Chapter 125 August National Security Council

In mid-April, the new Korhal IV Governor-General declared a state of war and global martial law, and implemented a wartime economic system. The new government also announced that during the war, industries such as metallurgy, transportation, and spacecraft manufacturing that were used to fully support the war would be brought under the ownership of the dominion government.

Even so, the revolutionary enthusiasm has not faded. The golden wolf-red flag of the Mengsk family and the white five-pointed star flag of the Korhal Dominion were flying on August Square in the center of Stillling City. The people of Stillling responded to Angus's call to let the people participate in politics and walked to the square and On the streets, votes were cast for the newly elected Korhal Dominion Parliament.

Since the great revolutionary leader Angus Mengsk became the new Senate President and also served as the governor of the Korhal system, taking charge of the government, constitutional amendment and legislative power, the traces of the federal government's rule in Korhal were swept away like dust after the rain. .

In this square named after the grandfather of Augustus’s grandfather, in a geometric right-angled building with Roman vaults and columns and burgundy glass windows, a new department was established - Augustus National Security Council.

This is an intelligence agency that only recruits members of the Pan-Terran Revolutionary Party and is directly responsible to the Korhal Governor's Palace, bypassing the parliament. It has jurisdiction over the Korhal Dominion's First and Second Intelligence Bureaus, the Police Department, and the newly established Psychic and Alien Investigations. Bureau and other agencies.

On April 17, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Marshal Augustus, transferred Conor Ward, the former Chief of Staff of the Korhal Revolutionary Army and a member of the Demons of Heaven, to serve as chairman of the committee and presided over the first plenary meeting.

This unknown building was originally planned to replace the Palatine Chamber as the new Council Chamber. Construction of the new Council Hall began sixteen years ago, but was not completed until last year, nearly ten years later than the original deadline. The funds consumed during this period exceeded 6 billion federal credit coins, which was one hundred times the original budget.

The new chamber was the product of Senator Korhal's pursuit of power and luxury and his corrupt rule. Its construction was entirely funded by Korhal's taxes and corporate donations. Its interior is extremely luxurious, decorated with countless beautiful rubies, the floors are expensive Josala sun wood, and some building materials come from galaxies a thousand light years away.

However, on the issue of abandoning the Palatine Chamber and using the new Chamber, more than ten years later, the majority of traditionalist members of the Parliament decided that they must continue to hold meetings in the original Chamber to follow a century-old tradition. Therefore, this gorgeous palace-like building was abandoned after it was built, and became more dilapidated because no one paid the high maintenance costs.

After the establishment of the new government, the new Council finally played its due role. Today, it is the headquarters of Korhal IV's largest intelligence agency.

"The purpose of the establishment of the August National Security Council is to eliminate our internal enemies, the spies of the Terran Federation and the counterrevolutionaries who deliberately undermine the peace of Korhal. At the same time, the committee is also responsible for the supervision and review of government officials."

In the vaulted hall with the huge stained glass of the New Council Hall, Augustus spoke to more than a dozen heads, deputy directors and committee members of various departments who attended the meeting, who were personally appointed by Angus and vetted by ghost agent Sarah Kerrigan. Give a speech.

"Externally, we will send commissioners to infiltrate places such as Tarsonis and Antiga Prime. While collecting intelligence and stealing military technology and cutting-edge technology, we must also appoint people who can control or influence the leaders of the Creation Family and members of the Federal Parliament as our agents. The ultimate goal.”

"The Umoyan agents working on Tarsonis will assist us in this effort—"

"Marshal Mengsk, I am worried that the internal review will evolve into cruel oppression of the people. The people will live in tension and suspicion all day long. The reports and revelations between each other will eventually turn into a disaster that tortures humanity. This is true. It’s a lesson from history,” said a middle-aged man in formal attire.

"You don't have to worry about this issue. We have our own way of judging whether it has truly betrayed the revolution. Moreover, our current internal supervision only focuses on government officials and the military." Augustus then began to tell those sitting in the audience Attendees introduce the ghost agent behind them, Sarah Kerrigan.

"Natural psykers are a valuable asset to mankind, and the leaders of the Federation obviously only regard this as a threat." Augustus said in a soft but powerful voice: "And I believe that psykers should never be treated like this. Treat. In addition to killing, their telepathic ability, that is, mind reading, can effectively help us eliminate corrupt people in the government and traitors in the revolutionary party and the army."

"In the age of Earth, psykers were regarded as heretics, and the Earth government, which pursued pure human supremacy, began to purge psykers, and part of our ancestors came from those arrested psykers," he said.

"If we believe that psykers are monsters and aliens, it is a denial of the ancestral lineage. In the years to come, in the course of civilization measured on the geological timescale, there will only be more and more psykers in the human race. I support it. Human evolution, that’s my position in the field of psychic research.”

"Please believe that psykers are still one of us and work peacefully with them. On the public side, we also need to create a good image of psykers and do positive and beneficial publicity."

"We were also examined?" After Augustus finished speaking, the director of the First Intelligence Bureau was surprised: "But we didn't know about it."

"This is natural. There must be no traitors in the intelligence bureau." The director of the Second Intelligence Bureau immediately said: "The fact that we can sit here shows that we are absolutely loyal to Korhal."

"Psychics?" Connor Ward, chairman of Korhal's National Security Council and former Rocketeer of the Demon of Heaven, looked at Augustus: "I only recently learned about these superpowers living among us."

"I'll tell you the truth, if psykers are used to scrutinize ordinary people, then who should scrutinize and supervise the psykers themselves?"

"The answer is a more powerful psyker." Augustus pointed to the girl with long fiery red hair next to him: "This is Sarah Kerrigan, the director of the Psychic and Alien Investigation Bureau."

I don’t know since when, this ghost agent who was once a federal assassin and intended to assassinate Augustus’s father, Chancellor Angus, has been following him unswervingly, acting as an adjutant.

Kerrigan's daily image is a dark gray military uniform and a boat-shaped hat with a Revolutionary cap badge. She always has a sharp dagger and a shotgun on her hip.

Connor Ward stood up with a serious face and walked to the lecture table, as if to confirm that Kerrigan was a psyker. Then, Ward walked to Augustus and said in a low voice.

"Is she the reason why you transferred Lisa to be the director of the newly established national hospital? That's what they asked me to ask - I'm not curious at all."

This made Kerrigan look confused.

"What does this have to do with this meeting?" Augustus glared at Ward: "And you know Lisa wants to go."

"Be serious." He emphasized: "You are the person I trust the most, Connor. I feel very comfortable entrusting this organization to you."

"I just formed this organization according to my father's ideas. As for making it operate as we originally expected and making the enemy frightened, that is your task."

"Treat your enemies without mercy." Augustus said solemnly.

"I believe in your ability."

"She is indeed beautiful." Connor nodded.

"Shut up." Augustus was anxious.