Chapter 540: Moment of uprising

　　 "Huh!"
　　 "It's okay! Things are a little smoother than I thought!"
"To be honest, you may not believe Shepard... I have thought several times that I would simply step down as a council member and return to our Star Alliance navy... if I didn’t think I was in this position. If you might be able to help you, I think I will do it like that...My old age should not be here, wasted in vain and the endless political and diplomatic gatherings of these politicians! "
　　Finally, after Shepard gave his request, and the members of the three clans of the castle council also nodded and agreed and turned off the holographic projection and left, Anderson was relieved and relieved.
　　 No matter what, at least he, a human council member, is not too incompetent. At any rate, it can be regarded as helping Shepard a little bit and winning the greatest benefit for the other party!
Of course, although a large part of this must be due to Shepard’s efforts at the beginning, the three clans of the Castle of God owed her too much favor. But now, through his Anderson’s efforts, just three Members of the Clan Council have agreed not to pursue Shepard’s work for Cerberus, nor to detain the Normandy II, and they rarely provide a lot of convenience. This is the best result.
　　 "Shepard, I'm sorry, this time I didn't seem to help much except to restore your position..."
"You have to know, in fact, I, a member of the Council of Gods, is just a symbolic job. It is not as glamorous and useful as you think. In fact... Whether it is them or me, most of the time Will not do too many substantive things."
　　 After pacing two steps slowly, Anderson turned his head with a wry smile and looked at the tall and brave female soldier standing in the middle of the big office. In his view, Anderson, the current council of the castle is actually similar in nature to the original United Nations more than a hundred years ago on the earth, and one cannot expect it to do too many practical things.
　　 "No, Chief Anderson!"
　　 "You don't need to mind too much. Although they did not agree to help with the investigation, at least they did not hinder me and restored my identity. This is good. I can now perform my task with confidence!"
　　 "Before the Reaper is coming, someone needs to stand up and do something, right?"
Unlike Admiral Anderson’s slight regrets, Shepard was actually quite satisfied with the results of the negotiations just now. At least, her current identity as the
ghost of the castle
has been restored, and the council recognized her identity in principle and She will not hinder her investigation. Regarding this point, it is actually very good, especially the identity of the'castle ghost', which is of great use to her next work!
After all, for the next period of time, before continuing to investigate the collectors and those reapers, she still needs to run around the galaxy to recruit the Phantom Man of Cerberus for her elite list, if If she had the identity of the ghost of the castle, it would definitely make her work much more convenient, and it would definitely save a lot of trouble.
"Do not worry."
"You don't have to worry about these things in the future, and you can perform your tasks with peace of mind, whether it's our Star Alliance or the Castle of God Council... I will definitely continue to deal with you on your behalf and ensure that they will not interfere in any of your actions! "
　　 Regarding the Reaper, Anderson is really willing to believe, so he is also willing to provide as much help to Shepard as possible!
　　 Now, the entire galaxy countries, even the high-level leaders of the gods, are unwilling to believe in the existence of those harvesters, and even less willing to believe in the fact that there is a 50,000-year cycle of ‘harvesting’. This is actually a terrible thing!
　　 Whenever he thinks of the Proxian beacons and relics they can find everywhere in the galaxy, think of the Mass Effect repeaters all over the galaxy, Anderson feels shuddering...
　　Think about the technology of those Proxians. They are so developed, even far beyond the current races of the castle council... Then how did they destroy them?
　　 Also, what about the ‘50 thousand years’ that is implicitly mentioned in the remaining information? What’s even more terrifying is...who invented and placed the Mass Effect repeaters that are almost all over the galaxy? Why do they, together with the Divine Fort space station, have that kind of strange and weird octopod biochemical robots? maintain?
　　The combination of these many, many things faintly points to the fact that Shepard has repeatedly raised the ‘Reaper’ and the ‘Fifty Thousand Year Reincarnation’! It's a pity that both the Council of Gods and the Star Alliance of humans stubbornly believe that what Shepard said are all imaginary nonsense!
　　 They still stubbornly believe that these ‘reapers’ simply don’t exist! I also think that...the repeater and the fort are just things left by the Proxian, and the reason why they will perish is just some terrible disaster.
