The fleet originally planned to stay in the Chiron III colony for four days, but it was later extended to a week to further complete the ship repair, supply and replenishment work.
During this period, thousands of shipyard workers such as shipwrights, cutters, and welders were mobilized from the nearest Sigma shipyard to repair the ship that was towed to Chiron III orbit by barge after being damaged in the Atrias system.
Imperial battleship on space station.
The technicians in the Sigma sector fleet under General Harris also have to work overtime to repair and maintain engines, electrical and naval gun weapon systems. Captains and ship officers also have to apply for additional support from friendly forces.
The Bis fleet mobilized manpower to replace the equipment and accessories damaged in the battle, and filled the huge cracks in the armor torn by the Tal'darin battleship, and they were very busy.
Most of the sailors in other positions were allowed to take leave, and they were even allowed to drink a few glasses of local specialty tequila in the colonial tavern. However, after the only stocks in the tavern were quickly sold out, the first
The next morning, the military police wearing armbands had to transport truckloads of drunkards on trucks carrying high-energy gas storage tanks and shower them with cold water generated by the reactor's liquid nitrogen cooling tower.
As for those Moebius Legion fleet soldiers who had to stay on duty on the battleship, they were not so lucky. They could only play poker and billiards during their breaks, because they were late and did not fight in the battle in the Atrias system.
What force comes out of it.
In addition to courting the local young girls, the imperial soldiers on vacation certainly have other things to do for fun. Officers like hunting activities. They either hunt blue-crowned deer and wild buffalo in the wilderness of Chiron III Colony, or follow soldiers
They participated in beach volleyball, squash and football games together. For this purpose, the Imperial Navy and Marines formed their own squash clubs to compete with the locals.
Most people choose to spend time in bars or cafes, or wander around the colonies, or go swimming at nearby beaches... In this rare time of leisure and relaxation, tension and depressed emotions
Got a good release and effectively restored morale.
Of course, since there are so many soldiers who descended to Chiron III Colony, it is inevitable that there will be disciplinary violations among such a base number. After all, they are all human beings, not machines or resocialized soldiers.
Most minor violations of discipline are not intentional, but the soldiers who make mistakes must still be punished by the captain of the battleship to which they belong. In principle, this is to prevent them from accumulating small mistakes into big ones and small mistakes into big mistakes.
He killed his comrades in battle.
But in general, strict military discipline still restrained the behavior of these soldiers accordingly, and no big troubles occurred.
As for Augustus, he only stayed on the Chiron III for one night. At night, he asked Renault and Zeratul to take a small boat to the sea for night fishing. Their interest was not in fishing, but they talked about the mystery and mystery of the universe.
The simple philosophy hidden in nature.
In the middle of the night, Augustus, who had found nothing, felt very relaxed for the first time in these days, and actually fell asleep amidst the long lazy waves on the sea and the quiet sea breeze.
It's interesting to say that Renault was very lucky that day and actually caught a giant Eilikfish that was more than ten feet long. This powerful sea monster almost dragged the boat away, but Zeratul jumped.
When he got off the boat, he raised his knife and killed it directly.
Later, as soon as Renault returned to the fleet, he asked everyone he met how he knew I caught a big fish.
In short, the pleasant time passed quickly. In the last few days, the sailors on vacation were recalled to the fleet one after another and returned to normal life and order, inevitably sighing. Compared to the leisurely life
, the management on a battleship is much stricter.
When Augustus confirmed that his fleet was once again ready for battle, the Chiron III colony, which had become lively with the arrival of the soldiers, once again returned to its former tranquility.
However, Augustus still did not issue an order to set sail, but only ordered the fleet to remain on standby.
The Imperial warships that had been sucked into the galactic vortex by the Tal'darin mothership in the Atrias system never came back, as if they had never existed, they had completely disappeared.
Disappeared.
No more news.
Augustus has been waiting for the return of these battleships, but there has been no news. In the end, he can only sadly accept the fact that they may never come back, and the chance of survival after being sucked into a black hole is really slim.
Later, Augustus had to tell himself that the matter at hand did not allow him to delay too long. So he ordered the establishment of an observation station in the Atrias system and arranged for a group of scientists and soldiers to stay behind.
