Chapter 893: Slow Holy Terra
Chapter 893: Slow Holy Terra
For a period of time thereafter, Gu Hang kept a close eye on the battle situation in the Infinite Star Domain.
This time, Gu Jing, by some strange coincidence, had a very special adventure and participated in a major event in the empire.
He couldn't come back at this moment, so he joined the army of Robert, the Son of God, and got involved in a war that had little to do with him.
The development of the entire war was not much different from Gu Hang's initial estimation.
Under the command art of the Son of God, the Infinite Legion gradually turned the situation around even though they were at a disadvantage.
He is like an extremely calm and precise command machine, always able to place troops and firepower where they are most needed and where they can be most effective.
At the same time, he was always able to accurately predict and judge the enemy's movements and intentions and make preparations in advance.
He was able to calculate all the resources at hand, whether it was manpower, munitions or supplies, and formulate the most complete battle plan. After he began to intervene in the battle, although the total amount of resources did not change, the battlefields no longer had to call for a shortage of soldiers and generals, and there was no shortage of firepower and ammunition.
And the top masters, including himself, were important bargaining chips for him when conducting command. Whenever they were thrown into the battlefield alone or in groups, it would always bring corresponding changes to the battle situation.
Just like that, when the outside of the Super Sea Star was blocked and support from the Infinite Star Field was difficult to arrive at, they managed to turn the situation around by relying on the planet's own resources and strength.
Furthermore, they also established contact with the outside world of the star region.
How terrifying is the appeal of the Son of God?
The five hundred worlds in the infinite star field, which were originally mixed into one, were boiling with excitement after hearing that the Son of God had resurrected!
And this news is still spreading to more places at an extremely fast speed.
In fact, to some extent, this news doesn't even need to be spread.
After Robert's resurrection, all the Space Marines of the Infinite Warriors with Robert's bloodline in the entire universe seemed to have received some kind of mysterious revelation that their bloodline was affecting them with some supernatural power, making them feel unbearable.
Perhaps, they were unable to associate this special feeling with the fact that their genetic father was alive for a while. However, as long as Robert appeared in front of them, they would understand instantly.
What does this mean? As long as Robert raises his arm, the Infinite Warriors, who are the largest in number in the entire empire and all mankind, and almost account for one-third of the current active war groups, will instantly become his most loyal supporters.
It's not just the Infinite Star Domain that's like this. It's the same for many Infinite Warrior sub-groups and all bloodlines.
It also includes the genetic seeds of infinite warriors that Gu Hang exchanged from the system and used to create the battle group.
This is the case with the Infinite Warriors. Although other chapters are not of Robert's bloodline, they can also call him 'uncle' or 'uncle' - the Space Marines can easily recall the glorious past, the time when everyone united under the banner of the Sons of God and fought side by side, and thus it is very easy for them to turn to or even accept the leadership of a Son of God.
Even if this Son of God is not his genetic father, it does not diminish his greatness. The Space Marines will have a great liking for him, and he will naturally be able to unite all the loyal Space Marines in the Empire.
And with this level of support, what happens?
What kind of changes will his resurrection bring to the empire's political arena?
That is certainly a good change.
Gu Hang is very worried about the current situation of the empire.
On the dark side, with me and the alliance, the dark side expedition is in full swing. Although the situation is bad in other places outside the alliance-controlled areas, there is hope after all. At present, the dark side expedition is going smoothly as a whole and is moving forward steadily. If we continue to fight at this trend, sooner or later the entire dark side of the empire will be taken back.
No matter how many difficulties there will be in the future, whether there will be battles more difficult than the Battle of Ohmgeria, before the Dark Side Expedition is thwarted and the Alliance can no longer hold on, at least everything is moving in a good direction.
However, on the side of Holy Terra, there was not even such a positive trend.
The information Gu Hang could get about Holy Terra on this side was very little, but there was almost no good news.
In the past few decades, the Solar Sector has experienced many riots, including invasions from outside, internal rebellions, cults, and alien threats... However, in the face of these, Terra, as the center of the empire, reacted quite slowly. Although one problem after another was eventually suppressed, two new problems often emerged when one problem was solved.
Not only are they slow to act, but they are also not resolute or decisive at all, or they simply don't have the ability to solve the root of the problem.
This has led to endless problems such as rebellion, alien invasion, cults, and chaos erosion.
Gu Hang even believed that Holy Terra, with a population of trillions, was now a breeding ground for chaos.
Under the leadership of Holy Terra, they may have opened up communication and navigation between the surrounding solar star regions and even the solar universe. However, as the area controlled by the Terra government became larger, they not only failed to gain stronger power, but instead had more burdens.
This is completely different from the dark side expedition.
The Dark Side Expedition grew larger and larger. Every place that was conquered would not only not be a burden, but could generally become supplies after a little development. The few places that were in a bad situation would not affect the overall situation. In this case, the battle would naturally get more intense.
As for Holy Terra's re-expanding of the empire, perhaps it could initially be supported by relying on the huge wealth accumulated in the world of Terra; but if most of the newly conquered worlds were a burden, even Holy Terra would not be able to bear such a burden.
What is even more terrifying is that the central government of the empire is still implementing its original policies out of huge inertia.
The governing method of star domain heads, star zone heads, and planetary governors is still continuing.
Although the alliance also uses this system, it is actually just the same in name, and the essence is completely different. Governments at all levels have very clear work goals and assessments, and must obey the direct arrangements of the alliance central government. Officials are appointed by the central government and have a term of office. If they do a good job, they will be promoted, and if they do not do a good job, they will be dismissed.
