Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 947

Chapter 938, Old Acquaintance

Gu Jing recognized the Storm Elementals, old acquaintances who had turned against them.

They were Heroic Spirits from his father, the Kingdom of Storms!

He didn’t know how these Heroic Spirits had appeared in Comoros, but this was definitely a good thing!

The combat capabilities of these Storm Heroic Spirits were certainly not weak. However, their numbers were small, with only a few thousand present.

Even if they were powerful, they were far from the level of Space Marines. A few thousand was not enough to change the situation on the battlefield.

However, their greatest value was definitely not military.

Seeing them initially blend in with the Dark Eldar and then turn against them, Gu Jing realized that these Storm Heroic Spirits had likely been in Comoros for quite some time. Their presence must have a deeper meaning.

Furthermore, considering his father’s quick acquisition of intelligence in Comoros and the fact that he had pointed out the Queen’s Rose Harbor as their target for attack, he could make a bold guess: these Storm Heroic Spirits might possess crucial information!

Gu Jing found a way to place the Storm Heroic Spirits within the Reception Tower and informed the Great Sage Kaul.

To be honest, Kaul had his doubts.

What if this was a conspiracy orchestrated by those cunning black men? A group of energy creatures being released into the Reception Tower would be quite dangerous, wouldn’t it?

However, at this point, their options were limited.

Time was running out, and their current efforts to open the Veil Spirit Portal were, if not completely lost, at least slow. Under such intense external pressure, Kaul had to consider taking greater risks in order to rapidly progress.

The results were remarkable!

The energy creatures that had entered the Reception Tower transformed before the human defenders, transforming from their original, featureless, aggregated forms of pure energy into distinctly human forms.

At best, they were slightly translucent, with arcs of electricity emanating from their bodies, giving them a distinct appearance.

Of course, this difference was immediately apparent, and logically, in such a situation, they would have to fight first and then fight.

However, the troops defending the building, having received orders from Cawl, refrained from attacking the energy creatures. Instead, they deployed interdiction fire at the dark-skinned individuals pursuing them.

The Storm Elves who had successfully entered the building gave the human soldiers a standard Sky Eagle salute.

Though feeling strange, the human soldiers instinctively returned the salute.

The Storm Elves were remarkably organized. One of them, dressed in Alliance uniform, approached, attempting to communicate.

He introduced himself as a colonel in the Alliance Army and Imperial Astra Militarum, claiming to be carrying out a crucial mission and requesting to see the person responsible for deciphering the Veil Gate technology.

A Heroic Elves claiming to be an officer… yet his meticulous uniform, clearly marked rank, and serious, military-like demeanor automatically gave him the uppermost impression.

Since they were the designated targets, the prepared human soldiers dispatched a team to lead them upwards.

Cawl, who was waiting there, met them.

Although these people may have come with the hope of cracking the Veil Spirit Gate, he cannot pin all his hopes on it after all. He is still working hard to lead his cracking team to work, and he never stops when meeting with the heroic spirits.

However, when the few remaining Heroic Spirits stood before him, he was surprised to see who they were.

He had seen an old acquaintance.

“Teacher Cawl, long time no see.”

Cawl’s electronic eyes flickered for a moment, and the information stored in his memory chip rapidly revived, completely recalling every moment he had spent with the ‘person’ before him.

“Yu Che… indeed, it’s been a long time. It seems like 1,100 years. Are you dead?”

“Yes, but I have been resurrected by the Leader’s power and can once again serve the God of All Machines.”

The Heroic Spirit who spoke resembled a high-ranking member of the Mechanicum.

At least that was the case in his lifetime.

Yu Che was a sage of the former Alfonzo Cult, now the Aramita Cult. During the Ironclad War, he defected to the Alliance and became one of the core figures in the Aramita Cult, founded from the remains of the Alfonzo Cult.

For a Mechanicus sage, his lifespan of over 1,400 years was relatively long, but not outrageous—at least not as outrageous as the ten thousand years his former teacher on Mars had lived.

However, his lifespan had indeed reached its limit. He died while accompanying a Dark Side expeditionary fleet against a planet occupied by a Dark Mechanicus-induced corruption.

His unique status made Gu Hang look at him differently, and he painstakingly retrieved his soul. Rather than allowing it to rest in the Golden Throne, he became a Heroic Spirit within the realm of the Storm Kingdom, responsible for the Alliance’s crucial secrets: the Black Box Factory.

However, becoming a Heroic Spirit essentially meant no further advancement, with all thoughts frozen in their pre-death state, unchangeable. In essence, there was no such thing as “life.” It was merely a projection constructed through the extraction of soul imprints and the power of the Storm Kingdom.

However, it was precisely because of the influence of his past memories and thoughts that he instinctively felt immense excitement upon seeing so many black boxes. He was extremely satisfied with the new assignment assigned to him by Mr. Gu, believing that life after death would be quite blissful.

And when a new mission arrived, he wouldn’t refuse—even though a Heroic Spirit wouldn’t have much reason to refuse.

He had been one of the Heroic Spirits Gu Hang had sent to Comoros. Gu Hang hoped to use this former Mechanicus sage to gain early access to and analyze some of the Dark Eldar’s technology, so he could plan for the future.

Among these, the technology of the Veil Spirit Gate was of primary importance.

Initially, things weren’t going well. Yu Che’s access to technology was limited, and none of it was particularly important. However,

after the Storm Energy Creature became a guest of honor within the Wuling Cult, things improved significantly, allowing him to gain access to more secrets,

including intelligence on the Veil Spirit Gate.

Within Yu Che’s “mind,” he had already stored and analyzed a vast amount of information on the Veil Spirit Gate’s technology!

(End of Chapter)