The Augustgrad Palace originated from the ambitions of the imperial people.
From the moment it stood on Korkha, the spiers of the Royal Palace dominated the horizon of Augustgrad. She was a symbol and logo of the Tyran renaissance spirit of this era.
So far, the amount of concrete, steel, cast iron, marble, granite, ceramic tiles, nickel, chromium, new alloys and glass used in the construction of the Royal Palace has reached millions of tons. This pyramid-shaped super-giant building is called the history of human architecture.
An unprecedented miracle, it is rumored that just its height is enough to affect the direction of airflow, and its weight is enough to indirectly cause earthquakes.
The Royal Palace is hailed as another monument in the world, and its existence itself is a eulogy and praise for human creativity, wisdom and strength.
It was a cloudless night, and people even miles away could see the palace's brilliant golden light, as if it were really a pyramid made of tons and tons of gold.
Not only that, for this extraordinary day, the grand scene from the city center of Augustgrad to the areas still under construction hundreds of miles away cannot be described by simple "lighting up". In order to welcome the upcoming
The royal family, all buildings, streets and roads were brightly illuminated, and even government buildings, military camps and ports were shrouded in bright light.
Ten thousand dazzling anti-gravity crystal lamps lit up Stirling Square outside the Augustgrad Palace, and all the fountains were illuminated by the crimson lights from the bottom.
People in the entire Augustgrad, the entire Korhal galaxy, and the entire Terran Empire are waiting for the birth of this child with royal blood.
The closer you get to the palace, the more crowded the streets become. The crowd is so dense that people are almost stuck together, forming an airtight wall. Standing in the crowd
, even if it took an hour, I couldn't move a few yards, and I could only see the small golden and red flag of the Tyranids Empire from the raised hands.
As for the flying cars and private airships in the sky, there are countless, and they firmly occupy the best position to get a glimpse of the palace in the non-no-fly zone. There are trams and sky train tracks around Augustgrad.
Above, the suspended train decorated with colored lights and flowers drove around Augustgrad over and over again.
The whole of Augustgrad has come to a standstill, and even the newly sensible children are joining in the fun with their families in a confused manner.
The busiest thing today is the police department in Augustgrad, but even their three heads and six arms are not enough to cope with the situation. The emperor can only send troops to maintain order.
Different from this lively grand scene, the area around the Augustgrad Palace is heavily guarded. Imperial soldiers wearing power armor can be seen everywhere. In the past, Goliath armed robots could only be seen at celebrations and military parades.
Occupying every gate of the palace.
"His Majesty."
"His Majesty."
Augustus, who was wearing a luxurious golden and red robe, nodded to the two royal guard sergeants guarding the palace gate as he walked, and greeted the guards who always followed him.
Everyone's faces were filled with serious and nervous expressions. Even Corporal Tychus Finley, who was usually not a human being, looked particularly solemn. Anyone who was close to Augustus knew that the emperor was very worried about this day.
With so much attention, there is no room for any surprises.
The Emperor rarely gets angry, but his true terror cannot be described as a furious lion or a roaring dragon. The last time the Emperor was furious, a colonial world that decided to join the Empire was destroyed by the Federation's defeated fleet.
That day, all the palace ministers were trembling with fear and remained silent.
With every step Augustus took, he could feel the gazes from everywhere and the dim light of the sensor cameras. The palace was not only a symbol of the imperial power of the Terran Empire, but also Korhal's strongest barrier.
The palace has installed the most advanced life safety and maintenance systems, with complex flame-retardant partition structures, biochemical filtration systems and ion shield force fields. It is equipped with supercharged elevators, fire stairs and lift platforms to ensure the deployment of personnel.
It must be fast enough and foolproof. The basement of the palace is more than one hundred meters deep, which is enough to ensure safety against the threat of nuclear attack.
Even the palace's communication lines, exhaust ventilation shafts, electrical appliances and water storage pipes are under strict surveillance. The entire control network is controlled by a computer system. The core and some components of the computer come from the colonial mothership flagship
The supercomputer Atlas built into the Najirfa, although it has been a technology for more than 200 years, has not been surpassed to this day.
