Altera is two extremes from a warm and pleasant place like Tarsonis. It is a stone planet whose surface is densely covered with dangerous fissures and canyons. Its atmosphere is filled with red dust, as if it is covered with a layer of dust.
An ugly oil film.
This closed planet is just an inconspicuous red dot on the star map, deviating from the interstellar route, isolated and isolated, and the locals rarely communicate with people from other federal colonies.
Most of the population in the northern hemisphere is gathered in a town called "Oasis", where all kinds of people can be found.
The people of the three religions and the nine streams, those who harbor evil intentions, or the poor people who live here.
The criminals who were temporarily detained in Altera to be transported to the Norris Guard VI Resocialization and Rehabilitation Center, those who escaped here, the wanted criminals, smugglers, thieves, beggars, fraudsters... Altera is a person better than the dead.
The harbor is still a chaotic and disorderly place, and even the most hopeless human scum in the universe will want to come here to get a piece of the pie.
Dark and gloomy, closed and depressing.
This was the feeling Augustus had when he first set foot on the land of Altera. The oasis town in the distance was shrouded in red mist, and the tall square pillars in the mist were a crowded and chaotic central settlement.
A single-story building made of open roofs, iron sheets and prefabricated panels extends from the center.
Augustus put one foot on a gray rock and used a telescope to observe the environment around the landing site, but after a while, the strong wind covered Augustus' armor and telescope with a handful of red soil.
This sticky soil is firmly embedded in the gaps between the telescope barrel and the power armor, as sticky as chewing gum.
A beam of bright white light shines through the swirling red dust behind Augustus. A 16-foot (4.8-meter) tall bipedal steel giant is striding through the deep pits, ravines and chaos in Altera.
The stone land advanced, and the sound of walking feet rumbling on the ground.
It was a walking mecha modified based on the T-280 Tarsonis space engineering vehicle. It was a heavy-duty walking mecha prototype designed and developed by Luo Rui, chief engineer of the Revolutionary Army, under the instruction of Augustus. It was made of new alloy steel and
Made of ceramic steel, it is strong enough to withstand the fangs and claws of the Zerg. It is positioned as a heavy-duty mecha that can provide powerful fire support for anti-armor and anti-vehicle vehicles.
This mecha is still far from the later Wolf Warrior mecha (seven meters high) that Augustus wanted. The Revolutionary Army just used the technology they mastered to create a larger, multiple-engine spacecraft.
An engineering vehicle, it is loaded with battlecruiser-level ship armor, heavy artillery and missile launch bays, and has amazing firepower. Similar types of modifications are not uncommon in many areas of the Tyranid Federation.
But correspondingly, the modified space engineering vehicle also needs to burn more high-energy gas fuel - the cost of maintaining it is also terrifyingly high, many times that of an ordinary space engineering vehicle. At the same time, because it is an
For mechas that are not modularized and mass-produced, all components need to be specially built and cannot be replaced by ordinary engineering vehicles.
This means that if it is seriously damaged on the battlefield, engineers will not be able to repair it immediately. It is also too heavy, and once it breaks down or is destroyed, it will have to pay a greater price to recover it.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, that's so exciting, for damn justice, for Augustus! Go forward! Look at me chewing gum to teach those bugs a lesson!"
Augustus could clearly hear the shouts of the pilot Tychus Finley on the communication channel in the cockpit of this walking mecha. The latter was as happy as a child who got a new toy.
Tychus drove this huge mecha called the Wolf Warrior I forward in stride, leaving a huge footprint on the ground with every step. The mecha's leg structure was designed for the rugged planet surface.
Designed, as for another Revolutionary Army engineering masterpiece that is in the experimental stage, it adopts a crawler design.
"What happened to Tychus? After he boarded this mecha, he already said four nonsense words in the time it took me to say one sentence." Renault looked at the giant mecha driven by Tychus.
Rushing into the red mist ahead, two Revolutionary Army Goliath armed robots and a Marine assault company followed closely behind.
"This is exactly the cuteness of Tychus." Augustus said, raising one of his hands and brushing off the red dust on his helmet's visor.
"Cute - I thought this word would never be associated with Tychus." Raynor said as he checked his Gauss rifle and found that it had been dyed red by Altera.
