Half an empire hero, the star of Joey Ray's Bar, the mercenary train robber, Mr. Tychus Finley.
This arrogant and conceited man was walking firmly on the wide deck of the Zeus lander's drop pod wearing tailor-made crimson power armor. On both sides were Imperial Marines lining up waiting to enter the rows of drop pods.
team members.
The deck of the airdrop pod is very long, and the queue in front of the airdrop pod is also very long. There is a Marine battalion with hundreds of people in this area alone. These soldiers from the Empire's 1st Airborne Division are wearing the same uniform as Tychus
CMC power armor, holding a C-14 Gauss rifle in his hand, but the pattern on the matte mask is different, it is a white wolf head badge.
Even from Tychus' critical point of view, these young men are not bad. They have been trained for a long time and are ready for battle at any time. As long as they have actually fought against the zerg and survived, they are veterans.
During this period, soldiers saluted Tychus from time to time, and occasionally he would respond and wish good luck to these young men who were about to be sent to the battlefield.
This feeling of respect has always made Tychus Finlay uncomfortable, like a fly or a mouse strutting through the city in broad daylight but being widely praised by the citizens, because he knows very well what he actually is. But Tychus
I quite enjoy this feeling, people are so complicated sometimes.
"Hey, Sergeant Finley! Look here!"
"Don't always think about medals, Jones. If you really want them, Admiral Edmund Duke's safe is full of cheap knockoffs." Tychus was very satisfied with his joke.
The surrounding soldiers were also amused and laughed, and the depression and tension before the airborne were swept away.
Although the history of the 1st Airborne Division can be traced back to the Revolutionary Army, many of its soldiers are participating in actual airborne combat for the first time. They will be dropped from the air thirty miles above the ground, if not powered by power armor.
The servo system is supporting it, and some people's legs may have become weak.
Some units will allow soldiers to inject stimulants in advance before airborne, but this rarely happens. Abuse of stimulants can lead to very serious consequences, and the Marines never know how many strange ingredients are in stimulants.
, but no matter how many side effects it has, it will always be something that can save your life.
However, there is nothing to worry about when airborne. It is the job of the captain and the navy crew to deliver the airdrop pod to the surface of the planet at the correct angle. The airdrop process is much more thrilling than riding a roller coaster, but there will not be too many occupants in the airdrop pod.
Intuitive feeling.
The technology of airdrop pods has been mature since the first year of the Tyranid Empire. There are small airdrop pods used by ghost agents and special operations teams, as well as larger models that can carry companies and siege tanks.
Their world was completely silent before entering the atmosphere, and then began to bump. At this time, the force exerted on the power armor may increase to ten G. The airdrop pod will automatically adjust the landing trajectory through the braking device before landing.
It slows down several times until it lands after a burst of impact, after which the pod of the airdrop pod will automatically pop open.
Tychus knew that veterans who had airborne many times called the airdrop pods yellow bean pods, because once the plant pods from the earth mature and are dried and crispy by the sun, they will fall to the ground, and the contents inside will fall to the ground.
The fruits are also scattered in all directions.
Airborne landings are always an adventure, and if something goes wrong with the airdrop pod, most of the time the people inside will die a quick death.
Moreover, the airdrop pod is only a one-way delivery vehicle. There is no room for regret on this matter. If some idiot captain throws you into a crazy pile of bugs, then you can only accept your fate.
Everyone in the Imperial Marines knows this truth. It is as difficult to find a sober person in the Navy as it is to find a sailor who takes a shower frequently. Tychus is convinced of this statement. After all, he has never seen those slim people.
female pilots take a shower.
The Zeus landing ship suddenly trembled. It was not easy to shake such a huge interstellar ship. Tychus, like the imperial soldiers around him, couldn't figure out what was happening outside, but usually, it must not be anything.
good news.
It's possible that bugs are coming to your door, and they always come in a swarm.
The Imperial Navy fleet where the landing ship is currently located is in the high-altitude orbit of Thalon VII. There are at least 10 billion Jörmungandr Zerg on the ground, and countless more in the sky and orbit.
.
Tychus is not nervous at all. He is a person who has really seen big winds and waves. He has played cards with brainworms, drank with protoss, and seen the emperor's little skirt. He is only thirty-three, and he has seen many things.
