Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 488

Chapter 487, Only You, My Friend

Outside the Terra Palace, Gu Hang saw two famous imperial armies.

The Golden Knights, and the Emperor’s Guards.

The former is one of the original Space Marine legions, a founding legion. Countless legions that have been separated from the Seventh Legion regard the ‘Golden Knights’ as their mother legion.

The Golden Knights are stationed in Holy Terra and are the only Space Marine legion that can recruit soldiers from Terra.

In addition to Terra, they also have a mother planet, Duong, from which they can recruit soldiers; there is also a special recruitment world: Romond, which is a hive world with a population of 200 billion.

Gu Hang sometimes complains, does your legion need so many recruitment worlds? The population of these three worlds combined is much larger than that of a star field.

Could it be that the rumor that the Golden Knights have strongly denied that they will recruit a large number of new soldiers for ‘over-birth’ is true?

There are also rumors that the Golden Knights will send their “unused” elite recruits to some of their sub-groups, such as the famous Black Crusaders, and Gu Hang suspected that it was true.

Outside the Terra Palace, Gu Hang could no longer take the original aircraft and had to change to the aircraft inside the palace. This step was supervised by the Space Marines of the Golden Knights and the Terra Defense Force.

Then, after changing to the Terra Palace’s exclusive aircraft, through the high walls standing on the plateau and one of the countless palace gates, after entering the palace, Gu Hang saw the formal Imperial Guards again.

They were wearing golden armor and were taller than any Space Marine Gu Hang had seen. The patterns on the armor were terribly complex and inlaid with gems. On the long helmet, a bunch of red tassels fluttered proudly, matched with the bright red hem of the armor and the cloak, the overall golden and red color scheme looked noble and extremely powerful.

Gu Hang thought that the things on the two imperial guards were not just for decoration. He could feel a force that made him uncomfortable, and the psychic activity around him was suppressed.

This was not enough to prevent Gu Hang from using his psychic power, but it made him feel threatened.

If these two imperial guards really fought, Gu Hang felt that he could handle it, but it would be much more difficult than handling the Space Marines.

They were indeed the ceiling of the imperial super soldiers, the creations made by the emperor himself, and the template of the “perfect human”.

Gu Hang honestly accepted the review and handed in his personal documents.

Of course, there was no problem with his identity, but as a psychic who was identified as A-level in the application, he was an object that needed to be strictly restricted, so he was ordered to wear a bracelet made of some kind of black stone.

This thing strongly suppressed Gu Hang’s psychic power.

He estimated that under normal circumstances, he could not even break free of the bracelet by his own strength, and the psychic strength would be suppressed to a very low level. And if he did his best to tear open the subspace rift and let the power of the Kingdom of Storms descend, he could destroy the bracelet. However, doing this in the Terra Palace is pure suicide. A bracelet has such a strong psychic suppression effect, so there must be many psychic suppression methods that are much stronger than the bracelet in this palace.

Gu Hang felt a little insecure, but he still wore the bracelet honestly and followed a Terra official to the depths of the palace.

He finally met Gallardo.

The Terra Palace is the core of the current empire’s government. As a senior official of the central government of the empire, Gallardo’s office and residence are here. The latter is a match for the official position.

As soon as they met, Gallardo gave Gu Hang a big hug.

“It’s been more than ten years, and you haven’t changed at all!” Gallardo’s attitude seemed very i*imate.

Gu Hang felt that the psychic seeds he had planted in this former war apostle, now the executive minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, had disappeared.

To be honest, this made Gu Hang tremble in his heart.

But soon, he calmed down again.

Gallardo’s attitude did not seem fake, which was not like what he would do after the psychic seed that changed his mind was discovered.

It was also possible that Gallardo was just pretending to be i*imate. But on the one hand, it did not seem like it, and on the other hand, it was unnecessary.

With Gallardo’s character, if he knew that his gratitude to Gu Hang for saving his life and the subsequent close feelings were all fake and were all tricks made by Gu Hang, then with his character that had nothing to do with tolerance, it would be impossible for him to not have an outburst for so long. He had already started to make trouble for Gu Hang and tried to kill him.

But none of these things happened.