"I hope this mecha is worth the money." Augustus looked at Tychus who was walking away: "Its cost is worth three arc-light tanks."
"At least it can help Tychus vent his excessive energy..." Raynor was talking, and suddenly received a report from the Ranger Scout in his helmet: "Zergs are appearing in the southwest, about 17 miles away from us.
, the number exceeds 20,000, and is expected to arrive at Altera Oasis Town in 20 minutes."
"Go at full speed, we will be there soon." Augustus immediately ordered over the communication channel: "Be careful of the zerg and locals who may appear at any time."
After saying this, Augustus climbed over a huge rock and followed a revolutionary army company wearing CMC-300 power armor and carrying single-barrel rockets towards the oasis town less than a mile away.
These soldiers are also accompanied by puppy-sized spider robots. They are composed of mechanical appendages and sensors with a large number of precision sensors. Their heads have a mechanical compound eye that emits red light to observe the surrounding terrain. The spider
The robot is the latest upgraded version of the spider booby trap. It was designed by Revolutionary Army engineer Victor Kaczynski and is equipped with Umoyan's cutting-edge AI. It will explore dangerous areas or bury underground at designated locations according to instructions, acting as an elusive robot.
Mines.
Although Victor claims that this robot can act as a bodyguard and pet, no one seems to dare to do so.
When several gunshots were heard from the front, the crumbling Oasis Town in the red whirlwind was getting closer and closer in Augustus' field of vision. At first glance, the Oasis Town was almost the same as the Tarsonis slums that Augustus had seen.
There is no difference. The houses all come in a variety of architectural styles, seemingly at the discretion of the people who built them.
Most of them are flat-roofed wooden houses with slightly sloping roofs, while others are built into tall towers that can monitor the distance and neighbors. Some are solid buildings made of rocks or even steel plates, and some are simple prefabricated houses.
And a shack that falls down when it blows.
The Wolf Warrior I mecha driven by Tychus was parked on the only road in Oasis Town that was in disrepair and was made of slag and stones. The handwriting on the road sign next to it was blurred and could only be read.
To a portion of the English letters of Welcome to the Oasis, in which different people wrote in terrible handwriting: "Umoyans get out", "Slutty bitch", "No psychotic kids here", "Screaming skulls"
"Such unclear meaning.
Simple fortifications have been established at the entrance to the road leading to the center of Oasis Town - mostly stone and metal garbage, followed by dozens of heavily armed Oasis Town citizens.
Due to the accumulation of dust and high-energy gas in Altera's atmosphere, it is difficult for the heat projected by the stars to dissipate to the surface, so it is still a very hot planet. The residents of Oasis Town all wear breathable plaid shirts and vests. Some people
He even wore only a pair of shorts that covered his body.
If the Mar Sara people are already a model of martial virtue and strong folk customs in the edge world of the Tyranid Federation, then the Altera people are even more fierce. The former are the descendants of soldiers and miners, while Altera has gathered all the Tyranid people.
The most hopeless scum and criminal in the Federation.
In a sense, Altera is closer to the image promoted by the Federation to the Korhal Revolutionary Army: synonymous with terrorists, full of violence and killing, deception and betrayal.
Altera is a place closer to hell than Mar Sara. It is full of criminals and spies. It is said that the Umoyan, Kemorians and even earthling spies have been trying to get involved in this resource-rich world.
"Federal Army? You are not welcome here." A burly man with shiny blue hair stood on their simple fortification, his face exposed outside the vest was covered with purple and black tattoos. The Altera people's first reaction was not
These soldiers came to the rescue, but saw them as a threat as troublesome as the zerg.
Although they are not dressed very well, and some of them are even sallow and skinny, almost every one of them has a weapon, ranging from electric pulse grenades, electromagnetic pistols, electromagnetic rifles and even anti-tank rocket launchers, hanging on everyone's shoulders.
Bullet belt made of green camouflage canvas.
"Damn it, open your eyes and take a good look, who are we? We are the revolutionary army!" Tychus turned on the mecha's external broadcast equipment.
