"call!"
"Fortunately! Things went a little smoother than I expected!"
"To be honest, Shepard, you might not believe it... I have thought about it several times, simply resigning as a council member and returning to our Star Alliance Navy... If I hadn't felt that I was in this position If I might be able to help you, I think I will definitely do that... My later years should not be wasted here in the vain efforts of these politicians and the endless political and diplomatic gatherings! "
Finally, after Shepard stated his request and the members of the Citadel Council of the three tribes nodded in agreement and turned off the holographic projection and left, Anderson breathed a sigh of relief as if he was relieved.
No matter what, at least he, a human council member, is not too incompetent. At any rate, he has helped Shepard a little bit and obtained the maximum benefit for the other party!
Of course, although a large part of the reason for this must be due to Shepard's efforts to make the three clans of the Citadel Council owe her too many favors, but now, through his Anderson's efforts, the three clans just now The members of the clan council have agreed not to pursue Shepard's work for Cerberus, nor will they detain the Normandy 2, and they have also rarely provided a lot of conveniences. This is the best result.
"Shepard, I'm sorry, except for reinstating your position this time, I don't seem to be of much help..."
"You have to know that in fact, my job as a member of the Citadel Council is just a symbolic job. It is not as glamorous and useful as you think. In fact... whether it is them or me, most of the time They won’t do much substantive things.”
After walking slowly for two steps, Anderson turned his head with a wry smile and looked at the tall and heroic female warrior standing in the middle of the huge office. In Anderson's view, the current Citadel Council is actually of the same nature as the original United Nations that existed on Earth more than a hundred years ago, and he cannot expect it to do too many practical things.
"No, Chief Anderson!"
"You don't need to mind too much. Although they didn't agree to help with the investigation, at least they didn't hinder me and restored my identity. This is good. I can now carry out my mission with confidence!"
"Before the Reapers are about to arrive, someone has to step up and do something, right?"
Unlike Admiral Anderson's slight regret, Shepard is actually quite satisfied with the outcome of the negotiation. At least, her current identity as 'Citadel Ghost' has been restored, and the Council has recognized her identity in principle and She won't do anything to hinder her investigation. Regarding this point, it's actually very good. Especially the identity of the 'Citadel Ghost' will be of great use to her future work!
After all, in the next period of time, before she continues to investigate the Collectors and the Reapers, she will need to run around the galaxy to recruit the Illusive Man of Cerberus to her elite list. If If she has the identity of a Citadel Ghost, it will definitely make her work a lot more convenient, and it will definitely save her a lot of trouble.
"Do not worry."
"You don't have to worry about these things in the future. You can carry out your mission with peace of mind. Whether it's our Star Alliance or the Citadel Council... I will definitely continue to deal with it for you and guarantee that they will not interfere with any of your actions! "
Regarding the Reapers, Anderson really wants to believe it, so he is also willing to provide Shepard with as much help as possible!
Now, all the countries in the galaxy, and even the senior officials of the Citadel are unwilling to believe in the existence of those reapers, and they are even less willing to believe in the fact that there is a 'harvest' cycle of 50,000 years. This is actually a very scary thing!
Whenever he thinks of the Prothean beacons and ruins they can find everywhere in the galaxy, and the mass effect repeaters scattered throughout the galaxy, Anderson feels a shuddering sense of fear...
Think about the technology of the Protheans. They were so advanced that they even far surpassed the current races of the Citadel Council... So how were they destroyed?
Also, what about the '50,000 years' vaguely mentioned in the remaining information? What's even more terrifying is...who invented and placed those Mass Effect repeaters that are almost all over the galaxy? Why do they, along with the Citadel space station, have that kind of strange and weird eight-legged biochemical robots inside them? maintain?
The combination of many of these things vaguely points to the fact that Shepard has proposed many times about the 'Reaper' and the 'fifty thousand year cycle'! It's a pity that both the Citadel Council and their human Star Alliance stubbornly believe that what Shepard said is all imaginary nonsense!
They still stubbornly believe that those 'reapers' do not exist at all! They also believe that...the repeaters and the Citadel are just things left by the Protheans, and the reason why they perished was just some kind of terrible disaster.
