The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

"Why do housekeeping robots add this kind of function!" Liu Lizi grabbed Oregana's hand, slapped off all the cat hair on it like a mother clapping ashes off a bear child, and then pressed hard on her chest Take a few shots of "It's all hair! I haven't had such an exaggerated hair moulting period!"

If you live in one place for a long time without moving, Liulizi will replace the fluff on the tail and ears according to the change of temperature.This is something that I didn’t discover until I was on a two-year long vacation—because before that, the body’s replacement rate was so fast that I couldn’t see the cycle of hair moulting.And at that time, the place where I live will be covered with orange fluff, and the sofa is okay, if it falls into the carpet, it will melt like it can never be found again.

"For the sake of simulation..."

"mum!"

After this Ai Lu finished cleaning, she rubbed on the two of them, rubbed their hair all over, and left without looking back.

No matter from which point of view, the simulation function of hair changing is something that should not appear on [housework] robots.

"What happens to the Covenant races?"

Liu Lizi asked seriously while cleaning the cat hair off her body with a sticky roller.

This is a matter that is even more important than the Flood now - the Flood is now trapped, and the only thing to consider is to open its protection (Dr. The system opens the door on the ring belt, and if it is done, there is no need to chisel the protection), basically there will be no major changes in the situation.But the Star Alliance is different.

It's as lively as a pot of boiling water over there now.

And Oregana, relying on the black carapace of her current set of clones, took off her coat and shook it vigorously, shaking off the sticky fur on it like dandelion fluff—then she was beaten by a leopard with fluff all over her face , honestly took a roller and started muttering:

"Now it seems that the sword of St. Helios has the upper hand, and the city of fraternity is already in their hands, but this advantage is not particularly great."

The City of Fraternity is the center of the Star Alliance, and its significance is self-evident, but—this is limited to a city of Fraternity that can function normally.

"Information shows that the Prophet of Truth slipped away with the Forerunner Holy Key Ship. Without the Forerunner Holy Key Ship, the City of Fraternity is just a pile of rotten stones. The Sword of St. Helios now needs to spend a lot of effort to clear the situation in the City of Fraternity. Stabilizing and then relocating refugees from an already crumbling city to a safe planet is a labor-intensive process."

More than [-]% of the energy needed by the factories and residential areas in the city of fraternity comes from the dormant forerunner holy key ship.When the forerunner holy key ship took off and fled, trouble came - what would happen if [-]% of the city's battery power was lost? This question can be figured out by anyone, but the city of fraternity is not a simple city.

This is a space station...

In general cities, even if there is a power outage, at most, you can’t see anything at night, there is no internet, the traffic is chaotic, the surveillance system is ineffective, the law and order is chaotic, you take advantage of the fire, and it’s a big deal (fog).But a power outage in a place like the City of Fraternity means that the life support system prepared for hundreds of millions of people has to be shut down. This is not just a problem of oxygen, but also a series of problems such as temperature, all of which will suffer severely. Coincidentally, at the same time that the power was cut off, there was also a structural damage that could not be ignored on the City of Fraternity.

The holy key ship has a hole at the top, and the hole is so big that I don't know how to fill it.

Now occupying the city of fraternity, that's not what got the core, 'Kyoto sure'.Occupying the city of fraternity means helping God knows how many people evacuate this dilapidated space station that has leaked everywhere, providing enough food, drinking water, and all necessities of life-this is not something that can be done with a military fleet in hand.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Sword of St. Helios has been mired in the quagmire.

And it doesn't stop there.Even though Tir Vadami's troops still have powerful warships, the concept inside them is not as indestructible as the battleships seem to be.

"The Sangheili people are not monolithic. The leader of Gilahani, Autriox, also has a double heart for the sword of Sanghelios. It can be seen that they are only a temporary alliance. There is nothing that can unite these races. Now, the era of warlords will come soon——Sangheili does have capable people, but just one or two capable people can’t quell the troubled times.” Oregana put down the roller and threw herself back on the sofa, “Now it’s important What matters is their attitude towards us and towards UEG."

"Oh?"

"Guiding the Prophet seems to occupy a certain position in the organizational structure of the Sword of Saint Helios, so he must not be able to bypass us and have a forerunner. Even if the Guiding Prophet has lost power, his successors must face up to our existence , and handle with caution."

This 'rebellion' originated from this in the first place - the guiding prophet saw the truth inside the ring, this 'truth' must have spread through the leadership of the Sword of St. Helios, and Tyr Vadami And Artes Watumi's intel can also corroborate what the guiding prophet said.Then they have to pay attention to the third party - that is the enemy of the Covenant, the third party that suddenly joined in the Human-Covenant War, that is, the Ministry of Concord.

