Earth time: September 17, 2112.
Pacific O'clock: 04:12.
Within the gravitational range of the prehistoric planet facing the star, at least four thousand whirlpool exits of different sizes and emitting blue light emerged for the Ultimate Legion and thirty-six fleets including the 3rd, 5th, and 8th UNSC to finish. Transition navigation state.
Among them, the Olympus-class flagship, which is nearly 20 kilometers long and has one of the pinnacle firepower of human warships, and is also the flagship of the Ultramarines, is particularly conspicuous.
But this pinnacle can only be the pinnacle at this stage. When the construction of the ten legions and Sui Bian's exclusive home world is completed and officially put into use, the position of the pinnacle flagship will easily change hands.
However, even if there are hundreds of millions of Sentinel-type engineering machines to assist in construction, the construction cycle of each home world is 20 to 25 years, so the Olympus class still needs to maintain the "battleship dominance" for a period of time.
In addition to the Dawn Guardian, there are also twelve Olympus-class ships with a length of about 12 kilometers, and more than two hundred Zeus-class ships with a length of 5 kilometers. It can be said to be an extremely large expedition fleet group.
This is only half of the military strength that Robert mobilized in the extreme star sector.
The Dark Angel Legion, which had arrived on the prehistoric planet a long time ago, was also integrated into the expedition fleet group, and then parked together in low-Earth orbit for standby.
At the same time, the fleet released a large number of transport boats and transport aircraft to prepare to travel to and from the surface to obtain living supplies from the space gate base. After all, the fleet had already jumped and sailed for six days.
The surface of the earth at this moment.
On the second floor of the main airport of the Space Gate Base, at the exit of the corridor bridge numbered 01, there were only Rogge and Leon wearing the original power armor. There were no traces of the accompanying generals, officials, and Honor Guards around.
"I'm talking about Leon, my father said that your face is really stinking, and he told you to change it, but you didn't change it. This is an exciting moment for brothers to get together, and when I look at you..."
"That's enough, shut your mouth."
Leon, who was frowning, interrupted Rogge's constant chatter, then raised his left hand, stretched out his index finger and thumb to rub his temples, trying to relieve the headache, and looked at his brother sideways, and complained feebly:
"I laugh, can't I just laugh?"
As he said that, Leon put down his hand extremely impatiently, showing an awkward expression with the word "Chuan" between his eyebrows, but the corners of his mouth mechanically curled up, half smiling but not smiling, half worried but not worried.
At this moment, the gate suddenly opened, allowing Robert, who was wearing blue and gold power armor and a red cape hanging behind him, to walk out of the corridor bridge and directly bump into Leon's strange expression.
Leon: "..."
Roger: "..."
Robert: "..."
In an instant, the scene fell into deathly silence. The three brothers looked at each other, and the atmosphere was indescribable.
"Hahahaha! Damn it!"
Rogge was the first to react. He couldn't help but laugh loudly. He raised his hand and slapped Leon's shoulder armor, and the force was not well controlled, causing the entire area to vibrate slightly with the slap.
"..." Leon quickly returned with an indifferent look on his face, not mentioning what exactly happened just now.
"Leon..." As the eldest brother, Robert suppressed his smile and walked forward. He also raised his hand and patted Leon's shoulder armor on the other side, and said "seriously":
"I understand, you definitely can't stand Rogge's mouth, but you really need to practice your smile more, don't... ahem, don't always look paralyzed."
"Yes! That's right, hahaha!" Rogge put his arms around Leon and Robert, letting the three brothers hug each other, and then changed the topic: "We are finally reunited."
Hearing this, Leon and Robert also cooperated with Rogge.
After a few seconds of silence, the three of them put down their hands, and Rogge turned and left the entrance and exit of the covered bridge, calling to the two brothers: "Follow me, I have found a batch of good wine, let's drink and talk."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Robert responded with a smile.
"..." Leon also nodded in agreement.
Taking advantage of the fact that all the personnel gathered on the prehistoric planet, the three of them took advantage of the gap before the fleet completed the supply of materials, and prepared to have a good chat, not only about the upcoming expedition, but also about the interesting and annoying things that had happened in the past years.
Fortunately for Leon and Rogge, because the Dark Angel Legion temporarily stayed in the solar system, they met often, but Robert had not seen them, or even all the brothers, for forty years.
