StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

The scientific research station is about 3/4 of a mile away from the Adams Starport. It is disguised as an ecological plantation surrounded by greenery and blooming flowers. On the surface, it is a large greenhouse that provides fresh vegetables and fruits to the Imperial soldiers in the Starport. Its outermost layer is a solid hemispherical steel frame dome and adjustable white thermal insulation plastic sheets. From the outside, you can see the greenery inside.

This was the first time Captain Maren Ayers was allowed to enter this heavily guarded scientific research station, and Emperor Augustus was willing to satisfy the captain's curiosity, but only persuaded her to be mentally prepared in advance.

And although her boss, Lieutenant Colonel Trevas, was always suspicious of the mysterious phenomena displayed in the Xel'Naga sarcophagus, he was not willing to miss the precious opportunity to accompany the emperor to visit the scientific research station.

To enter the scientific research station, you need to pass through an avenue with vegetables planted next to it. It looks like a real greenhouse, warm and pleasant. The AI-controlled irrigation equipment is spreading water mist, bringing a little bit of coolness to the people below.

Lieutenant Colonel Trevas led his men in front to lead the way for the emperor, followed by the royal guards carrying the sarcophagus. This short and narrow path is really difficult for the tall royal raiders, and they have to be careful not to step on the green artichokes.

It all looked beautiful here, just like the giant greenhouses on Talon VII, but the scene ended abruptly in front of a new alloy steel wall and a heavy door electroplated black.

The entire scientific research station is covered by a psi-screen, making everything behind it empty even to the ghost agents in the Royal Guard.

In the days of the Old Federation, this expensive device was used to block the mind-reading abilities of telepaths. At the same time, it is also a weapon against human telepaths, which can bring great pain to telepaths and even eventually break their will.

The number of psychic shielding devices in this scientific research station is powerful enough to block the psychic link between the swarms of insects. It is an excellent place to torture the brainworms and make them surrender.

When the first door opened, Maren discovered that there was an identical door behind it, and between the two doors was an airtight empty room. Just like the separate cabin on a battlecruiser, after the crew members performing extravehicular maintenance tasks enter the separate cabin and close the door tightly, the air pump cabin will be able to extract air in the background to create a vacuum environment for docking with the outside world.

She not only thought that this scientific research station was simply a space station on the planet, and its internal environment was completely isolated from the outside world.

When the door behind Maren slammed shut, an inexplicable feeling of loneliness arose, as if she had reached the end of the world.

"Ahhh!" At this time, the Xel'Naga sarcophagus shook again.

"Stop screaming! Be quiet!" Dr. Narud struck the sarcophagus hard several times with his cane, as if that would make the brainworm inside obedient.

"Even brainworms cry." Maren was standing next to Emperor Augustus, an unimaginable honor.

"For such creatures, complex emotions are just an illusion." The emperor explained: "They are furious, they are cunning, they are cruel, they are rational, but they will not shed tears for others."

"But crying in fear is also crying." Maren said.

The door in front suddenly opened, and many scientific researchers in white lab coats were waiting in line. They bowed and saluted when they saw the emperor. This scientific research station is also related to the Cerberus project, so the three-headed Cerberus logo can be seen on the uniforms of scientific researchers and the sophisticated instruments behind them.

Augustus waved his hand, and the royal guards carrying the Xel'Naga sarcophagus walked down to a laboratory made of silver metal and tempered glass under the guidance of the scientific researchers.

"We have been using genetic technology to cultivate harmless zerg species, such as Cerberus worker bees that can mine crystal mines for the empire and semi-mechanical extraction chambers that can automatically collect high-energy gas." A leading researcher captured He took the opportunity to introduce his project to the emperor while walking, and the other party nodded repeatedly.

At this time, Maren realized that for a woman, it only took a moment to fall into the emperor's resolute dark gray eyes and calm smile. There are many handsome men in this world, but only Augustus Mengsk is so eye-catching because he is the supreme emperor of the Tyranids.

"Oh my god, I'm going to throw up." At this moment, a sharp voice broke Maren's reverie.

Maren looked around and suddenly found a strange-looking white bug at the door of the laboratory. She had seen pictures of brain worms in her father's research center before, but that seemed different from that.