On Reach Star, the United Special Justice Fleet and the Heroic and Cautious Fleet with the Long Night were defeated in front of their fleet. On the Ring Belt, they captured the cruiser Truth and Harmony with amazing combat power and strange armed forces. Tier Vadami witnessed their combat prowess, while Artes Watumi fought against the soldiers of the Ministry of Unity on the front line, and for this he lost his cherished men-even if it was more fighting than less Under such circumstances, he still lost his subordinates and a piece of his chin. For this reason, those Jiralhani people laughed at him as a 'half mouth'.

The Consolidation Department and humans are in an alliance state. Now the Star Alliance has been torn apart. The power of the Sword of Saint Helios is less than one-third or even less than the previous Star Alliance. If the Consolidation Department and humans take advantage of the situation to attack together... How to resist the sword of Saint Helios?

Although human beings are tenacious in their resistance, they lack the power to attack, and their fleets are weak and weak.But the Consolidation Department is different. Their fleet is completely designed for offense, and judging from the intelligence collected from the previous outpost, they have the ability to monitor the Covenant communications, that is to say, they are very clear The Covenant is now finished.

Today's Sword of St. Helios must consider the existence of the Ministry of Consolidation before taking any action.If you ignore them and act rashly, all you will bring is destruction.

Liu Lizi nodded lightly, and her ears shook twice:

"Does the mere existence make people... afraid?"

"Yeah, that's it." Oregana showed a relaxed expression, "Let's prepare a little bit, we are about to withdraw from the front line. We don't need to keep watching the work here. Xiaobao and Kruse can Control the situation. Leave a clone here, and come over when the defense of the ring is breached, and come over in time if something happens."

Her judgment was right, the next work was just repetitive labor, and it was meaningless to keep staring at it.Now there are other things to do - the war in the Halo universe has entered a new phase, and the intensity will be significantly reduced, so it's time to prepare the mission.

Liu Lizi understood, she asked:

"When will you leave?"

"The sword of St. Helios will come to contact us soon, just withdraw after this job is done." Oregana replied, "I guess they will come in two days, so... "

"A suitable stage?"

"That's right, the cat fur in the meeting room must be cleaned first."

Just as Oregana expected, on the second morning, a Covenant CAS-class combat aircraft carrier undisguisedly sailed into this galaxy.She didn't open the shield, and all the beacon lights on the entire ship were on. Facing the order of the sentinel ship to stop, the flagship warship, which was more than five kilometers long, slowly stopped——

【This is the battleship Ghost Shadow to which the Sword of Saint Helios belongs. We have no intention of fighting!We hope to have a...conversation!For the future of all! 】

Obviously, the Sangheili people are not good at making such opening remarks. The captain who shouted has been considering the words, hesitating and stuttering, which makes people think of the rookie anchor who started the broadcast on the first day.This is contrary to their consistent persistence and habits.It is quite difficult for them to be able to do this step.

[Please come with us, Ghost Shadow. ] The pilot of the sentinel ship responded according to the prior schedule [The head of the Oregana Legion is busy with affairs. She said that during the waiting period, in order to keep you from getting bored, you are specially allowed to come to us. Observe the work site of sweeping away the flood. 】

【I see. 】

The pilot of the sentinel ship nodded and began to lead the way. At the same time, he closed the communication and opened another communication:

"Get ready to work, let ATA get ready."

【Yes! 】

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The location of the stage was chosen in meeting room No. 32 of Neklavo's Burning. Inu Sakuya moved the round table for the meeting inside, laid a dark red carpet, and replaced the lamps on the wall with skull shapes. On a long table, there are twenty empty power armors placed beside the wall, with red background and gold borders, decorated with skeletons, and each power armor has a long-handled battle ax in its hand, which looks majestic with a hint of eerie feeling.

Oregana's position is a high-backed chair placed in the back of the room. The specification of this chair is larger than that of the one on the bridge of the Arcadia, which can make the wearing power more comfortable. The armored man sat safely inside.Now she was leaning against the wall next to her in richly decorated ceremonial armor, holding an electronic board in her hand, and the face of Alicia Ygudora Hill was on the screen.

[How is the situation recently? 】Her voice sounded a bit lonely【Is the halo still not coming down?The duration of this mission feels a little long. 】

Oregana smiled and stretched out a finger, poking lightly on the screen:

"Well, after all, it is the creation of the forerunners. It is so big and the defense is quite strong. But I have found the trick, and I will be back soon after we finish our work here. And we are about to prepare a mission, you Make preparations over there in advance, the notice should be sent out in a few minutes—the notice will be issued after we finish talking here, and the time will prevail."