To this day, even after the Citadel was attacked and even after the Collectors became active, no one with a clear mind and the ability to change the status quo is willing to believe in the existence of those 'Reapers'... This makes Anderson feel , which itself is a terrible thing!
"Of course, the premise is that you can only 'activate' within the World God Galaxy?!"
Shepard can cause huge events every time he 'activates', and the other party is still working for Cerberus, so this may be what Anderson guessed, and the Star Alliance and the Citadel don't want to see it. thing?
Come to think of it...Shepard is obviously one of their superheroes, saving the Citadel and even the existence of the entire galaxy. But now, after being resurrected, they went to hang out with a group of terrorists and jumped up and down all day long. How could they explain this to the outside world?
"Of course I will."
"But I may have to recruit a group of team members first. The task may be very arduous and I may not be able to complete it by myself, but I promise: it won't take too much time!"
The Collectors are operating in the World God Galaxy. Shepard must also go to the World God Galaxy to investigate!
Also, she is ready to raid the Collectors' lair, destroy them or find conclusive evidence of the connection between them and the Reapers! And this, this is her next work, and she will go all out to do it without the board of directors telling her what to do.
No one knows when the Reapers will come. Now that all human colonies on the outer edge of the Milky Way have been plundered by unknown races, and even all humans in the colonies have disappeared without a trace. This situation has shown that: Harvest The pace of collectors has become faster and faster, and those collectors who serve as vanguards have also become active!
Therefore, her time is very tight now. According to the original plan, her Normandy 2 will set off from the Citadel Space Station tomorrow at the latest, embarking on their one-way journey that will probably never come back!
"If you need me to help, just ask! If it's manpower, I know there are many 'N7' experts in the Star Alliance navy, maybe..."
Thinking that Shepard was lacking someone, Anderson quickly and kindly recommended humanity's own 'N7' to him.
He is now not only a member of the Citadel Council, but also an admiral of the Star Alliance Navy. If Shepard really needs it, there is no problem in getting more than ten or twenty N7s for the other party! After all, the World God Galaxy that the other party is going to investigate is now their human colony. Although the other party's ship belongs to Cerberus, it can still be regarded as working for humans, so he takes advantage of his position to allocate a few resources to the other party. The N7 special forces unit that was 'retired' early was obviously reasonable and legal.
"No need...huh?"
Before Shepard could say anything to refuse, at this moment, the door to Anderson's office was suddenly opened from the outside, and then a short-haired middle-aged human in white clothes walked in quickly with an angry stride. .
"Anderson!"
"I think we need to have a nice talk...wait, you're Shepard? Why are you here?!"
Udina looked at the woman standing in the middle of the office with some disbelief. She was wearing a full set of black matte combat N7 armor. Only the head that made him feel very familiar was exposed... Yes, red hair. , and that familiar face, the other person is undoubtedly Shepard!
Originally, he, Udina, had already heard the news about the other party's resurrection and return, but he didn't take it seriously and didn't want to believe it. He thought it was just a rumor? But now... Shepard, who was already dead, whose corpse photo he had seen, was actually standing in front of him in good health. What on earth is going on? !
"Ha! Hello, Udina, are you surprised?"
"Don't worry, I'm not here to trouble you. I just stopped by to see my old commander, General Anderson."
After looking at Udina's astonished face with interest, Shepard greeted him with a teasing smile. She doesn't like Udina, a politician, and the other party doesn't like her either! Maybe the other party felt that he and Anderson were too close and were on the wrong side?
ha!
That's it for sure. These politicians, who don't want to do anything serious all day long, only know how to play those crooked politics. Neither Shepard nor Anderson can get along with such people.
"Okay, Shepard!"
"Udina, you don't need to make random guesses... Yes, it's what you think: I invited Shepard to come here today to formally meet with the council members! Moreover, we just now, before you come , the conversation has ended, and as for the result... we are both satisfied with it anyway!"
To Shepard's surprise, Anderson completely ignored Udina's feelings, and did not follow the steps and cover Shepard gave him. Instead, he spoke so frankly and directly that the two of them had just been talking. Things to do.
