Chapter 540: Moment of Uprising

"call!"

"It's okay! Things went a little smoother than I expected!"

"To be honest, you may not believe Shepard... I have thought about it several times, simply resign from the position of this council member and return to our Star Alliance Navy... If I don't think I am in this position If it can help you, I think I will definitely do it... My old age should not be wasted here in these politicians' empty promises and endless political and diplomatic gatherings! "

Finally, after Shepard spoke out his request, and the members of the Citadel Council of the three races also nodded in agreement and turned off the holographic projection and left, Anderson heaved a sigh of relief like a heavy burden.

No matter what, at least he is not too incompetent as a member of the human council, and at least he helped Shepard a little bit, and won the greatest benefit for the other party!

Of course, although a large part of the reason for this must be due to Shepard's efforts at the beginning, the three clans of the God's Castle Council owed her too much favor, but now, through his Anderson's efforts, the three clans just now Members of the family council have agreed not to pursue Shepard's work for Cerberus, and will not detain the Normandy II, and they have also provided a lot of convenience, which is the best result.

"Shepard, I'm sorry, except for restoring your position, I don't seem to be of much help this time..."

"You have to know, in fact, my job as a member of the God's Castle Council is just a symbolic job. It's not as glamorous and useful as you imagine. In fact... whether it's them or me, most of the time They don’t do too many substantive things.”

After taking two steps slowly, Anderson turned his head with a wry smile, and looked at the tall and heroic female soldier standing in the middle of the huge office. In his opinion, the current Citadel Council is actually similar in nature to the original United Nations that Earth was more than a hundred years ago, and it cannot be expected to do too many practical things.

"No, Chief Anderson!"

"You don't need to mind too much. Although they didn't agree to help with the investigation, at least they didn't hinder me and restored my identity. That's pretty good. I can now carry out my mission with confidence!"

"Somebody needs to step up and do something before the Reapers come, no?"

Unlike Admiral Anderson's slight regrets, Shepard is actually quite satisfied with the results of the negotiations just now. At least, her current status as the 'Ghost of the Fortress' has been restored, and the council has recognized her status in principle and She won't do anything to obstruct her investigation. Regarding this point, it is already very good, especially the identity of the 'Ghost of the Castle' will be of great use to her future work!

After all, in 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 to her elite list. If she has the identity of a ghost of the castle, it will definitely make her work a lot more convenient, and it will definitely save a lot of trouble.

"Do not worry."

"You don't have to worry about these things in the future, and carry out your mission with peace of mind, whether it's our Star Alliance or the Council of God's Citadel... I will definitely continue to deal with it for you, and promise that they will not interfere with any of your actions! "

about the reaper,

Anderson is really willing to believe, so he is also willing to provide Shepard with as much help as possible!

Now, the countries in the entire galaxy, and even the high-level executives of the Citadel are unwilling to believe in the existence of those reapers, and even less willing to believe in the fact that there is a reincarnation of 50,000 years to "harvest". This is actually a terrible thing!

Whenever he thinks of the Prothean beacons and relics they can find everywhere in the galaxy, and the mass effect repeaters scattered throughout the galaxy, Anderson feels a chilling sense of dread...

Think about the technology of those Protheans, they are so advanced, even far surpassing the various races of the current God's Castle Council... Then how did they destroy it?

Also, what happened to the '50,000 years' vaguely mentioned in the remaining information? What's even more frightening is... Who invented and placed those mass effect repeaters that are almost all over the galaxy? Why are there strange and weird eight-legged biochemical robots in them together with the Citadel space station? maintain?

The combination of these many things all vaguely point to the facts about the 'Reaper' and the '50,000-year cycle' that Shepard has raised many times! It's a pity that both the God's Citadel Council and their human Star Alliance stubbornly believe that what Shepard said is all imaginary nonsense!

They still stubbornly believe that those 'reapers' don't exist at all! Also thought...the repeater and the Citadel were just leftovers from the Protheans, and that their demise was nothing more than some terrible catastrophe.

