This look...
Completely different from the forerunners in Sui Bian's memory.
In my memory, regardless of whether the Forerunner race in "Halo" is male or female, looking at their faces alone, regardless of their body shape, is definitely not in line with normal human aesthetics.
Moreover, in the reports of Magnus and Leon, they deliberately mentioned that the Flood has the characteristics of suppressing psychic powers. These all show that in the universe where he lives, the relationship between humans, Forerunners and the Flood is very different.
However, we still need to wait for the return of the Teutonic Knights to learn more about the specific situation.
Before that, Sui Bian's primary concern was the public's attitude towards human allies.
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Earth.
In Raccoon City in the evening, traffic is also at its most congested. .
After a day's work, people leave their posts, go home directly, or have fun outside with friends.
And at this time.
A two-door, four-seater, red-painted streamlined airship shuttled over the most prosperous neighborhood in the city center according to the channel, turned left, and then left the channel to the right, slowing down and approaching a giant apartment building.
Immediately afterwards, the airship drove into the apartment through the entrance built in the middle area and arrived at the parking floor dedicated to the airship.
Following the guidance of the signal lights, the airship parked on the lift-type space.
Turn off the engine and open the "car door" with a butterfly wing structure. A female driver with long wavy hair, wearing a white shirt and a black skirt, picked up her bag and left the airship, heading towards an elevator waiting hall not far away. Go.
The "car door" automatically closes, and the airship is sent upward by the lift-type parking space to make room for other residents.
Then, this female driver, who looked to be in her twenties and exuded the aura of a professional elite, took the elevator to the 198th floor of the apartment.
Exit the elevator.
Walking on the noise-reducing carpet, you come to the door of an apartment at the end, and put your left hand on the biometric sensor of the terminal to unlock.
With a "beep~" sound, the metal door slid to the right.
"Mother!"
Before the door was fully opened, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy ran towards her with excitement on his face.
"Oh, son."
The female driver changed her cold face from the workplace elite and walked into the apartment as a single mother. While closing the door, she reached out and kneaded the boy's cheek, and asked softly:
"Are you hungry? Do you want to go out together..."
"Mom, come on, come on!"
However, the boy interrupted the inquiry, dragged his mother and walked impatiently towards the spacious living room.
?
Before the mother had time to change her shoes, she followed her child to the living room and saw a 98-inch holographic TV playing a video of a fierce battle.
The words "Raccoon City Military Intelligence Room" were displayed in the upper right corner of the TV, and the video content came from the helmet camera of an Ultramarine Legion auxiliary.
This auxiliary army landed on the surface on the Yuou, and the moment the hatch opened, several blue-armored elites flashed past the right side of the Yuou and charged towards the unlike-human city ahead.
Subsequently, the auxiliary corps also attacked with the troops.
During this period, the elites even took the initiative to block the front, using energy shields to help the human side resist the plasma cannons.
The video lasted just over thirty seconds.
After the broadcast ended, the screen switched back to the live broadcast room of a talk show. The female host in a rose-red suit sat on the single sofa on the far right of the camera.
On the guest sofa on the left side of the center of the screen, there are a retired major general wearing a formal military uniform with medals hanging on his left chest, and a biologist wearing a black suit.
at this time.
The female host turned slightly sideways and asked the two guests: "This is a section selected by our program team from among the many videos officially released by Umbrella and UNSC. I don't know how Major General Zhang and Dr. Rohr... What about the Sangheili race shown in the video?"
Major General Zhang was the first to reply: "The official intention is obvious. To be able to release this kind of video at a point when our army's frontline is progressing smoothly shows our attitude towards friendly alien races..."
Before the major general finished speaking, his mother turned off the holographic TV.
"Mom?" The boy was a little confused.
"Let's go, mom will take you out to eat." Mother deliberately changed the topic.
"But…"
"After dinner, I'll take you to the mall for a walk. I think... the toy shop's shelves should be new."
"I'm going to change clothes!!"
Hearing the keyword "mock", the boy changed his previous confusion and ran towards his bedroom with joy.
