StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 565
Today's Augustegrad city is already a highly modernized super city. The magnificent and beautiful steel and glass buildings are scattered and orderly along the checkerboard grid lines, and modern technology can be seen everywhere on the clean and beautiful streets.

With the continuous development of the empire's territory, some worlds in the old federation era have become remote on the star map, which is why today's Mar Sara and Antiga can only be counted as marginal worlds.Keha is the true center of the empire, and places like Fauna II have also become the new core world because of their location.

Just walking on the road of Augustgrad, pedestrians can pay small denominations of Imperial Credits to take out a copy of Imperial Pravda from the AAI propaganda robot along the way or directly watch the generated holographic projection news. There are also cleaning bots that can be discarded at will, and small drones delivering express mail or fast food can be seen everywhere in the sky.

These robots are designed as small machines not much bigger than puppies, driven by motors, running around on wheels and short legs, and they are basically cute and naive creatures.

Now the single-person suspension motorcycle is no longer a fashionable means of transportation, and the fancy anti-gravity skateboard is the favorite of young people.Nanotechnology has had the most prominent impact on people's lives, triggering a technological explosion in the fields of medicine, industry and materials science in the Tyranid Empire.

This is thanks to the people on earth who came all the way.

On Augustus Grad summer solstice, the new grass and wildflowers growing on the barren land flourished in the warm night, and the half-missed blue moon hangs in the sky glisteningly blue.

Midsummer is supposed to be about lighting bonfires, setting off fireworks, and dancing around piled fires, but it's war time, so keep it simple.

But even so, you can still buy local firewood with a radiation index that reaches a safe level, fireworks imported from Tarsonis, and high-quality and cheap cakes in Augustgrad’s store. If someone is willing to sing and dance, the laws of the empire will never Not expressly prohibited.

A smarter person can understand that the Tyranid Empire has enough supplies to deal with this war.The clean and efficient imperial government mobilized the empire's resources in an orderly manner and dispatched personnel to ensure that military investment would not cause the original production order to collapse.

As far as the imperial capital of Augustegrad is concerned, the residents living in it can clearly feel the increase in prices and the shortage of some commodities, but the direct regulation of the government still keeps the prices of daily necessities stable.

On this lush summer night, the wind that blows into Auguste Grad carries the fragrance of flowers and plants.

Auguste Grad is not much deserted than before the war broke out, but there are many fewer people in the business district, because people have to consider the possibility that the war may continue forever.

But in public places, in squares, in cafes, in restaurants and bars, it is still very lively.The first phase of the conscription order recruited about 4000 million recruits throughout the empire, and there were 800 million recruits in Augustegrad alone, which means that an average of every 200 people enlists in the army. As for this person going to the building empty.

The grown-ups talked about military strategy in public in Augustgrad, commenting on the speculative troop movements.Even young children play Imperial Fleets vs. Zerg, games that often end with trampling a few innocent kehal beetles to death.

This day is particularly lively, not only because it is Midsummer's Day, but also because of the encouraging news from the Bracken Front.

That is, Marshal Edmund Duke, the commander-in-chief of the First Fleet of the Empire, defeated the invading Zerg in the Bracken galaxy, beat the bugs to death, and wiped out [-] million enemies.The Zerg took a heavy blow and had to bypass the Bracken system.

Now, with the news being broadcast from all over the place, Marshal Edmund Duke and his men of the First Fleet became instant heroes, and Duke's exploits were more sincerely praised than ever before.

If they thought about it again and wanted to count the glorious achievements of Marshal Duke, they would find that there was nothing at all.Of course, Duke has fought many battles, and there are countless legendary stories, but he made up half of them himself, and there is some gold in them.

But the fact that Duke retreated the Protoss fleet alone in Mar Sara was enough for him to brag about for a lifetime.Reynolds and Duke had a quick disagreement, and that was the only thing he knew.

Regardless, Duke is now an imperial hero, and he's fighting a tough one this time.

The emperor knew that if he wanted to launch a determined and strong attack, Duke should be used.

Of course, the citizens of the empire who had made such remarks before would say that the victory of the imperial fleet is certain.The Empire has invested so much in this fleet, it deserves to win.