To this day, even after the attack on the Citadel, even after the collectors became 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 that , which in itself is a terrible thing!

"Of course, the premise is that you can only 'activate' in the Jieshen Galaxy?!"

Every time Shepard 'activities' can make a super big event, and now the other party is still working for Cerberus, so this may be what Anderson guessed, the Star Alliance and the Citadel do not want to see thing?

Thinking about it... Shepard is obviously one of their superheroes, who saved the Citadel, and even the existence of the entire galaxy. But now, after being resurrected, they just ran to hang out with a group of terrorists and jumped up and down all day long. How could they explain this 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, and I may not be able to complete it by myself, but I promise: it will definitely not take too much time!"

Collectors are active in the Jieshen Galaxy, and she, Shepard, must also go to the Jieshen Galaxy to investigate!

Plus, she's ready to raid the Gatherers' lairs, destroying them or finding conclusive proof of their connection to the Reapers! And this, this is her next job, and she will go all out to do it without the council to dictate.

No one knows when the reaper will come. Now that all human colonies on the outer edge of the galaxy have been plundered by unknown races, and even all the humans in the colonies have disappeared without a trace. The pace of collectors has become faster and faster, and those collectors who acted 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 Citadel space station tomorrow at the latest, embarking on their one-way journey that they may never return!

"If you need me to come forward to help, just say so! If it is manpower, I know that there are many 'N7' experts in the Navy of the Star Alliance, maybe..."

Thinking that Shepard was short of people, Anderson hurriedly and kindly recommended the human being's own 'N7' to the other party.

He himself is not only a council member of the Citadel Council, but also an admiral of the Star Alliance Navy. If Shepard really needs it, there is no problem at all in getting a dozen or twenty N7s for the other party! After all, the Jieshen galaxy that the other party is going to investigate now is their human colony. Although the other party's ship belongs to Cerberus, it can be regarded as working for human beings anyway, so use the convenience of your position to assign a few An N7 special force that was 'retired' in advance is obviously reasonable and legal.

"No...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 big strides angrily. .

"Anderson!"

"I think we need to have a good chat... wait, you're Shepard? Why are you here?!"

Udina looked at the woman standing in the middle of the office in disbelief. The woman was wearing a full set of black matte combat N7 armor, and only the head that was so familiar to him was exposed... That's right, red hair , and that familiar face, the other party is undoubtedly Shepard!

Originally, Udina had already heard the news that the other party was resurrected and returned, but he didn't care about it, and he didn't want to believe it. He thought it was just a rumor? But now... that Shepard, who was already dead, and whose body photos he had seen all over the country, actually stood in front of him in a good manner. What the hell is going on? !

"Ha! Hello, Udina, isn't that a surprise?"

"Don't worry, I'm not here to trouble you, I just stopped by to see my old chief, Admiral Anderson."

After looking at Udina's astonished face with interest, Shepard greeted him with a teasing smile. She doesn't like this politician, Udina, and the other party doesn't like her either! Perhaps, the other party felt that he and Anderson were too close, and that he was standing in the wrong line?

ha!

It must be enough. These politicians don't want to do anything serious all day long, but they know how to play with crooked politics. Whether it's Shepard or Anderson, they obviously can't get along with this kind of person.

"Okay, Shepard!"

"Udina, you don't have to guess wildly... That's right, it's what you think: I invited Shepard to come here to formally meet with the members of the council today! Moreover, we just now, before you came , the conversation has already ended, as for the result... Anyway, let us be very satisfied with each other!"

To Shepard's surprise, Anderson completely ignored Udina's feelings, and did not follow the steps and cover that Shepard gave him, but said so frankly that the two of them were just now Things to do.

The fact is also the same, except that Shepard resumed the ghost position and received a lot of privileges, weapons and financial support, there is nothing that must be informed or avoided by this Udina.

"What, you met with the members of the council?!"

