Chapter 734, Appoint Me as the Grand Master?

"Governor, you reacted really quickly and handled it very well."

In the Holy Terra Palace, Salihovic was reporting to Gu Hang. When he mentioned what happened at the triumphal ceremony, he couldn't help but compliment Gu Hang.

Gu Hang waved his hand and didn't answer.

Indeed, at the scene, his reaction should not be slow.

But how well he handled it is not necessarily true.

The matter was dealt with, but when Gu Hang realized the problem, he reacted and handled it temporarily. It was difficult to speak very smoothly in a hurry.

He wanted to praise the Prime Minister to avoid that embarrassing scene. But the words were straightforward and the purpose was perhaps a bit too strong.

It's hard to say whether Prime Minister Qi Bodu was really relieved afterwards.

After all, Gu Hang essentially didn't want Qi Bodu to be afraid of him, and didn't want him to think that he and the entire alliance were a person and force that would threaten him.

It's hard to say whether this goal can be achieved completely.

He was quite helpless in this matter.

Ambassador Salihovich has indeed been active in Holy Terra for a long time, with Gallardo as his backer. However, Prime Minister Zibodu's status is still too high, and he is not in a circle, so he is not within the range that Salihovich can easily contact. He has some opportunities to meet the Prime Minister in public, but at those times, it is naturally impossible to have the opportunity to communicate with the Prime Minister. As for private communication opportunities, there are even fewer.

He did have the intention to place some agents of the Foreign Affairs Bureau next to the Prime Minister.

He did do so, but he did not dare to do it too much. He could only place some people on the periphery and be satisfied with being able to listen to some relatively peripheral news.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be great to be a unit like the Ministry of Justice or the Tribunal?

Even, based on the current intelligence activities of the Alliance Foreign Affairs Bureau in Holy Terra, many institutions in the central empire may have noticed it.

But on the one hand, the Alliance is an imperial force with a background, and it has not done anything extraordinary, so it is not easy to target it.

Secondly, the actions of the Foreign Affairs Bureau are registered in the Ministry of Justice, and they are applied in the name of the normal activities of the Alliance Ambassador. Although some of the things done by the Foreign Intelligence Agency are on the edge of the line, it is still a little safer with official documents.

But that's it. It's unrealistic to rely on this method to plant a nail around the prime minister; they dare not use more extreme and powerful methods to cross the line, because if they are caught, it will be a big deal.

So this is the only way.

The Alliance and Salihovic have no way to influence the prime minister.

It is even difficult to carefully explore his thoughts.

This matter can only be entrusted to Gallardo.

In the face of Gu Hang's need to explore the prime minister's inner thoughts, Gallardo accepted it, but he also explained that he could only help as much as possible, but the final result was difficult to guarantee.

Gallardo has indeed joined the prime minister's political faction, but it is definitely not a direct line.

He wants to!

However, he did not grow up in the prime minister's faction at all, but transferred from Ou Juren's faction. With the bad reputation of backstabbing his former boss, he could not be fully trusted. Being treated as one of his own people could only be regarded as joining or surrendering.

Even Gallardo suspected that after letting him transition for a period of time, sooner or later in the future, the Prime Minister would replace him.

The Military Affairs Department is a very important department. How could it be held by a traitor?

Even if he was not taken down directly, he would at least have to do a lot of things to prove himself.

But that day has not come yet.

In this regard, he had to rely on Gu Hang's support outside. Otherwise, it would only take a word from Qi Bodu for him, the rootless Prime Minister of Military Affairs, to be taken down.

The two of them also supported each other.

…

After the triumphal ceremony, most of the people who participated in the ceremony left one after another in the following month.

They often got what they wanted.

Gu Hang certainly hadn't left yet.

He hadn't gotten what he wanted.

Gu Hang didn't want to stay in Holy Terra for too long. There were still many things waiting for him to deal with at home in the Alliance.

But... at this time he also had to complain fiercely about the low administrative efficiency of the empire.

The empire is still studying the "Alliance Plan".

Gu Hang has submitted several applications, hoping that at least everyone will have a formal meeting. Even if no results can be obtained for a while, at least there should be a face-to-face conversation to push things forward.

Even, even if the worst consequence is that the "Alliance Plan" fails to pass, and even to the point where the two sides have to go to war, that is also a conclusion.

However, if it comes to that, I am afraid it will be difficult for Gu Hang to return to the alliance.

In fact, it can be said that this is the fundamental reason why the central government of the empire must have Gu Hang come here: if you dare not come, it proves that you have a rebellious heart, and the "Alliance Plan" will definitely not be passed for you, and even military forces will be prepared to quell the rebellion.

If you come, then the "Alliance Plan" can be discussed - but only discussed. If the final result is a breakdown, then you, Gu Hang, don't go back.

But Gu Hang still has to come.

Faced with this approach of coming but dragging on without giving a clear explanation, he was helpless. He was angry in his heart, but he could do nothing about it.

He could only keep exerting force in various other directions, hoping to make everything faster.

And he could not express these emotions, so he could only remain calm.

Walls have ears.

His psychic power allowed him to clearly sense that there were many imperial spies around him at all times, monitoring him and his family at all times, and also monitoring many important figures of the alliance he brought with him.

The monitoring of others was slightly lighter, and the monitoring of Gu Hang was particularly severe.

According to Gu Hang's psychic power, he could easily eliminate all these spies.

But obviously, Gu Hang would not do that.

Instead, he openly showed his life in Holy Terra and his work status. This even included the content of his contact with the Alliance and guidance of the Alliance's local work every time.

He showed his harmlessness without reservation to increase the favor of the high-level officials of the empire.

