Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 875

Chapter 868, It turns out that I am the parent?

Gu Hang’s first reaction was anger.

How shameless!

‘Children’ are fighting, why are the other ‘parents’ left? His

second reaction was anticipation.

His senses drifted, hoping for the brilliant golden light and the cold sun to appear.

Who doesn’t have a parent?

Those two greenskin racial gods are bullying us, Your Majesty, you can’t just sit back and do nothing!

But Gu Hang was disappointed: he didn’t see the golden light he’d hoped for.

No, where are my parents?

Your Majesty, the Emperor isn’t coming?

This sent a chill through Gu Hang’s body.

Standing in the Storm Kingdom, gazing up at the faces of the two orc gods projected on the clouds, his mind gradually calmed.

He realized something: Is it possible that I am the parent?

Those two greenskin orc racial gods are gods; in a sense, Gu Hang is also one.

On the surface of Ankachi VIII, the races under the two gods are engaged in a deadly war.

Given this situation, it seems quite possible.

So, it was I who was going to be the one to go down, breaking the rules?

Gu Hang was a bit dazed.

So, without realizing it, I’d already reached this point? Stop thinking of something to protect him. On the contrary, it was now his turn to protect his own people.

But… that wasn’t right!

You have a powerful spokesperson like Bonebreaker, and I don’t!

But… could I just create one?

Now that I’m a ‘parent,’ I need to have capable ‘children’ under my command.

And it’s not just for now. In the foreseeable future, as Gu Hang’s strength increases further and he acquires a higher level of Warp essence, he will ascend to higher levels, embracing the Warp more and more.

Of course, due to his unique nature—he’s human, possessing a physical body in the real universe—this serves as an anchor. Unlike the ascended Emperor or other Warp powers, who are unable

to manifest in the real universe, the limitations of the real universe are unavoidable.

More importantly, as the Storm Kingdom became increasingly prominent and difficult to ignore within the Warp, the other powerful would no longer tolerate him acting with the same impunity as before. They would keep an eye on Gu Hang. If he showed signs of this, and Gu Hang wanted to personally intervene, then unless he was facing an opponent without backers, the opponent’s backers would appear in his face, as they were doing now, giving him a warning.

In the past, Gu Hang hadn’t considered himself a “parent.” Now, suddenly realizing he had reached this level, it became imperative to build a force capable of easily striking down opponents when he couldn’t personally.

There were two candidates.

One was Martins.

This Chapter Master of the Phoenix Chapter was considered a veteran of the Alliance, even a founding member. However, this founding member held little significance to Gu Hang, a leader with unparalleled prestige and unparalleled control over his Chapter.

When he first joined the Alliance, his strength was barely that of a company champion. After all, back then, while he was titled Chapter Master, he actually commanded only a handful of men. The final battle at the end of the Phoenix’s Atonement Crusade emptied the Chapter’s vitality, leaving only a handful of men.

But he was a different person now.

He had followed the Alliance from its inception to its current strides in the Dark Side Crusade, witnessing nearly every major event of the Alliance. His own strength had also continuously improved over the years.

Not to mention, Gu Hang’s intensive use of the system’s functions to enhance his strength.

Martins was practically treated like a son to him.

Currently, in the [Hero] interface, even the highest level, LV9, had reached SSR rarity.

This was a system-imparted boost, to be sure, but as Gu Hang’s understanding of the so-called system deepened, he gradually understood that the [Hero] interface offered more of a way to explore a character’s potential, and that the increased strength ultimately came from within them.

This principle permeated every aspect of the system. Whether it’s training on the [Soldier Card] screen, the enlightenment function on the [Hero] screen, or even Space Marine training on the [Chapter] screen, everything hinges on the quality of the individual being trained and enlightened.

Some soldiers reach peak potential at T3, and the system can’t help. The vast majority can’t be enlightened on the [Hero] screen. Those few who can be enlightened have a level cap, requiring them to experience extensively and gain personal insights before further investment of Favor Points is necessary. Similarly, character rarity, with its increased effectiveness through spending Favor Points, is even more limited; it requires a personal “epiphany” to be effective. Most Space Marines can only be promoted to Veteran or Sergeant rank, and even with high-quality seeds, the percentage of Company Champions is only 10% to 15%…

These are concrete manifestations.

Spending Favor Points allows for the ability to unleash inherent strengths once a soldier has reached a certain level, in a mysterious and unique way.

Martins was a man whose potential had been fully exploited.

With the help of various forces, his individual strength had reached the level of an Emperor Champion—a level even higher than a Chapter Champion.

However, in Gu Hang’s judgment, this level of strength was only enough to stand evenly even with the Zerg Overlord in a one-on-one duel.

The ambush of Bonebreaker left a deep impression on Gu Hang. The Zerg Overlord, with a group of top-tier minions, mercilessly crushed the Orc King.

Even standing evenly against the Zerg Overlord in a one-on-one duel was definitely not enough to defeat the Orc King.

Another candidate was the Blood Sharks’ Chapter Master, Alma Ewing.

This Shark King, who had led his Chapter through the Dark Outlands for centuries and experienced countless strange events, was a formidable individual. Even before joining the Alliance, he likely possessed strength beyond that of an average Chapter Champion, approaching that of an Emperor Champion.

After joining the Alliance, his name was clearly visible in the [Hero] screen. Not only is his personal level at LV7, but his rarity is even higher than Martins’s. Furthermore, he can be raised to LV9 by spending grace points.

Gu Hang hadn’t done it before, and he had some concerns. Ewing had a lot of ulterior motives, and the Alliance’s favor to Blood Shark wasn’t the same as it was to Phoenix. If he pushed his strength to the maximum without sufficient control, Gu Hang would worry that his ulterior motives would become even stronger.