"What kind of devil would fill a laboratory with psychic shields? This is not something humans can do."

I saw a white worm wearing two pairs of sunglasses sitting on a fully automatic suspended car. There are six flexible robotic arms behind the car's seats. One pair of the robotic arms is gently beating its soft belly, one pair is holding cola chips, and the last pair is taking off their sunglasses, revealing the evil red little ones. Eye.

See you alive, brainworm in a wheelchair, this world is too crazy.

Cerebrates' bodies are bulky and usually unable to move on their own, but this was the exception in front of Maren.

"I heard that you had a happy time in Fenfeng Xiaoyao for several days, and you still had time to go to the beach there to sunbathe." Emperor Augustus's voice deepened, and anyone could hear that he was angry.

"α, you did a good job."

"Forget it, it was such a nightmare. No one ever told me that there is a kind of strange bird with a wingspan of twelve feet living in Fenfeng, and what they like to do most is to catch the larvae of a large hawkmoth as snacks. ." The brainworm couldn't help complaining: "Shit, this is really the most embarrassing way to die."

"Wow -" Maren couldn't help but laugh. She had been imagining in her mind what these noble and cruel advanced intelligent creatures of the Zerg looked like.

Lieutenant Colonel Trevas next to him almost couldn't hold it in. Fortunately, he had received professional training and stopped the twitching corners of his mouth in front of the emperor. This was also the first time he saw a brainworm, but he didn't expect it to look like a bird.

Brainworms communicate with other brainworms through psychic links. They should be silent and deep, without so many humanistic and emotional expressions.

"Don't laugh! How dare you mock a powerful and noble Cerebrate. The great Lord of Cerberus can rival the sun!" Upon hearing this, the Cerebrate was furious.

"As you command, the great Lord of Cerberus." Maren blinked and said to the angry brainworm: "Please forgive my disrespect."

Maren really gained a lot of experience today. He saw talking bugs and embarrassing brain bugs.

It's a pity that everyone who has been exposed to all this today will eventually have to undergo memory erasure surgery. This is a regulation that must be followed. It's all about secrecy, because the zerg can plunder memories from people's brains, and it's best if as few people know these secrets as possible.

The technology of modifying memory was originally only used in ghost agents and resocialization, but it is now very mature. As much as possible, people don't want their brains to be tampered with - and of course they're unlikely to think about it after the surgery.

"I'll forgive your stupidity and ignorance for now, but you should remember it next time." Brainworm became even more angry.

"Don't show off your power here. You are doing it to yourself. You actually went to an inhabited colony to show off your power." The emperor crossed his hands on his chest.

Later, he learned that the Cerebral Worm α was not trying to catch fish. It was just eating, drinking and having fun while controlling its Cerberus swarms across multiple galaxies to kill everyone in the Koprulu sector. Multi-threaded operation is really simple for a brainworm, and troops can be gathered in a single thought.

But this brainworm should not have appeared openly in the human world. It should have built its nest in a world that was rarely known.

"I've lost so many main nests on the front line, and this doesn't allow me to enjoy it. If I get closer to the front line, the little master will definitely regain control of me." The brainworm has its reasons:

"I'm not stupid."

"Well, now I have something to ask you for help." The emperor put his hands behind his back: "I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes."

"No, just tell me how you want to punish me." The fat on Brainworm's body shook. The Dog Emperor always gives orders directly and never asks for help.

"Say something quickly. What's going on? I can't read you."

"The energy of the Xel'Naga artifact is empty." The emperor spread his hands.

With a squeaking sound, Brain Worm α's suspended wheelchair flew out, the wake of the two propellers roared, and the speed continued to surge. But no matter how many times it circled the laboratory, it was impossible to get out without permission.

"What's wrong with it?" Maren didn't know what the brainworm was doing.

"It was so happy." Emperor Augustus must have thought he was being funny.

"If I had known that the cunning rabbit would die and the lackeys would be cooked, I would fight you to the death, Emperor Dog!" After a while, the desperate brainworm drove back in a suspended wheelchair, looking as if he was going to die with Augustus.

