175: Spear of Adun, Archbishop Artanis of the Protoss

The central flagship—the spear of adun.

It is 74.547 kilometers long, with a stern width of tens of kilometers.

Powered by an artificial star, the Solar Matrix Core, it supports the warship's weapon systems, life support systems, technological systems, and more, capable of handling any disaster or conflict.

Flagship—the spear of adun

Protoss Hierarch and Golden Armada Commander, Artanis, stood on the bridge, gazing at the profound darkness in the void, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"Our people once controlled galaxies; our future was once filled with glory."

"But in arrogance and division, our homeland fell, becoming a ruin shrouded in smoke."

"What will be the ultimate destiny of the Protoss race?"

On the empty bridge, a hurried sound of footsteps suddenly echoed.

A Protoss Warrior strode in quickly, his steps urgent.

"Hierarch, a small scout team dispatched to the Land of Redemption has lost contact with the fleet and is missing."

Artanis turned around and asked, "Has no message been sent back?"

The Protoss Warrior shook his head, "This small team has vanished as if into thin air, with no news or trace."

"Continue to send out small reconnaissance units to investigate the specific situation," Artanis said quickly after a brief thought.

"Yes, Commander!"

The Protoss Warrior turned and left.

Artanis's gaze passed through the viewport, looking out at the boundless darkness, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

"The spear of adun is a magnificent masterpiece of Protoss engineers, and as the last ark-class warship, it is sufficient to ensure our civilization survives the darkest period."

"But now, after suffering the ravages of war, the spear of adun has many major malfunctions and requires more time to repair."

"If we encounter an overwhelming Zerg Swarm at this time, the situation could be dire."

"I hope these next few days will be calm and uneventful."

"Once the spear of adun is fully restored, it will be the moment of Protoss vengeance!"

At this point, Artanis's azure eyes welled up with infinite determination and killing intent.

Artanis

...A night passed quickly.

The next day.

The sun rose in the east, and dawn broke.

As soon as Su Bai woke up, the Land of Redemption's system announcement popped up before his eyes.

"Announcement: All Lords, please note!"

"Announcement: In 5 days, a special disaster will descend!"

"Hint: The disaster is not a beast tide; please prepare in advance!"

"There are five days left until the disaster arrives."

"Fortunately, the Bleeding Curse of Darkness has been deciphered; otherwise, the Zerg Swarm being constantly harassed would indeed be a considerable nuisance."

"No matter what the special disaster ultimately is, with the current number of Zerg Swarm, it should be enough to cope."

Su Bai quickly washed his face, walked out of the small stone house, and went into the manor's underground warehouse to retrieve steaming sweet corn for breakfast.

Within the territory, the bustling Zerglings, Hydralisks, Roaches, and Banelings made it exceptionally lively.

Looking up, 10 giant Overlords floated in the sky.

A glance across them brought extreme comfort.

"I have to say, being surrounded by tens of thousands of Zerg Swarm really gives a full sense of security!"

Su Bai gnawed on the sweet corn, pleased and joyful.

He checked the resource page.

"Soul: 4,628"

"wood: 25,000"

"Stone: 32,100"

"Iron: 132,700"

"primary energy gem: 36,260"

"biomass: 70,200"

"There are still some resources of various kinds left; although not enough to upgrade the territory, they are more than enough to upgrade buildings."

Su Bai surveyed the buildings in the territory and decided to upgrade the hatchery.

"wood - 10,000"

"Stone - 6,000"

"Iron - 6,000"

"primary energy gem - 2,500"

..."wood - 12,000"

"Stone - 10,000"

"Iron - 10,000"

"primary energy gem - 3,000"

The hatchery emitted rumbling sounds.

Its purple shell glowed faintly, and the tentacles rooted underground expanded by a full circle.

Five minutes later.

"Congratulations, Lord Su Bai, the hatchery has been successfully upgraded."

"hatchery level reached Lv9"

"hatchery level reached Lv10"

"The number of Larva hatched every 24 hours has increased by 120."

"Currently, a total of 260 Larva can be hatched every 24 hours."

Immediately after, one by one, plump Larva quickly hatched and formed.

Currently, the territory already possessed 920 Larva.

Su Bai planned to wait until a larger number accumulated, then mutate them into combat units all at once.

At this moment, the Overlords floating in mid-air lowered their altitude, opened their massive mouths, and continuously produced purple, lumpy food.

The surrounding Zerglings, Hydralisks, Roaches, and Queens swarmed forward, vying for this food.

Although the Overlords could produce a large amount of food, there were only ten of them in total, which was still insufficient to supply the entire Zerg Swarm of tens of thousands.

"Only when the Overlords' autonomous recruitment is enabled will the Zerg Swarm be able to achieve self-sufficiency."

"At this stage, we still have to clear out the wild beasts around the territory as a food source for the Zerg Swarm."

"However, with the addition of these ten Overlords, the food pressure has already been greatly alleviated."

Su Bai murmured to himself, watching the Overlords in the sky.

Just then, the system's mechanical synthesized voice sounded again.

"Hint: Hatchery free recruitment count has refreshed."

"Current free count: 1"

"Initiate recruitment!"

Su Bai silently commanded.

From the Hatchery, 15 Zerglings ran out.

Then, he initiated the manor's free recruitment.

This time, his luck was quite good.

He obtained a Construction Drone.

"Mutate into a Spore Crawler!"

Su Bai issued the command.

"wood - 2,000"

"Stone - 2,000"

"Iron - 2,000"

"biomass - 1,500"

The Construction Drone moved to the edge of the territory, its forelimbs piercing into the creep, rapidly absorbing biomass and genetic sequences from it.

It was enveloped in a mass of biomass and began to mutate.

Two minutes later.

An anti-air defensive structure—a Spore Crawler—appeared within the territory.

The building's level was the same as the Construction Drone's level before mutation, which was Level 9.

"Currently, the territory has 3 Spore Crawlers, 2 Spine Crawlers, plus a sentry arrow tower; the defense is not bad."

"But if a large number of enemies attack the territory, we must rely on the Zerg Swarm for defense."

Su Bai wondered if enabling the Construction Drone's autonomous recruitment would be incredibly satisfying.

At that time, he would be able to fulfill the greatest wish of a infrastructure fanatic.

He would extensively build Spine Crawlers and Spore Crawlers, these two defensive structures, on the creep-covered ground.

"Kerrigan, how is your physical condition now?" Su Bai moved his feet and asked.