StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Korhal IV's orbital defense platform, the Sky Shield, is undoubtedly another milestone in the latest technology and aerospace industry since the Terran human regime entered the Imperial era. It is known as the last barrier of the Imperial Capital. It is a magnificent and magnificent building made entirely of steel. The giant space building like a city in the sky, together with the other four orbital platforms, constitutes Keha's strict high-altitude orbital defense network.

The same architectural miracle can hardly be reproduced on the surface of the planet. In order to obtain the crystal minerals smelted to build the Sky Shield, the Bennett Construction Group dug out all the crystal mineral veins in the Korharwolf Province, as many as more than 2,000 A company was responsible for providing the required steel and fittings during construction.

If Augustgrad standing in the radiation wasteland of Korhal is a cold and majestic imperial throne, then the Sky Shield is the largest and most shining gem on the throne.

The Sky Shield is another masterpiece of Tyranid Empire industry, and is nothing less than a glorious spectacle to those who sincerely acquire it for the Empire.

Looking down from the sentry platform surrounding the Sky Shield, the iron-gray metal shell extends like a plain under the light of stars. The steel structure ceiling supported by huge structural columns and long metal beams forms a continuous and folding The magnificent dome and three-dimensional structural frame make it look like a steel giant with exposed mechanical structure.

At the center of the Sky Shield, enclosed sky bridges, escalators, and ramps intersperse the main buildings with sharp right angles at the edges of the structure, connecting atmospheric stabilizers, EMP scramblers, fusion reactors, cooling towers, and inverse turbine power generation The station's tubes snake around the track platform like a curved snake.

Along the square edges at both ends of the Sky Shield, the straight interstellar port extends from the solid steel structure boom, with large shipyards, distribution stations and flashing signal towers located above it. Several of the interstellar ports are still under construction and maintenance, and construction workers in engineering suits are connected with ropes on scaffolding that rises like the crest of a wave.

In that unprecedentedly huge shipyard, dozens of battlecruisers were restrained in the anchorage by gravity locks like black behemoths. The huge ships lined up in the port could not be seen to the end. Through the rising connecting bridge, thousands of uniformed imperial soldiers were walking out of their battleships, and they looked like black lines.

It was the first time for many soldiers to step onto an orbital defense platform, and those from remote and underdeveloped worlds were all stunned. The Skyshield was probably the largest man-made structure ever constructed by the Tyranid Empire, being larger than some of the largest cities in the colonies and housing more people than an entire colony.

If you look towards the top of your head, you will see the blue-gray Korhal IV hanging low in the sky like a super moon, as if you can reach it with your hand, and sometimes there are rows of Viking fighters. Arranged in a herringbone shape across the sky, such a magnificent sight is the first impression of this starry sky.

Sky Shield is also a fully equipped space fortress. All you can see are barracks, engineering stations and armories that emit the gleaming blue light of liquid nitrogen cooling towers. Soldiers can find here what they can provide in military bases across the empire. All services.

For example, the Skyshield public communication station always has the largest number of soldiers gathered. All public communication devices here are open to soldiers of all levels for free. After a series of relay points to enhance the signal and transmit it at warp speed, they can hear the slightly distorted familiar voices of their loved ones.

Nowadays, with the opening of various major routes in the empire's territory, communication relay station lines have also been laid to the central and edge areas of the Koprulu sector to ensure that even the most distant imperial world can respond in the shortest time when invaded by foreign enemies or in crisis. Time to connect to the Throne World. The vigorous development of the interstellar logistics industry has also made the exchanges and connections between many imperial worlds closer, allowing more and more people who are far away from their homeland to receive goods from their relatives.

And even though the Sky Shield orbital platform has the largest public communications station, it is always crowded with soldiers. Sometimes, they had to move their comrades who were crying and hiccupping away from the microphone.

Some people immediately called their families and burst into tears listening to their parents' ecstatic voices. Some people were so excited that they had to hide from their neighbors that their son was already fighting on another battleship. News of death. In an emergency, even with the efficiency of the empire's communication network, it would be difficult to notify every empire world of the death.

