From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 238 "Leading the Starry Sea and the Galaxy" The Ninth Way of Sojourner Level (Two-in-One)

Twenty-eight hours later, in the core world of 0459;

The CCS-class battlecruiser and four CRS-class light cruisers have been surrounded by the Atlas fleet in the core area, and the fire control and defense systems have been forcibly shut down.

Moreover, the artificial stars in the earth's core world dimmed automatically, creating a "full moon and dark night" atmosphere here.

At the same time, various insects living in the forest also began to make chirping sounds, and nocturnal creatures left their nests and used the cover of darkness to forage.

But in the lower areas of the two fleets, there was——

Boom. Boom~——!
The roar of the engine resounded.

"Class 3! Hurry up and transport the building materials to the 6- construction site!"

"Hey! Hex is paralyzed, maintenance team! Maintenance team!"

And the captains of the Atlas Engineering Team are grumpily directing their respective team members to start the construction of a semi-permanent base.

The Grunt, who had removed his armor and weapons but kept his methane bottle and breathing mask, was lying sprawled out in the cell and sleeping soundly, seemingly accepting his status as a prisoner very obediently.

On the other hand, the elites deep in the prison area
"Ow!!"

After the Engineering Department completed the construction of the prison area where the elites and Grunts were imprisoned, they began to build the fixed device for Ark teleportation to instantly link Shield World 0459 and the frontline base of Harvest Star.

Hearing the footsteps, the entire Sangheili instantly calmed down.

"Ow"

Tens of thousands of Hex robots are spread throughout the base that has gradually taken shape, and engineers wearing simple mechanical skeletons are responsible for on-site command and control of the construction progress of the robots, and will personally go into battle when necessary.

After all, their requirements are very simple, that is, to eat well, drink well, and sleep well. Nothing can make them feel more at ease than these.

If their race hadn't been more face-saving and valued their dignity more than their lives, they would have asked Atlas to give them a few more meals.

What's more, here you don't have to endure the humiliation and oppression of the jackals, and you don't have to worry about being strangled or hammered to death by the Jiralhanae at any time, or even being used as food by the Jiralhanae.

But after eating, they regained their energy and continued to squawk.

"Yeah"

Fortunately, the temple defenders did not think too much about their "viability". After a short observation, they returned to the established channel and continued their patrol mission.

!!!

Boom, boom.

He was obviously being tough.

And sometimes the temple defenders would deviate from their original flight path while patrolling, lowering their altitude to observe Hex robots that had no sense of autonomy and only knew how to act in accordance with the program.

As for the engineering personnel driving the exclusive mecha, they work with the maglev trucks to transport the building materials and supplies that are unloaded to the ground.

As for Garol, who had previously led Riemann, there were also the commander who had taken off his golden armor, and twenty elite guards were assigned to a large cell.

Just as the fellows were shouting until their mouths were dry, the sound of heavy footsteps unique to magnetic boots echoed through the entire prison area.

Also.

But after eating, most of the elites "fell" instantly.

Tyrants equipped with small-caliber plasma cannons or rotating Gauss cannons, as well as heavily armed emergency countermeasures units (AECS), are the "prison guards" guarding this place.

So the Gurus enjoy life as captives.

The eye-like monitors will continue to flash, as if they are thinking about whether they are working tirelessly and tirelessly like the Hex robots.

So the ordinary employee meal prepared by Atlas for them is like opening the door to a new world.

As they advocate fighting and glory, it is difficult for them to accept the humiliation of being imprisoned here!
However, the empty dinner plates placed in the cell show that even the fighting race cannot escape the temptation of food that smells good and tastes good when they are hungry.

The environment of the elite home planet is similar to that of the earth's deserts, and they also need nutrients such as protein and carbohydrates to maintain daily activities.

Listening to the meaning, it seems to be saying "Let us out if you have the guts!", "We are the strongest in a head-on confrontation!", "Don't you just have a few giants backing you?!".

In this way, the three-month jump voyage can be eliminated and the purpose of quickly transferring personnel and materials can be achieved.

They were forced to take off their power armor and only wore one-piece combat uniforms. However, because the color of the combat uniforms was similar to their skin color, it made the elites look like they had nothing to wear.

They are much quieter than the rest of their species.

