Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1608 - 909: Forging the Imperial Guard

Chapter 1608: Chapter 909: Forging the Imperial Guard

There is no doubt that the Imperial Guard is formidable.

On several occasions when going to the Holy Terra Palace, Gu Hang was deeply impressed by every Forbidden Army Soldier he encountered.

Especially with the Forbidden Army Marshal, Marshal Yan Xinzhen, whom Gu Hang had also met. This commander of the Forbidden Army and the overseer of the Imperial Palace left a lasting impression on Gu Hang. At that time, despite his own considerable strength, he still felt that Yan Xinzhen was extremely threatening.

Recollecting now, Gu Hang believes Yan Xinzhen’s individual strength far exceeds that of any Interstellar Warrior he has seen, though probably not quite at the level of a Son of God.

At this level, he currently sees a very good benchmark — the Bone Shattering King.

It would take three to five god-chosen champions to engage, with dozens of Battle Group Champions as support, and even Gu Hang himself using some small tricks to encircle and kill such a target.

At this level, Yan Xinzhen is capable of tearing apart multiple Great Demons with his bare hands, or even taking on a Divine Sovereign Demon in solitary combat.

Apart from the top-level strength, the strength of a single Forbidden Army Soldier is also very strong.

Comparatively speaking, even a company champion might not be able to defeat a ’ordinary’ Forbidden Guard. And the Imperial Guard can naturally continue to grow stronger. Reaching the so-called ’champion’ level means they would already decisively surpass a Battle Group Champion among the Interstellar Warriors.

The ’protectors’ under the Forbidden Army Marshal are reliably at the level of god-chosen champions in terms of strength.

The powerful extent of the Forbidden Army is evident.

Judging from their strength, the Forbidden Army is so powerful that Gu Hang is certainly very pleased.

If he could build a bunch of his Forbidden Army, especially nurturing some top-level forces among them, things would be more stable in the future.

However, he remains fairly level-headed.

With the Forbidden Army being so formidable, why, during the founding great expedition, during subsequent internal conflicts within the Empire, or even in the ten thousand years thereafter, were the protagonists always the Interstellar Warriors or the trillions of ordinary soldiers?

The reason is simple: The Forbidden Army is far too few in number.

And now, after Gu Hang pulled out the Forbidden Army cultivation technology, he now understands why the number of these golden soldiers is so small.

Their manufacturing difficulty is too high, and the costs are even higher.

The Forbidden Army’s transformation process does not require Genetic Seeds, and upon completion, they are considerably taller than Interstellar Warriors.

The transformation of the Forbidden Army must start from infancy and continues almost throughout their entire growth process. Many candidates either go insane or die midway. The transformation does not involve Genetic Seeds, and upon completion, they are significantly taller than Interstellar Warriors.

The transformation projects of the Forbidden Army are not as standardized as those of the Interstellar Warriors. Every Forbidden Army candidate receives customized service, to create or enhance certain traits according to their unique genetic potential, crafting unmatched and unique golden guards.

In other words, the Forbidden Army cultivation technology, rather than a standardized operation process, is more about a set of transformative ideas and the technical capabilities required to support these ideas.

It is precisely because of its ’custom nature’, and ’industrial production’ of mass-produced goods, their positioning is quite clear: they are bodyguards, envoys, commanders, but not soldiers, not warriors.

To date, in terms of capabilities, the Forbidden Army can still be considered advanced genetic modification products, but they were not born for conquest. Whether during the time when the Emperor was still on earth or in the ten thousand years after the Emperor’s ascension, their main job has always been as the Emperor’s accompanying bodyguards.

Their job content and way of thinking differ from those of the Interstellar Warriors, who are the main forces during great expeditions. Although the Forbidden Army shares a brotherhood, they do not view their comrades as genetic brothers like the Interstellar Warriors do.

The Forbidden Army generally fights alone and never expects support from other Forbidden Army. Even though they always operate as scattered soldiers in battle, each can naturally, almost instinctively, perfectly predict their comrades’ next moves and support when convenient—this means that when multiple or even a group of Forbidden Army cooperate, they still remain terrifying, without experiencing a decrease in overall performance in group battles.

However, Gu Hang always felt it was a pity that such powerful warriors have such a low presence within the Empire. They stay hidden in the Holy Terra Palace day in and day out, claiming to guard the palace and the Golden Throne. But what’s there really to protect?

In the ten thousand-year history after the internal conflicts within the Empire, the Terra Imperial Palace has been directly threatened a countable number of times.

Terra’s defense system is so complete that the Forbidden Army practically has no need to act. Even if something happens on Terra, if it doesn’t threaten the palace, they seem to turn a blind eye.

From the perspective of the entire Empire, they are extremely isolated. They have always believed they only need to be accountable to the Emperor and not the entire Empire.

If Gu Hang were to build the Forbidden Army later, it certainly wouldn’t follow this mentality.

Such a precious warrior, having them as bodyguards, or messengers for conveying commands, would be a huge waste.

Besides their outstanding combat prowess, they have shown excellent performance in arts, technology, and all other aspects.

No wonder they are called the ’perfect human’.

With Forbidden Army cultivation technology in hand, the high costs and time expenses, even with Gu Hang’s advantage, make it impossible to create the Forbidden Army on a large scale. Every custom-made Forbidden Army, Gu Hang plans to place them in suitable positions to be utilized.

They must contribute their strength for the Dark Side Expedition and the Alliance.

However, the process and methods of creating the Forbidden Army is one of the highest secrets of the Empire, even the Terra High Lords have no right to inquire; the entire production process is completed within the Golden Laboratory of the palace.

This is like many highly confidential, high-sensitivity technologies that pose a problem: if Gu Hang creates the Forbidden Army and those high-ranking officials within the Holy Terra Palace find out, what would their attitude be?

Despite a relatively friendly exchange with Marshal Yan Xinzhen, Gu Hang does not believe that this would be enough to have the marshal forgive him for privately creating additional Forbidden Army.

They might travel across half the Empire to find trouble.

As mentioned earlier, the Forbidden Army is not soldiers. While they serve as bodyguards, they must also be proficient in assassination and sabotage activities.

Gu Hang does not think he will be threatened, but it would be quite troublesome.

Moreover, if the Forbidden Army cannot kill him, can they not kill others?

This matter cannot be disclosed before a proper solution is thought of by Gu Hang.

Even if he does create the Forbidden Army, he could equip them with that purely precision-made non-standard armor and weapons, definitely not coloring them in a gleaming gold color, nor mimicking the Forbidden Army in appearance, trying to differentiate as much as possible, externally claiming it is an Interstellar Warrior Battle Group—since Original Casting Warriors are taller and stronger than the old version. Although not reaching the level of the Forbidden Army, it can roughly be justified since Original Casting is also new technology.

In any case, even if starting now to cultivate, it would still take decades to produce dozens or a hundred or so Forbidden Army, so there is no need to hurry.