Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

After more than two hours.

In the galaxy called Maar by Ina and other "elves", against the background of the deep space, it seems that the colorful "nebula" can be seen intuitively.

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

The size and brightness of the star are similar to the sun, but starting from the fifth orbit, the planets are all gas and ice giant planets.

The number of asteroids and dwarf planets in the periphery far exceeds the sum of the asteroid belt and the Kuiper belt in 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.

Looking at the appearance alone, Mar Star looks like Harvest Star as a whole.

Although the volume is smaller than the Earth, only slightly larger than Mars, the atmosphere is thick, there is a blue ocean on the surface, and the land is also covered with green, and the earthy yellow that represents the desert is extremely rare.

There are no orbital elevators, defensive turrets, space stations or hub stations commonly used by humans in low-Earth orbit. Instead, there are many translucent "crystals" in the shape of "◇" diamonds.

The length of these crystals is at least two kilometers, which is consistent with the rotation speed of the Mar star, and it seems to be some kind of orbital defense mechanism.

at this time.

The crystals on the sun-facing side of Mar star suddenly turned around, flashing reddish light one after another, pointing their tips at the same space domain.

Not long after, within the gravitational range of this universe, eleven leap exits suddenly formed, and the ships belonging to the Dark Angel fleet sailed out of the fault space one by one.

Moreover, in addition to carrying a large number of auxiliary forces, carrier-based aircraft and ground armor units, Achilles-class aircraft carriers without electromagnetic main guns, and supply ships carrying supplies and responsible for maintenance, all other warships have already locked the nearby crystals. .

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

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

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

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

Warp exit dissipates.

The two sides fell into a standoff.

And inside the Zeus-class bridge, next to the center console.

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

I saw that Yi Na did not hesitate too much, using the holographic communication displayed on the center console, tried to contact Mar Star, and said:

"I am Ina Urnoslis, who is going to the human world. Standing beside me is the heir of the ruler of mankind, Primarch Leon. Please allow us to land in the capital of Mia. We need to meet the great Patriarch Erin Mill."

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 a different kind of white armor.

The other party looked dignified.

Especially seeing the height difference between Ina and Leon, a flash of astonishment flashed in the eyes of the other party, and finally looked at Ina, communicating with them in the language of the Marians.

"..."

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

End the conversation.

The other party looked directly at Leon with a little apprehension, as if he wanted to say something warning, but soon, the male Malman dodged his eyes, and took the initiative to end the communication, returning the center console to its original state.

And Ina also turned sideways, raised her head, and respectfully said to Leon: "Dear Primarch, Mar Star only allows one landing craft or transport plane, and a few escorting fighter planes to go to the capital of Mia."

"Oh." Leon said disdainfully: "How timid and fearful you are."

"After all, you came here in person, and there is a discrepancy with the situation foreseen by the great ancestor. That's why the soldiers in the palace are so vigilant."

Hearing the explanation given by Ina, Leon can also guess that the Mar people behave in a way that they rely too much on the so-called "foresight" and "prophecy" without asking deliberately.

Sanguinius also struggled with fragments of the "future" that sometimes popped up in his head when the brothers were still living together.

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

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

As for the "Palace Warrior" should be the Martian military, but Leon didn't bother to infer the other party's establishment, and he didn't think too much. He turned to look at the captain sitting in the captain's seat, and gave an order:

"Keep on alert and always prepare for possible battles."

"Yes." The captain ordered.

Afterwards, Leon turned around and walked out of the bridge, reminding Ina, "Follow."

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

talking.

Leon and Ina who followed him had already walked out of the bridge, and the paladins who had been waiting outside for a long time, also followed their Primarch, went to the hangar without a word.

Yi Na showed undisguised confusion, that is...

Don't the ruler of men and his children understand what fear is? He actually dared to go to the headquarters of an unknown force where the relationship between the two parties was not clear with only a few guards.

However, after carefully recalling the purge operation that broke out on Poulton, and having close contact with Leon and other Astartes, Yi Na felt relieved.

Although it, and even most Marians, think highly of themselves and have absolute confidence in their physical and spiritual abilities, in fact, they do have qualities that far exceed humans, elites, and iron blood, but compared with the Astartes, It seems that only spiritual talent has a slight advantage.

And the primarch...

Ina didn't witness the process of John killing Pallas with her own eyes, and she didn't have the right to read the battle records, but just by feeling, she knew that the Primarch was an existence that completely crushed the Marians, and it seemed that only the great ancestor could fight with it. contend.

Not to mention the "Lord of Humanity" who surpassed the Primarch.

Thinking room.

Ina had already followed Leon and the paladins to the Zeus-class hangar, and then boarded the ready-to-use Thunder VI, a large transport ship that exceeded the specifications used by the auxiliary army.

Shortly after.

The exterior of the Zeus-class ship.

Right side of the hull.