"Anderson... I remember that the Star Federation Council should have explained to you: When I am not present, you try to minimize contact with those politicians on the council, have you forgotten? Do you know, this is very likely It will cause serious consequences! General, you don’t understand the bureaucratic system of the God’s Castle at all, and you are likely to be tricked by those guys!”

Udina was a little angry. He had just learned that Anderson held a meeting with the council behind his back. The content and topics were unknown, and he hurried here when he pretended to be himself.

But who would have thought that when he got here, the meeting was already over? What's more, that Shepard, the other party actually came back, and is still here, talking directly with people from the council at this time? !

"I have just been restored as a 'Ghost of the Fortress of God', and the council has allowed me to use some of my resources to investigate the Realm God Galaxy! So, Udina, you don't have to be so nervous, today's incident is actually like this!"

"besides……"

boom! boom!

Just when Shepard was about to say something to explain, outside Anderson's office, suddenly bursts of explosions were faintly heard. However, due to the low atmosphere here, when the sound waves came, there was a A compressed weirdness?

"That is……"

And when she turned her head in astonishment and looked into the distance from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and looked at the huge cities in the five huge fan-like guards of the God's Castle, she unexpectedly found that there was a black gunpowder smoke It was suddenly rising into the air from the middle and back of one of the cities in the health district... 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 in the low places directly like that and covering a huge area!

"This... what's going on, the Citadel was attacked by the enemy again... who is it?!"

Startled, Shepard subconsciously thought: It must be those Reapers coming again!

Because, no race dared to attack the Citadel frenziedly, and only those powerful reapers could directly break through the Citadel's defenses, and make the Citadel attack here without even sending out an alarm! If that is the case, then things will become troublesome now... It is very likely that their Milky Way will repeat the fate of those sad Protheans in the last round, and all advanced organic civilizations will be completely destroyed. Harvesting and destruction, there is no other possibility!

"..."

Udina was also dumbfounded looking at the scene outside the window. It seems that he never expected that such a vicious event would happen after the Saren incident in the Citadel!

"Hello?"

"Security room, what is the situation now, what happened to the explosion outside, is there an enemy attacking the castle?!"

Anderson didn't care about Shepard's exclamation and the terrified consultant Udina next to him, but walked directly to his desk, pressed a holographic button to call the security guard room, and began to call his own The security room called urgently.

The Citadel was attacked by the enemy, and it even penetrated directly into the inner guard area. This incident is really a bit scary, and Anderson couldn't help being nervous.

"Sir!"

"According to the shared information I just received here, it seems that those poor people at the 'foundation' rebelled... But please don't worry, the article just sent by C-SEC shows that they have the ability and confidence to maintain the Citadel Let the citizens and ambassadors not be too... worried?"

Soon, in the holographic projection, although the human soldier wearing the uniform of the Star Alliance Navy was a little uneasy and frightened, he checked his terminal data immediately and read aloud all the information he knew. information.

Just now, they also thought that the Citadel was attacked by some powerful enemies or overlords, and Senator Anderson and advisor Udina, who were preparing to cover humans, made an emergency retreat! But who would have thought that the group of guys living in the slums living in the 'foundation' rebelled and made such a big commotion?

rumbling...

However, just as the soldier in the guard room finished speaking, there were bursts of explosions and billowing black smoke from the gaps in the floor armor that had not been completely blown away...Obviously , C-SEC's statement that they can stabilize the situation does not seem to be so accurate?

"Pauper rebellion in the foundations?"

"Are you kidding me? Huh! This is nothing like an ordinary rebellion!"

"Anderson, I remember it very clearly... I have also seen the rough design of the Fortress of God. If the people at the base really rebelled, they shouldn't be able to blow up the ground guard on the inner wall of the guard area and deform it like this?"

At this time, Shepard, who had just resumed the position of "Ghost of the Castle", unceremoniously called up the holographic image of the explosion point on the multi-tool with his own authority!

Then she exclaimed directly!

