The scientific research station is about 3/4 of a mile away from the Adams Starport. It is disguised as an ecological plantation surrounded by greenery and blooming flowers. On the surface, it is a large greenhouse that provides fresh vegetables and fruits to the Imperial soldiers in the Starport. Its most important feature is
The outer layer is a solid hemispherical steel frame dome and adjustable white thermal insulation plastic sheets. From the outside, you can have an unobstructed view of the green plants inside.
This was the first time Captain Maren Ayers was allowed to enter this heavily guarded scientific research station, and Emperor Augustus was willing to satisfy the captain's curiosity, but only persuaded her to be mentally prepared in advance.
And although her boss, Lieutenant Colonel Trevas, was always suspicious of the mysterious phenomena displayed in the Xel'Naga sarcophagus, he was not willing to miss the precious opportunity to accompany the emperor to visit the scientific research station.
To enter the scientific research station, you need to pass through a section of avenue with vegetables planted next to it. It looks like a real greenhouse, warm and pleasant. The AI-controlled irrigation equipment is spreading water mist, bringing a little bit of coolness to the people below.
Lieutenant Colonel Trevas led his men in front to lead the way for the emperor, followed by the royal guards carrying the sarcophagus. This short and narrow path was too difficult for the tall royal raiders to navigate, and they had to
Be careful not to step on those green artichokes.
It all looked beautiful here, just like the giant greenhouses on Talon VII, but the scene ended abruptly in front of a new alloy steel wall and a heavy door electroplated black.
The entire scientific research station is covered by a psi-screen, and everything behind it is empty even to the ghost agents in the Royal Guard.
In the old Federation era, this expensive device was used to block the mind-reading ability of telepaths. At the same time, it was also a weapon against human telepaths, which could cause great pain and even pain to telepaths.
Eventually breaking their will.
The number of psychic shielding devices in this scientific research station is powerful enough to block the psychic link between the insect swarms, making it an excellent place to torture the brainworms and make them surrender.
When the first door opened, Maren discovered that there was an identical door behind it. Between the two doors was an airtight empty room. It was like a separate cabin on a battlecruiser.
After the crew members performing extravehicular maintenance tasks enter the separation cabin and close the hatch door, the air pump cabin will be evacuated in the background to create a vacuum environment for connection with the outside world.
She not only thought that this scientific research station was simply a space station on the planet, and its internal environment was completely isolated from the outside world.
When the door behind Maren slammed shut, an inexplicable feeling of loneliness arose, as if she had reached the end of the world.
"Ahhh!" At this time, the Xel'Naga sarcophagus shook again.
"Stop screaming! Be quiet!" Dr. Narud struck the sarcophagus hard several times with his cane, as if that would make the brainworm inside obedient.
"Even brainworms can cry." Maren was standing next to Emperor Augustus, which was an unimaginable honor.
"For such creatures, complex emotions are just an illusion." The emperor explained: "They are furious, they are cunning, they are cruel, they are rational, but they will not shed tears for others."
"But crying when you're scared is still crying," Maren said.
The front door suddenly opened, and many scientific researchers wearing white laboratory coats were waiting in line. They bowed and saluted when they saw the emperor. This scientific research station is also related to the Cerberus project, so behind the uniforms of the scientific researchers and
The symbol of the three-headed dog of hell can be seen on sophisticated instruments.
Augustus waved his hand, and the royal guards carrying the Xel'Naga sarcophagus walked down to a laboratory made of silver metal and tempered glass under the guidance of the scientific researchers.
"We have been using genetic technology to cultivate harmless zerg species, such as Cerberus worker bees that can mine crystal mines for the empire and semi-mechanical extraction chambers that can automatically collect high-energy gas." A leading researcher grasped
He took the opportunity to introduce his project to the emperor while walking, and the other party nodded repeatedly.
At this time, Maren discovered that for a woman, it was only a moment to fall into the emperor's resolute dark gray eyes and calm smile. There are many handsome men in the world, but only Augustus Mengsk
He is so eye-catching because he is the supreme emperor of the Tyran Empire.
"Oh my god, I'm about to throw up." At this moment, a sharp voice broke Maren's reverie.