The Thunder VI and four Viking fighter planes in charge of escort formed a flight formation, separated from the battleship group and headed towards Mar Star.

Not long after, the flight formation passed one of the "crystals" at close range.

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

Fly for a while.

The pilot sitting in the cockpit of a Viking fighter saw them coming above a sea of ​​clouds, and after passing through the sea of ​​clouds, they saw endless green.

The ground is covered with plants that are familiar to the pilot, no different from the types he knows, and the HUD helmet has also captured some animal tracks.

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

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

"Beep." A reminder, indicating that the Viking fighter plane has completed the basic scan of the planet Mar.

The pilot dissipates the small screens on both sides, and presents the scan results on the cockpit window in front of him for easy viewing.

The results show that the composition of Mar Star's 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.

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

Dissipate scan results.

The pilot followed the formation and gradually descended according to the instructions, and continued to be vigilant against the shuttle fighters surrounding them.

soon.

They flew over the forest at low altitude and came to the sky above the "golden wheat field".

I saw the Marr people in the fields, wearing huge parasols on their heads, holding various agricultural tools, and some even used docile animals like cattle to cultivate.

After sailing for some distance, he also saw towns, manors, and pastures with various kinds of livestock.

Witnessing all of this, the pilots who control the Viking fighters have a sense of sight that came to Harvest Star more than ten years ago, which is comfortable and natural.

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

Even Harvest Star, which was more than ten years ago, would not be as backward as "dream back to the Middle Ages" here. It seems that the people of Mar don't want to rely on the convenience brought by technology.

Immediately afterwards.

The "city" that came into view in front of us further affirmed the pilot's evaluation of "dream back to the Middle Ages".

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

However, the area 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 that is located in the center and reflects light under the stars.

Numerous crystal-like objects and facilities are located in this castle that Ina and the others call the "Mia Capital".

Then the entire flight formation, guided by the Mar people's shuttle-shaped fighter planes, slowed down, and finally arrived at the military fortress on the easternmost side of Mia's capital, and landed in the open area inside the fortress.

On the way to land.

The four Vikings were also converted into heavy armor units, guarding the Mal soldiers who came forward and equipped with white armor.

The Thunder VI landed between the four Vikings, came to a stop, opened the nose hatch as a pedal, and let Leon, Paladin, and Ina in the cabin get out of the cabin.

After completely stepping on the surface of Mar Star, Leon looked around and observed, not far ahead, there was a group of Mar soldiers with gorgeous armor and red cloaks behind them walking towards them.

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

"These are the temple warriors who bring us to meet our great ancestors."

"..."

Keeping silent meant that Leon had no objection, and immediately led a group of dark knights towards the team of palace warriors.

Although Leon was cold-tempered, following his father's order, at least before the Marrs showed any aggressive behavior, he would keep kindly "invite" that great ancestor to go to Pulton.

Ina quickly followed the group of giants.

On the other hand, the palace soldiers and the Mar soldiers who are in charge of guarding the fortress have different expressions, most of them are surprised and astonished.

Even if you have prepared for it, you will be shocked when you come to the scene and see the horrific height and size of the Primarch and Astartes.

approach.

A palace warrior in charge of the team put his right hand behind his back and his left hand towards the palace located in the center of the capital of Mia. He said to Leon in a respectful tone and not unfamiliar human language:

"Please come with us."

"it is good."

Seeing that the other party had a good attitude, Leon replied briefly out of politeness, and left the fortress with the group of palace warriors and walked to the palace.

next.

They needed to pass through the streets of the capital of Mia, and Leon found that many Mal civilians consciously kept their distance, either from a distance, or surrounded by 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 Mar soldiers.

Among them were children who were relatively small in size and age, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Even though the language is different, Leon can also feel that these children are sighing, "They are so tall!", "So strong!" and other words.

Leon has long been used to this.

Ever since they entered the public eye of mankind, he has encountered even more exaggerated scenes than the children of Marr.

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 most magnificent and spacious hall.

And here.

It is paved with clean and reflective white floor tiles, and stone pillars for support and decoration are erected on both sides. There are also many exquisite and small crystals floating in the hall. With many glass structures, this hall is well-lit.

At the front, there are several Martians sitting, wearing white-based clothing and robes.

Sitting in the very center is a Maar woman, her clothes are more gorgeous than other compatriots, her facial features are exquisite, her expression is glamorous, she has conspicuous long red hair, her appearance is about 27 or 8 years old, she looks young, But there is a kind of superior aura.

These Mar people are the ancestors who led some people to escape the fate of falling and escaped to the Mar galaxy.

Moreover, when the ancestors saw Leonyi and his party enter the hall, they got up and left their seats. The female ancestor looked directly at Leon with a smile, as if she had seen everything and said:

"Welcome, 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 is also my honor to meet you." Leon replied, and said bluntly: "Since the ancestors have already understood our intentions, time is precious, please go to Bulton with us immediately."

"certainly."