Alicia showed a capable and powerful expression for a moment. She asked Meijiu to bring the electronic board for work and prepared supper, ready to work overtime tonight.When her eyes turned to Oregana again, she changed back to the gentle and lovely catgirl before:

[Come on!I've prepared good things, and I'm waiting for you to come back. 】

"We are looking forward to it, good night!"

【Good night meow~】

When the cat girl disappeared from the screen, Liu Lizi came over immediately, grabbed her and pressed her on the chair:

"It's not night now, come and sit here."

"It's night at Alicia's side now." Oregana blinked her eyes, and sat on it obediently. "Liu Lizi, make your eyes more prominent."

"Hmm." The leopard opened the cosmetic bag and took out a lot of tools from it. It didn't look like makeup, but like a doctor's operation.Holding a thin needle, she asked the dark rock next to her, "Will the battle pattern be revealed?"

The crest of Khorne on Oregana's forehead needs to be revealed when she is emotional, but it is better to be calm when conducting such negotiations.So if you want to keep this thing lit all the time, you need to adjust the nano tattoos, and the needles in the leopard's hand are used to do this-really a makeup tool.

"Isn't it better to be exposed? It looks tougher." Dark Rock thought for a few seconds and replied, "Sangheili people are martial and respect the strong, so you have to act like a strong one. Think about Cheng Heli Taro and Kenjiro, probably like that."

Oregana understood:

"Liu Lizi, add Araki line to our face."

"it is good!"

"........."

Before Artes Vatum arrived here, Oregana had the face of a strong man at the end of the world—it was obviously just a few patterns and shadows were added to emphasize the eyes, but the changes were terrifying.This is also the best match between this cheap and mass-produced Oregana face and the red-bottomed gold-rimmed power armor decorated with skeletons since time travel.

When Artes was brought here, he found that he seemed to have entered a very strict and stressful place.There are powered armors on both sides of the room, and the unlit eye viewfinder looks empty, giving people a sense of nothingness and oppression.Sitting on a high-backed chair at the end of the room was a fully armed soldier. She looked human, but the battle patterns on her face were different from any human soldier I had seen before. The unique makeup highlighted the beauty of her face. The deep, red pupils shone slightly in the dark room, like some kind of dangerous large beast.

The large number of skeletons decorated on the body and the large chain saw ax leaning against the chair seem to be telling silently——

This is a strange and powerful civilization, even cruel.Unlike the Covenant, they made no secret of their blunt aggression.

Is it because you still think you are an enemy, so you put on this look on purpose?

Beside the chair, a soldier in heavy power armor stood silently. The moment he saw that man, Artes Vatum felt that his breathing slowed down by half a beat—that is, he was once under the ring belt. Elite soldiers who have fought against.Even the mechanical mechanism on the wrist is the same, under the wrist armor explained, it must be forged with black metal, with jumping arcs when attacking, the indestructible fighting claws.

Is that her bodyguard...

Thinking of this, his jaw started to ache, and suddenly he heard the man on the chair speak——

"You are Artes Watumi, right?" Oregana lowered her voice, pointed to the pre-prepared chair and said, "Sit down."

The elite warrior saluted and sat down, then said:

"My name is Artes Vatum now, because I am no longer a Covenant soldier, I am no longer fighting for the pilgrimage."

During the Star Alliance period, adult Sangheilis usually added the sound of 'ee' at the end of their surnames after joining the Star Alliance forces to indicate that they were a noble warrior. The original surname is regarded as a symbol of breaking with the Covenant Army.

Oregana nodded in understanding, and she asked:

"What is the purpose of coming here today? You have also seen that we are cleaning up the flood demons entrenched in this galaxy. Thanks to the sword of St. Helios, otherwise we would not only clean up these few planets but also There's a ring."

Artes Vatum had already heard about what the Flood was, and the leading prophet had told them in detail about the nature and danger of the Flood.As Oregana said, if there hadn’t been drastic changes in the Star Alliance and Saint Helios hadn’t attacked, then the Prophet of Truth would have taken all the fleets and the entire City of Fraternity to this galaxy, and walked to the ring without hesitation. bring.

At that time, the entire city of fraternity is estimated to be ruined, and no one can survive.And the fleet probably won't be able to escape—even if it wasn't infected by the Flood, the fleet would crash headfirst into the Consolidation fleet stationed here.Just now, Artes Vatum saw how they destroyed a planet... It was not vitrification through long-term ablation, but heavy artillery that did not know where it was placed. Hyperspace projection, an extremely violent combat method that directly smashes the planet with shells, and then burns the debris with plasma.

