Chapter 537: God fort

　　Shenbao Space Station, it is the political, cultural and financial center of the galactic society in the mass effect world.
　　 It has a total length of 44.7 kilometers, a diameter of 12.8 kilometers, and a total weight of 7.11 billion tons. It is the largest man-made celestial body in the entire Milky Way galaxy, none!
At this time, the Normandy II spacecraft is in the same orbit as the Fort God space station, and is flying synchronously with the Fort God at the same speed... Because ah, it needs to wait for authorization to enter the port of the Fort Sanitation area. Otherwise, those defensive artillery are not just joking. Any unknown ship that dares to approach without permission will not have a better ending except being bombarded into scum!
Especially after Salenchi’s attack on the Fortress, although on the surface there does not seem to be much change, in private, the Fortress Council has secretly enhanced the concealed security measures, such as more patrol fleets around. Come back for reinforcements at any time, or more interstellar cannons, missiles, pulse weapons, etc.
　　 "Wow~!"
　　 "It's amazing... Is that the castle space station we are going to? It looks really big and big..."
　　O(??Д??)っ!
　　 Speaking of it, this seems to be the first time Annie has seen a space station like this one!
　　 Even in her heroic federation, in her Kepulu region, there is no such a large artificial celestial body.
　　 That's because the development model of Kepulu's technology is completely different from the core technology of this world!
The current Hero Federation has mastered the fusion energy core and the convenient and fast long-distance jumping technology. Of course, there is also the space gate technology that the Protoss race is good at. There is no need to imitate the intelligent life of this world. It’s also necessary to bother to build a fixed and large mass effect repeater in the galaxy to act as a transmission node, and there is no need to run to the largest mass effect repeater like the huge castle in front of you. A huge city can be built on top.
After all, compared to man-made space stations, in addition to military ports and other special-purpose space stations that have to be built in space, where defenses are crucial, all races in the Kepulu region still prefer to directly occupy a planet. , And then building colonies on the surface will be more cost-effective!
　　 Also, when a war starts, the planet will be more resistant than the space station, right?
　　 "By the way, Big Sister Shepard!"
　　 "The octopus-like God Fort space station can really be closed and turned into a warship?"
　　(????????????)?
Lying on the Xuan window of the battle command room of the Normandy Bridge II, she was blinking her big eyes and staring at the big fort space station in the distance. After watching for a long time, Annie was busy asking questions not far behind. Asked Captain Shepard, who was coordinating the various tasks of the crew and preparing to wait for permission to enter the port.
　　 If she were the captain, she would have ordered to rush in. Why would she wait here for a long time?
　　 "Annie..."
　　 turned his head and glanced at the little girl in the distance, a certain commander with short red hair had to sigh.
"If you want to play, please go to other more fun places outside, or go to the second floor below, where there is the crew recreation room... Here, it is the bridge and the combat command room, not you The troublesome place!"
　　 Shepard has been a little puzzled since the beginning: Who brought this little guy here? She never remembered that she had ordered this little guy to enter the most critical part of this ship!
　　 Could it be...
　　 is that Miranda? Was that guy who was impatient with the other party and threw the other party into his own place without authorization? !
　　 "Of course I know!"
　　 "But..."
　　 "Compared with the recreation room below that has no fun, people now feel that...this place is more fun than the bottom!"
　　(??????????)??
Regarding this Normandy II spacecraft, when Annie was on her way to the Castle of God yesterday, she walked around the four floors from top to bottom, whether it was the captain’s room, combat command center, crew cabin, or engineering department. Passed it again.
　　 This broken spaceship is far worse than the magic battleship the Führer originally!
　　 So, Annie, she doesn't want to go anywhere now, she just wants to wait here to fly to the seemingly large God Fort space station, and then have a good day playing!
　　 "……"
　　 "Has the port of God's Fort not issued permission to enter the port?"
She was choked alive by the other party’s words that sounded very reasonable, and couldn’t say anything to refute. Shepard, who didn’t want to pay attention to the little ghost in the distance, could only shook his head and let the other party lie on the ground. Where did Hyun's window continue to look outside, and then asked the navigator on the other side.
　　 It's like the little girl said, they have been waiting here for a long time.
　　 "I'm sorry, sir!"
　　"The reply message from the castle shows that they are still checking our information, please be patient!"
　　 After operating the blue holographic interface screen for a few seconds, the navigator finally turned his head regretfully and explained to Captain Shepard behind him.
　　 Without permission to enter the port, they can only wait like now, watching other spaceships and warships coming in and out, and they can only stare.
　　 "Keep waiting, and enter the port as soon as you get permission!"
　　 "Yes! Sir!"
　　 "……"
　　 shook his head, and Shepard, who knew what it was about, had to turn her head and walk towards the little girl who was still lying on the window of Xuan.