I can't even think about it in this life.
Another huge tremor came along with the roar, and those who set foot on the battlefield for the first time were all pale. Tychus guessed that the spacecraft might have just hit a swarm of mosquitoes. This happened often, but this ship
It has a built-in shield force field and is escorted by a large number of Ice Dragon fighters and Viking fighters. It is not so easy to be destroyed.
Now, this giant bear-like man looked so tall, reliable, and indestructible to other soldiers. Tychus calmly took out a box of cigars, took out a gold-plated laser lighter, lit it, and spit out
He took a puff of cigarette and said, "Don't worry, Father Tychus will protect you."
After saying that, Tychus walked into the next cabin through the airlock door, leaving the back of the Imperial hero to the people behind him.
For Tychus, these young sailors are indeed treasures. After all, there is nothing more boring in the world than the Marines in the landing ship. The good guys have a lot of money issued by the Empire in their pockets.
But he had nowhere to spend it, so he had no choice but to lose to old Tychus willingly at the card table.
Tychus was a good player at the card table ten years ago. He could win a lot of chips from these young guys even if he didn't spend a thousand dollars. Thanks to these unlucky guys, he has made a little fortune recently. This time
No, it's definitely a legitimate business.
Many people think of Tychus as a big, reckless man, but he is actually very smart. He knows how to read people's expressions and is good at it.
It is precisely because of this skill that Tychus can always obtain the forgiveness of Emperor Augustus when he gets into trouble - although this trick does not always work. Ever since he ascended the throne, Augustus Mengsk's expression has become more and more serious.
It's hard to guess.
"Gunnery Sergeant Tychus Finley, you have violated the smoking ban." At this time, a cold mechanical female voice made Tychus raise his eyebrows. This is the intelligent AI program that comes with the Zeus landing ship. It always
Jump out at the most disappointing moment.
"Guess what, I think Emperor Augustus wants me to smoke here." Tychus ignored the warning.
Normally no one would dare to violate this prohibition, but as the pilot of the Odin Mecha, Tychus also has many privileges. In addition, no one here dares to mess with him, that is, Fleet Commander Matt Horner
There's absolutely nothing you can do against him here.
If the salary was deducted from being locked up in a dark room, the shameless Tychus would have gotten used to it by now.
"Hi, Miss Sanger, you look very feminine today." Tychus turned into a narrower aisle and met a young Navy lieutenant candidate who was also an excellent pilot.
. This is the Navy crew cabin. They are all sailors wearing tight-fitting uniforms. They live in cabins that are completely different from the Marines. In the past, those young and energetic Marines who had not seen the opposite sex for at least half a year would come closer even if they licked their faces.
Take a look at her beauty.
"Hello, Sergeant Major Finley." The Navy lieutenant candidate just saluted and hurriedly left. It seemed that the situation outside the spacecraft was quite bad.
This is a graduate of the Royal Naval Academy in Augustgrad. I heard that he is distantly related to the long-declined founding family of Tarsonis. He has an elegant manner and outstanding appearance. Naturally, an old gangster like Tychus will take a second look.
, the dirty thoughts in my mind are even more unsightly.
However, Tychus only glanced twice at most and had no bad intentions. He could see the other person's attitude and knew that his charm did not always work. Military regulations were strict, and Tychus must always keep in touch with female soldiers.
distance, otherwise the emperor would personally cut off his dog's head.
In fact, Tychus prefers beautiful prostitutes, because at least they are loyal to money and use money to do things.
"We hit a swarm?" Tychus asked her.
"I'm afraid so, Sergeant Major," the ensign finally replied.
Tychus nodded and went straight to the next cabin. Unless the landing order was canceled above, they could not stop preparations for other reasons.
A few minutes later, Tychus arrived at another drop cabin. It was smaller than the previous one and had fewer personnel, and they were all mechanics and ground crew. There was an in-ship elevator leading to the lower cabin.
, there is Odin's cockpit.
Odin is driven by a single person, but usually requires a large team for maintenance.
"Fick, is my big baby ready?" Tychus looked around until he came across an engineer less than five feet tall. That was Hiram Fick, the former armor technician of the Heavenly Demon Team.
Now, with the head of the demon ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, the name of Emperor Augustus is resounding everywhere, and the once small technician has also prospered.
