Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1252 - 705, Firm Path_2

Chapter 1252: Chapter 705, Firm Path_2

Contrary to most situations, because Interstellar Warriors are so crucial, many matters must involve them; therefore, the High Lord Council must have a respected representative among the Interstellar Warriors, serving as a communication channel.

It’s the Empire that eagerly wants the Interstellar Warriors to attend this meeting properly.

Otherwise, without this constraint sometimes, the Interstellar Warriors might do something outrageous, leaving the Empire in a bad spot.

Su Lie can certainly go and communicate well with E’er Ganglong—they are relatively familiar with each other—and negotiate a position change, which is quite possible.

The entire Interstellar Warrior community should support the Phoenix Legion’s swift reconstruction. As representatives of the original creation, their position is quite different.

Su Lie promoted, and part of Gu Hang’s selfish interests were achieved.

Su Lie wouldn’t have the face to vote against me in the Supreme Council, right?

Moreover, over in Mars, Gu Hang has his communication as well.

In the previous Western Expedition Army, there were also forces from Mars. The leading Great Sage had particular interest in some technologies left by the Alfonso Sect, especially those related to the Insect Swarm.

They haven’t even left yet.

Gu Hang plans to open convenient doors for them, even offering a black box as a gift if necessary, in exchange for some support from Mars.

Regarding the Tribunal, although simple wartime friendship isn’t very effective, the subsequent collaboration with the Heretic Tribunal to establish offices within the Alliance territory to monitor corruption is something the Heretic Tribunal is pleased about. The Extraplanar Tribunal is also establishing some cooperative contacts with the Alliance. Gu Hang plans to donate generously, even to deploy troops within the two major Tribunals. If these collaborations can be agreed upon, the Tribunal might change their attitude.

At the National Church, connections are relatively sparse; the Holy Mercy Lily Battle Nuns are smoothing relationships with them, albeit with limited hope. However, similarly, they inherently lack personal interests, so their opposition isn’t very strong.

Ultimately, Gu Hang is contemplating various methods to sway the thirteen High Lords, one by one.

Thus, preserving the Alliance and obtaining the Five Major Star Domains is not entirely hopeless.

Furthermore, Gu Hang has even gone a step further, aiming for the position of Cosmic Domain Chair in the Spiderweb Domain.

The current chair of the Spiderweb Domain can be disregarded. The official Empire forces in the Spiderweb Domain were crushed at the start of the war, and although Ironclad’s rise might be blamed on the Spiderweb Domain Government being a bit outlandish and nonsensical, someone must take the fall for this matter, and he has unavoidable responsibility.

The chair of the Spiderweb Domain, who is destined to step down, added to the Space Domain Government being largely dismantled; rebuilding is inevitable.

Moreover, in the Spiderweb Domain, the very central Princess Star Domain has undergone an Extinction Order sweep, while other areas either fall within the Five Major Star Domains planned by the Alliance or lie in the Northern Line and Western Line battlefields, with thousands of planets brawling chaotically. After the devastation by Ironclad and Empire troops, insect plagues, the incapability of the Star Domain Government has led to the outbreak of inherent issues in various Star Domains. Rebels are rising, Chaos Cults are exploiting the situation, and there have even been appearances of the Spirit Clan Pirates…

Currently appointing the Cosmic Domain Chair of the Spiderweb Domain is already troublesome.

Promote locally?

There’s no one left.

Appoint from the center?

This hot potato of a position is downright lethal.

High-ranking officials are unwilling to go; those slightly lower-ranked might be willing to take the chance for a better future, but the Prime Minister is also worried and reluctant to use such people.

The Central Empire hopes for a political strongman to go, carrying resources, to tidy up the mess in the Spiderweb Starfield. Sending someone with limited resources, who hasn’t demonstrated exceptional abilities, could they accomplish anything? At that point, the Empire won’t see progress despite significant sacrifices, and that’s troubling.

