The Behemoth Hunter sailed out of the wide anchorage of the Usa Shipyard with unstoppable momentum, and rose into the sky under the guidance of tens of thousands of signal lights and searchlights. Numerous frigates, destroyers and battlecruisers followed it.
A majestic flagship, waiting for the pilot ship to open the hyperspace channel, the scene is very spectacular.
The family members of the military personnel standing below the fleet were watching the warship carrying their families leave under the shadow of thousands of imperial flags. The darkness was like silent ants. Among the crowd stood many candidate officers of the Imperial Navy who came here for further studies. Sooner or later,
One day, they will also board a warship like this.
Witnessing such a spectacular sight with your own eyes will inevitably make people's hearts swell. The Gorgon is the largest warship in the history of the Tyranids. Its violent multi-turret aesthetics and the extremely aggressive and intimidating lines of the jet-black hull are enough to intimidate the Tyranid Empire.
every enemy.
Whenever such a warship is dispatched, it means that the menacing enemy must be terrifying. Since the first Gorgon entered service, there has never been a record of being shot down or injured by the enemy, and the loss of each warship is of great significance to
It will be a painful blow to the empire.
At this moment, the camera crew of the main station of the UNN Universe News Network is methodically broadcasting the live broadcast of Gorgon's liftoff. The host Donny Vermillion boasted about the powerful new imperial warship in front of the audience across the empire.
At the end, he also pulled and trampled a wave of federal rebels in a strange way, and his enthusiasm almost overflowed the screen, as if he could give him a pair of wings and fly into the sky immediately.
But now, this is not fake news, because compared to today's imperial government, the rebels are the real negative image.
It was the year when the Zerg invaded for the third time. People in the empire said that since the day he came to the throne, Emperor Augustus had built a large fleet and used military force, wasting people and money, and the voices were getting smaller and smaller. There is no doubt that without this expansion,
The fleet and the empire cannot stop the menacing swarm of insects.
The fleet did not delay for too long. With the flagship Behemoth Hunter opening a space-time rift filled with black light, it sailed into it without hesitation. The crowd below was noisy for a while until the fleet completely disappeared from sight.
They were unwilling to leave. People felt empty in their hearts, and their sadness soon overpowered their excitement.
With just this goodbye, the next contact may be thousands of light years away.
In contrast, the media people are much happier than the military families. They can't wait to send off the fleet with colorful flags and beating gongs and drums, shouting to be loyal to the emperor, defend the empire, and make achievements today. At the moment, this is really a happy scene to complement the sadness.
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"Jimmy, I just took a look at the munitions list of this ship." When the Behemoth Hunter had sailed into the hyperspace channel and was driving smoothly, Tychus and Renault were walking into an interior corridor leading to the senior officers' cabin.
middle:
"Guess what, mother, there is an unlimited supply of beer and cigars here. Just look at it, hey, hey, I'll make that old boy Augustus poor sooner or later."
Right now, Renault Tykes and the two men had just attended a brief welcome meeting and got to know the senior officers on the battleship initially.
Both of them have seniority and are well-known in the military. These days, everyone knows Marshal Reno, and of course they treat him with respect. Tychus also has a good reputation, but most of it is not a good reputation. - He still has a good reputation.
Always steal.
A large part of the crew on the Behemoth Hunter has never experienced the baptism of blood and fire. This is also a helpless move. The war has started, and the first to go are veterans. Even if they are well-equipped and well-trained, the casualties cannot be controlled.
.Zergs are different. They are already experienced hunters from the moment they emerge from their eggs.
Then, they visited the various cabins inside the battleship, from the captain, deputy captain and staff to the cabins of ordinary gunnery officers and sailors. All kinds of facilities are available, just like a city in space. There are not only
Bars, cafes, and even gymnasiums are all available. Soldiers can even make tea and coffee anytime and anywhere in the restaurant, and watch the most popular programs while drinking coffee.
No matter what, as the most powerful warship in the Tyran Empire at present, this kind of supply is absolutely guaranteed. Of course, if you can't encounter colonial planets and supply depots, the longer time goes by, the more trouble you will have, and you will eventually have to eat it.
Military rations.