Many governors of the imperial world had to send special personnel to convey this sad news. It was an absolute bolt from the blue and unbearable for every family.

For the people of the entire empire, today is a day worth celebrating, because the imperial military has just recovered the last imperial world occupied by the swarm, but in the eyes of these imperial soldiers who have not yet recovered from the war , which doesn’t seem like anything worth celebrating.

When they knew that the empire had finally won, they actually sang and danced for a while, but then they felt an indescribable loss. Fortunately, they survived this war, but what about the next one?

In an unprecedented, all-out war on a racial scale, death has become commonplace, casualties remain high, and fate does not always favor everyone.

The important thing is that this time the Tyranids won again, but if they lost, it might be the last time.

".This is great. The news that the Imperial Knight sank in the Alanor system turned out to be just a misreading. In fact, it was just 'stranded' in the small star belt at the edge of the galaxy." Dorothy, wearing a black dress Princess Mengsk was walking in front of her brother Augustus, with heavily armed Royal Guard soldiers standing on both sides.

They were walking towards a high platform with long and steep steps, but the emperor insisted on walking. The high platform turned out to be a training ground used for training, which could accommodate more than 20,000 people. It was surrounded by heavily guarded military camps.

Sky Shield is responsible for guarding Korhal's high-altitude orbit, so in addition to fortress-like solid buildings, it is full of towering missile towers and railguns, and is full of automated military towers and drone sentries. There are only military personnel and people working for the military here, so it is extremely difficult for spies to infiltrate.

"When everyone was desperate, fate played a kind joke on us." She said: "Now, we can convey this good news to all the people who are caring about the Imperial Knight. The whole ship has 5,110 Twenty-seven officers and soldiers are still alive.”

"Very good, the people should know about this." Emperor Augustus, who was thinking with his head lowered as he walked, raised his eyes, obviously very happy: "Losing a ship is not worth making a fuss about, but if it can be exchanged for Five thousand imperial soldiers, I am willing to pay more."

Dorothy bit her lower lip gently with her teeth, folded her hands on her slender waist, and sighed quietly in her heart.

From a tactical execution and strategic perspective, the Tyranid Empire's battle in the Tiberus system was quite successful, because in terms of fundamental strength, the Empire could barely compete with the insect swarms and had no hope of winning.

Of course, the price of blood is inevitable. After all, the zerg are terrible enemies. They have devoured countless races in the galaxy. Even the protoss have suffered heavy losses. How can you defeat such a terrible enemy without paying the price?

The impact of the war on the empire had been expected, and since Augustus decided to deploy a large fleet in Tiberus, he was already prepared to accept the loss.

But Dorothy still remembered how ugly Augustus looked when he received the report of the loss of the battleships. The throne room of the palace was filled with oppressive and terrifying silence, whether it was the eloquent court officials or the famous people. The imperial generals did not dare to say a word.

The Warfighter, the Bronze Horseman, the Ode, and the Pitong. Each of them was a large battleship carrying five to six thousand people, and the Tiberus system was squandered in one battle. After this battle, the empire has lost more than a hundred battleships, including many meritorious battleships and flagships that have been famous for many years. At least seventeen imperial generals have died in the line of duty.

Based on the production capacity of the entire Tyran Empire's foundries and shipyards, it would take three months to make up for twice the number of battleships lost this time. It is more difficult to replenish personnel, but they can also be recruited and trained. To solve the problem of a shortage of sailors, the construction of multiple naval military academies can also ensure that each batch of completed fleets can be supplemented by manpower.

But the loss of a large number of outstanding fleet commanders and elite navy was also painful, and it was also a big blow to morale. The sword of the Empire can be reforged quickly, but the same cannot be said for the sword wielder.

Soldiers can be trained again, and the many empire colonies can fully afford the loss of population, but high-quality and experienced veterans are really valuable. After all, the empire does not want newly trained soldiers to harm themselves like the federal soldiers when they go out to fight. people.

