purification facility keeps the air in the imperial capital always clean.

The Imperial government has kept their promise to ensure that children born on Korhal live without risk.

Augustograd is one of the many contributions of Emperor Augustus Mengsk to the land of his birth. It is a modern super steel city, which condenses the wisdom of almost all the master builders of the Tyranids.In its heyday, 2500 million people worked simultaneously in Augustograd to build this great city.

Looking down from the sky, with the towering palace as the center, Augustegrad's checkerboard-shaped cross streets extend infinitely in all directions, with countless silver domes, rib-like elevated, high towers reaching into the sky and shining The shining glass is like the roof of the world.Surrounding Augustgrad, a huge ring of bright silver metal can be seen even from high-altitude orbit, just like the back of the silver dragon's scales.

It was a city of indisputable grandeur, a display of human ambition from its planning to its construction.Even though most of the urban area was still under construction, the reinforced concrete foundations alone stretched thousands of miles, an area equivalent to the last moon of Korha.

The Bennett Airport is the largest integrated terminal in August Grad, larger than any airport in Khar to date.At first glance, she looks like a horseshoe lying in the center of Augustegrad, with three identical silver spiers in the center and the curtain wall across the spiers forming a beautiful equi-triangular shape.

At the same time, Bennett Aeroport is also the first huge public building funded by private companies and expected to be donated to the empire after completion.The airport is surrounded by the most well-known landmarks in Augustgrad. The Imperial Military Academy, Keha University, Imperial University and Golden Library under construction are also magnificent buildings with great artistic quality.

According to the UNN universe news network, the airport was built by the Bennett family, one of the only seven Tarsonis founding families.The contemporary owner of Bennett dedicated this magnificent building to Emperor Augustus to wish the new emperor his enthronement.

Today marks the return of the last Imperial troops stationed at Char, and the waiting area of ​​the terminal at Bennett Air Port is full of families of returning soldiers.Although it has not yet reached the point where there are crowds of people, it is still very lively.

Char is one of the most dangerous regions known in the Koprulu sector, affectionately described by Imperial soldiers as a place hotter than hell.It was a paradise for Zergs. Lava flowed across the ground, and bugs crawled even where they could stand a little.

Char is the Imperial planet with the highest soldier death rate at any given time.Only a band of Rangers led by Admiral Jim Raynor can gallop across the perilous Ashworld of Char on Vulture vehicles, and only a gang of space cowboys can tame this treacherous land.

No wonder, then, that loved ones were moved to tears when they saw the soldiers returning from Char.

Augustus was also standing among the crowd in the terminal building, the only difference was that he was wearing that luxurious long bright red coat with golden locks, and the bronze wolf head epaulets on his shoulders were particularly eye-catching.Of course, without these signs, the people of Augustus could recognize their emperor at a glance.

Considering that the excessive enthusiasm of the people might make the scene difficult to control, the position of the emperor was separated by rows of royal guards and isolation belts, otherwise people rushing to shake hands with Augustus might be able to line up to the palace.

Beside the emperor stood the empress and several imperial generals, and beside her was a woman with healthy wheat-colored skin. She was wearing a white dress and was holding a little boy with brown hair and brown eyes.

That was Letty Elizabeth Raynor, wife of Imperial Admiral Jim Raynor, and son John Raynor.

John Raynor (John Raynor) was four years old, fair and lovely, and extremely intelligent.John grew up with Valerian Mengsk in the Mengsk family since he was a child. His godfather, Emperor Augustus, regarded him as his own. Even during the uprising war, he still wrote letters asking about the growth of little John. and learning situations.

Now, Emperor Augustus even invited his original martial arts teacher and one of the two tenth-level psykers of the empire, Sacco Angelini, to teach John.

Although Jim Raynor is just an ordinary person, his son has extremely powerful spiritual power.Although still immature, the child was able to read people's hearts at a very young age.

John had a good relationship with Valerian and regarded him as his older brother, much to the delight of their parents and uncle.

"Hasn't Jimmy arrived yet?" Sergeant Tychus Finlay, of course, was also wearing a well-fitting royal uniform as an officer of the Royal Guard, a red coat with gold trim and a waistcoat with blue lapels, and golden ears of wheat followed him. The gesture of speaking hangs from the sides of the black bearskin top hat.

Augustus has always been uncertain about the design of the uniform of the Royal Guard. In the end, the Iron Prince Arcturus Mengsk, who is widely praised among the people, gave a plan purely based on his own preferences.No matter what, the tall Sergeant Tychus looked like a dog in this suit.

It wasn't that Tychus Finlay lacked the ability to command a large army, he just hated the thankless and risky job.So Augustus could only keep the old boy Tychus with him, let him do some lucrative work, and dismissed him.

If you pay Tychus well, he'll think you're a fraud, sending him on deadly dangerous missions.I gave it to him for nothing, but he didn't want it, so he went to steal it.

In general, Tychus is a man who has nothing to do with loyalty.This guy is a ruthless character who can sell his partner and ask the other party to count the money, and he can kill his own people in a blink of an eye.

But this Tychus only recognizes Augustus, and has already decided to eat him.It is extremely difficult for a person like him to trust other people, but if he really establishes a life-and-death relationship, then he can give his back to this person as much as possible.

"You can tell with your eyes." Augustus looked at his watch: "Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, I've heard you say it eight times in one morning. Tychus, if you do the same to those girls If you have a bad attitude, you won’t be afraid of being dumped by others.”

Tychus had to swear to each other every time he got into a hot fight with a whore, and sometimes he could get himself into it when he was drunk.The last time Tychus had just fallen in love with a woman who was a mercenary, and in a blink of an eye she was drunk and cheated out of the last few credits in his pocket.

