StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 105 Great Dutiful Son

The dance music is slow and melodious, and the nobles in evening gowns are immersed in the gentle dance steps and swirling skirts.It was already late at night, but the sky was colorful, and the brilliant lights of Tarsonis City lasted all night.

Every few minutes, a beautiful meteor shower falls from the sky, which is the scene of merchant ships and engineering ships returning to Tarsonis from interstellar through the atmosphere.

Augustus has good physical strength and dances with almost all the women who invite him. The mistress of the Terra family, Annabelle, also invites him to spend the night in the Terra Sky Tower.

The women didn't care if he was a Mengsk descendant, they just liked young, handsome officers, and the likes of Edmund Duke weren't bothered.

Andrea Tagore, the heroine of the banquet, seemed to pay less attention to the officer representatives she had invited, but to the perfectly smoked Antigian beef in front of her eyes, her hard ceramic dentures and auxiliary chewing device could help it come clean Chew tough meat thoroughly.

When Augustus finally had time to stop and sit back next to Renault, who was already full, the men from various founding families began to gather together again.

The family representatives of the founding family already knew the identity of Augustus. Even if they didn't have time to learn about his background in detail, there would be group spokespersons and assistants to explain it to them.Most of them shunned or treated Augustus and the Mengsk family behind him with indifference.

The first was Viscount Cornelius Brubaker of House Brubaker, a prestigious family of arms dealers - known chiefly to officers and soldiers in the army during the Battle of Kallion.The electromagnetic rifle used by the Marine Corps is designed and produced by a subsidiary of the Brubaker Group. They are also designing railguns of different calibers and ship armament upgrade technology at the same time.

The war destroyed many colonies and killed millions of people. However, the wealth of arms dealers like the Brubaker family expanded rapidly in a very short period of time, followed by a rise in status and fame.

However, human desires will not be satisfied.The war between the Camerian Federation and the Tyrann Federation is coming to an end, but the factories of the arms dealers are still operating at full capacity.

Shrewd arms dealers have keenly caught the signal that the next war is coming, as if the sharks coming after the bloodstain smell the blood.

Cornelius with a small beard was very friendly, and he acted amiably: "Young Augustus, I am Cornelius Brubaker, the head of the Brubaker family. Ten years ago, I also met your father, Angus, who was a man of courage and integrity."

"Some people insist that Angus is responsible for the riots in Keha IV, but I don't think so. Keha people have their own thoughts and the right to pursue a better life and freedom, and every federal citizen should be treated in accordance with human rights. Treat," said Cornelius.

"Do you really think so, Mr. Brubaker?" Augustus seemed surprised: "Honestly, under the influence of my stupid, hopeless father, who has been confused by mental illness, Ke Harbin IV is already in chaos, people have nothing to do all day long, only know to party, parade, smash up shops, and rob goods that don’t belong to them.”

"The order in Keha is becoming more and more chaotic, the economy is on the verge of collapse, and unemployment has arrived."

"Oh, this is too bad." Cornelius took out a silk handkerchief and wiped away tears that didn't exist, and said sympathetically, "The federal parliament should give the unemployed Keha people the necessary unemployment benefits. It's sad, I don't know how many people will starve to death!"

"May God bless Keha." With that, Mr. Cornelius made a prayer gesture.

"Do you think so, then I hope you can give some support to my people, who are starving and starving. Our industries are shut down by workers' strikes and raids by the Federal Rebels, and local companies are dying as their profits plummet. Mass layoffs, food overcapacity has been exposed, and one-third of the city's population is starving to death in slums."

"Really? The Federal Parliament is not doing well enough. Those dawdling members of parliament should apologize for this, no, they should resign immediately." Although Cornelius said so, his face was that I read the newspaper less than you Don't lie to my look.

"I really don't know what the people there will do after the war between Keha and the Federation breaks out." He sighed and said.

"Why is there a war?" Augustus was startled, as if he was frightened by Cornelius' words: "Sir, do you want my hometown to be flooded with blood? God, that is really an evil idea."

"Of course, the Brubaker family has always opposed meaningless wars and advocated peaceful coexistence between different nations and different regimes." Cornelius waved his hand: "What I'm talking about is just a possibility. No one wants war. There will be war."

"The Brubakers support the people of Keha in their quest for further autonomy and making Keha a neutral trading planet. If you need me to prove it, the Brubak Mining Group is holding a press conference today in support of Keha The people's legitimate pursuit of rights and freedoms."

"Then you should go to my father. He's not very busy recently. I'm already going to send him to a mental hospital." Augustus sighed and said, "The people of Keha don't believe that the man talking on the podium And the senator in question is a lunatic."

"I think his mental state is still very good." Cornelius frowned, and then he seemed to lose interest in continuing to talk to Augustus: "Sorry, the young man from the Augustus family Man, I gotta get away for a little while."

"I hope we will have the opportunity to meet again in the future." Augustus stopped complaining about his "stupid" father.

"There will be a chance." Cornelius put on his bowler hat and hurried away.

After Cornelius left, a member of the Tagore family walked towards Augustus.When looking in that direction, Augustus happened to see Nova Terra and her shy-smiling older sister in the state of dead fish eyes.

"Augustus Mengsk, Madam would like to take a group photo with you." Unexpectedly, this member of the Tagore family did not say anything to Augustus, and there was no temptation or coercion as expected.

At this time Andrea Tagore was taking photos with many military officers, including the Duke family, and inviting Augustus seemed to be just a normal procedure.

Augustus walked to the scheduled shooting location and stood with the oldest and most powerful old lady of the Tagore family among flowers. They stood very close, and it seemed that Andrea was not afraid of this famous nationalist Son of agitator.

