Immediately afterwards.
The divine body troops and mobile suit formations that originally engaged the Flood fleet at close range returned to the aircraft carrier after Serena conveyed the order, and were purified by Kaisa before returning completely to the hangar.
Subsequently, four Spartan Primarch, Ivan, Nova, Shia and Megan and others also hurriedly rushed to the bridge of Star Killer.
(Robert and its Limit Legion, followed by Expeditionary Force led by Mike, are still encroaching and annexing the Covenant's occupied area, so they are not on board the Star Killer ship.)
Inside the bridge.
Most officers gathered around Central Control Console on the second floor. Halsey and Serena stood around William. At the same time, Serena also controlled the holographic screen of Central Control Console to provide detailed information to everyone present.
The holographic screen contains the data of Craftworld, as well as the areas on the surface of Craftworld that are hardest hit by the Flood infection, as well as safe areas that have not been infected by the Flood.
At this time, William said, "Everyone, our current main goals are two.
(Raise your left hand and make a fist, extending your index finger first)
The first is to unload the ground troops in the safe zone selected by Serena, and build a surface base by Engineering Team to allow the troops to disinfect and travel between the ground and Star Killer.
Ground troops need to protect Engineering Team so that the flagship in the construction base will not be attacked and disturbed by the Flood.
(extends middle finger)
The second is to select the best among the best, follow me deep into the central control area of Craftworld, and look for the 'leader' on Craftworld.
Through its voluntary or voluntary assistance, we can fully control Craftworld and use Craftworld's defense mechanism to eliminate the flood threat.
Do you have any questions?"
"Um... Boss..." Karl, who didn't like to talk in crowded situations, suddenly raised his hand and asked, "What is a leader?"
William did not explain, but looked at Serena who was standing on his right side.
Serena also understood the meaning of William, waved his hand, and displayed a 3D model on the holographic screen.
This model shows the imaginary image of the leader, a one-eyed metal ball only slightly larger than a human head.
"Boss." Looking at the metal ball, Mylon couldn't help but wonder, "This thing is the guide? Isn't it just a ball?"
"Ahem..." William made a fist with his left hand again, put it in front of his mouth, coughed twice, signaled everyone to be quiet and explained:
"Yes, the Guide is a type of Artificial Intelligence left behind by the Forerunners. As its name suggests, it is responsible for guiding us to open and control various relics of the Forerunners."
"But the boss." Hearing this, John was the first to express doubts:
"You said 'voluntary' or 'volunteered' before. Does that mean that the so-called leader is hostile to us?"
"Yes." William did not deny it. "The leader, as Artificial Intelligence, is a being similar to Serena, Cortana and Megan.
They have their own personalities and characteristics, and during the waiting period of more than 100,000 years, they may become unstable due to loneliness, they may be aggressive to anything, and they may not even have the idea of destroying the entire galaxy.
So don't be careless when you find a leader, let Serena, Cortana and Megan communicate and persuade it.
If they have no choice, Serena will attack and force the leaders to assist us."
"But..." At this time, Ivan frowned, looking at Megan with a somewhat caring expression, and then asked William:
"Father, Serena once said that the Forerunners' Artificial Intelligence are extremely advanced. If they attack those so-called leaders, the chances of winning should be slim."
"Don't worry, although Serena and the others will have some difficulty dealing with Artificial Intelligence like the leader, it doesn't mean we can't threaten it."
After a pause, William waved his right hand lightly and continued to explain:
"When we land on the surface of Craftworld, the first step is to find the terminal so that Serena and Artificial Intelligence can enter the system of Craftworld.
The first is to determine the location of the leader, and the second is to lock the control room of Craftworld.
As long as we can reach the control room, with our human identity as 'Recycler', we can let Craftworld start the self-destruction program.
None of the Guides could accept the destruction of the creation they governed.
Then we threaten self-destruction, and I think the leader of Craftworld will choose to cooperate. Besides, this is still the worst case scenario, and there is no guarantee that the leader will readily accept our proposal."
"In this case... then I have no problem, father." Ian said.
"Very good." William nodded lightly, then Vision glanced at the officers and ordered:
"John, you will lead Adeptus Custodes and Terminator of Raven Guard to be the first to teleport to the safe area marked by Serena to ensure the cleanliness and safety of the safe area."
"Yes."
After receiving the order from William, John nodded lightly and led Karl, Mylon and Kolax to leave the bridge first.
At the same time, William looked at Ivan and ordered, "Ivan, you and Megan will drive my special MS and lead the MS formation to quickly land in the safe zone.
(Looking at Shia and Nova next to Ivan again) So are you two."
"Yes."
After Ivan led the girls away, the area around Central Control Console became spacious, with only a few Marine Corps and the commander of the Mad Tooth Shark, the colonel Prus of Ghost Agent, and three Elite Commander wearing bright red armor.
William seemed to look at Prus and said, "Colonel Prus, please and your Ghost Agent, cooperate with the paratroopers to protect our Engineering Team.
After Adeptus Custodes and the MS formation ensure the safety of the surface, you will lead Engineering Team on the transport plane and Transport Boat to the surface to construct the surface base."
"Yes."
Prus and a group of Crazy Tooth Shark officers saluted William, and then left the bridge.
William looked at the three Elite Commander again, and said with a smile, "Please, you three, please lead your tribe to protect the safety of us Engineering Team.
Remember, you must wear a tight-fitting protective mask."
"Ouch~!" One of the leading elites yelled habitually and said to William, "You are now a partner of my clan. There will be no trouble."
"Haha, thank you very much."
"Ouch!"
The three elites screamed again and left the bridge.
Finally, William turned his attention to the remaining Marine Corps officers, and said with some apology:
"Everyone, the job of defending the flagship will be left to you Marine Corps"
"..."
These Marine Corps officers included Hicks and Hudson, veterans who had joined Umbrella more than ten years ago, but at this time they looked at each other, seemingly unwilling to do so.
After all, other troops have received missions, but Marine Corps has not.
But then I thought about it.
Even the elites of Fleet Zero and Marine Corps are not wealthy enough to have AT shields, so they are helpless in the face of Zerg like the Flood.
In the end, Hicks, Hudson and others saluted William: "Yes, boss."