It turned out that in the holographic image she brought up, there was a big gap in the floor that was emitting fire and smoke, like the mouth of some kind of giant beast... Although it didn't seem to cause any damage to the people The loss and too much damage, but it is definitely not as simple as the so-called ordinary riots that can blow up the tough ground guards of the guard area into that kind of appearance!

Anyway, she, Shepard, instinctively felt: Now that the Citadel is here, something big will definitely happen! Perhaps, it still has something to do with the Reaper's conspiracy, or simply the Reaper's accomplices planned all this? !

"That kind of power... is it an anti-ship weapon?"

Anderson, who turned his head to look over, also frowned tightly. He also thought about checking the video of the scene just now! But now that Shepard has started to check, he didn't do anything extra, just took two steps forward, frowning and looking at the two explosion sites that Shepard was checking.

He was born in the military and is also an admiral of the Star Alliance. He is very clear about the power and performance of various weapons and the defensive capabilities of the Citadel! Therefore, 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 ground of the Third Guard District have fallen! The rebels have occupied almost the entire underground world of the Third Guard District, and all C-SEC special police have Retreat to the 'ground' of the guard!"

"The report also said... that the rebels actually used small nuclear grenades that are quite powerful?!"

When Anderson was staring at the holographic image that Shepard called up, behind him, the image of the human security soldier in the guard room exclaimed again.

Obviously, he was scared too!

This rebellion is very unusual, and I don't know what the origin of those rebels are, they even got small nuclear weapons... It's no wonder, no wonder they were able to blow up the street ground in the third guard district in the distance. And with black smoke, the situation inside the 'foundation' must be even worse, right?

But fortunately, there are professional "guardians" of the Citadel. As long as the attack on the space station of the Citadel is not immediately blown up, those nurses will be able to slowly repair it, without the need for the official fire brigade of the Citadel to worry about.

"Did you just say...nuclear, nuclear grenade?"

"This... which race is going to produce such a mindless thing?!"

Anderson was a little puzzled. Although small nuclear weapons did bypass the relevant provisions of the "Castle Convention" on weapons of mass destruction (WMD), but nuclear grenades... this is a bit outrageous, right? ?

Let's not talk about the practicality of this weapon, just talk about its explosive range... I am afraid that no soldier will use this kind of thing that sounds a little crazy just because of its name? Wouldn't it be more reliable to develop directly into small grenades or missiles than nuclear grenades?

"Sorry, sir, I don't know either!"

Anyway, that’s what the intelligence feedback showed. According to the footage of the retreating C-SEC special police and the monitoring of the robot soldiers before they were blown up, those rebels were indeed using radioactive ‘throwing’ nuclear weapons!

"Sir, what are we going to do now, do we need to escort you to a safe place?"

Seeing that the Udina consultant was also in Anderson's office, after thinking about it, the Star Alliance navy soldier in the guard room asked tentatively.

Although the current situation is not too severe, their security work needs to be prevented before it happens, and it is impossible to wait for the situation to deteriorate before fleeing in a hurry. Therefore, he feels that it is more important to protect the most important Senator Anderson and Udina consultants to evacuate to the surrounding area of ​​the castle. It is necessary to observe the development of the situation in a safer space!

"..."

"Let's wait and see how those turians deal with it."

After thinking about it, Anderson first frowned and looked out the window, looking at the flames and thick smoke in the distance... Finally, he shook his head, and decided to do nothing for the time being, just waiting to see the turians in charge of security people react.

In any case, he didn't think those rebels from the 'ground-based' world had the ability to hit the guard zone! Those guys can barely do something in the complex terrain guard area. Once they reach the ground, those large and small fighter planes and warships in the Citadel will make those people regret it!

"Wait and see, I don't think it is necessary for us to evacuate!"

After all, the Turians are responsible for providing the main military and peacekeeping forces to the Citadel. If the C-SEC can't solve the trouble, those Turians will definitely send troops to deal with it... At that time, as long as it doesn't happen, it will be worse It is not their human turn to worry about things, and there is no need to flee from the Citadel in a panic, just to let aliens of other races see the jokes of their earth humans!

