The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

This is the truth.

The Ministry of Consolidation cannot directly ask the Citadel to make any changes. After all, it is only the beginning of diplomacy now, and there is no position to ask the Citadel to raise the status of human beings.What's more, if it is really proposed at this time, and the other party really accepts it, something that everyone doesn't want to see will happen instead-the Reaper may drive to the Milky Way in about two or three years. What would other races think if the requirements of the Ministry of Consolidation brought humans up?The conflict between humans and Batarians led to the withdrawal of Batarians from the group, which is still vivid in my memory.

This kind of thing is [-]% harmful but not beneficial, and it is at the juncture that the authority of this divine castle cannot be lost. This kind of thing must never be done-whether the other party agrees or not, it cannot be said.And the phantom man should be very clear about this kind of thing, even if he feels good about sending a fleet to protect the colony, he will never completely trust the other party immediately.

The Phantom Man himself is not someone who is used to 'believing'.

But then, what the phantom man said completely exceeded Oregana's prediction and imagination:

[You did protect the human colonies - but not only that.The Ministry of Consolidation has fought against the blood moons in the past five years, and has completely eradicated them, wiped out the Oneness Sect, saved the humans in that world and let them join the Ministry of Consolidation.Is it right? 】

[At the same time, in the past five years, you have also defeated the Star Alliance and defeated the Flood.am I right? 】

Although it was a question, the phantom man didn't have any doubts in his tone, he was very sure of this.This made Ao Leijian frown——

It doesn't make sense, this matter was never announced to the Castle of God.It's not that it's something that needs to be kept secret, but that the exchanges between the two sides are not deep yet, and all the negotiations are currently limited to military matters, and they haven't discussed 'customs and customs'.I have read the exchange report myself, and there is no part about the blood moon at all, let alone the Guiyi religion.

And what about the UNSC...

How did he know?Was it the non-Tartarian fighting forces that leaked the information?Or is there some other reason?No... If it really leaked from this channel, there would be no such thing as 'within the past five years'.

"..."

Seeing Oregana's expression, the phantom man waved his hand:

[Don't show this expression.I guess you must be very busy recently, and you haven't visited the game store in the Zhekilawi area of ​​the God's Castle. ] He picked up a box from the table, and an electronic board that was playing photos and put them in front of the screen.

On the electronic board is the photo that the Consolidation Department took out for the display of the Citadel. It has a photo of Isaac Clark, Doom and the Master Chief's macho.And on that box, Isaac Clark was wearing a protective suit and holding an arc gun in his hand. The big label with the words "Dead Space" was in the most conspicuous place.

[I'm a loyal player of "Dead Space"——In the photos released by the Consolidation Department, Isaac Clark has been in the limelight recently, and I want to ask him for an autograph. 】

stunned.

This world has "Dead Space" works? !It still seems to be able to use the type of full-immersion operation, and it is not surprising that this kind of game is popular.

A game player who is familiar with these, saw the protagonist of his favorite game in the photos provided to the official Citadel by people from another world.This first reaction must be a bluffing prank. When I realized that the other party had no reason to engage in such a meaningless prank on a critical occasion, I began to wonder if it was a coincidence... Then I saw the boss of the integration department There is a sign of the seal of God painted on the wall.

It couldn't be a coincidence.

There are more things he can think about... such as the Consolidation Department's views on other civilizations and how to deal with them, as well as the combat power it possesses—whether it is the combat power to annihilate the blood moon, or the ability to fight against the blood moon's spiritual pollution.

"Then the divine seal we painted on the wall before..."

[Will be regarded as a game fan mercenary regardless of the occasion,] He clicked on the electronic version a few times, and then showed the electronic board to Oregana [Look, someone is already discussing the shooting incident on the extranet The gods at the scene were sealed—many people now commented that the murderer was a Unitarian.And this one, 'Look, the Unitarians terrorized Ilium, is the Reaper actually a kind of blood moon' - what a rich imagination. 】

"What about... the Star Alliance?"

