StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 628 D-4358 Demon Bazaar
D-4358, this is the official name of this deserted fringe world in the public records of the Tyranid colonies.Later, the settlers jokingly called it the Demon's Fair, which is really an exaggerated name.

Although this charcoal-grey surface is surrounded by a stable main-sequence star, its flat elliptical orbit makes its temperature difference throughout the year astonishingly large, and the environment is extremely harsh. cannot meet the minimum needs of human survival.Besides, D-4358 is a remote fringe world, even if it is used as a prison planet for exiled prisoners, the loss outweighs the gain.

What really brought D-4358 into the sight of the imperial government was a report from the automatic return of the planet probe. The results of the second scan of the entire planet showed that there were a large number of abandoned Tadarin protoss buildings on the back of the planet.Apparently, D-4358 was once a colony planet belonging to Tal'darin.

What attracted Tadalin here was another rare resource of D-4358 - terrazine.This gas is hallucinogenic and addictive, and people who inhale too much will go crazy.The Tadarin Protoss called it the Creator's Breath, and the Baishere of the Empire called it Baishere's Gift, but it was actually a real natural drug for humans.

On the vast majority of planets in the Tyrannian Empire, terrazine is a forbidden substance, and even in those imperial territories where terrazine can be legally inhaled, the dosage of sales must be strictly controlled.

As time entered the fourth year of the imperial calendar, the imperial government’s official excavation of the D-4358 Protoss ruins led to the opening of a new sea route, and gradually, immigrants from all over the world continued to come to China due to various reasons. Come to this planet to make a living through various means.

The establishment of a new colony always means more resources at your fingertips and more jobs, more opportunities.Opportunities and risks coexist, and those low-level workers in the core world who yearn for big ranches and big houses are willing to use the money they have saved for half of their lives in exchange for a hope.

Most of the immigrants are poor people. As for where the colonial ship will eventually carry them, whether they will be kicked off the ship halfway and then pulled a group of passengers to earn double and triple, most of them can only be left to fate.

Even so, D-4358 doesn't have much resources to support a city, or even one or two larger communities.There are also many people living here, but they are not permanent residents.

The richest thing on D-4358 is terrazine. This kind of purple gas lingering in the sky of the planet is so abundant that even digging a hole can produce a few wisps of smoke, but this gas is poisonous to ordinary crops. Even if there was once a dense jungle on the planet, not a single blade of grass will grow in a few hundred years.

Most of the immigrants work in the terrazine collection stations established by the Tyranid Empire on the planet, but judging from the number and scale of the collection stations, the current empire's demand for this gas is not large.

As the emigrants have revealed to D-4358 by jokingly calling them the Devil's Bazaar, all but those who work at the collection stations work in the largest "bazaar" on the planet.Even protoss relics can be found in this market, as long as you can imagine, there is nothing missing.

Not only those in the Tyrannian Empire, but the killers in the entire science sector are placing orders in the demon bazaar. As long as the price is right, they dare to assassinate the imperial councilors.Even the most famous mercenary group is posting notes here to find work, because since the former unintentional zone, the Port of the Dead has become more and more prosperous under the governance of the Tyrann Empire, the D-4358 Demon Bazaar has gradually replaced it.

The Imperial Emperor Augustus ruled with laws and torture, and those characters who used to ignore the Imperial Government are now in New Folsom, or beheaded by Ghost Agents.The emperor was not a gentle person, so the rest of the people also obeyed his softness.

But after all, there are too many shady things in this world, and there must be a place to digest these gray transactions that are on the edge of the law.

"Someone told me that some people in D-4358 have been complacent in recent years and inevitably crossed the border, engaged in business that violated the ethical principles, and trampled on the laws of the empire."

As far as Augustus could remember, the last time he set foot in this messy, dilapidated and smoky place was in the slums of Tarsonis and the city built on garbage in the Port of the Dead.The situation of the former has obviously improved, and the port of the dead has regained a piece of green mountains and green waters under the governance of the imperial government.

