Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

More than two hours later.

In the Marran galaxy called by Yina and other "elves", in the background of its deep space, it seems to be able to intuitively see the colorful "nebula".

Aside from the central star, the entire galaxy consists of ten planets, as well as countless asteroids and dwarf planets on the periphery.

The size and brightness of the stars are similar to those of the sun, but from the fifth orbit, the types of planets are all gas and ice giants.

The number of asteroids and dwarf planets in the outer periphery is far more than the sum of the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt of the solar system.

The first to fourth orbits are terrestrial planets, and the most prominent and special one in the deep space of the universe is the "Mar Star" located in the fourth orbit.

Judging from the appearance alone, Mars star is like a harvest star as a whole.

Although the volume is smaller than Earth, only a few points larger than Mars, the atmosphere is thick, the surface has a blue ocean, and the land is also full of green, and the khaki color representing the desert is extremely rare.

Low-Earth orbit does not have the facilities such as orbital elevators, defense turrets, space stations or hubs commonly used by humans. Instead, it has many "◇" diamond-shaped translucent "crystals".

These crystals are at least two kilometers long, which is consistent with the rotation speed of Mars, and it seems to be some kind of orbital defense mechanism.

at this time.

The crystals on the sun-facing side of Mars suddenly turned around, flashing reddish light one after another, aiming the tip at the same universe.

Not long after, within the gravitational range of this universe, eleven transition exits were suddenly formed, and the ships belonging to the Dark Angels fleet sailed out of the fault space one after another.

Moreover, in addition to carrying a large number of auxiliary troops, carrier-based aircraft and ground armored units, Achilles-class aircraft carriers without electromagnetic main guns, and supply ships that carry materials and are responsible for maintenance, all other warships have already locked nearby crystals. .

At the same time, the eleven ships took the initiative to deploy their energy shields that emitted pale golden light.

It can be seen that those crystals are indeed the defense mechanism of the Marr, and they also have the ability to detect ships and objects that are about to leave the fault space, so as to react in advance.

On the other hand, the human side who annexed the technology of the Covenant Empire also has similar detection methods.

This is why the fire control system has already locked the nearby crystals, and all ships have deployed energy shields.

The jump exit dissipates.

The two sides are in a standoff.

In the Zeus-class bridge, next to the center console.

There is Leon with his hands crossed in front of the breastplate, and there is also Ina who has changed from a hospital uniform to a dark angel training uniform.

I saw that Yina didn't hesitate too much. Using the holographic communication presented by the center console, she tried to contact Marr Star and showed her identity:

"I am Ina Urnos Liz who went to the human world. Standing beside me is the descendant of the human ruler, Primarch Leon, please allow us to land in the capital of Mia, we need to meet Great Patriarch Erin Mir."

The voice fell.

Leon waited patiently for a moment, and the holographic communication began to show a real-time picture, showing a male Marr wearing an alternative white armor.

The other party looked solemn.

Especially seeing the height difference between Ina and Leon, there was a hint of consternation in the other's eyes, and finally looked at Ina and communicated in the language between the Marr people.

"…"

Seeing this, Leon just glanced at Ina, and then still looked at the holographic communication blankly, staring at the male Marr.

End the conversation.

The other party looked straight at Leon with a little dread, as if he wanted to say something warning, but soon, the male Marr looked away, and took the initiative to end the communication, returning the center console to its original state.

And Yina also turned sideways, raised her head, and respectfully said to Leon: "Dear Primarch, only one landing craft or transport plane and a few fighter planes responsible for **** are allowed to go to the capital of Mia."

"Heh." Leon said with disdain: "How timid you are."

"After all, you came here in person, and there is a discrepancy with the situation foreseen by the great ancestors, which made the warriors of the palace so vigilant."

Hearing the explanation given by Ina, there is no need to ask deliberately, Leon can also guess that the Marr people's behavior is somewhat overly dependent on the so-called "foreseeing" and "prophecy".

Sanguinius also struggled with the broken fragments of the "future" that popped up in his mind from time to time when their brothers were still living together.

But as Robert said, "The future is created by oneself, not determined by those illusory pictures."

