StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 636 The Great Purge

The gunfire roared outside the porthole, and the dense laser barrage was like a large net woven by light, but the interior of the magnificent and wide bridge of the flagship Bucephalos seemed deserted and quiet.There are many people talking loudly in front of the dotted communicator consoles, but the words are concise and short, as precise and orderly as a machine, and they are by no means a noisy and chaotic downtown.

As the flagship of the empire, the Bucephalus is also a symbol of monarchy, and its magnificent bridge has been built into a real palace.

The endless mosaic gold-leaf floors, ornate silk floors and reliefs of the Bucephalus bridge recall the splendor of the Augusta Grad Palace, with wolf-headed statues adorning the classicist-style walls With the coat of arms, which is a symbol of glory for the imperial royal family.

The imperial prince Arcturus Mengsk handed over the command of the fleet to General Blazer, and he turned back to think hard before the unfinished chess game.Compared with a group of boring pirates, the chess game in front of me is obviously more suspenseful.

In this chess game, Arcturus is still holding black, while the opponent has lost his armor and armor, and he is only one step away from checkmate.A victory is already within easy reach, but he just feels dull.

Arcturus sat down at the table, picked up the glass of sherry in front of him and meditated.The opposite side was empty, there was a nice ashtray by the table, but it was never used, it looked like he was just playing chess with himself.

At the same time, the Bucephalus had just crushed a Kemorian pirate capital ship, and a large flow of molten metal fragments hit the battleship's energy shield, creating a thrilling scene.These pirate battleships can also be called colossal monsters, and they are enough to dominate the remote star area in the backcountry, but they are not enough to look at in front of the new generation of imperial battlecruisers.

This can hardly be called a space fleet battle. These pirates and mercenaries from various factions that were originally separated from Germany are fleeing in all directions under the attack of the imperial fleet, just like chess pieces on this chessboard.A mere pirate, vulnerable, not worth mentioning.

The prince of the empire looked at the chess game, but his thoughts drifted far away.The weather-beaten face was reflected on the main console screen in the distance. The young man who had refused to be a father against all injustices had reached the age of forty.

Today's Mengsk family rules a vast human interstellar empire, not just the political planet at the time. Their enemies are protoss and zerg, as well as the crazy creator behind them.

Arcturus firmly believes that this is a great era, and the Mengsk family shoulders the great mission of leading the ethnic group to stand among the stars. The old federation used to be an almost invincible enemy, but now it seems that it is only human The beginning of rising in the Koprulu star sector and even conquering the galaxy.

"Akturs" A holographic screen with the royal logo lit up in front of Arcturus, and two pairs of gray eyes faced each other from a distance.

Only people who are close to him directly call the prince of the empire by his name, and the person opposite is Arcturus, who is now the emperor of the empire, Augustus the Great, his own brother.Arcturus, who was fighting against the Zerg on the front line, was ordered by him to lead the fleet back alone, and the elimination of pirates also came from the emperor's direct instructions.

Emperor Augustus was ten years younger than Arcturus, and he was still as handsome and charming as ever, with a majestic majesty without anger.Dressed in a black windbreaker coat of the Imperial Navy with a square collar, his broad shoulders and royal insignia hung across his solid chest, his muscles were defined and his face perfectly proportioned.

At any given moment, there was always a group of people who were fascinated by the charms of Augustus the Great.

In essence, Augustus and Arcturus are the same kind of people. They were the sons of handsome nobles when they were young. From the water, stepping into the political circle is like a fish in water.

"Acturs, I want you to put down everything at hand and lead the Fourth Fleet to the Brontes IV to quell a rebellion." Augustus originally had a cold face, seeing Arcturus slowed down a little.The emperor was still on his way back to Korhal, but he was still watching the empire.

The Bronte IV has little connection with the Empire’s core world, the Bronte Main Star. It is just a secondary world that originally belonged to the old Federation. It is located on the edge of the territory of the current Tyranid Empire. It is inconspicuous on the interstellar chart and no one cares about it.

