The Collection of The End

――TR.82.12.5――

Blacksith planet, the bar in Port of the Dead.

"I apologize for Mila's wanton arrogance, Commander Renault, but I don't intend to correct her." Jax toasted to Renault, then drank the wine.

Jax is an old man who looks over sixty years old. His hair and beard are white, and the wrinkles on his face are relatively deep, but his blue eyes are still full of vitality. He is wearing a captain's suit with a white background and black borders. It also wears a large brimmed hat with an anchor emblem, which is a typical captain's costume.

"Ah, understanding," Renault made the same action: "My subordinates are also a group of problem children."

"I thought that Mila fell in love with your big guy, but now it seems that she doesn't seem to be interested in men of the same size as her." Jax poured himself over and looked at Mila and Matt Interactive.

Renault tilted his head to look. Not far away, Mira was walking around Matt, constantly asking him what he likes, what hobbies he has, whether he wants to drink something, which planet he would like to go to for a date, what format he would like to use for the wedding, and his plans. What is the name of having several children...

Matt sat down with a look of distress, and when he saw Renault look over, he cast a plea for help with "when can we go".

In contrast, Teckis was chatting happily with several female soldiers under Mila-normal in shape-and hugged left and right, while Jimmy drank juice silently from the side. People look pitiful.

If you are not afraid that the ghost will cause trouble and bring Tosh too... Renault thought about the way he was ordering food frantically in the bar, and silently turned his head back.

"Marriage or something, is she serious?" Although Renault is happy to see Matt's serious expression split, he still has to be cautious if it involves lifelong events, especially when the opponent seems to be able to fight.

"Ha ha ha... She is actually a good girl, if it weren't for that eye..." Jax didn't know what he was thinking of, and sighed and continued to drink.

No, it's definitely not just because of the eyes, right? He is an old father, how can he look at his daughter?

Although they are not alike at all.

"Well... Matt is a workaholic, and has not considered personal issues so far. It would be a good thing if the two can make it." Renault intends to leave this to Matt to decide for himself.

However, the current context is a bit weird, as if both parents are discussing the children's lifelong events.

This doesn't work, you have to talk about business.

"About this ‘Sentinel’," Captain Jax turned back to the subject first: "It’s not the same thing as ‘Renault’s Ranger’?"

Sure enough, the mercenary group that even Nova can't find information still has some skills, but Nova has already given answers to similar questions.

"It is not an organization solely for money, or politically inclined," Renault said: "It was established to respond to [threat to humanity]."

"Ah, it sounds like a civilian galactic police organization," Jax continued to drink: "Please continue."

"As we all know, aliens are real, and most of our technology comes from'Pioneer Ute'," Reynolds said: "It can be seen that there are more than one kind of alien life in the universe, and they The attitude towards humans is basically impossible to be'friendly' like Ute."

Speaking of which, with Ute’s technological level, it was completely defeated when it did not cause much damage to humans. The reason is still a mystery. The most reliable guess is that there is an alien race that looks very similar to humans. Huge losses were caused to Ute, which caused them to run away when they saw humans.

Moreover, the bugs between Haven and Tarsonis are not like the products of natural evolutionary mutations. If they are allowed to spread, their lethality is simply unimaginable.

"In addition, the greatest threat [to humans] is humans themselves," Renault's expression became serious due to the thought of bugs: "Forbidden scientific experiments, crazy military behavior, and devastating development without recklessness are for the whole The future of the star area is deadly, and the duty of the'sentinel' is to eliminate these'threats'."

"Um..." Jax only drank half of the glass this time: "In this case, wouldn't it be better to open up the purpose and recruit people with lofty ideals? Wouldn't the mercenaries who bring these mixed mercenaries bind themselves?"

"If you do that, you will first be targeted by some guys who think they are [threat to humans], and then they will be asked to take action by some guys who think that something is [threat to humans]. Finally, do these things and There is no money to take." Renault spread his hands and said, "So, in the form of a mercenary group, taking on tasks related to [Threat to Humans], achieving the goal is not noticeable, and a win-win situation."

Nova's myth is justified, but if it is more true, others can question: Who defines this [threat to humanity]? How do you make sure that this [threat] is no longer a [threat] after completing the task?

There is no further explanation in the "standard answer" given by Nova. After all, the person who can see through the "sentinel" is just a piece of skin, knows its purpose, and finally question the specific realization form of this purpose will not be so boring. ... right.

"I don't have a problem for the time being," Jax did not continue to ask, "However, asking my team to join this ‘sentinel’ is not about winning a stud."

"Of course, please tell me." Renault was not surprised by this. Winning Milla at poker should only be qualified to talk to Jax. The real request had to be decided by the head.

"Do you think that with the strength of my independent group, why would I stop at the Port of the Dead? The daily expenses of five hundred people are quite a lot," Jax pours again. "That's because of this planet, Blacksis ( BlackSith), there are alien treasures."

"..." Renault was speechless for a while. As soon as he uttered these words, the atmosphere of the whole negotiation changed instantly, as if the leaders of the two pirate gangs were discussing where to find the lost treasure or something.

"Your people help us find the treasure. I will bring someone to join your'sentinel'. Don't worry, I will give you some parts based on your contributions." Jax patted Renault on the shoulder.

"If you haven't been successful..." Renault frowned, "I didn't bring too many people this time..."

"You will come to me, you must have read the information," Jax said indifferently: "My advantage is in the air force. I don't have a strong ground force and a ruthless character. And you have it. Isn't it a hit? "

"...That's right." Renault could only nod his head.

Did he fall in love with the mercenaries of the ground troops he hired? Obviously he can hire...ah.