This is also true. Apart from Shepard regaining his position as a ghost and receiving a large amount of privileges, weapons and financial support, there is nothing that must be informed or avoided by Udina.
"What, you met with the council members?!"
"Anderson... I remember that the Star Alliance Council should have told you: When I am not present, you should try to have as little contact with the politicians on the Council as possible. Have you forgotten? Do you know that this is very possible? It will have serious consequences! You, an admiral, don’t understand the Citadel’s bureaucratic system at all, and you are likely to be tricked by those guys!”
Udina was a little angry. He had just learned that Anderson was having a meeting with the council behind his back. The content and topics were unknown, and then he thought he had rushed here.
But who would have thought that when he got here, the meeting was already over? What's more, that Shepard actually came back, is still here, and is he directly having secret conversations with people on the council at this time? !
"I have just been reinstated as the 'Citadel Ghost', and the council allows me to use part of the resources to investigate the World God Galaxy! So, Udina, you don't have to be so nervous, this is what happened today!"
"besides……"
boom! boom!
Just when Shepard wanted to say something to explain, bursts of explosions suddenly came from outside Anderson's office. However, because the atmosphere here was very low, there was a faint sound when the sound came. A weird feeling of being compressed?
"That is……"
And when she turned her head in shock and looked away from the floor-to-ceiling windows, toward the huge cities in the five huge fan-leaf-like guard areas of the castle, she discovered: there was a line of black gunpowder smoke. It was suddenly rising into the air from the middle and rear of one of the guard cities... Then, after the smoke rose a few meters, it was restrained by the dense and colorless sulfur hexafluoride gas film and could no longer rise. , directly spread in low places and covered a large area!
"This... what is going on? The castle was attacked by the enemy again... who is it?!"
Shocked, Shepard subconsciously thought: Those reapers must be coming again!
Because no race dares to attack the Citadel frantically, and only those powerful reapers can directly break through the Citadel's defense and attack the Citadel directly without even sounding an alarm! If that is the case, then things will become troublesome now... It is very likely that their galaxy will repeat the fate of the miserable Protheans in the last cycle this time, and all advanced organic civilizations will be destroyed. Harvest and destruction, there is no other possibility!
"..."
Udina was also stunned at the scene outside the window. It seemed that he had never expected that such a vicious event would happen in the Citadel after the Saren incident!
"Hello?"
"Security room, what's going on now? What's going on with the explosion outside? Is there an enemy attacking the castle?!"
Anderson ignored Shepard's exclamation and the frightened consultant Udina next to him. Instead, he walked directly to his desk, pressed a holographic button to call the security room, and began to call his own The security room made an emergency call.
The castle was attacked by the enemy and penetrated directly into the inner guard area. This thing was really a bit scary, and Anderson couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Sir!"
"According to the shared intelligence I just received, it seems that the poor people in the 'Foundation' have rebelled... But please don't worry. The document just sent by C-SEC shows that they have the ability and confidence to maintain the Citadel. To ensure the safety of citizens and ambassadors, please don’t worry too much?”
Soon, in the holographic projection, although the human soldier wearing the uniform of the Star Alliance Navy was a little uneasy and frightened, he still checked his terminal data immediately and read out loud everything he knew. information.
Just now, they thought that the Citadel was attacked by some powerful enemy or overlord again, and Councilor Anderson and Advisor Udina, who were preparing to protect humans, were making an emergency retreat! But who would have thought that it was the slum guys living in the "foundation" who rebelled and made such a big noise?
Rumble...
However, just as the guard room soldier finished speaking, bursts of explosions continued to be heard in the distance and billowing black smoke emerged from the cracks in the floor armor that had not been completely exploded... Obviously , C-SEC’s statement that they can stabilize the situation does not seem to be so accurate?
"A pauper rebellion in the foundations?"
"Are you kidding? Humph! This is nothing like a normal rebellion!"
"Anderson, I remember it very clearly... I have also seen the rough design of the Citadel. If those people in the base really rebelled, they shouldn't be able to blow up the ground protection board on the inner wall of the guard area to become like this, right?"