The sex industry is banned in Augustgrad, and Tychus, who has great powers, hooks up with the merchants and sailors who travel between Tarsonis Prime and Korhal. Anyway, as long as you do something sneaky, you can always trust Tychus Mr. S.Tychus was an extremely wise man, but this cleverness was never used in the right way.

"Do you remember how much bread you have eaten?" Tychus paused for two seconds before suddenly saying this.

"That's why you have to take a notebook and write it down once you finish it?" Augustus asked back.

"You spy on me?" Tychus rolled his eyes.

"This is what you said when you were drunk last time." Augustus said bluntly.

"It's impossible." Tychus thought for a while, "My wine has always been good."

Hanak Hanke and General Jacques Bennett next to him were all listening to the music. The Devils of Heaven squad is still alive today, and it can be said that it has really flourished.But even they, it is inevitable that there will be a gap between Augustus, who is already the emperor, and these few people can still make useless jokes with the emperor as before.

"Come on, Tychus, next time you don't dance in front of Moria's foreign guests, just let me beg you on behalf of the boss." Hanak laughed wildly and slapped his thighs like someone who was strangled Hiccups like a goose.

"Pay attention to your image, Hank, you are a person of status too, don't be like a monkey with itchy fur in the creaking den." Jacques Bennett used Rick when he was in the Devil's Squad Kidd's alias, he has a certain amount of psionic talent and is the best sniper among them.Now, Jacques has returned to his original name, and incidentally became the head of the Bennett family.

If you don't do that, it is impossible for the Bennett family to escape the empire's liquidation of the founding family.Today, the family's huge shipbuilding and interstellar shipping industries have also been transferred to serve the empire.

"Why, I, Hanak, never care about other people's opinions. If anyone is dissatisfied with me, I can let him taste the taste of boiling oil, steaming and frying." Hanak He didn't care about it, but he still put away his exaggerated smile.Already a general of the empire, Hanake is much more restrained than before, so he won't be able to lift up girls' skirts on the street like before.

When he was still in the Federal Marine Corps, Hank boasted to Augustus that he was General Hank, but now he really became a general.Probably it was also to deal with those staff officers. Harnack used to be a rough man, but now he can read a few comic books.

"If you really don't care, marry my troublesome and strong sister now, and quickly inherit the Bennett family's property, so that I can live in seclusion on the edge of the planet." Yaco rolled his eyes.

"Why don't you let me die, manage the company, and look at the books, is this a human thing? You want me to barbecue, and you can choose from one to twelve medium-rare." Hanak was anxious when he heard that .

"I have nothing to do with your sister!"

Jacques has an older sister who is good at business management. She was originally the heir to the Bennett family, but somehow she fell in love with Harnack at an imperial officer's ball.

Harnack was overjoyed at first, but when he heard that he was going to marry, he packed up his things and ran to Agria to burn worms that night when he inherited the family business.

"Look, I didn't say anything, General Hank." Yaco's relationship with his sister was actually quite good, and he and Hank were close friends.This brother is about to step into the grave of marriage, so he needs to be kicked quickly.

"For this matter, others can't ask for it. What are you afraid of? The power of the old nobles will only become weaker and weaker in the future. They dare not challenge the powerful imperial power. If it weren't for the creation family in the past, there are not many left , you thought it was your turn?" He said:
"And no one really expects you to know how to read? No way?"

"Anyway, I won't do it." Harnack screamed.

Just as Harnack was wailing, the terminal building became lively again. ——The imperial soldiers who came back from Char have arrived.

Wings of Liberty and Rattlesnake Skull, the symbols of human rangers, the most undisputed top cowboys in the Tyrannian Empire, the most famous and most valiant rangers.

The Rangers are the smallest legion, with only 5000 at their peak.Its commander, Jim Raynor, has no requirements for the soldiers, whether they are combat heroes or criminals with criminal records, as long as they make a deal with the past and find their own destination, the Rangers will accept them.

The scorching sun of Char and the harsh natural environment left a clear mark on these rangers, making them stronger and better at fighting.

Teams of imperial rangers in navy uniforms stepped out of the platform to reunite with their long-waiting family members, and the crowd immediately boiled.

The woman with her belly about to give birth was anxiously looking for her husband in the crowd. Everyone kindly moved out of the way or reached out to help her, until a sergeant major knelt down on one knee in front of her.

The soon-to-be father, who has missed seven months of his baby growing up, is now weeping silently with his face on his wife's belly.

Some soldiers finally saw their wives and children, so they hugged them together.There are couples who have been apart for a long time kiss passionately, some cry like a child in front of their parents, and some just silently take out the photos in their pockets
For these warriors on the frontier world, family is the reason they fight.

"Welcome back to Keha, Jimmy, the lights of Keha are on for you tonight." Augustus hugged Jim Raynor who was walking towards him.

"Waiting for your drink." Jim smiled.

Reynolds was the same, in cowboy attire, with the Colt still in the holster at his waist.His beard is still shaved often, but not too sloppy.

"You have a lot of work to do every day, and the backlog of work has piled up like a mountain." Renault patted Augustus on the shoulder.

"Of course someone will do it. Well, what the hell, buddy, let's go get a drink." Augustus shrugged.

"Number [-]," Raynor said.

"You still have the same bad taste in wine."

"same as usual."

"It's not an easy job, is it?" Tychus looked him up and down, satisfied that Raynor's parts were still intact.

"The arms and feet are still there, thank you for your concern. Damn it, Tychus, you have lived a good life, old boy, and gained a lot of weight."

After finishing speaking, Reynolds walked up to his wife, kissed her forehead, bent down and held his son John in his arms, and said to him:
"My son, dear, I'm back."