Of all the planets Augustus visited, Sir's majestic mountains and the remnants of lost cities among them were unique.
The mountains in Sheir are surprisingly huge and high, often more than ten miles high, and the land they occupy is extremely vast. Thousands of these mountains form a high wall like a moat, which towers over the sky and reaches into the clouds.
On the flat land between the mountains lies the city of the ancient civilization of Sil. There are countless tall and dense tower-like buildings in the city. Each building complex is connected by surrounding ramps, towers and bridges, gathering in the distance.
Integrated webs like spider webs.
These cities that are so huge that it is difficult to see their beginnings and ends must have had an extremely glorious history. The races that created these great ruins in ancient times are still walking on this land. At that time, it was not long before the first human being looked up at the stars.
It's still very early.
It was millions of years ago at that time. No matter how splendid and prosperous these lost cities once were, all the colors have been erased by the world and the never-ending wind and sand. In the deserted cities
Thousands of gray and black buildings are like silent tombstones of this civilization.
Augustus looked at this dead world from the distance on the stone steps of the Xel'Naga Temple in the center of the city, imagining its former prosperity and the azure rivers and green and brown forests and grasslands that flowed here.
But now this place is extremely desolate. Many, many centuries before the arrival of humans, the strong winds of Shire had blown away the last vegetation that had taken root here, exposing ugly dark brown ledges, and those on the ground.
The huge bright spot was once part of a giant lake or ocean.
The strong wind swept across the land that spread tens of thousands of miles, carrying away countless tons of yellow sand and gravel.
No matter what kind of magnificent and mysterious life this planet once gave birth to, it has now become the tomb of this species.
"This civilization is inextricably linked to the Xel'Naga. According to preliminary investigations, they may have worshiped the Xel'Naga extremely fervently and regarded them as gods." Dr. Narud is no longer as connected as he was when he first came here.
I was amazed, but still immersed in shock.
"So, just like the Star Spirits, Sil's intelligent life has also received tips and teachings from the Xel'Naga?" Augustus asked in his heart, should you be a part of this Xel'Naga?
"This requires further archaeological excavation and research on the social structure and culture of ancient civilizations. It is also possible that the Xel'Naga never appeared in front of this civilization. But before the species on this planet evolved wisdom and developed civilization, those Xel'ar Nagas
The Naga temple already exists." Dr. Narud pondered for a moment.
"So, the higher the level of development of this civilization, the more it can understand that the Xel'Naga Temple cannot be copied, and the more it will be in awe, until it develops religious worship."
"Among the Xel'Naga ruins that have been excavated, its architectural history can be traced back to the beginning of the universe's chaos and the stars were just taking shape." The doctor said:
"The Xel'Naga, what a great and mysterious race."
"Do you think they are gods?" Augustus was silent for a while.
"The God who is omnipresent, omniscient, omniscient and omnipotent." The emperor gave an analogy: "For example, if I mutter a few words here, will they look over?"
".There's no way to prove it." Dr. Narud looked at Augustus, opened his mouth, and said nothing more. He knew that the emperor was an atheist, but he was very interested in such mysterious phenomena.
"Are all Xel'Naga's predictions true?" Augustus asked again.
"So far, humans have not been able to interpret the Xel'Naga prophecies." The doctor sighed and emphasized: "The difficulty is equivalent to that of an unenlightened ape analyzing equations, and it is difficult to reach the sky. Even the stars cannot do it.
"
"If the Xel'Naga is really a high-dimensional existence that humans cannot understand at all, then indeed, their movements are miracles, and their prophecies are the destined trajectory." Augustus put his hands behind his back.
"If the Xel'Naga return and become enemies of humans, how can we kill them?"
"Your Majesty." Dr. Narud was obviously overwhelmed by the emperor's question. He felt embarrassed and almost said that you humans are worthy of being enemies with Eamon: "After all, I am just a Xel'Naga scholar with some success and a low-level person.
biologist."
"When I was little, I always liked these wild and wild ideas. What should I do if one day I have to be an enemy of the gods?" Augustus told his beloved not to panic, I was just talking casually.
After speaking, Augustus walked along the huge steps towards the interior of the Xel'Naga Temple, and Narud and others behind him followed suit.