So the three brothers came to a large lounge on the second floor of the airport and stood in front of a simple temporary bar. Roger acted as the bartender and poured wine for Leon and Robert.
Talk for a while.
Robert drank down the tequila in the large wine glass and said in a deep voice: "My father appointed me to be the warmaster in charge of this expedition. If the battle goes against us, Sanguinius and Corax will also come to our aid. Look, Come on, my father really sees those green-skinned orcs as a threat."
"..." Leon nodded without answering.
"Didn't Nova say..." Rogge put Robert on the wine glass on the bar table, looked at the two brothers left and right, and said: "The number of them may exceed one trillion, or it may be more, so father will also put four Star bombs are sent here through the space gate."
"Four..." Robert muttered.
He didn't know how much the company's inventory was, but the delivery of four star bombs derived from artificial star technology was enough to prove how much Sui Bian valued the greenskins.
Without waiting for Robert to speak, Rogge continued: "I will arrange a transport team to deliver four star bombs to the Dawn Guardian. By the way, the company has sent another batch of nova nuclear bombs. Are you two interested? ?”
"..." Leon shook his head.
"What you said is like selling nuclear bombs as vegetables." Robert also shook his head.
Rogge chuckled lightly and wanted to say "Isn't it?", but Robert drained the tequila in the glass and said: "Let's drink the wine here for today, it's time to discuss the expedition. "
With that said, Robert pushed the wine glass aside and used the power armor to show a holographic star map in front of the three brothers. Before putting it away, he relaxed and said with a serious face:
"Leon, Rogge, since my father appointed me as the war commander of this expedition, I hope that our brothers can work together to win this battle."
"Don't worry." Rogge replied immediately.
"Yeah." Leon still nodded.
Although they have not seen each other for decades, all the brothers are still very convinced of Robert. Moreover, there are father's orders, so naturally they have no objections.
"Okay!" Seeing the two brothers expressing their opinions one after another, Robert set his sights on the holographic star map and began to assign tasks:
"No matter what kind of war it is, logistics support must always come first. So Rogge, you and your Iron Fist are stationed on the prehistoric planet, and I will also leave the 36th and 37th UNSC fleets for you to take charge of orbital defense. Make sure there are no mistakes in the expeditionary force’s supply lines.”
"Leave it to me." Rogge readily agreed.
Although he was still "squatting" in the rear, which was no different from guarding the solar system, and it was a pity that he could not accompany the expedition army to the front line, Rogge could clearly distinguish what was more important than what was more important.
"Please." Robert continued to debug the holographic star map, separated out two secondary screens, zoomed in on the home system of the Titanium people, and the residence of the Verin tribe "bordering" the Titanium empire, and continued his analysis:
"Leon and I will be responsible for defeating the Titanium Empire and seizing their remaining 150 or so colonies. This is one of our goals. As for the Titanium people... it doesn't seem cost-effective to capture them and use them as laborers. The efficiency should be far less than that of the sentries of the engineering team, so we will not take prisoners and kill them without mercy. Only by solving the Titanium Empire first can we free up all our energy to deal with the green-skinned orcs."
With that said, Robert stretched out his left hand and pointed at the secondary screen showing the Titanium mother galaxy, turned to Leon and ordered: "Leon, it's up to you to destroy their home personally, and declare to the galaxy what will happen if you actively provoke humans. "
"No problem." Leon responded briefly.
"What about you?" Rogge wondered.
Robert did not answer in a hurry, but pointed to the second secondary screen showing the residence of the Vaelin people, and said: "I will go here personally. If you want to get more information about the green-skinned orcs, ask this group of Vaelin people. Should be the best choice.
After all, "they" are incompatible with the Titanium Empire, and they have recently been at war with the orcs, so I need to personally confirm "their" attitude. It would be best if they could break the alliance like the Marr people did. If not, then I will force " They" make a choice. "
"I hope these elves with good faces and good figures know each other better." Rogge agreed.
The branch of the Vaelin tribe that humans have the most contact with is the Marr people, who, under the leadership of Eileen Mir, surrendered their entire family to human society.
Most of the Vaelin tribes around the Orion cantilever also show varying degrees of goodwill and are willing to communicate and trade with humans.
After all, there are many similarities between them and humans, including aesthetics, culture, and physical structure.
But the reality is that if there is a friendly party, there must be neutral or even hostile ones.