The interior of the Gorgon-class battlecruiser is luxurious and spacious, and the sailors' cabins are two or three times larger than those of the old battleships. This alone can make veterans of the Behemoth-class and Minotaur-class battlecruisers
Drooling. Having said that, the ship seemed empty and cold. These two people were like wild boars and couldn't eat fine chaff. They always felt that the smaller Hyperion was much warmer.
"Just watch it if I let you see it." Renault still didn't know what kind of urine his old friend was, and he knew what he was going to fart as soon as he stuck his butt out: "What kind of intention do you have?"
If Tychus took a look at the armories and warehouses, he would be harboring evil intentions. He was like a rat in the rice barn, and he always ended up fattening himself up.
"Aren't you worried that the quartermaster missed something important when he was unloading the goods from the military port?" The Tychus people are tall and strong, with a muscular face and big eyes, but they always give Renault a look.
He has a sly look on his face. This guy is very arrogant to everyone, but not everyone is afraid of him.
"I guess you've already been counting the supplies that you're preparing to embezzle." Renault turned left and crossed a connecting bridge. Below was the freezer, filled with potatoes and sausages. The section ahead led to the bakery.
Here you can hear the hum of the fans in the air inlet and outlet ducts. There are fifty or sixty people inside who are constantly baking bread for the entire ship. The flour they use in a day is enough to drown people.
"It depends on connections, relationships and a little bit of luck." Tychus sighed: "The business of reselling military supplies is not easy to do these days. When the person in charge of the warehouse heard that I was Tychus Finley, he
No matter how much he bribes, he is just as upright as that kid Matt."
"Because you have already entered so many people." Renault took out a cigar and was about to light it: "You, the main culprit, are fine, but the others are dead."
"Oh, who told them that they always want to take advantage of the loopholes of the law and are so bad? Hey, they deserve it. Can he steal Augustus's things? How many people did he kill before he ascended the throne? Now,
You can cut more." Tychus smiled: "You can't blame me."
Everyone who had cooperated with Tychus before to resell imperial military supplies thought that this guy had a strong relationship. Unexpectedly, the military police had been waiting for a long time, and they were the ones who got involved when the matter was exposed. No, now Tychus
Wherever Si went, he was regarded as the god of plague.
"So you know." Renault said.
"I said, Jimmy, we have been friends for many years. You have to help me with this - I saw that the Behemoth Hunter's No. 114 cabin is full of Umojan cigars, although they are also cheap goods.
, but it can be sold for a lot of money on the black market." Tychus's trick of deceiving people has never changed: "At that time, each of us will get half, and the more will be mine. This is what I deserve, you know now
But who takes the risk?"
"I heard that you are now the commander. How big a deal is this."
"Come on, keep it to yourself." Renault waved his hand as if to shoo away flies.
Now speaking of it, Renault is also a top figure in the imperial army. Although he is only the commander of the Marine Corps, there is no sense of disobedience in commanding the fleet. After all, veteran generals like Warfield, Renault and Duke are in the empire.
The military has always been unique.
There is a lot of discord between the Sailors and the Marines. The former believes that Marines are fond of picking up soap in the bathroom, while the latter believes that the Navy likes sheep's butts.
In fact, this is still caused by the lack of sufficient understanding between the two sides. When the war actually breaks out, taking a hot bath is really a luxury for the Marines, while the Marines eat meat in cold storage.
There are whole racks of lamb inside, and the buttocks of the lamb are not visible at all.
"Then I'll figure it out myself." Tychus spread out his hands, ready to make up a clever name. Wherever he stood, his mind was full of bad ideas.
Before leaving, Augustus had told Renault that if Tychus was annoying, he would throw him directly onto the battlefield. Then he could focus solely on killing the enemy and saving his own life.
"How much do you owe?" Renault knew that Tychus liked making money because he always liked to spend all the money he had.
Imperial soldiers who don't know whether they will survive tomorrow are always eager to spend all their money, but Tychus is not this type of person. He is purely a spendthrift. And how can he spend it through legitimate channels?
It's impossible to get that much money.
"Not much, just a few million credit coins." Tychus sighed: "I'm quite familiar with the people at the Imperial Bank, but they refused to even out some money from the printing press for my emergency response.
