The semicircular metal spire house exudes silver and red rules in the early morning sun. It is a laser-welded modular building. There are about hundreds of identical houses nearby or larger ones with similar styles and materials.
There are large-scale warehouses, military depots, fortification walls and towering sentry towers surrounding the entire refugee camp. The golden and red flags flying on them clearly identify the ownership of these buildings.
Before the sun had risen, people in the Yunque Ferry refugee camp walked out of their safe metal houses and went to the designated medical monitoring point to test for worm infection. Then, they received water and heated food that looked terrible.
But the muddy lake provides the necessary calories and protein, and the children occasionally get candy.
Then, if the test results are normal, these people will go to the film and television theater to watch the news and pay attention to the latest news from the Terran Empire. Of course, masks and keeping a safe distance are essential.
It is worth mentioning that the most popular program in the refugee camp, in addition to news about the refugee rescue work in the edge world of the Terran Empire, is the talk show hosted by Domi Vermillion. In the program, the host begins
In the past, it was customary to quote a quotation from Emperor Augustus.
Secondly, the Imperial Rangers Kick the Worker Bee Competition organized by Jim Raynor, Marshal of Tyranid Empire Char, is also very popular. In Raynor's Wilderness Survival column, you will also see the outstanding Admiral Raynor teaching you how to survive in desperate situations.
Using 200-degree Celsius sand to cook the Allosaurus wings and making them delicious. This sparked the popularity of the Allosaurus grilled wings in the empire, making the New Orleans Grilled Allosaurus wings at the Interstellar BBQ Restaurant a hot seller both inside and outside the star region.
The increase in jobs has provided a rare opportunity for the unemployed and refugees, although there is evidence that these Allosaurus grilled wings are not the real thing.
There are approximately 70,000 people living in the Skylark Ferry Refugee Camp, which houses a Terran Empire Nova Squadron's Task Force Expeditionary Marine Battalion, along with numerous support staff, administrative staff, and medical workers.
These Imperial soldiers have participated in many famous battles, but in the past they fought against tangible Federation forces, protoss, and zerg. Now they must face invisible diseases and infections.
There is a large river dozens of leagues long near the refugee camp. Its source is the majestic Yalta Glacier. The water in the river is clear and sweet, but people nearby have stopped getting water from here for a long time.
In the past, this river was like a blue strip of light with a golden edge in the sun. Dense underwater ribbon algae grew on the bottom of the river, which was beautiful. Today, it is more like a rotten and smelly ditch, and occasionally you can see ten
Several corpses floated down the river.
The other side of the river used to be a beautiful forest, but now it has become a wasteland covered with thick fungi, and the dry tree trunks are silent tombstones. Every time darkness comes, the wails of ghosts and wolves will be heard there.
, there are infected people wandering around everywhere, like hordes of zombies.
When daytime comes, they will retreat back to the dark underground, and will come out to wander on cloudy days where the weather is uncertain.
Not all of these monsters are extremely scary, and some cannot even defeat a little girl with a shotgun, but there are many mutated individuals carrying saturated acid in their bodies. Once they explode, everyone within a few dozen yards will be killed.
The shock wave of the explosion will kill people, and people further away will die in extreme pain.
On this day, Bernard Hansen, the chairman of Agria, stayed up all night and was handling the scheduling and transfer of refugees in a small separate room in the refugee camp.
Bernard had been working continuously for sixteen hours, and the glasses on the bridge of his nose were covered with bloodshot eyes. His body told him that he was very tired, but the beloved chairman showed no signs of stopping to rest.
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Agria's loss is too great.
When Antiga's imperial navy arrived in Agria, this once agricultural settlement with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate had lost nearly one million people, equivalent to one-tenth of the total population.
This is only one aspect. The agriculture that Agria relies on for development is also tending to collapse due to the spread of fungi. Unprecedented diseases have begun to spread in major crops such as wheat and corn. The flourishing native plant populations have greatly increased.
die.