"well…"
The mother, who was originally smiling, sighed softly when she saw the boy walking into the bedroom. She no longer concealed her exhaustion and loneliness and walked towards the door.
Her children have loved the universe since they were little.
The dream is to become a naval captain and lead the crew and marines to travel across the stars.
I also yearn for the story scenes in comics and games where humans and friendly alien races fight against evil forces together, and ultimately win at a tragic cost and forge deep friendships.
Although she was unwilling to curb her children's ambitions, as a single mother, she also did not want her only son to join the military.
Especially since the government has officially announced that there are countless alien forces in the universe.
All she can do now is actively pay taxes to support humanity as much as possible, and at the same time, subtly guide her son to change his ambition.
but…
She also knows that the child's future is decided by the child himself, so she seems a little lonely.
As the mother and son prepared to go out, people from all walks of life reacted in different ways, ranging from confused like the mother to excited like the boy.
From August 11 to now, in less than half a month, public opinion has set off a huge wave. The continuous announcements of the Astartes, the Covenant Empire and the human allies have made people dizzy.
But people can tolerate such events to a much greater extent than before, and their lives remain the same without being disturbed by the presence of hostile alien forces.
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More than ten hours later.
Inside the hangar of the Hymn of Courage.
A large transport boat passed through the air valve and landed on the designated deck area under the guidance of ground staff holding fluorescent sticks.
Stop, lower the tail door.
Leon and Magnus, who had destroyed the Shield World, and the accompanying Paladins and Sekhmet left the cabin and returned to the deck of the Hymn of Courage.
Rescued by the Teutonic Knights, the elite faction allies led by Volsa were sent to a resettlement camp on the surface of Harvest Star to await follow-up arrangements.
City of Charity?
The current capital of the Covenant Empire is facing being "dismantled" by Umbrella's engineering department, research department and other departments.
After all, the City of Charity is a trophy taken away by Corax and Nova. To thoroughly study it and reverse engineer all the technologies is the most basic "respect".
Even if it is the human side as an ally, or Sui Bian's personal decision, it is impossible to give the City of Charity to the elites.
Regarding this point, the general-level elites such as Vadami, Artes and Moore have no complaints, not to mention that their home planet is still "alive".
And Sui Bian.
At this moment, he was standing not far from the transport boat, with a smile on his face, watching his descendants gradually approach him.
Leon, who unfolded his helmet, handed the memory storage body, the translucent sphere that continued to emit green light, to Queen Bai, and said to Sui Bian:
"Father, the core of the Shield World is stored here."
Magnus also said: "Father, how are Robert and the others doing? If necessary, I can lead Sekhmet to the front line."
Hear the words.
Sui Bian showed a kind smile that did not match his appearance. He first raised his hands and patted the arm armor of his two sons. Then he put his hands down and said:
"Thank you for your hard work. We were able to control the flood demon at its initial stage in time. As for the front line?
hehe.
Robert and the others are marching forward with great success. Before you have even sailed out of the fault space, the war situation has become clear, and the disintegration of the Covenant Empire has become a thing of the past. The Prophet family should now be suffering from the counterattacks of various races. "
"Father, what is our next mission...?" Magnus asked.
"Hmm..." Sui Bian pretended to think for a moment and then continued to smile: "Go to the surface of Harvest Star to negotiate with our group of allies and help me stabilize my atheism. Leon, you go too."
"Yes." Leon, who obeyed the order without thinking much, turned around and walked towards the transport boat.
Magnus also nodded and said: "I understand, father."
"Well, go ahead."
"yes."
Subsequently.
Seeing the transport boat leaving the deck again, passing through the air valve membrane and exiting the hangar, Sui Bian also put his sights on the sphere and said in a deep voice to the two artificial intelligence secretaries:
"In addition to preparing for an 'interrogation', in the next few years, even decades, you two will need to assist the company's researchers to absorb and digest technology that far exceeds that of the Covenant Empire."
With that said, Sui Bian also turned around and left, walking towards the rail station next to the hangar, turning his back and reminding: "Let's go."