Many Verin pirates who make a living by robbing and following their own desires and "hobbies" are a group of lunatics, and they are inextricably linked to the evil gods and demons in other dimensions.
This is why Robert attaches great importance to the group of Vaelin people.
As the warmaster of this expedition, he didn't want to be backstabbed by the group of Vryns when he faced the mysterious and weird green-skinned orcs.
Immediately afterwards, the three brothers continued to refine the division of labor and responsibilities. When nothing was left out, Robert smiled heartily and stretched out his right hand to wave in front of the brothers.
Seeing this, Leon and Rogge also stretched out their hands to hold each other tightly, smiled at each other as if they had a tacit understanding, and said in unison: "For father and for mankind, kill all the aliens!"
Next.
The three brothers, who had just gotten together not long ago, had to separate again at this moment.
Rogge led the elite of Glory Iron Fist to stay on the prehistoric planet as planned, ensuring the smooth flow of logistics supply lines and continuing to eliminate the remaining Titanium people.
On the other hand, Nova, Sarah, and more than 5,000 new recruits were deployed to the flagships of the Extreme and Dark Angel Legions, the Guardian of the Dawn and the Hymn of Courage, to accompany the main force of the fleet group on the expedition.
When the fleet group completes its life supplies and everything is ready...
08:19 Pacific Time.
Within the gravitational range of the prehistoric planet, thousands of vortex entrances were opened one by one, allowing corresponding battleships to enter the fault space and rush to more than 150 colonies of the Titanium Empire.
Leon led a quarter of the Dark Angels, including the Hymn of Courage, a total of twenty-seven warships to go straight to the core of the Titanium Empire.
And Robert also personally led a quarter of the Ultra Legion, and immediately headed to the galaxy where tens of millions of Verin people lived.
soon.
The low-Earth orbit, which originally seemed very "crowded", became much emptier due to the disappearance of the main force of the expedition fleet group, with "only" more than 260 warships left.
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Twelve hours later.
Titanium mother galaxy.
If you look at this galaxy from a "flat surface", at its center is a star whose size and mass far exceed that of the sun, releasing radiation and energy into the cold universe, while also emitting light blue dazzling light outwards.
The first to fifth orbits are all terrestrial planets, and the four closest to the star are as bare and desolate as Mercury.
Although the fifth lesson is equally desolate, and the main color is desert yellow, there are still water sources and woodlands that represent life, as well as a thick atmosphere.
This is the home planet of the Titanium Empire.
As for the gaseous planets in the sixth and seventh orbits, they are not worth mentioning.
A closer look at the Titanium mother planet.
Its surface is similar to the unmodified Mars a hundred years ago, with similar volume and mass, low gravity, and thin air. However, it is precisely because of such a harsh environment that the people of Titanium are keen to plunder and possess various resources.
There are a considerable number of space stations and warships in low-Earth orbit used to defend their home planet.
And they are most proud of the cosmic fortress, which is the largest in scale, with a length and width of "full" six kilometers, and is parked above the capital of the home planet.
The various warships that gradually gathered near the fortress showed that their territory was already "on fire" and the battle situation was so serious that it required the defense forces of the home planet to be mobilized for reinforcements.
Swish---swish---! !
suddenly!
Twenty-seven vortex exits emerged one after another, allowing ¼ of the Dark Angel fleet led by Leon to sail away from the fault space. Moreover, the Hymn of Courage actually accelerated and rushed straight towards the cosmic fortress not far away.
! ! !
The sudden change left Tai Pu with no time to react, and the Cosmic Fortress hurriedly turned its angle to avoid it.
Can…
Boom----Long----!
However, how can the Hymn of Courage, one of the pinnacles of human combat power, give the fortress a chance to escape? Actively deploy the energy shield to violently collide with it.
Accompanied by "silent" explosions and flames, the Hymn of Courage rammed the space fortress through, without any damage to its own hull structure.
The other Titanium battleships that reacted tried to focus their fire and bombard, but in a short time they were helpless against the shield of the Hymn of Courage.
now.
Inside the bridge of the Hymn of Courage.
Leon stood behind the giant porthole, with his hands behind his back, looking down at the Titanium Pu mother planet expressionlessly, and ordered in an understatement:
"Notify the bombing squadron to be prepared to release the new-class nuclear bombs, and then turn on the public frequency. I will personally declare the demise of their home planet to the Titanium Empire."