To this day, even if the fortress is attacked, even after the collectors become active, no one with a clear mind and the ability to change the status quo is willing to believe in the existence of the reapers... This makes Anderson feel , It is a terrible thing in itself!
　　 "Of course, the premise is that you can only'activate' in the realm galaxy?!"
Shepard can make a super big event every time he'events', and the other party is still working for Cerberus, so this may be what Anderson guessed, and Star Alliance and God Castle don't want to see Thing?
　　Think about it... Sheepard is obviously one of their super heroes, who saved the castle of God, and even the entire galaxy. But now, after the resurrection, they ran away to mix with a group of terrorists and jumped up and down all day. How did they explain to the outside world?
　　 "Of course, I will."
　　 "But I may have to recruit a group of team members first. That task may be very difficult. I may not be able to complete it alone, but I promise: it will not take much time!"
　　 Collectors are active in the world galaxy, and she must also go to the world galaxy to investigate!
　　Also, she is going to raid the collector’s nest, destroy them or find conclusive evidence of the connection between them and the reaper! And this, this is her next job, she will do her best without the council's fingertips.
No one knows when the Reapers will come. Now that all human colonies on the outer edge of the galaxy have been plundered by unknown races, and even all humans in the colonies have disappeared without a trace, this situation has already shown: Reap The pace of the collectors has become faster and faster, and those collectors who act as pioneers have also become active!
　　 Therefore, her time is very tight now. According to the original plan, her Normandy II will depart from the Fort God space station by tomorrow at the latest, embarking on their one-way journey that is likely to never return!
　　 "If you need my help, just say it! If it is manpower, I know there are many ‘N7’ players in the Star Alliance navy, maybe..."
　　Thinking that Shepard was short of people, Anderson quickly kindly recommended the man's own ‘N7’ to him.
　　He himself is not only a member of the Council of Gods, but also an admiral of the Star Alliance Navy. If Shepard really needs it, it will be no problem to get a dozen or twenty N7s for the other party! After all, the world galaxy that the other party is going to investigate is now their human colony. Although the other party’s ship belongs to Cerberus, it can be regarded as working for humans anyway, so I use my position to facilitate the other party. A N7 special force that was'retired' early is obviously reasonable and legal.
　　 "No need...Huh?"
Before Shepard wanted to say something to refuse, at this moment, the door of Anderson's office was suddenly opened from the outside, and then a middle-aged man with short hair in white clothes walked in with a little angrily. .
　　 "Anderson!"
　　 "I think we need to have a good talk... Wait, you are Shepard? Why are you here?!"
Udine looked at the woman standing in the middle of the office with some disbelief. She was wearing a full set of black matte combat N7 armor, only the head that made him feel so familiar was exposed...yes, red hair. , And that familiar face, the other party is undoubtedly Shepard!
　　Originally, he Udina had also heard the news that the other party was resurrected and returned, but he didn't care about it, didn't want to believe it, and thought it was just a rumor? But now... Shepard, who was already dead and whose corpse photos he saw in the country, actually stood in front of him in a good manner. What is going on? !
　　 "Ha! Hello, Udina, was it unexpected?"
　　 "Don't worry, I'm not here to trouble you, I just stopped by to see my old chief, General Anderson."
　　 After looking at the surprised face of Udine with interest, Shepard greeted him with a teasing smile. She doesn't like this politician, Udine, and the other party doesn't like her either! Maybe the other party felt that he and Anderson were walking too close, and he was standing in the wrong line?
what!
　　 It must be. These politicians, who don't want to do business all day, know that they are playing with the politics of crooked ways. Whether it is Shepard or Anderson, obviously they can't get together with this kind of people.
　　 "Okay, Shepard!"
"Udina, you don’t have to guess...yes, it’s what you think: I invited Shepard to come here today to meet with the council members formally! And, we were just now, before you came. , The conversation is over. As for the result... Anyway, we are satisfied with each other!"
To Shepard’s surprise, Anderson completely ignored Udine’s feelings and did not follow the steps and cover Shepard gave him. Instead, he said frankly and directly that the two of them were just now. Things to do.
　　 The fact is also true. Apart from Shepard's restoration of the ghost position, he has received a lot of privileges, weapons, and financial support. There is nothing that must be informed or avoided by Udine.
　　 "What, did you meet the council members?!"