Now Fick is the soul of the Empire's Second Engineering Regiment. He also has a false title in the Empire's Ministry of Transportation, and has more than 10,000 people under his command. The group of people back then were either generals or marshals, and he was the only one named Tychus Finley.
He also worked as a dog for Emperor Augustus on the front lines.
"Of course, I asked people to use the best engine oil." Fick looked short and lean, inconspicuous, and not handsome, but the emperor only valued his kindness and righteousness.
Hiram Fick and Rory Swann were an ace team in the Imperial Engineering Corps. Tychus called them goblins and dwarves.
"Hey, I wonder if the headquarters will allow me to use the red button today." Tychus is a character who has a hard time trusting other people, and has almost no altruistic spirit, but he gets along well with the old Demon of Heaven.
good.
"I think we have to use nuclear bombs." Fick looked very worried:
"The fighting is very fierce down there. I heard that several major insect nests have appeared. I don't understand what is there about Talon that deserves the Lord's attention."
Talon VII is not a geomantic treasure. This planet has a climate called an acid rain storm, which makes it extremely difficult for ordinary crops to survive. There are no precious mineral deposits on it, and there is nothing special about it.
"It's worth guessing what the beast's thoughts are. It just wants to do three things: kick the human's ass hard, kick the human's ass hard, or kick the human's ass fucking hard." Taikai
Si lifted his pants and prepared to enter Odin's cockpit through the elevator:
"At the end of the day, fighting is about who has the tougher ass."
"I beg to differ." Fike was already used to Tychus's wonderful metaphor.
"Good luck to you, Finley. I've got some cold beer and porn magazines for you, maybe you can use them when you doze off."
"I really want to kiss you, damn it. We'll see you on the ground." Tychus got into the elevator, and then entered a brief period of darkness.
A few minutes later, Tychus arrived in Odin's cockpit.
"Identity confirmed, Sergeant Major Tychus Finley, permissions have been unlocked, main control center has been connected, and the security channel has been opened." Tychus calmed down, and the control screen in front of him lit up.
From the glass of Odin's cockpit, you can see the world outside the landing ship, which is a hazy world shrouded in clouds and mist. This unparalleled land-based mecha is so huge that even the Zeus landing ship cannot accommodate it.
, can only be mounted under the spacecraft. The Odin armor is as strong as a battleship, so there is no need to worry about enemy attacks.
The situation on the Zeus landing ship is indeed not good. It is surrounded by mutalisks and corrupted flying insects, and the brave Imperial Viking pilots are heroically driving away these terrible monsters.
At this moment, airdrop pods were ejected from both sides of the Zeus landing ship from time to time. Judging from Tychus' position, some airdrop pods disappeared in the blink of an eye, while others were unfortunately shot down.
When the clouds and fog completely disappeared, Tychus could already see the vague shadow of the earth and the special buildings of the residents of Talon VII.
The Talon people use giant circular buildings as greenhouses to cultivate their crops. These semi-circular steel-frame buildings are covered with hexagonal insulation plastic sheets, shining in the sun, just like those on the beach.
A large jellyfish.
This stunning architectural complex is nestled among numerous towering wind turbines.
On the ground, the imperial troops who had landed were fighting against the black insect swarm. Black smoke was everywhere, thousands of aircraft flew across the sky from time to time, and there were traces of fierce battles everywhere.
The Imperial fleet has the ability to destroy Talon VII from orbit and turn a planet into a death place full of radioactive waste. However, the Zerg don't care about the gain or loss of a planet at all, but humans cannot bomb their planets at will.
every colony.
"I am Matt Horner." The fleet commander's voice came from Odin's channel:
"Prepare to deploy Odin."
There was a brief feeling of weightlessness, and Odin had been thrown off the Zeus landing ship. With a shock wave transmitted through the mecha, Tychus knew that he had hit the ground heavily. In the violent roar,
Large swaths of zerg were smashed into pulp, sticky flesh and blood splashed, and blood rained from the sky.
"I knew I should have asked Fick to install a windshield wiper." Tychus glanced at the flesh and blood tissue outside the cockpit glass, and pushed Odin forward:
"The big guy is out of control."
This place is located in front of an Imperial Airborne Division position, with bright red flags fluttering in the wind. The moment Odin appeared, the division's communication channel was abuzz.