As Sui Bian spoke, he waved his hand to dissipate all kinds of data imaged on the center console, turned around and walked towards the giant porthole at the front of the bridge, and ordered to the Red Queen:
"Inform Robert and the others to prepare for a brief meeting."
"Yes." The Red Queen promised.
After that, Sui Bian stopped and turned to face the entire bridge, with his back to the porthole that had an excellent view.
The Red Queen stood on his left hand side, and the White Queen stood on his right hand side. At this moment, he was holding a long straight sword with a scabbard and a hilt big enough for both hands to hold.
The main color of the scabbard and hilt is still black, which best reflects Umbrella's style. If you look closely, you can see that there are exquisite gold lines.
The end of the sword hilt is also inlaid with a transparent gemstone that reflects light red under the light.
Waited for a while.
A large number of blue "light spots" appeared on the bridge like they were surrounded by the wind. They gathered together, causing Robert, John, Russ, Sanguinius and Angron, who were wearing the original power armor, to appear on Sui Bian's body in turn.
forward.
"Father." Robert, as the eldest son, spoke first on behalf of his brothers: "Has the news been sent back from Corax and Nova?"
"That's right."
Sui Bian raised his right hand, took the long straight sword from Empress Bai, then held the hilt of the sword with his left hand, and said to his five heirs:
"Just as planned, the Covenant Empire fell into uncontrollable civil strife, and now it lacks a commanding class. This is when they are at their weakest. Do you remember what I taught you back then?"
As if recalling the past, the five Primarchs looked at each other and smiled, and then replied in unison: "Kill it while it is sick!"
"Hahaha! Yes!"
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Sui Bian also laughed heartily and rarely. Then, he held the hilt of the sword in his right hand and made a gesture as if he was about to draw the sword. He said in a slightly excited mood:
"Children! There is no need to say more, but I need to explain one thing, and that is to defeat the Covenant Empire with such overwhelming force that it will no longer be able to fight back!"
"Father, please don't worry!"
At this time.
With a metallic cry of "Clang!", Sui Bian drew the sword with his right hand, and let the sharp blade of the cold light rush out of the scabbard.
"Hoo~!"
The moment the sharp blade was released, the commotion of burning fire spread throughout the entire bridge, and a flame shining with golden light was seen, filling and wrapping the blade of the long straight sword.
Facing the fierce fire, Sui Bian raised his sword high and shouted loudly: "Go to war!"
"Yes! Father!"
The Primarchs also responded excitedly and actively dissipated their holographic images.
See the situation.
Sui Bian waved his right hand, extinguishing the blazing fire, and then returned the sword to the scabbard accurately.
This long straight sword called the Sword of Execution was his favorite among Sui Bian's many collections.
When Hephaestus forged the sword, he drew immeasurable spiritual energy from him. If anyone other than him and the ten sons of the Primarch tried to pull the sword out of its scabbard, the best result would be
The soul is destroyed.
Take back the blade.
Sui Bian gave the ruling sword to Queen Bai again and asked him to keep it as his secretary. He turned to face the porthole and looked at the scene outside the window.
at his feet.
It is a harvest star with a blue atmosphere and a surface covered with various plants and crops.
Look ahead.
Against the background of deep space, there is a spectacular scene of more than 1,200 warships and ships of various types, opening jump channels of different sizes one by one, and sailing into the fault space one by one.
Such a majestic and powerful moment of the expedition actually made the red and white queens, who were artificial intelligences, use the muscle fibers on their prosthetic faces to show some emotion and excitement.
Although the two of them still cannot understand human emotions well, they know that this war initiated by the Covenant Empire is of great significance.
Because this is the largest interstellar war since Umbrella disclosed the existence of the original body and the Astartes and allowed this group of super warriors to participate.
Maybe…
No, it should be humanity in the future. If a full-scale war breaks out with other alien forces, the scale will inevitably exceed this one.
Therefore, the two of them can understand the significance of the first battle, and the Red Queen has been providing intelligence assistance to the mixed fleet and the remaining troops.
Queen Bai was naturally not idle.
She now needs to secretly control the human economy. She also needs to film the scenes of the five mixed fleets going out, edit them and upload them to the Internet, and then monitor and control public opinion on the Internet.