The New Empire took over the Bronte IV according to the regulations, and a few battleships and a Marine Corps took the planet.The locals praised the arrival of the new government with little dissatisfaction.

Since entering the era of Emperor Augustus, the economic and military strength of the Tyrannian Empire has been thriving. The world and order destroyed by Tyrannical humans in previous wars have been rebuilt. The newly acquired territory during the empire is nearly half that of the old Federation. Many more have been developed over the centuries.

The vast majority of people in the middle and lower classes of the empire can clearly realize that their lives are undergoing significant improvement, because this will actually be reflected in rising wages and improving the quality of life, and the opening of new and protected new interstellar routes will also make more Most underdeveloped marginal worlds can stably export raw materials and specialty products to obtain cheap industrial products from the core world
After experiencing the turmoil at the end of the old federal era, a comfortable and stable life is even more precious.

Although Bronte IV is only a fringe world, thanks to the support policy of the imperial government, the stagnant economy since joining the Tyrannian Empire has also begun to develop.

Although there were rebellions in various worlds at the end of the old federation, only six years after entering the imperial era, such things became unimaginable in the eyes of the people.

"Is it the entire planet or one or two cities?" Arcturus was shocked and angry. Since Marshal Horace Warfield recovered the last former Federation planet, there has been no large-scale rebellion.

Moreover, if the imperial fleet had to be dispatched, it meant that the local garrison could no longer maintain the situation.Undoubtedly, no matter what, this matter is of great importance, and Augustus cannot be allowed to intervene in person.

Arcturus would allow no one to destabilize the empire, any more than he would allow anyone to stand in his way.

In the court of Emperor Augustus, Arcturus was not a gentle and dispensable character, but more often the one who drew a knife and cut people.It can be said that the emperor of the empire relied more on the ability of the prince to govern the empire.

Arcturus Mengsk is a contradictory, complex polyhedron who is both loved and hated.You can say that Arcturus is a ruthless, selfish careerist who is good at exploiting people's hearts, but his ability, skill and prestige should never be ignored.

Even the professional writers and stand-up comedians who often criticize the imperial government and Augustus have to weigh a little when they comment on the imperial prince.

"Now this group of rebels is mainly concentrated in New Dresden, and the rest of the cities are not involved in the rebellion." Augustus nodded to Arcturus.

"From the current point of view, this is just a group of hastily armed desperadoes, but there are many of them and the organization is very strict." He said: "Even so, the new Dresden rebels are worthless." Mention, but these crazy desperadoes somehow found the psionic transmitter left by the old Federation, and used it to activate it on the Bronte IV."

"Considering that you are the closest to the Bronte IV, I ask you to quell this rebellion before the swarm swarms."

"I don't see much point in using a psionic launcher in a fringe world." Arcturus frowned: "If I were the rebel commander, I would try my best to use it on Korha IV This weapon, no matter what the price is.”

"I guess, they want to wait for the swarm to crush our army first, and then come out to clean up the mess and save the civilians when both sides are injured." Augustus said, "Of course, this is because he is not a lunatic and is smart enough. premise."

"Then this matter can't be delayed for too long, and it won't be difficult to deal with the rebels in New Dresden." Arcturus thought that it would not take much time to deal with a group of pirates, and the time spent was taking prisoners.

But this is not a difficult task for the prince of the empire. Without interrogating him, he will immediately throw these dregs into the resocialization factory, so that they can continue to shine for the Tyrann Empire in another form.

No need for more prisons, resocialization and a power armor that can never be removed is their new prison.

Arcturus is a ruthless man, more than happy to extract every last bit of value from criminals and traitors.When this group of pirates is arrested, Keha and Norris' resocialization factories will be able to operate at full capacity again.

The holographic screen was flickering with the pirates' electromagnetic interference weapons, apparently this was their last desperate struggle.

