StarCraft: Tyranid Empire.

Chapter 224 The Protector of Agria

"Mercenaries from Moria?" Bernard Hansen and Augustus were sitting on the sofa on both sides of the glass coffee table, and several Agria warriors and followers of Augustus stood beside them. behind the two.

The Agria warriors behind Bernard are all reliable middle-aged men or young men in this immigrant town. They are either farmers in large rural areas or interns in the Agria Institute of Science. , these people surrounded the elegant and easy-going Bernard like students or parents of students standing next to the teacher.

Tychus, Raynor, and Kerrigan beside Augustus are undoubtedly veterans of the war, wearing teal and khaki military uniforms similar to the uniforms of the Kel-Morian Guild Guards or the uniforms of the Federal Marine Corps. , neatly dressed, with straight trouser legs, looking like a seasoned soldier.

They really looked like soldiers and generals when they stood upright beside Augustus. Of course, Tychus and Harnack inevitably lowered the image of Augustus, making it look like Some mafia boss rather than an ordinary businessman.

"You come from Moria, you should know that Moria is far away from Agria." Bernard stared at Augustus's rare cold gray eyes: "We need a permanent mercenary army, It would be best, then, to seek help from the nearest Union colony."

"Normally, the Tyrannian Federation government in Tarsonis should send a Marine Corps to defend the fringe colonies, but they have apparently forgotten about Agria."

"No—they're not Morians," said Augustus, shaking his head.

Augustus paused here, and at the same time Kerrigan, the red-haired ghost beside him, leaned over and whispered something in Augustus' right ear with his red lips.

After Kerrigan finished speaking, Augustus looked at Bernard.

"They're from Keha."

"Keha." Even though Agria was a fringe settlement with little information, Bernard was not ignorant of the Keha rebellion that took place more than a year ago.

In fact, the federal government of Tarsonis is happy to announce to the world the fate of Keha IV—the end of pursuing freedom and independence is to be destroyed by nuclear bombs and become a dead nuclear wasteland world.

There is no doubt that the Great Rebellion led by Angus Mengsk shook most of the Commonwealth world and had an indelible and far-reaching impact.Many colonies that were dissatisfied with the federal rule were really shocked by the tragedy of Korhal, and only the bravest and most rebellious planets still openly opposed the tyranny of the Tarsonis Federation Council.

The people of the colony planets that are closer to the core world are as docile as sheep, and the marines stationed there ruthlessly maintain the rule of the federal government there.People there are deeply influenced by the federal mainstream media, afraid to have anything to do with the rebel party, and the word keha is horrified.

But fortunately, Agria is not currently covered by the broadcast channel of the UNN Universe News Network. The local people are also not interested in the "real-time news" more than two or three months ago. Greer's colony leader, Bernard Hansen, was actually a Keha sympathizer.

Bernard Hansen gave up his good life in Tarsonis and the fame he had accumulated over the years to come to Agria, which in itself was another kind of resistance to the Tarsonis government.He never thought about and did not dare to lead the Agrians to resist the rule of the Tyrannian Federation, but he still admired the Keha people who dared to do so from the bottom of his heart.

This is also the key information that Kerrigan obtained through mind reading and told Augustus just now. As the leader of the settlers in Agria, Bernard actually has a good impression of the Keha people.

Augustus had carefully considered Bernard Hansen's character and assumed his attitude before leaving.Now, Augustus is glad that Bernard is not a supporter of the Federation, and the situation has not evolved in the worst direction.

"Are there any survivors in Keha?" Bernard looked at Augustus, and he realized that the identity of the man in front of him could never be as simple as the owner of a Camerian caravan.

"The UNN report mentioned the terrible disaster - this is ridiculous, the nuclear bomb destroyed Keha IV, and the UNN people said that Keha had only a few hundred people injured in this 'accident', condolences to Keha Extinct species far outweighs the reports of Korha's losses and casualties."

"Yes, and there are quite a few." Augustus was not surprised by the propaganda methods of the Tyrann Federation. The media controlled by the Federal Parliament and the founding family have enough means and time to distort reports related to facts.Commonwealth media people usually disassemble the real materials into different fragments, delete and sort them again, and then add fabricated new parts to piece together what they want.

According to regulations, all media reports of the Tyrann Federation must not violate the Constitution, which does not conflict with the freedom of speech of federal citizens.

"That's really great. No matter what the rebels did wrong or how outrageous crimes they committed, at least the people of Keha will not suffer genocide." Bernard breathed a sigh of relief.

People in other colonies knew very little about what happened in Keha, and those who had no opinion were easily swayed by media reports—at least in the Commonwealth, the Augustus Revolutionary Army had a very bad reputation, almost tantamount to eating Human demons and the scum of society.

Bernard’s cognition of the Korha rebels is more or less deviated from the facts, because UNN cleverly avoided Tarsonis’s exploitation and unlimited demands of a series of wealthy colonies such as Korha IV, focusing on The Mengsk family of Korhal IV is portrayed as a family of corrupt plutocrats who control Korhal.

UNN repeatedly emphasized that Angus Mengsk was only trying to establish a ruling dynasty belonging to the Mengsk family in Korhal, and the uprising was described as the conspiracy of careerists and the rise of rebel warlords.

"The Keha people escaped from Keha IV before the Doomsday. They have suffered a lot and have been wandering in the universe, looking for their new home." Augustus said: "Later, some of them armed to protect their own Keha The people form the Korha mercenaries, and they make a living as mercenaries while wandering in the universe."

"If they want to stay, then Agria will help them build their own homes," Bernard said.

"I would like to help them."

"Aren't you afraid that the Keha people will launch a new rebellion in Agria?" Augustus tested Bernard's attitude.