Watching the entire mixed fleet sail into the fault space and the entrances to the vortex disappear one after another, Sui Bian turned slightly sideways, looked at Queen Bai beside him and asked:
"How did the people react to the expedition?"
Hear the words.
Bai Hou, whose pupils continued to glow with a faint blue light, reported: "In view of the previously released gang-hopping videos, the people are full of confidence in this war, and the number of people actively joining the army has also increased a lot."
"Well, continue to maintain the current situation."
"OK."
"Red Queen." Sui Bian looked sideways to the other side and said to the Red Queen, who was like the twin sister of the White Queen: "Inform Leon and Magnus that it is time to set off for the Corinthian system."
"yes."
"Also, help me tell them that they must pay attention to their own safety."
"yes."
Not long after the conversation ended.
Through the porthole, Sui Bian saw a Steadfast class belonging to the Dark Angel fleet, with top-notch speed and maneuverability, passing by the Hymn of Courage from the right.
The Steadfast-class ship broke away from the fleet, arrived at the designated location, opened the entrance to the vortex, and also sailed into the fault space to begin its jump voyage.
“…”
Seeing the entrance of the vortex dissipate, Sui Bian's brows furrowed slightly, showing a worried expression.
Because the Corinthian galaxy where his third son and ninth son are going is full of unknowns, and the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is the fear of the unknown.
Even though Sui Bian is not afraid now, as a father, he cannot erase his worry about his son.
However, Leon is the sword master among his many sons, and Magnus is also the psyker second only to him. Together, these two should be able to unlock all the unknowns and ensure their own safety.
A moment of silence.
Sui Bian left the porthole and returned to the center console, preparing to hold a meeting with UEG and UNSC officials and generals to discuss the next series of logistical matters.
———————
…
Eighteen hours later.
The Steadfast-class frigate named "Teutonic Knights" sailed quickly in the fault tunnel with blue waves.
It didn't take long.
The Teutonic Knights sailed out of the end of the tunnel, carrying Leon, Magnus and others back to the regular universe and arrived at the destination of this voyage——
Corinthian Galaxy.
If you observe the galaxy from an "overlooking" angle, it is not difficult to find that the location of the Teutonic Knights is at the very edge of the galaxy.
In the center of the galaxy is a red dwarf star that is smaller in size and luminosity than the sun, and three planets orbit it.
The first and second orbits are both dwarf planets, and the third orbit is an ice giant planet similar to Neptune.
Among them, the dwarf planet in the first orbit has a diameter of only 1,200 kilometers, an extremely thin atmosphere, and a gray desert on the surface.
On the other hand, the diameter of the second orbit is 3,400 kilometers, which is borderline between dwarf planets and terrestrial planets. It is completely different from the dwarf planets of the first orbit.
The atmosphere is thick, and there are oceans and land on the surface. It doesn't look like a dwarf planet at all.
However, its atmosphere is quite turbid, possibly due to insufficient illumination from the red dwarf star, which makes the entire dwarf planet seem to be covered with a gray dirty cloth, giving it a "sick" sense of déjà vu.
at the same time.
Within the low-Earth orbit and gravitational range of this dwarf planet, there are a large number of battleships and shipwrecks of Covenant Empire technology.
To this day, plasma cannons still flash from time to time among the wreckage, indicating that the civil war taking place here has not stopped.
And at this moment.
The Teutonic Knights used the speed of normal navigation to just pass the sapphire-like ice giant planet.
Inside the bridge.
A bald male captain, who appeared to be about thirty years old and had a prosthetic limb to replace his left forearm, gave the order:
"The entire ship is on alert, conducting a comprehensive scan of the dwarf planets in the second orbit, targeting the remaining battleships of the Covenant, and then analyzing which ones belong to the Sangheili and which ones still belong to the Covenant Empire."
"Yes, Captain." The crew members responded after receiving the order.
Due to the latest communication relay, the Teutonic Knights can still communicate with the outside world during its jump voyage in the fault space.
One of the most important pieces of information was that three hours ago, the City of High Charity successfully arrived within the gravitational range of the Harvest Star.
The Dark Angel fleet remaining on the Harvest Star and the UNSC Fleet 045 sent a large number of combat troops to the City of High Charity to assist Corax and Nova and completely eliminate the Jiralhanae faction's Covenant forces.
