StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

When the earliest colonists of Bronte Prime arrived here, they found that the planet was more suitable for human habitation than detection and calculation results. The colonists named her with a feminine name, humbly hoping that she would be as tolerant of people from afar as her mother was.

This is a rocky terrestrial planet with a surface rich in minerals, just in the habitable zone of its star system. 77% of Bronte's area is covered by a vast blue ocean. An atmosphere bound by 0.98 standard gravity has occasionally been observed to form storms due to the influence of solar wind and magnetic fields, but it is not enough to bring about major settlements. Major natural disaster.

Several distant inverted triangular continents and dotted islands are located in the tropical and temperate zones. They are significantly affected by temperate oceanic climate and temperate monsoon climate. They are warm and humid all year round, with average temperatures between 24° and 28°. The oxygen content of the atmosphere is about 33%, and fires occur frequently in the equatorial areas where the sun shines directly.

Bronte's rotation time is longer than that of Tarsonis, its axial inclination is extremely low, and the difference between the four seasons is not obvious. Its revolution period is also similar to one year, but shorter than ten days. Two bright moons provide stable tides.

The land is covered with dense vegetation and is home to a large number of ancient organisms. The environment is similar to the Earth's Carboniferous Period. The entire Bronte is full of vitality.

Such a planet is quite rare in the Koprulu Sector where livable planets are rare. It is really a gift to the Tyranid humans who are accustomed to the harsh mountains and water and the world of ice and fire.

After Bronte was discovered, the ensuing colonization movement also received a positive response. A large number of people from Tarsonis and other worlds immediately came to this dream paradise with their only property.

The colonies and cities of the Tyranid Federation are mainly concentrated on the narrow continent called Heimdall, with a population of approximately 900 million. The most important local festivals are Whitsunday and the Harvest Festival, and fireworks, dehumidifying peppers and wine are in high demand among the Brontës.

When the Korhal Revolutionary Army regained Brontë in the name of the Tyranids, the development of this world had stagnated and even showed signs of decline due to years of war.

Since the Guild War, economic decline has been a common phenomenon in the world of the Tyranid Federation. Only those planets that are both far away from the battlefield and focused on developed foreign trade such as arms have been able to thrive.

As one of the first major star worlds to form the Tyranid Federation, the Bronte people's lives are stable and their unemployment rate is within a controllable range.

In worlds like Turasis II and Lingshui Pride, starvation is not uncommon.

In the most miserable fringe sectors, according to a reporter who had been expelled from UNN for reporting false news, entire cities were dying of hunger and the rampant zerg virus. The corpses of the deceased were piled high like firewood, and then liquid high-energy gas was poured on them and burned.

During the War of Kelien, Brontë's economy was still booming. Still, life hasn't been easy for the Brontës in recent years. The zerg invasion changed all that forever.

"Bronte turned out to be a world very similar to Korhal IV. It had a highly independent colonial government, the people were prosperous, and their education level, cultural development index, and political independence were also very high."

Arcturus Mengsk wore a gold-red marshal's guard officer uniform, with a brown-black fur cloak draped behind his back. While picking up a handful of water from the trickling river outside the town of Hollande, he said to Augustus Mengsk standing next to him:

"I have not been to this planet, but I heard that Bronte has always been a world where life is comfortable and stable. Many mercenaries, private security guards, bandits and pirates who lived a life of licking blood on the sword in their early years have accumulated enough wealth. , what I would most like to do is either lose everything in the private casino on the Bacchus moon, or go to a highly developed and safe planet like Bronte."

"But, looking at it now, Bronte has nothing to do with happiness and stability." Augustus' eyes fell on a Revolutionary Army relief distribution station on the other side of the river, looking at many people with sallow faces and sparse and dull hair. People are receiving bread and sausages.

A few hundred yards away, a field kitchen set up with a high-energy gas stove was still cooking vegetable soup and macaroni with milk for the children. Green military tents guarded by Revolutionary Army soldiers were filled with supply boxes.

Under the leadership of Augustus, those revolutionary soldiers with revolutionary dreams did their best to help others with a certain kind of Tyran nationalism and compassion. This kind of warrior inspired by spiritual power is the mainstay of the Revolutionary Army, and such people are too rare in the federal army.

Augustus always talked about being with the people and believed that the people were the cornerstone of all political power.