It's just that Leon won't have the idle mind of his elder brother to teach this group of elves who like to play riddles.

As for the "palace warrior", it should be the military of the Marr, but Leon was too lazy to infer the other party's organization, and he didn't think too much. He turned to look at the captain sitting in the captain's seat, and gave the order:

"Stay on alert and always be prepared for possible battles."

"Yes." The captain ordered.

Afterwards, Leon turned and walked outside the bridge, reminding Ina, "Keep up."

Using the power armor's communication again, he said to the hangar: "Get ready for the flight formation."

talking.

Leon and Ina, who was following behind him, had already walked out of the bridge, and the paladins who had been waiting outside for a long time also followed their Primarch and headed to the hangar speechlessly.

Ina showed undisguised confusion, that is...

Don't the ruler of man and his heirs understand fear? Even if he really only leads a few guards, he dares to go to the relationship between the two parties is not clear, everything is in the base camp of unknown forces.

However, after carefully recalling the clearing operation that broke out on Pulton, and then having close contact with Leon and other Astartes, Ina was relieved.

Although it, and even most Marr people, have high self-esteem and have absolute confidence in their physical and psychic abilities, in fact, they do have qualities far beyond that of humans, elites and iron-blooded people, but compared with Astartes, It seems that there is only a slight advantage in psionic talent.

And the original...

Ina had not been able to witness the process of John's hunt for Pallas, nor had the right to read the combat records, but just by feeling, it knew that the primarch was the existence that completely crushed the Marr, and it seemed that only the great ancestors could fight it. contend.

Not to mention the "Lord of Humans" who is above the Primarch.

Thinking room.

Ina had already followed Leon and the Paladins to the Zeus-class hangar, and then boarded the Thunder VI, which was ready to use a large transport boat whose specifications exceeded those used by the auxiliary army.

Shortly after.

Zeus-class ship.

Right side of the hull.

Thunder VI and four Viking fighter planes responsible for escorting formed a flight formation, leaving the battleship group and heading for Mars.

It didn't take long for the flight formation to pass one of the "crystals" at close range.

Immediately afterwards, more than ten white, shuttle-shaped "fighters" with wing-like structures on both sides surrounded the flight formation and entered the atmosphere of Mars together.

Flying for a while.

The pilots sitting in the cockpit of a Viking fighter saw them come to the top of a sea of ​​clouds, and after passing through the sea of ​​clouds, they saw an endless green.

The ground was littered with plants that the pilot felt familiar, not dissimilar to the categories he knew, and the HUD helmet also caught some traces of animals.

Lock on the target, divide it into several small screens and present them on both sides of the helmet, and pull them into the field of view for careful viewing.

Although I have never seen these animals like birds, raccoons or elk, they are still within the aesthetic scope of pilots, at least not weird.

A reminder of "Di." indicates that the Viking fighter has completed the basic scan of Mars.

The pilot dissipates the small screens on the sides and presents the scans in the cockpit in front of them for easy reading.

The results show that the composition of Mars' atmosphere is 72% nitrogen, 24% oxygen, 0.6% argon, and the rest is carbon dioxide and some rare gases. The atmospheric pressure is similar to that of the earth, and the gravity is 1.43g.

In general, although it is obviously different from the earth's environment, it is not too harsh for human beings.

Dissipate scan results.

The pilots followed the formation and gradually descended the altitude as instructed, and kept vigilant against the shuttle fighters surrounding them.

soon.

They passed through the forest at a low altitude and came to the sky above the "Golden Wheat Field".

I saw the Mar people in the fields, wearing huge umbrellas, holding various agricultural tools, and some of them also used docile animals like cattle for farming.

Sailing a little further, he also saw towns, estates, and pastures where animals of all kinds were raised.

Witnessing all this, the pilots who control the Viking fighters have a sense of sight, comfort and naturalness that came to the harvest star more than ten years ago.

But there is one notable difference, that is, he has never found many modern facilities and means of transportation from beginning to end.

Even the Harvest Star more than ten years ago would not be as backward as the "dream back to the Middle Ages" here. It seems that the people of Maar do not want to rely on the convenience brought by technology.