But the tone of "ouch" echoed one after another.

But one thing that is certain is that being instantly killed by Riemann severely dampened the confidence of the elite commanders. They even began to doubt whether Riemann and the Thunder Warriors were really the legendary gods.

The first area of ​​the base to complete construction is the prisoner "concentration camp" located at the far left end.

In the prison area at this moment;

Garol wanted to say some comforting words, but was worried that his military rank was too low, so he had to choose to shut up and wait.

At first, the elite thought that how could rice, noodles, braised meats, and green stir-fried vegetables be as good as the food from home?

The elite commander sat in the corner with his head lowered, wondering what he was thinking.

I saw large lighting equipment installed around it, as well as strong lighting from two Fides-class ships, which provided the engineering team with a good environment for night work.

"Huhu."

After all, the scene of the Thunder Warriors hammering away energy shields with their bare hands and knocking them out with their swords is still vivid in my mind.

From their perspective, ten thunder warriors holding bolt rifles were walking in the corridor accompanied by two "women" wearing black slim-fitting uniforms with long and short hair.

And walking at the forefront is a "giant" who is one meter taller than the Thunder Warrior, that is -

Sui Yang.

The two "women" following behind are Apu and Melissa who have physical bodies.

Sui Yang went straight to the cell where Garol was held, and looked down at the elite commander squatting in the corner.

"Ow"

Upon seeing this, Garol and the elite guards suddenly became nervous.

?

At this time, the elite commander noticed something unusual, raised his head, and looked at Sui Yang, whose pupils shone with golden light.

Immediately afterwards——

boom--! !

The looming light began to radiate outward rapidly with Sui Yang as the center, instantly covering the entire prison area. This move also instantly changed the relationship between the Forerunners and humans, as well as Atlas being a giant military-industrial complex spanning different universes, and the scene where Sui Yang himself opened the space gate, directly instilling spiritual energy into all elites and Grunts. in mind.

Relaxed for a long time.

The light emitted by the spiritual energy dimmed, but Sui Yang's spiritual energy was like a tree taking root in the soil, permanently affecting the consciousness of the elites and the Gurus.

"Ziondel Bank Rother."

At this moment, the elite commander, who had been depressed just now, knelt on one knee and said with great respect in the language of their elite clan:

"I swear by the glory of the Sangheili clan that I will unswervingly defend justice and truth, and assist the Returned to lead the galaxy!"

"Willing to serve the Returned!"

Following Xiander's words, all the elites present knelt down on one knee and put them down facing Sui Yang.
It should be their proud dignity and their oath of allegiance.

"Oops!"

All the Grunts followed suit and echoed with slightly funny bodies and voices.

In fact, apart from Sui Yang's use of psychic powers to explain the ins and outs of the Forerunners and humans in an instant, as well as the psychic hints of "loyalty", whatever the Gurus do as elites, they will also do it with them, and they almost unconditionally trust the elites. .

Nowadays, Sui Yang has long been able to use spiritual energy to control intelligent beings with souls.

It's just that the consequences of doing so will cause the controlled life individual to completely lose himself. In layman's terms, it is brain-dead and reduced to a mere puppet with a body.

Therefore, in order to avoid "burning out the brains" of the elites and Grunts in front of him, Sui Yang only used low-level psychic suggestions.

As for the important factors that made them loyal, they were betrayed by the "pilgrimage" lie concocted by the senior leaders of the Covenant in trying to consolidate their rule, and they also hated the corruption within the Covenant.

"Captain Luo Si Ze, please arise."

At this moment, Sui Yang continued to use his spiritual power and said in an echo-like tone:
"From now on, you and your subordinates are officially designated as specially recruited employees of Atlas, and you are currently in the probation period.

After you learn human language and can communicate simply, you will sign the corresponding employee contract and benefit agreement.
Contracts and agreements are equivalent to the oaths and promises you value most. "

Hearing this, Siander and all the elites present stood up.

Moreover, Xiandel walked to the railing, raised his head and said solemnly to Sui Yang:
"My Lord! You are the only one who can communicate normally with us, so how can we learn the language of the Returned?"