Can the City of Fraternity hold back?Can't stop.A planet-shattering attack could easily destroy the City of Fraternity, and the result of a firefight with them would be a repeat of the Battle of Reach.

The other party is also very aware of this, and the strong sense of oppression she brings to herself obviously comes from this.

He stared at the pair of red eyes reminiscent of the devil in the legendary hell, and cheered up:

"I want to know your attitude towards us. The leading prophet said that the reason why you are hostile to the Star Alliance is not because of the covenant with humans, but because of the danger that the pilgrimage brings to this world, so in Now that the Covenant is no more..."

"It's not just that, Commander. We noticed that the Covenant massacre of human civilians and prisoners of war is contrary to our philosophy, and it is also a dangerous thing in itself. Space has a serious impact, so we will intervene in the battlefield to prevent human defeat."

It is not honorable to massacre civilians and prisoners of war who have no ability to resist. On the contrary, it is very despicable, but if those are heretics who blaspheme miracles, then it is another matter.This was the common view of the Sangheili soldiers in the Covenant in the past, but when the faith collapsed, it was so glorious before, so shameful now.Already a small number of elite soldiers could not bear such a mental blow and chose to commit suicide, but everyone including themselves knew that this could not repay the sins they had committed.

How should this fault be repaid?No one can make it clear, and no one knows what to do.

And the pain and despair of a large number of dead will have a serious impact on the subspace... Artes Vatum doesn't know what this sentence means. its ignoring.But now he doesn't think so, because it stems from what he sees directly.Recently, his old comrade-in-arms Tier Vadami often fell into a state of nervousness, which was not simply caused by shame and regret.

He can actually hear things - he'll mutter human names, words he's never heard before, babble about 'the back of the world' 'they're calling me a butcher' 'they're looking at me' Things like that make people feel creepy.It feels as if the souls of those people are still in this world, trying to make the alien butchers of their tragic deaths pay.

This situation aggravated when the Prophet of Truth activated the Holy Key Ship to escape, which made him unable to work for a long time, so it was not him who came to negotiate with the Integration Department, but himself.

"Don't try to activate the ring, keep a distance from the ring, keep a distance from the Flood, keep a distance from the cosmic buildings of the Forerunner, don't attack any stronghold, any warship, or any individual of our allies, otherwise there will only be war between us." Oregana's tone was calm, but her attitude was unquestionable, "If it can be guaranteed, then our ax blade will not fall on your heads. You just got rid of the shackles of thousands of years, but you are still surrounded by powerful enemies—— The foolish loyalists of the Prophet, the fanatics, the rebels who wanted to take advantage of the disintegration of the Star Alliance to make a fortune, and the civilians in the various colonies who fell into resource shortages due to the cut off of the logistics system, have been soaked in blood for more than 20 years, even in their dreams. Vengeful humans... If you want to gain a foothold in this universe, you have to be smart and know what to do and what not to do."

What she meant was very clear, that is, she would not send troops to destroy the Sword of St. Helios for human beings.But she is also not neutral. Once someone dares to provoke humans at this time, I am afraid that they will be wiped out immediately, right?

This attitude made Artes Vatum breathe a sigh of relief:

"Well, we hope that we can reach a truce with humans. It only represents the sword of St. Helios, so..."

"We will not help you convince humans, because this is the hatred between you and humans, not ours. It is immoral for us to call on humans to put down their hatred and reach a settlement with you." At this point, she paused for a few seconds" But if there is a truce, it will be good for mankind, so we can provide an absolutely safe place for the sword of St. Helios and UEG's messengers to talk about the future. No matter what the result is, we will stand on the side of mankind and respect this As a result - this respect doesn't just stay in the spirit."

Artes Vatum bowed deeply:

"I understand."

He had already figured it out, the leader was a very clear-headed person, and she had already found a place for the Consolidation Department in this matter.Although this feeling is very strange, Artes Vatum felt that the purpose of the Ministry of Consolidation's intervention from the beginning was to save the world.They came from another world, and at the same time understood some information from the 'backside of the world', and knew what the massacre would lead to—such as what Tier Vadam felt—so they helped humans fight against the Star Alliance and disintegrated the Star Alliance. After that, I chose not to send troops to help humans retaliate against the original Covenant race. At the same time, I also know what the halo means, what the pilgrimage means, and what the things in the halo mean.