Augustus stood side by side with Artanis, the executive officer of the Protoss Empire. Their very different faces were illuminated by the blue light emitted by the anima crystal array. The Xel'Naga temple beneath their feet was shaking.
The reservoir for bathing the deceased sparkled under the white moonlight, glowing with silver.
The vibration did not come from the Xel'Naga Temple itself, but from the protoss mothership rising from the primitive rainforest below.
At the beginning, a splendid city rose from the separated rainforest. Its empty and majestic vaults, arches and domes shining with blue light formed a majestic outline. Augustus saw it while wearing a
The metal arcades, prototype platforms and independent spiers with harmonious curves, countless circular portholes, Kedarin crystals emitting linear blue light and purifying beam heat guns are amazingly harmonious and beautiful.
When the Protoss Empire built this unprecedented giant ship, it was like building a flying city and palace. Its diameter is about three kilometers, which is equivalent to four to five new human Behemoth-class battlecruisers.
The mothership can activate the purification beam main gun to incinerate the pursuit, and can also activate the all-devouring galactic vortex and the space-time distortion that can stop bullets in the air and fall to the ground due to loss of kinetic energy.
"This mothership has been dormant here for more than ten centuries. It was the golden age of the expansion of the Protoss Empire. Countless warriors who upheld the will of Kara and the teachings of Dawu rode it to conquer the galaxy." Artanis told
Augustus introduced this super huge ship.
"She was a symbol of that era. So many masters of Kalai phase technicians came one after another and worked hard, just so that the glory of the empire could illuminate the darkest end of the universe."
"Incomparable beauty." Augustus said bluntly: "But now you just let her gather dust in the ground."
"Yes." Artanis watched the magnificent ship that almost occupied the entire field of vision rising slowly from the ground, and in the Kara felt the trembling joy of the protoss who witnessed what was happening in front of him.
"Each mothership is equivalent to a beacon for the fleet. Each mothership is the flagship of a huge fleet. It once led the imperial flagship to penetrate into the universe and open up a new home." He said.
"However, as the empire no longer continues to expand outwards like in the golden age, all ambitions have retreated to the former territory, and people no longer want to leave their homes and go in unknown directions. Even the Supreme Council has begun to become conservative
By then all the warships and weapons built for colonization and warfare were gradually forgotten and mothballed because the Empire no longer needed them."
"We have reached this point, and the Supreme Council has not yet thought of launching these battleships?" Augustus asked Artanis.
"The Arbiters are still hesitant." Artanis stared at the protoss mothership being activated, and felt inspired by its majestic momentum: "By the time they ordered the restart of these battleships, it was already too late."
"Almost all motherships are staying on other planets and marginal territories of the Protoss Empire, because they were all once members of the colonial fleet." Artanis said: "The Supreme Council has absolutely recalled those fleets and summoned reinforcements from other colonies.
, I don’t know how many branches of the great fleet are returning to Aiur at all costs..."
"What do you mean, there are many more battleships like this in the Protoss Empire?" The Protoss Mothership is the largest battleship Augustus has ever seen. It is even bigger than the magnificent Xel'Naga Temple at his feet.
Much bigger.
The overflowing pure blue beams from the mothership lit up the night sky of the Antioch province, and the spiritual atmosphere released by the bridge and the crystal harmonic array made all the protoss buildings that had lost their energy supply due to the collapse of the crystal towers shine bright again.
When the mothership climbed hundreds of feet, until it was level with Augustus and Artanis' eyes, they seemed to be able to see the rounded arcs and polygonal structures through the psychic shield surrounding the mothership.
, almost luxurious stairs lead to pavilions suspended in the air, and a large number of Templars and Kalai fleet engineers are striding on the wide deck and the three cantilevers suspended around the wings.
This extraordinary battleship is comparable to a giant human space station. Its own terrifying gravity is enough to crush her in the atmosphere, but she is still as stable as an elegant city suspended in the sky, even with a light posture.
It is a difficult problem that cannot be overcome by human materials science and structural science.
