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244 Egon Steitmann

 Although the official website of the local Wildlife Management Bureau states that dangerous large predators and venomous creatures in the area are maintained within "controllable" limits, Augustus and his men still took adequate protective measures.

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In the inaccessible Terrador III, ruin hunters and poachers are far more dangerous than wild beasts and poisonous insects.

They spent more than ten minutes walking across a relatively flat mesa, passing through a forest of deciduous trees where a scrapped combine feller was parked, and arrived at a small town composed of brick and stone buildings.

The layout of this nameless town has an idyllic natural beauty, with scattered colonial huts connected by paths. The main walls of all houses are made of irregular colored stones and industrial adhesives.

, dotted with beautiful pebbles taken from the nearby river.

The locals used limestone to build their roofs, so these houses with colorful walls and gray roofs have become the iconic landscape of this town that may have been passed down by the federal government.

Affected by the local hot and humid weather and occasional cold snaps, locals also built chimneys and fireplaces, and installed large exhaust fans and solar panels on the tops of their houses.

The streets of the town are paved with bricks, lined with nurseries fenced by residents with wooden fences. In front of every house, there are blooming flowers and exotic local angiosperms.

There are approximately 500 to 1,000 residents living in the town. Each of them manages at least dozens of acres of farmland or forestry. At the same time, the quarrying industry is also one of the important economic sources of the local area. Almost all young people have to learn

How to hunt and deal with dangerous and unusual local creatures and poisonous plants that are hard to guard against.

Life here is like Kehal IV more than a hundred years ago. The first colonists mainly made a living by planting. Advanced large-scale machinery and the vast land reclaimed brought ample food to the colonists. Generally speaking,

The colony's population would grow rapidly within thirty years, but as far as Augustus knew, the town's population had remained at around a thousand since records began.

The complex and changeable natural environment may be the main reason for this problem. Some people have also reported that they never came out after walking into some ancient ruins. But on the other hand, nearby scientific research laboratories are still recruiting in large numbers.

Local people went to work in the science cities they built among the mountains, lakes and seas. As a result, the originally small number of local residents gradually began to migrate to the largest small and medium-sized cities built on scientific research stations.

In these cities, cutting-edge technology from the core time of the Tyranid Federation has greatly improved the quality of human life. All cities in Terrador III are closer to university towns, and most of their residents regard scientific research as their only priority.

Work.

In comparison, the residents of Terrador III still live a relatively primitive life. It is far away from the hustle and bustle, but it has also been derailed from the development process of this world. Generally speaking, it is a place for those who are persecuted or who just want to live.

It is a paradise for people who live quietly, but for the local residents, this peaceful and comfortable life may not be a kind of torture.

Often, young people in Terrador III will choose to enter the city to seek a way out. If these people have academic talents, then they may get an olive branch extended to them by the scientific research station.

The arrival of Augustus broke the calm of this remote town. The local residents were always wary of such outsiders. At first, some people came forward and asked Augustus to show his Terran Federation citizen ID.

card, and use the ID card reader to verify Augustus' identity.

The Terrador system is not only a cradle that has given birth to a large number of life, but also a paradise for pirates, smugglers and wanted criminals. To this day, human scientists still cannot explain the strangely strong magnetic field in some parts of the planet in the Terrador system.

, while others who attributed it to the ruins of a lost civilization were accused of being ignorant and unskilled.

The complex natural environment and the mysterious force field that can greatly disrupt radio signals have made this place a hiding place for those with evil intentions. The Tyran Federation Central Security Bureau also believes that there are hidden places on the inaccessible Terrador III and VIII.

There is more than one rebel group.

In the past, this kind of judgment might have just been based on speculation or defrauding some funds, but now, the biggest enemy of the Tyranid Federation, the Korhal Revolutionary Army, has indeed established large or small forces in these three galaxies in the Terrador system.

Small base of operations.

"This is a good place, with simple folk customs and cute little animals everywhere." After dismissing the small town police officer who came over for questioning, Renault put away his ID card.

"What should I say, where is the kid named Aigon? We spent a lot of effort to find out where he came from," said Renault.

"It's too hot, humid and humid here. I want to go home..." Hanak dejectedly brushed his wet red comb down, trying to make the hair on his head grow again.

Stand up straight.

From the beginning, after arriving in the Terrador system, Augustus only said that his intelligence department had discovered a few talents, and then they came all the way here.

Everyone knows that the Marshal of the Revolutionary Army is eager for talents and appoints people based on their talents. He does not hesitate to visit the people he values ​​​​for the talents he values, Corporal Li Xian. But that mysterious intelligence department is what others care about most, and currently our own largest intelligence department

The August National Security Council and the Umoyan United States Intelligence Agency are also confused.

Augustus would not tell them that he was just doing something similar to collecting people. He had been discovering these talents who would shine in the future in advance and letting them be used by himself.

"Go forward, there is no house number here, but if you ask Steitmann, all the residents will know where he is." Augustus asked Reno and Harnack to calm down.

Augustus led their followers through the entire town and came to a brick hut at the end. Compared with other houses in the town, this house was much simpler.

"Today is the weekend. He doesn't have to go to school. He should be at home." Augustus walked to the door of the house with two floors and carefully observed the strange numbers, formulas and some simple drawings, including some parts, carved on the door panel.

And two stick figures, one big and one small.

"Dong dong——" The door is made of wood, with a combination lock but no doorbell.

Augustus didn't get a response at first. He kept knocking on the door patiently for more than ten seconds, until people outside could hear the sound of something breaking in the house.

