El's Xel'Naga portal is located on a lush riverside meadow, next to a number of lakes with a diameter of ten to twenty miles wide.
The pure blue lake water is calm, like a smooth mirror, with colorful schools of fish swimming beneath it. Sometimes aquatic giants swim quickly through the water, and huge shadows drive away the glowing fish schools.
The magnificent and beautiful golden building of the Star Spirit is hidden among the green and lush vegetation. The ancient obelisks, stone statues and clusters of Kedarin crystals buried in the soil and green vegetation exude a fusion of blue under the sunlight.
Color gloss.
The plains are surrounded by beautiful mountains, of which the two highest peaks, Arwen and Coen, are the splendid Alpine Celestial City. The light bridge across the mountain tops connects charming waterfalls and floating islands thrown into the air by the anti-gravity matrix.
, a variety of strange and elegant battleships and spaceships are driving out of the sky and star gates on parallel orbits one after another.
There are spaceships full of protoss refugees and long lines of escape everywhere. Human soldiers and protoss warriors guard the outposts monitoring each entrance. Even the huge colossi are transporting refugees. The protoss have never been so urgent.
The earth wants to escape from their paradise-like home.
"The zerg that invaded various provinces after the death of the Overlord still show no signs of subduing, and the protoss also believe that their anger and vengeful attacks on the territory will not stop in a short time." On a muddy road driven by armored vehicles.
On the road, Kerrigan caught up with Augustus, who was walking towards the Xel'Naga portal accompanied by Tychus and Faraday.
"This proves that our decision is right. The Zerg will not stop because of the death of the Overlord. We must move civilians as much as possible and shrink the defense line, so that we can allocate more troops originally used to protect civilians to defend a smaller area.
." Augustus said:
"Cities can be rebuilt, but people cannot be resurrected after death."
Not far away is the huge Xel'Naga portal in El. It is similar to the two on Sagulath and Haji, but like the veins of two leaves, those spiral ones
The patterns and even the materials of the walls themselves vary.
Every xel'naga creation is a beautiful work of art, and the protoss architecture looks clumsy in comparison.
The one on Ayr is even more shining with golden light, and its surface exudes a dazzling light like gold. It is also the only teleportation gate in Ayr that is still in operation. It is shrouded in a light blue shadow and is large enough to
The ship passes through.
Even so, the Xel'Naga portal seems too crowded. A large number of spaceships and vehicles pass through the portal at every moment and disappear into the illusory curtain. These spaceships passing through the portal are like a river crossing
The golden river in the sky, even if it flows at a high speed that cannot be captured by human eyes, is still beyond the reach of today.
"But in the eyes of the protoss, their small houses made of broken stones are simply more important than their own lives. People can't understand the protoss, their brains are not normal." Tychus was still the same as before.
He complained about the rigidity and stubbornness of the protoss. He once thought that the camorians among humans were examples of this character, but they were still nothing compared to the protoss.
"At least Tassadar still knows how to choose." Kerrigan said: "Even the Supreme Council has reduced its defense lines and concentrated its forces to deal with the first wave of insect waves after the death of the Overlord."
"No one knows if those damn bugs are still over, right? The best way is to divide the ancestral property of the protoss, and then pack up and send it back to Antiga's hometown. We have helped the protoss so much, so it's time to break up.
"Tychus never liked the protoss, and he doesn't like them now.
"This is a good idea, Tychus, but it's a bit bad." Augustus nodded towards Tychus, then looked at Kerrigan: "Judging from the movements of the swarm, they did not come out in full force.
A considerable number of zerg are still guarding the remains of the Overlord, including the most powerful swarm of Tiamat."
"Now it seems that the Supreme Council can probably hold on to their half of the Koshaca province in Ayr, and we can also hold on to the Antioch province."
"Judging from the Star Spirit's transport capacity, they can send away all non-combatants in three days at most." Augustus continued: "By then, only we will be able to defend Antioch or even just El.
This Xel'Naga portal can hold on until the moment the Dark Templar reinforcements arrive."
"The Dark Templar warriors of Zeratul are well aware of the righteousness, and they understand the truth of death." Kerrigan said.