This majestic protoss mothership hovers over the Xel'Naga Temple with an almost divine attitude. Its hull designed according to perfect proportions slowly rotates at a constant speed, spreading pure blue light to the rainforest below.
and mysterious cities.
The deep golden domes and corridors slope downward, and the light flowing down from the heights is like a blue waterfall. The mothership floats quietly in the air with a weightless attitude, but there is no doubt that it will make an earth-shattering sound when it launches an attack.
the power of.
"Is this the only mothership you can find?" Augustus asked Artanis.
"As far as I know, the other motherships on Aire that were sleeping in the center of the city for future generations to admire were either silenced with the destruction of the city, or they had already been dismantled for research and peaceful purposes. The remaining motherships
The heavy armor and solid shields were removed, and they were fixed in the core of the city, integrated with the architecture of the golden buildings." Artanis replied.
"This is the only one we can launch now." He said: "I don't know if the Supreme Council has such a plan, but as far as I know, none of the motherships on Ayr are ready to operate on Ayr.
A preparation like this.”
"Can only those motherships that stay on the edge of the Protoss Empire's territory and colonies still maintain combat effectiveness?" Augustus was not surprised by this answer. As long as the Protoss summons a few more motherships, Al really may not be able to
Fall.
"What about the Colossus?" He mentioned the war weapons he and Tassadar discovered in the Luria system: "I heard that this terrible protoss war still slumbers in the quiet lakes and ancient ruins of Aiur.
arms."
"...I have ordered people to wake them up, hoping that they can still start normally." Artanis wanted to ask Augustus where he got such news. He seemed to know better than the protoss.
I still want to get more familiar with Al.
"You are right... Augustus, in the face of the crisis of genocide, no one will question whether this is against the teachings of Kara and Dawu." Artanis said: "With this ship
With the help of the mothership, we will definitely be able to repel the zerg!"
"Young Artanis...it's too early for you to say that." The figure of Dark Templar Zeratul suddenly appeared between Augustus and Artanis.
"Zeratu!" Augustus was already not surprised by Zeratul's sudden appearance. After all, the Dark Templar warriors had long been accustomed to the dragon's way of action. It has to be said that Augustus even
It is doubtful that Zeratul would even find a sense of humor in his mischievous appearance - in any case, this venerable elder always enjoys it.
"You're finally here," he said.
Zeratul's Dark Templar were supposed to land on the other side of Aiur, where the Zerg first landed. They planned to attack the Overmind in order to force the zerg swarm to slow down their attack on Aiur.
"Dark Master Zeratul, I have long heard about your feats in Char from my teacher. The number of cerebrates you have killed is many times that of the Templars." Artanis was obviously shocked by Zeratul's sudden appearance.
Surprised by the appearance, if this man was here to assassinate him, the young executive was extremely reluctant to admit that he would most likely be defeated by Zeratul's Master Blade.
Even though his body is showing signs of aging, Zeratul is still the most fearsome Dark Templar master to date, and he is one of the few warriors who can compete with Tassadar before he masters the power of the Twilight.
Fortunately, Zeratul is a friend rather than an enemy.
However, Artanis may have forgotten that the number of cerebrates killed by the Templar is zero, and zero cannot be used as a dividend.
"I can kill the Cerebrates only because the power we have is just enough to restrain them." Zeratul was even more surprised by Artanis's name for Tassadar. It sounded like Artanis was trying to control Tassadar.
Serve as a teacher of learning.
Tassadar has always hoped that his idea of uniting the Aiur protoss and the Thagulath protoss can be inherited by the new successor. This implies another meaning. He believes that he will die in battle with Aiur.
"Augustus, my Dark Templar brothers have encountered unexpected obstacles." Zeratul continued: "At our landing point, not only were the zerg attacking the Dark Templar, but even
The Templars are also mercilessly intent on killing us."
"No one believes that we are here to save Al, they just think that we are a harbinger of death and disaster." He said sadly: "Like those crows that bring messages of death."
"But it's not the Crow's fault," said Augustus.
"Just because of the difference in skin color, the Templars can kill?" Artanis was surprised by his encounter with the Dark Templars, but he still understood the nature of his compatriots quite well.