"Anderson... I remember that the Star Union Council should have explained to you: When I was not present, you tried to minimize contact with the politicians of the council, did you forget? Did you know that it is very likely It will cause very serious consequences! You admiral, you don’t understand the system of the fortress bureaucracy at all, and you are likely to be fooled by those guys!"
　　 Udine was a little angry. He just learned that Anderson had a meeting with the board behind his back. The content and topics were unknown. Then he hurried here.
　　 But what do you think, when he got here, the meeting was over? What's more, that Shepard, the other party actually came back, is still here, at this time, directly talking with the board of directors? !
　　 "I have just been restored to the identity of the "God Castle Ghost", and the council allowed me to use some resources to investigate the World God Galaxy! So, Udina, you don't need to be so nervous, this is actually what happened today!"
"and also……"
　　 Boom! boom!
Just as Shepard wanted to say something to explain, outside of Anderson’s office, there were bursts of explosions suddenly, but because of the low atmosphere here, there was a sound when the sound came. Kind of compressed weirdness?
"That is……"
And when she turned her head in consternation and looked far away from the French windows, looking at the huge cities in the five huge fan-like guard areas of the fort, she actually discovered: there is a black gunpowder. It was suddenly leaping into the air in the middle and rear of one of the sanitary areas... Then, after the gunpowder smoke rose a few meters, it was restrained by the dense and colorless sulfur hexafluoride gas film, and could no longer rise. , Spreading directly in low places and covering a large area!
　　 "This...what's the situation? The castle was attacked by the enemy again...who is it?!"
　　 With a horror, Shepard subconsciously thought: It must be those reapers again!
　　Because, no race dared to attack the fortress frantically, and only those powerful reapers can directly break through the defenses of the fortress, and make the fortress attack directly here without even sending out the alarm! If that's the case, then things will become troublesome now... It is very likely that their galaxy will repeat the fate of the sad Proxians in the last cycle this time. All the advanced organic civilizations will be completely destroyed. There is no other possibility for harvest and destruction!
　　 "……"
　　Udine also stared at the scene out of the window dumbfounded. It seemed that he had never expected that such a vicious event would happen in the Castle of God after the Salon incident!
"Hey?"
　　 "The guard room, what is going on right now, and what happened to the explosion outside? Is there an enemy attacking the castle?!"
Anderson didn’t bother with Shepard’s exclamation and the panicked consultant Udina next to him. Instead, he walked directly to his desk, pressed a holographic button that called the security guard room, and started to talk to him. The guard room called for an emergency.
　　 The castle of God was attacked by the enemy, and it penetrated directly into the inner guard area. This thing is really a bit scary, but Anderson is not nervous.
　　 "Sir!"
"According to the shared information I just got here, it seems that the poor people on the'foundation' have rebelled... But please don't worry. The provisions just sent by C-SEC show that they have the ability and confidence to maintain the castle. The safety of the city, let the citizens and the ambassadors not be too... worried?
Soon, in the holographic projection, the human soldier in the Star Alliance navy uniform was a little uneasy and apprehensive, but he checked his terminal data for the first time and read aloud all he knew. information.
　　 Just now, they thought that the castle was attacked by some powerful enemy or overlord. The Senator Anderson and the advisor Udine, who were preparing to cover humanity, made an emergency retreat! But how can you think that the group of guys living in the slums in the "foundation" rebelled, and they made such a big disturbance?
　　 rumbling...
However, this guard room soldier had just finished speaking, and there continued to be bursts of explosions in the distance and billowing black smoke from the cracks in the floor armor that had not been completely exploded... Obviously , C-SEC's statement that they can stabilize the situation does not seem to be so accurate?
　　 "Poverty rebellion in the foundation?"
　　 "What are you kidding? Huh! This is not like a normal rebellion at all!"
　　 "Anderson, I remember very clearly...I have also seen the rough design of the castle, if the people at the base really rebelled, they shouldn't be able to blow up the ground guards of the guard zone into this way?"
　　 At this time, Shepard, who had just regained the position of the "God Castle Ghost", unceremoniously called up the holographic image of the explosion point on the universal tool under his own authority!
　　 Then she exclaimed directly!