"You have a good father, son." Andrea said to Augustus before filming began: "He taught you the loyalty and bravery of the Mengsk family, and you are worthy of the name you have, that Anderson of UNN It is fitting to say that you are being praised with all the compliments of humankind."

"As a Union soldier, you deserve all the praise."

"Thank you, Mrs. Tagore." Augustus said.

"You are excellent, Augustus. I heard people say that Angus Mengsk is old and dizzy, and Keha is in chaos under his governance." Andrea sighed: "The founding family has always been elected by talent. His master, but there are too many worlds besides Tarsonis that have forgotten their traditions."

"You're right, that's exactly what I thought."

"So, what do you want me to do?" asked Augustus.

"Inherit him," Andrea said.

"Inheritance. Your father."

The banquet ended before the midnight bell, and the servants of the Tagore family had to wait until all the guests had left before they could come to clean up, replace the carpet, and clean the silverware that had been wiped repeatedly. This meant that they had to work. to late.

"What did that old witch tell you just now?" When Augustus returned to Renault, the other party whispered to him.

The guests began to leave one after another. The leader of the founding family left directly on a private yacht, while other nobles could only travel by luxury cars.

"She let me inherit my father's Senate seat and other Mengsk family properties early, and then declared Angus a lunatic who shot himself in an unknown alley." Augustus said.

"After that, things were more commonplace. She asked me to clean up the revolutionary party in the senator, and then declared Korha martial law. The Federation mobilized the marines to take over Korha's planetary defense force and take over the entire planet."

"What will happen next is also predictable. Keha IV will be completely under the control of the federal government. Angus has used his political skills and influence to force the Senate to pass many policies aimed at protecting local enterprises for many years. Politics The family has the means to break the backbone of a colonial industry and economy."

"I've never heard that the Senate is inheritable, and does she think you're an idiot, as long as the Marines are stationed in Keha, you will become their puppet." Reynolds said: "They will send agents to spy on you, Keha There will never be a day of recovery.”

"How did you answer?"

"That's what I said, I will present my father's head before May next year." Augustus spread his hands and said, "As long as I can lead my people out of the predicament and avoid a war, for the sake of righteousness, Even if it means sacrificing my father."

"I must say decisively and resolutely, without hesitation."

"I like you for that." Renault confirmed again: "You don't really plan to do this, do you?"

"Even if I do that, as long as the Federation can produce evidence of my patricide, then my reputation in Korhal will be ruined, and the reputation of the Mengsk family will plummet. I don't want to hand over the choice of fate to others. People, more often, I like to take the initiative." Augustus said to Renault.

At this moment, Annabella Terra brought her two daughters towards Augustus: "Nova, this is Uncle Augustus."

"Hello, Uncle Augustus." Nova Terra's voice was soft and soft, and she looked cute and cute. This is a cute little girl.She inherited her father's blond hair, beautiful light green eyes, and the beautiful facial features of the Terra family, and the characteristics of dead fish eyes that appear when she is extremely stunned or in a state of meditation are exactly the same as her father.

"This is your youngest daughter?" Augustus briefly had the image of a grim female Imperial Ghost agent in his mind, but he found it difficult to associate that image with the little girl in front of him.

"Her name is November, and we all call her Nova," said Annabelle.

"November, and my name is August," Augustus said, bending down to Nova.

"Oh" Nova looked at him with wide eyes.

"Okay, it's almost time for us to go back." Renault looked at his watch and said, "It's almost midnight now."

"Ms. Terra, see you tomorrow." Augustus wanted to touch Little Nova's forehead after he finished speaking, but was quickly avoided.

"Goodbye, Uncle," Nova said.

"My dear, Augustus, you can come to Terra Sky Tower to find me tomorrow." Clara held Augustus's arm: "Do you know? You are different from any nobleman in Tarsonis .”

Nova's small hand suddenly patted her forehead. This was the most irritating day in her life.Affected by her strong psychic talent, Nova could actually hear the voices of everyone in the entire Tagore Sky Tower, including the busy servants under dozens of floors.This kind of telepathic ability is still beyond the control of the current Nova, she can only passively accept these telepathic voices and cannot refuse them.

The helpless Augustus had to agree to Clara's request before he was able to get away. When he boarded the elevator and went downstairs, he said to Renault: "We have to find a place to spend the night, and then install Umoyan's psychic power in the residence." shielding device, but I believe that the Federation will not find someone to assassinate a fighting hero who is showing off right now."

"I thought you would abandon us and go home with them." Reynolds waved to Clara Terra who was waving at Augustus and Nova who was waving mechanically.

"If necessary." Augustus waved his hand at Annabella: "But I must stay by your side, and beware of any trouble caused by scumbags like Tychus and Harnack."

"I think you're scared." Renault looked very proud in some inexplicable ways.

"I admit it." Augusto's words left Renault speechless: "This overt enthusiasm scares me."

"After all, I'm just a kid," he said.

"I have asked Rundstein to take other people to stay in a hotel controlled by the Mengsk family, and we will go there to find them."

After driving for half an hour, Augustus found Lisa and the others who had been waiting for a long time at the Traveler Hotel in the central city of Tarsonis. Everyone was sitting on the sofa in the front hall of the hotel and waiting. The return of their chiefs—except Tychus Finley.

"Where is he? Rundstein, I turn this class over to you."

"The tracker I had on Tychus showed that he was somewhere in the slum right now," Rundstein said. "He broke out and got into a fight with Harnack."

"Don't worry about Tychus, he will come back by himself after a while." Augustus said after a moment of silence.

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