Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 922

Chapter 914, Alliance Warmaster?

Gu Hang didn’t try to fool Martins.

Martins truly had no way of betraying him in the future; he was destined to offer his eternal life in undying loyalty.

This was the only price Martins had to pay.

Of course, power comes at a price. Loyalty alone couldn’t buy such immense strength.

The price Gu Hang paid for Martins’s power was over a decade of intensive research and a vast block of Warp Essence.

At this level, the only source of power was Warp Essence. Furthermore, Gu Hang believed that the Son of God, forged by the Emperor, also possessed Warp Essence.

From this perspective, wasn’t the Son of God somewhat like one of the Four Great Demons?

Or perhaps an ascended Daemon Prince?

No, there was a huge difference.

Aside from the shared Warp Essence, there was nothing else in common.

Gu Hang wasn’t entirely sure how the Emperor forged a true Son of God ten thousand years ago; he could only draw on some insights from his own research.

First, the chosen one had to be sufficiently powerful, a requirement somewhat similar to that of ascending demons. If the Chosen One isn’t strong enough, their demon ascension will inevitably fail, becoming a mindless mass of rotting flesh, relying solely on instinct until death. That very thing is the source of Chaos Eggs. This is the fate of the vast majority of demon ascensions.

In Gu Hang’s experiments with the “Minor Primarch,” if the Chosen One isn’t strong enough, the outcome is death.

But the difference is that demon ascension is actually quite simple. For the Four Gods, and even for Gu Hang, it’s simply a matter of bestowing their power, even the very essence of the Warp, upon a trusting mortal, boosting their strength. Crucially, the Chosen One’s power is completely under their control. The God can withdraw the blessing at any time, or even maliciously cause the ascension to fail.

Of course, even if one wishes to succeed, it’s not that easy.

But the cost is minimal, almost non-existent. The Chaos Gods have no problem mass-producing them. So what if they fail? Expect the Four Gods to show mercy or even feel heartache?

Impossible.

Creating a large number of Chaos Eggs has its uses.

But Gu Hang clearly wouldn’t do that.

The Warp Essence he’d taken out wasn’t a blessing, but a true fragment representing his essential power.

Within Martins’s body, this Warp Essence didn’t play a dominant role, but rather a supporting one. The ultimate agent was Martins himself. The Warp Essence continuously transformed and supported his body and soul.

Only in this way could he achieve what could be considered a “small Primarch.” Otherwise, even if Martins contained this Warp Essence, if it were the one in charge, his path would be more like “ascension.” Even if the ascension succeeded, becoming Gu Hang’s “Thunder Angel,” it couldn’t be called a “Primarch,” nor could it sustain a long-term existence in the real universe.

This required meticulous manipulation, as well as extensive research and experimentation.

Reaching this level of success was truly a formidable undertaking.

The cost was far more than just over a decade of research.

If that were the only approach, then achieving this “Primarch” would be far too easy.

For Gu Hang, he actually paid an entire piece of the Warp Essence.

This thing is a unique one, which was painstakingly accumulated by Gu Hang. It was either obtained by eating big demons and queens, or it was accumulated bit by bit by the trust of hundreds of trillions of people in the alliance.

In Gu Hang’s current situation, the importance of the former is actually far less than the latter.

The Warp Essence required to create a Primarch cannot be obtained by eating a few big demons and queens. It is not on the same level at all.

In order to create Martins, will Gu Hang’s own strength be damaged?

There is no doubt that it will be.

But he didn’t care.

It didn’t matter!

This chunk of Warp Essence wouldn’t grant Gu Hang the power to challenge the Four Evil Gods; but lacking it wouldn’t prevent him from crushing even the next-highest-ranking God-Demon.

Without further hesitation, Gu Hang immediately divided his power.

The first characteristic of the created Martins was its immense individual strength. After his life essence had undergone a quantum leap, his combat power alone had reached or even surpassed that of the strongest individual Gu Hang had ever encountered in the real universe: the Bone Crusher King.

Martins now had an 80-20 chance of winning against the Bone Crusher King in a one-on-one duel.

Furthermore, Martins’s “ceiling” had been unlocked. Over time, his individual strength, which had long stagnated, would further increase through self-training and accumulated experience.

The Primarch’s enhancements went beyond individual combat power.

Thanks to the strengthening of his soul and brain, Martins’ already exceptional commanding abilities would be dramatically enhanced.

He will undoubtedly become one of the Alliance’s most outstanding commanders.

Gu Hang intends to appoint him as commander of the Southern Front, and may even later unify the Southern, Eastern, and Angel Fronts led by Dante, taking overall charge of the Dark Side Expedition.

Previously, this responsibility was unacceptable. Each of the various fronts operated independently, and the only entity truly able to unify them was the Dark Side Expedition’s headquarters. However, this headquarters is a figment of the imagination, without a single commander-in-chief. Its core consists of a vast staff reporting directly to Gu Hang.

In other words, Gu Hang is in charge himself.

There’s no other way.

No one else could handle this responsibility.

But now, Martins has the ability—or at least the potential.

Alliance Warmaster?

No, no, no, that’s a slightly unlucky term.

Just Commander-in-Chief of the Dark Side Expedition.

Gu Hang won’t completely abandon his responsibilities in the future, but having someone share some of the overall command, especially one who can deploy to the front lines, will better integrate the entire Dark Side Expedition.

Gu Hang’s freed-up energy can be further invested in the Alliance’s internal affairs and economic development.

This is the foundation of the Alliance’s strength.

At the same time, he must also pay attention to management.

Ten thousand years ago, the Empire was also glorious, but it eventually fell into civil war, corruption, and degeneration.

His most important job is to prevent the Alliance from following the Empire’s old path.

…

In addition to the direct value brought by the Primarch, another added value is that genetic pheromones can now be collected from Martins to cultivate gene seeds in batches.

Those are the gene seeds of the Phoenix.

(End of this chapter)