"Obey!"

Admiral Anderson was unwilling to leave, and the soldiers in the guard room didn't say much. They just saluted and prepared to shut down the communication.

"Wait first!"

"Which area was the chaos just now?!"

Just as the soldier was about to leave, Shepard suddenly thought of something, and quickly called to stop him. Just now, after turning off the holographic image she had read, she seemed to realize something rather difficult.

"Currently, it is happening in the foundation part of the third district, and there is no tendency to spread to other guard districts for the time being!"

Unless the Citadel of God is under attack 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 next time I have a chance."

Frowning, after thinking for a while, Shepard still made the intention to leave immediately. If it's another guard, maybe she's not in a hurry, but if it's the third guard, then she has to leave now.

"What happened?!"

Looking at the other person's appearance, Anderson asked a little curiously.

The other party wasn't too nervous when he saw the rebellion and explosion just now, but when he heard that the explosion happened in the third district, the other party immediately became nervous, so Anderson felt that there must be some story in it?

"It's nothing, it's just that I left a little guy in the third district, I have to hurry and bring her back!"

"..."

"Oh? A little guy?"

Anderson was a little confused, wondering what exactly was the 'little guy' that Shepard was referring to?

"Actually, that's a little girl. Originally, I thought about entrusting that little girl to you, but in this situation..."

Yes, when she came here to meet Anderson, she, Shepard, did think about entrusting a certain girl with outstanding talent... at least in shooting, to entrust her to the Star Alliance Navy Admiral Anderson! Let him act as the guardian of the other party, and then, by virtue of his status as a member of the council, use the excellent resources here in the God's Citadel space station to give that little guy the best education and the best living conditions?

But now...

When Shepard saw that there were still rebellions, explosions and riots here, she suddenly changed her mind temporarily!

After thinking about it, she still felt: This space station of God's Citadel should be the most dangerous place in the entire galaxy! In addition to the rebellion that is happening now, there are even more terrifying reapers who are also staring at this divine castle, staring at the mass effect command center of this galaxy!

Therefore, if possible, she still intends to find a more suitable and safer planet for that little guy, that is the best and wisest choice.

"Forget it, let's not talk about the specifics!"

"Sir Anderson, I'm leaving now, I hope we will have a chance to meet again in the future... Farewell!"

Shepard, who didn't intend to explain too much, thought for a while, and simply stood at attention to his old officer and gave a standard military salute, then turned around and walked out. No one knew whether the third guard outside would explode, let alone whether the little girl running around would be scared, so Shepard felt that she had to move faster.

"..."

Hearing the dejected words of "I hope we can meet again" from the other party, Anderson instinctively stretched out his hand. Originally, he wanted to call out to the other party and offer a few words of comfort and encouragement, but... he still couldn't make a sound in the end. , Just watching the other party turn around and walk quickly outside his office.

Of course he knew that after the other party recruited personnel, in addition to going to the Jieshen galaxy to investigate, they would definitely go to the Omega 4 repeater, to that place where no one who went in throughout the ages has ever come out again. A dangerous and terrifying place... If you think about it this way, the chance of them meeting each other again is indeed a little slim...

Even, Anderson felt that Shepard and the others were indeed going to die?

"well……"

I don't know if there is a chance to see each other again next time?

When he could no longer see the figure of the other party, Anderson sighed desolately. Regardless of the somewhat overwhelmed Udina consultant, he just turned around on his own, looked at the distance sadly, and looked at the third The area where the health district is smoking, the slightly chaotic city of the Citadel space station, and the citizens running for refuge.

"..."

"Miranda! A rebellion is taking place at the Citadel space station. The vacation of all the crew members will be canceled immediately. You tell them to return to Normandy II immediately. I will go find Little Anne now..."

"Yes, that's the sound of the explosion, that brat is in the third guard!"

