Chapter 5: God's Joke

Al, the heart of the Supreme Council

"Look, there's something he can't do, he has to be tried," said a magistrate

The Star Spirit Expeditionary Force led by Marcel finally returned to El, although they had long known that Tassadar had acted without orders, but they knew that they actually wanted him to know that he had lost his way, after all, as the leader of the new generation of Star Spirit Templars, his influence was too great, and almost all active Templars followed him as an example, so they had to be cautious when dealing with such a figure. When he said that he wanted to dispose of it, he actually wanted to be idle for a period of time to survive the news of this defeat

However, Tassadar clearly failed their good intentions, which made these ordinary rule-makers, the ruling class of the Star Spirits, feel that their dignity had been challenged. They must react, or their prestige will be lost.

"Where is Aldaris?" asked the archbishop

"I have arrived in the Danus system, found Atanis and conveyed the order," a waiter next to him responded, "According to the information returned, Atanis did not have any overreaction, he accepted it calmly, and is currently doing the handover work, and is preparing to leave for the return to El."

"Don't bother so much, tell Aldaris and let them go and get that rebel back from Tassadar" As if thinking of something, he turned his head, "Is Phoenix back?" How's the Purifier experiment going? ”

"With all due respect, Archbishop, the Purifier Project was sealed by the Supreme Council for violating the cycle of life, and now it is secretly restarted... The magistrate next to him was skeptical

"What do you know, as far as the current situation is concerned, the insect is different from any enemy we have faced in the past, I am not old and confused, even if the concept is not the same, but I am still sure of the combat power of Tasadar and his command, even if it encounters a siege, but the defeat is so fast, the loss is so large, it can attract our attention. Moreover, this is just a reboot, and the Purifier itself is only a clone of the Templar consciousness, and to a certain extent, can be qualified for the role of cannon fodder" Saying this, the archbishop's face showed a different look of worry, "I hope I'm worrying too much... The previous replica was just an ordinary Templar person, and this time it was a copy of an executive, and I don't know if it would succeed. ”

"So, what's next for Phoenix?"

"He can't stay out of the way, the expeditionary force must be reconstituted, let him lead the well-repaired fleet, go to the meeting with Artanis, and tell our new CEO that the nests of the insects must be identified and destroyed"

Over Char's extraplanetary orbit, Hyperion

"Sir, is there really a friend of yours trapped down here?" Mark asked

"I'm not sure, but I hope so" Renault's answer was confusing, he stood on the bridge and looked out the window at the planet, which was an eerie red color, as if it was covered in lava, in fact, after preliminary scanning, the planet was indeed full of volcanoes, and was in the process of erupting or waiting to erupt all year round, and its atmosphere was full of volcanic ash. Now it seems that he has to admire his predecessors, for the sake of the mineral deposits, to endure such a harsh environment, there is that time, it is better to rob a resource planet.

In fact, the closer he got to the planet, the more real the dreams he felt, and as soon as he fell into a slight trance, those scenes would appear in front of him, but the voice of the call became weaker and weaker, making him feel more anxious, and it was the same that he was sure that Kerrigan, the woman who made him guilty and took it to heart, was really alive, waiting for him to come to his rescue.

"Inform all departments, prepare for landing operations" Renault talked about the soot, "Mark, keep an eye on the surrounding environment, and rescue us"

"Obey the Command"

"Hmmm... In that being the case ... Wait, what are those" Renault discovered through a remote monitoring device that from the other side of the planet, there was a fleet that was approaching quickly, and they seemed to have spotted him, and this was what was coming for him.

"Pay attention to vigilance, first-level combat readiness, all units are in place, and the railguns are in place" Mark arranged in an orderly manner

"It's the Imperial fleet, who is in charge?"

"It's Nord Three, sir?"

"Oh? It seems to be an old acquaintance, Admiral Edmund Duke, what kind of wind is blowing him here? ”

At this moment, the telecommunication device lit up, and after the correspondent turned it on, Duke's face was revealed, with silver hair and thick eyebrows, still so hateful.

"James Reynolds? You have the audacity to appear in front of me, it is God's will."

"your God, you'd better shoot accurately, otherwise, my Yamato cannon will turn you into cosmic garbage" Renault was not to be outdone, "If you want to take us, your strength is not enough"

"It was my biggest mistake to let you go, I didn't expect that now I would raise tigers, I knew that in Marsala, I should have fed you to insects."

Renault didn't speak, he lit a cigarette and began to enjoy Duke's performance, with a mocking smile on his face, which irritated Duke even more.

"What are you doing here, you traitor?"

"That's exactly what I want to ask you, did Mengsk break his promise again and send you to this place where birds don't?"

"Enough, you damn it, I'm here on a secret mission, and His Majesty the Emperor thinks only I can do it." Duke's slightly arrogant retort, but no matter how you look at it, it tastes a little inward.

"Really? That's congratulations, I'm not interested, but don't get in my way."

Duke pretended to smile mysteriously, "Hehe, I just want to tell you that I came here for a similar purpose to you"

Renault's heart tightened when he heard this, could it be that he also had that dream? In an instant, this idea was denied, and Kerrigan should not have called for help from him, so who was it? A person's name is about to come out. She was close to him for a time, and she was his closest aide-de-camp.

Duke admired Renault's wracking and abrupt expression, "That's right, our Imperial Majesty"

"What did you say?"

"Hehe, Renault, don't take me for a fool, don't pretend to me, I know what's going on here, a little more than you know."

"You don't know anything" Renault wasn't sure what Duke knew, but he couldn't show his fear.

"Haha, have you been sleeping soundly lately, young man"

He really knew about it, so Mengsk sent him here to rescue her? It's also possible, because she knows too many of his secrets. However, Renault is more inclined to choose to believe that he is only trying to figure out what is going on here.

"You can continue to show off here, but I want to remind you that time is running out, and when the time comes, Mengsk may not let you go"

Duke's face was pale, he was angry, he was so impulsive and irritable, "See, boy, I warn you, don't get in my way, or you'll be good-looking"

Communication was stopped, and Renault leaned back in his chair, slowly spitting out smoke, and the scene fell silent for a moment.

"Sir, where are we next?"

"Cancel the order just now, restore the second level of combat readiness, and let these guys help us explore the way"

(Thank you for the Pegasus Meteor Cannon, I suck gas, and pull the wind for the tease of the reward, thank you for your recommendation votes this week, the number of words in this book is about to enter 100,000, and the first plot climax is coming)