　　 Although her spacecraft clearly has invitations from the Star Alliance Council and the Castle of God, it is still obvious that it will be blocked by the port for so long now!
In fact, it’s just because: her spacecraft, this Normandy II, is actually a Normandy modified version that Cerberus stole from Starlink and Fortress for production, and was destroyed before. The original Normandy is so similar, and it hasn't been filed yet, and it is truly a naked "black house" ship, so it is understandable that it has been examined for a long time.
　　 A ship like them without registration information can drive directly to the port area of ​​the fortress without verification and inspection, then hell!
If anyone can get in casually, it is not Shepard who is here now, but she is replaced by other terrorists, pulling a ship of antimatter warheads or ordinary fission or fusion warheads and running to the castle of God. If there is a suicide attack inside, the defense of the fortress space station in the distance will be useless, and it is even more impossible to survive until now.
　　 "Sister Shepard, when can we go in? I have been waiting for more than 20 minutes!"
　　(ー`??ー)
　　 After watching for a while, Annie was already a little impatient.
　　 is just entering a port, so much time is wasted... She almost wanted to teleport in by herself! In that case, you only need to ‘swish’ and run inside, and you don’t have to wait for the spacecraft to arrive at the harbor!
　　 "Don't ask me, I don't know either!"
Shepard stood next to Xiaojia and looked at the huge space station for which he had fought in the distance...Looking at the fortress with open arms in the distance, it quietly said His own orbit runs between the blue-glowing nebula of the Serpent Nebula.
The fort in the distance is divided into a ring area and a guard area. The core fort council and related military and government departments are all in the ring, and millions of residents from all over the galaxy live in the inner wall of the guard area. A block of urban areas...
　　 Once, this was the gathering place of the rich and powerful of all races in the entire galaxy...
　　 Of course, it must still be!
　　 However, Shepard felt that what those guys must not know is: God fort is the most dangerous place in the entire galaxy, right?
At the beginning, if she hadn’t desperately prevented Sarron’s conspiracy, now those guys of various races in the galaxy who think that they have a house and a position on the God’s Fort space station are now the first targets of the harvesters. Up!
　　 "It should be soon..."
　　 "How fast is it soon?"
　　 (??????)?
　　 "……"
　　(????_??‘)
　　 "Did you repair this space station?"
　　(??????????)?
　　 "No!"
　　 "Who did it again?"
　　⊙(??◇??)?
"do not know!"
　　 Although she said that, Shepard actually knew it.
Based on the information she obtained from her investigation, she guessed that: this sacred space station was actually not built by the technology of the extinct Proxian in the last epoch as the official said...because she does not believe that the Proxian The technology can create a repeater as big as the castle of God!
　　 Also, the mysterious races called "guardians" in it are proof that the fortress is actually made by the harvester! Those biochemical zergs who only work step by step and maintain the fortress have a lot of similarities with those reapers or collectors that Shepard has seen!
　　 If there is no connection between the two, she would not believe anything!
According to records……
　　 When the Asaris of this era first discovered the fortress, they also discovered the protectors who were full of the fortresses all over the world—the guardians! They seem to be a very docile multi-legged zerg, and their purpose of existence seems to be just to maintain and repair the huge Ploxian space station.
　　 The records in the Fortress Space Station show that previous attempts by various parliamentary races to communicate and study the ‘carers’ have all failed.
　　 Therefore, in the end they had to declare: Any interference or hindrance to the activities of ‘care workers’ is illegal! And just as tacitly approved, let the octopod-like biochemical robots that are not under their control carry out the due diligence of the maintenance and overhaul of the fortress day and night.
And Shepard still remembers that before she was "dead", she had completed a task, and then, the Sara Rui people emailed her about it, they found that the "care worker" had only been activated for 50,000 years. A hidden switch?
　　 If combined with the harvesters that she surveyed, the harvest of almost 50,000 years in a cycle...
　　It is obvious that the construction of the Fortress Space Station must be inseparable from the Reaper!
Also, Shepard learned from a beacon that Proxian’s VI said: They had changed the setting of the guardian of the God’s fort and cut off the connection with the Reaper. Besides, it is completely useless! And this, it can also be consistent with the way that Saron had to raid the castle, planning to open the repeater to let the Reaper come to the galaxy!
　　 In summary, as far as she knows, the Fortress Space Station should be made by the Reaper!
　　 It’s just that her mind has turned, she doesn’t want to talk to the little girl in front of her, nor does she want to bother with the politicians of the castle!
　　 If they did not die, they would definitely not believe her.
　　 "Is there any delicious food in that castle?"
　　(??Ω??)?