At this time, Shepard, who had just resumed his position as 'Citadel Ghost', unceremoniously used his authority to bring up the holographic image of the explosion point on the universal tool!
Then she just exclaimed!
It turned out that in the holographic image she called up, the floor where fire and smoke were emitting was opening a big gap, like the mouth of some giant beast... Although it didn't seem to cause any harm to anyone. The losses and damage were too great, but to blow up the tough guard area ground protection board into that kind of shape is definitely not as simple as the so-called ordinary riot!
Anyway, Shepard instinctively felt that something big would happen to the Citadel now! Perhaps, it is still related to some conspiracy of the Reapers, or is it simply the Reapers' accomplices who planned all this? !
"That kind of power...is it an anti-ship weapon?"
Anderson turned around and frowned tightly. He had just thought about checking the video of the scene! But now that Shepard had begun to check, he didn't bother to do anything. He just took two steps forward and frowned at the two explosion scenes that Shepard was checking.
As a soldier and a Star Alliance admiral, he knows very well the power and performance of various weapons and the defensive capabilities of the Citadel! So, of course, he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter from the current situation.
"Sir!"
"According to the intelligence just fed back, most of the foundations under the Third Guard District have been destroyed! The rebels have occupied almost the entire underground world of the Third Guard District, and all C-SEC special police have already occupied it. Retreat to the 'ground' of the guard area!"
"The report also said... that the rebels actually used powerful small nuclear grenades?!"
While Anderson was staring at the holographic screen brought up by Shepard, behind him, the image of the human security soldier in the guard room once again exclaimed.
Obviously, he was also frightened!
This rebellion is very unusual. I don’t know what the background of those rebels is. They even obtained small nuclear weapons... It’s no wonder. No wonder they were able to deform the streets of the Third Guard District in the distance. And with black smoke rising, the situation inside the 'foundation' must be even worse, right?
But fortunately, there are professional Citadel 'guards' here. As long as there is no attack that immediately blows up the Citadel space station, those caregivers will be able to slowly repair it without using the Citadel's official fire brigade. To worry about.
"Did you just say... nuclear, nuclear grenades?"
"This...which race on earth would produce such a heartless thing?!"
Anderson was a little confused. Although small nuclear weapons did circumvent the relevant provisions of the Citadel Convention on weapons of mass destruction (MD), nuclear grenades and so on... this is a bit too outrageous. ?
Let's not talk about the practicality of this weapon, just talk about its explosion range... I am afraid that no soldier will use this kind of thing that sounds a bit crazy from the name, right? Wouldn't it be more reliable to directly develop into small grenades or missiles than nuclear grenades?
"I'm sorry, sir, I don't know either!"
Anyway, this is what the intelligence feedback showed. According to the video of the defeated C-SEC special police and the surveillance before the robot soldiers were blown to pieces, the rebels did indeed use radioactive 'throwing' nuclear weapons!
"Sir, what should we do now? Do we need to escort you to a safe area?"
Seeing that the Udina consultant was also in Anderson's office, after thinking about it, the Star Alliance naval soldier in the guard room asked tentatively.
Although the situation is not too serious now, their security work originally needs to be taken precautions, and they cannot wait until the situation worsens before escaping in a hurry. Therefore, he feels that protection is the most important now, and it is more important for Councilor Anderson and Advisor Udina to evacuate to the surrounding area of the Citadel. It is necessary to observe the development of the situation from a safer space!
"..."
"Let's wait and see how those Turians deal with it."
After thinking about it, Anderson first frowned and looked out the window, looking at the fires and smoke in the distance... Finally, he shook his head and decided to do nothing for the time being and just wait to see the Turians responsible for security. People react.
In any case, he doesn't think those rebels from the 'foundation' world have the ability to attack the guard area! Those guys can barely do anything in the complex terrain of the defense area. Once they get to the ground, the large and small fighter planes and warships of the Citadel will make those people regret it!
"We'll see, I don't think we need to evacuate!"
After all, the Turians are responsible for providing the main military and peacekeeping force to the Citadel. If those C-SEC can't solve the trouble, those Turians will definitely send troops to deal with it... By then, as long as something worse doesn't happen, It's not their turn for humans to worry about things, and there is no need to flee the castle in a panic, just to let aliens of other races watch the jokes of their earthly counterparts!
