StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 204 The enemy of the enemy is the friend

Augustus's generals took their seats on the velvet-cushioned seats in the conference hall, and even Tychus Finley, who came to make soy sauce, was allocated a seat at the end.However, less than one-third of the CEOs of Moria's major guild companies in the Camerian Consortium's board of directors were present, and the representative of the Moria Mining Federation, another giant in the Camerian Consortium's super enterprises, did not appear. attend a meeting.

But this does not mean that the board of directors of the federation does not pay attention to the arrival of Augustus. In fact, the elites of the Kel Morian federation only get together rarely, and more often they use holographic projection images Have a remote real-time conversation.

"We will sell most of the goods on your list at absolutely fair prices - engineering vehicles, power armor, heavy tanks, armored assault vehicles, tanks, heavy artillery, rocket launchers and even fighter jets, interceptor motherships and battleships .” The CEO of the Kailanis Transportation Guild continued Augustus’s words.

The chief executive of the Kailanis Transport Guild is not an old man, just like the other executives, he is in the prime of life, with short gray-brown hair mixed with silver threads, and a pair of deep black eyes are black and bright.

"These were originally on the prohibited sale list, even Umoyan's weak skinny hemp stalk and the primitive ape-man with underdeveloped brains in the Tyran Federation can't buy the weapons and valuable strategic materials you want." He described Tai The words used by the Lun people and the Umoyan people are a bit rude, revealing a deep dislike for the latter two, but they will never swear.

When talking about business with the Umoyans and the Tyrans, they will say that the Tyrans are full of self-cultivation and aristocratic temperament, and the Umoyans have a commendable gentlemanly demeanor.

"For this, I would like to express my gratitude to the board of directors." Augustus and the CEO of the Kailanis Transport Association sat face to face on both sides of the conference table.

"However, we all know that my revolutionary army and I came here from Mar Sara, which is tens of light years away, not to bargain with you for these small orders."

Augustus put away his confusing smile, and his expression was stern: "A small business can add up to tens of billions of dollars. A long-term and stable order is not only a huge income, but also can make The Moria manufacturing industry, which had nearly collapsed after the war, regained its vitality. The terrible wave of unemployment and the chaos caused by tens of millions of unemployed people from the arms manufacturing industry can also be easily resolved, injecting new vitality into the stagnant financial market. "

"Simply put, I'm buying not just weapons, but complete production lines."

There was no gossip or bickering at the conference table. Basically, from the very beginning, Augustus was talking with the CEO of the Kailanis Transportation Guild, and the number two figures on both sides would occasionally interject a few words.

These well-spoken, shrewd and capable board members are undoubtedly the elites in their industries. To climb to their positions, both family background and ability are indispensable.

"In the long run, the existence of a revolutionary army that is strong enough to split the Tyrannian Federation without posing a threat to itself will definitely do more good than harm. In ancient Earth, if a king wanted to rule a country whose culture was completely different from his own area, then he must support two or more families or forces that are equally powerful but hostile to each other." Augustus continued.

"Weaken or even destroy the Tyrann Federation. The biggest beneficiary is neither Umoyan nor us, but the Kelmorian Federation that has just been defeated and lost a large area of ​​territory. In the past, Moria and other dependent colonies were connected. It was Kel-Morian's strong sense of self-identity and national consciousness, but now, these have all been shattered with the defeat of the Commonwealth in the war."

"And I believe that the interior of the entire union is undercurrent and full of unstable factors, and just dealing with the internal division forces is enough for you to have a headache. At this time, you need a strong ally, even if it is just for An investment in its future potential."

"...Your request is very reasonable." The CEO of the Kailanis Transportation Guild looked at Augustus seriously, and it didn't take long for him to answer.

"As long as you have money, we can even sell you the manufacturing process of the Hephaestus battleship's fusion core. Of course, it's not cheap." He expressed his sincerity in a few words.

"The technology for producing Ripper power armor and heavy Camerian tanks can also tell you. The question is, where should you build factories. The Umoyans will definitely not allow you to build factories on their planet. They are born The famous small belly and chicken intestines, care about every detail, and Keha."

"What the Keha people lack most is the ability to solve problems flexibly. There are so many planets outside the Koprulu sector, and we will find a new home sooner or later." Augustus said.

