Three billion years ago, Gebus once had vast waters, a dense atmosphere, a moderate climate, and a satellite that could provide stable tidal force. Fossils collected by colonial scientists show that there were also fantastic alien planets here.
Star biological group.
In the recent geological time period, Gebus has undergone earth-shaking changes. The magnetic field of its planet has begun to weaken until it almost disappears. Frequent volcanic eruptions have also caused a cliff-like decline. This has brought catastrophic consequences. Gebus
The atmosphere began to escape in large quantities, and the ocean was quickly evaporated. Life on it was exposed to strong ultraviolet rays, and was as fragile as a piece of paper before the power of nature.
Even though the environment of Gebus is now too harsh for humans and their crops and livestock, colonization of the planet has been put on the agenda. It is a huge Earth-like planet with rich resources and an important
A hub location for interstellar shipping lines.
Through a series of terraforming processes such as detonating volcanic movements to release carbon dioxide and water vapor, rebuilding the planet's magnetic field and replenishing the atmosphere, Gebus will once again become a beautiful world suitable for human survival.
At present, the terraforming of Gebus has achieved initial results, and colonists have begun to settle on the surface of the planet. This is an adventure with both risks and benefits, because the surface of Gebus is still very dangerous.
New Columbia is the largest settlement in Gebus. It is mainly built around the huge Adeen crystal mine. The purity of the crystal mine here is very high, and the metal can be directly melted without refining. There are even reserves in it that have not been truly explored to this day.
Mingyou Gold Mine.
The people living here are miners and skilled workers, and due to its proximity to the most prosperous interstellar shipping routes from Tarsonis to Korhal to Terrador, New Columbia's tertiary industry is also very developed and has a large number of interstellar ports.
, commercial centers, bars, underground black markets, earn credit coins from ocean crews, interstellar travelers, mercenaries and even pirates.
At the same time, New Colombia maintains a militia force with extremely high combat literacy and equipment levels, absorbing many retired soldiers and local youths. Except for the largest pirate organizations, New Colombians are not afraid of anyone.
But this time, it was the Star Spirits who came.
"Throw those damn kids away, they're not worth the price of escaping from this damn place." A group of people wearing gray windbreakers or jackets were driving a Vulture car through the streets of New Columbia City.
It was as if I was really trying to escape from something extremely terrifying.
There are about seven or eight people in this group, all of whom are capable men and women armed with firearms. Some of them even wear hoods. Only a world like Gerbus, whose legal system is not perfect, can allow these wanted criminals to take advantage of the loopholes.
There is no one in the world who has no hidden secrets, and it is normal for him to be wanted by multiple colonies at the same time.
New Columbia City is built on a high mine, and the terrain is undulating. The height difference between different blocks can reach up to 450 feet. The buildings here are all modular alloy buildings, and other building materials are also locally sourced.
Affected by the local climate, the streets are always filled with lingering gray-red wind and sand. The sunlight is also hazy in the sand and dust, and the street lights on both sides are on and off.
In addition to this group of people, there were many panicked citizens of New Columbia on the streets, either hiding in their homes and awaiting disaster for the generals, or simply wanting to indulge themselves as much as possible before they died.
The protoss had just destroyed Braxis and Attica, and by the way, they had not spared the space stations in those galaxies, and the one closest to these butchers was Gebus.
There are approximately 100,000 people living in New Columbia, and this is only the number of permanent residents.
At this moment, not only New Columbia, but also the Gebus people are crazy about escaping from this planet. Millions of people are frantically grabbing air tickets to escape to other worlds, and it is hard to find them.
Poor people can't buy tickets at all.
"What are you afraid of? There are many people who want to buy them... A lot of people are willing to pay high prices. As long as they are taken out, they will not worry about sales." Among this group of people, a tall man wearing a gray cloak seemed to be one of them.
leader:
"We can't install more people by throwing away these three children, and our month's work won't be wasted just to earn a few tickets. Speaking of money, robbing banks now will not make money faster.