The Revolutionary Army is indeed almost the only army that will lend a helping hand to civilians. In this regard, the Terran Federation does not even do a better job than some kind of gangster and bandit organization in the fringe world.

Not far away are the remains of a town, surrounded by some tattered tents and high, repaired walls. The damage to the town's buildings was quite serious, and they were almost razed to the ground, leaving only the ruins of the strongest buildings. The Presteel supports were crumbling in the warm and humid wind like bronze skeletons.

Bronte is one of the few planets to have been invaded by zerg, but it's not like this kind of damage was left behind by them. Generally speaking, zerg will hunt, capture, and infect every creature and structure they encounter, but they will not bulldoze cities.

A city destroyed by zerg is more like a rotten fruit or a mouth full of dirt, covered with a slimy carpet composed of countless blood vessels.

These are obviously traces left by human bombers. Augustus learned from the local residents that when the Zerg first invaded Bronte, the Federation army on the planet destroyed all the outlying towns that could only be infected by the Zerg.

After the traces of the zerg left on Brontë's main planet were completely removed, Brontë was once again attacked by the UED expeditionary force before it could rebuild the city.

"A few years ago, the Brontës were relatively prosperous." Sarah Kerrigan always stayed close to Augustus: "Compared with Antiga, this place is simply paradise on earth."

This red-haired female ghost is an extremely threatening figure. As early as 16 years old, Kerrigan could single-handedly kill a roomful of people with only a pistol and a dagger. As she grows older, her psychic abilities have exceeded what ordinary people can recognize. The limit of knowledge.

Now Kerrigan can hold the sniper bullet fired at Augustus with just her mind and send it back into the barrel intact.

"It was not just the Zerg and the Earthlings who defeated Bronte. In this process, the greedy Tyranid Federation Government and the Creation Family behind them also played a huge role."

Arcturus Mengsk has an extremely clear understanding of the humanities, politics and development prospects of each planet in the Federation, which mainly comes from his political acumen and profound knowledge.

"Do you know why Tyrad X was reduced from a booming new world to the possession of the founding family? The federal government first used economic intervention to guide Tyrad's economy to collapse, and then massively inflicted heavy losses on local businesses and even It is the common people who lend money and then control the entire planet." Arcturus said:

"This is just one of their ways to make money. All smart colonial councils should understand that if they do not implement protective trade policies and increase tariffs, then sooner or later this planet will become a dumping market for Tarsonis' goods. The emerging young locals will It won’t be long before businesses are crushed.”

"Unfortunately, unless the federal governor there is really a waste who only makes money, or the planet itself lacks value like Mar Sara, otherwise they will only become a factor hindering the development of the settlement."

"While Brontë Prime was being attacked by zerg, the federal government and the Founding Family of Tarsonis were still taking the opportunity to incorporate local businesses and make money." Augustus discovered that there was no need for him to search carefully. It’s dirty information about the Tyranid Federation:

"It's no wonder that so few people hold so much wealth, and these people are still trying their best to exploit and oppress. Therefore, we must not tolerate these founding families." He looked at the building A devastated town.

"After we deal with the UED, we have to deal with the remnants of the Federation."

The information that the main fleet of the UED expeditionary force was almost completely annihilated in Char has not spread in the Koprulu sector. Its current supreme commander Stokov has obviously blocked all the news to avoid significantly affecting the morale of the remaining troops. .

Augustus wisely took advantage of the intelligence in his hands, using conclusive evidence to spread it on the planets controlled by UED by all available means. This dampened the morale of the UED defenders to a certain extent, but it also gave the remaining federal forces the confidence to make a comeback.

Speaking of which, since Augustus declared war when the Antiga star port was attacked by UED armed thugs, the revolutionary army quickly seized 17 planets from Stukov. Currently, only 17 planets including Bronte have been captured. The 5 main star worlds and 8 secondary core worlds are still under the control of the people on earth.

The communication interference equipment brought by UED was also greatly reduced after Augustus enabled some protoss communication technologies. Based on the fear of the earth's information network technology, Augustus also ordered to further increase the data network security level and reduce Use of AI.

Faced with the rapid offensive of the revolutionary army, the resistance and counterattack of the UED planets were almost negligible. Some planets were even successfully captured at the cost of only a few officers being injured. The success made Augustus's cautious officers in disbelief. They always thought that the people on earth had other trump cards.