In view of the fact that the shadow and ghost agents led by Corax and Nova appeared "in time" and saved the lives of most of the tribe, the elite tribe has high respect for mankind.
During the battle, some elites even regarded the shadows who had saved their lives and had a tacit understanding of cooperation as close friends.
Coupled with the guidance of Moore, who understood the truth, as a "bridge", and the support of general-level elites such as Vadami and Artes, the elites and humans formally reached a preliminary cooperation.
After all, both sides have the same goal, which is to dismantle the flourishing Covenant Empire.
The elites are for revenge and the continuation of the race, while humans are for stability and to prevent fanatical religious elements from harassing the territory.
Of course, the information that the Teutonic Knights did not know was that Sui Bian released psychic energy to completely cover the City of Charity, and used psychic suggestions to speed up the conclusion of cooperation.
This is why the bald captain ordered his crew to distinguish which ships were elites and which were ships commanded by Jiralhanae.
"No need to bother, Captain."
At this time, Magnus, who was standing beside the center console, moved his eyes away from the holographic star map of the Corinth galaxy, turned his head slightly, and said to the bald captain:
"Let's jump directly and sail, take us to the gravitational range of the dwarf planet in the second orbit."
"this…"
The bald captain did not immediately agree, but looked at Leon who was standing opposite Magnus, as if asking for Leon's approval.
“…”
Leon nodded lightly and signaled the bald captain to follow his brother's wishes.
After receiving approval, the bald captain ordered a crew member on the left side of the bridge: "Set the coordinates and prepare to jump and sail."
"Yes! The coordinates are confirmed, all instructions are green, and all personnel have been notified to prepare...
three,
two,
one!
Make the jump!"
Phew~---------!
As the crew ended the three-second countdown, everyone present felt an obvious "push on their backs" and the scene outside the porthole was also "crushed".
The "pushing back feeling" only lasted for a few seconds.
But the "depressed" scene will continue until the end of the jump voyage.
See this.
Magnus, whose power armor had a hint of ancient Egyptian style, turned away from the main console and walked to the porthole at the end of the bridge.
Leon, who was leaning towards the medieval knight in his power armor, also came to the porthole, stood on the left hand side of his brother, and looked out the window in silence.
"Leon..." Magnus frowned slightly and said:
"Even on the outskirts of the galaxy, I sensed the anomalies of that planet. It always gave me a strong sense of nothingness... No, no, there was endless hunger, and an indescribable weirdness..."
"The Zerg that father said?" Leon said.
"I don't know." Magnus shook his head slightly.
"I'm here just to find out. Don't worry." Leon advised with his usual expression.
"Um."
It takes less than five minutes.
An obvious sense of "frustration" came over, and the Teutonic Knight ended its jump sailing state, allowing the "deflated" scene to return to normal.
The dwarf planet, which was originally invisible to the naked eye and could only be viewed on the center console, was now "close at hand" and appeared in the center of the porthole view.
Observing from this position, the two original bodies could clearly see the surface environment of the dwarf planet.
The ocean is turbid.
The land is bare and desolate.
Immediately afterwards, Magnus spread his hands, a light red light filled his eyes, and released a psychic pulse that only Leon could detect, quickly sweeping into the gravitational range of the dwarf planet, low-Earth orbit, the surface and even...
…
The center of the earth.
It only lasted two minutes before Magnus took the initiative to end such a large-scale psychic release.
"Huh...huh..."
With cold sweat on his forehead, he took deep breaths to relieve his slight headache and physical exhaustion.
Sensing his brother's fatigue, Leon silently raised his right hand, placed it on Magnus' left shoulder armor, and then released his unique spiritual power to assist his brother.
"Thanks, Leon." Magnus thanked him with a chuckle, and then said in an emotional tone:
"Sure enough, only my father can show it is easy to release spiritual energy that is enough to cover the planet."
"Father is insurmountable to us. All we need to do is very simple, just work hard to improve ourselves." Leon agreed indifferently and asked: "What's the result?"
"It's ready."
After regaining his composure, Magnus walked back to the center console, called up the Teutonic Knights' scan of the surroundings of the dwarf planet, and used red and green markers to mark out the ships still in the crossfire.
With the convenience provided by the mark, the Teutonic Knight can easily distinguish which ones are elites and which ones are Jiralhanae, and thus actively join the melee, assisting human allies with lightning speed.