"Suitors?" Augustus' memory flashed back to some bruised and swollen young nobles of Korhal: "Then they all deserve to go to hell."
Augustus said, with such a scene in his mind. At Dorothy's sixteenth birthday dinner, half of Steelling's socialites attended this grand banquet, and their sons and daughters
All dressed up to attend.
Holding flowers in hand, there were so many nobles who wanted to meet Dorothy that they could line up from the Mengsk Sky Tower to the door of the Palatine Council Chamber. From the newly grown heir to the youngest nobleman to the youngest Senator Korhal, everyone was attracted by Austria.
Gustus and his father kept out of Dorothy's sight.
Both men and women, young and old, all wanted to dance with Miss Dorothy, the protagonist of the birthday party, but in the end it was Augustus who danced with Dorothy.
"Dorothy is still young, and she doesn't understand the ugly and dark hearts of those fat-headed aristocratic scum." Arcturus took a cup of black tea from the table, took a sip, and said without any viciousness: "Those
The deformed children of inbreeding really make me sick. They only know politics, power and fame and sex transactions, and they plan to use a political marriage to tie their family to the Mengsk family."
“As long as we are alive, Dorothy will never become a victim of politics and power.”
“She will be happy forever.”
"You really should go back to your hometown and see Dorothy. She is no longer the little girl in your memory." Augustus smiled and said, "Dorothy is very independent, and she is very much like her mother in this way.
Dorothy likes reading, economics, politics, classical culture and even the epic of galactic heroes. In terms of business management and business decision-making, Dorothy's talent is much higher than that of you and me."
"Dorothy should inherit the Mengsk family, and we just want to escape from our father's control, explore the unknown world above the star sea or establish a great cause in the army." Arcturus pointed at himself and then at Ogu.
Stuart: "But I'm worried that Dorothy will bear too much pressure. After all, she is just a girl."
"If that's the case, I think I will go back and help her." Augustus expressed his true thoughts. He was more willing to stay in the safety of Korhal than on the battlefield.
Arcturus was obviously taken aback. This was not the Augustus he remembered. In the nearly ten years since Arcturus joined the army, Augustus would send three letters a month like this every year.
I wrote to him with such intensity that there were so many emails in his email inbox that I could never finish them.
In these letters, Augustus without exception expressed his yearning for his brother's free and unrestrained military life, complained about his father's tyranny and the boredom and depression of being trapped under the small blue sky of Korhal.
Young Augustus longed to be a marshal who could lead space marines on adventures, colonize and fight strange alien creatures.
Augustus had sworn no less than ten times that once one day he could escape from his father's control and leave Korhal, he would never go back. And although Arcturus had explained the navy to Augustus countless times,
The life of a marine was actually extremely boring, but Augustus never changed his mind.
“No matter what, I will always support you.” Arcturus nodded and said.
Despite this, Arcturus was still happy for Augustus' change. Because no matter how much he believed in his brother's ability, there was no guarantee that Augustus would be unscathed on the battlefield. Selfishly speaking
, Arcturus would rather his younger brothers and sisters stay in a place of absolute safety, than for them to break their young wings for their dreams.
"But I'm still worried." Arcturus's furrowed eyebrows showed his inner worry: "You know what that bastard Angus is doing, he dreams of overthrowing the Terran Federation government, and he is putting it into practice.
practice.
"With the secret funding of the Umoyan Council, the rebel forces controlled by Angus have destroyed outpost factories in the fringe colonies and instigated so many demonstrations in recent years that they have frightened the Federation Council of Tarsonis.
situation."
"What exactly does he want to do? If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before a full-scale war breaks out between Korhal IV and the federal government of Tarsonis. The Federation Council will never sit back and watch Korhal escape from its control. Once they admit that a planet can
If you declare independence from the only government, other planets will follow suit."
"Then the federal government will send marines, and maybe Kehal can hold on for a while with the help of Umoyan. But the federal council also has a huge fleet, which can destroy the entire planet's defenses from high-altitude orbit.
" said Arcturus.
"Angus never imagined that if he failed, his family would be guillotined. Angus was playing with fire, after his rebel group targeted military installations and the creation family held on Tarsonis
How many innocent people lost their lives because of his 'justice' when he carried out terrorist activities in a company that owned shares? Do those workers and ordinary soldiers really deserve to die?"
"I don't care about Angus and his revolutionary cause. No matter what the outcome is, he deserves it. But what should Dorothy and mother do? We can't lose them."
“I will try my best to convince my father.” Augustus was not very confident in what he said.
"You can't convince a stubborn old wolf." Arcturus snorted.
Augustus sighed softly, and both sides fell silent, both seeming to be deeply touched by the stubbornness of old Mengsk.
After a while, Arcturus ignored the topic and talked about his plan: "Augustus, I will probably retire early before the end of the war, maybe early next year, maybe this year.
Until then, I hope you can become an officer."
"Why?" Augustus looked at Arcturus. Arcturus, who had been promoted to colonel during the Union War, was almost certain to become a general at the end of the war. His medals and honors were higher than those of others.
You will get more in your life. After the war is won, glory, reputation, power and wealth will all come one after another.
"I'm tired of this kind of life." Arcturus said frankly: "The freshness and excitement brought to me by the Marine Corps have long been worn away. Now I want to regain my original dream and become an interstellar officer."
Adventurer and prospector.”
"I already have a start-up capital. Of course, it's not from Angus. I've already planned to buy a mineral magnetic resonance monitor, a drilling rig, a space engineering vehicle and a spacecraft... I'm also going to hire some people, but this
I have to pay off the loan. Then, I estimate that I will spend a few years to more than ten years looking for a crystal mine that is enough to make me a rich man."
Augustus immediately showed an expression of astonishment. He remembered that his brother was the emperor who would outlaw the Terran Federation and establish the Terran Empire through an uprising in the future. In the game, Arcturus Mon, the founder of the Terran Empire,
Sk is an interstellar hero, a sophisticated and ruthless politician and conspirator.
Now, the future emperor of the empire told his brother that he was not interested in anything but just wearing a hard hat and going mining.
“If you don’t have enough money, go find your mother.” Augustus quickly accepted this fact.
“No, I just want to prove that we can do well without relying on the strength of the family.” Arcturus said.
“…” Augustus was speechless.
Due to his rebellious mentality towards his father, Arcturus at this time extremely hated revolution and politics. He just wanted to take risks and become a wealthy mine owner by exploring new mineral veins in the unknown edges of the universe.
Become rich through your own efforts rather than inheriting the inheritance from your father and family.
"When I am not with you, be careful of those with evil intentions." After a moment of silence, Arcturus said to Augustus earnestly: "Except for the Mengsk family, except for ourselves, no one is worthy.
What we trust.”
“You are the wolf of the Mengsk family, you must be ruthless.”
Augustus nodded seriously.
"Well, I almost forgot. Get your people ready quickly, but don't mention this to others." Arcturus finally said: "After tomorrow, the top leaders of the Turasis Army and Marine Corps will
The headquarters’ Operation Plan No. 6 is no longer a secret—we are about to launch a general attack on the Kaimorians on the other side of Pork’s Pride and force them to fight here.”