Chapter 85 Demiug Conference Behemoth Fleet
Demiugo, the name of the abandoned dockyard, the lieutenant colonel looked at the tablet in his hand, which described the tragic experience of this thing that once belonged to the empire. During the thousands of years she was still standing in the void, the Demiugo platform had suffered Countless blows, but what made her fatal was the offensive and defensive battle with the Tau during this period.
The Tau used overwhelming firepower to destroy the Imperial Guard soldiers stationed on the platform, but as Tau ground forces approached and attempted to capture the place, the aliens found themselves underestimating the Imperial Guard's courage and determination to sacrifice.
The Loyalists detonated bombs, destroying most of the Imperial technology, bunkers, and weapons on the platform. As a result, the Tau suffered heavy losses while ensuring that the platform would not become a short-term firepower springboard, which prolonged the war for a long time.
This is the sad place. The place that was once guarded by loyal soldiers has now become the place for peace talks. In the transport plane, Alan Bayer looked at the people around him with laughter and tears.
The planetary governor of Quadravidia, a paunchy imperial aristocrat with one eye and a mechanical right hand. Through the fat, the server in his stomach kept roaring. It may have been replaced internally.
Commander of the Imperial Navy Fleet in the Gulf of Damocles, Admiral, Tech-Sage of the Imperial Navy Flagship, Admiral Mechanicus, Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, Qi Fan, and the great hero Caine of Staff.
Now it seems that he has the lowest status among this group of people. A star military academy level officer, a young man who has barely stepped into the field of power, is equivalent to a wolf among lions, and he is also the only one wearing a bulletproof helmet. Guy.
The landing of the transport plane brings that uncomfortable tremor, the sizzling sound of the air valve opening on the platform and the sound of the mechanical piston gear turning. When the transport plane opens, the hangar is ridiculously large. Visual inspection can be calculated in kilometers, and except for a few There was nothing outside the Tau transport planes and fighter jets, which made the sense of hugeness and deathly silence even more obvious.
There were only a small number of Earth caste personnel in combat uniforms moving things up and down, and the first feeling Alan Bayer felt when he came here was the cold. The vacuum of the void was far away from the light and heat of the star, which reminded Alan Bayer instantly of him. hometown Skadi.
He exhaled hot breath, feeling a little nostalgic for such an environmental reaction. After all, there was no such cold in Gondwa VI.
Staff Officer Kane showed his kindness to the nearby soldiers, and the soldiers responded with a salute, but Alan Bayer could read his mind, such as estimating the safety factor here.
Although he knew that the risk of a violent conflict breaking out before they got there was minimal. The senior stormtroopers assigned to Qi Fan's personal guard were well-trained and powerful, and the Tau rarely violated treaties head-on. But he was worried For things like this, Kane is Kane.
If his soul can last forever, then if his character can be changed, it will probably take the heat death of the universe.
The group of people moved forward slowly, and Alan Bair couldn't help but notice the peculiarities of the Tau's buildings. For example, the thick black metal buildings of the Empire were made of completely different polymers, and the smooth walls looked like plastic but were very strong. Lambert felt like a strip lamp from another world.
Entering the Tau building, the temperature began to rise and soon reached a livable temperature.
"Are you Staff Officer Kane and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard, Commander-in-Chief Qifan?" A young human woman wearing a light gray robe was waiting for Kane, with a carefully braided scalp lock. (The dreadlock, a lock of hair left by American Indians on the top of their shaved heads, was seen as a sign of challenge to their enemies.)
Half hanging on the back. If there was anything special about her, it was that the contrast between her appearance and the surrounding interior was unsettling. "Other Tau Empire representatives are currently waiting for you in the conference room."
Although her language still has a bit of the Tau-specific lisp, overall, this person speaks Gothic very well.
Staff Officer Kane nodded with his tall body, as if he was the master here. "I still need to apologize for being late."
The politeness of the staff officer was already surprising, given the attitude of most Imperial residents, especially the Imperial Guard, towards traitors, but obviously the Commander-in-Chief and Alan Bair were not among them.
Alan Bayer's appraising gaze made the woman in front of him look sideways, and the staff officer raised his hand. "Let me introduce to you, he is the commander of the 4th Skadi Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Alan Bayer."
The woman looked at him as if he were furniture, a vase, a foil or something, but it didn't matter to Alan Bayer, after all, he would deal with such a traitor on the battlefield by himself.