"Look what we have to sell you." The powerful Camerian CEO handed Augustus a thick stack of papers, including a torn Or the unit price of a complete production line of power armor.The members of the board of directors already knew what Augustus wanted, if they didn't say it because they were used to charades.

"Including the particle orbital gun produced by the Moria Hephaestus forge and the Mag sky mine, the former is powerful enough to penetrate the ship plate of the Behemoth-class battlecruiser of the Tyrannian Federation Navy in a space environment." He said. He appears to spare no effort in promoting the products under his own business name.

After the defeat in the war with the Tyrannian Federation, various industries in the Kelmorian Consortium were in a downturn, and the mining and military manufacturing industries suffered extremely heavy blows.

The position of the CEO of the guild company before being pushed to the stage by the capital controller behind the scenes is not unbreakable. In fact, after the defeat, most of the executive officers of the various guilds have changed to quell internal dissatisfaction and conflicts.

"You should have heard of these Mag mines. They are also adapted to the environment of the planet and space. They made the minesweeping soldiers of the Federal Marine Corps suffer during the four years of war. Deploy the Mag mines on the enemy fleet jump And it will bloom in the core center of the fleet." The Kel Morians would never refer to the Battle of Kailian as the guild war in the population of the Tyranids.

"That's exactly what I want." Augustus nodded, satisfied.This is the reason why he chose to negotiate directly with the leaders of the Kelmorian Federation. One or two guild companies cannot decide the weapons that can truly determine the fate of a war.

Augustus' Revolutionary Army is not just a major customer worthy of attention for Kelmorian. They are willing to help the Revolutionary Army, partly because they want to add obstacles to the Tyrannian Federation.

The purpose of the meeting with Augustus was to show the attitude of one side of the alliance and encourage the other side to continue the war of resistance, for fear that Augustus would suddenly take the revolutionary army back to Umoyan to farm and never come out again.

"Perhaps you can find many mercenaries who are good at fighting in the mercenary market in Moria." The CEO continued.

"They are all soldiers who retired in the Battle of Kailian. They have long been accustomed to holding electromagnetic guns in the world under heavy artillery fire. They cannot adapt to a peaceful life. After retiring, they have no way to survive the flood of unemployment I can find a suitable job within the mercenary association, so I can only go to the mercenary guild to find a job."

"After the war ended, our people all blamed the failure of the war on those guild guards who had fought for the guild. All the soldiers should not hold back their energy."

The CEO of the Kailanis Transport Association did not tell the truth. The actual situation is that in order to divert conflicts and maintain its dominance, the ruling class of the union deliberately guided the trend of public opinion through the news media, allowing the people to express their resentment and dissatisfaction with the defeat. Vent on the back of the ex-servicemen - even though these people have shed their blood for the Commonwealth.

Today, these ex-soldiers remain a force to be reckoned with, a potential threat to the dominance of a board of directors whose rulers are happy to find a suitable outlet for their exhausted energies.

"If you're looking for someone to fight, these guys are the best option, and you'll be satisfied with the price. For the right fee and the cost of cremating the body, they'll go out of their way for you," he concluded.

"Including having them fight aliens?" Augustus smiled.

"Marshal Augustus is really a humorous person. It is not for nothing that the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army love you." The CEO thought that Augustus was joking.

"If it were me, I wouldn't like a person who sent me to the battlefield." Augustus took the list handed over by the other party, scanned the treaties on it, and calculated the expenses he could afford.

It has to be said that Augustus is indeed not short of money now.Augustus first dug crystal mines in Mar Sara, which is rich in mineral resources, for half a year. Large and small mines are scattered all over the wilderness. In the previous Mar Sara battle, he emptied half of the planet's reserves of military supplies and Minerals in government warehouses.

At the same time, the multiple mining bases operated by Augustus’ brother Arcturus are also providing Augustus’ revolutionary army with a steady stream of resources. The wealth accumulated in half a year is equivalent to the total output value of Keha IV in two years .

Augustus came to Moria after the Battle of Mar Sara. In addition to building a good relationship with the high-level leaders of the Kel Morian Federation, the main purpose was to buy, buy, buy, and use all the resources in a short period of time. into combat power.

After a little thought, Augustus marked the things he wanted, and then filled in a series of astronomical numbers, which are the internal currency of the Camerian Union, which is equivalent to tens of billions of Umoyan renminbi. .