Immediately after.

The "city" in front of you, more affirmed the pilot's evaluation of "returning to the Middle Ages".

Because that city is consistent with historical documents, or in epic movies, the castle is made of stone and bricks, and then consists of military fortresses and civilian residences.

However, the size and scale are much larger and grander than those recorded in the literature, and the props and special effects in the movie, especially the palace located in the center, reflecting the light under the light of the stars.

Numerous crystal-like objects and facilities are located in this castle, which Ina calls "the capital of Mia".

Then the entire flight formation, guided by the Marr shuttle fighters, slowed down, and finally arrived at the military fortress on the easternmost side of the capital of Mia, and landed in the open area inside the fortress.

on the way down.

The four Vikings were also converted into heavy armoured units, guarding the soldiers of Marr who came forward with white armor.

The Thunder VI landed between the four Vikings, stopped, opened the nose door as a pedal, and made Leon, the Paladin and the Ina in the cabin get out of the cabin.

After completely stepping on the surface of Mar Star, Leon looked around to observe, and saw not far ahead, a team of Mar soldiers with gorgeous armor and red cloaks walking towards them.

In order to avoid disputes, this team of Mar soldiers took the initiative to stop at the periphery of Viking. Seeing this, Ina also reminded Leon in a timely manner:

"These are the hall warriors who brought us to meet our great ancestors."

"…"

Remaining silent means that Leon has no objection, and immediately leads a group of dark knights to the team of hall warriors.

Although Leon has a cold temperament, he obeys his father's orders, at least before the Marr people show any extreme actions, he will maintain a kind "invitation" that great ancestor to Pulton.

Ina quickly followed the giants.

On the other hand, the hall soldiers and the Mar soldiers who were stationed in the fortress had different expressions, mostly surprised and surprised.

Even if you have prepared well, you will be shocked when you come to the scene and see the terrifying height and size of the Primarch and Astarte with your own eyes.

approach.

A hall warrior in charge of leading the team put his right hand behind him and his left to the palace in the center of the capital of Mia. He said to Leon in a respectful tone and not a rusty human language:

"Please come with us."

"Okay."

Seeing that the other party's attitude was good, so out of courtesy, Leon also gave a brief reply, left the fortress with the group of hall warriors, and walked to the palace.

Next.

The group needed to pass through the streets of Mia's capital, and Leon found that many Marr civilians consciously kept their distance, either from a distance or in the buildings on both sides of the street.

The expressions on the faces of civilians who have not received military training are much richer and more exciting than those of Marr soldiers.

Among them, there are children who are small in size and age, and they can't help but exclaim.

Even if the language was different, Leon could sense that the group of children were exclaiming, "They are so tall!" and "So strong!"

Leon is used to this.

Since they came into the public eye, he had encountered scenes that were even more exaggerated than those of Mal's children.

cross the street.

After passing through the main entrance of the palace and the garden with various ornamental plants, Leon and his party went straight to the interior of the most magnificent and spacious hall.

And here.

Paved with clean and reflective white floor tiles, stone pillars for support and decoration are erected on both sides, and there are many small crystals that are exquisitely carved, and together with many glass structures, this hall is full of light.

At the forefront, there are several Marr people sitting, wearing white-based clothing and robes.

Sitting in the center is a Marr woman, with more gorgeous clothes than other compatriots, delicate facial features, cool demeanor, with conspicuous long red hair, and her appearance is about twenty-seven or eighteen of human beings. She looks young. But there is an air of superiority.

These Marr people are the ancestors who led some of their clansmen to escape their fallen fate and escaped to the Marr galaxy.

Moreover, when the ancestors saw Leonyi and his party entering the hall, they took the initiative to get up and leave their seats, and the female ancestor looked directly at Leon with a smile, as if she had seen everything and said:

"Welcome to you, the third son of the Lord of Humanity, I am Erin Mir, and I am honored to be invited by the Lord of Humanity."

"It's also my honor to meet you." Leon responded and said bluntly: "Since the ancestors have understood our intentions, time is precious, please rush to Pulton with us immediately."

"Of course."