In mid-April, a conscription order was issued again in the Augustgrad Palace in Korhal. This was already the third conscription mobilization. With the previous two conscriptions, the army of Augustus the Great now reached
Twenty million people.
More than a thousand divisions.
There are so many soldiers, not to mention the uniforms, armor and supplies issued to them, it is not an easy task to simply gather so many people together.
In the emperor's opinion, this number was not enough.
From colonial planets with large-scale immigration to sparsely populated resource planets, the Terran Empire has more than a thousand territories, most of which were incorporated into the territory after the establishment of the empire. To defend such a huge territory, of course, an equally large army is needed.
When the first conscription was launched, millions of people enlisted in just a few days, but now it is obviously not enough to rely on the number of people who volunteered to join the army. There have obviously been several exciting victories on the front line, but the number of casualties has remained constant.
It is constantly increasing, which pours cold water on those who want to gain fame and fortune by joining the army.
Compared to the zerg, dealing with the crumbling Old Federation and pirate forces was as easy as taking a vacation on Terrador.
Of course, parents do not want their children to go to the battlefield and become a part of the rolling Tyranid Empire's chariot. If they have seen with their own eyes the soldiers who died tragically at the hands of the Zerg, they will be even more reluctant to let their children slip away from them.
If someone thinks that the most tragic way to die is to be torn apart by swarms of springtails, then he must have never heard of the infected worms that appeared in Moria. Those terrible plague worms are mobile sources of disease infection and have considerable power.
Wisdom, secretive and cunning, their bloated bellies are filled with twisted marines. Many infected humans were still alive when they were swallowed by these monsters.
But no matter what, the criminal law system of the Tyran Empire is an iron law. The imperial constitution stipulates that military service cannot be evaded, and enlistment is the obligation of imperial citizens towards the emperor.
When the conscription order comes to a world like Tarsonis, the people there have long been accustomed to it. The conscription list has long been determined, and it is only because there are too many people that they are drafted in batches. Imperial citizens who meet the requirements have already received the notice that they are prohibited from leaving.
environment and prepare for service.
Even though it has been more than a month since the war broke out, Tarsonis is still quite prosperous, and it seems that it has not been affected by the war at all. It is difficult to see idle people on the streets of the city, and the factories are working overtime to complete the government's tasks.
Order. More and more young people are boarding the troop ships heading to the barracks, but someone still has to fill the remaining positions.
Most of the border planets near the front line are implementing strict light controls and curfews. Goliath armed robots and soldiers with live ammunition can be seen everywhere on the streets. They are completely different from the core world.
At night, New Gettysburg, the central city of Tarsonis, is still brightly lit and bustling with people, and the financial center and business district are shrouded in purple and pink neon lights.
Ghost agent X74996R Stone, who just graduated from the Khausa Ghost Military Academy, is secretly carrying out a secret mission. This order comes directly from the Augustgrad Palace. Everyone knows that it means that it was issued by the emperor himself.
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It is rumored that there is a list in the secret room of the emperor's palace, full of people who are to be secretly executed for various crimes.
The war is tense on the front lines, but the seemingly stable rear is actually full of crises. Stone's duty is to eradicate the thugs who intend to subvert the empire. For the ghost agents loyal to the royal family, that is to uphold justice.
Not long ago, the Emperor received a report from the Tarsonis Police Department. The report showed that many cunning mimic hatchlings had appeared in the slums of the main city of Tarsonis. What is even more frightening is that there is evidence that someone has transferred aliens to the slums.
The live insect larvae were brought into Tarsonis, which is no less than proof that there is at least one developing insect nest under the city of Tarsonis.
The brainworms' strategies are becoming more and more flexible. It is easy for them to use parasites to parasitize and control an ordinary human being.
Because of this incident, at least twenty Tarsonis officials lost their heads. If anyone thinks that Emperor Augustus is kind-hearted and generous to others, then he must have never heard of how the emperor executed large-scale war criminals of the Old Confederacy.
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Considering that the incident occurred in the center of Tarsonis City, in order to avoid causing panic, the ghost team could only be dispatched to deal with it.