　　Anne doesn't care what Shepard next to her thinks, she just keeps asking questions according to her favorite questions.
　　 "Of course there is!"
　　 is more than delicious. As the political, cultural and financial center of the galaxy, the Divine Fort Space Station has countless dignitaries or rich people of various races! Under such conditions, if other people are trying their best to please them, it is not too much!
　　 Whether it is eating, drinking, playing, or even other illegal activities, it is simply countless! In that decaying city, the rich and powerful can really do whatever they want!
　　 "What about the fun?"
　　(╯▽╰)?
　　 "……"
　　 "There are too!"
　　 Shepard’s eyelids twitched, and she didn’t understand. This kid, besides eating, drinking, and having fun, isn’t there anything else?
　　 It seems that we have to find a way to quickly find a place to settle this poorly-studied guy, and then let him go to school well! Of course, the Fortress Space Station is definitely not possible here. Shepard cannot afford to live and study here.
　　 "That's great! I will definitely go there for a big meal later, and then have a good time!"
　　<(￣︶￣)↗[GO!]
　　 "……"
　　 "Annie, it's okay if you want to play, but are you rich?"
　　 Although she didn't want to hit the other party's enthusiasm now, Shepard still reminded the other party funny. Going to the Divine Fort space station to eat and drink, this kind of thing, even Shepard can't even think about it!
　　 "Money? Is gold and gems all right? I have a lot of that kind of things!"
　　 U.S. dollars or something, that definitely won't work!
　　 That kind of green banknote, in the Milky Way galaxy, is just thrown on the ground and no one picks up waste paper. It does not have any monetary value! Therefore, Annie herself only has the golden gold, which is at least universal in most of the world.
　　 "……"
　　 "There is no tatters in the castle, nor any minerals... They only need star coins!"
　　 knew it would be like this, Shepard was almost amused by the other's naive thoughts! Gold and gems, if they can really be used as currency, she can find a rich planet or asteroid, and she can get a lot!
　　 In the entire galaxy, the most indispensable and least valuable are all kinds of minerals! On the contrary, the most valuable and scarce is the magical zero element! They are the hard currency of the entire galaxy except for stars!
　　Even, they are better circulated than star coins, and they are more popular!
　　(Lll￢ω￢)
　　 "……."
　　 "Star coin...what is star coin, is it a gold coin?"
　　??(??????????)??
　　 If it is a gold coin, Annie said that she has it too, and she has a lot more, it must be enough for her to eat, drink and play for a long time.
　　 "Star coins are money, a virtual encrypted currency that can circulate throughout the galaxy. When they are usually placed in their respective common tools, they are just a bunch of numbers!"
　　 Shepard raised her left and right. There is a universal tool module on her wrist. As long as she wants, she can check the number of her star coins or use them at any time.
　　 "Huh? Then you can draw a little bit to show me, let me see what the stars look like."
　　?? (????????)
　　 After thinking about it, Annie raised her hand the first time.
On her left wrist, there is also a light and delicate universal tool, which was made for her by a doctoral uncle in the engineering department. It is very light, not handy, and a bit beautiful. Everyone needs a universal tool In the galaxy, she reluctantly brought it.
　　 And now, its first use has appeared, and that is: collect protection from the great Captain Shepard!
　　 "……"
"Give you!"
　　 The corners of his mouth twitched, and after hesitating for a while, Shepard silently manipulated his universal tool and transferred a little bit of star coins to the other party.
　　 "Huh? How come there are only ten?!"
　　￣へ￣
　　 "Sister Shepard, please don't be so stingy. Give me tens of thousands of stars and you won't die!"
　　 (｀へ??)σ!
　　 Annie is angry, how stingy is this to give herself only ten stars? Although she doesn't know the specific value of star coins, but ten star coins will definitely not be a lot of money! At first, when she just joined the defunct S.H.I.E.L.D. Bureau, Uncle Coleson and the others gave them several stacks of green bills at once, for fear that they were hungry and had no money to buy food!
　　 But now, look at this Shepard bad guy, he just... only gave himself ten stars? Simply outrageous!
　　 "……"
　　 "This is our Normandy No. 2 operation fund, I don't have much, and it's tens of thousands, so don't dream it!"
　　 "Ten stars are a lot, little guy, you have to be content!"
　　 As soon as he stretched out his hand, Shepard directly pushed away the small head that the opponent had approached.
　　Because the money in her hand is not hers alone, she dare not spend it casually, let alone give this little guy too much! And once the overdraft affects the subsequent cost and supply, the task she shoulders may not be able to continue.
　　Besides, she is not the parent or guardian of this kid. Now she provides food and drink to the other party, and she also finds the opportunity to arrange for the other party. This is all right. How could she still give out money to the other party to spend?