If he hadn't received the news that the UED was still strengthening the defenses of Tarsonis, Augustus would have been almost certain that Stukov himself had left there.

At present, the Revolutionary Army has controlled all shipping hub planets except Tarsonis. Multiple fleets are approaching and surrounding the main core worlds from all directions. More and more Revolutionary Army believe that the UED's defeat is certain.

The leaders, mainly Augustus, are still warning their subordinates not to underestimate the enemy. Even though the UED has lost most of its fleet, Alexei Stokov is still an extremely difficult opponent.

"Where have our troops advanced?" Augustus saw an entire Revolutionary Army motorcycle company passing by on the other side, with the golden-red Revolutionary Army's Vulture car inserted into the back seat and speeding away into the distance.

90% of Bronte's surface is covered with dense vegetation, and the dense green forests are dotted with emerald-like lakes. Therefore, most cities and towns are built along the water, connected by developed forest train tracks. In order to avoid affecting the migration of local biological communities, most of these train tracks are elevated network channels suspended over the forest, but it is almost impossible to walk through the lush vegetation below.

This created a special scene, that is, in the Battle of Brontë, control of the transportation network was very important, the competition for pivot points was also very fierce, and air battles were also quite frequent and fierce.

When facing the Vagoray frigates of the UED expeditionary force, the Revolutionary Army fighters could only use their maneuverability to temporarily avoid the edge.

"The 2nd Armored Group has advanced to the Sunset Fortress outside Bront Garden. Its two wings are Korhal Legion and 1st Sala Assault Army, under the personal command of Marshal Horace Warfield." Kerrigan replied.

"Sunset Fortress is a product of the early colonial period, mainly to deal with the Bronte's dangerous large predators. During the total war, it quickly transformed from a low fortress into a magnificent fortress made of fine steel."

"Now it's used against us." Augustus nodded.

"An isolated fortress is insignificant at all. The most important thing is how many hybrids there are in Bronte Garden City. There are civilians trapped by the UED. If a war must be started in the city, innocent people will inevitably be harmed. "In the eyes of Arcturus, this fortress is just a target for testing new weapons.

In fact, this is exactly the case.

The Sunset Fortress can still be seen from this location in Augustus with the help of sophisticated optical telescopes: it is shaped like a bamboo shoot-shaped lonely peak, with built-in physics laboratories and hurricane nuclear missile silos, making it a truly strategic location. .

It's just that Bronte's UED army doesn't have many manpower to guard it. According to reliable intelligence, there is only one artillery battalion and several Marine companies belonging to different battleships guarding the fortress. The rest are local Earth puppet troops. .

Bronte was once a developed and wealthy world. The locals had always lived in a relatively wealthy and stable environment, and were not very enthusiastic about joining the army. You can predict what kind of people UED recruits on this planet - office workers, recent graduates, or unemployed youths spending time in cafes.

These people are not very willing to fight against the revolutionary army. After all, the people on earth are not worth their lives. Only those who have crazy admiration for the earth's culture are still fighting to the death, because they believe that even if the expeditionary force is defeated in the end, they will have the opportunity to immigrate to the solar system.

Although Augustus believed that any reasonable person should give up this foolish fantasy.

"Is Tychus in place? The Drakken drill can completely penetrate the copper and iron walls of the fortress. It is a weapon for siege." Augustus regarded Tychus as a humanoid weapon. This old gangster is worth it. Such "praise".

The Draken drill took several hours to prepare before firing at full power, but Swann shortened this preparation time significantly. The current shortcoming is that it is not durable enough and energy is also a problem.

At this time, an extremely thick bright orange laser pulse beam appeared on the horizon, like the death finger of Bronte's golden sun. Augustus could almost imagine Tychus's iconic roar and laughter.

"Augustus, the Amerigo science ship just sent back news that a UED fleet has left Tarsonis. They remotely observed the traces left by those warships when they opened the hyperspace channel." Kerrigan After receiving a message from the headquarters, he immediately reported it to Augustus.

"We attacked Bronte, but they couldn't keep their composure." Arcturus showed a true smile: "This planet is very important to Stukov."

"We still don't know what they are going for." Augustus hummed:

"Perhaps to recover the body of Gerald Dugar - but even Jim couldn't find it," he speculated:

"Be careful. They probably want to raid the planet behind us to limit supplies. Order the remaining troops to be more vigilant. No one knows what Stukov is planning."