Even the well-informed CEO of the Kailanis Transportation Guild took a second look when he returned the list he handed out. He obviously didn't expect that Augustus would buy so many things.

From the most basic Gauss rifle, Augustus bought 100 million of them, including 20 sets of Ripper power armor, 175 Camerian heavy main battle tanks, and 5000 [-]mm guns. Camerian Hellfire howitzers, more than [-] Camerian I heavy tanks, and the production lines supporting these weapons.

Perhaps out of fear of insufficient firepower, Augustus also purchased [-] Draken railguns and [-] Mag mines.

In addition, Augustus also ordered eight Kelmerian Hephaestus-class battleships.

In general, I want it all.

Augustus had already sent a group of commissioners from the Augustus National Security Council to test these weapons in Moria's weapons manufacturing factory, and these war weapons that had shown great prowess in the Battle of Kailian were What kind of power is obvious to all.

"We can only deliver 30.00% of it first, and the rest needs to be handed over to the foundry and fabrication workshop, and this requires a deposit." The CEO was eager to ask Augustus if he really had that much money .

In his impression, although Augustus' revolutionary army had severely damaged the legendary Alpha Squadron, it was impossible for such an insurgent army limited to guerrilla warfare to have much money.Ke considered that Augustus was not a commoner, and behind him stood the Mengsk family and all the Keha people in Keha.

It is more likely that Augustus used the foreign exchange reserves and accumulated wealth of the entire Keha Dominion to buy weapons from the Kemorian Federation, which should have been reserved for the tens of millions of Keha people who fled to Umoyan to rebuild their homes .

Thinking of this, the CEO of the Kailanis Transport Guild couldn't help but start to sympathize with the militaristic Keha people-of course the business still needs to be done, and there must be no less money.

Squeezing the Keha dry would only serve to condemn the CEO's conscience, but to delight him with a bulging wallet.

Do not conflict.

"My people are drawing up a new contract," the CEO said to Augustus. "Just a moment, please."

"Before that, we can go have dinner together," he said.

"Yeah! I like that guy." Although Harnack thought his voice was already very low, many people present heard his voice: "Holy fucking shit, you finally said something that I can understand if."

"You disgrace, I can't believe Mengsk brought your Shiloh's red-crowned rooster here?" Tychus jumped up beside Harnak.

"How did you say that?"

"It's hard to be elegant."

"That's one of your generals?" The chief executive of the Kailanis Transport Guild looked at Harnack, showing the calmness of a medieval noble looking at the names of farmers in the countryside.

"Red Devil Harnack, the leader of the Revolutionary Army with the top [-] bounties on the Tyrann Federation's most wanted list."

"I'm proud of him." Augustus didn't say that Harnack is a country bumpkin who doesn't know the rules, please don't mind.

"Why is your name famous, and I'm 'Augustus Mengsk's dog'?" Tychus' expression deformed with envy.

"It seems that you don't understand." Hanak was complacent, not caring that other people were looking at him.

"Of course I called you this kind of name first, otherwise they would just call you a cat or a dog."

"Marshal Augustus." At this moment, the executive officer of the Kailanis Transportation Guild stood up and clapped his hands.

Right behind him, the wall with the crystal water tank suddenly rose upwards, and a brilliant blue light immediately shone into the meeting room.

Presented in front of everyone is a huge water-blue swimming pool, and farther away is an elegant restaurant with glass windows.Dozens of beautiful and charming Kelmorian women swim in the swimming pool in bikini swimsuits like fish, moving gracefully and freely as if their legs have turned into fish tails.These beautiful Kel-Morian women are striking with their fair skin and bulging backs.

"I knew this trip would not be in vain." Tychus pushed away the dazed Reno, and reprimanded him for his ridiculous appearance: "Fortunately, I have swimming trunks with me, and you are getting married soon. Take care of yourself."

"At first, I thought that the women in Kel-Morian were all hairy mountain dwarves. Curse that Rory Swann who left me with a stereotyped image." The corner of Hanak's mouth was almost grinning to the back of his head.

"Come on, let's go to the restaurant for a drink." Warfield patted Renault: "Don't worry about those two shameful guys."

"You can't get close to them." When several of Augustus's generals showed their embarrassment, Kerrigan walked to Augustus from the corner of the conference hall with sharp eyes.

"It may take a while before I find out if they are assassins."

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(End of this chapter)