It might be too much to say that the Devil's Bazaar is a garbage dump, but in Augustus's eyes, it's not much better, because it's just dilapidated streets made of rusted metal and stones, and there are many roads leading to a A dark fork in a black market.

This area was once a Taldarin protoss colony, but they have long since been left barren by their destructive excavations.

If the Kemerians are the mineral locusts among the Koprulu humans, then the Tadarin protoss are the Kemerians among the protoss.The El Protoss emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, while the Tadarin Protoss is not so "hypocritical".Every time those planets abandoned by the Tadalin protoss were devastated as if they had been bombed.

This made D-4358, who was not rich already, even worse.

D-4358 is a place with a dangerous environment. Sometimes, it is hotter than Char and colder than Braxis. Only the place close to the Tropic of Cancer can live.Admittedly, it takes a strong will and a lot of courage to survive in such a place.In the world of StarCraft, humans are regarded as a tenacious race.

The lives of the people here are not good. As the emperor, Augustus thinks he should be responsible, but the people who come to the Devil's Bazaar are not here for a good life at all, and they have no intention of building their own homes.

"Although I didn't come here for this kind of thing, but since I'm here, the people here must know who has been here." Augustus was talking, and Marshal Renault handed him a good cigar, and beside him It was General Matt Horner who lit the cigarette himself.

Doni Vormilian, a military reporter next to him, immediately recorded the precious moment when the emperor inspected the border. When he pressed the shutter, he was as excited as a rocket about to lift off in place.

After all, there are not many reporters who can follow the emperor to record. Donivormilian can hit the big luck because he is the unprincipled and loyal licking dog of Emperor Mengsk.

This time Augustus did not wear a military uniform, but a thick gray woolen long windbreaker to resist the severe cold of D-4358 running to the aphelion.The imperial generals and guards around him are also dressed in the same way, looking like the kind of rich people in the core world who have a lot of money.

In fact, after being in so many worlds, places like D-4358 seemed to Augustus nothing to be afraid of at all.Augustus had seen too many outlaws and knew how to deal with them.

It can be noticed that the people in the devil's market are much more wildly dressed than those in other regions. All the men have a muscular and vigorous appearance, and it can be seen at a glance that they are crawling in the sea of ​​corpses and blood. out of character.They may be veterans of the old Federation era. Such people have no sense of belonging and can't find a good job in the new empire, so they risk their lives to try their luck in the marginal world.

In the Tyrann Empire, the mercenary business is legal, but as the empire grows stronger and more stable, they don't have much work and can only take orders from mining areas and caravans in the fringe world.Since the swarms invaded once again and the wars have been raging, the mercenary business has become easier again.

The girls in the Devil's Bazaar are also very eye-catching. D-4358 is filled with a thick mist of terrazine, and there is no sunlight all year round. Everyone has snow-white tight skin and exposed thin waists.Each of them is a warrior, and the scabbard hanging from the belt is always feline-like.With every frown and smile, it seemed that he wanted to seduce the soul of Mr. Tychus Finley.

Every time they passed Augustus, they had to look at him carefully.These days, there are quite a few people who can't recognize the emperor of the empire, but there is no doubt that his unique charm can always make Augustus the most eye-catching one in the crowd.

People here are not very afraid of outsiders, at most they occasionally look at them. Everyone here has a gun, and they are not afraid of trouble.

"If you don't mind, Boss, I think I'll take two days off." Tychus scurried from the back of the line to the front, his mind already out of business.

"Even if I think with my ass, I know what the hell you're planning." Augustus waved his hand, as if trying to drive away a fly: "I tell you, don't even think about it."

"If it wasn't for me, you'd still be carrying it in New Folsom."

Augustus was telling the truth. According to this timeline, Tychus had already been arrested and imprisoned for robbing the train, and was sent to New Folsom Prison after going around.

It's just that, although Tychus doesn't rob trains anymore, and his cooking skills haven't dropped.

"What are you going to do?" Renault asked.

