Chapter 487, Only You, My Friend
Outside the Terra Palace, Gu Hang saw two famous imperial armies.
The Golden Knights Chapter, and the Emperor's Guards.
The former is one of the original Space Marine Legions, a founding chapter. Countless chapters that split from the Seventh Legion all regard the 'Golden Knights' as their parent chapter.
The Golden Knights are stationed on Holy Terra and are the only Space Marine Chapter that can recruit from Terra.
In addition to Terra, they also have a mother planet - Duong, where they can recruit soldiers; there is also a special recruitment world: Romond, which is a hive world with a population of 200 billion.
Gu Hang sometimes complained, "Does your regiment need so many recruiting worlds? The population of these three worlds combined is much greater than that of a star field."
Could it be that the rumor that the Golden Knights would recruit a large number of new soldiers for "excessive births", which they had vigorously denied, was true?
There are also rumors that the Golden Knights will send their "unused" elite recruits to some of their sub-regiments, such as the famous Black Crusaders. Gu Hang suspected that this was true.
Outside the Terra Palace, Gu Hang could no longer ride the original aircraft and had to change to the aircraft inside the palace. This step was supervised by the Space Marines of the Golden Knights and the Terra Defense Force.
Then, after changing into the Terra Palace's exclusive aircraft, Gu Hang entered the palace through the high walls standing on the plateau and one of the countless palace gates. He then saw the authentic imperial guards.
They were wearing golden armor, and their bodies were taller than any Space Marine Gu Hang had ever seen. The patterns on the armor were terribly complex, and there were gemstones inlaid. On their long helmets, a bunch of red tassels fluttered proudly, and with the bright red hem of the armor and the cloak, the overall golden and red color scheme looked noble and extremely powerful.
Gu Hang believed that the things on the two imperial guards were not just for decoration. He could feel a force from them that made him feel quite uncomfortable, and the psychic activity around him was suppressed.
This was not enough to prevent Gu Hang from using his spiritual power, but it made him feel threatened.
If these two imperial guards really fought, Gu Hang felt that he could handle it, but it would be much more difficult than handling the Space Marines.
He is worthy of being the ceiling among the Empire's super soldiers, a creation created by the Emperor himself, and the template of the 'perfect human'.
Gu Hang obediently accepted the review and submitted his personal documents.
There was certainly no problem with his identity, but as a psychic who was declared as A-level, he was a person who needed to be strictly restricted, so he was ordered to wear a bracelet made of some kind of black stone.
This thing strongly suppresses Gu Hang's spiritual power.
He estimated that under normal circumstances, he could not even break free of the bracelet by his own strength, and his psychic strength would be suppressed to a very low level. If he tried his best to tear open the subspace rift and let the power of the Kingdom of Storms descend, he could destroy the bracelet. However, doing so in the Terra Palace was simply courting death. A bracelet had such a strong psychic suppression effect, so there must be many psychic suppression methods in this palace that were much stronger than the bracelet.
Gu Hang felt a little insecure, but he still wore the bracelet obediently and followed a Terra official into the depths of the palace.
He finally met Gallardo.
The Terra Palace is the core of the current empire's government. As a high-ranking official in the empire's central government, Gallardo has both his office and residence here. The latter is a match for his official position.
As soon as they met, Gallardo gave Gu Hang a big hug.
"It's been more than a decade, and you really haven't changed at all!" Gallardo's attitude seemed very intimate.
Gu Hang felt that the psychic seeds he had planted in the body of this former apostle of war, now the executive director of the Military Affairs Department, had disappeared.
To be honest, this made Gu Hang's heart tremble.
But soon, he calmed down again.
Gallardo's attitude did not seem fake, which was not the case after the psychic seed that changed his mind was discovered.
It is also possible that Gallardo was just pretending to be intimate, but on the one hand it didn't seem possible, and on the other hand it was unnecessary.
Given Gallardo's personality, if he knew that his gratitude to Gu Hang for saving his life and the subsequent close feelings were all fake and were all tricks put up by Gu Hang, then given his personality that had nothing to do with tolerance, it would be impossible for him to endure it for so long without getting angry. He would have already started to make trouble for Gu Hang and tried to kill him.
