The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge

2023, new stage

Rasdian also said: "Indeed, after you were hurt by the Grisk people this time, we also discussed this issue seriously. Maybe our fleet does have an absolute advantage, but the weird mind control of the Grisk people The ability allows them to hit us hard in other ways."

Rosales said: "Based on the inference just now, if the Grisk people really have a home planet and have a certain population base, then there is likely to be a powerful spiritual community in their home star. . And this spiritual community will be at least on the same level as the way of Kara that our protoss used to be.”

Tang Xiao nodded with an ugly expression.

A spiritual community of the same level as Kara's Way? You must know that the protoss have experienced dark and barbaric periods in their history. It was Kara who unified the major tribes of the protoss, established the way of Kara, and connected the minds and hearts of all the protoss. Let the protoss embark on the road of rapid growth.

With the help of Kara's Way, the protoss even dominated the galaxy for a time!

Rosales continued: "Furthermore, during our research on the captured Grisk people, we found that the growth rate and lifespan of the Grisk people are actually not exaggerated, and are similar to humans. About 15 It takes about 100 to 150 years to reach adulthood and it takes about 100 to 150 years to age. Among those prisoners, the Sangare you know is only 27 years old."

Tang Xiao said: "So compared to the lifespan of your star spirits, which can often be thousands of years, they should actually be weaker, right?"

However, Rosales and Rasdian shook their heads at the same time.

Rasdian said: "Longevity is not entirely a good thing. In the history of our protoss, the rigid thinking and old-fashioned thinking caused by longevity have actually hindered the development of protoss society. . And this kind of rigidity, combined with Kara's way, can even be said to be solidification. This is one of the issues that we constantly reflect on, but we do need more fresh blood. , fresh ideas come to collide with our traditions, which is why the way of Kara, which unites our minds, is destined to come to an end.”

"In other words, the Grisk people are constantly growing and renewing, which makes their society full of vitality? In this way, although there are less powerful monsters and monsters that have been around for thousands of years among them, the power of the entire civilization is not the same. Will it be weakened by this?" Tang Xiao asked.

"Indeed." Rosales nodded.

"And the current situation is very bad. If the other party has the ability to affect you, then there is no doubt that it can affect more beings." Rasdian said, "The threat to Grisk's hegemony may be greater than we imagined. Even more terrifying. No, it should be said that we did underestimate their energy before. "

Tang Xiao frowned, "What happened?"

"Kilji Illumine, the Kingdom of Light, has declared war on us." Admiral Chiara said from the side. "This is simply unbelievable! Our relationship with Kilji Illumine, the Kingdom of Light, was once very good. At the beginning, When we went to war with the Grisk Hegemony, they also sent fleets to help us stabilize the situation on the border. But now, after the defeat of Gixtus, they immediately declared war on us without any warning."

"Since there are no signs, it is certain that this is the conspiracy of Grisk's hegemony. Perhaps when Gixtus invaded, Kilgi, the Kingdom of Light, existed as a reserve force. Now that Gixtus is defeated, they We have no choice but to pull out the Kingdom of Light," Tang Xiao said with a cold smile.

"Actually, the most terrifying thing about this matter is this. Compared to the Nirkaton people, the main force under Gixtus, the diplomatic relations between our Chisland and the Kingdom of Light have lasted for thousands of years, and we know each other very well. . But now, they were suddenly discovered to have been controlled by the Grisk people." Admiral Chiara looked solemn, "When did they control them? We didn't even know it for a second before they declared war. , Everyone in the Chiss Territory believes that in this war against Grisk’s hegemony, the Kingdom of Light is our staunch ally.”

Her expression darkened, "But now... maybe our Chiss Territory is the last pure land in the chaos. Other countries and civilizations may have all been controlled by the Grisk people."