He needed someone like Martins, with all the support and strength to surpass him, to suppress him. Otherwise, if he became the strongest individual among the Alliance’s Space Marines, then no one would be able to suppress him unless Gu Hang took action personally, and Gu Hang was afraid of chaos.

But now, these future troubles were far less important than the current situation.

He must push him to the maximum.

He also possessed ample potential and existing experience, allowing him to reach Level 9.

With his UR level, Ewing would be even more powerful than Martins, both at Level 9. However, Gu Hang observed that he still hadn’t surpassed the Emperor Champion level. It was simply that while Martins had a 50-50 chance against the Zerg Overlord, Ewing had an 80-20 chance against the Overlord, essentially guaranteeing a win.

But so what?

The Orc King’s chance against the Hive Overlord wasn’t 90-10; it was a complete crushing victory, and he could even kill a number of others.

Martins and Ewing combined were likely even stronger than the Zerg’s previous ambush on the Orc King, but they were still unlikely to be able to defeat the Orc King.

Gu Hang felt that the ambush hadn’t pushed Bonebreaker to his full potential. At most, he had sustained some quickly healed injuries, barely stronger than in that ambush, but not enough to withstand Bonebreaker.

Furthermore, there was no chance of creating an ambush now. Bonebreaker was surrounded by his strongest personal guards, making a siege a difficult task.

However, Gu Hang’s calculations for combat power weren’t complete.

Two aspects needed to be considered separately.

First, there was the issue of numbers.

There were no candidates capable of raising combat power to the level of Martins and Ewing.

Eliminating all non-Space Marines first: without that foundation, even a mortal’s full strength wouldn’t be enough for this level of combat.

Among the Space Marines, those who could reach Level 9 didn’t have the potential to reach SSR. Those with SSR potential or above lacked the experience to reach Level 9. Even if one did manage to find someone who met the requirements, their talents and characteristics weren’t focused on combat. For example, Tai Shichen, Chapter Master of the Dragon King’s Spear, would only be a mid-to-low level Chapter Champion at full strength.

But that didn’t matter. Try to raise as many as possible to Level 9; adding more Chapter Champions would be a good thing.

Currently, among the over 10,000 Space Marines in Omgeria, besides Martins and Ewing, there were nine Chapter Champions. After his wave of improvement, that number reached nineteen.

Gu Hang felt a little disappointed.

Although there are over ten thousand Space Marines, a significant number are new recruits to the Alliance. Whether recruited from conquered Chapters or newly established Chapters using seed quotas, these new recruits have shown exceptional performance due to their ability to develop their potential more quickly than regular Chapters.

However, their potential itself is insufficient—after all, they haven’t experienced the long years and the trials of war. Their lack of experience hinders their ability to rise in rank; and without sufficient experience to allow them to experience enlightenment and transformation, their rarity remains low.

Perhaps after a hundred years of the Dark Side Crusade, many heroes worthy of investment will emerge from among them.

But currently, there are still very few.

Fifteen of the nineteen Chapter Champions are veterans from various Chapters.

As for the enormous amount of boon points required to raise them all to this level… that’s no concern at all.

Gu Hang already has a considerable amount of boon points accumulated. Not to mention, the unprecedented war in the Ohmgeria Sector has provided him with a wealth of new boon points.

Although the final battle on Ankachi VIII, the most important battle, had not yet reached its conclusion, the previous destruction of the Zerg Queen Fleet and the smaller battles on the periphery had already been settled.

He had more than enough points to cover the cost. It

was even a drop in the bucket. With

the grace points poured in, Gu Hang had assembled nineteen champions. Adding Martins and Ewing, the human side had assembled a lineup far stronger than the one they had used to ambush Bonebreaker.

The nineteen champions, along with Ewing, were ordered to bring their closest Chapter experts, abandon all current tasks, disengage from the battle, and head towards Direction One to rendezvous with Martins.

The Alliance’s Stormcasters also received the order.

Within the mages, the A- and S-class psykers numbered well over a hundred.

The six S-class psykers, in particular, could use their psychic powers to kill the Chapter Champion. He ‘s simply too fragile. In a true one-on-one duel, he’d likely be killed before he could even break through the defense and kill the champion. The win rate is 280-20—Psychic 2.

However, when someone ahead can entangle the target, allowing the Psychic to unleash their power without restraint, their destructive power can be even greater than that of the champion.

But Gu Hang still feels that sheer numbers are not enough.

Bonebreaker has his own men, those Orc Warlords and Grand Shamans, who are likely as powerful as champions and S-rank Psychics.

Gu Hang still needs to think about improving the quality of his weapons.

The personnel have already been improved to this point, there’s nothing more to be done, but the equipment can still be improved.

The Alliance possesses the technology to create holy relics, which have some products.

Because these things consume Gu Hang’s warp essence, while not as much as the Queen of Glory’s battleship, they can’t be produced in large quantities.

Regardless, there are some products available, which have been distributed to some Chapters as rewards and to some Psychics.

These should be temporarily available for the warriors participating in the final battle.

Relics are still very helpful. Those holy swords, war blades, divine hammers, crowns… the more powerful they are in the hands of those with outstanding strength, the more effective they are.

This includes the Dragon King’s Spear’s Breath. Although their regiment has no personnel, please lend me the relics for a while.

So far, the system has reached its limit.

What remains are some more “traditional” methods.

How did those gods, whether they are racial gods or conceptual gods, including the Emperor, come up with their chosen gods?

(End of this chapter)