But none of these things happened.
Gu Hang was quite confident in his original method. Not only were his methods secretive and sophisticated, but most importantly, what he did was very small and difficult to detect.
Gu Hang also figured out the current situation: the psychic seed had been completely digested, and Gallardo's "feelings" for him were genuine and came from his heart. He was not afraid of any investigation because the influence of the psychic energy had completely disappeared.
This is a good thing, Gu Hang doesn't need to worry about his tampering with Gallardo's brain being exposed.
But there are also disadvantages. The favorability is no longer locked, which means that if Gu Hang offends Gallardo with some words or actions, the former apostle of war will have a bad impression of him, or even become hostile.
Overall, Gu Hang believes that the advantages of this matter far outweigh the disadvantages.
A crisis that could have posed a threat of demise no longer exists.
As for not locking the favorability, that didn't matter - at least there was no loss. Moreover, the initial "favorability" was almost full, and Gu Hang himself was not a troublemaker, so it was not easy for him to ruin the relationship between the two.
What's more, they now have quite consistent interests.
After the initial greetings, the dinner that day was a banquet arranged by Gallardo.
He found a restaurant in the palace that specifically served senior officials, and officials from all walks of life accepted his invitation and came.
Gallardo took Gu Hang and introduced himself to many people one by one.
These people were spread across various departments of the Imperial Government, including the Military Affairs Department, the Political Affairs Department, the Legal Department, the Taxation Department, etc. In addition to these government departments, there were also several high-ranking generals from the Astra Militarum and the Imperial Navy, and even high-ranking clergy from the Ecclesiarchy and the Mechanicus.
Those who could be introduced by Gallardo personally were of course not small characters, at least they were members of the higher-level committees of various ministries, and there were also several deputy ministers of the central government. Among them, the most senior participant was a vice-premier from the Imperial Taxation Department.
Gu Hang really admired Gallardo. He used to think that this guy was just a money-making expert who relied on the title of Sun Lord. But now it seems that after the Sun Lord is gone, it is like a seal has been lifted for him, revealing his other side.
It's not easy to make so many 'friends'.
Gu Hang's network of contacts was suddenly expanded a lot.
Of course, these people would not easily become Gu Hang's friends just because of an introduction. But at least, they got to know each other and exchanged contact information. When Gu Hang needed something, he at least knew who to look for, and he would not be ignored when he went to their door.
Asking someone for help may not be appropriate, but if there are some opportunities to exchange interests and allow both parties to benefit, there shouldn't be any big problems.
In short, it is always good to become familiar to others.
The high-ranking officials from various departments and forces in the empire all had a good attitude towards Gu Hang. Of course, this was due to Gallardo, and that was the main reason; however, many people were quite interested in Gu Hang himself, and talked to him a lot in a friendly manner.
"You can really get in touch with these people more. They are the ones who need the support of local powerful groups. If you have any ideas, you can communicate with them more and exchange some things with each other."
At the end of the banquet, Gallardo and Gu Hang were chatting on a terrace. The executive director of the Military Affairs Department whispered to Gu Hang about the situations of the people they had just talked about.
"And the deputy minister of the taxation department, he is our true friend."
Gu Hang smiled and said, "I thought everyone in the hall was your friend."
"Hahaha!" Gallardo laughed, but his tone was unconsciously filled with a hint of contempt: "How is that possible? You are the only one here who deserves the word 'friend'."
“In my mind, people are divided into different levels.”
"The majority of people in the venue are of the lowest rank. Most of them are mediocre people with neither outstanding abilities nor firm wills. Their greatest value is the position they hold. These people are just lackeys who can only play a role in making a strong presence. It is not their fault but ours to rely on them at the critical moment."
"The few truly capable people are just using each other. You can trust them when there is benefit in sight, but you must always remain vigilant. In the cruel world of fame and fortune in Holy Terra, betrayal and bribery exist at all times."
"The fewest can be considered 'accomplices'. They are trustworthy, capable, have deep interests, and have a certain emotional foundation. Such people can be relied on. But they are not friends, and cannot be trusted with one's life."