The atmosphere of Agria was filled with deadly zerg plague spores, further poisoning the rivers and seas through rain. The fearsome Gryphons and their leader Carlos defeated the Agria settlers without a single blow.
Earth, invisible fear is more frightening than sharp teeth and claws.
At the beginning, the Agrians were driven out of their homes by disease and fear. During their exile alone, more than 100,000 people died of illness or went missing.
Black emotions such as depression, despair, and fear continued to spread among those who were still alive, and destroyed the fighting spirit of some of them, making them feel that it would be better to die. The Agrians once thought that they were being
gave up until the first batch of Imperial reinforcements arrived.
"Father, the Emperor's flagship Hyperion has arrived at Skylark Ferry Starport." Bernard's daughter Eichel Hansen opened the door and walked in, followed by two Aggars wearing gray and white CMC-200 power armor.
Rhea militia, the red and white cross on the armor indicates that this army mainly performs medical auxiliary tasks.
The daughter of Bernard Hansen and Talis Kogan, Ai Xier is already a tall and graceful girl. She has just interrupted her studies at Tarsonis University and returned to her hometown to help her father govern Agria.
Aixiner has shiny black hair, wears a knee-length white coat, and holds a book in her hand. She is full of the intellectual beauty of a literary girl.
"Emperor Augustus has always been punctual." Bernard recalled the first time he saw Augustus Mengsk. At that time, he had already concluded that he was a young genius.
"Tell my secretary to find a shuttle. I'm going to see the emperor right away. I hope he won't turn me away."
"The emperor is preparing to come to see you." Ai Xier said: "If everything goes well, he will be there in a few minutes."
"...I hope he is here to punish me. This will make me feel better." Bernard sighed deeply. These days, self-blame has almost defeated this once strong man.
: "As the chairman of the Immigration Committee, I am not qualified for my job. Maybe the officials sent by the emperor can do a better job than me. After all, I am not qualified to do this in the first place."
"It's not your fault." Eichel said:
"Agria is the first settlement to be attacked by the Griffin swarm and still persist to this day. Our soldiers are brave and tenacious, and the people's fighting spirit is also maintained at a high level," she said:
"The surrounding settlements that have declared to join the Tyranid Empire have also given Agria more or less support in terms of resources or manpower. As long as they persist, Agria will definitely be able to hold on until the moment of final victory."
"The Emperor has arrived." At this time, there was a sudden noise outside. Before long, several Royal Guard soldiers who were opening the way were already standing at the door of Bernard's office, their bright crimson power armor and the golden wolf on it.
The logo is almost impossible to ignore.
When Bernard stood up, he felt dizzy and almost fainted. After all, he was too tired.
"Bernard Hansen, I will come to you as soon as I arrive in Agria." The emperor of the Tyran Empire had not yet arrived, but the voice had already arrived.
Two ghost agents dressed in blue and white pseudo-light came in first, carrying a chilling cold wind. Bernard didn't know if it was his imagination, but he always felt that there were more eyes staring in the dark.
Own.
Bernard suddenly remembered the messages circulating, saying that Emperor Augustus Mengsk trusted psykers more and would ask his red-haired Ghost Queen for his opinion on everything. This is definitely not true, but the Tyranids
The voices of psykers can be seen in both the political review department and the recruiting department, and they can hold far more positions than in the days of the Tyranid Federation.
But so far, the Emperor has not allowed psykers to hold important government positions, but it is said that General Holler of Nova Squadron is also a psyker.
Times have changed.
Augustus wore the blue-black navy uniform of the empire, and a large red cloak with a large golden brochure and bronze buttons. The Emperor of the Tyranids each had a cage-shaped sword and an electromagnetic pistol at his waist.
It's as if he is still a general of the empire.
His eyes are calm and firm, standing like the solid stone of Char and the rising pine of Braxis.