Lieutenant General Brent also said: "And according to the Chiss people, the Kingdom of Light Kilgi can be said to be a huge force in the unknown star field second only to the Chiss Territory. It is also a very rare one in the unknown star field. The multiracial regime, the glorious way they believed in, became the bond that united these races.”

Admiral Chiara nodded and said: "In the chaos, because the hyperspace channels are very chaotic and complex, it is very difficult to maintain a huge force spanning dozens of galaxies. The Chislan relies on Skywalker's third Vision, the Grisk people rely on their mind control... and the Kingdom of Light, Kilgi, relies on faith. Because of the existence of faith, some planets will never betray the light even if hyperspace navigation is temporarily cut off. Kingdom of God.”

Senior Templar Rosales said: "At first we didn't think it was a serious matter that the Kingdom of Light, Kilgi, declared war on us, but after Admiral Chiara's explanation, we realized that the Kingdom of Light had declared war on us. How serious the situation in Kilgi is. We all the protoss present also agree that the threat posed by the Grisk Hegemony to the galaxy is serious, deadly, and evil. The Grisk Hegemony must be eliminated, and the Grisk people must be eliminated. You must also live under strict control.”

Tang Xiao frowned and pondered, "What's the plan now? If the Grisk people really have the conditions to breed a spiritual community that is no less than Kara's way, it will be very dangerous to continue to let you go deep alone. But we are also We can't just sit back and watch. In fact, Gixtus' threat to us is not completely useless... We do need to be wary of Grisk Hegemony and the Galactic Empire coming online, no matter what their respective plans are, once they are contacted. , then they will definitely temporarily unite and attack our Dawn Principality."

Rasdian said: "I now tend to recognize the role of the Holy Advent sect in fighting against Grisk's hegemony. Next, I will also provide help for the development of the Holy Advent sect. In fact, compared to the high-ranking Templar Rosa As for Les, I am better at mental illusions...I will teach the secrets of mental illusions to Pope Anita. Mental illusions can be used in conjunction with holographic projection to create holographic illusions that are as real as the real ones, which will make her preaching behavior. More authoritative.”

Tang Xiao nodded. Although in the previous battle report, Keith Maxwell, who fought with Rasdian, did not report the ability of Rasdian's illusion. The most he could do was release a powerful psychic storm to kill the enemy. .

But in fact, this is not surprising. As both high-level templars, Rasdian is visibly more powerful than Rosales. After all, he was born from the fighting tribe Achila. There was not so much pressure in the previous battles, which allowed Rasdian to show off his unique skills.

Rosales also said: "I have also reported the situation here to the Protoss Temple, and hope that Phoenix, the guardian of the temple, can also come to the Unknown Star Territory to jointly fight against Grisk's hegemony. Although Phoenix is ​​not a high-level Templar, , but his will is extremely firm, and he can definitely stand firm as a rock in the face of the spiritual energy of the Grisk people."

"Did he agree?" Tang Xiao asked.

"Yes," Rosales replied.

Admiral Chiara also said: "The first goal of our combined fleet is to secure the border and repel the invasion of Kilgi from the Kingdom of Light. Then, after solving the problem of the Kingdom of Light, we will deal with the Grigi With the strength of the Kingdom of Light, this is not something that can be achieved in a short time if the Principality of Dawn..."

Tang Xiao interrupted him directly, "We will not continue to send additional fleets to the Chiss Territory. After obtaining the captured Gixtus fleet, the Chiss Territory's fleet is enough to defeat any enemy."

"I understand." Admiral Qiara nodded. But looking at her expression, it seemed that she was quite pleased that the Dawn Principality would no longer increase its troops.

"However, my current situation is not suitable for leaving Chisel and returning to Dawn Planet." Tang Xiao continued, "Before I completely understand the nature of the power that affected me before, I will be a time bomb myself. It is not suitable for me to continue to stay on the planet Xisla, the capital of the Chiss. Next, I will go to a planet on the border with the Kingdom of Light, and continue to meditate there. If the war situation requires me, I will happily go there. "

"Yes." Lieutenant General Brent and others responded.