"As you command!"
Admiral Anderson was unwilling to leave, and the soldiers in the guard room didn't say much. They just saluted and prepared to close the communication.
"Wait a minute!"
"Just now, which district was in chaos?!"
Just as the soldier was about to leave, Shepard suddenly thought of something, and then quickly called out to him. Just now, after closing the holographic image she had accessed, she seemed to have realized something rather difficult.
"It is currently happening in the foundation part of the third district, and there is no trend of spreading to other health districts yet!"
Unless the Citadel is attacked and the five huge guard areas are directly combined into a giant conical space station, otherwise, the rebellion will definitely be contained underground in the third guard area until one day it is extinguished!
"not good!"
"Anderson, I'm sorry, I have to leave. Let's talk next time we have a chance."
Frowning and thinking for a while, Shepard decided to leave immediately. If it was another guard area, she might not be in a hurry, but if it was the third guard area, then she would have to leave now.
"What happened?!"
Looking at the other party's appearance, Anderson asked curiously.
Having just seen the rebellion and explosion, the other party was not too nervous, but when he heard that the explosion occurred in the third area, the other party immediately became nervous, so Anderson felt that there must be some story in this?
"It's nothing, it's just that I left a little one in the third area. I have to bring her back quickly!"
"..."
"Oh? A little guy?"
Anderson was a little confused. He didn't know what the 'little guy' Shepard was referring to was.
"Actually, she is a little girl. Originally, I considered entrusting that little guy to you, but now this situation..."
Yes, when she came here to meet Anderson, Shepard did think about entrusting a little girl with outstanding talent... at least in shooting to the Star Alliance Navy. Admiral Anderson! Let him serve as the guardian of the other party, and then, by virtue of his status as a council member, he can use the excellent resources of the Citadel Space Station to provide that little guy with the best education and the most favorable living conditions?
But now...
When Shepard saw that there were rebellions, explosions and riots here, she suddenly changed her mind!
After thinking about it, she still felt: This Citadel Space Station should be the most dangerous place in the entire galaxy! In addition to the rebellion happening now, there are even more terrifying Reapers who are also staring at this castle and the mass effect command center of the galaxy!
Therefore, if possible, she still plans to find a more suitable and safer planet for the little guy. That is the best and wisest choice.
"Forget it, I won't go into details!"
"Sir Anderson, I'm leaving now. I hope we have a chance to meet again in the future... Farewell!"
Shepard, who didn't plan to explain too much, thought for a moment, then simply stood at attention and gave a standard military salute to his old commander, then turned around and walked out. No one knew whether the third guard area outside would explode, nor whether the little girl running around would be frightened, so Shepard felt that she had to move faster.
"..."
Hearing that the other party actually said such dejected words as 'I hope we have a chance to meet again', Anderson instinctively stretched out his hand. He originally wanted to call out to the other party and give him some words of comfort and encouragement, but... he was unable to say anything in the end. , just watching the other person turn around and walk quickly outside his office.
Of course he knows that after the other party recruits people, in addition to going to the World God Galaxy to investigate, they will definitely go to the Omega 4 relay, to the extremely dangerous place where no one who has gone in has ever come out again. A dangerous and terrifying place... If you think about it this way, the chance of them meeting each other again is indeed a little bit slim...
Anderson even felt that Shepard and the others were indeed going to die?
"well……"
I don’t know if I will have a chance to see each other next time?
When he could no longer see the other party's figure, Anderson sighed in despair. He didn't care about the somewhat overwhelmed consultant Udina. He just turned around and looked sadly into the distance, looking at the third person. The area where the health district is smoking, the slightly chaotic Citadel space station city, and the citizens running for refuge.
"..."
"Miranda! There is a rebellion on the Citadel space station. The vacations of all crew members are canceled immediately. You inform them to return to Normandy II immediately. I will go find little Annie now..."
"Yes, that's the explosion. That kid is in the third guard area!"
