StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 566 Vulcan

"I'll bet this month's stipend you're trying to tease us. There's no end to it, Rory!"

Mr. Bill "Pearly" Bousquette, the second in command of the Royal Corps of Engineers, sat down on the ground, blowing his beard and eyes with anger.

He and a few young engineers around him were overhauling the airlock. They were wearing tight exoskeleton work suits, and it would be fine to fall from a few feet.

The Hyperion had just completed an overhaul and was in dry dock ready to be handed over to the Royal Guards, which should have been empty.As a result, there was a small problem during the third inspection, and the annoyed chief engineer Rory Swan immediately rushed to clean up the mess with several engineers in person.

Originally, Swan didn't need to deal with this matter. The entire Aurora Shipyard's ships were under his control, and there were at least [-] battlecruisers parked in the dock.

But Swann is a restless person, and whenever he has free time, he runs around with a toolbox.He also doesn't like to give orders, and just likes to be around tools and people who know how to use them.

"Oh, I don't have the time to do this. This compensator still has a little problem, you have to wait for me for a while, and I will treat you to a Mai Tai cocktail later." Swan's voice came from Huberian's aisle communicator come out.

"Don't rush me, guys, it's almost over."

"I must say that dwarf can drink well. The glass he uses to drink beer is as big as my head." Tychus said of Swann: "We drink from a bucket and piss for half an hour."

The relationship between Tychus and Swann is not very good, and it is not a bad enemy.

"That's true, Tychus," said the Emperor.

Others ate meat and drank heavily, but Tychus pissed loudly.

"Your Majesty!" Bill "Polly" Buskett saw Augustus and immediately bowed to pay tribute, and the rest of the engineers immediately put down their hands.

"Thank you, Bill, Boy, Erich." Augustus shook the hands of these engineers one by one, and the young engineers who were full of glory only hated themselves for not wearing their best suits.

The engineers in the Imperial Engineering Corps came from various worlds, factories, docks, and quiet towns. Many young engineers grew up listening to the legend of Augustus Mengsk.

The emperor remembered the names of everyone he met, even the truly unknown.His memory is not much better than others, so it is even more admirable.

After retiring from the army, a Sergeant of the Demon of Heaven wrote a biography for the emperor, and the book immediately became a bestseller.In that book, Augustus Mengsk was described as an outstanding Federation Marine Corps officer, and the legend of the Tyrannian Empire began.

"Is life here okay?" asked Augustus.

Most of the people in the Aurora Shipyard were transferred two months after the war started. Some people came from the warm and humid tropical jungle world, while others lived in the freezing cold world of ice and snow.

"It's so much better than the days we used to live," Bill said. "Young people probably don't remember sweating in the old T-280 space engineering vehicle."

Bill is from Jos, where there are only high plateaus, rolling mountains and deserts on the inner continental plates.In the past, Bill worked for rich people who traveled to Jos. Later, he was attracted by the favorable recruitment conditions of the Imperial Engineering Corps, and decided to go to the core world to earn a fortune and leave.

Unexpectedly, it took several years to work. If the two sons had not already established families and careers in their hometown, Bill would even want to move his family to Keha.

The treatment of the Imperial Engineering Corps is much better than that of private mining companies, and it is also safe. The most important thing is that the Empire will not default on pensions.And the Royal Engineering Corps is even more remarkable, they work for the emperor.

All in all, in the Tyrannian Empire, talented people are doing better than before.The imperial capital, Augustgrad, has a large middle class that only Tarsonis can match.

Augustus nodded, and looked at the Hyperion, which was quietly moored in the dry dock.

The Hyperion has never stopped upgrading, and Augustus spent enough money on her to build ten Minotaur-class battlecruisers.And even when the blueprint scheme of the Minotaur-class battlecruiser was approved, the performance, firepower and armor of the Hyperion were not inferior to the new warships.

Over the past four years, the Hyperion's propulsion system, electronic system, armor, and weapons have all been redesigned. Everything is only the best, and it is almost dismantled and rebuilt to build a new one.

This imposing battleship looks like new, with its soaring bridge glistening under the pilot lights.

The flagship of the empire, the symbol of freedom, and the soldiers on board called her the Lady of Mercy.

The current Hyperion is already one of the most powerful battleships in active service, except that it is not as large as the latest Gorgon battlecruiser.

Some people may ask whether it is worth spending such a high price. Emperor Augustus' answer is simple and clear: I have been on this ship for seven or eight years, and the Hyperion has never abandoned me.

Emperor, is nostalgia.

"You guys are doing a great job," Augustus said to Bill.

"At least it's worthy of the salary." Bill smiled: "We also have children who are serving in the navy, and some are on the front line. They are now on a certain battleship, and the cold space is just outside the bulkhead a few feet thick. "

"We don't want young kids dying so far from home because of their own neglect."

One of Bill's sons had joined Jos's Imperial stormtroopers, and if the war got there, many others he knew would join the fight.Another old engineer in the engineering regiment had three sons who had joined the army, two of whom were on the Bracken front, but even so his hand holding the torch was still so steady.

War is so caught off guard, and suddenly people's familiar world and familiar life are torn apart.

"We are never used to seeing death, whether it is a loved one or a stranger we have never met." Augustus thought of the death of Thomas Omo, and the daily increase of August Grad Cemetery the cross:
"Because of this, every effort to win with fewer casualties counts."

There are more and more military families.

In the old federation, no one envied the soldiers. People served in the soldiers only for the money.The soldiers of the Federation have no guarantee, that is, if they are not transformed into resocialized soldiers and live to retire, they will immediately become victims of unemployment.