As Stone knew alone, twenty-seven Imperial Ghost teams and more than a hundred people were mobilized for this mission, and one-twelfth of the Imperial Ghosts were present. They may be the most powerful in the Koprulu sector.
A group of telepaths, each a super soldier.
Stone had trained in the Ghost Academy in Tarsonis for some time before, but had never visited the bustling Tarsonis.
The slums of Tarsonis City are a different story. The slums are located in the shadow of high-rise buildings, lacking sunlight, overcrowding, poor hygiene, and smelly. People living in the slums of Tarsonis are often potential
Criminals, more than half of them are drug addicts or people with a history of drug abuse.
The Emperor had ordered all slums to be banned, so the Sons of Korhal rushed into large and small slums to arrest those involved in human organ trafficking, drug trafficking, and human trafficking. Then they simply convicted these people and sent them to prison.
Go to Mar Sara's mines and resocialization plant.
The order of the slums has been significantly improved during this period. The imperial government even provided prefabricated houses and relief to the homeless. However, as the population from the edge world continued to pour into Tarsonis, the slums continued to pour in.
A lot of poor people.
Insect invasion is the main reason for the return of immigrant populations. Now opening up a new world often means more risks and uncertainties.
The situation was not much better than it had been four years ago, and even the hard-line leader later admitted that he had been too idealistic.
But in general, Stone believes that the empire's efforts are not in vain. At least the crime rate here is much lower than in the past. If they work hard, people in the slums have the opportunity to change the lives of themselves and their families.
The scene of the Tarsonis slums is actually quite a thing in the past. Most of the people living here now are unskilled laborers from different marginalized worlds. But the difference is that most of them have stable jobs and are not illegal immigrants.
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Men would take an hour or two on the Magnet tram to work in factories in the outer city of Tarsonis. Whether they were factories producing steel plates for warships or rolling modular building components, there was a need for manpower, and there were job opportunities everywhere.
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Women work in other jobs, such as synthetic food factory workers or as busy middle-class housekeepers. Their children attend public schools in the slums, enjoying free education.
Today's slums can hardly be called slums anymore. Although there were bars, banks and other social places here in the past, they already have what a city should look like.
People gradually learned to save money, and after the signing of the Koprulu Monetary System Treaty in 2498, the Imperial Credit Coin, which was directly linked to the crystal mines, became a more stable currency than Umoyan Citizen Points.
This is all the credit of Emperor Augustus, although he always thought that he did not do well enough.
The Koprulu sector is surrounded by powerful enemies, which makes the Emperor sometimes seem too impatient. The Emperor is confident of repelling the Zerg, but the real threat is obviously more than that.
"Stop, there is a dangerous area ahead. The military has blocked the street. Check the equipment and set off in five minutes." The speaker was Theodore Pierce, the captain of the team, a veteran federal agent who has experienced many battles.
His ability level is lower than Stone's, but he has rich combat experience.
It was still late at night, and although there were no stars in the slums, the neon lights in front of various shops lit up the entire road. Two children were running past Stone in front of him, indicating that the security in the slums was pretty good.
Further ahead is the cordon drawn up by the Imperial military, guarded by Imperial Marines at all levels, while the heavy armor of the Marauders is stationed on both sides of the road like a fortress.
Stone is a level 7 telepath, which is considered a fairly high level.
At this moment he could hear the voices of everyone in the area. A woman was complaining that her husband was not durable enough. A man who had just got off work was watching today's UNN morning newspaper. A young man was secretly worried about whether he could be captured by the Tarsonis police.
He was hired by the bureau because he had a relative who had worked for the old federal nobles.
But in the restricted area, Stone found uneasily that he couldn't hear other voices at all. If bugs can think, Stone should be able to hear it too.
This is still a safe area, and the underground nest of Zerg is deeper underground in the neighborhood. According to the news returned by the reconnaissance robot, a huge secondary main nest has been formed, and the Zerg that has sneaked into Tarsonis is continuing to grow and develop.