The military expenditure of the Tyranid Empire was 130 times that of the United States of Umoyan. Most of this money was spent on the construction of the Imperial Navy. Fortunately, the Minotaur-class battlecruiser was worthy of its price.

At the same time, the major shipyards of the Tyrann Empire are still starting to manufacture a new batch of battlecruisers, and the speed has increased tenfold compared to before the war.

The trade routes tightly connect the various territories of the empire. The engines and electronic systems of the Minotaur-class battlecruisers come from the main star of Tarsonis, the armor is produced by Bronte and Nafu II, and the naval guns are produced by the Keha Military Factory. Production, propulsion systems were provided by Bennett Group and Della Group, and final block construction was carried out at Bennett Shipyard, Usa Shipyard and August Grad Royal Dockyard in Korha.

The heavy industry in the entire empire has been converted to war services, the number of naval academies has increased by dozens overnight, and the shortage of non-commissioned officers on the front line is not enough to be withdrawn to serve as instructors.This terrible war machine is building its own fleet in large numbers, such a grand sight has never been seen by the older Tyranid humans.

Not even the most cunning Umoyan double agent can figure out how many fleets the Empire has.The Empire has the First Fleet and the No.17 Fleet. All in all, it sounds like a lot anyway.

The admirals of the old federal era were also reused by Emperor Augustus, the most famous of which were the commanders of Alpha Squadron, Nova Squadron and Omega Squadron.

The original colonel and lieutenant colonel became an admiral and lieutenant general because of the lack of imperial navy generals.This situation will be alleviated after the large-scale establishment of naval academies, because these schools are not only for the civilian class, but even the poorest people can go to school, as long as he proves his ability.

The theory of sea power is still applicable in the stars and seas. The emperor of the Tyrannian Empire needs a fleet to open up frontiers for him to achieve immortal feats.

That night, people who thought they knew the inside story began to talk about the significance of the Battle of Bracken.The Emperor never explained to the public why he fought the first battle at Bracken, but there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand Imperials.

Some people firmly believe that when the swarms approach the planet Bracken, the battle will come to an end. Others believe that Bracken's geographical location is very important because it is the gateway to the Southwest Empire.

Anyway, now is not the time to publish the battle plan in detail in the newspapers, because cerebrates also read newspapers.

The only thing that is certain is that the Battle of Bracken is indeed of great significance.The Tyrann Empire needs a victory to prove its current strength, so that the enemy will carefully weigh the price they will pay before making a large-scale attack.

Tonight, the streets of August Grad were empty, and countless people sang the national anthem in front of the statue of former Federal Marshal Fowler.The Marshal, who never saw the creation of the Tyranid Empire, died on the eve of the end of the Guild Wars.

He is a hero of the Tyranids, not a hero of the Tyrannian Empire, but Emperor Augustus still erected a statue for him.

Gathered Augustograds carried giant portraits of Emperor Augustus and waved flags through the streets.Both those who support the monarchy and those who oppose it are silent. The emperor's authority is unshakable, and human beings are happy to extend this respect to his descendants.

As long as they are not too incompetent or too out of line.

The war had undoubtedly changed life in the Empire, but at least it hadn't gotten too bad.The Tyranids hated war, had no passion for it, and had no escape from it.

Now, an undisputed fact has been recognized by the public.That is, the demise of the corrupt old federation is inevitable, and the Tyrannian humans must have a firm and decisive leader to lead them.

This is the inevitability of history.

Not everyone was immersed in the victory. 10,000+ people spontaneously came to the long river outside Auguste Grad and watched many red candles carried by small paper boats go down the river. Half the people were in black mourning, and young widows were weeping.

News of the victory was rushed back to Korha with a list of casualties, some 6000 dead at the Battle of Bracken, not a single body left.

A convoy was sailing from the Bracken Starport, and the rest pods above were carrying seriously injured Imperial Navy soldiers, many of whom died on the way.

The fate of these wounded imperial warriors will not end here. The disabled will receive prosthetic transplants, and the new limbs will not be much different from the original in terms of function.Soldiers who are too wounded to return to the front line can apply for a job as a military school teacher, and that's the choice most will make.

That night, the emperor expressed his condolences to the fallen soldiers.This is a staggering number.