"
What these pirates do is dirty work such as kidnapping children, but they have a clear purpose. This small group mainly collects children with psychic talents for the Tyranid Federation Ghost Project in places like Rim World Refugee Camp.
These criminals also buy from other traffickers at low prices and sell them at high prices. If the returns are much higher than the risks, they even force their way into other people's homes and snatch away their children.
Not all parents - in fact, a large number of them have listened to the federation's lies and believe that they can get ahead by handing over their children to the federation. At this time, someone must do such a thing.
"Who the hell wants these supernatural kids, except for the psychopaths from the Ghost Project?" another woman, also wearing a cloak, asked.
"The Tyranid Federation was finished a month ago. The people who control Tarsonis now are the Earthlings, and they will not pay a high price for these children."
This is a woman wearing a black leather jacket and leather trousers. She has an incredible figure. It can be seen that it is the result of plastic surgery. She wears earrings and a nose ring, and her bare chest, neck and thighs are all from some kind of beast.
The tattoo depicts a monster with the head of a lion, the body of a sheep and the body of a snake, which is the symbol of the infamous Chimera pirates.
Yawenku
In terms of notoriety, only the Pirates of New Trinidad can rival the Chimera, but the former is more likely to harass interstellar shipping.
The Vulture car that the woman was riding in was a bald man who was eight feet tall. He was so strong that he could kill a bear-toothed beast leader with one punch. His shabby jacket was stuffed with small bags of drugs and
Injection needles, obviously cannot be separated from these things for a moment.
There were four or five-year-old children tied to the back seats of the following Vultures. At this time, they were all falling asleep due to the effects of the medicine.
"I said, don't worry about the buyer - if it doesn't work, just sell it to the Yumoyang people..." The tall man said and suddenly stopped his Vulture car, and the cars behind him also stopped.
Come down:
"Jo, you idiot, where the hell is the boat parked? If she was anywhere near here, the sensor in my pocket would be beeping.
"Boss, I don't know anything at all. We used to stop here."
"Damn it, if you can't find that ship before the protoss burns this place to ashes, I will definitely make your life worse than death!" the tall man roared.
People in the Koprulu Sector all know what a cruel race the Protoss is. They can burn a planet into glass crystals with just a few clicks, and everyone else will be burned to ashes.
The Protoss are a group of warlike aliens, crazy space Roman gladiators, and the largest group of arsonists in history. In all the information known to mankind, the Protoss can only bring destruction.
"Want a ride? Brother, the price is easy to negotiate and absolutely fair." At this moment, several long shadows appeared on the streets of New Columbia.
They wear blue or blue-gray power armor. The armor is all old-fashioned CMC-200, but it has been modified beyond recognition by various additional weapon units and batteries roughly embedded in it. The weapons carried by the mercenaries are also diverse.
, but none of them is a large-caliber weapon that is enough to explode a human head.
"I am Graveon Hill, a mercenary who is easy to talk to." The leading man quickly introduced to the pirates: "Here is my business card. I will definitely have a lot of business to discuss in the future."
"As long as the price is right."
"Thanks, brother, there's no need for today. We're in a hurry to go for a ride." The tall man put one hand on the electromagnetic pistol under his windbreaker, knowing that he was definitely not able to deal with these mercenaries wearing power armor.
He started the vulture car and prepared to leave, but more mercenaries came out, occupying almost the entire street and blocking the way of these pirates.
People who make a living in the edge world also have a food chain. Mercenaries and pirates usually hang out in various gray areas, with cooperation and conflict. But when the benefits are sufficient, they don't mind killing each other.
"Are you stopping us to stir up trouble?" the tall man said but looked around, preparing to run away at the wrong time.
"Someone paid me to come here to clean up the mess. Of course, it is more accurate to save lives and heal the wounded. To be honest, I don't care much about the identity of mercenaries in various incidents. Mercenaries are always used to getting money to talk." Employment.
Soldier boss Hill said slowly:
"To put it simply, someone hired me to come to Gebus to maintain order and evacuate the refugees here as much as possible. They may not have enough manpower now, and there are wars everywhere in the galaxy. This is great - but as long as
If you have enough money, it will be the same even if you ask me to kill the people here."
