Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 742

Chapter 739, Deliberate

Hundreds of Imperial Guards surrounded the Psychic Order’s communication area.

Leading the group was a Holy Shield Tribune.

Within the Imperial Guard, tribunes held a high position. Within the Ten Thousand, their status was at least among the top twenty.

They knew the Psychic Order had a major event to attend at the communication area today. They had been briefed on the matter before this “communication” with Gu Hang.

However, they dismissed it as a routine announcement.

They were well aware of the psychic communication area’s protection level. Designed and constructed ten thousand years ago by the Imperial Chancellor himself, it was incredibly strong, rivaling even the black cells used by the Imperial Guard.

What could possibly be wrong with conducting psychic communication within it?

And yet, just now, they had felt as if the sky had collapsed in a certain area of the Imperial Palace.

The ferocious, surging power of the Warp, as if a Warp tunnel had opened directly into the sacred palace,

was undoubtedly surpassing the strength of a normal Alpha-level psychic, by a significant margin. It was on a completely different level. The multiple sensitive warp-detecting alarms under the control of the Custodians were blaring.

Could it be that those psykers of the Order of Psionics, after ten thousand years of turmoil, had finally caused something catastrophic? Had they drawn the demons of the Warp to the Imperial Palace, the very heart of the Empire?

Their attitude was intense, and the nearest company of a hundred men quickly set out. Not only was the company commander present, but a tribune of the Holy Shield had also arrived.

On the way, they exchanged constant messages over the intercom, bracing themselves for a bloody battle.

However, upon arriving at their destination, they were met with a scene of “harmony. “

Gu Hang was conversing with over two hundred members of the Order of Psionics.

The immense psychic energy surrounding Gu Hang was still palpable, but its strength was clearly fading. He descended from mid-air with a smile, using his psychic power to lift the stumbling senior psykers of the Order of Psionics to their feet.

The Custodians exchanged bewilderment.

Apparently… nothing serious?

The detectors had gone silent. No one was out of control, and there was no Warp influence.

The Tribune breathed a sigh of relief and reported the situation to the Grand Marshal of the Custodians, allowing him some peace of mind. He didn’t have to rush to mobilize the entire Custodian Army, or even the entire fighting force of Holy Terra, to deal with a major crisis.   However

, as a precaution, the hundred Custodians already on the scene surrounded the psykers.   ”It seems we’ve caused some trouble,”   Gu Hang said with a smile, his attitude rather relaxed.   Dou Zhao gave a wry smile, recovering from the loss of the communication field.   ”I’ll go and explain. It shouldn’t be a problem.”   As the Grand Master of the Order of Psionic Power, he was well qualified to discuss the matter with the Tribune on equal terms.   Gu Hang was generally relaxed.   This matter wouldn’t be a real problem.   Gu Hang’s power had been clearly documented on the desks of all parties.   Everyone knew he was a rare Alpha-level psyker, capable of complete control of his powers.

This exchange incident had been reported to the Imperial Guards, who were aware of what they were planning to do.

The breakdown of the exchange field’s shield was an accident, one that caused no significant damage and could be fully explained.

Furthermore, even if there were issues, all psychic affairs within the Empire were theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Psychic Order. As long as the Psychic Order’s own activities weren’t significantly corrupt and didn’t clearly threaten the Empire, no one else could theoretically interfere.

The Imperial Guards were supposed to be reasonable.

Even if they weren’t, the sheer power Gu Hang had just displayed should have persuaded them to reason.

This was indeed the case.

After Dou Zhao, acting as the Chief Grand Master, spoke with them, the Imperial Guards quickly withdrew.

Before leaving, the Holy Shield Tribune made a special visit to Gu Hang, essentially stating that his display of strength was truly astonishing. The Imperial Guards were also curious about Gu Hang’s psychic abilities, and the Imperial Guards’ Marshal, Marshal Yan Xinzhen, requested a meeting with him.

Gu Hang had no objection to this.

In fact, he was a bit surprised.

The Imperial Guards… these guards of the Imperial Palace, receiving a fixed budget from the Imperial Government, and possessing their own highly confidential revenue streams, operating internally and independently, are arguably the most secretive military organization in the Empire. Even the Prime Minister, or even the once all-powerful Sun Lord, wouldn’t dare to get involved…

Gu Hang was quite curious about them.

A chance to meet the Imperial Guards Marshal would be a welcome opportunity.

They certainly didn’t get involved in Imperial politics, and hardly even interfered in matters outside the Palace, remaining quiet and undecided about what they did. However, in the few times in Imperial history when the Imperial Guards Marshal spoke out, the outcome always went in the direction the Imperial Guards hoped for.

Even if Gu Hang couldn’t win them over, he shouldn’t offend this faction. Even if he couldn’t win them over,

he should go and see for himself, simply to satisfy his curiosity.

The Imperial Guards’ arrival was to be expected. After all, with such a commotion, it was inevitable they would arrive.

However, attracting the Imperial Guards was not Gu Hang’s core goal.

He looked towards the depths of the Imperial Palace, where was the Prime Minister’s residence.

Prime Minister, did you feel it?

What happened today was actually done intentionally by Gu Hang.

Even if, later on, the many instructors of the Psychic Order combined their powers into one and formed a psychic array, there would still be a more stable way for Gu Hang to defeat them. With his control, he could do it without making such a big fuss.

However, what if he wasted such a stage after all the effort he put up?

He just wanted to display his power to the fullest.

A controllable Alpha-class psychic?

No, that’s not enough.

You must know that I am one of the most powerful people in the entire empire.

Even in the Imperial Palace, the home turf of the Imperial Guards, the Imperial Guards have to give me face.

The empire, especially these masters in the center of the empire, should personally recognize Gu Hang’s power and give this power the respect it deserves.

(End of this chapter)