"Among the battleships I have seen, the Hyperion is not a small ship."
This is the first time for Purifier Protoss Talandar to visit the Hyperion. This is a novel experience. Stepping on the reddish-brown carpet of a human warship is completely different from walking on the white and bright flagship of a Protoss warship.
Feel.
Even though the Hyperion is already the most luxuriously decorated warship among human flagships, undisguised cables and pipes can be seen in the newly painted corridors. The noise in the engine room also makes the sergeant on duty miserable, and
In comparison, the hum of the protoss battleship Kedarin's crystal matrix is simply a beautiful and moving melody.
There are many passages to other important cabins on the main deck of the Hyperion, which are as intricate as a maze. You have to follow the signs to know the direction. He had just followed Marshal Jim Raynor of the Tyranids from the lower deck.
, I saw different areas such as the hydraulic engine room, battery room, damage control workshop, armory, food storage room, operating room, etc., and heard the screams of the turbine engine and the engine room vent fan, which left a deep impression on me.
The hull of this battleship cannot be said to be small, but a large number of cumbersome mechanical devices occupy too much of the crew's living space, especially the main gun and shooting center of the Yamato gun. Such inefficient use of space appears in humans like this.
It is really rare and common among young people, so it is not surprising.
The space of the protoss warship is bright and spacious, especially for behemoths such as the mothership and the Spear of Adun.
"The Hyperion is an old-fashioned battleship that is somewhat outdated, but we are still proud of her and her achievements." While speaking, Renault also pointed to the imperial emblem on the entrance to the armory of the Hyperion.
, the shield-shaped logo made of polished brass is carefully scrubbed by sailors every day to ensure that there is no dust on it.
"Although I can no longer feel your emotions, Commander James Raynor, I can empathize with them." Talandar's wide mechanical walking feet were astonishing as he stepped on the deck, and some aisles were even worthy of him.
It's narrow.
Now the Hyperion is sailing to a distant planet called Zakuul, precisely to arrest the leader of the Scavenger Pirates, Alan Schezar. Accompanying the humans is the fleet of high-ranking executive Artanis.
This is not the first time they have fought together.
For the time being, Talandar, the Purifier discovered by humans from the Glacius facility, also remains on the Hyperion. Before returning to the Duram Protoss, it may take him some time to accept the differences between himself and his people.
, find the direction of life.
High-ranking executive Artanis originally planned to directly recycle Tarandal the Purifier to provide a template for the restarted Purifier project to develop new weapons. But since Artanis' mentor Archbishop Tassadar warned him to regard Tarandal as a
The real protoss, and he was the key to easing the relationship between the protoss and the purifiers, so he decided to respect the purifier's decision.
"The Tyranid Empire has a well-trained army. They are the most heroic and fearless human warriors I have ever seen." Talandar praised Renault.
"That's right, we have a great group of guys and girls, and without them, the battleship wouldn't be able to operate," Reno said.
At this time, the door of the armory next to it suddenly opened, and a young man wearing a work cap walked out. He was Milo Kaczynski, the younger brother of Victor Kaczynski, who is now the ship's captain of the Hyperion.
Chief engineer.
It is said that about ten years ago, Milo was already spotted by Augustus Mengsk when he was still a child. Although this rumor is doubtful, it undoubtedly proves that he is a very talented person.
With the collapse of the power of the Camorian Federation's board of directors, the people's trust in the government and banks has also collapsed, and the economy is on the verge of collapse. More and more Camorians are looking for a way out to make a living and immigrate to the core world of the prosperous Tyran Empire, among which
In particular, they were mainly capable and skilled craftsmen, which greatly expanded the empire's talent pool and provided a foundation for the further development of the manufacturing industry.
For those young people who want to make a career in the Koprulu sector, joining the Tyranid Empire's army is definitely their best choice.
"Hello, Tarandal, I'm Milo." The engineer named Milo Kaczynski looked at Tarandal much more enthusiastically than he looked at Renault, and he almost offered him a cup of tea.
: "Oh my god, what a sophisticated design, you are definitely the most beautiful I have ever seen."
"You can come in for a visit, and then we can do some small checks on you."
"Oh, I guess that's no problem." Talandar was very happy. This was the first time in his "life" that someone had praised him like this.
"I heard that you are working on a project to develop a new chassis for the Thor mecha. Let's do it quickly." Renault pressed Milo's head and pushed him back, making the young engineer very dissatisfied. This was a grumpy man.
A young man, but there is always someone who can control him.
"What's wrong?" Talandar asked.
"If those engineers praise you like that, it's like a prostitute praising the prostitute's body." Renault said metaphorically.
The Tyranid Empire unearthed many valuable things from the ruins of the Gracius facility, such as the holographic projection device of the Protoss Mechanical Sentinel. This magical device can create a lifelike holographic image entity, even to the point of being fake and real.
Degree. Thanks to the research on this technology, the Empire has also made new breakthroughs in holographic imaging research.
And if you want to dismantle and study the Purifier, it seems too greedy.
"Excuse me for not understanding what you are talking about." Talandar felt puzzled. Of course, he could not understand many human living habits. After all, just having a mouth was weird enough.
Next, Renault took Talandar to visit the technician workshop, the officer's activity room, the quartermaster's cabin, the armorer's workshop and the prison room. When they passed the prison room, they happened to meet the ashen-faced Tychus.
Finley, who knows what trouble this guy got into again.
Of course, this kind of thing is very common in the Hyperion. Tychus is not the only crew member who violates discipline, but he always gets sent here often. Usually, he either gets into a fight with someone, or he gets into another fight.
Something was stolen again.
When the door to the dining room of the Hyperion was opened, some of the crew were dining there, enjoying butter-fried potatoes and sweet soda. The crew in the dining room were extremely surprised by the appearance of Tarandal. This was the first time they had seen it.