Gu Hang was still quite confident in his original methods. Not only were the methods secretive and sophisticated, but most importantly, what he did was also very small and difficult to detect.

Gu Hang also judged the current situation: this was the complete digestion of the psychic seed, and now Gallardo’s “feelings” for him were sincere and from the heart, and he was not afraid of any investigation because the influence of the psychic energy had completely disappeared.

This is a benefit. Gu Hang does not need to worry about his manipulation of Gallardo’s brain being exposed.

But there are also disadvantages. The favorability is no longer locked, which means that if Gu Hang offends Gallardo with a certain word or behavior, then the former war apostle’s perception of him will become bad, or even hostile.

Overall, Gu Hang believes that the benefits of this matter far outweigh the disadvantages.

A crisis that may risk extinction no longer exists.

As for not locking the favorability, it doesn’t matter – at least there is no loss. Moreover, the starting “favorability” is almost full, and Gu Hang himself is not a troublemaker, so it is not so easy to ruin the relationship between the two.

What’s more, they still have quite consistent interests now.

After the initial greetings, the dinner that day was a banquet arranged by Gallardo.

A restaurant dedicated to senior officials was found in the palace, and officials from all walks of life accepted his invitation.

Gallardo took Gu Hang and met many people one by one.

These people are spread across various departments of the imperial government. The Military Affairs Department, the Political Affairs Department, the Legal Department, the Taxation Department… In addition to these government departments, there are also several senior generals from the Astra Militarum and the Imperial Navy, and even senior clergy from the Ecclesiarchy and the Mechanicus. Those

who can be introduced by Gallardo personally are of course not small characters. At least they are senior members of various departments, and there are also several deputy ministers of the Central Government. Among them, the highest-ranking participant is a vice prime minister from the Imperial Taxation Department.

Gu Hang really admires Gallardo. In the past, I thought that this guy was just a good money-maker who relied on the name of the Sun Lord. But now it seems that after the loss of the Sun Lord, it is like the seal has been lifted for him, and his other side of being good at dancing with long sleeves has been revealed.

It is not easy to make so many “friends”.

Gu Hang’s network of contacts was expanded a lot.

Of course, these people would not easily become Gu Hang’s friends just because of an introduction. But at least, they got to know each other and exchanged contact information. When Gu Hang needed something, he at least knew who to find, and he would not be ignored when he went to the door.

It may not be appropriate to ask someone for help, but if there are some opportunities to exchange interests and make both parties benefit, there should be no big problem.

In short, getting familiar with each other is always good.

The attitudes of these senior figures from various departments and forces in the empire are also quite good to Gu Hang. Of course, there are reasons for Gallardo, and it is the main reason; however, for Gu Hang himself, there are also many people who are quite interested in him and talked to him a lot in a very friendly way.

“You can really get in touch with these people more. They are all people who need the support of local powerful people. If you have any ideas, you can communicate with them more and exchange some things with each other.”

At the end of the banquet, Gallardo and Gu Hang were chatting on a terrace. The executive director of the Military Affairs Department whispered to Gu Hang about the situations of the people they had just talked about.

“And the deputy minister of the taxation department, he is our true friend.”

Gu Hang said with a smile, “I thought everyone in the hall was your friend.”

“Hahaha!” Gallardo laughed, but his tone unconsciously carried a hint of contempt: “How is that possible? You are the only one here who deserves the word ‘friend’.”

“In my mind, people are divided into levels.”

“The largest number of people in the venue are the lowest level. Most of them are mediocre people with neither outstanding abilities nor firm wills. Their greatest value is the positions they hold. Such people are just minions and can only play a role in making a strong presence. It is not their fault but our fault to rely on them at critical moments.”

“The few truly capable people are just using each other. They can be trusted when there is benefit, but they must always be vigilant. In the cruel world of fame and fortune in Holy Terra, betrayal and bribery always exist.”

“The fewest can be considered ‘accomplices’. They are trustworthy, capable, deeply bound in interests, and have a certain emotional foundation. Such people can be relied on. But they are not friends, and cannot be trusted with life.”

