StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 154 Straight to Tarsonis
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Four days later, Norad II, at 0:27 aboard time.

When the ship sails in the hyperspace channel, people who grew up on the planet will feel tired when they are in it.Waking up from nightmares is a rare and common thing, and probably only people as nervous as Harnack and Josephine can fall asleep soundly without any influence.

Augustus used to attribute the bizarre visions in his nightmares to his past memories, but now he knows it's because he's daydreaming and night dreaming.

"You've been having nightmares since you left the Delarian shipyard." Lieutenant Sarah Kerrigan wore a three-dimensional, close-fitting dark gray officer's uniform of the Revolutionary Army. The Mengsk golden wolf pattern on the belt and epaulettes meant that She can enter and leave the captain's cabin of the Norad II at will without incurring the wrath of Corporal Faraday, Captain of the Augustus Guards.

These days, Kerrigan has decided to comb her striking fiery red hair. After becoming Augustus himself's personal guard, this former federal ghost agent with terrifying psionic power always wears a neat and neat cape. Hair or a single ponytail, but today she has changed her usual image.

Compared with more than four months ago, Kerrigan felt very different, her long fiery red hair fell to her slender waist.

Kerrigan's smooth hair on the forehead was parted in the middle and braided into two braids, which formed a ring from the circle to the back of the head, like a crown. The long and smooth hair followed her to wipe Augustus's face with a cotton towel trembling slightly with the sweat on his face.

In the soft light blue light of the captain's cabin, Kerrigan's fiery hair seemed to be enveloped in a veil.

Although there are always rumors that Augustus's trust in a former Confederate assassin will bring bad luck, these rumors only reach the ears of the Revolutionary Army leader.

Soon another voice appeared. Augustus Mengsk himself appreciated the ability of the ghost agent very much.There is no need to worry about the leader's safety, because he never confides in wolves.

However, Jurgen Shawshank, a reporter with the fleet of Pravda in the Dominion of Kehad, believes that the facts are not that simple. He is more willing to believe that Augustus, our wise and mighty leader, also has emotions and desires.

After capturing Ghost agent Sarah Kerrigan, Augustus immediately transferred the Umoyan Shadowguard who protected him to his father Angus and let Kerrigan take over his position.

If no one can verify that nothing ever happened between Marshal Augustus and his beautiful young personal bodyguard, then of course it is real.

"You know what I dreamed?" Augustus sat up still in his military shirt, and to this day he kept to his sleeping habits as a Marine in Turasis.All the clothes, guns, and bullets are placed within reach. When necessary, Augustus will sleep with his clothes on. He is now a soldier who can get up and run at any time, and shoot when he draws his gun.

Yet, perhaps just waking up from a nightmare, perhaps wary of a psyker prying into his mind, Augustus's cold gray eyes staring at Kerrigan seem like a real As aggressive as the real Steele Ling gray wolf.

This didn't scare Kerrigan, she just said calmly: "Just like three days ago, in your dream there is a huge planet that has turned into a radiation wasteland. I can be sure that it is Korha IV. Sometimes, radiation There is nothing in the wasteland, but sometimes it becomes a huge megacity. There are many people living there, but none of them are Korhal."

"Oh——" Augustus rubbed his temples, feeling a tingle hit him: "If I don't do anything, that's what Keha IV should be. I just think so, you know I always like to think of a thing as the worst."

"No, you're not that kind of person." Kerrigan just shook her head, but then said nothing: "You never imagined me as a bad guy and a killer."

".It's time for me to get up." Augustus didn't say anything more, but casually mentioned when he put on his coat: "Have I ever dreamed about you? My dear."

Augustus never imagined what the future queen of the swarm would look like, the Queen of Blades, in order to avoid making Kerrigan some unreasonable guesses.

Kerrigan can read minds. Although Augustus explicitly forbids him to probe deeply into his inner world, some thoughts that pop up suddenly may still be captured by him.

From the perspective that Kerrigan is still ignorant of Augustus' dark history, even out of respect and trust in Augustus himself, she strictly complied with it.

"You should ask yourself." Kerrigan seemed taken aback, and in her reverence for Augustus she temporarily forgot that a soldier couldn't yell at his officer:

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"It's nothing, I just said it's time for me to get up." Augustus observed Kerrigan's expression, and found that she didn't feel that she was offended. angry.

In normal times Augustus might have thought it cute, but he was concerned about Keha, his father, and those still fighting the Confederates, and most of what he said was casual and unintentional.

When Augustus buttoned up his coat, he was still thinking: If Keha IV did not send the coordinates and encrypted information according to the agreed period, the Federation fleet must have arrived in the Keha galaxy—— Much faster than expected.

Then, the Tyrannian Federation should be prepared to be blown to the sky.

"Even if you haven't slept for three days and two nights before you slept four hours today, are you still going to work?" Kerrigan was about to put on a hat for Augustus, but when she was pushed away she Only then did she realize that she was not Augustus' personal maid.

Augustus never needed servants, and while he never mentioned it, Kerrigan knew he had no sense of identity with the aristocracy that gave him his status and rights, something his father and brother same.

"You should sleep a little longer," Kerrigan said to Augustus. "The bridge tells me that the fleet will not jump out of the hyperspace lane and reach the Tarsonis system in two hours."

"Then I shouldn't sleep with you." Augustus' eyes widened a little, and he said immediately, "My soldiers need me."

"But your smart health assistant shows that you are very tired now, and I can also feel that your mental state is not very good." Kerrigan grabbed Augustus's wrist and said, "You are very sad, you are not as good as them You can see how strong it is."

"I will not fall," said Augustus, as he adjusted his appearance in front of a mirror. "Never."