It turned out that in the holographic image she tuned out, the floor with fire and smoke was cracking outwards with a big gap, like the mouth of some kind of behemoth...Although it did not seem to cause any personnel Loss and too much damage, but the ability to blow up the tough guard ground guards into that appearance is definitely not as simple as the so-called ordinary riots!
　　 Anyway, Shepard instinctively felt: God fort is here now, something big will definitely happen! Perhaps, it is still related to some conspiracy of the Reaper, or it is simply the Reaper’s comrades who planned all this? !
　　 "That kind of power...is it an anti-ship weapon?"
　　 Anderson, who turned his head and looked over, also frowned tightly. He just thought about reading the live video! But now that Shepard had begun to check, he didn't make any extra effort. He just took two steps forward and frowned at the two explosion scenes that Shepard was examining.
　　, who was born in the army and is also an admiral of the Star Alliance, he knows the power and performance of various weapons and the defensive ability of the gods' castles! So, of course he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter from the current situation.
　　 "Sir!"
"According to the content of the intelligence that has just been fed back, most of the foundations under the surface of the third guard area have already fallen! The insurgents have occupied almost the entire underground world of the third guard area, and the C-SEC special police have all Retreat to the'ground' of the guard zone!"
　　 "The report also said...that it was the rebels who used small and powerful nuclear grenades?!"
　　 While Anderson stared at the holographic image that Shepard tuned out, behind him, the image of the human security soldier in the guard room exclaimed again.
　　 Obviously, he was also shocked!
This rebellion is very unusual, and I don’t know what the insurgents are. They even got small nuclear weapons...it’s no wonder, it’s no wonder that they were able to blow up the ground in the distant third guard zone. And braving the black smoke, presumably the situation in the'foundation' must be worse, right?
But fortunately, there are professional fort "guardians". As long as the attack on the fort space station is not immediately destroyed, the guardians will be able to slowly repair them, and there is no need for the official fire brigade of the gods. To worry about it.
　　 "You just said... nuclear, nuclear grenade?"
　　 "This...Which race is it that produces this kind of inattentive stuff?!"
Anderson is a little puzzled. Although small nuclear weapons do bypass the relevant provisions of the "Fortress Convention" regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD), nuclear grenade or something... This is also too outrageous. ?
　　 Let's not talk about the practicality of this weapon, just talk about its explosive range... I am afraid, no soldier will use this kind of thing that sounds a little crazy by its name, right? Wouldn’t it be more reliable to develop directly into a small grenade or missile than a nuclear grenade?
　　 "I'm sorry, sir, I don't know either!"
　　 Anyway, the information returned by the intelligence is shown in this way. According to the video of the defeated C-SEC special police and the surveillance of the robot soldiers before they were blown up, those insurgents are indeed using radioactive ‘throwing’ nuclear weapons!
　　 "Sir, what are we going to do now, do we need to you to a safe place?"
　　 Seeing that Udine consultant was also in Anderson's office, after thinking about it, the Star Alliance navy soldier in the guard room tentatively asked.
Although the current situation is not too severe, their security work originally needed to be guarded, and it was impossible to wait for the situation to deteriorate before fleeing in a hurry. Therefore, he felt that the most important protection of Congressman Anderson and Udina’s consultants was more important to evacuate to the surrounding area of ​​the castle. It is necessary to observe developments in a safer space!
　　 "……"
　　 "Let's wait and see, see how those Turians deal with it."
After thinking about it, Anderson first frowned and looked out the window, looking at the flames and smoke in the distance... Finally, he shook his head, or decided to do nothing for the time being, just waiting to see the security guards. People react.
　　 Anyway, he doesn't think that the insurgents in the "foundation" world are capable of hitting the guard zone! Those guys are barely able to do something in the complex terrain inside the guard zone. Once on the ground, the large and small fighters and warships in the castle will make those people regret it!
　　 "Let's wait and see, I don't think we need to evacuate!"
After all, the Turians are responsible for providing the main military and peacekeeping forces to the Fortress. If the C-SEC can’t solve the problem, the Turians will definitely send the troops to deal with it... At that time, it will be worse if it doesn’t happen. It’s not their humans’ turn to worry about things, and there is no need to flee the castle in a panic, let the aliens of other races watch the jokes of their earth humans!
　　 "Yes!"