"
Tychus doesn't have any lofty ideals, he just wants to eat and die.
"You can't blame them, after all, they are old and young." Renault was speechless for a while: "They can't think like you and just walk away after committing a crime."
"I have no family." Tychus spread his hands:
"Augustus always said that I am not as responsible as you because I have nothing to worry about."
"This is exactly what you don't have at all," Reno said.
"If my mother had still stayed in Mar Sara, she would have been burned to ashes by now." Tychus said: "But I still miss her - at least in my dreams."
"It's only been a week, and you've spent so much money in Augustgrad?" Renault didn't continue.
"You remember Daisy from the Silver Maid Bar, right?" Tychus grinned.
"How do I remember?" Renault was startled. It would be better if his wife Elizabeth heard this.
"Sophia?" Tychus asked.
"I've been there just like you." Renault shrugged.
"She is really cute." Tychus added a few words without thinking:
"But that comes at a price. You have to buy it with money, and you have to spend a lot of money to package yourself."
"How many girls like this have you found?" Renault looked at him.
"One or two hundred, I can't remember exactly." Tychus said: "I haven't slept for seven days and seven nights. I partyed and drank all night long. Who knows how much money I spent."
"Are you going with Augustus? He's rich." Renault said in his heart that he was really an iron man: "His face is printed on the banknotes of the empire."
"Do you want me to fall to the rank of private again?" Tychus stared, smacked his lips, and breathed through his nose in fear: "I don't care about this at all, but he can really throw me to New Folsom.
"
"Is that where people stay?"
"Are you afraid of Augustus?" Reno gloated.
"Who is not afraid of him!" Tychus said, "Oh, you are crazy, look what happened to that brainworm: "No one is not afraid of him!"
"Yes, there is no one who doesn't love him." Renault said.
As he said that, the Behemoth Hunter's hull trembled again and it had already jumped to the edge of the Korhal Galaxy.
With just a short jump, the sun in the Kohal galaxy turned into an out-of-reach white point of light. Renault thought, the world is really wonderful, human beings are so insignificant, and on that small white point, which is no bigger than a fingernail,
There are seven billion people living here, and the joys, sorrows, and joys of so many people are just white spots in the eyes of the countless civilizations in the universe that are looking at us.
Except for humans, no one cares about what happened to this little white spot, and no one cares whether it will disappear one day.
For a very large battleship like the Gorgon-class battlecruiser, such a short-distance jump is just a slight bump across a torrent. In a few hours, she will once again enter a long-distance jump.
The time-travel channel appears again, not far from the real destination.
Renault walked into the upper deck, and a much larger cabin appeared in front of him. It was the command cabin specially prepared for him, which was separate from the captain's cabin and the vice-captain's cabin.
Renault had already heard about it before coming. This unique captain's cabin is three times larger than the captain's cabin of the Hyperion. It not only has a separate toilet and bathroom, but also a complete set of luxurious mahogany furniture.
A Royal Marine stands guard at the door of the commander's cabin day and night. This is a great honor and symbolizes that the fleet commander is the agent who carries out the emperor's orders.
"Marshal Reynold! Captain Finlay?" The Royal Marine did not see the rank mark on Tychus and hesitated.
"I am now a lieutenant." Tychus explained to the other party in a friendly manner: "Recently, I did something small."
"You may have to downgrade it to another level in two days. Hey, you're used to it."
The battle-hardened veteran of the Royal Guards was muttering in his heart. He had also heard a little about the strange deeds of this legendary figure.
seventeen days later
The Behemoth Hunter was the first to appear in the Kayadir system, followed closely by two Gorgon-class ships, the Devoted Soul and the Super Nova, respectively from Dai.
Larian Shipyards and Immortal Forge Shipyards.
"Purifier fleet discovered." The star map flashed on the bridge of the Behemoth Hunter, the alarm bell sounded, and the intelligent adjutant was reporting the detection results to Renault.
"That's the Purifier's aircraft carrier fleet, which contains a large number of reconnaissance aircraft and shuttles." Tychus said:
"I heard that they are all unmanned. Damn it, these Purifier protoss are controlling their warships to fight with us."
There are only two Gorgon ship names that have appeared, White Star and Bucephalus. Here I use the achievement names in the game.