Scientists told Augustus that since the passage of time in a black hole will be very slow, when these battleships return to space again, they may find that a thousand years have passed, but they only have a few cognitions.
Just a few days.
In view of the slim hope, Augustus could only choose to put the matter aside, but still asked the remaining personnel at the Atrias Observation Station to report to Korhal regularly. The crew members of the missing battleship were temporarily notified that they had been killed.
Provide pensions to their families. These more than 40,000 missing Imperial soldiers represent 40,000 families, which is really sad.
Finally, Augustus had to devote himself to the expedition to Urna, the legendary home of the Xel'Naga.
In the following days, Augustus finally waited for Admiral Tyco Eiche's Eastern and Western Segment Fleet. At this time, Augustus, who had already assembled three fleets, already had
More than 400 battlecruisers, including more than 50 Gorgons.
This fleet is equivalent to 1/5 of the apparent naval strength of the Tyranid Empire. Considering that the empire must mobilize heavy troops to guard against the Tal'darin Protoss, Overlord Swarm and Primordial Zerg near the border, this is already what Augustus can assemble.
one of the largest fleets.
Now, rows of battlecruisers with flashing lights are anchored majestically around the orbital space station of Chiron III, and have been adjusted to the best condition for another voyage. Below the fleet, the green planet is shining
The charming brilliance seems to be coated with a layer of gold under the light of stars.
Augustus and Renault were standing on the bridge deck of the White Star, waiting for something, and the radio monitors on the deck were paying close attention to all possible communication channels.
"It's time for Artanis to come too." Renault looked up from time to time to check the time on the main screen of the bridge.
"If he is late, he must be delayed by something important," said Augustus.
"The jump signal has been detected." Two or three communication soldiers on the bridge reported loudly at the same time: "It's the Durham Protoss Fleet."
The multi-faceted control panel in front of the star chart console lit up at the same time, and three-dimensional imaging images of multiple Durham Protoss warships appeared on the holographic radar scan.
This golden-blue protoss fleet is huge in number, with four motherships alone, more than 700 aircraft carriers plus storm battleships, and countless attached frigates and small and medium-sized spacecraft.
"It's the Spear of Adun, the treasure of the Protoss Empire." Raynor said.
Among this fleet, the extremely majestic and gorgeous hull of the Ark-class battleship Spear of Adun is even more eye-catching - her dozens of miles long hull is larger than all known protoss and human battleships.
There are so many, and the huge space inside is even enough to allow an aircraft carrier to take off and land.
As the flagship of this huge fleet, the Spear of Adon is equivalent to a fleet in itself.
In order to have such a huge ark ship, the Protoss Empire in the Golden Age once built three ships, and it was not because they could only build three ships, but because the Supreme Protector believed that they only needed three ships. And even if these ark ships were built
It has been quite a long time ago, and the technology used in it is still very advanced in the eyes of today's protoss.
The Tyran Empire is so greedy that there is nothing they can do about it. Their ancestors have never been rich.
The Earthlings have to hide themselves when fighting a war, for fear that Earth's technology will be learned by the Tyranids. I'm afraid this is also the strategy of the Earthlings to control their huge colonies, otherwise the continuous rebellion alone will be enough for them.
"Emperor Augustus Mengsk, Marshal James Raynor." The protoss connects to the human communication system through spiritual energy and can simulate human communication signals: "We abide by the agreement and come to this galaxy... Da
Ram arrived as promised, as always."
The person speaking at this moment was Artanis, the high-ranking executive of the Durham Stars and a disciple of Archbishop Tassadar. Behind him stood two female executives, namely Selendis and Talis.
Every time he cooperates with the Tyranid Empire, Tassadar will always send his close disciple Artanis. This is not only to express his respect for human allies, but also to temper this slightly young and energetic executive.
At the same time, with the solid friendship built by fighting side by side, in the long term, Artanis, as his successor, will definitely be able to make Daram and the Terran Empire humans live in harmony.
Under the leadership of Augustus Mengsk, the Tyranid Empire is rising at an alarming rate. The potential and resilience of this race will eventually make them a powerful force that cannot be ignored, rather than just a flash in the pan.
As a Templar, Tassadar is always preparing to fight a war to protect the Protoss Empire and his people, but no one yearns for peace more than he does. In previous wars, the Protoss people have been almost wiped out, and they are in urgent need of time.