"Spend money." As Tychus said, he was still scanning up and down at a passing demon market woman, his eyes seemed to be scanning lasers with their own robots.

"What about the others?" Renault asked again.

"Spend money to sleep with women." Tychus smiled: "It would be better if you don't have to spend money."

"I know, Jimmy, you're also playing tricks in your mind. I'll leave this to me, and I won't tell Elizabeth."

"What kind of talk is that! I have a family." Renault waved his hand and sternly refused: "My son is already eight years old. If it wasn't for the war, Litty and I were planning to have a second child."

"But I don't mind having a little wine and enjoying it."

"Boss, I saw that you haven't moved your eyes since just now, hehe." Tychus looked at Augustus again, ready to splash dirty water.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Augustus frowned. "If this matter is reported back to the Augustegrad Palace, you and I will have to finish the game."

"Compared to Sarah, she's nothing but rouge and vulgar powder."

Many people underestimated the Queen of the Empire, Kerrigan, thinking that she was just a lucky ghost agent who used witchcraft to confuse the Emperor of the Tyrannian Empire.On the ancient earth, this is more or less a witch who will bring disaster to the country and the people.

But no one expected that ever since Emperor Augustus personally led the imperial army to fight against the invading swarms, the imperial mistress in charge of Keha still managed the huge empire in an orderly manner, as orderly as taking care of the affairs of the family. .Not only is she cunning, but she is no more merciful than Arcturus' ruthless prince.

At the beginning, the ministers and generals of the empire still had doubts, but it didn't take long for them to be convinced.

Everyone thought that Angus Mengsk was the overlord of the country, but in fact it was Queen Sarah Kerrigan who was in charge of the government.In many cases, the queen's decision is equivalent to the emperor himself.

"Yes, Tychus, you are desperate," Raynor said too.

"What's wrong with me?" Tychus was dissatisfied, he had been imprisoned by Augustus for half a month, and he was really a little hungry.

"Later, you should move quickly, and I can still give you a holiday for this." Augustus's eyes were as sharp as an eagle: "Now, shut your mouth."

Augustus came here mainly because he found a record of his visit to D-4358 in Orega's Xel'Naga spaceship, and this is also a stronghold of the scavenger pirates, and there are still many residual forces left.

Orrega seems to be another Zeratul who keeps pursuing the prophecy, but his purpose is to destroy rather than save.This dark archon engulfed by hatred believes that after destruction, there must be a new life, and wants to build a world with only Nerazim protoss.

Over the years, he has been to no fewer places than Zeratul, not only in the Koprulu sector, but also in other places for a long time.Orega has been to the most places, one is the home planet of the Protoss, Al, and the other is the satellite Elna, where the Temple of Wisdom of the Dark Templar is located, which is his former hometown.

And in the human place, the most is this D-4358.

Since Zakur, Augustus and Artanis have parted ways, each dealing with matters within their own sphere of influence.You must know that Orega may be anywhere in this world, but it is very difficult to find him unless he shows up again.

Augustus waited in Zakul for a few days, realizing that he didn't have much time to waste on arresting Orega, and his original intention was to maintain the stability of the border harassed by Orega.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Augustus decided to cleanse the imperial pirate organization and rebel forces headed by the Scavenger Pirates, starting from D-4358.

Augustus also knew the truth that blocking is worse than sparse, as long as the people who run the devil market don't cross the line, they will ignore them.But this time, someone obviously thought that Keha couldn't control this place, so he could do his best.

Just as he was talking, a group of militants with malicious intentions came across, all dressed in gray and white power armor, very imposing.

"They're the Tiger's Claw guys, a bunch of fledgling mercenaries who've managed to get a foothold here with ruthlessness and ruthless efficiency," whispered Matt Horner.

"I don't care what cat's paw or lion's paw they are as long as the taxes are paid," Augustus said.

"With the right money and the right people, I like these little bastards," Tychus said.

"Hope these kittens are tough enough to take a beating."

(End of this chapter)