　　 Admiral Anderson was unwilling to leave, and the soldiers in the guard room didn't say much, just saluted and prepared to close the communication.
　　 "Wait!"
　　 "Just now, which district was the chaos?!"
　　 Just as the soldier was about to leave, Shepard suddenly thought of something, and then hurriedly called the other person. Just now, after closing the holographic image she read, she seemed to realize something trickier.
　　 "It is currently happening in the foundation part of the third area, and there is no trend of spreading to other guard areas!"
　　 Unless the castle is attacked, and the five huge guard areas are directly combined into a giant conical space station, otherwise, the rebellion will definitely be contained in the underground of the third guard area until the day it is extinguished!
"not good!"
　　 "Anderson, I'm sorry, I have to leave, let's talk again when I have a chance."
　　 frowned, and after thinking about it for a while, Shepard still made the plan to leave immediately. If it is another guard area, she may not be in a hurry, but if it is the third guard area, then she must leave now.
　　 "What happened?!"
　　 Looking at the other person, Anderson asked curiously.
　　 Just saw the rebellion and the explosion, the other party was not too nervous, but when he heard that the explosion was in the third area, the other party immediately became nervous, so Anderson felt that there must be some story in this?
　　 "It's nothing, it's just that a little guy was left in the third district by me. I have to hurry up and bring her back!"
　　 "……"
　　 "Oh? A little guy?"
　　 Anderson doesn’t understand. I don’t know what the ‘little guy’ Shepard was referring to?
　　 "In fact, that's a little girl. I thought about entrusting that little guy to you, but this is the situation now..."
Yes, when she came here to meet Anderson, Shepard did think of entrusting a certain talent with outstanding talent...at least in shooting this little girl with outstanding talent, entrusting the opponent to the Star Alliance Navy Admiral Anderson! Let him act as the guardian of the other party, and then, with the identity of a council member, use the excellent resources of the Fortress Space Station to give that little guy the best education and the best living conditions?
　　 But now...
　　 When Shepard saw that there were rebellions, explosions and riots, she suddenly changed her mind temporarily!
　　 After thinking about it, she still feels: this sacred space station should be the most dangerous place in the entire galaxy! In addition to the ongoing rebellion, there are even more terrifying Reapers who are also staring at this fort, staring at the mass effect command center of the galaxy!
　　 So, if possible, she still intends to find a more suitable and safe planet for the little guy. That is the best and wisest choice.
　　 "Forget it, let's not talk about the details!"
　　 "Sir Anderson, I am leaving now, I hope we will have a chance to meet again in the future...Farewell!"
　　 Shepard didn't intend to explain too much. She thought for a while, and simply stood up to his senior officer and gave a standard military salute, then turned around and walked outside. No one knows whether the third guard area outside will explode, let alone whether the little girl running around will be frightened, so Shepard felt that she had to move faster.
　　 "……"
Hearing the frustrating words of the other party saying, "I hope I still have a chance to meet again," Anderson stretched out his hand instinctively. Originally, he wanted to call the other party a few words of relief and encouragement, but...he finally failed to speak out. , Just watched the other party turn around and walked quickly outside his office.
Of course he knows that after recruiting personnel, the other party will not only go to the World God Galaxy to investigate, but also go to the Omega 4 repeater, go to the Omega 4 repeater, and go to the ancient and modern. A dangerous and terrifying place...If you think about it this way, the chance of them meeting each other again is indeed a little bit slim...
　　Even, Anderson still thinks that Shepard and others are indeed likely to die?
"Ugh……"
　　 don’t know if next time, is there any chance to see each other?
When he could no longer see the other person, Anderson sighed lonely, and regardless of the somewhat overwhelmed Udine consultant, he just turned around and looked sadly into the distance and the third The area where the health area is smoking, the slightly chaotic God fort space station city and the citizens who are running for refuge.
　　 "……"
　　 "Miranda! A rebellion is taking place at the Fort God space station. All crew members’ vacations will be cancelled immediately. You inform them to return to Normandy II immediately. I am going to find Little Annie now..."
　　 "Yes, that's the explosion, that kid is in the third guard zone!"
　　 "I will go back and explain the specific things to you in detail. Now, you immediately rush back to the host of Normandy II. I am going to get back the little guy who ran around!"