"So, it was the federal government of Gebus that hired you?" The tall man also wanted to say that he was also a refugee. It was not that he was embarrassed, but they looked like human traffickers in their current appearance.
"Times have changed, man, now is the era of the Tyranid Empire. Oh, this is the latest news. The people on Earth have been defeated by Augustus Mengsk. The emperor of the Tyranid Empire is the one speaking in the Koprulu sector.
The most truthful person."
"We are Chimera pirates, and this matter will never end -" the pirate leader said anxiously: "Listen, man, I don't have time to mess with you, either let us get out of here, or we will die."
They are mercenaries after all. They will be wherever there is money. But the Star Spirits are coming soon. If you don’t want your life, I still want my life!
"I want you to guess." Hill pulled out his pistol seemingly faster than his voice. He and the pirate leader raised their heads at the same time, and one shot destroyed the other's head, and a cloud of blood mist immediately scattered in the air.
Suddenly, Hill's mercenaries and the Chimera pirates opened fire at the same time. The mercenaries' marksmanship was extremely accurate, and they blew off the pirates' heads in a few hits.
"The Chimera pirates who were driven all over the star by the peasant rebels of the Revolutionary Army, who don't even dare to let go of their shit, dare to make us look good." Remy Harris, the deputy next to Hill, snorted:
"Bah! What a shame."
"Look at those children..." Hill shouted, and several mercenaries immediately went to rescue the children kidnapped by the pirates.
Then, Hill nodded in one direction, that was a former federal ghost agent working as a mercenary.
It is said that this taciturn ghost agent was rescued by Augustus Mengsk's Revolutionary Army. After that, he did not join the Revolutionary Army, but chose another life.
This ghost agent has only one additional requirement for joining Hill's mercenary group, which is to save children who have gone through the same experience as her.
"What are we going to do with these children?" Harris took a petite blond girl from the hands of a mercenary. At this moment, the cute child was sleeping soundly in his arms.
In her pocket was a note - Delta. Delta Ambrose. New Sydney.
"It doesn't matter if the group has more mouths to eat. The employer of the Tyran Empire may be able to take them in." Hill doesn't like children and has little interest in saving people, but one of the few redeeming qualities of him is that he keeps his promises.
"Citizens of New Columbia, the Emperor of the Terran Empire hired me to rescue you and mobilized many transport ships. You can come with us now." Hill looked at the child and said loudly through the loudspeaker.
Usually mercenaries will not reveal the name of their employer unless this is required by the contract.
"We have a spaceship, and the emperor of the empire, Augustus Mengsk, has already paid for your fare in advance." He said loudly: "Don't bring anything with you and leave quickly. The emperor asked me to bring you a few words -
No matter your birth, religion, or belief is just a political inclination, today you are all Imperial people."
"Stay alive so you can repay this money!"
As if to prove Hill's words, multiple transport planes appeared from the hazy clouds, and people immediately let out ecstatic exclamations and shouts.
After hearing Hill's words, the citizens hiding in their homes immediately felt very hesitant. Among them, those who had heard Augustus' name and his speech on the throne almost immediately packed up and went out. The remaining people saw someone robbing them.
On my own, I ran out quickly for fear of not being able to find a seat.
Suddenly, the streets were filled with people with their families.
When they walked in front of the mercenaries, whether these people meant it or not, they were all calling for the Tyran Empire and the Emperor. Some had tears in their eyes, while others were shouting and jumping with joy.
"I suddenly felt that it felt good to do good things." Seeing this, Hill opened his armored helmet, revealing his face wearing sunglasses. He said to his good friend Harris next to him.
"This is not like you, you tough cock." Harris said sarcastically.
Although the matte visor of the power armor can completely replace the function of sunglasses, he still has to wear them, even in the dark.
"Hill, the Tal'darin Protoss fleet signal was detected in the Buggs system." A mercenary reported to his regimental leader at this time.
"They're coming."
Hill hummed and looked at the ecstatic people around him: