StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

This is the fleet commander's reception room from the rear deck to the stern of the Hyperion, and behind it is the place where the emperor summoned the naval commanders to issue orders. Here, everything is decorated like a palace, decorated with copper-clad walls, reddish-brown carpets, wolf reliefs, and huge flags embroidered with gold thread.

There is a slogan on the wall that can be seen everywhere in the empire, which means to hold high the flag.

The statue given by the Daram Protoss for Emperor Augustus' 30th birthday was placed in the most conspicuous position. It was polished and carved with an Urna artifact that is as precious as the keystone, and it is also inlaid with gorgeous sapphires, emeralds, and amethysts.

On the base of the statue is written a line of Protoss words that are as soft as flowing water and as shining as stars. Augustus Mengsk, the eternal friend of the Protoss, may the gods grant you eternal rule.

The Protoss hope that Augustus will live longer than anyone else. They believe that such a person will never have the opportunity to appear again in the future. This is a saint like Aton.

The reception room was renovated last time, and that renovation almost completely dismantled and rebuilt the Hyperion. All the old parts were remelted and recast with bio-steel. The new firepower, armor and engine were rebuilt according to the standards of Super Gorgon, representing a new height of the Imperial Navy's design and construction technology after many innovations.

No battleship has ever been so closely linked to the fate of a dynasty, neither Bucephalus nor White Star has such a status.

Although the Hyperion is only a behemoth-class battlecruiser, her image has become an eternal classic.

Perhaps this will be the last renovation and the last voyage of the Hyperion. This old ship that should have been retired long ago is still shining for the Empire today. It has been close to being completely scrapped several times, and its body is full of traces of excessive renovation.

What is incredible is that the influence of Protoss technology on this legendary battleship still remains in those steels that have even been recast, so that the magnificent hull is still filled with the power of the solar core of the Memory of Nessin, and the experts of the Empire are always confused about this.

At this moment, only Queen Kerrigan was sitting in the reception room of the Hyperion, with two Royal Guard ghosts wearing golden masks and steel blades on their backs beside her. But if they encounter an enemy, they may not be needed to protect the queen at all.

"Emperor Augustus I, Emperor of the Terrans, Kemorians and Umoyans, Ruler of Korhal, Tarsonis, Antiga, Tyrador and all the Empire, Hero of Korhal, Defender of Humanity, King of the Universe."

Beside the queen, the guards first called out Augustus' name, along with a long list of titles that he couldn't pronounce properly. Some of them were won by him in battles, and some were from the enemies of the Empire, but he won countless battles and had many enemies.

If Augustus and Arcturus were not non-believers, they might have added something like "Thanks to God for His Blessings" and "Blessed by the Lord" in front of them.

Meanwhile, as the Mengsk dynasty continued to expand its territory, these titles were almost constantly changing and overlapping.

The size of the Kel-Morian Combine was still astonishing, and it was still the second most populous human regime in the Koprulu Sector after the Terran Empire, but they were leaderless and lacked leadership. Now, with the Empire establishing their undisputed hegemony and controlling the economic lifeline of the Combine, Moria could only bow to Korhal.

Even the most unwilling Kel-Morians had to accept reality and change the name of the Terran Emperor to their Emperor. It was only a matter of time before Augustus gained a claim to the Combine, which was already in his pocket.

The people of Umojan swore that their democratic system would never be crowned, and would never succumb to the court of Augustgrad.

But since the first general of the Protectorate sent to the human-protoss coalition to participate in the war against Amon returned to Umojan, the members of the elected parliament had completely changed their attitude towards the Empire.

From "avoiding conflict with the Empire as much as possible" - a euphemism of extreme tolerance, to "going to war now is a road to self-destruction", "Augustus's Marshals will take Umojan in just thirty-six hours" "and our fleet will be like a group of ants guarding a small mound when the end of the world comes" - if they only need a piece of wasteland, this number will be shortened to a quarter of an hour, and then the benevolent sun of the Terrans will rise equally in every latitude.

Because the emperor who was "a wanderer funded by us less than ten years ago" had at least 150 Gorgons, and even the most naive estimate was that their capital ships were 100 times the number of the Protectorate.