Mechanical Protoss.
If someone exclaims loudly and appears to have never seen the world, it will arouse people's contempt. After all, the people on the Hyperion have never seen anything.
"This is the central dining hall, which supplies food to most sailors. We have several such dining halls, open to everyone throughout the day, and the bakery bakes the required bread five times a day." Reno introduced to Tarandal.
explain:
"Once the warship has to enter a long period of time-traveling and cannot resupply, it will be difficult to eat fresh bread."
The central restaurant is large, clean and bright. The tables and chairs are all made of warm white teak. The walls of the restaurant are hung with silver-edged portraits, which show the pastoral scenery of a certain planet or the sword of Emperor Augustus.
Immediate oil painting.
"The protoss also has similar places, such as the meditation room in the battleship, where the templars will practice and discuss, and share their insights about Kara." Talandar suddenly realized sadly that he had lost Kara. After restarting
There may only be one person in the Purifier project, which means that he has become an increasingly weird existence.
Under such circumstances, it is not easy for a single Purifier to integrate into the original society. The fear, confusion and discrimination that the tribesmen can predict are really unbearable.
How will the Conclave, who once regarded the Purifiers as dangerous weapons, deal with him? Although the Supreme Executor Artanis claimed that the Conclave had been expelled and now the Templars, the leaders of the Durham Protoss, this is really a warning to the tower.
Randall found it difficult to accept it for a while.
Talandhar could hear whispers in the central restaurant, which must have been the result of Renault telling these people in advance that he would come to visit.
He is not afraid of the slander of others, but he does not think that he should be subjected to such insults. This may be the reason why the ancient Purifiers rebelled. They went to death to protect their people, but in exchange they were enslaved and oppressed.
Templars fight for glory, but glory does not belong to a group of the dead who should be forgotten.
"Brother Renault, sometimes I always feel lonely." When walking out of the restaurant, Talandar said to Renault: "I only have unprecedented loneliness in my heart. Without Carla, there is no one to listen to my pain."
"Losing Kara is an unbearable pain for the protoss. Only spiritual connection with other protoss can relieve loneliness. From birth to death, the protoss has never felt loneliness."
"Now we know that even mechanical protoss like you have feelings." Raynor said: "I heard that you have electronic karaoke, which is like our network, only much more advanced."
"Yes. The Purifiers don't have Kara, but they have something similar. The data network connects all the Purifiers together and everyone can express their opinion. This is why when the Purifiers decided to rebel against the enslavement of the Supreme Council
There will be such unity." Talandar said:
"When deciding a certain matter, the Purifiers always vote to resolve it. The time it takes to count the votes determines their efficiency, and the Purifiers are always extremely efficient."
"They have their own forum." Renault said metaphorically: "If someone posts something, everyone else can leave a message."
This is easy to understand. When a Purifier complained about the Supreme Council in the data network, the entire network exploded. This is exactly the same as Kara, except that Kara directly shared emotions and data, and
Purifiers are just cold data and information.
The Purifier's technology is also of great help to the research and development of artificial intelligence in the Tyranid Empire, helping to improve the operational efficiency of drones and intelligent machinery.
When Renault and Talandar arrived at the Hyperion bridge, the battleship had not yet left the hyperspace navigation state. The star map on the bridge projected a planet shrouded in darkness, Zakuul.
Zakuul is the archive world of the protoss, a heavily guarded forbidden area of documents.
In ancient times, Zakuul was a planet belonging to Xel'Naga, with countless magnificent lost temples standing on it. Zakuul is very important to the Protoss Empire. All documents and cultural relics since the catastrophe have been preserved in
There.
Three ancient and learned protectors are responsible for the management of this planet. The only ones who can surpass them in status may be the legendary Supreme Protectors. In addition, there is also a powerful army guarding the planet and the knowledge on it.
and immortal remains.
It's hard to imagine how a group of human pirates found this mysterious forbidden area of literature.
"It seems that Orega's shadow has already invaded this mysterious forbidden land of Star Spirit Documents. When did this happen?" Renault saw Augustus standing silently in front of the star map:
"If Zakuul is heavily guarded as Artanis said, then how could we humans know about the attack on Zakuul before they did?"
"Artanis doesn't understand this either. If Zakul is attacked, the protoss defenders above will definitely request the support of the Saguras Golden Fleet as soon as possible." Augustus said.
At this time, a brilliant flash of light shone on the bridge of the Hyperion. This majestic battlecruiser flagship was leaving the hyperspace channel, followed by a huge fleet.
"The fleet has arrived in Zakuul." Matt Horner's voice came: "We have never set foot in this star field, so we must be careful."
On the star map, Zakuul's holographic image of the planet has also been fully updated, with various data about the planet listed next to it.
"The communication signals on this planet are silent. Normally, the guardians here should have asked us how we dare to break into the forbidden area." Renault felt something was wrong.
"We are here to capture Alan Shezal, can't we even detect human communication signals?" Augustus stared at Zakul's holographic projection and had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Artanis, what did you find over there?" He connected to the communication connection with the Protoss flagship Purification:
"Zakuul, this planet looks like a pool of stagnant water."
"The Templars guarding Zakul's Protector did not respond to us." Artanis looked very anxious, and his hands and feet seemed to be cold.
"Previously, all communications between Zakuul and Sagulas were normal." He said: "Although this is unbelievable, someone must have betrayed the Light and Shadow Parliament and concealed the truth. This is almost universal among our people.
It’s an impossible thing to happen.”
"It seems that Orega has finally found our temple of knowledge. We should have known that since this crazy dark archon started hunting precious protectors among the stars, he would find this place sooner or later."
"But what is it about the stars above that makes them so corrupt and depraved?"