——. TR81.2.2——

Cthulhu Sector, Amada Field, Turacis System.

Tulasis II, Fort Howe

On the slightly old wooden bar, a "radio" with an exposed interior is playing intermittent news.

"[Zizi - When the 'Clone Rebellion' event is about to turn one year into Terra, the rebels in all sectors have been basically wiped out, and the confidence of the Terra Federation - Zizi - please don't panic - Zizi - citizens. 】”

"[Below-Zizi-Front-Reporter-Zizi-]"

"Ha, even internal communications can be disrupted, and you still want people not to panic?" After nothing but white noise could be heard on the radio, a large, calloused hand turned it off, accompanied by a low, slightly magnetic man's sneer.

"Jim, if you say that outside, you'll be locked up." A middle-aged bartender in a waiter's suit behind the bar commented without raising his head, wiping his glass.

"yes, that's a terrible suck," the man named Jim said, unconcernedly, bringing his glass to his lips, "Maybe the one who released me after that was Mimatar was the clone trooper." ”

He looked to be no more than thirty, of medium build, strong muscles, wearing a white T-shirt and cargo overalls, with a short stubble on his head, a slight stubble on his chin, and sharp and menacing features, which were diluted by a pair of beautiful blue eyes.

"I think it's more likely that they're going to blow up the confinement room outright." The bartender fetched a new cup.

"Hey, that's it-"

Boom Boom Boom!!

With a series of violent explosions that were almost uninterrupted, the entire small bar also shook for a while.

"Tsk, it looks like it's time to get to work," Jim took a sip of the rest of the wine in his glass and got up to leave: "Old rules, keep accounts." ”

"Be careful, I hope you remember that you've already posted all of your next month's salary, and if you die, I'll lose a lot." The bartender "blessed" him behind him.

Jim gestured "OK" without looking back, then put away his two fingers and left his middle finger, and walked out of the tavern.

Almost simultaneously, another series of explosions came from the air.

"Hmm...... After the anti-aircraft fire is consumed, it is time for airdrops and ground advances. Jim looked up at the barrage of intercepted missiles and shrugged in the direction of the barracks.

Jim's full name is James Quill Raynor, and those who know him well generally refer to him as Jim Raynor.

He belongs to the 321st Legion of the Tyranid Federation stationed at Howe Fortress, and is the commander of the "Heavenly Demon" special operations team directly under the legion.

As a natural person, Jim Reynolds has no ill feelings or affection for the Tyranid Federation's efforts to oppress clones, so he also has a general view of those sectors that rebel or become independent for the rights of clones, and only because he hates pirates.

In the case that human beings have discovered a new world, and as long as they work hard, they can reap the rewards, and still choose to be pirates and rob their compatriots without hard work, which has no value in saving and transforming at all.

Tulasis is a border galaxy between Emma and Mimatar Regions, it has only two planets, and the two stargates in the galaxy are also very close to each other, so there are often pirates at this time, and Howe Fortress was established on the second planet to suppress piracy here - the first is a gaseous planet.

Even if an ordinary galaxy could suppress piracy, it would be necessary to build an orbital space station on a planet close to the gate, with defensive firepower, drone hangars, and scanning arrays, and conduct regular patrols, but even that would prevent pirates or smugglers from quietly building hideouts on a planet within the galaxy or even in the "dead space" of the asteroid belt.

But Turacis is different, because the two gates in the galaxy are too close to each other, and there is no asteroid belt in the system, a well-equipped ground fortress will do the job.

The Governor of the Tulasis system, Lieutenant Colonel Javier Vandersple, was initially happy that he didn't have to pay for the maintenance of the space fleet and space station, but after the Clone Rebellion, he was shocked to find himself trapped on the surface.

The fundamental cause of the "Clone Rebellion" is the oppression of their clones by natural people, and the resentment has been fermenting for several years, but the direct cause or fuse is the Keha system in the Emma Star Domain, where the Federation used 10,000 "Apocalypse" strategic nuclear bombs to carpet bomb the planet, and the cause of all this is only the Governor of Keha declaring autonomy in order to protect the rights of local clones.

After the incident, the Keha system was completely locked down by the Tyranid Federation, and no further official news came out, and the gossip was a mess, with some saying that the planet was completely blown up - this is obviously nonsense, some saying that the planet is now completely a radiant wasteland - this is possible, and it is also said that Keha activated the ancient artifact to protect the entire planet at the last moment - how did the person who spread this open his mouth?

The only thing that is certain at the moment is that Akturs Monsk, the son of the governor of Keha, was not on the planet at the time, and he had formed a mercenary army called the "Children of Keha" to find trouble with the Tyranid Federation, which was too busy to capture him because of the rebellion that had swarmed up everywhere, and only issued a bounty.

After the "Keha Incident", the already fragile Federation fell apart in an instant, and at present, only the Emma Star Field and the Amada Star Field, the core star fields of the Tyranid Federation, are still obeying the orders of the Capital Star, and the Mimatar Star Field, the Gayrant Star Field, the Gadari Star Field, and the Jupiter Star Field have declared their independence from the Federation, coupled with the indiscriminate division of territories by various illegal organizations and pirates in the outerer low-security regions, the entire Cthulhu Star Region has become a pot of porridge.

As an outpost between Mimatar and Aimatar, the Tulassis system and Howe Fortress bore the brunt of the attack by Mimatar fleet.

If this fortress is the legendary "Maginot Line", it is good that the invading Mimatar fleet can directly ignore and bypass it, but the planetary fortress cannon itself is built to prevent pirates from sneaking through the stargate, but it cannot be ignored, being pointed at by such a cannon, the Mimatar fleet that broke through the outer defense of Tulasis did not dare to use the stargate in front of it, for fear that it would be torn to pieces by a cannon when jumping, and finally decided to pluck this thorn in the flesh first.

However, since the purpose of building the Howe Fortress is to deal with space pirates, the anti-air firepower is naturally extraordinary, and it is almost impossible to decide the winner by the main guns of the battleship, so after a stalemate between the two sides for a period of time, the Mimatar fleet chose to land on the other side of the planet and began to establish a surface base to start a ground war with the Howe Fortress, and this ground war was fought for a whole year, so that a good young man like Renault became an old oilman.