StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 147 Humiliated

"Two natural weeks, 3000 million federal credits or 200 million Umoyan citizen points, in cash."

There was no negotiating table, and the pirate captain and the leader of the Korha rebels, who had gradually become familiar to the citizens of the Tyrannian Federation due to their rebellion activities, talked face to face on the empty mooring platform. There were many people standing behind the leaders of both sides. Warrior in power armor.

Only a relatively small percentage of the pirates on Jackson's Revenge possessed modified power armor, apparently as a result of their dealings with their elusive counterparts, the Kel-Morian pirates.

The power armor of these pirates is erected with sharpened ship armor fragments, and the Gauss rifle has military thorns that are nearly one-third of the length of the gun body. At the same time, the transformation of mechanical prosthetics can be seen in all aspects of their bodies.

In contrast, the Stilling guards behind Augustus, who were all dark gray and painted with the power armor golden wolf head badge, had a much more rigorous military appearance. They were calm and silent, as if they were acting as one.

Loyal Kehal IV Steele spiritual soldiers regard Augustus as the only hope to save their mother planet, and are willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the leader of the Revolutionary Army.

The mechanical prosthetic eye on the left side of Captain Jackson’s face radiated a breathtaking scarlet light. On his broad forehead, there were several deep bony scars, and the thick gray-brown beard and lips were trimmed sharply and long. The wide-brimmed and high-topped captain's cap still bears the insignia of the Federation Navy's dragon wings and anchor.

The captain, whose reputation was as stink as his lingering body odor, was known by his crew as Jackson IX, the Pipe-smoking Tyrant, the Overlord of the Koprulu Sector, and the Tyranids. The light of humanity.

"Bank transfers and checks are not supported, but you can use the equivalent rare crystal mine to deduct. If you have high-purity crystals, the business there will be much easier." Captain Jackson smoked a briar pipe, There are more pipes and tobacco boxes of various categories in the pockets of the thick commodore coat.

"I am going to hire this ship and everyone on it for a long time. In addition, my people can also provide you with fuel, weapons and upgrades to the ship's armor and weapons." Augustus said: "Based on this, I want the commission to be halved."

"Dealing with the rebels is a big risk." Jackson spit out a big and round smoke ring: "I bet the Federal Navy is right behind your ass."

"Yes, Duke's Alpha Squadron is looking for us right now." Augustus didn't evade or cover up the issue, he said it bluntly.

"Since that's the case, then I think you should pay more." Jackson didn't react much, but the crew behind him were somewhat unsettled when they heard Duke's name.

In peacetime, the unarmed Edmund Duke kept his eyes on Jackson's Revenge, and he had many medals for beheading the captain of a pirate ship or chipping inches off the Revenge with heavy artillery obtained from steel plate.

Although most of the crew of this pirate ship are no longer the original group of soldiers of the Federation Fleet, they still hate Alpha Squadron's pursuit and interception.

"Unless you prove that you have the value to make me pay more." Augustus did not back down: "Even if my old friend Hill guarantees you, I can't guarantee that you will suddenly take this money with me. It just disappeared."

"No, I won't guarantee it." Glare Hilton waved his hands again and again.

"The deal is guaranteed by Grail Hill, because he is a person we both trust." Jackson glanced at Tychus beside Augustus: "You pay first, and then we sign the contract. "

"Both of these steps can be carried out at the same time." Augustus said, "I use rare crystal mines to deliver."

"I just like people like you." Jackson said, "Tell me, besides fighting the federal navy, what else do you need us to do?"

"You can incorporate this ship into your fleet now. Whether it's a flagship or a wing ship, Jackson's Revenge is capable of it."

Jackson pointed proudly at his battlecruiser, as if to prove that it was worth Augustus' price.

"But this ship looks like a broken ship." Tychus didn't give these desperadoes any face at all, and he pointed out another point more sharply:
"This glued junk, can it really fly?"

No matter how furious Jackson and his crew were, no matter how majestic their ship had been, the Jackson's Revenge now looked like a battleship made of metal junk, beyond recognition.The badges under the portholes of the bridge and at the propellers have apparently been repeatedly covered by new badges due to the many changes of the captain.

This Leviathan-class battlecruiser, which had been in service in the early days of the Tyranid Federation, was regarded as a disgrace by the Federal Navy. Jackson's Revenge, his original number and the reasons for his defection gradually became an absolute secret in the archives. .

Because they have been harassing passing merchant ships near the main trade routes of the Tyrann Federation all the year round, many merchant ships have witnessed the roar of the guns of Jackson's Revenge, and recognized that its model is the Lee that is currently serving in the Federation Navy. Vitan battlecruiser.

The Union Navy finally only admitted that one battlecruiser was indeed lost during the mission, but they claimed that all crew members had been lost, so now the Jackson's Revenge is just a ghost ship floating around in space.

Smart media people quickly came to the conclusion that the battlecruiser either fell into the hands of a group of desperadoes, or some kind of supernatural force took control of the spaceship.

"Boy, we've seen more main-sequence stars, neutron stars, and white dwarfs than your rotten walnut brain can imagine!" one of Jackson's helmsmen huffed toward Tychus.

The pirate in a tattered sailor's vest and a blue and white striped turban was not wearing power armor. When everyone watched him rush towards Tychus Finley, who was standing beside Augustus with his hands behind his back, They were not surprised to see that the latter easily slapped the former to the ground like a fly, and almost opened his head.

The conflict then ceased, and Captain Jackson, who felt very ashamed, was obviously unwilling to make a big deal out of it.There are three revolutionary battlecruisers in this space station. As long as he wants to leave here safely, he can only avoid the conflict from expanding.

"That's enough, Tychus, be kind to our friends." Augustus knew what Tychus was up to. He wanted to stir up conflicts and kill the pirates inside the space station and take Jack away. Sen's Revenge.

Although now is the best time to kill this group of pirates, Augustus does not want to break out with these pirates.

"This is a signal tracker of the Tyrann Federation." Augustus handed Captain Jackson a sophisticated device disguised as a music box: "As long as it is turned on, it will attract Edmund Duke's Alpha Squadron."

"Sounds like the magic flute that attracts mice." Jackson took the signal tracker.

"What I want you to do is to bring Alpha Squadron to the edge of the Koprulu sector, as far away from the main star world of the Tyranid Federation as possible."

"But, is Duke really so easy to be fooled?" Captain Jackson couldn't believe that such a small gadget would have such a big effect.

"It's useful for at least a period of time, and this period of time is enough for me." Augustus smiled and said: "Based on what I know about Duke."

"He's sure to fall for it."

(End of this chapter)