The intelligence personnel of Umojan have long known this, and the easiest way is to observe the number of Imperial fleet anchorages, but they have never seen how the Imperial fleet fights against the Protoss, the Zerg, and even the Void Shadows that invaded the world.

The most arrogant Imperial officers do not regard Umojan as their opponents at all, and sometimes they don't even take Earth seriously. When the Dark God was banished back to the void in Aiur, the solar system remained amazingly calm and silent, so much so that it was almost completely forgotten by people on this side of the Milky Way.

As for the people in the Koprulu sector, when they suddenly reacted, they were already living in the era of Emperor Augustus.

After all, and more recently, Prince Arcturus suggested that the Umojan Council recognize Augustus the Great as the common emperor of the humans of Koprulu, or as the head of state, first citizen, and ruler for life if they felt that the title of emperor was too harsh.

The tone was more of an ultimatum than a suggestion, and the emperor's brother always spoke in this tone, and he never spoke in a gentle way. Arcturus was sure that if Augustus had to use all the human forces in the Koprulu sector to deal with Amon, then at least there should be a common name, for the common emperor, for humanity, and for themselves.

In exchange for being able to exist as an independent regime, the Umojans agreed. After all, if they did not have to pay taxes, serve in the military, and fulfill fiefdom-like obligations for the emperor like the Kelmerians, they had little else to lose. This was just an honorary title, which was understandable.

Of course, this was earth-shattering news on all the worlds of Umojan. Obviously, democracy was dead, but no one was here to judge.

".Wise and brave, unrivaled in the world." Just before the real owners of these titles began to feel embarrassed, the sensible guards stopped in time, otherwise the guests of the empire might have to stand there for several minutes.

Arcturus thought this was necessary, or more precisely, it was just a means to strengthen the imperial power. The guests had to rack their brains to try to figure out the exact meaning of each title, and some of the titles were really scary.

Doni Vermillion of UNN is the most loyal licker of the emperor. He recited these titles by heart at any time in the show, and claimed that they could only prove that they were genuine if they were used on Emperor Augustus.

Augustus thought it was unnecessary and did it just to be cool.

After the guards withdrew, Queen Sarah Kerrigan introduced herself to everyone:

"As for me, I am his queen and the mother of his two children."

Kerrigan said: "Insignificant."

Once, as a soldier, Kerrigan's education only contained a few words: no sympathy, no mercy, the Federation hoped to shape her into a cold-blooded killer, or a hateful avenger.

But now, Kerrigan is undoubtedly a noble queen, even if she has never worn gorgeous clothes and a crown on her head.

In fact, the queen has always kept smiling, which is the first thing she learned when she often followed Augustus to visit various parts of the empire. At the same time, considering Kerrigan's tragic first half of her life and such a happy present, she has almost no reason to keep crying.

Sarah Kerrigan, kind, gentle, and calm as water, you would think she is just an ordinary lady, who has no strength to use servants to open a can.

On the other hand, Kerrigan was born beautiful, with a pair of blue eyes, fiery red hair, a plump figure, amazing curves, and her experience as a ghost agent gave her a strong physique. The careful maintenance after marriage made her beauty more mellow like fine wine.

It was obvious that this was a human, and there was no doubt about it.

Kerrigan had calloused hands and skin that had been worn for a long time, but now all of that was gone. In a sense, it was more like a rebirth.

However, in Jinara's eyes, Sarah Kerrigan was like an ancient beast that devoured people. The latter was as powerful as the sun in the dark night and could not be ignored. The source of the void favored this human more than the most powerful Nerazim and Ihanli Protoss.

The thread of the prophecy became clearer and clearer, and it finally pointed to Kerrigan rather than others.

The Tal'darim did not know Kerrigan, but many Dar'am Protoss believed that she was the hope in the prophecy, a child of prophecy. In human terms, she was the daughter of the void.

This almost makes the Protoss jealous. They are the eldest sons, loyal to their gods, and have shed countless blood to fight against the darkness, but the prophecy only mentions one human.

If Kerrigan is a Tal'darim, she must have won countless Rak'shi rituals, devoured the powerful essence of countless ascended ones, and her feet are full of bones and piled up into mountains.

But regardless of how Kerrigan obtained such power, she cannot be a Tal'darim. In this way, this is a person worth trying to win over. As long as Kerrigan helps, Jinara is confident that she can challenge Alarak in the Rak'shi ritual, or even replace him.

