Chapter 956, A Necessary Move

The ultimate goal of the entire strategy is to launch a lightning operation with overwhelming force when the enemy is caught off guard and unprepared, to expand the defensive area and capture multiple key locations.

Most importantly, we must turn all eight concession ports into our own. Then, with the combined transport capacity of these eight ports increased several times over, we must send as many troops and supplies as possible to wage war against the Dark Elf Clan.

The biggest risk lies in the possibility of failing to capture all the ports, or in the possibility of a disastrous all-out attack that could lead to a collapse.

If they fail to wipe out the enemy in one wave and are counterattacked, there is a good chance that the weakened human forces will be pushed back to the vicinity of Queen Rose Harbor, or even be pushed out by the Dark Knights in one fell swoop.

It was precisely because of the inherent risks of the entire plan that it provoked strong opposition within the General Staff.

No need. No need.

Even if we proceed cautiously and passively let those black-skinned people come, the risk won't be this high. At that point, we'll simply have to withstand military pressure and continuously move resources around in order to gradually open up the situation.

However, these discussions came to an abrupt end after Gu Hang issued a clear order.

There's nothing more to talk about, let's just focus on preparing.

……

In the Alliance's covert attack plan, there was a highly confidential and crucial element.

The twelve masters from the Storm Mage Order have secretly entered Comoros.

Each of them wore a crown.

The Crown of the Soul is a sacred object.

The worship of the Soul Crown is very prevalent among the psychic communities of the Alliance.

But for most people, the Soul Crown is simply a treasure that greatly enhances their psionic power, and the fact that it was personally bestowed by Gu Hang signifies immense honor. Each recipient of the crown is either the chief strategist of a powerful warband or a top-tier archmage within the Storm Mage Corps. In short, they are all top-tier psionic masters.

However, a very small number of people, especially those who were bestowed with the crown, knew that its greatest function was to summon Gu Hang.

Even if it's just an avatar, even if it comes at the cost of shattering one's soul crown.

But given the opportunity, it's an excellent trump card.

In critical moments, it can not only save lives, but also bring about a huge change in the course of a brutal war.

The deeper one goes in the study of psychic powers, the more one can appreciate the power of that Alliance leader.

Here, there are not only twelve masters who have been granted psychic crowns, but also, even more mysteriously, a thirteenth crown that floats in mid-air, guarded by the twelve masters.

Its size and shape are the same as the crowns worn on the heads of psionicists.

However, it was dozens of times larger, even taller than a person.

That's not something for people to wear.

Its primary function is to be able to summon Gu Hang over with a sufficiently strong call.

Body.

……

Gu Hang had long since discovered that as he grew stronger and approached a certain level, he was becoming increasingly less free. His Storm God Kingdom had long since become far larger than before, thanks to the expansion of the alliance.

It can almost cover the entire Alliance region from the subspace level.

And he needs to stay here for a long time.

Although he appears to sit in his palace on the planet Wrathful Owl every day, handling government affairs like a pitiful man overwhelmed by official documents, this is actually only part of his job.

The Alliance's affairs are complex and vast, given that its territory exceeds a quarter of the empire. Furthermore, the Alliance's method of governance is quite direct, even with a large government apparatus sharing a significant portion of the responsibilities with Gu Hang. Even considering only the most crucial and important matters requiring his decision-making, the sheer number of such major decisions each day is immense, given the sheer scale of the operation.

But these alone are not enough to occupy all of Gu Hang's energy.

He devotes a greater portion of his energy to his own Storm Kingdom.

The Thunder Torch Towers, distributed throughout the Alliance, can suppress the influence of the Warp, completely suppressing all forms of corruption. This allows the Alliance to study diligently and acquire knowledge without fear of the Tzeentch's spying; it allows the Alliance's warriors to fight bravely without fear of being controlled by Khorne; it allows entertainment and culture to cleanse the spirit and cultivate character without fear of Slaanesh's corruption; and it allows the spread of plagues and diseases to be controlled through advanced medicine, without fear of supernatural Ner's diseases…

It all depends on the Thunder Torch Tower.

And what does the Thunder Torch Tower rely on?
Could it really be due to special technology developed by the alliance?
No single technology can achieve this level of sophistication.

The Thunder Torch Tower relies on a being that can suppress the area covered by the divine kingdom, making it impossible for even the most powerful evil god to arbitrarily covet it.

That is Gu Hang himself.

Although such suppression is not perfect, and the inevitable Chaos Corruption and Chaos Invasion will still occur, at least with him in charge, the Alliance's internal affairs, intelligence, Witcher, legal, and judicial departments will have sufficient capacity to deal with the Chaos Corruption.

Without Gu Hang to keep things in check, the Alliance's proud reputation for rational and efficient governance would be nothing but castles in the air. When any official is easily corrupted for various reasons, when the army is prone to widespread rebellions, and when cults proliferate a hundredfold in the capital, the situation within the Alliance's territory will quickly become like that of other regions of the Empire.

Various anti-corruption departments were overwhelmed, rebellions and invasions were rampant, and the massive army was unable to fight outwards, leaving them trapped in endless internal maintenance.

Is there no blessing from the Great Power in the rest of the Empire?

Of course it still exists, otherwise it would have been unable to sustain itself long ago, and the empire would have collapsed long ago.

That was the protection of the emperor.

However, the Emperor also equally protects the alliance.

Gu Hang, on the other hand, only protected his own alliance.

It is thanks to this double protection that we have achieved our current favorable situation.

But the price to pay is that Gu Hang can't make any rash moves.

The greedy gazes from the subspace never ceased.

Once Gu Hang's attention is diverted, the Lightning Tower's light may remain for a short time, but the problems of chaos will quickly arise one after another. And if this goes on for too long, internal strife will occur frequently, and even if Gu Hang returns in time, the damage left behind may be even greater than the burning, killing, and looting of the Alliance's heartland by the Dark Eldar.

But for Comoros, Gu Hang is willing to make a move.

If necessary.

(End of this chapter)