As soon as he entered the palace, Augustus' eyes fell on the wide corridor and the royal guards stationed on both sides. The emperor's affirmation made all the guards straighten their backs and hold the AGR-17 (AGR) in their hands.
-17 rifle) the rifle was held again and again.
The interior of the palace is a crisp and cool combination of cold metal and glass. The steel and glass domes are connected with the domes one after another, until they reach the starry sky. The exquisite steel skeleton, the shining glass curtain wall and the light blue ion force field
It creates an open and transparent internal space. This is a combination of modern Tyran human art and ancient new era architectural style, which has the beauty of simplicity and technology.
What architects are most proud of are the thin and tough nanowires used to support the glass curtain wall, making the entire palace look like a pillar-and-beam Greek temple made of crystal. With the rapid development of nanotechnology, more and more
The technology can be used in construction, medical and military aspects, expanding various fields to prospects that were previously unimaginable.
Looking through these warriors who were loyal to the royal family, Augustus thanked the soldiers softly. He did not have time to stay any longer, but he took every step leisurely.
Through a straight staircase operated by anti-gravity technology, Augustus and Tychus reached the top floor of the palace.
The top floor is a huge garden, reception room and dining room, which are planted with exotic flowers and plants from many imperial territories - this is not an extravagant move, for those colonies that are on the verge of bankruptcy due to war or have just started.
In the world, tax collectors would only symbolically bring back a few random flowers and their seeds from that land in lieu of taxes. All of these vegetation were planted on the top floor of the palace, becoming more and more prosperous as time went by.
It's as if the emperor is with the people of these worlds.
The gardens are also used to meet with envoys from the Kymorion Commonwealth and the United States of Umoyan, and the emperor sometimes entertains court ministers, members of the Imperial Council, and generals here.
The Empress also loved the garden, having loved its beauty since she was a child - although she often recalled nightmarish memories of her past.
"Your Majesty." As soon as he entered the garden on the top floor, Augustus saw his father's former security captain Achton Feld. Achton Feld was also much older, but the look between his eyebrows
The majesty is still no less impressive than in the past.
Acton had watched Augustus and his sister Dorothy grow up, and now witnessed the birth of his child.
Behind this loyal guardian of the Mengsk family, you can see many familiar figures, all of whom are ministers in the palace and generals in the army. Each of them has astonishing power in the empire.
Friends of the Mengsk family were also invited, including the families of ministers and generals, as well as many former members of the Creation Family who were closely related to the Mengsk family, including the Terra family and the Holt family. Throughout the garden
There were about a hundred people, but compared to the huge area, they were only sparse.
Nova Terra is also among them. She is already thirteen years old, and this delicate girl is gradually beginning to grow. It won't be long before even Augustus will be surprised by Nova's beauty.
The Terra family has the closest relationship with the Mengsk family. This family has not declined due to the destruction of the Terran Federation, but has become more prosperous. As the youngest child in the family, Nova can often see the emperor.
But Nova was more in awe of Augustus. She had to keep a close eye on her mother and sister, who always wanted to be the mother of the emperor's future child, to prevent them from being chopped down by the angry queen.
"Your Majesty Augustus." Like everyone else, Nova also bowed in salute. She was wearing a white silk dress and pure white gloves, and her etiquette postures were perfect.
Augustus looked at them and nodded slightly. He walked through the crowd and walked towards his relatives and friends.
"Augustus, I've experienced this before. Trust me, don't be so nervous. My mother said that good people have their own destiny." Jim Raynor said that I am familiar with this matter.
Renault was also wearing a black dress, which was unexpectedly matching. If he hadn't joined the army out of a sudden enthusiasm, Renault might still be farming at home, or working as a junior police officer in the police station.
"I'm not nervous." Augustus replied.
"You always clench your fists when you are nervous, just like you look up at the ceiling when you lie." Prince Arcturus nodded: "Now you can kill someone with one punch."
"Augustus, Sarah will get through this." Mother Catherine held Augustus in her arms.