"Only you, my friend, I will always remember that you saved my life and gave me the opportunity to quickly return to the center of power. I can safely entrust my life to you without worrying about your betrayal."
After hearing these words, even Gu Hang was moved.
He said to Gallardo seriously: "Me too."
Gallardo patted Gu Hang on the shoulder, smiled and drank a glass with him, then continued: "Don't be so serious, today is not a serious occasion. However, there will be a smaller gathering later, and we have to be more serious then. We have something big to talk about, really big things."
"Yeah." Gu Hang drank the wine in the glass.
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Later, Gu Hang sat in a small lounge in the banquet hall.
Gallardo, who had parted with him before and went out to do some work, came back again.
"Let's go." he shouted.
Gu Hang stood up, but saw Gallardo walk to a bookshelf wall in the lounge, knocked twice, and a combination lock popped up. He entered the key for a moment, and the carpet in front of Gu Hang was automatically lifted, revealing a secret passage.
Gallardo went down first, followed closely by Gu Hang.
At the end of the stairs turning downward, there was actually a small underground rail car.
Riding in it, we wound our way through the deep underground of the imperial palace, passing through many complicated intersections and finally arrived at a certain place.
After leaving the rail car, Gu Hang was taken into a dark conference room.
There are already a few people sitting here.
Some of them attended the banquet, while others did not. Gallardo enthusiastically took Gu Hang and introduced him to everyone:
"This is our new member! Gu Hang from the Eastern Universe and Dragon Eagle Star Region. The alliance he controls is a real local power faction."
Everyone looked at Gu Hang with a look of scrutiny.
No one spoke, but Gu Hang could see some doubts in some people's eyes.
Local power? Only half of the star field.
Just because you have a few battleships makes you a powerful force?
Gu Hang didn't say anything, just sat down with a smile.
Gallardo spoke up: "Everyone, everyone, please pay attention. The person sitting in front of you, twenty years ago, entered a world abandoned by the empire with only one follower and started from scratch. In twenty years, he can now influence 182 worlds."
"He wiped out the rebels on the planet, destroyed the plague demon that was about to destroy a hive world, and won an orc war with a war scale of hundreds of billions."
"The star sector he controls now has a battleship and a dozen Moon-class cruisers as its main fleet. There is a Space Marine Chapter that has returned to its prime to fight alongside him. His army is even more powerful than the average Astra Militarum."
"You may have lived in the central government for a long time and don't know the situation in the local areas. However, I guarantee with my decades of experience in various parts of the empire that Gu Hang and his alliance are definitely the real powerhouses we can rely on. He already has a force that no one can ignore, and under his wise leadership, his power will surely grow rapidly."
"And we are the best helpers and investors. Gu Hang is undoubtedly qualified to be one of us. The current investment will surely bring us rich returns in the future."
"Don't you envy the Prime Minister for being able to easily mobilize the Ortopis Regiment? Don't you envy each family for having close ties with local forces? I know we have the same, but who would mind having one more trump card?"
Gallardo was an eloquent man.
After these words, the eyes of everyone present were different when they looked at Gu Hang again.
At this moment, two more people walked in from another entrance of the conference hall.
The leader smiled and clapped his hands, saying, "Bogioya is right. Welcome, Governor Gu. With your joining us, our future will become even brighter!"
As he spoke, everyone present stood up.
Of course Gu Hang also stood up.
He had seen one of the two men before. The person following behind the leader was the most senior person at the previous banquet, Deputy Prime Minister of the Ministry of Taxation, Don Mili.
Although Gu Hang had never seen the leader in person, he often saw him in other places.
He is one of the thirteen high lords of the Imperial Parliament and the Prime Minister of the Imperial Ministry of Justice: Ou Juren.
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Thanks to [Hu Yifan] for the leader's reward!!!
Thank you very much!
But... the amount of extra chapters I owe has soared from 50k to 70k, and it's getting more and more... T0T
The boss also said that there was a Silver Alliance when this book was finished, but I have never had a Silver Alliance in my life.
But...wouldn't that mean I would have to owe 200k???
I'm afraid that by the time I finish writing this book, I won't be able to repay the big boss's kindness...
I will definitely update tomorrow! I will try my best to reduce my current debt!
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