[I checked the armor of the two people next to Isaac, and finally found that this person was a super soldier from an old game almost two centuries ago. At first I thought it was a coincidence, but I immediately discovered... Marathon-class battleships and platoons The Spartans are saving our colony, it's like a dream. 】The phantom man showed a tired wry smile【I spent about 600 million, and only found half of the ship setting set, a copy of the original game data of "Halo 2", and who can run the files of that era. Computers, but it's all worth it - I never thought it would happen before, I almost thought I was crazy, and the superheroes in the game came to help us save the world?Who would believe such a thing?what! 】

He couldn't help covering his face with his hands, and after a while he raised his head and stuffed the cigar into his mouth, only to find that the cigarette butt had been extinguished because he hadn't smoked it for a long time.

[But I'm not crazy, this is not the illusion of the Phantom Man.I was also surprised by the relationship between different races and civilizations in the Ministry of Consolidation—on Iros, the Protoss and humans communicated cordially together, and on Eden Star, warships of different civilizations came and went, coordinating with each other. Tacit understanding, different races and different civilizations live in harmony, even though the gap in strength between them is obviously far greater than that between Azali and the Star Alliance... I don't know if this is the future I want to see, But far better than the Citadel. 】

[So... so I hope you can get more deeply involved in this world. 】

"According to our rules, we cannot help Cerberus deal with the Citadel, nor can we drag the Star Alliance out of the Citadel and let them join the Consolidation Department alone. Even if Cerberus goes too far..."

After all, Cerberus still bears the brand of a terrorist, and there will obviously be many problems in aboveboard cooperation.

[I understand that the Ministry of Consolidation will not do such dirty things that cannot be seen in the light, but... there are places in this universe that the Citadel cannot control. 】The phantom man continued to say 【The God Galaxy, the cross-section, and those places that cannot be reached without mass repeaters, and the castle cannot even be touched—and there is the hope of mankind.As long as you can take down the Shadow Broker, I can do what I want to do in the God of God galaxy... Gather refugees, defeat the gangs and mercenaries who attacked the colony, protect the peace of the border colony, develop new resources, and harvest Concentrate your strength when the attackers attack——]

"..."

Oregana didn't answer.

The biggest and most troublesome enemy of Cerberus in the God Galaxy is probably the Shadow Broker.If the Shadow Brokers organization is destroyed or something else happens, and Cerberus is not found to be troubled, then Cerberus is fully capable of doing other things.Moreover, the phantom man's statement was indeed stuck in the place that Oregana had always cared about before.

That is the security issue of the colonies on the border of the Jieshen galaxy.

[My purpose has never changed. Human beings must survive and survive with dignity. 】He leaned forward, and said seriously 【The Ministry of Consolidation can get the entire Galaxy of Gods—and then I will ensure that human beings can join your holy war. 】

"This promise cannot be made casually. We don't know whether you are qualified to replace human promises."

【No rush at this time, we can talk slowly, but later I will help you kill the Shadow Broker—of course it’s free, this will show our sincerity. 】He put his hands together, and there was a flickering color in his eyebrows 【There is one thing I want to ask. 】

Oregana noticed that the phantom man seemed to have made a very important mental preparation when he said this sentence, and he had to struggle in his heart for a long time before making such a choice, so he couldn't help being a little nervous:

"what's up?"

The phantom man took a breath, and let it out slowly to calm his heartbeat:

[Do you know the original future of this world?Just like I know that in "Dead Space", the earth was attacked by a blood moon at the end, and Isaac's efforts were all in vain?Has humanity finally won? 】

It was only at this point that Oregana suddenly realized—she realized what the phantom man's words meant at the beginning, and also knew why he was going around all the way.He wanted to ask this question very much, but he didn't know whether he should ask it, whether he could ask it, and whether he could accept the answer.From those two examples, the phantom man knows that what happened in this world may appear in other worlds in some form, so Oregana's actions are likely to represent one thing——

That is her knowledge of the world's progress for a certain period of time, which may explain her unique and quick insights into how to deal with the Gatherers and Reapers - she may have understood what kind of enemy the Reapers are from the beginning .And when the Marine Corps of the Consolidation Department appeared on Star Eden, the world process that Oregana knew would inevitably change, and the world had literally moved towards a new path.

