StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

When Augustus met Rory Swann and his cousins, Tychus had just walked out of the door, and two resocialized soldiers in power armor were conducting a routine pat-down. There was more noise outside the window, and the sound of machines running began to rumble.

Augustus straightened his collar, adjusted his facial expression, put his hands on the table, and sat up straight. However, before Augustus could say please come in, four impatient Mrs. Mainho rushed in.

These people are generally shorter than Tyranids of the same age, perhaps only five and a half to six feet tall. But the skeletal structure of each of them is stronger and wider than that of the Tyranids, and the thick exposed arms are full of knotted muscles with exposed veins.

The cracked upper lip of the leading Meinhof miner trembled when he spoke, and he had a thick black mustache under his big nose. His skin was a little too pale, but his face was full of weather-beaten marks, and the scars and burn marks from scratches and scabs from sharp objects were clearly visible.

The miner's voice was sonorous and surprisingly loud. When he shouted, it was as if a steam train was passing through the office.

The Kemorians of Meinhof do not have much unforgettable hatred for the Tyranids. They only vaguely feel that the inflation and internal economic collapse caused by the war should be blamed on the Tyranid Federation, but in fact they have never I haven't seen many Tyranids.

What else can we do? We need to eat.

"Are you Foreman August Mengsk? Sorry, maybe I speak with a local accent." The miner said: "I am Rory Swan. You can call me Rory. Swann is okay, but New Abloh Wen has two thousand swans.”

"My cousin heard that you are recruiting people here, and the salary is not bad."

"Lori Swann." Augustus murmured the name softly: "I remember you. Swann, I picked you out from more than 400 applications and asked someone to tell you You can bring some help."

Augustus knew the name all too well. Rory Swann is a talented engineer affiliated with the Renault Rangers in StarCraft. As long as he has a design drawing, there seems to be nothing he can't build.

"You have a first-class mechanic's license, and you once converted Kelanis's assault armored vehicle into a tank, using a fossil fuel engine. In addition, you also upgraded the built-in battery of the new Apollo Win's autonomous mining drone. , increasing its battery life by three to five days." Augustus looked at Swann.

"This undoubtedly proves your talent in this area. But at the same time, I am also puzzled. Just from the patent fees, you and your tribe will not be deprived of food."

"You don't understand the situation. It feels weird, sir. Let's call you foreman." Swan shook his head: "The Swan family is a big family. We have many brothers and sisters. For a big family that makes a living in the mines, It is said that the more people who can work in the wells, the better. If you have three children in the family, he will have five. Gradually, there will be too many children."

"Now is the most difficult time for the family. I must tide over the difficulties with my relatives. As long as I still have the strength, I will help others." Swann said: "Unity is the key to the survival of the Swann family to this day. You guys The Tyranids may not be able to understand, but if I need help, they will definitely spare no effort to support me."

"The Camorian family is much larger than ours, and the bond between them is quite strong. They always like to be lively." Augustus chuckled and said, "I also like children."

"Well, well, it's great that you think so now." Swann sighed. He also wondered why this Tyrannic officer not only did not talk about work, but also talked so much to him, but he did not dislike this young man with neat clothes and gray hair.

After all, that was not his stereotype of a Tyranid soldier, the kind of bald Tyranid guy with scars on his face and muscles all over his body.

"It's not easy for the Swan family to raise so many children. How about it? Have you ever considered changing to a job with a higher salary and a better working environment?" Augustus asked Lisa next to him to move some chairs for them. , motioning for them to sit down, as if they wanted to have a good talk. This left Swann and his brothers even more confused.

"You are not yet thirty years old this year, but your achievements are far more amazing than what I just said. Swan, your talent in technology and machinery is actually far higher than you imagined. As long as you hand over With your resume, any top technology or engineering company will be interested in you."

Young Swan was not good at concealing his joy, and he immediately realized that he had been flattered. He soon understood that Augustus wanted to recruit him: "I will not fight for the Tyrannic Federation's army. Many of my friends and relatives who work have died at the hands of the Tyranids.”

"I think I made it very clear. It's not the army, it's working for me." Augustus seemed to be prepared. He pushed an open personal terminal in front of Swann and others. On it was the Mengsk family. "We are in need of talents like you, and as for the salary, I guarantee your satisfaction."

Swann and his brothers took the personal terminal and looked at it, doubting its authenticity. After all, they had never seen so much money in their lives.

"My relatives and friends have also advised me to find a decent and well-paying job instead of staying in the mine." Swan thought for a moment and said: "But I insist on staying in the family. Most high-tech companies They are all in Moria, which is too far from Meinhof, and I don’t want to leave my family.”

"That's right." Augustus nodded and stopped talking.

Swan thought Augustus had given up. After all, he might have just said it casually, just as a polite word. Isn't that what the Tyranids are like? They are obsessed with cumbersome and useless etiquette. They act elegant and gentlemanly, but in fact they are distant and indifferent, and few of their words are sincere.

But then Swann was shocked by what Augustus said.

"I also happen to want to hire a mining family to work for my mining company." Augustus said, "I can hire all of you."

The Swan family is a family of Camorian technology miners with a long history, and they are worthy of Augustus spending a lot of money to win over them.

"My hometown, Kehal IV, is the most prosperous and most advanced planet among the thirteen main star worlds of the Tyranid Federation. It has a complete and sound social welfare system. Each of you will be able to receive a full pension after retirement." Gusdu seemed to have completely forgotten the purpose of coming to them: "Of course, empty words are not convincing enough. You guys can first settle in Kehal for a while and work for my family's technology company and industrial enterprise. Time, and then take the family over.”

"If the Swan family moves to Kehal, I can arrange jobs for every adult, and I will be responsible for all the moving expenses. I will even fund the purchase of a piece of land as your new family territory."