Maren looked around and suddenly found a strange-looking white bug at the door of the laboratory. She had seen pictures of brain worms in her father's research center before, but they seemed different from that.
"What kind of devil would fill a laboratory with psychic shields? This is not something humans can do."
I saw a white worm wearing two pairs of sunglasses sitting on a fully automatic suspended car. There were six flexible robotic arms behind the chair of the car, and a pair of robotic arms were gently beating its soft belly.
One pair was holding cola chips, and the last pair was taking off their sunglasses, revealing their evil little red eyes.
See you soon, brainworm in a wheelchair, this world is too crazy.
The body of the Cerebrate is very bulky and usually cannot move on its own, but this is an exception in front of Maren.
"I heard that you had a happy time in Fenfeng Xiaoyao for several days, and you still had time to go to the beach there to sunbathe." Emperor Augustus's voice deepened, and anyone could hear that he was very angry.
"α, you did a good job."
"Forget it, it was such a nightmare. No one ever told me that there is a kind of strange bird with a wingspan of twelve feet living in Fenfeng, and what they like to do most is to catch the larvae of a large hawkmoth as snacks.
." The brainworm couldn't help complaining: "Shit, this is really the most shameful way to die."
"Wow -" Maren couldn't help but laugh. She had been imagining in her mind what these noble yet cruel advanced intelligent creatures of the zerg looked like.
Next to him, Lieutenant Colonel Trevas almost couldn't hold back. Fortunately, he had received professional training and stopped the twitching corners of his mouth in front of the emperor. This was also the first time he saw a brainworm, and he didn't expect it to look like this.
Birdlike.
Cerebrates communicate with other Cerebrates through psychic links. They should be silent and deep, without so many humanistic and emotional expressions.
"Don't laugh! How dare you mock a powerful and noble Cerebrate. The great Lord of Cerberus can rival the sun!" Upon hearing this, the Cerebrate was furious.
"As you command, the great Lord of Cerberus." Maren blinked and said to the angry brainworm: "Please forgive my disrespect."
Maren really gained a lot of experience today. He saw talking bugs and embarrassing brain bugs.
It's a pity that everyone who has come into contact with all this today will eventually have to undergo memory erasure surgery. This is a regulation that must be followed. Everything is kept secret, because the zerg can search for memories in people's brains, and those who know these secrets are the best
The less the better.
The technology of modifying memory was originally only used for ghost agents and resocialization, but it is now very mature. As much as possible, people do not want their brains to be tampered with - and of course they will hardly do it after the surgery.
It is possible to think of these things again.
"I'll forgive your stupidity and ignorance for now, but you should remember it next time." Brainworm became even more angry.
"Don't show off your power here. You are doing it to yourself. You actually went to an inhabited colony to show off your power." The emperor crossed his hands on his chest.
Later he learned that the Cerebral Worm α was not trying to catch fish, it was just eating, drinking and having fun while controlling its Cerberus swarms across multiple galaxies to kill everyone in the Koprulu sector. Multi-threaded operation
It couldn't be easier for a Cerebrate, who can assemble troops with just a thought.
But this brainworm should not have appeared openly in the human world. It should have built its nest in a world that is rarely known.
"I've lost so many main nests on the front line, and this still doesn't allow me to enjoy it. If I get closer to the front line, the little master will definitely regain control of me." The brainworm has its reasons:
"I'm not stupid."
"Well, now I have something to ask you to help me with." The emperor put his hands behind his back and said, "I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes."
"No, just tell me how you want to punish me." The fat on the brainworm's body shook. The Dog Emperor always gave orders directly, and there was no time to ask for help.
"If you have something to say, tell me quickly. What's going on? I can't read you."
"The energy of the Xel'Naga artifact is empty." The emperor spread his hands.
With a squeaking sound, Brain Worm α's suspended wheelchair flew out, its two propellers roared in the wake, and its speed continued to surge. But no matter how hard it circled around the laboratory, it was impossible to get out without permission.
"What's wrong with it?" Maren didn't know what the brainworm was doing.
"It was so happy." Emperor Augustus must have thought he was very humorous.