Then, there is a problem that has to be faced directly.That is - my own future.This is not a fortune-telling thing like 'how long can I live', but whether my persistence is meaningful and whether the path I choose is correct.

And this answer Oregana is indeed very clear.The phantom man in the original work went from using various extreme methods to find ways to change the human situation to being an enemy of the Milky Way, hoping to control the Reapers instead of destroying them. When human beings were brought to the peak, in fact, he had been educated by the reaper in turn - his paranoia eventually made him a servant of the reaper.

There are several ways the world could have survived, but the Phantom Man was a total failure.

He stared fixedly at Oregana's face that was organizing words, and it took only two seconds to realize everything. At that moment, the phantom man showed a somewhat lonely expression, and decades of fatigue seemed to emerge in an instant. He came out, making his carefully maintained face look old all of a sudden.But that expression disappeared immediately like a hallucination, and he returned to the appearance of a perfect and capable successful person:

【I understand...but the future can be changed, and any slight change will affect the progress of the entire world. 】He lit the cigar again【I will hand over all the information I have about the Shadow Broker to you, and Miranda Rosen will take the place of me who can't come out and participate in the whole process against the Shadow Broker. 】

Chapter 1212 Chapter 230: Self-cultivation of aboriginals and traversers

The phantom man's reaction was also fast, and he understood everything immediately after discovering "Dead Space".Some events in the different world will be reflected in another world in a specific form, but this does not mean omniscience-for an extreme example, you have traveled to Tokyo in the world of the familiar of zero, and lived there for three years. Nothing happened, and I didn't know where I was until the news broadcast that the fighter jets in the Self-Defense Forces base were driven away.

The stage on which a work can be presented is actually very small, the spotlight only hangs over the heads of the protagonists, and the rest of the place is dark.All information chains revolve around the protagonist. Take "Halo" as an example. When the Master Chief is fighting on Reach, what topics are the San'Shiums in the Upper City of the City of Fraternity discussing? People before will never know.In the final analysis, this is a story, not a detailed history. The Phantom Man bought various setting sets of "Dead Space" well the year before last, from the story to the art setting. Still know very little, let yourself do the current kind of intelligence work, and your eyes will be smeared.

Where did these stories come from?The diffraction of information from another world, through the emotional projection of the subspace, the author himself is a traveler who can communicate with each other, the author has a good relationship with evil gods (for example, the old gentleman who loves cats who wrote biographies for everyone in the Ke family) and so on... …There is not only one reason, and even in a comparison, there are multiple factors affecting it at the same time, and there are a lot of coincidences and deviations in it.

The phantom man will not know the principle, but his mind will move immediately.

First of all, are you a character in the scene of this 'story'?

Obviously yes, if the main line of the story is the story of who falls in love on which planet, let’s put aside the fact that the reaper is the background of this essential galgame. If you fight against the reaper, you must have a lot of drama.But is the Phantom Man the main character?Certainly not.Because from the analysis of the 'stage spotlight' effect, it is impossible for a guy like the phantom man who sits at home to be the protagonist at all. The protagonist is definitely running around outside, just like Master Chief or Isaac. .

Think about what kind of story this is from a big perspective, what position you should be in it, and then the most important step-guess who is the protagonist.This is very, very important. It’s not that you want to rub the protagonist’s halo, but that the protagonist is the best source of information. The ‘stage spotlight’ is focused on the protagonist. If you know who the protagonist is, you can know what the traversers know. May know something, absolutely nothing.

This method of analysis is surprisingly interesting and effective.

So who is the protagonist?

This is hard to guess, because there must be many heroes in this era.If Miranda Rosen was sent out by herself, she would look like the protagonist.But if the Ministry of Consolidation hadn't appeared, I wouldn't have sent Miranda out on long-term missions, because her intelligence integration and research capabilities were far superior to combat effectiveness.This protagonist should not be in Cerberus.