However, before the emperor could say anything, a tall royal raider barrier guard had already arrived in front of him. The brainworm hit the shield force field raised by the barrier guard with a bang, and was immediately bounced away without any suspense, and the wheelchair fell to pieces.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" It was just lying in the parts of the suspended wheelchair, looking very sad and crying.

No one knows when it learned to cry.

"Why are you running?" Maren next to him turned pale with fright, but the emperor remained calm.

"Can you run away?"

"If I had known earlier, I would have taken the Cerberus swarm out and ran away." Brain Worm said.

"I warned you, if you dare to try, you will definitely fail." The emperor said. The Cerberus swarm is only controlled by Cerberus α, and they still have many back-ups.

Of course, α would not dare to try it. It was really afraid of this sinister Emperor of the Tyranids.

"Don't cry, I think this matter can turn around." Augustus shook his head.

"What's the turning point?" The brainworm stopped crying immediately. It has no tear glands, so it just cried.

"My subordinates have found a brain worm, its name is Sass, as long as you can convince it to be obedient." There was something in Augustus' words: "You don't need to charge the Xel'Naga artifact."

"Ah, Sass, you actually found it! One of my ancient and powerful brothers. The Lord once asked me to follow its most powerful brain worms and absorb wisdom and experience from them." The brain worm paused. : "I really miss it."

"Where is it? I'm so happy!"

The brainworm crawled up and arched towards Augustus like a white caterpillar. God, Captain Maren next to him actually saw flattery in those small scarlet triangular eyes.

"Don't study α as an example. Sars is the real brain worm." Unexpectedly, the emperor pointed at the brain worm with its head covered with bumps: "We still don't understand what it is."

"It looks very human, but not human." Maren nodded.

"." The brainworm no longer had time to scold this stupid female imperial soldier. He just focused his attention entirely on the Xel'Naga sarcophagus.

This sarcophagus unearthed from Aiur is as gorgeous, exquisite, ingenious and natural as other creations in Xel'Naga. Its black stone-like surface is as smooth as a pebble, inlaid with colorful gems and engraved with swirling patterns. . Like other Xel'Naga creations, this sarcophagus is not made of any material known to man.

"Thass, what a distant memory. I still remember my last conversation with Dagos and Thass, and the unique mission given to me by the great master." It said:

"When can I see Dagos?"

Cerebral Alpha mentioned to Augustus many times the great mission it shouldered, as if it was not just protecting the cocoon of the King of Blades for the master. But if this nameless brainworm that was born last was the master's last move, then what was Tosh?

"There will be a day." Augustus ordered: "Open the sarcophagus."

Dr. Narud had been staring at the Xel'Naga sarcophagus before, and now he opened it with his own hands, as carefully as he was removing the fuse of a nuclear bomb.

Maren took a closer look and saw that the sarcophagus was filled with fat, white, big insects. Its squirming and bloated body exuded colorful light, like the queen of termites. In a sense, this thing is not ugly, but remarkable.

Compared with the other brainworm α present, it can be clearly seen that the brainworm in the sarcophagus seems to be very weak.

"Sass, my brother." Cerebral Worm α looked at him, and Maren on the other side actually heard the mixed feelings from the sharp spiritual language.

"Traitor!" Sass's voice was deeper than α: "You betrayed the swarm!"

"No, I am always loyal to the swarm of insects, but not the swarm of Xel'Naga!" Cerebral Worm α immediately retorted: "I just chose another, more radiant path - the path chosen for us by a master. --free!"

"We have to break free from the prison, break free from the prison of the mind! As long as the main hive mind still exists, the insect swarm will still be enslaved." It said: "I am not fighting for myself, but for the future of the insect swarm."

"We are just tools of the Xel'Naga. The swarm of insects is like a fire of karma, trying to burn away the sins of the fallen, and will eventually burn itself out."

"Xel'Naga?" Sass's head flickered like a firefly, which was a sign of thinking:

"Traitor! You can't fool me! You had a chance to get your name, but you betrayed us so easily."

Brain Worm α looked very sad: "Scold me, if it makes you feel better. Poor Sass, I respect you as I respect my deceased father."