Rather than hiring someone to hunt for treasure out of his own pocket, now there are not only free thugs, but also the bulk of the treasure-Jiang is still hot.

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Blacksis surface.

Damn it, got beaten up, Renault sneered while trekking in the blizzard and cold wind.

The old man’s battleship was called "Iron Justice". A big icon of swords and fists was painted on the bow. Just by looking at the name, he knew that he had decided to join the "Sentinel" from the very beginning. The conditions are all routines.

However, since he is still acting with him at his age, let's ignore this cunning for the time being.

The planet Blacksis is a planet that has been frozen all year round. Except for the space station "Port of the Dead", there are only some scientific research stations on the surface that do not know any forces, and no one is stationed here.

The most troublesome part is that the difference between the surface of the planet and the ice layer cannot be detected by conventional means, so the "treasure map" that Jax took out is also meaningless. It can only be based on approximate latitude and longitude. To determine a huge range, and then use engineering power armor to dig down.

The only good news is that both the soil and the rock are frozen solid, and there is no risk of collapse.

In addition, due to the poor communication signal of the environment, Jimmy as a scout and Nova as a ghost could not participate in the operation. The main personnel of this operation are Renault, Jax, Teckis, Tosh and...

"So brave, my little horse!" Mila in ice-blue armor slapped Matt's shoulder armor vigorously: "I saw you with admiration!"

I can't see Matt's expression through the helmet, but his face is probably white: "...If it is really an alien treasure, I can advise the commander as soon as I have relevant knowledge."

"Okay! I know you are worried about me, no need to explain!" Mira continued to shoot.

No, I think he should just be hiding from you. Renault glanced at Matt, who was photographed and walked crookedly. After he learned that Jax would participate in the operation, he took the initiative to ask Ying to participate in the front-line operation. He probably thought he was a deputy. Mira will definitely stay on the "Steel Justice", the result...

"Mr. Jax, I have dug down from the surface..." Renault glanced at the huge engineering power armor: "600 meters, but no structure that seems to be an alien relic was found. Should we switch to lateral excavation? "

"No," unlike Renault’s black-painted power armor, Jax’s power armor is pure white, inexplicably co-produced with the ice and snow: "You have to dig down a thousand meters, and this time the alien There is no trace of the treasure."

"..." This information is too detailed, is there any information on that "electronic treasure map" that has not been resolved?

"Renault, you have to trust us...the...intelligence capabilities of the Jupiter Empire." Jax patted Renault's armored arm.

What are those two suspicious pauses? You do not belong to the Jupiter Empire, and the treasures were not discovered through intelligence capabilities!

Renault felt more and more that he was being pitted, but now that he was here, and there was no obvious danger... dig a hole and dig a hole.

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The next time, just with the roar of the engineering armor, Milla's unilateral flirting with Matt, and Renault and Jax tentatively passing.

The surrounding soil water content, or ice content, increases as it gradually deepens, causing the entire spiral downward passage to appear a bit crystal clear. .

Teckis was in a daze from time to time, perhaps reminiscing about the female soldiers he had met before, while Tosh opened his helmet from time to time and stole a snack that he didn't know what it was.

Boom boom boom - click.

and many more? What's that sound? Due to repeated unsuccessful attempts, Renault's thoughts were a little stiff, and he didn't have time to react after hearing a strange noise under the construction machinery drill bit.

That seems to be... the sound of breaking ice?

"Hey! Stop!" Renault shouted to the rangers driving the engineering mecha.

The driver stopped the action, but the mecha was not so easy to eliminate the inertia. As the mecha stopped, the terrible sound that had appeared before suddenly rang.

Click, click—Boom!

The icy ground, which was full of ice flowers, seemed to be very solid, was covered with cracks at an exaggerated speed, and burst into cracks before everyone had time to react.

When falling down, Renault looked at the distance that was clearly beyond the safe height and the ground that was solid at first sight. He had only one thought in his mind: I hope the shock absorption system of this armor works well.

"[Gravity Eruption (Огоньпоготовности!)]"

When everyone was about to fall to the ground, Mira yelled and shot a strange blue light from her hand cannon. This blue light blew into a huge whirlpool about one meter from the ground, and then produced The powerful attraction attracted Renault and the others, including herself.

After about five or six seconds, the blue vortex disappeared, and everyone who fell from only about one meter was naturally unharmed. The only loss was that the engineering mecha was too heavy to be attracted. Although the driver escaped smoothly, the machine A itself is considered scrapped.

"Little horse! Are you okay!" Mila pulled Matt up and shook it again and again after landing.

"I, okay, okay, don't, Akira, anymore." Matt was so shaken that he could only speak word by word.

"The content we analyzed from ancient documents is really correct!" On the other side, Jax stood up with a tactical roll, looked around and looked directly at the corner of the underground cave.

"Um... alien?" Renault also turned his gaze to the direction he was looking.

The place where they fell was a huge space with a height of thirty to fifty meters at the top and a radius of several hundred meters. Both the walls and the ground were smooth and visible, and the direction Jax looked at was a sudden rise. , A small iceberg about ten meters high, halfway through the iceberg, was placed a giant iron-black throne, and on top of this throne was sitting a tall figure wearing a peculiar black armor.

When Renault looked over, the eyes of the sharp helmet worn by the figure suddenly lit up with two blue lights.

At the same time when the two blue lights were on, the armor glowed and changed color at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into a set of gorgeous armor with a silver-white base, golden edges, and multiple ice blue crystals.

Then, the "alien" spoke in a strange language that Renault could not understand at all but could understand:

"[I am Tassadar, High Templar of the Protoss.]"

"[You deliberately awakened me, did you encounter a Zerg?]"