Then, the phantom man's attention came to the star alliance shipbuilding plan that he promoted some time ago - the new battleship Normandy cooperated with the Turians. At the same time, the long-lost candidate for the human ghost, namely Shepard, is here On the same ship, they were going to Star Eden to carry out the operation of recovering Prothean's heritage, and then there was the betrayal of Saren and the first official attack of the Reapers on Star Eden.

The human ghost Shepard is probably the 'protagonist'.

This ghost will deal with Protheans, collectors, and reapers in the next few years, which means that the traversers know very little about the Batarians, who have little to do with this, and the information of the World God galaxy-this will be Cerberus will focus on the work part in the future.The shadow intermediary is a scourge. Regardless of how people from other worlds know him, it can be seen from the fact that he suddenly launched an attack on the ambassador of the Ministry of General Affairs now that he has been decoupled from the "plot", even if the "plot" 'There was a lot of information about the shadow intermediary in the middle, and now it is meaningless, people from another world can't continue to grasp his movements.

I can't do it myself, and the behavior of the shadow intermediary is completely different from his original secret way of selling information. The long-standing tacit understanding and balance have been broken, and everything is out of control... Now the shadow intermediary must die. For the future of the entire universe - his very existence is a threat.

He put the cigar out in the ashtray, took a deep breath, and his gaze became sharp.Looking towards the walls and ceiling, one can see a burning star - of course the brightness is reduced, which makes the central part appear to be blue, and it burns with great force.Of course, these are not real scenes, but cosmic images projected on the walls of the entire dome-shaped room.The exquisite panoramic screen starry sky is indistinguishable from what the naked eye sees.

The phantom man stared at the azure sea of ​​fire, without making a sound for a long time.

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The interior on the Very Leopard is very large.

The space of Cerberus's ship is already very spacious for a warship, but it can't compare with the Panther - this ship is so spacious that it doesn't look like a battleship, and the interior style doesn't look like a battleship.The hull of a kilometer-class battleship is already huge, and her crew is much smaller than that of the Starfleet or Cerberus warships of the same type.

According to Miranda's observation, it may take less than 300 people to control this boat, and Oregana said that the current crew of this boat exceeds [-]... But even if it is [-] people, this number is too small up.After all, this is a kilometer-class starship, and the interior space is no less than that of a central town.For the most part, Miranda felt like she was walking through an empty town.

In order to show his sincerity, the Phantom Man asked his excellent agents to assist Tartarus in fighting the Shadow Broker, and Tartarus also showed the same sincerity—Liu Lizi allowed Miranda Rosen to fight against the shadow agent in the ship. Some areas are free to walk and do not send special personnel to follow and monitor, but Miranda Rosen would rather have someone follow her.

The sound of the machinery echoed in the various passages in the ship, dull and deep.The relaxed interiors of the ship have the opposite effect - schools and kindergartens are reassuring, but empty schools and kindergartens are a completely different matter.More than once, she saw eyes looking at her from the gaps in the corridor wall, but when she looked closely, those eyes disappeared without a trace. At first, Miranda thought it was her hallucination...

Then I saw a white-haired little guy in a maid outfit with a sponge stick in his hand, running around in the corridor chasing a few eyes.Those eyes had small feet, and they panickedly avoided the sponge sticks that fell down, but they were finally caught and thrown into a small box hanging on their waist—it was like the earth The children on the Internet would hang on their waists when they went out to catch insects in summer. Now there are several eyes inside, and they all look out with tearful expressions, scratching their calves.

Then Inu Sakiya wiped his sweat with a look of success, carried the sponge stick, walked around the corner with his tail wagging, and disappeared, as if he just caught a cockroach—she had no intention of giving Miranda explain what.

In addition to this strange 'eye worm', there are also shadows that have become very deep for some reason. They are in the corner, so thick that people can't see the wall at all; weird whispers and so on.

This made her very restless all afternoon, so she could only follow the signs to the observation deck above the hull to look outside, but when she got there, she found that the armor guard outside the observation deck was closed and she couldn't see anything, the reason was [ This ship is navigating in subspace, and it is temporarily closed for the sake of the mental health of the crew].