"Who's knocking?" After a while, the door opened from the inside, and a boy with messy, greasy black hair poked his head out of the gap in the door. He seemed to have just woken up.

A sleepy look.

"Ah, it's you." Egon Steitmann stared at Augustus's feet wearing field army infantry boots, and then looked up - he was even too short, probably not more than five feet tall.

, so much so that he looked like a dwarf in front of the tall Augustus. Among the Tyranids of this age, he was either suffering from malnutrition that caused growth retardation or was suffering from some disease.

"No, it's you." He finally reacted when he saw the people standing behind Augustus.

"who are you?"

Stetman's voice is high-pitched and thin, but considering that he is still a child who has not yet reached the age of voice change, this is not surprising.

"I am Augustus Mengsk, Marshal of the Korhal Revolutionary Army." Augustus said with a smile.

"Hello - is this a self-introduction?" Stetman is not very good at talking to people: "I am Egon, Egon Stetman, some of my research interests are to become Terrador III

The most famous scientist in the field. Although you may not believe it, but I...I am indeed a genius, well, I am still very confident in myself."

"Oh..." Augustus smiled: "I know. I also know you are a genius."

"Oh, thank you...that's right...Augustus Mengsk." Stetman was proud of Augustus's approval.

"I've heard of this name. Two merchants who claimed to be from the Sons of Korhal told me that a man named Augustus Mengsk would come to me soon... It took me a long time.

What exactly was the revolution they were talking about at that time - maybe I didn't really understand it, but it wasn't a big deal."

"What did they say to you? That part about me." Augustus' voice was quite gentle.

"They say you are the greatest freedom fighter and hero, or the savior and savior of mankind... If you ask me to say that such a person cannot exist, it is a saint in the Bible and not a person...

.." Only then did Stetman notice that many people were staring at him. He realized that he had never spoken in front of so many people, and the sudden nervousness made him feel short of breath.

"Uh - why - I didn't mean that - of course - aba aba aba aba -" Stetman sadly found that he suddenly stuttered and started gibbering uncontrollably.

"This is too bad." He said to himself sadly, trying to find every explanation to prove that he was not a loser who always talked and talked when he was nervous and always immersed in his own world when he spoke.

A person with mild autism is not in his best mood today just because he ate expired canned pickled fish yesterday.

"Yes, that's right."

Steitmann did not realize that he had said what was on his mind.

"Don't be nervous, take it easy kid." Augustus gave Stetman a gentle smile: "I will wait patiently for you to finish."

"Believe in yourself, Agon, you can do it."

"Uh... I think I should invite you to come in and sit down. This is an old earth proverb that my father once taught me. It probably means that whoever comes is a guest." Aigon opened his

At the door of the house, Augustus and others were invited to enter.

"Your father?" Augustus did not receive a report on this part. In fact, all investigations about Steitmann pointed to a sad fact.

"I haven't seen him for a long time. Occasionally I still mention him...ah...I always remind myself that I won't mention him again in the future."

Augustus wanted to stroke the boy's head, but hesitated somewhat when reaching for the oil on his hair. Stetman quickly ran into his bedroom, which made Augustus finally

Missed this opportunity.

The guests originally thought that Stetman's home would be somewhat messy, but the actual situation was much better than they imagined. There were many electronic components, cables and electronic and electronic integrated boards on several lame tables.

There are also silver wheels with unknown purpose for the hero.

"What is he doing?" Renault looked at the parts on the table: "It looks like these things were picked up from somewhere."

"I'm working on some kind of deflection field generator, trying to create a movable plasma shield force field." Stetman took out several packs of cigarettes, tea leaves and dusty glasses from his bedroom.

He was clearly pleased that someone was interested in his research—even though that might not be the case.

"So have you succeeded? I remember Rory Swann's engineering team is also studying this thing, but this thing seems to use psychic energy." Augustus said.

"Not yet, maybe I haven't used 'psionic power'... what is that?" Stetman has recovered his confidence from the blow just now, and talks to himself:

I feel lucky to be so smooth and error-free: "But I did repair a few discarded toasters and weather forecast robots. This is not an easy task. I only found out after I disabled the boss. Do you want to know about me?

How did you solve the problem of excessive voltage?”

"No, thank you." Augustus took a deep breath.

"Now we have more important things to do. You should know the purpose of my coming here: we are here to take you away from Terrador III."

"I know about it." Steitman knew that he always spoke without thinking, always saying whatever came to his mind, but he couldn't change it. Privately, Steitman would blame it on him.

On the impact of his missing father.

"When are you leaving? I mean, I'm ready. Marshal Augustus, I think I should call you sir now. The Sons of Korhal said you would let me go directly into the laboratory," he said.

"That's right." Augustus said: "I will give you far more than you can get on Terrador III."

"How did those two Sons of Korhal merchants convince you?"

"Then they gave me ten bags of rice, each bag weighing fifty-five pounds, sir." Stetman said, "And I also wanted to make some contribution to other people."

"Of course, each of them is a very good person." Augustus smiled and said, "If you have packed up, then let's leave quickly."

"I think I have to go check to see if I have taken anything?" Stetman walked back to his bedroom on his own: "Can I take the game console I repaired?"

"Of course." Augustus waved his hand: "I never said you can't do that."

"Eh - uh - little brats, I hate brats the most." Hanak rolled his eyes. He spoke in a very low voice, unlike his usual loud voice: "Why is he talking so nonsense?"

many?"

"You were a brat once," Reno said, choking Harnack.


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