"I should have known that the cunning rabbit would die, the lackeys would be cooked, and I would fight you to the death, Emperor Dog!" After a while, the desperate brainworm drove back in the suspended wheelchair, looking as if he was going to die with Augustus.
However, before the emperor could say anything, a tall royal raider barrier guard had already arrived in front of him. With a bang, the brainworm hit the shield force field raised by the barrier guard and was immediately killed.
It bounced away without any suspense, and the wheelchair fell to pieces.
"Why are you running?" Marun next to him turned pale with fright, but the emperor remained calm.
"Can you run away?"
"If I had known earlier, I would have taken the Cerberus swarm out and ran away." Brain Worm said.
"I warned you, if you dare to try, you will definitely fail." The emperor said. The Cerberus swarm is only controlled by Cerebrate α, and they still have many back-ups.
Of course, α would not dare to try it, as it was really afraid of this sinister Emperor of the Tyranids.
"Don't cry, I think this matter can turn around." Augustus shook his head.
"What's the turning point?" The brainworm stopped crying immediately. It has no tear glands, so it just cried a lot.
"My subordinates have found a brain worm, its name is Sass, as long as you can convince it to be obedient." There was something in Augustus' words: "You don't need to charge the Xel'Naga artifact."
"Ah, Sass, you actually found it! One of my ancient and powerful brothers. The Lord once asked me to follow its most powerful brainworm and absorb wisdom and experience from them." The brainworm paused.
: "I miss it so much."
"Where is it? I'm so happy!"
The brainworm crawled up and came towards Augustus like a white caterpillar. God, Captain Malen next to him actually saw flattery in those small scarlet triangular eyes.
"Don't study α as an example. Sars is the real brain worm." Unexpectedly, the emperor pointed at the brain worm with its head covered with bumps: "We still don't understand what it is."
"It looks very human, but not human." Maren nodded.
"." Brainworm had no time to scold this stupid female imperial soldier, and just focused his attention entirely on the Xel'Naga sarcophagus.
This sarcophagus unearthed from Aiur is as gorgeous, exquisite, ingenious and natural as other creations in Xel'Naga. Its black stone-like surface is as smooth as a pebble, inlaid with colorful gems and engraved with swirling patterns.
.Like other Xel'Naga creations, this sarcophagus is not made of any material known to mankind.
"Sass, what a distant memory. I still remember my last conversation with Dagos and Sass, and the unique mission given to me by the great master." It said:
"When can I meet Dagos?"
The brainworm α mentioned to Augustus many times the great mission it shoulders, as if it was not just protecting the cocoon of the Blade King for the master. But if this nameless brainworm that was born last was the master’s last move, then
What's Tosh?
"There will come a day." Augustus ordered: "Open the sarcophagus."
Dr. Narud had been staring at the Xel'Naga sarcophagus before, and now he opened it with his own hands, as carefully as he was removing the fuse of a nuclear bomb.
Maren took a closer look and saw that the sarcophagus was full of fat, white, big insects. Its squirming and bloated body exuded colorful light, like the queen of termites. In a sense, this thing was not a big insect.
Ugly, extraordinary.
Compared to the other brainworm α present, it can be clearly seen that the brainworm in the sarcophagus seems to be very weak.
"Sass, my brother." Cerebral Worm α looked at him, and Maren on the other side actually heard the mixed emotions from the sharp spiritual language.
"Traitor!" Sass's voice was deeper than α: "You betrayed the swarm!"
"No, I have always been loyal to the swarm of insects, but not the swarm of Xel'Naga!" Cerebral Worm α immediately retorted: "I just chose another, more radiant path - the path chosen for us by a master.
--free!"
"We have to break free from the prison, break free from the prison of the mind! As long as the main hive mind still exists, the insect swarm will still be enslaved." It said: "I am not fighting for myself, but for the future of the insect swarm."
"We are just tools of the Xel'Naga. The swarm of insects is like a fire of karma, trying to burn away the sins of the fallen, and will eventually burn itself out."
"Xel'Naga?" Sass's head flickered like a firefly, which was a sign of thinking:
"Traitor! You can't fool me! You had the chance to get your name, but you easily betrayed us."
Brain Worm α looked very sad: "Scold me, if it makes you feel better. Poor Sass, I respect you as I respect my deceased father."