Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 979

Chapter 970: Terra is in trouble

To prevent Bassol from ascending to godhood, it’s imperative to seize the necessary fragments of the Relic.

Gu Hang will naturally invest significant research effort into the technology to locate the Relic fragments.

However, compared to Bassol, who has been preparing for countless years, Gu Hang is only now catching up. Even if he eventually develops a working location technology, it’s likely to be far less efficient than his opponent’s.

However, besides directly locating the Relic fragments themselves, humanity has another avenue to pursue to stop the enemy.

Chaos collects the Relic fragments by dispatching the Disaster Fleet to plunder across space. In the past, the Alliance didn’t understand the significance of the Disaster Fleet’s frequent activities and assumed they were just like any other Chaos enemy, simply wreaking havoc and spreading Chaos corruption—and their efficiency was inefficient.

But now, the Alliance knows the Disaster Fleet’s cosmic activities are aimed at relic fragments.

So, shouldn’t humanity simply follow the Disaster Fleet?

Of course, this is easier said than done.

The Scourge Fleet is a Chaos fleet that utilizes Warp engines for interstellar travel. Its movements are elusive and difficult to track. Upon appearance, they often swiftly rush to their target, strike with a single blow, wreak havoc, and then quickly withdraw. They

are indeed difficult to deal with.

But isn’t that a coincidence?

During the Comoros War, the Dark Eldar launched two raids against the Alliance, both of which were of considerable scale, a desperate effort by their entire race. Furthermore

, speaking of elusive movements and the agility of their vessels, the Chaos Fleet, with its use of the Veil Gate, allows for much faster and more agile interstellar travel. In the real universe, Eldar ships are generally faster and more agile.

Furthermore, the Dark Eldar have been pirating for tens of thousands of years, not just a few hundred years.

Their race has accumulated a wealth of specific tactics and strategies over a long period of time, and boasts many exceptional commanders and generals.

In short, isn’t a Dark Eldar pirate fleet significantly more formidable than the Scourge Fleet?

Even so, the “Hunter Fleet” assembled by the Alliance during the Comoran War effectively curbed the Eldar pirates’ activities.

Of course, this came at a cost.

To build a force capable of countering the rampant Dark Eldar forces’ full-scale counterattack in the real universe, humanity had put all its efforts into this effort. Not only was the Central Front engaged, but large numbers of high-speed vessels were also withdrawn from the Southern, Angel, and Eastern Fronts.

These diversions significantly impacted the efficiency of the Dark Side expedition.

Logically, after the Comoran War, the “Hunter Fleet” should no longer be necessary.

However, since they still had to deal with the Disaster Fleet, the “Hunter Fleet,” with its extensive experience in dealing with it, could still be useful

, though not on such a large scale.

…

Gu Hang’s current approach to dealing with Bassol and the Disaster Fleet was, first, researching new positioning technology, but this was a long-term strategy; second, utilizing the already assembled “Hunter Fleet” to specifically counter the Chaos Disaster Fleet.

But generally speaking, the threat of the new evil god is a long-term one, not an immediate one.

But right now, a greater problem lies before Gu Hang—things aren’t going smoothly on Robert’s side.

The second phase of the Comorian War was marked by the Terran Expeditionary Force’s departure from Comoros. At that moment, the Comorian Dark Eldar suddenly turned against humanity, reneging on the short-lived peace agreement and launching a brazen attack on humanity.

The Terran Expeditionary Force also suffered some losses in the process.

As the entire fleet was exiting through the Veil Ridge Gate, the Dark Eldar violently closed it, preventing a small group at the rear of the fleet from passing through the Veil Ridge Gate and becoming lost within the Veil Ridge.

While it could be described as ‘lost,’ it could essentially be considered a ‘loss.’

Robert, having just arrived in the real universe and barely had time to do anything, was suddenly struck with such a devastating blow, and naturally, he was deeply dissatisfied.

The combined losses amounted to approximately 1% of the fleet.

While not a particularly significant loss, not a serious one, it was certainly a setback.

Robert, with no other options, sent a message to Gu Hang via astropath to express his dissatisfaction.

He then led the fleet at full speed towards Holy Terra.

That was his ultimate goal.

The location where the Veil Spirit Gate opened was said to be very close to Holy Terra, but it was actually in the next galaxy. It should have taken approximately two standard Terran days to find the jump point, then another half day to complete the jump to the solar system, and another three days to reach the human home planet.

Throughout this process, Robert repeatedly attempted to contact Holy Terra.

Initially, contact was unsuccessful.

The psykers aboard the ship discovered a ferocious Warp surge within the Solar System.

At that very moment, a sense of foreboding arose—could the worst-feared scenario finally come to pass?

Robert held onto a glimmer of hope. Although he hadn’t been able to contact Holy Terra, he had managed to contact his own ship, the Grand Vision V.

From the Grand Vision V, he learned that Warp surges within the Solar System were a perfectly normal occurrence.

Warp surges had begun to appear in the Solar System since the Cataclysm and the appearance of the Scarlet Scar in the real universe, and had grown steadily stronger over the past century.

Previously, they hadn’t significantly disrupted communications, but now, communication had become increasingly difficult.

The last communication between the Grand Vision V and Holy Terra was approximately three Terra-moons ago.

At that time, Terra reported that everything was normal and instructed the Imperial forces aboard the Grand Vision V to diligently perform their duties.

This news, far from reassuring, only heightened Robert’s anxiety.

He constantly urged the fleet to accelerate.

When they arrived in the Solar System, they immediately attempted to communicate with Holy Terra and Mars.

Holy Terra claimed that everything was normal here and questioned Robert’s identity, stating, “If you are a loyal son of God, please take your troops and remain at the edge of the system until your identity is confirmed.”

However, the news from Mars was different.

“Terra is in trouble, come quickly!”

(End of this chapter)