　　 "Okay, that's it!"
As soon as she walked out of Anderson’s office, Shepard hurriedly informed Miranda, who was also in the Fortress of God space station who didn’t know what to do secretly and secretly. After that, she hurriedly used her universal tool. Turned on the extremely high authority of the "God Castle Ghost", and began to search for the specific location of a little guy.
　　 And this is the benefit of the ghost of the castle!
　　 As long as a person passes the security check and registered the universal tool when entering the port, no matter where the other person is in the castle, the official information platform can find it in the first time, there is no secret at all!
　　 Of course, this kind of authority is only possessed by a very small number of people, and Shepard’s
Phantom of the Castle
of the official reinstatement is obviously one of them.
"Strange……"
　　 "There should be... the Milky Way Hotel in the third guard area? Is that little guy with only ten-star coins on her body, is she crazy to go to that place?"
　　 "Damn it, it's over...There, one meal may be enough to eat up our entire Normandy II ship for half a month!"
After discovering the specific location of a certain little guy, Shepard was not only unhappy, but took a breath of air...Because she saw from the holographic projection of her universal tool that the little girl is now in the most luxurious place. , The VIP seats on the top floor of the tallest and most expensive hotel are eating and drinking? !
　　 "That little bastard!"
　　 "It seems that today I am going to use the ghostly authority of the castle to embezzle public funds to pay the bill!"
Turning off the universal tool in his hand, Shepard bitterly found a vehicle that was parked next to the rapid transit station. The mass effect suspended and shuttled the convenient transportation tool in the empty castle space. After reaching his destination, while still quickly hitting the highest speed on the holographic screen, he whizzed out of the circle area of ​​the castle and galloped directly toward the top of the tallest luxurious metal building in the third guard area.
　　 Fortunately, there was a riot here, and it was also fortunate that she discovered it early. Otherwise, that little guy, I am afraid that he can eat all the funds for the operation of the entire Normandy Two? Shepard didn't understand. Why did the other party find the most expensive and luxurious hotel?
　　
　　 "Huh..."
　　 "It's delicious...Tibbers, the food here is really delicious!"
　　 (??????`??)
　　 That's right, Annie is indeed eating here on the top floor of the Galaxy Hotel in the third guard of the castle!
Although the height of this hotel is very high, the thoughtful luxury hotel directly sets up a transparent viewing magnetic confinement shield, which isolates harmful rays from the outside and maintains the atmospheric pressure inside the top floor balcony, so that guests will not feel it Any discomfort.
Here, the food of all races of the entire galaxy is provided, including Turians, Serraru, Asari, Hanas, Eco, Waller, etc., almost all races have everything they need. And it's the best, most expensive, and rarest one!
Of course, in comparison, Annie still prefers to eat L-protein foods that humans and Asari can accept. She will definitely not eat the disgusting bugs of Turians and Wallers, and even more. Wouldn't eat the kind of sterile nutrient cream that quarians like, or clean liquid food or something bad!
　　 The only shortcoming now is that the things she likes to eat are a bit too expensive...
　　 The more than 20,000 stars she bought from the poor Klogan, now she has eaten up a quarter of her full meal! As for the rest, maybe it is not enough for her to persist until the Normandy 2 sailing tomorrow, right?
　　 She feels really embarrassed about this matter...
It's a pity that the ugly big toad, the guy named Grant, has already been squeezed out of the other party's money. If there is no money, she obviously won't sell any weapons. For that ugly guy, even if the other party is beaten by herself, even if the other party calls herself the boss, she won't give him any more weapons!
　　Boom...Boom...
　　 At this time, the explosions in the distance are still blasting off and on. It seems that the uprising of a certain Krogan is going very well?
"Wow……"
　　(??????0??????)
　　 "Tibbers, look, it really exploded again..."
While eating and listening to distant sounds, Annie was different from the other rich people who were about to escape. She still sat in her own position, completely ignoring the blue-skinned alien waiter persuading her to go. If you go to take refuge, you will just eat and drink like that.
　　 (Who told you to give so many nuclear grenades to that guy?!)
　　(●￣(??)￣●)
　　 "Anyway, we don't need those things anymore. Keeping them will also occupy a place!"
　　 "If it wants, just give it!"
　　 (……)
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