"We tried to attack the location of the Overlord, but encountered obstacles. The Lord's servants discovered us and rushed towards the Dark Templar camp one after another." Zeratul continued: "I had to order my brothers and sisters.
They retreat."
"In Aiur, while traveling through our homeland, I discovered an underground Xel'Naga temple."
"What is that?" Augustus had long been accustomed to Zeratul's half-talking, half-hiding way of speaking, and Zeratul himself was not aware of this problem.
"That is the legacy of the gods." Zeratul seemed very excited: "When the ancestors of the Nerazim protoss were persecuted by the Supreme Council, Adun hid them in such an underground chamber."
"Perhaps we can use these temples to establish a base to accommodate refugees." Augustus said after thinking for a moment.
"Anyway, thank the gods for letting you return to us." Artanis said: "We urgently need to use a battle to prove to the Supreme Council that the power of the Dark Templar can indeed kill the Cerebrates
of."
"No matter how our former tribesmen view us, the Dark Templar will definitely shed every last drop of their blood for Aiur," Zeratul said.
"Augustus, the new military intelligence report comes from Alpha Squadron." Kerrigan walked towards Augustus with almost silent steps at this time: "The troops of Duke and Phoenix have worked together to capture An.
Executor's fortress on the border between the province of Teok and Koshako."
"I understand." Augustus nodded: "Duke finally did not say that this battle was entirely attributed to him, and the only use of the protoss is to applaud."
"That old guy still has some shame." Kerrigan shrugged: "But no matter what, if you order Duke to advance or retreat, he will definitely be able to execute it very well, because he doesn't know the difference between left and right."
"Where are the armies of the Conclave?" Augustus asked Kerrigan.
"Reconnaissance forces reported that they have arrived near the Executor's Fortress, and the nearest Zealot Legion is forty miles west of the Executor's Fortress." Kerrigan said: "Both sides are currently exercising restraint as much as possible, and the command headquarters
All military advisers believe that a negotiation is about to begin."
"What we have to do now is to promote the power of the coalition forces to the Supreme Council and let them take action before launching an attack on us." Augustus said.
"The Arbiters are not military strategists, but at least they will not ignore the comparison in military strength, especially when the enemy's commander is Tassadar, the Protoss Empire's most strategic visionary." Artanis has always been a Tassadar.
Damn, he also unintentionally pointed out that although the Supreme Council is stupid, it is not blind.
"With this mothership, we can immediately go to the Executor's Fortress through El's warp network." He then looked at Augustus, seeking his opinion.
"Well, if we can't convince the Supreme Council to let them join us in fighting against the enemy, then we can only use another way to convince them." Augustus nodded.
Following Artanis's order, a blue beam of light was projected from the mind crystal below the mothership, shining on Augustus. In an instant, everyone was jumped across the wide hull of the mothership.
On the bridge. Through the long and transparent length of the bridge, Augustus could see the vast virgin rainforest connecting to the horizon.
Numerous protoss navigators and technicians are operating the jewel-encrusted console on the bridge. Their four slender and slender fingers seem to be playing a piano. The vine-like winding column structure supports energy shaping.
The dome made of gold and blue valves supports this otherworldly super battleship.
The mothership was slowly traveling overhead, recharging energy for the jump.
When they arrived at the sky above the Executive Fortress, this solid fortress city was shrouded in the smoke of war. The Alpha Squadron of the Revolutionary Army, wearing white power armor and wearing red eagle badges, was driving into the city through the broken walls. A large number of
Protoss and human fighter planes patrolled the sky above it.
At some point, Phoenix and Tassadar were also jumped onto the ship and came to the bridge of the mothership. They spent more than ten minutes contacting the parliament hall of the Supreme Council through the mothership's communication device, and appeared on the communication projection
The Arbiter on the screen is no longer the Aldaris they are familiar with, but an aging elder.
"I witnessed you activating the mothership and the colossus with my own eyes. This is a blasphemy against the teachings of the Heroic Spirit and Dawu!" He said angrily that Tassadar and Artanis were dancing on the graves of the heroes by activating the mothership.