"Nice to meet you, Lieutenant Colonel." Alan Beyer was sure that the woman had not remembered his name at all.
"Hello, can I ask your name?" Alan Bayer asked.
the woman replied. ""Orlys" Fred, the external coordinator of the Tau Empire."
"Interesting name, a Titanium surname and an Imperial name?" Staff Officer Kane asked.
"Oh" Rhys Fred replied. "In my hometown, names like this can be seen everywhere."
"Where is my hometown?" Kane tried hard not to sound like he was planning to launch a virus bombing there.
It was obvious that the time for her hometown to be liberated had long passed, and heresy had become deeply ingrained in the hearts of all residents. Alan Bair did not know whether such a world could ever return to the embrace of the Emperor.
"K'Le'as," she said before realizing that I had no idea what the name was. "Our ancestors called it Dawn Holm."
Alan Bayer is not a local. Although Commander-in-Chief Qi Fan only listened to the conversation between Titanium and Kane, he had already figured out the situation in the Gulf of Damocles after being stationed here for a while, and also carefully discovered the situation of the Lieutenant Colonel. Don't understand.
Commander-in-Chief Qifan explained to Alan Bair. "This is an Imperial world that was annexed by the Tau due to the Damocles Crusade, and lasted for two hundred and fifty standard Terran years."
"I still have no impression of this world." Kane commented bluntly. After all, the empire is vast, and there are dozens of worlds in the Gulf of Damocles that have been annexed by the titanium.
"After all, the human empire is vast." She was not angry, but responded calmly. However, these words caused all the humans here to smile sincerely for the first time since they met.
Everyone thinks that most of the residents of the Tau Empire must not know how insignificant the little territory they occupy is compared to the huge size of the Empire, otherwise they would not dare to challenge us in the first place.
While continuing to move forward in such a pleasant atmosphere, after walking dozens of meters, I arrived in front of the door. In front of the door of the conference room, the writing of the Tau tribe was different from the writing of Imperial Gothic. It was a complex alphabet, but it was familiar to Alan Bair. The Japanese mix of square characters, katakana and kanji feels like entering a Japanese cyberpunk world.
But this doesn't make him feel warm or nostalgic. After all, everything here has an alien feeling that people are not used to.
The room that O'Ris calls the conference room is different from the conference rooms that Alan Beyer has ever visited before.
Of course, he also recognized some of them, such as the holographic image hanging in the air, emitting soft light, but the content it displayed was very clear, unlike the imperial gadgets he had seen in the past that were always shaking. Moreover, the edges of the image form a perfect sphere, rather than spreading into a hazy mass.
Since there was no mess of cables and light lines in the empire and the technical priests responsible for debugging them, Alan Bayer took a while to find the projection equipment among other mechanical devices in the room.
It was too (titanium) clean and he was not used to it. After all, whether it was on the battleship Bordeleau or other command rooms or conference rooms in the empire, there were messy things, wires, vague star maps and complex signals and The crew or correspondents shouted that there was an attack all day long. The place was very orderly, and there were not even many people responsible for processing information.
It was a bit ridiculous that he had to endure the holographic projectors he was accustomed to that required constant adjustments, oiling, and occasionally reverent kicks to keep them stable.
Next, flat and smooth devices were installed on the circular podium at a certain angle, with the luminous runes attached to them flickering in and out in an almost random manner.
But the thing that impressed Alan Bayer the most was that there were no tables or benches in this place. There was no huge table in the imperial conference room with star maps or strategic maps. There were just flat equipment placed on the ground, and the seats...
The cushions are those damn cushions that look very Japanese. The high-ranking officials of the Water clan who were kidnapped by Alan Bair and the hostage Feng clan put on brand new robes, which felt like kimonos, different from the gorgeous aristocratic costumes of the empire. , it seems easy to fall.
It is covered with complicated symbols such as flowers and clan emblems, but overall it has a pretty good aesthetic.
There were four other unknown Tau members already "sitting" there. Alan Bair recalled what this word that had been sealed for a long time was called... yes, sitting in the right place!
He just presses his thighs on his calves abnormally and rolls them up like a quilt...
In order to ensure fairness, there were six seats on the left and six on the right, six humans and six Tau. The staff officer took the lead and sat down uncomfortably. Then he slid down as expected and was thrown around. .
Commander-in-Chief Qi Fan and the guy from the Mechanicus sat down without any problem. The former probably had training or had dealings with titanium, while the latter didn't have the thighs of a normal human at all.