What if Gu Hang is willing to take this on?

He is that political strongman, with his governance abilities already proven.

He also owns sufficient resources; the Alliance Five-star Domain is right next door, capable of steadily stabilizing the Spiderweb Domain’s situation and further supporting its reconstruction.

By all accounts, this looks good.

Except, the existence of the Alliance itself is the biggest obstacle.

If not for this troublesome entity that’s a sore point to the lords on Holy Terra, Gu Hang’s quest for the Cosmic Domain Chair in the Spiderweb Domain would have no hindrances.

However, on the flipside, it’s also due to the Alliance’s presence that makes Gu Hang the more suitable candidate.

It’s a difficult position on either side.

But Gu Hang believes these challenges come with opportunities.

Effort makes it feasible; fighting for it is key.

At least, a “Alliance Initiative” letter has already redirected the originally destined situation where the Central Empire would target the Alliance to some extent.

This was Gu Hang’s analysis after listening to Galaraldo talk about the current political situation on Holy Terra.

So why not take this opportunity to strive for more?

Once he secures the position of Cosmic Domain Chair in the Spiderweb Domain, Gu Hang can expand his influence while gaining a vital ticket—a chance to be elected through the Cosmic Domain Chair group and enter the Supreme Council on Holy Terra.

“You’ve chosen a path far tougher than I envisioned.”

Galaraldo commented thusly.

To which Gu Hang replied:

“But walking this path is the most resolute.”

…

After concluding the important call with Galaraldo, Gu Hang returned to his immediate tasks.

Various military missions are no longer the focus; they proceed slowly by inertia.

Diplomatic work needs acceleration; all plans are built on the foundation of making connections.

But the good news is, a promising start has been made.

Subsequently, the Alliance’s diplomats and liaisons have already begun working hard, with many specific matters not requiring Gu Hang’s direct oversight.

And his own attention returns to another matter needing his personal supervision: post-war reconstruction.

At this point, he becomes down-to-earth, no longer fantasizing too much. The role of Cosmic Domain Chair in the Spiderweb Domain is still uncertain, so he doesn’t plan to manage other areas of the Spiderweb Domain.

Darkly envisioning, the greater the chaos, the better.

When the Empire senses that this post-war wasteland holds countless nerve-wracking threats needing resolution, recovering profits but instead continuously hemorrhaging resources, Gu Hang will become increasingly crucial.

Additionally, concerning the reconstruction of the three star domains of Proud Claw, Thistle and Mustard, Alfonso, Gu Hang doesn’t plan to focus extensively.

Mainly applying suppression; if each place can settle according to the Pest Control Office’s old methods, that suffices. Post-war reconstruction follows the status of each planet.

More focused construction relies on Dragonhawk, Meng River, these two star domains.

These are genuinely considered Gu Hang’s stronghold.

If, taking many steps back, the Alliance is really disassembled in the future, then whether it’s political and economic opposition or deteriorating to military confrontation, the stronghold is his most reliable core.

Even if in the future the “Alliance Initiative” is recognized, those hefty taxes need the Alliance to bear.

This money ultimately requires a strong and wealthy Alliance to pay.

Building the stronghold is crucial above all.

With conventional construction methods, he doesn’t need to worry personally; the Alliance Government has existed for decades, able to operate stably and even compared to the Empire’s bloated system, it can be called efficient.

What Gu Hang himself needs to do is to add vigor to the construction efforts, back the Alliance’s development—install several more engines.

This means utilizing the accumulated and already substantial Gift Points in the system.

The last time he spent Gift Points liberally was over three years ago when stabilizing the Alfonso Star Domain.

And the actual great battle erupted from that point, including the Western Line counterattack, Southern Line march into the Princess Star Domain, and most critically, the second battle of Reiaductus.

Following successive war victories, the accumulated Gift Points have reached astronomical numbers.

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4k

Still owe 92

Time to sleep!