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Chapter 734, Appointed Me as the Grand Mentor?

"Governor, you reacted really quickly and handled the situation 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 respond.

Indeed, at the scene, his reaction should not have been slow.

But how well it is handled is not necessarily certain.

The matter was dealt with, but when Gu Hang realized the problem, he reacted and handled it temporarily. He was in a hurry at the time, so it was difficult for him to speak smoothly.

He wanted to praise the Prime Minister and avoid the embarrassing situation. But his words were too straightforward and purposeful.

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 people and forces that would pose a threat to him.

Whether this goal can be fully achieved is hard to say.

He was quite helpless about this matter.

Ambassador Salihovich had indeed been active in Holy Terra for a long time, with Gallardo as his backer. However, Prime Minister Zibodu's status was too high, and he was not in a circle that Salihovich could easily reach. He did have some opportunities to meet the Prime Minister in public, but at those times, he naturally could not have the opportunity to communicate with the Prime Minister. As for private communication opportunities, they were even fewer.

He did have the intention to place some CIA agents around the Prime Minister.

He did so, but he did not dare to go too far. He could only deploy some people on the periphery and was satisfied with hearing some relatively peripheral news.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be great to be a member of the Ministry of Justice or the Tribunal?
In fact, given the current intelligence activities of the Alliance Foreign Affairs Agency in Holy Terra, many agencies in the central empire may have been aware of it.

But firstly, the Alliance is an imperial force with a background, and it has not done anything out of line, so it is difficult to target them.

Secondly, the Foreign Affairs Bureau's actions were registered with the Ministry of Justice, and were applied for in the name of the normal activities of the Alliance Ambassador. Although some of the things the Foreign Affairs Bureau did were on the edge of the line, it was still a little safer with official documents.

But that's all. It's unrealistic to rely on this method to place obstacles around the Prime Minister; and they dare not use more extreme and powerful methods, as it would be a big deal if they were caught.

So that's all.

The Alliance and Salihovic have no way to influence the Prime Minister.

Even carefully exploring his thoughts is difficult.

I can only ask Galardo for this matter.

Faced with Gu Hang's request to find out what the Prime Minister was thinking, Gallardo accepted it, but he also explained that he could only help as much as possible, but the final result could not be guaranteed.

Gallardo has indeed joined the Prime Minister's political faction now, but he is definitely not a direct descendant.

He actually wanted to!
However, he did not grow up in the Prime Minister's faction, but came from Ou Juren's faction. With the notoriety of backstabbing his former boss, it was impossible for him to be fully trusted and treated as one of their own. At best, he could be considered to have joined or surrendered.

Gallardo even suspected that after letting him take over for a period of time, sooner or later the prime minister would replace him.

The Military Affairs Department is a very important department, how can we let a traitor take control of it?
Even if we can't take him down directly, we should at least ask him 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 from outside. Otherwise, he, the rootless military prime minister, would be removed with just a word from Qi Bodu.

The two of them support each other.

……

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

They often get what they want.

Of course Gu Hang hasn't left yet.

He hasn't gotten what he wanted yet.

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

But... at this time he also had to complain bitterly about the empire's low administrative efficiency.

The Empire is still studying the Alliance Plan.

Gu Hang has submitted applications many times, hoping that everyone can at least hold a formal meeting. Even if no results can be reached immediately, at least there should be a face-to-face conversation to push things forward.

Even if the worst outcome is that the "Alliance Plan" fails to pass, or even that the two sides have to go to war, that would be a conclusion.

However, if it comes to that, it would probably be difficult for Gu Hang to return to the alliance.

It can even be said that this is the fundamental reason why the Imperial Central Government must have Gu Hang come here in person: if you don’t even dare to come, it proves that you have rebellious intentions, and the "Alliance Plan" will definitely not be approved by you, and you may even have to prepare military forces to quell the rebellion.

Since you are here, then the Alliance Plan can be discussed - but only discussed. If the final result is that the negotiation fails, then you, Gu Hang, can't go back.

But Gu Hang still had to come.

Faced with this kind of situation where they came but dragged their feet without giving a clear explanation, he felt helpless. He was angry but could do nothing about it.