"I think this comes more from the emotions between the same species than from other gains and losses." Augustus said: "The Protoss is a highly emotional race, and the judgments they make are likely to be different from those of real humans.
Very different."
"But if we fail to defend this damn place, the planet called Sagurath will be doomed. The bugs will eat us and the planet together, and not even the dregs will be left." Tychus snorted.
: "I can't believe that there is a nobler person in this world than you, Augustus."
"I'm not noble. In fact, I'm very vindictive." Augustus shook his head and continued walking along the muddy path. In front of him was a row of white board houses painted with eye-catching red crosses.
A hospital converted from an abandoned Xel'Naga watchtower and altar is right in front of you.
"I haven't done anything wrong recently. Hank can testify for me that old Tychus is pure and clean." Tychus immediately said alertly.
"A conspiracy," Kerrigan said.
By this time, no one cared that it was blasphemy to start construction on the remaining buildings of Xel'Naga, because even sheltered houses were in short supply during this period.
At this time, Augustus heard a burst of singing from these white houses. Those barracks were prepared for the wounded in the revolutionary army. They were all seriously injured and could no longer go to the front line to continue fighting.
The wounded will be temporarily sent to Sagulath, and finally transferred to the Revolutionary Army's planet Haji.
"They are singing...I am very happy that my respectable warriors have not been defeated by injuries." Augustus followed the sound and walked into the barracks, but there was no joy in his tone.
meaning.
"What song is that?" Tychus asked Kerrigan impatiently.
"That's a song from the Kerkhasin Wilson area. The general idea is that the whole world is so beautiful, but the most charming thing is our hometown." Kerrigan said.
"Damn, I almost cried." Tychus muttered, "Korhar is gone."
"No one will believe crocodile tears, Colonel Finley," said Corporal Faraday, captain of the Marshal's Guard.
"I hate you, Corporal Faraday, you arrogant son of a bitch. I don't believe you dare to tell Augustus Mengsk, the future Lord of the Tyranids." Tychus looked irritable, but he didn't
He's not a stupid guy who only knows how to do things.
"Don't be ridiculous," said Faraday.
Augustus finally found the wounded revolutionary soldiers who were singing outside an open barracks. He was surprised to find that they were sitting next to a burning fire, with branches skewering the wild fields of Ayr.
Beast meat is grilled.
Some soldiers on crutches were marinating meat with wild onions, rosemary, wine and ginger. Only a few seasonings came from supplies, and the rest were obtained from local materials. Several soldiers with bandages on their faces were
He leaned against the wall and remained silent, occasionally humming along with the others.
Most of them were scratched by the sharp spikes of the zerg, or even just a trace of the poisonous mist of the scorpion.
Generally speaking, the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army have to endure Ayr's changeable climate and hot environment, but after all, this is a paradise for life to survive and reproduce. Food can be found almost everywhere, and it is quite delicious.
"Hello, Marshal Augustus Mengsk, I am Captain Binger Raymond, from Khastilling. Marshal, you may not remember, I was your criminology and historiography
Teacher. The last time we met was at the graduation ceremony of Stillling College. At that time, you hung the dean of academic fraud and roasted him over the fire until he confessed."
Binger Raymond is the person with the highest military rank here. He is a typical Korhal noble. He is handsome, well-spoken, educated and knowledgeable. He is also a good student in the aristocratic school. Raymond's sharp face is a sign of toughness and toughness.
A model of perseverance, his light-colored eyes are bright and sparkling, not diminished at all by the empty trouser leg of his right leg.
Captain Raymond, who has lost an entire leg, uses a cane, but it is more elegant because of it. This kind of person is often the focus of celebrity gatherings, and everything about him in the past is due to his current calm military temperament.
It seems more mysterious.
"Teacher Raymond, I'm so happy to see you again, but I didn't expect to be here." Augustus immediately stepped forward and hugged Captain Raymond, feeling ashamed that he didn't have much memory of the other person.
The patient is already in his forties, and his temples are a little gray, but his body shows no signs of aging and is still strong and powerful.
"This world is really small." He sighed.
"Yes, the first time I saw you, I decided that you were someone who could do great things." Captain Raymond smiled: "You are a member of the Mengsk family, and you will definitely establish a great cause that is not inferior to the previous Mengsk.