When the emperor walked into the door of the office, the guards at the door, Bernard and Eichel, couldn't help but lower their heads.
Bernard was horrified. He couldn't remember when he regarded Augustus Mengsk as an unquestionable authority. This was completely different from his original intention of establishing the Agria settlement. This immigrant
The earth itself should exist independently of any human government.
"Emperor Augustus, Chairman of the Agria Immigration Committee salutes you." Bernard didn't know what etiquette should be followed when facing an emperor, so he just bowed and saluted.
Augustus held Bernard's hand, his gray eyes gleaming: "I have learned about Aglia's current situation, Mr. Bernard, and this will change soon."
"I have betrayed your trust in me." Bernard said: "You should hire someone else."
"And then send an imperial governor? Well, Mr. Bernard, my Chairman of Agria, I don't need to use this method to control this planet." Augustus just smiled, as if with a glance I saw through Bernard’s little thoughts:
"If my great grandfather were still here, he would tell me that the Lord of the Restoration will rule his people with fear and strict laws, but a good king only needs to be loved.
"As the old saying goes, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
"To make a long story short, I brought good news. The Imperial Fleet is about to launch a counterattack to completely drive out the Zerg from Agria." Augustus said.
This information was not communicated to Agria through radio communication. This was a military operation, and there is now evidence that Carlos, the brainworm of the Griffin swarm, has even learned to steal military secrets by infecting communication soldiers.
"We are about to start a decisive battle near Agria - use psychic launchers to attract the zerg, and then destroy them in one go." Augustus believed that he needed to ask the leader of the Agria colony Explain this.
"After that, it's time to really fight back."
"This is great." Bernard knew that he finally had the opportunity to regain Agria.
"At that time, Agria will be rebuilt." Augustus' words immediately reassured Bernard: "The empire will not give up Agria. The food output here can feed at least twenty frontiers." world."
"For a long time, Agria has been transfusing blood to worlds like Antiga. Agria's support for the Empire will certainly not be forgotten."
"Clearing the infection in Agria is not a problem. The key is that if the Griffin swarm invades here once, there will be another time." At this time, a white-haired old man wearing an Imperial Navy uniform walked in, his face was expressionless. He was ruddy and full of energy and looked like he could live for another fifty years.
"I propose that you establish an alien biological laboratory in Agria to study the effects of zerg viruses on humans...well, to study the effects of zerg viruses on humans. In this way, we may be able to Go in the opposite direction and use this virus to deal with the zerg." Narud looked at Bernard Hansen.
"Oh, I am Dr. Narud, a biological expert hired by the emperor. Hello, Dr. Bernard, I heard that your former wife is now in Tarsonis, working on the new project of the Tyranids."
"Hello." Bernard shook hands with Dr. Narud, feeling that the other person's seemingly skinny hand was surprisingly strong.
The Protoss have developed a nano-antidote against the Griffon Swarm Virus. Antiga's pharmaceutical factory production line has been put into full operation. Once the agent is released on Agria and other invaded worlds, the crisis will
That's half the solution.
At least, the current medicines are still extremely effective against the zerg virus. In exchange for providing resources to help the protoss build a golden fleet, Augustus hired biological experts from the Duram protoss and ordered them to participate in the research on the zerg virus.
. At the same time, the knowledge brought by these protoss will also improve the medical level of the Tyranid Empire, which is a sure-profit deal for the empire.
The person behind Dr. Narud should be Augustus Mengsk's queen. She has beautiful red hair, eyes like cold green emeralds, and the wind is blowing under her feet when she walks, and she has a heroic appearance.
Sarah Kerrigan was just a commoner before and had little to do with the nobles of Tarsonis, let alone the princes and nobles of the Mengsk family.
However, Emperor Augustus still declared Sarah Louise Kerrigan as the undisputed empress of the Terran Empire on the day he ascended the throne. If something unexpected happened to the emperor, Kerrigan would undoubtedly be the empress of the Terran Empire.