In Arcturus' view, the Tyrannian Empire belonged to both Augustus and the family property of the Mengsk family. He was selfish and cruel, and everything he did was for his family and rights.

"After all, what kind of madness did the New Dresdeners go? If they weren't held hostage, why did they support the rebels?" Arcturus was also a politician, and he knew that this rebellion was absolutely extraordinary.

"You know, I'm currently working on cleaning up the corrupt officials in the empire and the rebels who are trying to overthrow the government." Augustus's face was expressionless, but with just this sentence, more than a thousand people were involved Thousands:
"At this time, some anti-imperial organizations that support the restoration of the old federation are also stepping up their efforts to plan new terrorist activities and rebellions, which can be regarded as dying."

First came the arrest of the leader of the scavenger pirates, Alan Shezar, and then the criminal empire of Scott O'Bannon of the Devil's Bazaar.

As criminal organizations were uncovered one by one, many imperial officials were also involved. This number even made Augustus furious, because there were also important figures in the imperial army.

The empire has a special department set up by psychics to review the officials of the empire, but as the scale of the government expands day by day, a huge interstellar empire with a territory of more than a thousand planets will inevitably breed moths.This is nothing, given the nature of human beings, no system can be spotless.

Many people thought that when the insect swarms were invading on a large scale, the emperor of the empire had the energy to deal with internal affairs, and he would not have the courage to go through a large-scale cleansing and exchange of blood at this time.but it is not the truth.

People in Augustgrad are panicking now. For the first time since the outbreak of the Second All-Out War, the voices of people talking about politics have overshadowed the Zerg and Protoss.

For the first time, Ogbo and the Empire's ghost project were linked to bloody suppression. From high-ranking officials of the empire to interstellar giants to ordinary people, as long as they were involved, no one could stay out of it.

Opponents and dissidents were suppressed, and former revolutionary heroes were imprisoned.So many criminals were apprehended in this purge that the largest Imperial prison, New Folsom, was so overcrowded that the wardens had to resort to extreme measures to make room for new prisoners.

"Maybe I'm still too soft-hearted, or I left such a false impression that these people have forgotten how I dealt with the Federation and UED." Augustus said regretfully.

"As far as I know, it was Sarah Kerrigan, not you, who did the purge of the insurgents," Arcturus said.

"She is very decisive." Augustus nodded, "From now on, no one dares to despise my queen."

The second full-scale war broke out, and the swarms of insects invaded on a large scale, but the empire was not united as one.

When Augustus and Arcturus were still sitting in Keha, the anti-imperial organizations that had long since disappeared did not dare to act rashly.

But when the prince and the emperor led the fleet to go out successively, all kinds of monsters and monsters waited for the opportunity to collude with corrupt officials and business oligarchs in the government, plan a parade against large-scale conscription, organize attacks on government agencies and military camps in various parts of the empire, and launch armed rebellions. Overthrow the imperial regime.

All the practices are exactly the same as the revolutionaries who once resisted the old federation.

The Imperial Resistance believes that Augustus's rebels stole the throne through the Zerg invasion of the Old Federation, and that they could take advantage of the Second All-Out War to overthrow the Empire.

Of course, this has not shaken the unshakable position of the imperial government, and the efficient imperial government is far from being comparable to the bloated and decadent old federation. The most important new government has won the hearts of the people.

The long-term, increasingly difficult to see the end of the war has made the originally stable and stable harmonious life of the people of the empire go from bad to worse. The unstoppable hyperinflation has also brought many problems, and the terrible memories left by the war and death in the past have come back.

But unlike in the past, the people of the empire still had faith in the emperor and the government.

"They think that the prime minister of the empire is incompetent and the queen is weak, so they can take advantage of that," Arcturus said. "I have to back down. Sarah Kerrigan is an excellent candidate for queen."

　Basically, it is almost recovered, but it was delayed for a while when we moved yesterday, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)