"
"I guess it was just me jumping off the eleventh floor to skip class on the first day of your class." Augustus' words made both of them laugh.
"I almost fainted at that time." Raymond soon stopped laughing: "Who knew your hoverbike was parked down there."
Augustus Mengsk was every teacher's nightmare when he was jumping up and down in Steele, but he happened to be the son of the college's largest investor. However, although Augustus went out of his way, he never did anything bad.
He is always the bratty kid who wants to seek justice for God.
But no matter what, Augustus was filled with emotion when he saw his former teacher. At that time, they had never met again on such a planet and in such an identity.
At the same time, Augustus also knew that this kind of coincidence was not uncommon. Korhal only had a total population of more than 40 million, among which men and women aged 16 to 45 had received military training in the military training camps of the Revolutionary Army.
One in ten men served in any active branch of the Revolutionary Army.
As far as the Stillling College where Augustus once studied, his former brothers, teachers and even the guards at the gate all served in the Revolutionary Army. The Revolutionary Army even jokingly called it, "Khasti"
The cats and dogs walking in Erling Academy all went to the battlefield with swords and guns.
This is not just because the revolutionary Augustus Mengsk is a graduate of the school, but after the Federation bombed Korhal, even the many Korhal nobles and vested interests who had opposed the Mengsk family’s uprising
The class also sided with the revolutionary army because the federation took everything from them.
"Wow, I never knew that Augustus was so dissolute when he was young. The great spiritual leader of the revolutionary army actually did such things in the past." Tychus opened his eyes like bells.
"It's not like he has never done more outrageous things." Kerrigan just sighed: "This world is really wonderful. Stillling College once talked about Mengsk with disdain, but now it regards him as the greatest in the history of the school.
Hero. In the newly established Stillling College in the Umoyankhaha area, the principal who had been teased by Augustus even erected a statue in his honor."
"His brother Arcturus Mengsk is also a guy who makes trouble everywhere. In this regard, the two of them are exactly the same. This is the nature of scum."
"Let me just say, the relationship between us is the sympathy between bad guys." Tychus touched his chin: "What other outrageous things has he done?"
"For example, some people claim that Augustus Mengsk once stole the kisses of a hundred girls." Corporal Faraday was an ardent fan of Augustus, and he was very familiar with the stories about his deeds that he collected from unknown sources.
"Why haven't I heard Augustus brag about this?" Tychus smacked his lips: "Where are the details?"
"Okay, that's not true." Kerrigan stopped Tychus' chatter: "He is not Korhal's lover."
"It's hard to say," Tychus said.
"...Teacher, the Star Spirit Phase Technician will soon replace you with a new leg. It is said that it will be the same as the previous one. The new mechanical limb is powered by Kedarin crystal and can be used in
Through powerful power, and never without electricity." Augustus said to Captain Raymond.
"I have seen the magical technology of the protoss, and no one knows how they do it." Raymond said: "But if that's the case, why don't they give it to the protoss temple who drive the dragon knight mecha?
How can a samurai secretly injure a limb like this?"
"Probably, before the Dragon Knight mecha appeared, they didn't have such a tradition." Augustus spread his hands and said, then took the grilled meat skewers from a soldier's hand with a smile and ignored it.
The fact that the skewers are partially seared speaks loudly of how delicious it is.
As he spoke, a revolutionary soldier walked out of the camp wearing a golden mechanical right arm. The arm had a perfect shape, with a blue spiritual light flowing on the surface, and the joints and shoulders were inlaid with blue Al Qaeda.
Lin Xin Neng Crystal, the movement of his arm was the same as the other one that was still intact. Both of his eyes were replaced with shining blue mechanical eyes, and Augustus even suspected that crackling sounds could be emitted from them.
of laser.
Behind this revolutionary soldier is a chubby Kalai phase technician wearing a golden-red robe. The ends of his long nerve bundles are surrounded by several evasive, sunfish-like mechanical servants.
"Hello, I am Karai phase technician Karax." The protoss phase technician walked up to Augustus and said: "Marshal Augustus Mengsk, if it is useful, you can get my place, but it doesn't matter.