When Augustus came down from the throne, everyone thought he was going to get angry, but in the end he just said one sentence:

Chase!

Many imperial generals understood the emperor's order very well, that is, fuck me.

The overlord who was already frightened did not care to consider whether the Xel'Naga artifact could release another nova impact. The fleeing insect swarm immediately gave up the large territory they occupied in the Koprulu sector without hesitation. No trace.

"This is a great comfort to the families of the Imperial Knight crew." Dorothy said with a heartfelt smile on her lips. Even though she was only wearing a long silk black skirt and an equally simple black gauze bonnet, her mature female figure was a beautiful sight among the many soldiers.

Princess Dorothy Mengsk was very beautiful, and her emperor brother did not hesitate to declare her the most beautiful in the world.

Princess Dorothy was the king of children at school as early as six years old, and began reading books on art and history at that time. Because she appeared in public much more frequently than other members of the royal family, and had visited refugees and wounded soldiers many times, Dorothy became the dream lover of many young people in the empire, and her suitors could be traced from Korhal to Cha you.

And although the brothers no longer guarded their cabbages as adults, no one had ever attracted Dorothy's special attention, let alone her favor.

After all, she is surrounded by outstanding men like her father and brother, and she is a distinguished member of the royal family, so she is not in a hurry to get married.

For a long time, the people of the Mengsk family have been quite outstanding, which was quite rare under the elite aristocratic system of the old federation. In other words, the family members are all capable and reliable, and can help Augustus rule this huge empire instead of causing him trouble.

Considering that Valerian Mengsk was half of Umoyan blood, Augustus once considered making him a Umoyan prince after capturing Umoyan. However, this is not necessary at the moment.

"Each of them is a hero." Augustus' words defined the identity of these returning people. No one would dare to spread rumors that they were deserters and traitors: "Let the Lord of the Navy arrange it. Find a time, I I want to personally meet the crew of the Imperial Knight and award them with medals.”

The experience of the Imperial Knight is legendary. She broke into the war many times and miraculously survived to the end. However, she had to initiate an emergency space jump when she was about to be overwhelmed by the insect swarm.

It's a cliché, it's a tough decision, but it's one that many captains have to make. Navigators and drivers spend hours making precise calculations before planning a space jump. A slight deviation may be millions of light years, and an unprepared blind jump means a narrow escape.

Fortunately, although the destination the Imperial Knights arrived at was almost at the other end of the Koprulu Sector, it happened to be the territory where the Empire's world Giant Star was located. The locals were survivors of the failed colonial movement in the old Federation era. Only then did he join the new empire.

As he was talking, Augustus walked onto the high platform that overlooked the entire training ground. The soldiers of the Royal Honor Guard holding AGR rifles on the stage immediately stepped forward and shouted "God bless the emperor!"

Each Royal Guard is a carefully selected elite warrior. They are already tall and strong, and they look like giants when wearing special power armor.

One side of the audience was dark and filled with imperial soldiers who were looking up at Augustus, and the other side was a coffin covered with white cloth, flags and flowers. Those were the first batch of coffins brought back from the Tiberus system, and they had to be cremated before returning.

Augustus looked at the coffins and looked far away for a moment.

He knew why he had to fight this battle.

time.

What the Empire needs most is time, but the Zerg will not give him this chance. Simply put, it is the time to develop and replenish forces. As long as Augustus is given four more years, hundreds of imperial battleships will be able to point their swords at the Milky Way.

This victory would buy Augustus and his empire valuable time.

At this moment, what is surprising is that the person speaking is not Emperor Augustus, but Princess Dorothy next to her.

Dorothy has grown into a beautiful, confident, and independent woman. Her speech and behavior have the unique noble temperament of the Korhal nobles, as well as a calm and friendly smile.

She was talking about:

“Let us remember those who will never come back, let us pay tribute to the brave and the dead!”

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