At the end of the first full-scale war, the streets of Tarsonis were full of disabled soldiers who had to beg for a living. Their young daughters learned to be charming and pathetic to please passers-by. God knows what kind of people would Take them home.

This situation did not improve until Augustus ordered subsidies for disabled federal soldiers.

Now imperial soldiers can be regarded as a respectable profession. You must know that the apartments in the center of Auguste Grad are all senior imperial military officers.But as long as there is a war, people will die.

Valerian, the son of Prince Arcturus, will also join the navy, starting as an ordinary officer.

Stilling's semester has been shortened by one and a half years, and the students have to study several times the number of courses every day. They accept militarized management in order to become solid and reliable naval officers after graduation.There is no shortage of soldiers now, only good officers who can lead them.

"That's the only thing we can do for them. Better warships and better weapons. Now we have the ability and conditions, instead of letting those brave children step on the battlefield with rifles or even fire sticks. battlefield." Bill said:

"The Royal Corps of Engineers stands ready to enter the front line at any time."

Engineering regiments are indispensable on any battlefield. They can repair damaged weapons, and they can also build bunkers on the front line, and tall buildings rise on the ground.

"The empire needs people like you." Augustus looked at Bill.

Bill Busquette was a man who grew up in the old federal system, and most of the defenders of the imperial system were also like that.

At this time, a dull "duangduang" sound was getting closer and closer. It was the sound of Rory Swan walking.

"What brought you here, hero." Swan knew that Augustus had arrived, but he still finished his work before coming out:

"New job?"

"When did he give you a new nickname," Tychus muttered under his breath.

"You know that's what Swann likes to do," Augustus said.

Swan has the habit of giving people nicknames, but not for ridicule, mostly for intimacy.Raynor is the cowboy, Valerian Mengsk is called the little boss, and Artanis, the executive of the Protoss Empire, is called the baby.

"I'm looking for you," Augustus said to Swan.

"I guess you need an engineer," Swan said, walking up to Augustus.

This strong Mrs. Meinhau is actually not short, but looks flatter.When he saw Tychus, Swann shook his beard and glared, as if to say that Tychus dared to come to his own territory.

Of course, Tychus stared at Swann too.If it is not good to breathe out fragrance in front of the emperor, then you have to compare whose eyes are bigger.

Augustus was used to this, and didn't bother to pay attention to them, just thinking that his two cats were arguing again.

"Swan, I have received a report that Gorgon's experimental battleship Vulcan (Loki, the translation of the national server is Vulcan) has reached the stage of testing weapons." Augustus said to Swan:
"It won't be long before we demonstrate this powerful new weapon to the public."

"I don't want to spoil your interest, but we have to wait another two years for mass production of Gorgon." Swan shook his head non-stop: "This type of battlecruiser is really too big, and the existing docks have no Not that big."

"I know," said Augustus:

"I was just going to see if she was worth the money."

"I can guarantee this." Swan nodded and said:

"The Minotaur class is big enough, but the Gorgon is basically twice her size, and it can carry 8000 people. The ship behind it may be even bigger, which means there will be more space to load power With more massive weapons, our ship may one day be able to carry out solar bombardment like the Spear of Adun of the Protoss of Durham."

"I like your aggressiveness." Augustus said to Swan: "Now take me to see the big guy."

"Hope they know you're coming," Swann said. "We can take the tram in the shipyard. I hope you can bear the stench of us rednecks."

"You underestimate me." Augustus was silent for a moment: "Don't forget how I got up from the mud and stood in this position. Do you think I won't suffer now?"

The Aurora Shipyard is a miracle. She inherited the design of the Delarian Orbital Shipyard, but the blue is better than the blue.There are countless shipyards, countless piers, countless cranes, countless spaceships and trailers for transporting materials, and about 160 million workers.

The tram that Augustus took was full of workers dressed in blue or orange. They lived and worked in the Aurora Shipyard and regarded it as their home.

When the train was running, the radio inside was still playing the latest news. The Battle of Bracken really made Edmund Duke stand out, and the other generals were naturally not far behind.

The radio will also play the progress report of the Aurora Shipyard, such as how many warships have been launched this month, and how many will be next month.

In the distance, there is an equally huge and incredible keel laid in the huge canyon-like slideway. There are tens of thousands of people working around it, and it looks like black dots from a distance.

Alloy steel materials as high as mountains are piled up next to the slideway, and they are transported by super-giant cranes that are higher than mountains.These alloy steel materials will be shaped, cut, forged and pressed until they become hull parts, and then welded together with the incomparable girder, followed by the assembly of various equipment and weapons.

This is a Minotaur-class battlecruiser under construction, and the length of the cables laid inside her alone can circle the city of Augustegrad several times.

From the laying of the keel to the service of a battlecruiser, countless people are involved, including workers, architects, engineers, smelters, blacksmiths, drillers, electricians. The entire work of the shipyard is in the Imperial Admiralty Under the supervision of other departments, it is often possible to see imperial navy soldiers in power armor or red and blue military uniforms here.

The Aurora Shipyard is an important military base of the empire, guarded by a large number of troops.

Now the empire's shipbuilding technology has surpassed Umoyan's too much, so they also have a lot of covetousness.Of course, zerg also infiltrate, especially a mimic hatchling capable of taking human form.

Farther away is the Gorgon experimental ship Vulcan that Augustus said, and the dock just carrying her is larger and more magnificent than all the warships he has ever seen.The giant turrets lined up are like row upon row of tall buildings, and the shadows cast by them when they move are like the spreading night.

The Vulcan is sailing in the rising sun, flying thousands of banners of the Tyranid Empire.

"Oh, not as good as Odin," said Tychus.

(End of this chapter)