"I'll explain the specifics to you when I get back. Now, you rush back to Normandy No. 2 to host. I'm going to catch that little guy running around now!"

"Okay, that's it!"

As soon as she walked out of Anderson's office, Shepard hastily informed Miranda who was also doing ulterior and confidential things in the Citadel space station. After that, she hurriedly used her multi-tool, and at the same time Opened the extremely high authority of the 'Ghost of the Fortress', and began to search for the specific location of a certain little guy.

And this is the benefit of the ghost of the castle!

As long as someone passes the security check and registers the multi-tool when entering the port, no matter where the other party is in the Citadel, the official information platform can find it in the first time, and there is no secret at all!

Of course, this kind of authority is only possessed by a very small number of people, and Shepard, the restored official 'Ghost of the Castle' is obviously one of them.

"Strange……"

"It should be...the Galaxy Hotel in the third guard area? That little guy who only has ten star coins on her body, is she crazy, and she ran to such a place?"

"Damn it, this is the end of the day... One meal in there might be able to eat up half a month's supply of our entire Normandy II!"

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 multi-tool, that little girl was right now in the most luxurious place. , Eating and drinking in the VIP seats on the top floor of the highest and most expensive hotel? !

"That little bastard!"

"It seems that today I will use the authority of the ghost of the castle to embezzle public funds to pay the bill!"

Turning off the multi-tool in his hand, Shepard bitterly found a mass-effect levitation shuttle convenient vehicle parked next to the rapid transit station, which was vacant in the space of the God's Castle, and set it to After confirming his destination and reaching the highest speed on the holographic screen, he roared away from the circle area of ​​the Fort of God, and galloped directly to the top of a luxurious metal building that was the tallest 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 might have eaten up all the operating funds of the entire Normandy II, right? Shepard couldn't understand, why did the other party find the most expensive and most extravagant hotel?

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"Ugh..."

"Delicious...Tibbers, the food here is really delicious!"

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That's right, Annie is indeed eating and drinking here on the top floor of the Galaxy Hotel in the third guard area of ​​the God's Castle!

Although the height of this hotel is very high, the considerate luxury hotel has directly set up a transparent viewing magnetic restraint shield, which isolates the harmful rays from the outside and maintains the atmospheric pressure inside the balcony on the top floor, so that guests will not feel any discomfort.

Here, food from all races in the entire galaxy is provided, including the Turians, Salari, Asari, Hana, Eko, Waller, etc., and almost all races have everything you expect. And it's the best, most expensive, and rarest kind!

Of course, in comparison, Anne still prefers to eat the left-handed protein foods that humans and Asari can accept. She will definitely not eat those disgusting bugs from the Turians and Wallers, and she will definitely not eat them. I will not eat the sterile nutritional cream that the quarians like, or clean liquid food and other terrible things!

The only downside now may be that the things she likes to eat are a little too expensive...

She had already eaten almost a quarter of the 20,000 star coins she had exchanged from that poor krogan for a single meal! As for the rest, maybe it's not enough for her to persist until the Normandy II sets sail tomorrow, right?

She felt really embarrassed about this matter...

It's a pity that that ugly big toad, that guy named Grant, has already squeezed out all the other party's money. If there is no money, she obviously won't sell any weapons to that ugly guy. Even if the opponent is defeated by herself, even if the opponent calls herself the boss, she will not give him any weapons anymore!

Boom... Boom...

At this time, the explosions in the distance are still intermittently blasting. It seems that the uprising of a certain krogan is going very well?

"Wow……"

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"Tibbers, look, it really exploded again..."

While eating, while listening to the sound in the distance, Anne was different from other rich people who were about to escape, she still sat in her seat, completely ignoring the blue-skinned alien waiter who persuaded herself to go forward. If you go to evacuate, you will just eat and drink like that.

(Who told you to give that guy all those nuclear grenades?!)

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"Anyway, we don't need those things anymore, and keeping them will take up space!"

"If it wants it, give it to it!"

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