"I will explain the specific things to you in detail when I get back. Now, you immediately rush back to Normandy No. 2 to host it. I want to catch that little guy running around first!"
"Okay, that's it!"
As soon as she walked out of Anderson's office, Shepard hurriedly informed Miranda, who was also doing some ulterior secrets in the Citadel space station. After that, she hurriedly used her multi-purpose tools, and at the same time Opening the extremely high permissions of the 'Citadel Ghost', I began to search for the specific location of a certain little guy.
And this is the benefit of Castle Ghost!
As long as someone passes the security check and registers the multi-purpose tool when entering the port, no matter where the person is in the Citadel, the official information platform can check it as soon as possible, and there is no secret at all!
Of course, only a very small number of people have this kind of authority, and Shepard, the 'Citadel Ghost' who has been reinstated, is obviously one of them.
"Strange……"
"That should be... the Galaxy Hotel in the Third Guard District? Is that little guy with only ten pentacle coins crazy? She actually went to a place like that?"
"Damn it, it's over now... One meal there could probably consume half a month's supply of our entire Normandy II!"
After discovering the specific location of a certain little guy, Shepard was not only unhappy, but also took a breath of air... because she saw from the holographic projection of her multi-purpose tool that the little girl was now in the most luxurious place. , eating and drinking in the VIP seats on the top floor of the highest and most expensive hotel? !
"That little bastard!"
"It seems that today I will use the authority of the Citadel Ghost to embezzle public funds to pay the bill!"
Turning off the multi-purpose tool in his hand, Shepard bitterly found a mass effect suspension shuttle in the Citadel space that was parked next to the rapid transit station and set it up. After knowing his destination and quickly tapping the top speed on the holographic screen, he roared out of the ring area of the Citadel and sped directly towards the top of a luxurious metal building that was the tallest in the Third Guard District.
Fortunately, there was a riot here, and fortunately she discovered it early. Otherwise, that little guy might have eaten up all the operational funds of the Normandy 2, right? Shepard didn't understand. How did the other party find the most expensive and luxurious hotel?
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"Uh-huh..."
"It's delicious... Tibbers, the food here is really delicious!"
(??????`??)
That's right, Annie is indeed feasting on the top floor of the Galaxy Hotel in the third guard area of the Citadel!
Although this hotel is very high, the considerate luxury hotel has directly installed a transparent viewing magnetic restraint shield, which isolates harmful rays from outside and maintains the atmospheric pressure inside the top floor balcony, so that guests will not feel Any discomfort.
Here, delicacies from all races in the entire galaxy are provided, including Turians, Salarians, Asari, Hanar, Echo, Voler, etc. Food from almost all races is available. And it’s the best, most expensive, and rarest one!
Of course, in comparison, Annie still prefers to eat L-protein foods that are acceptable to humans and Asari. She will definitely not eat those disgusting bugs from Turians and Volers, and even more so. I won’t take the sterile nutritional pastes or purifying liquid foods that quarians like!
The only drawback now may be that the things she likes to eat are a bit too expensive...
She had almost eaten a quarter of the more than 20,000 star coins she had exchanged from that poor Krogan without even eating a full meal! As for the remaining ones, they may not be enough for her to hold on until the Normandy 2 sets sail tomorrow, right?
She felt really embarrassed about this matter...
It's a pity that that ugly big toad, that guy named Grant, has already drained the other party's money. If there is no money, she will obviously not sell any more weapons to that ugly guy. Even if the other party is defeated by her, even if the other party calls her the boss, she will not give him any more weapons!
Boom...boom...
At this time, explosions in the distance were still exploding intermittently. It seemed that a certain Krogan's uprising was going on in full swing?
"Wow……"
(??????0??????)
"Tibbers, look, it really exploded again..."
While eating, listening to the noise in the distance, Anne was different from other rich people who were preparing to escape. She was still sitting in her seat, completely ignoring the blue-skinned alien waiter who persuaded her to go forward. If you go to seek refuge, you will just eat and drink as you please.
(Who asked you to give that guy so many nuclear grenades?!)
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"We won't need those things anyway, so keeping them only takes up space!"
"If it wants it, give it to it!"
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