The Xel'Naga Temple in Sil is different from the ones in Aiel and Sagulath, but the beautiful spiral dome and huge hexagonal stone pillars are exactly the same.
This Xel'Naga Temple is indeed the center of the city, or in other words, all other buildings and layouts are built based on it. Every architectural style complements the elegance and beauty of the Xel'Naga Temple.
Two stone steps that seemed to be built for giants converged toward the top of the temple along the trapezoidal altar and the angular columns, and finally converged at the temple gate in front of Augustus.
The temple's gate is two hundred feet high and forty feet wide, twice as thick as the walls of Augustgrad's palace. The gate seems to be made of dozens of different but perfectly fitting geometric fragments.
It is formed, and the dark green light flows continuously along the grooves between them.
Augustus originally planned to use the Draken laser drill to blast open the door, but he did not expect that Dr. Narud unexpectedly found a way to open it. The emperor was overjoyed because he could open the first one.
the second.
Behind the gate is the majestic temple hall. It is larger than any known human structure, dwarfing them, so that the wall opposite the gate is like a cliff in the distance, looking both like a wall and like a cliff.
The flowing crystal lights on the ceiling spread out from the four walls like a waterfall of dark green light, making the whole world feel like being in a garden.
Dark green is the basic color of life, and is the leafy forest, jungle and grassland. In Xel'Naga's creation, everything is perfectly integrated with the beauty of nature and the vitality of all things.
The number and strength of the pillars supporting the dome in the hall are obviously not enough to support such a huge building, but the temple still stands still with its miraculous structure and material strength. There is no window in it, and there is no sunlight.
It doesn't feel dark.
There were many huge creations before Augustus, and they seemed to have been prepared for their equal giants.
"Xel'Naga once sat here." Emperor Augustus couldn't help but say after sighing: "I can't imagine what a grand occasion it was back then."
"Yeah, it's a pity that we will never see each other again." Dr. Narud's regret didn't seem to be fake, but it didn't seem to be just regret.
There are hundreds of imperial soldiers in the temple hall, including many archaeologists and literary scholars, who are carefully excavating the ruins.
In the Koprulu Sector, the main duty of archaeologists is to unearth rare alien ruins. After all, the Terran Federation only has a history of two or three centuries and there is really nothing to discover.
Augustus found many unknown archaeologists from Tarsonis and hired them to excavate alien ruins for him. It is worth mentioning that Augustus’s ten-year-old nephew Valen
Rian Mengsk also wanted to join the archaeological excavation, but his father shouted him back.
Taking into account the preciousness and important geographical location of many ancient ruins in Seir, Augustus also decided to establish several outposts and scientific research stations here. Seir's natural resources are also quite rich, and colonization plans may be possible in the future.
It's time to build several smaller settlements to strengthen the empire's control here.
"That should be the fragment of Sil's Xel'Naga artifact." Dr. Narud pointed to the center of the temple hall. There was a black polyhedron on the rising hexagonal column, with smooth cuts lingering in the blue.
Colorful fluorescence.
According to the Doctor, this is part of an extraordinary xel'naga creation.
"Is this what the Taldarin Protoss is protecting?" Augustus walked towards the Xel'Naga artifact fragment. The imperial soldiers and scholars along the way paid tribute to him: "Even they themselves can't figure out what the use of this is."
"Since the Tal'darin protoss attaches so much importance to it, it must have its value." Dr. Narud said.
At this time, Narud did not have the funds to hire the Renault Rangers in the game to find the artifact for himself. He could only try his best to convince the emperor that this object was absolutely extraordinary.
And he would never have thought that Augustus had already seen through his thoughts. It was just that the other party still couldn't figure out what Narud was going to use the artifact at this time.
The Xel'Naga artifact is indeed crucial. It can not only absorb energy to resurrect the god of darkness, Amon, and bring him back to the real universe, but it is also the key to finding Urna and entering the void, and even creating the next generation of Xel'Naga.
Under the instructions of Augustus, this Xel'Naga artifact was carefully packed into a black metal lockbox and transported back to the fleet by a dedicated plane.
