There are Kroots in almost every Tau army. These humanoid beasts evolved from birds are bloodthirsty carnivorous predators. They are only slightly better than beasts, but they are loyal to the Tau Empire and perfect. Suitable for missions involving close contact with the enemy.
"Report, no sign of enemy activity, end."
"Received, continue the search, now the communication with the orbit is forced to interrupt, pay attention to emergencies, end."
After Xin'Arjun finished communicating with his commander, he stepped forward with his team and moved towards the depths of the ruins on the creaking blackened dead wood. Around him, figures of other teams could be seen moving cautiously in the smoke, as well as Hammerhead. The trajectory of a shark's rapid passing.
The swirling black smoke and miasma turned the originally lush forest into a dark maze, with burnt corpses everywhere, including some twitching remains of dragons domesticated by Ada. Dead, the squad of Fire Warriors moved forward, killing wordlessly, an act of mercy, but Xin'Arjun felt the squad members draw closer to each other in disgust at this death.
"Captain, we found a collection."
Suddenly, a soldier on his right made a voice. He turned around and saw that the soldier pushed away a piece of ashes on the ground, and then revealed a slender outline that had been completely carbonized. You can see When the deceased person was about to die, he kept his hands folded across his chest. The fire warrior broke off the opponent's arm roughly, just like breaking off a branch, then picked up a bright and shining Yin ruby, held it above his head and looked at it carefully.
"The texture doesn't look like ore. It's beautiful and rare. I'm afraid it's worth a lot of money."
While the fire warrior softly admired, Xin'Arjun walked over and stretched out his hand. , the other party immediately placed it in his palm knowingly - the fire warriors were strictly disciplined and were never allowed to hide their trophies privately.
Holding the mysterious gem, Xin'Arjun immediately put it into the storage box behind his waist. This was also their target. The command headquarters asked the fire warrior team on the front line to discover this kind of gem. The mysterious gems were collected immediately, kept, and handed over upon return.
As for what it is that is worthy of such an effort, Xin'Arjun doesn't know, and it's not their business.
As the team entered the ruins of the enemy's village, some teams could be seen already in place. They opened up the collapsed buildings and searched among the ashes. Drones were also constantly scanning for any valuable information. All were loaded onto the Hammerhead Shark beside it. At this time, its temporary cargo hold was filled with all kinds of items, from decorations to weapons to daily necessities.
It even made it clear that if they are cultural and artistic trophies, they must be well preserved. These are items of great research value.
Occasionally, some excited cheers can be heard in the ruins. When I walked over, I saw that the team of Fire Warriors had discovered the incubator hidden underground by the enemy. There were many dragon-taming eggs hidden in it, and there were even The newly hatched baby dragons, each of them holding the egg that was bigger than their head, walked past Xin'Arjun carrying the struggling and squeaking baby dragon. These precious possessions would bring benefits to their family and the world. Contribute to the prosperity of the country.
But for some reason, four words popped out of his head. Are they burning, killing and looting now?
He shook his head quickly to get rid of these thoughts. This was not something he should consider, and their behavior was to fight for interests in the family world.
While he and the soldiers continued to search for the scattered gems in the ruins, he suddenly heard the joyful cries of the greedy and hungry Kroot people. Out of curiosity, he walked over and saw the beasts surrounding them. Looking at a pile of corpses, he realized at this moment that the rumors about his allies were true.
One of the Kroots saw the watching Fire Warrior and made a chirping sound. It shook its claws back and forth, and it held a red corpse in its jagged beak. It was a The slender arms, judging from the length, come from an Ada child. The humanoid beast then tilted its head and waved, its movements and expressions cunning and mocking, as if inviting Xin'Arjun to share the feast.
"Barbaric Stuff"
Zin'Arjun, who had seen a Kroot feed for the first time, stepped back as he heard two Fire Warrior recruits vomit inside their helmets.
Although they all know that the Kroot are loyal allies of the Greater Good, the fact that the Kroot eat the flesh of the dead has always been half-hidden. Most of the Tau are Those who don't know that their "good partners" have this habit include fire warriors who have no experience, and even Shas'Tungsten like Xin'Arjun may not have seen it, but they have only heard such rumors.
The Kroot are a kind of humanoid barbarians that evolved from birds. They are tall, about half a meter taller than ordinary humans. They have an ugly face with a bird-like beak and a long head. Although Yu looks skinny, his muscles can stretch instantly like metal cables, and his strength is very powerful.
The alliance between the Tau and the Kroot originated from an accident. An exploration ship departing from Da'is tracked a long series of Ork ships firing at the Kroot war ball. , the Kroot conducted defensive operations in their enclave at Kerez - despite being hopelessly outnumbered.
Although they were just sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers at first, the leaders of the Air Clan and the generals of the Fire Clan could not bear to watch the orcs snatch new fruits of victory, so the young Tau Empire was involved. A fight that doesn’t belong to you.
After quickly deploying their advanced fleet, the Tau Empire's pilots destroyed the green-skinned rickety hulks. However, when these warriors finally realized that what they had just defeated was just the vanguard, it was too late. A massive invasion has surrounded the newly victorious locals and unexpected visitors.
Afterwards, this battle was praised as the "Battle of the Alliance" because it marked the first time that the Tau and Kroot fought side by side, which was an unexpectedly effective alliance. , enough to resist the orc invasion until reinforcements came from the Sa'shi, and then a triumphal victory against the greenskins came as expected.
The Tau Empire helped the Kroot eradicate the Ork threat from several planets. Finally, at the request of the Kroot leader, the Tau Empire decided to liberate Pike, the Kroot's home planet.
The Tau and Kroot forces fought a difficult and brutal bloody battle with the Greenskins on the planet Pike, and finally liberated this jungle world.
When the war dissipated, the Kroot leader made a promise in front of the sacred oath stone. The Kroot will form an eternal alliance with the Tau Empire, and the Kroot will keep their promise. To fight for good, of course, blood and sweat are indispensable for reasonable remuneration, but the Ethereals are obviously willing to pay such remuneration, so the Kroot are also the most common members of the alien auxiliary forces in the legions of the Tau Empire.
Perhaps because he was worried that his teammates' performance would anger these foreign allies, Xin'Arjun immediately spoke up.
“Stop looking and go do your own thing.”
Then he turned around and left, but perhaps he was too focused on the scene he had just witnessed in his mind, and something suddenly struck him He stumbled and almost fell, but when he lowered his head, he froze.