Miranda was still wondering how faster-than-light travel could affect her mental health, when she saw something moving on the wall.At that moment, the surrounding air became cold.The inner side of the thick armor plate is slowly bulging, and the metal outer plate is slowly changing color. Something is forming there, giving people the feeling that something is coming out of it.

She felt a little blurred, and the whispers became noisy, as if fifty pairs of people were talking, and the noise never stopped, as if the armor was about to be lifted, and the strange sound seemed to knock Miranda over like a wave. The ground—but there was no sound in my ears, not even a little bit.She froze in place, watching the thing enter the boat...

It has the body of a deer, but the upper part of the neck is composed of two human upper bodies. The upper part of the neck lacks the head, and the upper part of the lower part has the head turned upside down. It has a hood and a pair of blue eyes from the hood. Looking out from the shadow of the hat.After landing, the monster glanced at him and tilted his head slightly. Miranda could read surprise and curiosity from its gaze.

But when the monster took its first step, it had already turned into a petite woman. She tightened her hood and walked quickly to the front of the bar.Inu Sakuya, who was wiping the glass, poured her a glass from the elegant wine bottle, and the girl who turned into a monster was drinking in small sips while keeping eye contact with Miranda, as if she was wary of Miranda's sudden approach like.Not long after, she drank a cup, she showed a satisfied expression, and Inu Sakuya next to her also prepared a small package——

Inside the package were two bottles of wine and a small box of smoking cessation sticks.

The girl picked up the package, turned into the monster again, curtsied to Miranda, and quickly disappeared from the wall just now.At that moment, there should be nothing outside the armor, the bell of the train entering the station and the whistle of the departure sounded.

Then, everything returned to how it was before.Inu Sakiya was still squinting his eyes behind the bar and gently wiping the cup. A Batarian - that is, the renegade assassin was still concentrating on playing the game on his personal terminal, as if nothing had happened before.

Just when she was shocked by this weird thing, that Inu Sakuya spoke:

"What do you want? Great wine here! Direct from the place of origin!"

"What was that just now?! I saw a woman turned into a deer..."

Inu Sakuya didn't stop wiping the cup's hand:

"That's why the armor shields are turned off when traveling in the Warp."

Elegant light music echoed beside her ears, and the temperature also recovered, but the shock in Miranda's heart had not dissipated.She thought over and over again, and finally did not continue to ask, but sat down honestly:

"Give me a glass of...orange juice, please."

She really didn't dare to drink the same drink as ghosts on this haunted ship, and decided to go all out in this mission - finish it as soon as possible and return to Cerberus as soon as possible, there will definitely be big problems in this place if you stay for a long time.

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The merchant's boat broke away from the shuttle and left slowly, taking the two boxes of wine in the hangar with it.Oregana watched the subspace submarine of the huge train slowly disappear into the glow of the subspace, and tapped the handrail lightly:

"Open the shield."

"The shield is deployed, and the connection between the hull and the subspace is interrupted," the navigator replied meticulously, "Two-level speed up."

There was a roar in the depths of the hull, and the Very Leopard gradually accelerated, and after a slight vibration, it merged from the disordered subspace sea into the recently discovered corridor.

Exactly where the shadow broker's family lives remains a mystery.In the original work, this guy's base is a ship larger than a dreadnought, sailing forever in the sea of ​​clouds on a gaseous planet, using the discharge phenomenon of the atmosphere and the shading effect of the clouds to hide himself.But in the universe, there are as many gaseous planets as there are, and it is not easy to locate them accurately.But fortunately, a lot of information has been obtained, and the next step is to lock in certain star clusters and conduct investigations in turn.

This process will take a long time, and there is nothing urgent to do before completing this arduous task, so Liu Lizi plans to use the method of subspace tunnel, which takes some time, to sail back to Eden Star for a long distance. Detecting the subspace environment of this world, and secondly...someone wanted wine, so I took this opportunity to settle the delivery as well.