"Why did they do that?" Bernard shook his head: "There is no Tyrannian Federation here, nor any injustice or oppression."

"I knew it." Augustus said with a smile: "Where there is oppression, there will be resistance."

"Dr. Hansen, you are a good man."

Neither Augustus nor Bernard noticed that Ariel Hansen next to him seemed to be interested in Augustus, but Kerrigan, who had strong telepathic abilities, immediately and keenly noticed this.

Kerrigan felt the other party's ignorant fantasies about Augustus, and those jade green eyes kept focusing on the other party's body.

Although Augustus didn't do any heroic feats to save the beauty, he couldn't stand him being handsome enough and temperamental.

"Hehe—about how many people are there?" Dr. Hansen is indeed an upright and kind person, but he has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

"It doesn't matter if there are 2000 people. The most important thing in Agria is the land. We have a professional construction team." He said confidently.

"A lot." Augustus said: "The wandering Keha people all dragged their families and took the colonial mothership as their shelter."

He uttered a series of numbers.

"The exact number is about 210 to 720 people."

"You must be joking." Dr. Bernard Hansen took a deep breath and couldn't believe it.

If this is true, then this must be a very large group of wandering mercenaries, most of whom can only enter the cryogenic compartment, otherwise the spaceships of the wandering fleet cannot support so many people.

For a split second Bernard thought he had guessed the truth.That is, this so-called mercenary group is actually a fugitive who escaped bad luck by chance. The reason why Augustus said they were mercenaries was probably because he was worried that he would not accept these Keha people and that they would become a burden.

In fact, Agria, which is in the stage of pioneering and developing, urgently needs a large number of immigrants, and such a large-scale immigrant Bernard is just looking for it.

The only problem is that if these Korhals settle in Agria, their numbers will be much larger than the original population of the planet.

The people of Agria behind Bernard were also shocked. They never expected that there would be so many people who were about to move in.Bernard's daughter Ariel, who had been listening by the side, also walked to her father's side. Everyone knew that this would be a major event that would change the future fate of Agria.

"." Bernard was silent for more than ten seconds, and finally nodded.

"In order to attract new settlers, I promised that no matter if they are Tyranids, Kemerians or Umoyans, as long as they are willing to build a new home with us, Agria welcomes them." He took a deep breath .

"Let me meet a representative of those people, it's not easy to house so many people," said Bernard.

"I have to discuss with representatives of other immigrant families. And it is better for the Keha people not to mention their past. When the federal government thinks of Agria, the federal parliament will probably send officials to form a government."

"I'll get in touch with them," Augustus said.

"These Keha people come from all walks of life in Keha." Augustus continued: "Among them are scientists, engineers, doctors, builders, architects, artists, etc. who will be given to Agria. development brings new opportunities.”

"You don't need to worry about their follow-up problems after they land in Agria. They have their own tents and food, their own engineering team and planting technology."

"Well—" Bernard thought, then stood up suddenly, and said to Augustus: "I'll arrange it as soon as possible, if all goes well."

Bernard picked up his personal terminal as he spoke, and after saying sorry, he made a call to inform the leaders of the most respected immigrant families in the immigrant area to hold a meeting with the leaders of the town.

As the first leader to set foot in Agria and lead the people to establish a settlement, Bernard has always been unambiguous on this matter, but he has no choice but to discuss such a big matter with other settlers, so that the people of Agria Be prepared to welcome newcomers.

If not handled properly, the Keha immigration problem is likely to turn into a refugee crisis, dragging down Agria's economy, and then affecting the order of the planet and the status of the inherent leadership.

"You really gave me a great gift." Bernard sat down on his seat again after dialing one number after another.

An ugly smile appeared on Bernard's face.

"Okay——I hope to see the armed forces of this mercenary army, so that I can calculate how much salary I should pay for them." Now Bernard has no hope for the strength of this so-called mercenary army, Even these hardened Korhal exiles were tough fighters, and they were not much better equipped than the Agrians.

"Very well, I will notify them right away." Augustus said a few words to Renault who was next to him, and the latter immediately left the living room of Hansen's house.As Raynor turned to leave, all who were looking at him could notice the revolver strapped to his waist.

This is a gift from Augustus to Renault, and Renault also regards it as a treasure and likes this pistol very much.Compared with the exquisite cold weapons given to other officers by Augustus, this exquisitely crafted revolver is amazingly powerful, and can even penetrate the face shield of CMC power armor.

This is a legendary weapon, Raynor has used it to end the lives of many villains and corrupt officials.

Augustus then chatted with Bernard for a while, until Raynor returned to the living room and told him that a battalion of Revolutionary Marines with repainted power armor had landed in Agria for his review.Augustus at once invited Bernard and his men to the landing point of the army, and Bernard was pleased to go.

But as Augustus walked out of the Hensons' door, Kerrigan was beside him and said, "Did you notice that?"

"What?" Seeing Kerrigan's serious face, Augustus immediately asked, "Is there a Federation spy here?"

"No, that Ariel Hansen, that is, Bernard's daughter has been watching you. She is very fond of a man of your type, who is mature, stable, charismatic and reliable."

"When she grows up, she will find this vision of a mature man ridiculous and will be ashamed to recall this memory." Augustus said with a questioning tone: "Of course, this is not the point, I thought you Been trying to find out Bernard Hansen's attitude telepathically, instead of focusing on a little girl."

"You're too sensitive," said Augustus.

"She's up to something," Kerrigan said. "My sixth sense and psionic intuition tell me this woman is dangerous."

"God, I think Ariel is a good girl," Raynor said.

(End of this chapter)