“Only you, my friend, I will always remember that you once saved my life and gave me the opportunity to quickly return to the center of power. I can safely hand over my life to you, and I will never worry about your betrayal.”

After hearing these words, even Gu Hang was moved.

He said to Gallardo seriously: “Me too.”

Gallardo patted Gu Hang on the shoulder, smiled and drank a glass with him, and continued: “Don’t be so serious, today is not a serious occasion. However, there will be a smaller gathering later, and we have to be more serious at that time. We have to talk about some big things, real big things.”

“Yeah.” Gu Hang drank the wine in the glass.

…

Later, Gu Hang sat in a small lounge in the banquet hall.

Gallardo, who had parted with him before and went out for a while, came back again.

“Let’s go.” He shouted.

Gu Hang stood up, but saw Gallardo walked to a bookshelf wall in the lounge, knocked twice, and a password lock popped up. He entered for a moment, and the carpet in front of Gu Hang was automatically lifted, and a secret passage appeared.

Gallardo went down first, followed by Gu Hang.

At the end of the stairs that turned back down, there was actually a small underground rail car.

Riding in it, in the deep underground of the palace, winding and twisting through many complex intersections, and arrived somewhere.

After leaving the rail car, Gu Hang was taken into a dark conference room.

There were already several people sitting here.

Some of them attended the banquet just now, and some did not. Gallardo enthusiastically pulled Gu Hang and introduced him to everyone:

“This is our new member! Gu Hang from the Eastern Universe and Dragon Eagle Star Region, the alliance he controls is a real local power faction.”

Everyone looked at Gu Hang with a look of scrutiny.

No one spoke, but Gu Hang could see some doubts in the eyes of some people.

Local power faction? Only half a star region.

How many battleships do you have to become a local power?

Gu Hang did not speak, but just sat down with a smile.

Gallardo spoke: “Everyone, everyone, please pay attention. The person sitting in front of you, twenty years ago, entered a world abandoned by the empire with only one follower and started from scratch. In twenty years, he can now influence 182 worlds.”

“He eliminated the rebels on the planet, destroyed the plague demon that was about to destroy a hive world, and won a war against orcs with a war scale of hundreds of billions.”

“The star region he controls now has a battleship and a dozen moon-class cruisers as the main fleet; there is a Space Marine regiment that has returned to its heyday to fight alongside him; his army is even more powerful than the average Star Army.”

“You may have lived in the central government for a long time and don’t know the situation in the local area. However, I guarantee with the sunshine of my decades of walking around the empire that Gu Hang and his alliance are absolutely the real power that we can rely on. He now has a force that no one can ignore, and under his wise leadership, his power will surely grow rapidly.”

“And we are the best helpers and investors. Gu Hang is undoubtedly qualified to be one of us. The current investment will surely bring us rich returns in the future.”

“Don’t you envy the ‘Ortopis’ regiment that the Prime Minister can easily mobilize? Don’t you envy each family for having close local forces? I know we have the same, but who would dislike having one more trump card?”

Gallardo is an eloquent man.

After speaking, the eyes of the people present were different when they looked at Gu Hang again.

At this moment, two more people walked in from another entrance of the conference hall.

The leader smiled and applauded and said, “Bogioia is right. Welcome to you, Governor Gu. With your joining, our future will become brighter!” When

he spoke, everyone present stood up.

Of course, Gu Hang also stood up.

He had seen one of these two people. The one following behind the leader was the highest-ranking person in the previous banquet, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Ministry of Taxation, Don Mili.

Although Gu Hang had never seen the leader in person, he could often see him in other places.

He was one of the thirteen high lords of the Imperial Parliament and the Prime Minister of the Imperial Ministry of Justice: Ou Juren.

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Thanks to [Hu Yifan] for the reward as the leader! ! !

Thank you very much!

But… the extra chapters I owed soared from 50k to 70k, and I have to pay more and more… T0T

The boss also said that there will be a silver alliance when I finish this book, and I have never had a silver alliance in my life.

But… doesn’t it mean I have to owe 200k? ? ?

I’m afraid that I won’t be able to repay the boss’s kindness when I finish writing this book…

I will definitely add more

chapters tomorrow! I will try my best to reduce the current debt first! (End of this chapter)