"Where's Matt?" Emperor Augustus didn't look as tired as before tonight, perhaps the news of victory gave him some encouragement.

"At Pontefull, Agathora's ashes swarms are expected to arrive there in two standard days," said Faraday, Captain of the Royal Guard.

Faraday was younger than the emperor, but he was as calm and rigorous as an old butler.

"If the war breaks out there, the primitive bug swarm will soon enter our encirclement." Augustus was walking on the road with flashing lights.

At this moment, Horace Warfield's Second Fleet, Prince Arcturus' Sixth Fleet and Matt Horner's Imperial Fleet have deployed a huge Pocket array.This large net is blocked on the only way for the primitive swarm, just waiting for them to get in.

Once a fight starts, the loss of warships and casualties are inevitable.

Augustus knew that the number of casualties at the Battle of Bracken was probably less than one percent in this war.

At the same time, Augustus also deployed a new fleet in Charles, led by Lieutenant General Jackson Hole, plus Stukov's, the number of battlecruisers alone exceeded one hundred.

Cerebral Carlos's griffin swarm also attacked, apparently backed by the Overmind.

"It won't be long before the news gets back to Augustgrad," Faraday said.
"The empire will surely win!"

"Even if you say we might lose the battle, I won't cut off your head," said Augustus.

"We have the most powerful fleet of Tyrannians and the greatest emperor." Faraday said, "It is impossible to fail."

Augustus glanced at Farah for the first time, and knew that this was not flattery, and the other party really thought so.

"Tychus, what are you doing?" Augustus looked at Tychus beside him, who was rolling his eyes.

"My lord, I want to pee," Tychus said.

"You really lost your head." The emperor knew that this guy was angry with himself, because he refused to let him drive Odin to the front line:

"Don't pee on your pants."

It's not that the empire didn't send Odin into the battlefield, but Tychus's plane was ruined by himself in the past two days. The old boy knew this well, but he was as depressed as a mentally handicapped.

"I'll throw you to Jimmy right now, let him throw you to the worms," ​​said Augustus.

"Yeah!" Tychus cheered.

This is not the streets of Augustus Grad, but the Aurora Royal Shipyard on the Keha synchronous orbit.

Next to it is the vast mooring platform of the Aurora Shipyard, and the signal lights of the acceleration track flash brilliantly in the dark.In the distance, Korhal IV became a dark blue background, thousands of lights from the ship's wake and navigation lights shining like stars.

In front is the core area of ​​the Aurora Shipyard, which has more than 1000 slides of different sizes and dry docks that can park Gorgon-class battlecruisers. The huge supply depot is stacked with ammunition and supplies.

In the Aurora Shipyard, the symbol of the Tyranid Empire can be seen everywhere, on every banner and banner.

There is also a city-sized drone manufacturing factory, where tens of thousands of assembly workers are working simultaneously to produce attack drones (Assault drones) and fire-suppression drones (Fire-suppression drones) that can be carried by battlecruisers , Lattice defense drone, Repair drone, Targeting drone and a series of drones.

Thanks to advances in AI technology, Augustus and the United States of Umoyan developed new intelligent machines.However, the current technology is still not perfect and needs to be assisted by manual operation.

These unmanned aerial vehicles can replace fighter planes to carry out bombing, interception or rescue missions.

A battlecruiser can also be a drone mothership. This small drone does not take up much space. As long as the blueprint is uploaded to the control center, any empire starport can be produced.

In a dry dock, there is the Huberian under repair. This old-fashioned behemoth-class battlecruiser is a hero of the empire. Until now, Augustus is reluctant to retire her.

When Augustus walked to the entrance of the Hyperion's cabin and looked in, the engineers inside were floating in the air, working with wrenches.

"Boys, I fixed the gravity compensator!" Swan's loud voice came over suddenly.

Before the words fell, the engineers fell to the ground and cried out in pain.

Augustus originally wanted Swann to be a cabinet minister, but Mrs. Meinhau refused to do it, and wanted to mix with nut wrench oil. His pleasure in life is to drink beer in a big, round wooden barrel cup. Munch on pretzels.

Swan married several times, but none of them went well.

"It seems that you already know." Swan felt aggrieved:
"sorry."

(End of this chapter)