Tang Xiao nodded and said: "Then, arrange for Adele and Ulan to go back. Their journey is over, and Dawn Planet needs her to preside over the overall situation even more."

Now, if he is not on the Dawn Planet for a long time, the only one who can suppress the many complicated races and forces in the Dawn Principality is Adele Ulan. It's not that she is very capable, but that her title as the First Lady of the Grand Duke is here. With her around, Francis Underwood, Qi Jian, Helmut Zemo and others can subdue those unruly and powerful beings for the sake of justice.

For example, the Salarians, Vasaris, Trade Federation, and Interstellar Banking Association.

"Yes, I will arrange for Madam to come immediately." Lieutenant General Brent stood at attention and saluted.

"Then, I think Qisi Ling is not completely alone." Tang Xiao added.

"With the Principality of Dawn behind us, the Chisland is not alone." Admiral Chiara said this. In fact, it can be felt that what she meant by this is actually to intentionally bind the Chisland and the Principality of Dawn together. , to prevent the Dawn Principality from seeing the situation bad and directly abandoning them and withdrawing their troops.

Not to mention, if Tang Xiao hadn't been tricked, maybe he would really consider this option. Withdraw the power of the Dawn Principality here and let Chisland and Grisk Hegemony slowly fight. After everything is settled, come back to reap the fruits of victory.

Tang Xiao shook his head and said: "There is another race here, and they will definitely not be controlled by the Grisk Hegemony. Moreover, the mind control of the Grisk Hegemony will actually anger them. That is to say , they are likely to be enemies of Grisk’s hegemony. Although they will probably not be our friends, they will at least have the same goal as us.”

"Another race? Enough to resist the mind control of the Grisk people?" Qiara was also a little confused, not knowing what Tang Xiao was talking about.

Tang Xiao smiled, and then said an extremely explosive name...

"...Kilik people."

Admiral Chiara was no longer calm now, and said loudly: "Kilik people? Insect swarm? This is impossible! They can't join forces with us, and we don't want to have any entanglements with them!!"

"Think about it. The Kiliks have a hive consciousness and have no basis to be controlled by the Grisk people. Moreover, the Kiliks, as one of the oldest races in the galaxy, also once dominated the galaxy. In their case, even With the influence of gods, it is absolutely impossible for such a race to be controlled by the Grisk people," Tang Xiao said.

"But...! This doesn't mean..." Admiral Qiara wanted to refute, but her voice became smaller and smaller because she found that what Tang Xiao said actually made sense.

The Kiliks are an insectoid race that have dominated the Milky Way since more than 100,000 years ago and created an extremely brilliant civilization. They were once chosen by the gods, Tai Ren, and Tai Ren's 'son' transformed into a star builder and taught the Killik Swarm to build what can be called the greatest miracle in the galaxy - the Midpoint Station!

The midpoint station can emit extremely powerful gravitational waves, thereby freely moving the positions of stars within more than half of the Milky Way. After sufficient preparation at the midpoint station, the black hole can even be moved directly! And now the five habitable planets in the Corellia system that exist in the same planetary system are the masterpieces of the Midpoint Station.

Even if the knowledge to build the midpoint station came from Taiyi, being able to participate in the construction of such a miracle can only be imagined how powerful the Kilik people were at that time!

In their heyday, the Kilik people were composed of countless groups. Different groups were different from each other, and each had its own swarm will. Therefore, the Kilik people are often also called the Kilik Swarm.

The decline of the Kilik people has always been a mystery. About 35,000 years ago, the Kilik people suddenly experienced rapid degeneration, and many populations also perished. Later, the Rakata of the Infinite Empire began to rise, and a large-scale war broke out with the Killik Swarm. The declining Kilik swarm was no match. The remaining forces fled and arrived at the Unknown Star Territory, not far from the Chiss Territory!