Plans to use the city's intricate sewer system to invade the aboveground world.
"Sir, I have a plan."
"Insects are breeding and multiplying in the dirty sewers of the slums. The best thing to do now is to pour high-energy gas into it and burn it down with fire." The speaker was Vega, Stone's teammate. She called herself
A "secular" ghost agent. In short, this guy is obsessed with money.
Vega looks pretty good, with dark blond hair and beautiful eyes. She is a realist, cruel and talkative.
In the winding streets of the slums, Stone could not see his invisible teammates at all, but in addition to equipment assistance, he could also vaguely feel their psychic shadows. Vega's shadows were different.
, her psychic level is the highest among them.
Such powerful psychic perception was learned from the lessons of Callas, a high-ranking templar. It is said that he was a friend of Emperor Augustus, and the latter spent a lot of effort to bring this high-ranking saint into existence.
Don Samurai borrowed it from Korhal.
The protoss never lie, so this is no boast.
"Then the whole neighborhood will be blown up to the sky, and how many innocent people will die as a result." Stone always quarreled with Vega. He believed that this cold woman was more suitable to be a mercenary than an imperial soldier.
Each ghost has a codename. Vega said she was a bounty hunter, and Stone called her Lucky Cat.
"That was a matter of the old Federation era. Ghost agents are not tools without emotions, His Majesty said."
"His Majesty said that ghost agents should regard themselves as heroes of the people. Your responsibility is to protect rather than destroy." Vega said: "I can't believe that there are people who actually know the Emperor's Holy Words by heart."
In contrast, in every issue of UNN, Emperor Joke Vega never fails.
In the streets of the slums, there was a propaganda platform that was playing a holographic image. On it was a speech by the Emperor of the Tyranids, Augustus Mengsk, who had just mentioned the reconstruction of Mar Sara.
There are such propaganda stations in almost every corner of Tarsonis to ensure that the citizens of every land can hear the emperor's voice. The emperor's speech level is very high, and he is indeed widely praised. These propaganda stations
They have become something like holy images, maintained voluntarily by the people.
"You have no faith." Stone couldn't help criticizing the other party and said.
Stone respected Emperor Augustus very much, and he believed that it was the emperor who gave him a home. For people like him, Ghost Military Academy is home.
"My faith has been fed to the dogs." Vega said: "Little prince, you should return to your palace."
Vega and Stone communicate directly in spiritual language, and the communication speed is extremely fast. This is also the result of the training of the Star Spirit Mentor. The teacher hopes that the students can make good use of this ability, but the students of the Ghost Military Academy often use this ability to separate men and women.
Squirting in the dormitory.
"There is nothing wrong with what Stone said, and the emperor does not want us to do anything that damages his reputation during the mission." Captain Pierce is the leader of the two leaders, and the two people often have differences. Stone believes that the mission can take into account
In the case of hostages, casualties should be avoided as much as possible, and Vega advocated bombing them all into the sky.
"Okay, sir, can I have a cigarette now?" Vega said.
"No," Pierce said.
"Tch." Vega said.
Compared to Stone, who practices asceticism, Vega prefers watching movies.
In another place, there is a promotional poster for Augustgrad Universal's latest movie. Above it is the movie poster of "Brainworm vs. Space Marines". Stone had seen this brainworm in the palace. The funny thing is,
It dreams of becoming a master, but now it can only settle for the status of pet and mascot.
This kind of movie is very popular recently. The brainworm is the biggest villain in the movie. In the movie, there is always a lonely but brave Imperial Marine who battles wits with it.
Vega liked this brainworm very much.
The audience thought that the cool Cerebrate in the movie was a clown, but actually thought that the Zerg was not that scary.
No wonder this guy was so angry that he bit through the marble floor while reading a movie review.
"The time has come, we will set off immediately." Pierce said, "I want to remind you again that this mission is very dangerous."
"They should be afraid of us," Vega said.
I'll have a dove day tomorrow. I got a pair of glasses two days ago and I feel so dizzy wearing them. What a jerk.