What about the Empire? The planetary governors are still the local tyrants, and the Empire Center still only collects taxes, not caring about specific governance and development. Only when the problems on the planet are so big that the planet itself can no longer solve them, and the Empire asks for help, will the Empire's support come after layers of administrative approval and long preparations. Maybe with luck, some problems can be solved, but after a world has experienced a disaster, it is seriously injured. How can it continue to provide the same resources to the Empire Center?
In Gu Hang's opinion, in this era of catastrophic changes that affect the entire empire, the central government of the empire can no longer cling to the old and outdated systems of the past.
Perhaps, in the past, that system could still be run. When the central government of the empire did not need to directly manage so many regions, although it was slow and inefficient, it was at least able to rule over a large territory stably.
But in the face of this most serious crisis that has not been seen in a thousand years, it is definitely not okay to do so.
Gu Hang led the alliance, and during the hundred-year expedition, they almost conquered one-third of the dark side of the empire. On the other hand, Holy Terra has not yet dealt with the problems at its doorstep.
Gu Hang expressed great disappointment.
Those people on Holy Terra who are just sitting there doing nothing are really no good.
What Prime Minister Qi Bodu is? They are all trash.
When they fought, each one was more ferocious than the other, but which one of them could be considered a character in essence? At this critical moment, they had neither the courage nor the ability to lead the empire to carry out the necessary reforms and pull the empire out of the quagmire.
Gu Hang could hardly take care of what was happening on the other side of the Scarlet Scar. He and his alliance still had to focus their main energy on the expedition to the dark side of the empire.
But he couldn't just watch the other side of the empire rot away. He needed a character who could turn everything around on Holy Terra.
Robert, the Son of God, is such a character.
I'm afraid no one else can do it except him.
He is the strongest among the Sons of God in terms of domestic affairs.
An empire does not necessarily need a powerful warrior or commander. In fact, even at its current point, the Human Empire does not lack power in the absolute sense.
However, there is definitely a lack of someone who can integrate the power of the empire and make it work.
Robert has the ability.
And his identity as the Son of God gives him this prestige.
The high lords on Holy Terra, such as Qi Bodu, are unable to accomplish many things, and lack the courage and ability to lead the empire in reform. However, it is extremely difficult to ask them to honestly hand over the power in their hands.
They themselves are obstacles to reform.
If one wants to change all this quickly and without bloodshed, the only way is to use Robert's identity as the Son of God.
Only he has enough prestige to change everything.
But the prerequisite is that he must arrive safely at Holy Terra.
Gu Hang was actually a little worried about this.
Although the war that the Infinite Star Domain is facing right now is of a large scale, Gu Hang believes that Robert is about to win.
But next, how would he get to Holy Terra?
The distance from the Infinite Star Field to Holy Terra is not short.
Robert was going to launch a campaign like the Dark Side Crusade? Step by step, starting from the 500 worlds of the Infinite Star Domain and heading towards Holy Terra?
Fight for another hundred years and reach Holy Terra?
The day lily is cold!
It is difficult for Gu Hang to directly interfere with Robert's decision-making, but even in that situation, as long as Robert takes action and launches it from the Infinite Star Field, at least there will be hope on the other side of the empire.
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Compared to Gu Hang’s attention to the Infinite Star Domain, at the moment, a war of the alliance itself, which is also quite important, is ongoing.
Further west in the Tianwang Universe, the Western Expeditionary Force led by Yan Fangxu has entered the Great Whirlpool Universe.
And here, they discovered a world called Vigilance.
The most special thing about it is that behind it, there is a stable astral tunnel that can pass through the scarlet scar and go to the other side.
This is a 'corridor', with Vigilance on the dark side of the Empire. From Vigilance, heading northwest on the star map, the next world is Chiyao IV, followed by Chiyao III and Chiyao II, then Yiling III and Yiling II, and finally Valley Star.
A total of seven galaxies form such a corridor.
To walk through the corridor is to walk through the scarlet scar.
What is even more rare is that these seven worlds are still under human control.
The other side of the Valley Star belongs to the Godria Universe and the Mercifat Star Region. In this star region, there is a famous war group - the Saints War Group.
This is one of the nine original warbands still existing in the Empire, a direct warband transformed from the former Legion of Saints.
The bloodline of the Saints is also the second most numerous in the entire empire, second only to the Infinity Warriors.
After the catastrophe, the situation in the Mercifat star field was stabilized, and the saints played an indispensable role in it.
After stabilizing the situation in the star field, they also discovered the existence of the "corridor".
The leader of the saints, the 'living saint' canonized by the state church, Chapter Master Perk Raymond Weiss, is keenly aware of the importance of the corridor.
He called on many saints and persuaded the state religion to use their appeal to form a huge army to maintain the stability of the Mersiphat star field, and stretched out his arms to maintain this corridor.
This whole process is quite hard.
They had been fighting here for more than thirty years. The worlds in the seven corridors were stable, but that was only relative to the other parts of the Scarlet Scar, which were completely impenetrable. The seven worlds were sandwiched between the Scarlet Scar on both sides, and the pressure was quite high. Chaos enemies kept coming from everywhere, attacking everywhere crazily.
The saints and the most steadfast crusaders of the state religion are here.
Each of the seven worlds has been lost at least three times, but they will be recaptured within a few years.
As a space warrior, Raymond Weiss, who was named a living saint, can be said to be tenacious.
But after thirty years of war, even he began to feel a little lost.
Why do reports to Holy Terra always fall on deaf ears? The occasional reply does not bring any good news.
Can't the high lords see how important this corridor connecting the two sides of the empire is?
The support was slow in arriving and the expected expeditionary force was nowhere to be seen.
In the brutal war, the continuous sacrifice of soldiers forced him to ask himself whether the saints' persistence here was meaningful.
(End of this chapter)