Qi Fan said jokingly. Once you get used to it, this thing is still very comfortable to sit on. ”
In the end, the planetary governor, Lieutenant Colonel Alan Bair, the Admiral and Kane could only sit cross-legged, which looked very out of place. When two-thirds of the people here were sitting upright and you were the only one with your legs crossed, it felt like Like you are rebellious.
Even so, Alan Bayer soon felt that his legs were numb...and the military boots were not suitable for sitting like this at all, and the dust stained his trousers and turned them gray.
And this embarrassment also made the Tau show quite contemptuous expressions towards them. The senior official of the Water Clan was paddling a tablet, but compared to the Empire's tactical tablet, it was thin and flat. The Empire's thing was basically a big brick, and the picture was not bright enough. Clear.
Next, several unnamed races brought tea to the meeting. According to the aesthetics of humans and titanium, they were slender and beautiful things, like dolls made of crystal, but there was no doubt that they had the texture of flesh, not The facial features, and not being a silicon-based creature, reveal a strange blue color under the light.
Regarding the matter of enslaving aliens, the empire's senior officials are well aware of the situation of the Tau. Many people even think that they will encounter the betrayal experienced in human legends. Of course, the Dark Ages have completely turned into legends, and there are probably only spiritual beings. There are clear records from the clan.
But compared to those beautiful transparent dancers, the tea here excites everyone more. "Tanner tea?!" Kane raised the tea cup, took a sip, and then let out a comfortable breath.
A senior titanium official said. "We have records that you like this special drink, staff officer, so we made arrangements." He stretched out his hand to shake hands with staff officer Kane, but Kane didn't look good.
"Al'Hasay." He said the titanium's name and commented. "I didn't expect you to be so healthy." The lifespan of the Tau is only about 60-70 years. In fact, in Kane's memory, it has been 60 years since this Titan met him, and the last time he (Kane) was almost killed by him Kill.
"Both each other." Al-Hashay responded politely and gently shook the hand that Staff Kane handed over. The cautious look made Kane notice that he still remembered his modified fingers. Very lethal.
"Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief," El'Hasay continued without pause. "Nice to finally meet you."
"There is no doubt that it is." Qi Fan lowered his head politely, but there was obvious impatience in his brows. "I'm looking forward to what you have to say."
Obviously, although the Tau etiquette is good, the Empire is pragmatic, especially the soldiers of the Imperial Guard. They often race against time to deal with the endless wars, but have no time to play with the Tau.
Compared to this, Alan Bayer picked up Tanner tea and tasted the unique taste. After all, what he drank was the moldy good product of his regiment's staff. Then he felt a punch in the nose...
Something like Assam has been brewed 50 times stronger and a lot of coffee added. It is so bitter that it makes people look distorted, and it is so fragrant that it chokes the throat. It even makes Alan Bayer feel that this tea is solid...
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It turns out that it tastes bad not because of mold...
The senior officials of the Water Clan were a little dissatisfied when they saw Alan Beyer making a "grimace" after drinking tea, but he still picked up the tablet. "Everyone, it's been a long time. Let's see why you should stay here."
Then when an image appeared on the holographic projection, the look on the commander-in-chief's face changed. "O Almighty Emperor!"
"And all his saints!" added Kane affectionately.
The image was very clear, and the horror it depicted seemed to be in the same room as us, but if that were the case, the conference room would have to be larger than the entire orbital dock.
The scaly skin, which is thicker than the armor of a battleship, has a large number of craters left by ineffective weapon fire, and the owner of this huge "armor" is driving out of deep space and approaching us. From our perspective at this time , it is like a rotating biological satellite.
Beyond the horizon of this chitinous "planet", there are other terrifying creatures of the same kind swimming in space, and they are also surrounded by clouds composed of countless small creatures.
"A Tyranid fleet!" Qi Fan raised his voice so that everyone in the room could hear clearly. But there was a sudden commotion among the delegation of gasps, murmurs, and hushed prayers to the Emperor...
I can only find one sentence describing the taste of Tanner tea.
"The political commissar commented that it is clear and elegant, but I think no one would describe the Imperial Poison Blade as small and cute, right?"
Off-topic: Regarding the pious kick, this is mentioned in the novel The Greater Good in Commissar Kane's novel. By the way, when my computer freezes, I will shake it, and usually it will stop.
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