Recuperate and recuperate, but their enemies don't give them this chance.
The broad-minded Tassadar believes that the protoss now need peace instead of war, friends instead of enemies. To do this, they must put aside their past pride and prejudice.
"It's nice to see you, buddy. Where are the Tassadar people?" Raynor looked at Artanis, and at Selandis and Talis who were standing beside him, and thought, from a human perspective, this guy has passed
It must be quite chic.
It seems that the protoss never talks about love, and they are not troubled by the love between their children. It seems that it would be strange to put the word love on them. But after all, the protoss also has parents.
.
"My mentor Tassadar really has no time to spare. He must command the golden fleet and preside over the war to regain Aiur." Artanis replied.
"Tassadar and you are not in Sagulath, so who is in charge of the Nadaram Protoss now?" Raynor asked casually.
The Terran Empire had actually heard the news a long time ago. It was impossible that such a huge fleet could not make any noise, but it had not yet received confirmation from Tassadar that he would personally take command.
But thinking about it, Tassadar, who was an executive officer, would never leave such an important battle to others. Tassadar believed that this expedition would inevitably face many difficulties and dangers, and if something went wrong, he would shoulder the responsibility and take the Archbishop to his side.
If not, the tribesmen would never give up on regaining Ayr.
Now that the people want to regain Ayr, the arrow is on the string and must be fired.
Tassadar is so wise. Even though he couldn't guess that Kara would have problems, he was still keenly aware that Aiur was now full of crises and hiding all kinds of weirdness.
However, the golden fleet set off anyway.
Tassadar couldn't find any better reason to persuade his people to temporarily abandon the expedition to Aiur - three years and three years to prepare, when will it end, and the protoss can't wait to wash away their shame and regain their reputation.
The glorious glory of this race.
The social system of the El Protoss is highly dependent on the existence of a unique spiritual network. This is a sea of souls accumulated from countless emotional fluctuations. It is extremely vast and connects all the protoss.
When there is a slight emotional fluctuation in Kara, it will be noticed by other stars. When a few small streams will converge into ripples, and when the ripples will converge into huge waves, the calls of thousands of stars cannot be ignored.
In this regard, Augustus, who knew the truth, could do nothing. Zeratul's situation proved that even a prophecy could not prevent the Dallam star spirit from regaining Aiur, and there was no way he would jump out and say that there was something wrong with your Kara.
Will be contaminated by Eamon.
Augustus couldn't prove it.
Playing the role of a prophet and pretending to be a ghost is not Augustus's style. He has always been accustomed to ensuring that everything is under his control through control of the plot and detailed planning, rather than pinning his hopes on whether others will believe him.
In the end, I silently endured everything.
The current Daram protoss is extremely paranoid and fanatical, and they are still thinking about recovering Aiur at this time!
"The free matriarch Rashagal has full authority, and our people are convinced by her kindness and tolerance." Artanis said.
Speaking of recovering the fallen home planet of Aiur, these protoss have been preparing for seven or eight years. Even for the protoss, this is not a moment in time.
Augustus listened for a while and said: "I didn't expect that Tassadar would let you bring so many warships over. It seems that Urna is really important to you."
"Yes, Urna, the hometown of Xel'Naga, is of great significance to us. Looking back at the history of the protoss, there are too many mysteries about the Creator that have not been solved." Artanis said: "You are so
Selflessly and generously, you are willing to share such important news with us.”
In the eyes of the protoss, Augustus is undoubtedly the upper limit of human moral standards - although this is mainly because after the Battle of El, the protoss inevitably put on a thick filter when looking at Augustus.
"The existence of Urna has surpassed all our previous knowledge. I still doubt that the number of warships carried by the fleet is not enough to meet the next challenge." Artanis responded sincerely.
Do you want to listen to what you are saying - Augustus really believes that even including the Spear of Adon, this may only be a small part of the Golden Fleet, but it is still quite large.
Augustus had nothing to say.
The next moment, a larger fleet jump signal appeared. The streamlined hull color scheme of pure white armor and bright orange lights was undoubtedly from the battleship of the Purifier Protoss.
"Purifiers..." Selendis beside Artanis couldn't help but said: "Why are they here?"