The red and white queens who were originally standing on his left and right looked at each other, and then their tone also became a little heavier, and they responded in unison:
"Okay, Chairman."
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Inside the exclusive cabin.
The memory storage body, which uses some kind of suspension technology, maintains a certain height from the carpeted floor and is suspended in the center of the cabin.
Immediately afterwards, the storage body suddenly increased "her" own cyan light, presenting a holographic image with no real touch.
After all, this is not that empty room, and the storage body cannot use more advanced holographic devices.
“…”
Sui Bian crossed his hands in front of him and leaned on the fixed desk. He raised his chin slightly and observed the storage body who was about two and a half meters tall, with medium-length slightly curly hair and a white dress.
On the other hand, look at the storage side.
"She" also looked down at Sui Bian and Queen Hong and Bai, and said in a cold voice:
"Complete the scan, the identity is verified as the recycler and the traitor. According to the latest 145th Amendment to the Code, the recycler is requested to destroy the traitor as soon as possible."
Renegade?
After hearing what the other party said, Kohaku and White Queen slightly tilted their heads, then raised their left and right hands respectively to point at themselves, confused as to why they were labeled as traitors as soon as the storage body came up.
Sui Bian, who ignored the suggestion to destroy it, said directly: "You previously claimed to be the memory storage body of the shield world manager, so is your appearance consistent with "her"?
And what is the outcome of "she" and "her" race?
What is its relationship with us humans, or with us recyclers, and why do you call artificial intelligence a traitor?
Are the weapons imprisoned in the Shield World also made by the administrator's race? "
After Sui Bian finished his series of questions, the storage body paused for a moment and then began to answer one by one:
"My image is consistent with the physical characteristics of the manager of Shield World 0314, named Aria Hongtu Silence.
The final result of the manager is to die from the cross-phase pulse wave. After that, I will replace the manager to maintain the basic operation of Shield World 0314 and wait for and welcome the arrival of the recyclers.
The relationship between recyclers and managers is…”
Next.
This image appears to be Aria Hongtu's silent memory storage. It tells Sui Bian and the two artificial intelligences the relationship between humans, managers, and the Flood, as well as how the managers became extinct.
First is the manager.
Because of the preconceptions caused by "Halo", Sui Bian, through the architectural style and technology displayed in the Harvest Star and Methrein ruins, called the developed race that built the shield world "Forerunners".
But Sui Bian also said that there may not be a Forerunner in this universe, and the Forerunner's past may be very different from "Halo".
In fact, Alia Hongtu's silent race calls themselves "Qiu Min".
If they had to be called "managers", they would rather call themselves "managers" than the forerunners in "Halo".
after.
The two artificial intelligences calculated based on the time nodes stated by the storage body, and Sui Bian learned that the administrator began to leave the home star "Qila" 80 million years ago in the Earth year, explore, and prepare to conquer the galaxy.
During this period, the administrators used advanced technology to crush and destroy races that tried to resist, and conquered one galaxy after another.
This also includes humanity’s home galaxy, the solar system.
But 80 million years ago, dinosaurs were the overlords that roamed the earth's surface.
Therefore, the administrators easily included the solar system into their territory and established a scientific research station on the earth to observe dinosaurs and the earth's native creatures.
Until 78 million years ago, the administrator became the undisputed overlord of the galaxy and established the "Qiu Min" empire.
However, after becoming the absolute ruler of the galaxy, the administrator instantly lost his goal and had no plans to move outside the galaxy.
It's like when a player completes 100% of a game without any exploration value, he or she will lose interest in this game or even this type of game.
Going outside the system will repeat the process of conquering the Milky Way, which will become boring.
Moreover, the rule of the Qiumin Empire only lasted for 20,000 years before a new wave of ideas swept across the entire ethnic group and ended in a civil war among the administrators.
The core concept of this wave of thought is——
"All things in the galaxy should be under our protection for a long time. We should be like the warm radiance emitted by stars, shining on the vigorous bloom of life, instead of tyrants who only know how to conquer, destroy, and oppress, because we are...
managers. "
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