　　 "But...what's the use of just ten stars? Will they allow me to eat a big meal?"
　　(??_??)?
　　 Annie, who was a little unsure about the purchasing power of Star Coins, was puzzled for a while, so she could only ask again.
　　 "……"
　　 "Don't think about the big meal! At that time, you can just buy a few candies or a little snack by yourself!"
If it’s on another planet or a cheaper space station, the purchasing power of ten stars is indeed enough for this little guy to eat a big meal or something, but... in the castle space station, there are no thousands of stars, that’s Don't even think about it.
　　 After all, this place is a high-consumption super interstellar city, and the prices of all kinds of things are simply ridiculously high!
　　 "But, I don't like candy!"
　　 "Mother Amorim told me that if children eat too much sugar, it will be bad for their teeth!"
　　(??_??)……
　　 This bad guy actually only gave herself ten stars to buy herself candy... Annie thinks, she now has the urge to use reality gems to smash the opponent to death with 10,000 candy! She finally came to this place called the Divine Fort Space Station. How could she just buy a candy?
　　 What do you think of her great Queen Anne? Is her Queen Anne the kind of kid who can get rid of with a candy? !
　　 Only a big meal can satisfy her; only a big meal can make her feel happy; and only a big meal can she have the mood and desire to continue playing happily in this world!
　　 In short, a delicious and super delicious meal can give her the motivation to stay well!
　　 "Whether you like to eat or not is your question. Anyway, I won't give you stars."
　　 After turning off his universal tool, Shepard hugged his arm and looked down at the still unsatisfied little guy who was still pouting.
　　 Other things are easy to discuss, if you want money, it will definitely not work! She, Shepard, will never give each other a penny again!
　　 "Sister Shepard, you are not only poor, but also a miser!"
　　(????.??????)
　　 "Huh? Then what?"
　　 If Shepard is useful to her, then she won’t fight the Reaper relentlessly for so long.
　　 "……"
　　 "Let's do it, Sister Shepard, I have many big Ivans here, or... I will sell you ten thousand stars, do you want?"
　　 (?? 乛?? 乛??)??
　　 "Great value! I have a lot of these things, I can barely sell you ten or eight, it's no problem!"
There was a kind of persecution and delusion of Anne, but the big Ivan who went out without a hundred boxes could not sleep. It was fortunate that after she was in the same Kepulu district, she was very prestigious, and she even let the Federation The Academy of Sciences honestly made out those terrible things and fat robots for her.
　　 "???"
　　 "What is Great Ivan?"
　　 Shepard doesn’t know exactly what the other party is talking about. It’s just ‘Big Ivan’ or something. She seems to have a vague impression, like the weapon code of a country on the earth?
　　 But what it was, she kind of forgot.
　　 "It is a good thing that is launched after it is activated, and then ‘boom’, and half a planet is blown away!"
　　(‵▽′)ψ
　　 Annie raised her small fists and gestured.
　　 Her Big Ivan not only has a short-range folding device, which is suitable for launching strikes against the enemy at a long-distance line of sight, but also can launch within the line of sight! However, the guy who does that must be prepared to end up with the enemy.
　　 "Ha! Are you talking about that kind of super nuclear weapon? How could you have such a thing?"
　　 After a while, Shepard finally remembered what'Big Ivan' was.
　　 "I really have!"
　　ヽ(`Д??)??
　　 "Okay, OK, you have it!"
　　 "Hmph! Then if you want, I will sell it to someone else!"
　　 "Haha! Whatever you do, little guy!"
　　 Shepard certainly does not believe that this kid has dangerous items that are stipulated in the WMD convention in the Castle of God! Even Star Alliance ~EbookFREE.me~ is very strict in the management and use of nuclear weapons, let alone the little girl in front of me.
　　 "……"
　　 "Sir! The authorization code for calling at the port has been received. Will you enter the port?"
　　 At this time, the navigator suddenly turned around and asked.
　　 "Enter the port now!"
　　 Hearing that the things that had been staring for a long time could finally be resolved, but he didn't want to continue to be entangled with a certain Shepard and turned and walked towards the captain's position. She didn't want to continue pestering the little guy who wanted to beat her stars!
　　 Those money, that is their operating funds, where can they give the other party to eat, drink and have fun?
　　Also, the consumption level in the city in the Fortress Space Station is so high, no matter how much you give, just the little money that Cerberus gave yourself, how can you give this kid to splurge?
　　 So, it's better not to give it!
　　 "Yes, sir!"
　　 "Normandy 2 issued a docking request... The request has been passed, and now it will start to enter the port!"
　　 "Attention, all crew members, prepare to enter the port, and if you need to leave the spacecraft, please prepare in advance and accept the review by the port staff in turn..."
"Roger that!"
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