This is the third Xel'Naga artifact fragment that Augustus got, but he himself is not very enthusiastic about collecting all the artifacts. But since Narud is so interested, Augustus wants to take a look at his gourd
What kind of medicine is sold there?
"Since the doctor said this, there must be a reason for the doctor." Ever since Dr. Narud developed the space-time fragmentation device and personal shield based on his research on Xel'Naga technology, the emperor has valued and trusted him more and more.
Having said this, Augustus turned to Faraday, the captain of the royal guard beside him: "Has there been any result in the interrogation of the Siltardarin Stars?"
At this point, the Tal'darin protoss forces entrenched in Siel have been wiped out by the imperial army, leaving only a small number of remaining forces still stubbornly resisting. Soon, Siel's victory will spread throughout the entire Tyranid Empire world.
The Tal'darin protoss of Sil were not the Tal'darin who attacked the human world, and they knew nothing about the destruction of Black Sith. They belonged to the Tal'darin Expeditionary Force led by Executor Neon, and they fanatically followed the Xel'Naga.
A mainstream world independent of the Tal'darin Protoss.
Now that he was beaten and covered by the Terran Empire, he was completely confused. He was still standing there, but he somehow took the pot and took the blame himself.
However, whether it is Augustus who knows the truth or the people of the empire who can't tell the difference at all, there is actually no difference between the two groups of Tal'darins. They are not good people anyway. No matter what, let's settle the feud first.
Niang's group of Tal'darin Protoss and the Imperial Army are not without disputes. This can be traced back to the bloody conflict that broke out between the two on the jungle planet Byshere during the Revolutionary Army era.
After all, Slane's Tal'darin protoss is far away from the Tyranid Empire, while Nyon's Tal'darin is right on the border of the empire. How can others sleep peacefully under the so-called couch.
As long as Augustus' Tyran Empire continues to expand outward, sooner or later the two sides will have another war. In this case, it is better for him to strike first.
Augustus was not worried that the elimination of the Tal'darin protoss would trigger the outbreak of Slane. Among his own people, Neon was regarded as a madman who was poisoned by terrazine. Unless ordered by the high-ranking lord, there would be no
Any Tal'darim lord would risk his own power to avenge Neon.
There are only intrigues and power struggles between Tal'darin, and there is no family affection at all. And the relationship between Malash, the current high lord of Tal'darin, and Neon can be considered very bad, let alone helping him avenge -
— Unless this is used as an excuse for a power struggle.
However, there is no actual benefit in fighting the Tyranid Empire, and it is very likely to affect the plan of Amon, the God of Darkness.
If the high-ranking lords of Tal'darin really come to cause trouble, Augustus will have his own way to deal with it. No matter what, Augustus will never be timid just because he throws a rat weapon, and he will never be gentle when he should be cruel.
Speak softly.
"Although the Tal'darin protoss fight bravely and are extremely tenacious, they are not unyielding." Faraday replied: "Now we have obtained the detailed coordinates of several Tal'darin planets, but we don't know the authenticity."
Tal'darin protoss are known for their cunning. They look down on humans, but will succumb to the strong. Humans can also be strong.
"Have you figured out where Neon's lair is?" Augustus asked.
"In the Sigma Quadrant," Faraday replied.
"Show these coordinates on the map," Augustus said.
Immediately, a three-dimensional holographic map unfolded in front of Augustus. Several planets that were smaller than the size of the planet appeared together with the stars they orbited in the dusty star map. The most important one was named Typhon.
According to the confession of the Tal'darin captives, Typhon also possesses a Xel'Naga artifact fragment that was donated by them.
The Sigma Quadrant is Niang's base camp. The records on the map show that many human ships have disappeared while passing here.
"Arcturus's exploration team also disappeared in the Sigma Quadrant, but there was no news from the search and rescue team sent after that. After the war broke out, the matter had to be left alone." Augustus remembered something:
"Send multiple scout ships and infiltration forces to these Tal'darim worlds immediately to prepare for the coming war."
Thinking of this, Augustus looked at the planet named Typhon. In Augustus' memory, Typhon's timeline in Wings of Liberty was destroyed in a supernova explosion in 2504, but now