Of course, there are some real secrets that cannot be revealed. But Gu Hang had already explained to the Alliance. During the time he was still in Holy Terra, everything was decided by the "Big Three" structure composed of Osena, Thadius and Lambert.

He has some special psychic means that can skip monitoring and contact the Alliance.

But there is no need to do that.

If people notice that he has used some special psychic means, even if the empire cannot track him, it will increase suspicion.

People are here, so everything should be honest.

However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop.

The central administration of the empire is slow-or simply deliberately leaving him alone and dealing with it coldly.

But there are people who are impatient and eager to meet him and establish a relationship.

That is the Imperial Psychic Order.

The current chief mentor of the Psychic Order came to visit.

Gu Hang met him openly and allowed the spies to investigate.

...

Dou Zhao is already very old now.

Counting the rejuvenation surgeries that the imperial dignitaries have access to all year round, he is now 349 years old, and he should still have some years to live.

But for him, it is not.

Normal people usually have the opportunity to undergo five rejuvenation surgeries, and the life span is 500 years.

But he has completed all five rejuvenation surgeries. Now he can already feel that the end is coming.

Because he is an S-level psychic.

For most people, it is a blessing to have psychic talent and to gain stable control over psychic power after receiving orthodox training. Psychic power is a very powerful force. If mastered well, it will be able to change destiny.

However, no one can deny the destruction of energy on the human body and soul.

The subspace whispers that are always heard, when releasing psychic power, the body will be damaged, the personality will gradually change, and the life span will be reduced...

Originally, after five rejuvenation operations, Dou Zhao could extend his life span to 500 years, but he could clearly feel that he would not live past his 360th birthday.

In other words, he only had eleven years left to live.

But he had nothing to regret.

If it weren't for the psychic power he mastered, how could he have gone from being the son of an ordinary company employee to one of the top people in the empire?

The president of the Psychic Order, an S-level psychic... Without these identities, he would not be qualified to undergo even one rejuvenation operation, and would have long since become a withered skeleton.

And now...

"I have nothing to worry about." Dou Zhao, who was sitting in front of Gu Hang, said very calmly, "If the emperor summons me, I should go. But before I go, I must leave something for the place where I have fought for three hundred years."

"What does the Psychic Order need?"

"I have thought about it and always feel that the Psychic Order needs a leader who is strong enough to truly unite countless psychics."

"I can't think of a second person except you."

"So, accept my invitation, Mr. Gu Hang. You will be the next chief mentor of the Psychic Order."

"This is not only my decision, but also the unanimous decision of the nine mentors of the order."

Gu Hang pondered for a while.

This Dou Zhao is the current supreme leader and chief mentor of the Psychic Order.

Before he came to visit and spoke out his thoughts, Gu Hang had a rough guess about his purpose.

But he was still a little surprised by the Psychic Order's urgency and direct attitude.

At the same time, he was also worried about whether there were other traps in this matter.

He asked cautiously: "I am neither a psychic from the Psychic Order nor have I made any contribution to the Psychic Order. How can I..."

Decline it first and see what's going on.

Dou Zhao shook his head slightly and said: "This has nothing to do with whether you have made contributions to the Psychic Order. It only has to do with your strength. Your psychic power is beyond everyone's imagination. The so-called S-level, S+-level, and even the Alpha-level that humans cannot stably control are no longer able to judge your strength. Such great psychic power is...extremely rare in the entire history of the empire."

With this last sentence, Dou Zhao originally wanted to say, 'Only the emperor can surpass it', but in the end he felt it was inappropriate and swallowed it back.

Changing the topic: "What's more, as long as you become the chief master, what are you worried about not contributing? In the future, you will have many opportunities to contribute to the Psychic Religion. At the same time, the Psychic Religion will also become yours. Help."

Even at this level, Gu Hang still shook his head slightly: "This matter is still too sudden and the matter is too important. Please allow me some time to think about it."

"I understand." Dou Zhao stood up, "But before that, can you please come to a psychic training? We have a special venue where you can unleash your power. Let us see it, Some younger generations don’t understand the power of spiritual energy, and they need to gain more knowledge. Some people outside also need to gain more knowledge.”

At this point, he added: "Perhaps this can also be of some help to your current predicament."

Gu Hang's heart moved, and he roughly understood what the other party meant.

But he was still very cautious and did not agree directly. He still said that he would think about it, but before the sun sets tomorrow, he would inform the Psychic Order of his decision.

After sending Dou Zhao off politely, Gu Hang immediately summoned Salikhovich.

The same was not hidden from the watchers.

After telling the ambassador to Terra about the idea of ​​the Psychic Order, Salikhovich was a little surprised.

"They never contacted me during the time I was here. Such a big thing was too sudden..."

He sighed and continued: "However, this is also in line with the characteristics of those psychic masters."

"How do you say it?" Gu Hang asked.

“They claim to be aloof, arrogant, and look down on others; but they are downcast and have no actual power. They are often at the mercy of others, and they can only swallow their frustration. The more they do this, the more they can only maintain that aloofness and show their value... …”

Gu Hang was quite surprised: "I don't think they are arrogant or arrogant at all. Isn't Mr. Dou very kind and sincere?"

"That's because he's facing you, Your Excellency the Governor."

At this point, Salihovich told Gu Hang the history and current situation of the Psychic Order.

After listening, Gu Hang probably had some understanding of everything Salikhovich said before.

The Psionic Order is an institution established by the Empire to govern all psykers within the Empire. Its top leader, Chief Grand Master, is even qualified to be selected as a high lord.

This is where their arrogance comes from.

However, if they were really so powerful, there would be no such descriptions.