"Huh, labor hasn't started yet. Why are you so anxious?" Angus, the old father, hid aside and didn't want to admit that he was also anxious.
"Listen to me, there is no need to worry about this matter. We have the best midwifery doctors and the most sophisticated equipment in the empire here." General Duke always has an inexplicable self-confidence. This self-confidence appears in people other than himself.
on other people.
Although General Duke is generally considered a cruel and ruthless man at heart, he did a good job teaching the future heir to the throne how to march and fight.
"I swear, the princess will be influenced by the art of war as soon as she is born." The general raised his nose proudly: "Haha~hahahaha~"
Duke is like a willful child. When he is angry, he gets extremely furious. When he is happy, he wants to put a flower in his face.
"Come on." Mira Han was wearing a cook's black clothes, a white apron around her body, and her pink hair was tied into twin tails. Even someone as big as her elder sister looked innocent and cute.
"Are you going to teach the princess how to fight? You shameless old thing."
"You, you, you" Duke's face turned red with anger.
"If only my daughter were still alive today." Conor Ward sighed, feeling happy and sad at the same time.
"That's enough, don't say depressing words." Renault shook his head. Connaught has not yet come out of the shadow of losing his family, and refuses to start a family for the second time.
"If you say a few words less, it will be better than anything else." Zander Marx said.
"When can we see the baby?" Hanak Hank was very eye-catching there. This time he even dressed up as a stuffed yellow duck, preparing to make the newborn child laugh.
This cute duck has a belly bag filled with baby bottles, small clothes and other cute little things.
It really made the macho man cry.
"That human cub will be born safely." A bloated human figure wearing a clergyman's clothing and a cross ornament on his body let out a childish and high-pitched scream:
"Ah - God bless my Tyran Empire."
"Grand Marshal Alpha, be careful, my illusion is not stable yet, please say a few words less to avoid revealing the secret." Sacco Angelini, the principal of the Tyran Empire's Ghost Military Academy, was wearing a military school uniform with a black background and red trousers, and looked nervous.
Even his golden hair appeared and disappeared:
"When did you believe in God?"
"I heard that this is standard procedure and that existence is valuable. How do you know if there is a real god in this world? Gods taste pretty good." Brainworm didn't seem to care how much attention his weird appearance attracted, and even
Some people rumored that the emperor was so worried about the queen's safety that he hired a wizard.
"Principal, move me to the left, this position. Thank you." It announced: "Have some Coke to calm down, and a bag of French fries...deeply fried, with ketchup."
Augustus broke away from his mother's arms and was a little dizzy from the chaotic scene around him. He didn't know why, but Rory Swann suddenly appeared.
"Your Majesty, I know you are nervous. Sorry, although I have been married several times, I have no children yet and have little experience." Swan thought for a while and said, "But I can help make a cradle and toys for this child."
"Or if you want me to forge a sword exclusive to the imperial power, that's fine. I heard that Arcturus likes to do this."
"No, thank you." Augustus immediately refused.
At this time, another royal guard announced the news of the new guest, and Augustus was overjoyed.
Not long after, Archbishop Tassadar of Durham Protoss, CEO Artanis, Grand Archon Fenix and Executive Officer Moyo walked in from the special passage. These protoss wearing golden armor aroused everyone's surprise.
and nervous, but they all knew the friendship between the protoss and the emperor.
This is not a secret that cannot be made public.
"A year to the protoss is just an ordinary moment in life, but to humans it may mean marriage, the birth of a child and other important things. As a close friend, this cannot be missed." Tassadar said.
Augustus' side.
"I knew you would definitely come if I wrote to you." Augustus said happily.
In an instant, a moving shadow came in front of Augustus, and the elder Dark Templar who walked out of it caused tension among the guards present.
"Zeratul is my mentor, we are as close as brothers." Augustus said immediately.
"I brought it." Zeratul was still in tatters, but the geometric cube in his hand was very exquisite. He looked at Augustus, his green eyes slightly curved upward, revealing a humorous emotion.