When Kerrigan was about to say something, Augustus's resolute expression still made her succumb.

"I know what you're trying to say." Kerrigan put her forehead on her forehead and said, "After all, I'm not your mother, am I? Would you still say that when Lady Catherine is standing here?"

"This is a false proposition." Augustus chuckled, as humorous and natural as he used to: "She cannot appear here, and I will not allow this to happen."

However, Augustus's heart became heavy again, and he couldn't help but start worrying about his mother and sister.

A week ago, with a huge sum of money transferred to the account of Augustus in the National Bank of Umoyan, his elder brother Arcturus Mengsk had arrived at the Pasteur Manor in Umoyan and met Zhu Lin The news that Anna met her son was also conveyed to the Hyperion.

It has now been nearly a month since this message was sent, and Augustus has no way of knowing whether Arcturus was able to reconcile with Juliana after such a long time, or whether he just stayed there for more than a week Get back in your comfort zone at the mine.

No way of knowing.

From Arcturus' sincere but complaining letters, Augustus learned that his brother was not satisfied with his nephew.

However, since Augustus had already taught Valerian what a real Mengsk man should be like, and he had not relaxed his requirements on himself after his uncle left, he had been practicing swordsmanship and exercising his body, Akto Ernes will never call his son a sissy and a nerd like in the original timeline.

Although Arcturus used many words to describe that Valerian was far less intelligent and tenacious than Augustus was when he was a child, complaining that his mother, sister and Giulianna dressed his son as a little princess, but this still has a lot to do with the bridge. The rift created by the long separation between father and son had a rather positive effect.

With Catherine present, Arcturus could at least feel the warmth of his family, and he was less angry when he blamed Juliana for hiding himself.In addition, Augustus only hoped that his elder brother could start a family and start a career, and no matter how bad it was, he should accumulate some affection with his nephew.A home, no matter who is missing, will feel fragmented.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned them," Kerrigan said apologetically.

"I know, you said that for my sake." Augustus gave Kerrigan a relaxed smile and said, "You are a telepath, you know what I'm thinking and empathize with you."

When the heavy airlock door of Norad II's captain's cabin opened, Corporal Faraday in officer uniform was already waiting for Augustus, and behind him stood four Steelers in CMC-300 power armor hitter.

Corporal Faraday is a man with a stern face. He is a standard Keha man with a wide chin, a straight nose bridge and deep eye sockets.Faraday was just an ordinary federal citizen a few months ago, but now he has become a popular man around the rebel leader.

Corporal Faraday responded with absolute loyalty, never thinking he had the talents to deserve his position.In order to repay Augustus' appreciation and decisive promotion, this young revolutionary soldier from Keha devoted himself to the Keha Revolution and Augustus's own guard work.

Augustus Mengsk never missed a person.In order to prove that Augustus's vision of knowing and employing people is still the same, Corporal Faridi treats every job assigned to him by Augustus rigorously and seriously.

Whether it's fetching a slice of toast or commanding an army, Corporal Faridi is motivated to do his best even if Augustus leaves him alone to guard Keha.

Unable to communicate with other battlecruisers while the ship was in a hyperspace transition state, Augustus went straight to the interior corridor leading to the lower deck and hold.Augustus first took some time to go to the Norad II armory, which was run by a cousin of Rory Swan's kind in place of the Alpha Squadron engineer.

Swann's brothers all look alike, except that Swann's cousin lost a leg in an accident in the New Apollowin Community Mine, which had to be replaced by an alloy prosthesis.

"Good morning sir, if this time is considered morning." Thorin Swan, a burly Mrs. Meinhall, said in a low voice, "Is there anything I can do for you? The optional upgrade items for ship weapons, armor, and shields are listed on the control panel, you can choose the future upgrade direction and items of the Norad II, and then tell me."

"Then you will upgrade this battlecruiser according to my request?" Augustus asked.

"Of course, the premise is." Thorin's words were interrupted by Augustus, who rarely interrupted others - unless he couldn't help it.

"The premise is that you have money." Augustus spread his hands, as if 1 game announcers were telling him, 'Your crystal mines are insufficient', 'Your military expenditure is insufficient'.

"Well, I have good news for you, I'm rich now."

Thanks to his brother Arcturus, Augustus had a large sum of money at his disposal.

The only thing that Augustus needs to consider is how to turn this money into real revolutionary capital in his hands.There is no need for him to save too much, because as long as Arcturus still holds the extremely rich mine, there will be a series of "0"s in Augustus' account every month, and they are all Umoyan citizen points. Such a currency that is not easy to depreciate and can be directly linked to crystal mines.

In addition to the Kel-Morian Combine and Umoyan, Augustus had to purchase weapons, ammunition, and warships from the black markets on the fringes of the Koprulu Sector.At the same time, Augustus has to overcome the unfavorable situation of being highly dependent on the procurement of armaments and relying on the support of the Umoyan Protectorate Army.

The Korhal Revolutionary Army needed a new base, and Augustus pinned such hopes on dozens of Korhal colonial motherships flying to distant galaxies.

After that, Augustus went to the lower deck to inspect the soldiers of the Keha Revolutionary Army who had been armed and ready to fight, and made a speech to the officers and soldiers to make a general mobilization on the battlefield.

Augustus arrived at the bridge when the Norad II and a fleet of more than twenty behemoth-class battlecruisers jumped out of the hyperspace jump channel.

On the star map, the Tarsonis star rotates at its own speed, and the far lower than expected transition signal of the Federation ship indicates that the Tarsonis garrison has not noticed that a huge fleet is approaching rapidly.

Since Tarsonis became the beacon of Tyrannian Federation civilization, it has never experienced the baptism of war.

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