StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 3 Star Marines

The escort convoy of the Mengsk family with the golden wolf head badge passed through the magnificent city wall left over from the colonial era and entered the urban area of ​​Stilling, the capital city of Korha. A recruiting center in the city.

The sky was immediately enveloped by the shadows of high-rise buildings and the flash of glass, and the convoy of vulture motorcycles and armored vehicles seemed to be moving through the cracks in the canyon made of steel and glass.

There are more and more ground-mounted cars and hovering cars in the driveway, and there is an endless stream of people.Augustus's expression was still as calm as water, but he was amazed at the sense of technology and prosperity of this city in his heart.

It's a morning in Stilling, and the sidewalks on both sides of the highway are filled with people in suits and work clothes, as well as IAA cleaning robots and sales robots.In Stilling when the sun rises, countless people are busy for their dreams and families. This is the life of countless ordinary people that supports this prosperous world.

A holographic projection screen of a skyscraper belonging to the UNN global news network is displaying dazzling luxury advertisements, ranging from art treasures made of gold, silver and rare materials to floor-length dresses endorsed by celebrities.

The armored vehicle slowed down as it passed the Stilling College of Higher Education, and Angus deliberately slowed down the driver.

"The dean and the principal and deputy deans of Stilling College have tried to expel you many times, saying that you disturbed the teaching order and violated school rules and regulations." Angus looked out the window at Stilling's marble covered with dark purple vines High walls and majestic gates.When the crowd near the academy looked towards the armored vehicle, Angus waved his hand with a politician's signature smile on his face.

"Those teachers had nothing to teach me a long time ago." Augustus recalled his usual rhetoric, pretending to be indifferent and dismissive: "Staying in their classes for graduation is just a waste of life. .And those co-signed directors and deans were all fired by you?"

After nearly 200 years of accumulation by more than a dozen generations, the Mengsk family’s industry has spread throughout Stilling and other prosperous cities in Keha. Angus is also the main investor of Stilling College, Keha’s most prestigious institution of higher learning. , those teachers and administrators were actually working for him alone.

"It's all because these people are glamorous on the surface, but they secretly enrich themselves and take bribes." Angus said, "In any case, I hope that the time in the college will be a good memory in your life."

So Augustus turned his head and took a look at Stilling College. On the green lawn behind the gray railing, leaning against the clock tower made of gray granite, statues of historical greats, fountains and flower beds, dressed in slim gowns, young The beautiful first-year students are practicing elegant light sword swordsmanship under the guidance of their swordsmanship teacher, with light steps and gorgeous moves.

Augustus is not good at swordsmanship, but his elder brother is also the eldest son of the Mengsk family, Arcturus Mengsk loves cold weapons.

Always the best at what he loved, Arcturus was a master swordsman who rose to fame at a young age.He learns swordsmanship not to kill the enemy but to sharpen his will. The first-year students seem to be elegant, but they can only get a weak evaluation from their elder brother.

After pausing for a while on the girls' snow-white thighs, Augustus looked away in good time.

"Not too bad," said Augustus.

"Protect yourself." Unexpectedly, Angus suddenly said something that had nothing to do with the previous topic, but then he changed his words and said: "Limited by experience, young people always have to go astray. But one day , you will eventually return to the right path.”

"Mengsks are born to accomplish great things."

Augustus nodded as a response.

Not far from the college is the recruiting center set up by the federal government in Stilling City, which is located in the best location in Queens.The conscription center is a cold alloy steel structure. A red and blue flag flutters in the wind on the top of the conscription center. On the bright red flag there is a diagonal cross made of blue diagonal lines. There are many white flags dotted between the diagonal crosses. Star sign.

Standing at the arched gate of the Recruitment Center are two Union soldiers in light blue power armor holding rifles. They have a more familiar title - Union Marines.

The chest, back, shoulders, upper arms, forearms, thighs, calves, and buttocks of the two Union Marines were covered with extremely thick exoskeleton armor, and the pedals had a larger footprint and claws He wore anti-fall boots and an orange-yellow matte helmet.

These exoskeleton armor parts are connected by screws, capacitive servos, and haptic feedback systems, with built-in life support devices, and servo motors allow marines wearing power armor to pick up heavier heavy weapons, such as AGR Gauss rifles .

CMC-200 power armor.

Before the start of the Battle of Kailian, this type of power armor was hailed as an epoch-making progress in the Tyrannian military industry. This reliable individual armor is still very popular with federal soldiers even today when the CMC-300 came out and shined.Of course, on some of the more remote colonized worlds and fringe worlds, the sheriffs there still use some older models of power armor and gunpowder weapons from centuries ago.

Wearing power armor, the height of the Federation soldiers was far higher than the average height of a normal Keha male, a full eight feet tall, and a much more burly figure.They were giants in front of the six-foot Augustus.

The convoy came to a slow stop, and groups of security personnel in dark brown uniforms and armed with plasma rifles filed down from the armored vehicles, drawing back the crowd of onlookers and setting up a cordon.Field, the guard captain of the Mengsk family, got off a vulture motorcycle and opened the door for Angus and his family himself.

Just when Augustus was about to get out of the car, a pair of soft little hands held Augustus's face from behind at this moment, and the little girl stood behind the back of Augustus's seat and bent down to bury her face in the Between the right half of the elder brother's face and shoulder.

"Augustus," said Dorothy softly, "you promised to write to me."

Augustus's collar was soaked with Dorothy's tears in seconds, the little girl must have been crying silently for a long time, with tears all over her face, while he just looked out the window and saw nothing noticed.

An unstoppable sadness filled Augustus's heart. Although he had no feelings for his family in the new world as a time traveler, the memories of the past still deeply affected him.

Augustus knew he couldn't ignore the cries of the little girl, the jewel in the Mengsk family's eye.

"I will, little one." Augustus followed his elder brother Arcturus' address to his little sister: "I will send you an email every week."

Augustus stood up, bent down and kissed Dorothy's smooth forehead, and then he smiled with a gentle expression.

But this smile that once captivated many lovely girls in Stilling College soon froze, and Augustus saw his mother who was distorted and about to collapse.

"Augustus...my child..." Catherine hugged Augustus suddenly, her shoulders were twitching constantly, and she was almost speechless.

"Recalling the first time I saw you...it seemed so long ago..." The mother's mood stabilized a little, from howling to whimpering with trembling sounds.

"You must be strong, and you must know how to respect everyone who will fight with you in the future. Maybe one day, you will become the leader of these people and lead them to the end of the star sea, to a place where we can no longer see. But remember, Keha will always be your home."

"Forgive your father, we will always love you."

　Changed the name, StarCraft: Tyrannian Empire, adding keywords may make it easier to be searched (miserably)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)