"There is no need to call me Lord." Sui Yang waved his left hand lightly, then turned sideways and looked at Melissa standing on the right:

"She is the company's smart artificial intelligence, Melissa, who can try to translate in real time based on your Sangheili's discourse logic.

With her assistance, you can avoid the language barrier and teach you our language. "

"Yes, my lord." Xiandel responded respectfully.

"Ah."

Seeing that the other party still insisted on using the title "my lord", Sui Yang didn't say anything.

What's more, if the elite clan regards him as a "god", it will indeed be conducive to stabilizing the current situation.

The elite and the Grunts will eventually be integrated into human society, so this is not a problem that needs to be corrected by force.

Done.

Sui Yang and Apu turned around and left, leaving behind Melissa and ten thunder warriors, and warned:

"Captain Luo Si Ze, Melissa will lead you to move into the living area of ​​the base. Please be sure to follow her command and dispatch."

"Yes."

Xiandel remained extremely respectful until he watched Sui Yang and Apu disappear from their sight.

"Everyone."

Then, Melissa showed a mechanical smile and said in a somewhat stiff Sangheili language:
"I will open the gate of the cell where you are imprisoned. Please cooperate sincerely as the boss has told you. Otherwise, our company will not mind using forced physical hypnosis again."

Melissa said, and the ten Thunder Warriors raised their guns to signal.

However, the ammunition placed in the magazine is not standard or high-explosive explosive rounds, but .75cal rubber bullets.

"Don't worry." Xiandel's eyes were firm: "The behaviors we Sangheili hate most are betrayal, breach of contract and breach of trust.

Except for a very small number of outliers and bastards, we will never break our oath. "

"Very well, please wait a moment."

Melissa's pupils glowed faintly, ready to open the floodgates for the elites and Grunts.
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at the same time.

Sui Yang and Apu had already arrived at the biological experiment center of the base and continued to the second floor of the center.

After the fleet entered the core world, Sui Yang sent Vulkan and Riemann to lead two elite troops back to the surface of 0459, and then searched for the primitive corpse-brain beast hiding in the dark based on the intelligence provided by the Tranquil River Bank.

After successfully locking its position, the metallic hydrogen bomb will be directly released to achieve the purification effect.

As long as the original Corpse Brain Beast is successfully killed, the wild Flood on 0459 will no longer be a serious threat.

As for the tiny Flood spores, they can be filtered through 0459's own removal program, and Tranquility Riverside stated that it requires human approval as a returnee.

This is why "she" cannot rely on herself and the temple defenders to defeat the Flood that has been raging for a long time.

Moreover, Sui Yang negotiated face-to-face with Tranquility Riverbank as soon as the fleet entered the core world.

The other party accepted the fact that Atlas came from a different universe very calmly, saying that "the Forerunners had already tried to verify the existence of parallel universes before the war broke out with the Flood and ancient humans."

Tranquility Riverside also frankly stated that her mental state is relatively stable, but she sometimes suffers from "forgetting" symptoms, which causes her to often repeat things she has already completed.

However, after Tranquility Riverbank verified that all humans in the main universe belonged to the ranks of the Returners and confirmed Sui Yang's identity as a "leader", they fulfilled their promise and taught the Forerunner technology orally.

In this regard, Sui Yang arranged the tranquil river bank to Halsey as planned previously.

A total of 36 "Sojourner-class" Forerunner battleships parked in the Earth's core world have also become the property of Atlas.

The Sojourner class is in the shape of a blade and is about ten kilometers in length. Multiple ships can form a beam matrix.

However, Atlas at the current stage only has the authority to activate the Sojourner-class battleship. If you want to truly control it completely, you still need to learn professional knowledge from Tranquility Riverbank, and it cannot be put into use immediately in a short time.

Even so, Atlas has completed all the strategic goals it set after entering the "Halo" universe.

All that's left is to work steadily, continue to expand the company's number of ships, and let Xiandel learn human language while reporting false information to the Covenant, waiting for the best time to instigate rebellion against his fellow humans.

而隋阳开启链接《光环》宇宙的第八道空间门为2001年2月17日，今天则是8月24日，那么距离第九道空间门开启的2002年3月8日，还剩下半年多的时间。

At that time, he can return to Harvest Star through Ark teleportation, and then go to the ruins base to prepare for opening the space door.

(End of this chapter)