"Revolutionary Army? Not even the Revolutionary Army." The man's momentum suddenly weakened when he caught a glimpse of an entire company slowly appearing behind Tychus. He was not afraid of pirates and criminals, but he could be tough when facing an entire army.
Can't get up.
He had heard rumors that the Revolutionary Army had supported several federal colonies that were besieged by zerg, but he did not think that they were really such great people. The kind of people who would sacrifice their lives or die for others simply could not exist.
.
"I advise you to take back what you just said, otherwise I will knock you down right now." Tychus cursed in the driver's seat and raised a sidewinder on the right arm of the Wolf Warrior I.
In order to power the railgun removed from the weapon, Swann specially installed a cold fusion battery.
"Shut up, Tychus, we are here to help the people here. Make no mistake, you are neither a robber nor a bandit." Augustus walked out of the huge shadow of Wolf Warrior Type I, a marshal.
The Guardsman placed a flapping flag next to it.
"The people from the Federation said the same thing last time." The man regained the courage to face hundreds of Gauss rifles out of anger: "They said there are Camorian spies here and they have captured many people.
Finally, the oil refinery in the west was blown up."
"We are not the Federation." Augustus said patiently: "There is no time to chat with you now. The Zerg is approaching the city. If you don't give way, the artillery will use artillery fire to clear the way."
"I didn't say you can't go in." The blue-haired man conceded and did not check whether Augustus' soldiers would shoot him in the head. Under his command, a large bulldozer
After clearing a gap in the obstruction at the intersection, Tychus snorted and walked in with his Wolf Warrior I mecha.
"You are so polite," Renault said as he waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to move on.
"Jimmy, you are right. I always treat myself with courtesy first and then attack with force." Augustus said happily: "Fortunately, it was us and not the Zerg who got here first."
"What do you do?"
As the soldiers behind him ran into the interior of Oasis Town, Augustus found the man who dyed his hair blue.
"My name is Forcetti, and I am a gas bottler," the man answered.
"Canner?" Augustus didn't quite believe what he said.
Augustus had never seen that worker look like this. His tattooed hands were full of needle holes that had been injected with strengthening agents. Most importantly, his hands did not have thick calluses. Anyone who could
People who make it out of a place like Altera cannot be simple. Except for those at the bottom, no one has a clean background.
"Sarah." Augustus glanced around, and a slim red-haired ghost agent appeared next to him.
"He didn't lie - except for the part where he's now called Forsetti. But that's just one of a dozen aliases he's used."
With the assistance of the Ghost combat suit, Kerrigan was so powerful that she could even lift the Gauss rifle with one hand and put the butt on her shoulder. She used her other hand to wipe off the red dust on her goggles, and then inserted it
Between his broad waist.
"Before Angus Mengsk, Augustus Mengsk and Arcturus Mengsk were on the most wanted list, he was a famous arms thief - for selling arms from the Toros arsenal.
(Torus, Warfield was once called the hero of Torus in Wings of Liberty) - worth hundreds of millions, the Brubaker family was so angry that they almost jumped off the building." Kerrigan said coldly.
"Colonel Horace."
"He is a hero." Augustus laughed when he heard that the members of the Creation family were embarrassed.
"Tychus has always wanted to do this."
"A mind reader...hell." Colonel Horace's face was livid as Kerrigan said it, as if he had suffered from a mind reader.
Just at this moment, a bright light flashed across the sky, followed by tremors and explosions, and an ash cloud composed of dust and gravel was set off on the horizon. Until a few seconds later, it was torn apart.
The bright light that split the sky finally dissipated.
"An orbital bombardment within a controlled range." Augustus repeated what Tassadar had promised himself: "The target is the Zerg main nest on the surface of Altera."
"The Templars of Tassadar and the Dark Templars of Zeratul will also land on this planet. Their target is the Cerebrate Ark of the Jörmungandr Swarm."
"I bet they wouldn't be able to find Yak on Altera, unless its bug brain was filled with shit," Raynor said.
"Those aliens are going to blow up Altera?" Horace's face turned even greener. If the zerg hadn't arrived suddenly, he would have escaped long ago.
"Don't worry, I bet they won't." Augustus said softly.
Hera's face had turned from blue to black, and she wanted to ask Augustus what guarantee he could give to the protoss.