Speaking of which, the Tal'darim are actually quite simple. They are usually thinking about how to kill their immediate superiors. Their loyalty will be more suspicious than the generosity of merchants.

"Your Majesty, Madam, please forgive me for not recognizing you at first sight. It is really rude." Even when facing the emperor of the empire, Jinara had never been so respectful: "If I were not the first person to be promoted and was visiting on behalf of the high-level lord, I should kneel down."

For a moment, Kerrigan simply didn't know how to respond. She was a little naughty, so she said to Jinara: "Okay, my lord, I don't think you have to do this."

This made the representatives of all parties a little embarrassed. Of course, they didn't have to be as respectful as Jinara, but just gave Kerrigan sincere greetings with their own etiquette.

A human queen may be noble, but she is not worthy of the protoss bowing, but Kerrigan is obviously different. Part of the respect she received came from Augustus and the Terran Empire, and the other part came from her strength and the mystery behind her.

As the guests took their seats, the royal ghost served them tea. Considering that the protoss didn't know how to drink, Kerrigan served them empty cups to avoid wasting tea.

At the same time, they had nothing to talk about.

The protoss are like hitchhikers. They will take the Hyperion and return to their own army when the main force of the imperial navy merges with the fleets of Dalam, Tal'darin and Ihanri protoss. From then on, their The work is considered done.

The diplomats of Umoyan and Kemerian are also military attaches stationed in Augustgrad. They are all soldiers. This time they also represent the military of the United States and the Commonwealth and are responsible for coordinating liaison work. Their entourage and luggage It had been put on board a few days ago.

It won't be long before the fleets of Moria and Umoyan will arrive to join together in this most unprecedented battle.

In order not to make the emperor's guests feel neglected, a general of the rank of lieutenant general will personally arrange accommodation for them later, or lead a tour of the busy armory and dockyard, or even watch a movie.

"Are you too anxious?"

Kerrigan asked Augustus as he pulled him into the lounge next to the drawing room.

"What do you mean?" Augustus pretended not to understand.

"You haven't even said goodbye to Lisa, Louis, and Charlotte." Kerrigan almost complained to him: "You can't pretend that nothing happened."

"Yes," said Augustus, "I shouldn't have done it, but I did it anyway."

If Augustus wanted to get away with it, he would have said so.

He gestured: "I have my plan."

Arcturus is different, Augustus added in his mind, this old Biden is as solid as a rock and will never be sad that he has to risk his life again. At the same time, the empire needed Mengsk to be in charge, and Augustus did not need to take Dorothy to fight. He was willing to die as long as he thought of this possibility.

But women are different, Louise is also sensible, she can even guess what Augustus is going to do, and the younger daughter Charlotte is as smart as her elder sister.

Kerrigan almost rolled her eyes at Augustus.

The emperor was much more emotional than he appeared, and he commanded battles more fiercely and decisively than anyone else, but he was still so indecisive whenever he thought about having to leave his children.

Augustus had been writing to Valerian, but whenever he left Korhal he also wrote to Louis, and when Charlotte could read and write she would receive the same.

Most of the content is as innocent and interesting as a fairy tale, but underneath, the words are filled with the complaints of an old father feeling sorry for himself when he was lonely.

"As my children, they have to get used to it, and that's all they can do." Augustus sighed.

"Is this the fate of the royal family?" Kerrigan mused.

"That can only be considered unlucky for them." Augustus complained: "And Louise doesn't care at all. In her eyes, I am worse than a brainworm and a pet! She often asks where Alpha is. , never asked me where I was!”

"I'm not as good as a comedian!"

Where there is no one else, the king of a country has become increasingly embarrassing.

"You don't play with her." Kerrigan smiled: "It's that simple."

"But fortunately, this will be the last time I leave them." Augustus said.

"Do you really think so?" Kerrigan obviously didn't think so.

"At least I hope so," said Augustus.

At this time, several beams of light passed through the bridge, and the Hyperion, which had been sleeping, woke up. She was like a waking giant ready to set off. Outside the Usa Shipyard, the silhouettes of countless battleships were moving. The huge formations were lined up for hundreds of miles, and the wake of the fusion engines gathered together, sweeping across Korhal's orbit like a comet.

The fleet has set off. (End of chapter)