We can only keep exerting force in various other directions, hoping to make everything go faster.

But he couldn't express these emotions and could only remain emotionally calm.

The wall has 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 the many important figures in the alliance he brought with him.

The surveillance on others was slightly lighter, but the surveillance on Gu Hang was particularly severe.

With Gu Hang's psychic power, he can 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, which even included every time he contacted the local alliance and guided the local alliance's work.

He showed his harmlessness without reservation, increasing the favor of the imperial high-ranking officials.

Of course, there are some real secrets that cannot be revealed. But Gu Hang has already explained to the Alliance that during his stay in Holy Terra, everything will be decided by the "Big Three" structure consisting of Ossena, Thadius, and Lambert.

He has some special psychic abilities that allow him to bypass surveillance and contact the Alliance's home base.

But there is no need to do that.

If anyone notices that he has used some special psychic means, even if the Empire cannot track him, it will increase suspicion.

Now that everyone is here, we should be honest. However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop.

The empire's central administration was slow - or maybe it was just deliberately leaving him alone.

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

That is the Imperial Psionic Order.

The current Chief Grand Master of the Order of Psychic Power came to visit.

Gu Hang met them openly and also allowed his spies to investigate.

……

Dou Zhao is already very old now.

Taking into account the rejuvenation surgeries that the imperial elite have access to all year round, he is now 349 years old, so he should still have some years to live.

But for him, it wasn't.

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Normal people usually have the chance to undergo five rejuvenation surgeries, and the upper limit of lifespan is 500 years.

But he had already completed all five rejuvenation surgeries. Now, he could already feel that his time was running out.

Because he is an S-class psychic.

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

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

The whispers in the subspace that you always hear, when you release your psychic power, your body will be harmed, your personality will gradually change, and your life span will be shortened...

Dou Zhao, who was supposed to live 500 years after five rejuvenation operations, could already clearly feel that he would not live past his 360th birthday.

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

But he had nothing to regret.

If it weren't for the psychic powers he mastered, how could he have made his way from being the son of an ordinary company employee to becoming one of the top men in the empire?
The president of the Psychic Order, an S-class psychic... without these identities, he would not even be qualified to undergo a rejuvenation operation and would have long since turned into a skeleton.

Until now...

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

"What exactly does the Psychic Order need?"

"I've thought about it over and over again, and I 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 other than you."

"So, please 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 Grand Masters 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 somewhat surprised by the Psychic Order's urgent and even direct attitude.

At the same time, he was also worried 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 be so worthy..."

Decline it first and see what happens.

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."

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

He changed the subject: "Besides, as long as you become the Chief Grand Master, why worry about not having any contribution? In the future, you will have plenty of opportunities to contribute to the Psychic Order. At the same time, the Psychic Order will also be a help to you."

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

"I understand." Dou Zhao stood up. "But before that, could you please come to the psychic training? We have a special venue where you can release your power to your heart's content. Let us see it for ourselves. Some younger generations don't understand the power of psychic energy, and they need to learn more. Some people outside also need to learn more."

At this point, he added: "Perhaps this can 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 cautious and did not agree directly. He said he would think about it, but before the sun sets tomorrow, he would inform the Psychic Order of his decision.

After politely seeing Dou Zhao off, Gu Hang immediately called Salihovic over.

This was also not hidden from the observers.

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

"During the time I was here, they never contacted me. Such a big thing happened too suddenly..."

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

"What do you mean?" Gu Hang asked.

"They are self-righteous, arrogant, and look down on others; but they are down and out, without any real power, and are often manipulated by others, and can only swallow their grievances; the more this happens, the more they can only maintain their noble character and show their value..."

Gu Hang was quite surprised: "I don't feel that they are aloof or arrogant. Isn't Mr. Dou quite kind and sincere?"

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

Having said that, Salihovic told Gu Hang the history and current situation of the Psychic Order.

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

The Order of Psionics is an organization established by the Empire to govern all psionicists within the Empire. Its highest leader, the 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 that powerful, there would not be the following descriptions.

(End of this chapter)