Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 965

Chapter 956, Necessary Action

. The ultimate goal of the entire strategy is to launch a lightning strike with lightning speed, while the enemy is caught off guard and unprepared, expanding the defensive zone and capturing multiple key locations.

Most importantly, they must seize all eight concession ports. Then, using the combined transport capacity of these eight ports, which has more than doubled, they must mobilize as many troops and supplies as possible to launch a major battle against the Dark Eldar. The

greatest risk lies in the possibility of not capturing all ports, or of a full-scale offensive failing to progress, leading to a collapse.

If they fail to decisively defeat the enemy in one wave and are counterattacked, there’s a high chance that the weakened human forces will be pushed back to the vicinity of Queen Rose Port, or even be completely driven out by the Dark Eldars.

The inherent risk of this plan sparked significant opposition within the General Staff.

It’s unnecessary.

Even if they proceeded cautiously and passively let the Dark Eldars take over, the risk wouldn’t be so high. At that time, it would simply be a matter of withstanding military pressure and continuously moving supplies in the hope of slowly opening up the situation.

However, these discussions came to an abrupt halt after Gu Hang issued a clear order.

There was nothing more to discuss; let’s prepare diligently.

…

In the Alliance’s covert attack plan, there was one most confidential and crucial aspect.

Twelve Grandmasters from the Storm Mage Corps had secretly entered Comoros.

Each of them wore a crown.

The Soul Crown, a sacred relic.

The worship of the Soul Crown was widespread among the Alliance’s psykers.

But for the vast majority, the Soul Crown was simply a treasure that could greatly enhance psychic power. Furthermore, the fact that it was bestowed personally by Gu Hang represented a great honor. Each recipient of the crown was either the chief think tank of a powerful chapter or a leading archmage within the Storm Mage Corps. In short, they were all top-tier psionic masters.

However, a small minority, particularly those bestowed with the crown, knew that its greatest purpose was to summon Gu Hang.

Even if it was only an incarnation, even if it meant the shattering of the Soul Crown,

as long as this opportunity existed, it would be a supreme trump card.

In a crucial moment, it could not only save lives but also dramatically alter the course of a brutal war.

The deeper one’s psychic cultivation progressed, the more powerful one would become of the Alliance leader.

Here, not only were there twelve masters bestowed with the psychic crown, but even more mysterious was the thirteenth crown floating in the air, guarded by these twelve.

Its size and shape were identical to those worn by psychics,

except it was dozens of times larger, towering over a human.

It was therefore not meant for human wear.

Its greatest function was to pull Gu Hang toward it with a sufficiently powerful call.

The original body.

…

Gu Hang had already discovered long ago that as he became stronger and closer to a certain level, he was becoming less and less free.

His Storm Kingdom, with the expansion of the Alliance, had long since grown immeasurably larger than before.

It practically encompassed the entire Alliance region from the Warp level.

And he needed to be there permanently.

While it might appear that he spent his days simply sitting in his palace on the Wrathful Owl Star, handling government affairs like a pitiful man overwhelmed by paperwork, in reality, this was only part of his job.

The Alliance’s affairs were complex and vast, after all, encompassing over a quarter of the Empire. Furthermore, the Alliance’s governance was still quite direct, even with its vast government structure that shouldered a significant portion of Gu Hang’s responsibilities. Even if he only needed to make decisions on the most crucial and important matters, given such a vast scope, the number of such significant decisions daily was immense.

Yet, these alone were far from sufficient to occupy Gu Hang’s entire attention.

A greater portion of his energy was devoted to his own Storm Kingdom.

The Thunder Torches, scattered throughout the Alliance, suppress the influence of the Warp and all forms of corruption, allowing Alliance members to pursue learning and acquire knowledge without fear of Tzeentch’s gaze; allowing Alliance warriors to fight bravely without fear of Khorne’s control; allowing entertainment and culture to purify the spirit and cultivate sentiment without fear of Slaanesh’s corruption; and the spread of plague and disease can be controlled through advanced medicine without fear of supernatural Nurgle diseases…

all thanks to the Thunder Torches.

And what do the Thunder Torches rely on?

Is it truly a special technology developed by the Alliance?

No single technology can achieve this level of power.

The Thunder Torches rely on a being that can suppress the divine realm, preventing even the most powerful evil gods from daring to peer in.

That being is Gu Hang himself.

While this suppression isn’t perfect, the inevitable Chaos corruption and invasion will still come. But at least with him at the forefront, the Alliance’s Internal Affairs, Intelligence, Demon Hunters, Legal Affairs Center, and Inquisition departments have sufficient power to deal with the Chaos corruption.

Without Gu Hang’s presence, the Alliance’s pride in rational, efficient governance would be nothing but empty castles in the air. When any official is vulnerable to corruption for any reason, when armies are prone to widespread rebellion, and when cults multiply in the hives, the situation within the Alliance’s territory could quickly become like the rest of the Imperium.

Anti-corruption departments are overwhelmed, rebellions and invasions are rampant, and maintaining a massive military is powerless, forcing them to engage externally, forcing them to lapse into an endless internal struggle.

Doesn’t the rest of the Imperium enjoy the blessing of the Almighty?

Of course they do; otherwise, it would have collapsed long ago.

That blessing comes from the Emperor.

However, the Emperor also equally protects the Alliance.

Gu Hang, on the other hand, only protects his own.

This dual blessing is the reason for the current favorable situation.

But the price is that Gu Hang cannot move.

The greedy gaze of the Warp never ceases.

If Gu Hang’s attention is diverted, the Lightning Torch Tower might shine for a while, but the chaos problems will soon reappear. If things go on for a long time, civil unrest will become more frequent. Even if Gu Hang returns in time, the damage left behind might be even greater than the burning, slaughtering, and looting of the Alliance’s heartland by the Dark Eldar.

But for Comoros, Gu Hang can make a move.

If necessary.

(End of this chapter)