Chapter 606: Chapter 351, ‘Prey
As the soldiers on Korolya prepared for the final desperate effort required by the Governor; as the officials and citizens within Mingyan City worked tirelessly for the Governor’s war plans; and as the special envoy of the Lois Star Domain bore the pressure on behalf of the Governor, what was the Governor himself doing?
The Governor himself was on a field trip.
Accompanying him on the field trip were six people.
First was Phoenix Battalion Leader Matins, who naturally needs no introduction.
Second was Eureka Pambos. He hailed from Heijian Star, originally a prince of the largest kingdom, Panbos, and the pilot of the Knight Titan of Heijian Star. Later, with the support of an Alliance diplomat, he forced his father, the King, to abdicate and became the King of Panbos—of course, in the era of the Alliance, the title of King was almost purely honorary, as almost all administrative authority lay with the Alliance Government.
He himself, as King, also joined the Alliance National Knights, still shining as the pilot of Knight Titan.
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This was a significant political signal, signifying the Alliance’s acceptance of the old forces of Heijian Star.
“If even your king can continue to wield important power within the Alliance, what do you have to worry about?”
Originally, his position in the Knight Order had more symbolic than actual meaning—did the Alliance really lack a pilot? However, as time passed, Mr. Gu began to grant him more authority.
The reason for this was simply that Mr. Gu had discovered on the [heroes] interface that King Eureka truly acknowledged the Alliance and his loyalty was guaranteed. Then, having sent him to the Loyal Heir Academy on Rage Owl Star and spending grace points to activate his hero attributes and train him into a political commissar to ensure loyalty, Gu Hang simply allowed this actually outstanding pilot to lead the Alliance’s knights using his royal status.
He was not afraid of any incidents.
Nothing could go wrong.
Third and fourth were Leonardo Neves and Aéro Lacroix. Both from the Tenth Brigade of the Alliance, the latter was a super soldier with distinguished service. He had also donned Feedback-Type Power Armor and, apart from interstellar warriors, was among the strongest in the Alliance. His personal level had reached LV5, with extraordinary potential. In truth, some of the Phoenix new recruits couldn’t even beat him.
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However, Lacroix had no talent or capability for commanding troops, nor did he wish to do so. Neves was the commander of the Tenth Brigade, an Alliance Brigadier General. At a time when the military leadership of regular division-brigade level units was only at the rank of lieutenant colonel, at most colonel, his brigadier general rank clearly showed the importance of the Tenth Brigade.
Fifth was Dannie Dress, who was the leader of the Alliance Storm Mage Corps.
All five were members of the Alliance.
And the sixth had a more special identity.
She was the Superior of the Sainte-Lys Nun Association, Mrs. Georgette.
Sainte-Lys was a Battle Nun Association. Before the war, they had over four hundred battle nuns. Their main duty was to garrison and defend the propagation of the Church’s teachings on Korolya III, incidentally to proselytize on their own. Additionally, they participated in warfare in other star systems, responding to the call of the Empire and the Church.
Sainte-Lys originated from the Holy Flame Rose Convent and was a third-order association under the Holy Flame Rose. Compared to the most famous and large-scale convents of the Church, such as their former order, Sainte-Lys was small, but for Korolya, they were a highly important defense force.
Indeed, before this, Mrs. Georgette and the other battle nuns of Sainte-Lys had mostly been fighting on the frontlines, especially in Fino City.
Over the past few years of conflict, Sainte-Lys had lost over a hundred nuns. They had always fought on the frontlines, rushing wherever danger lurked. They had indeed provided significant assistance.
But they still couldn’t stop the spread of the epidemic.
Not until Fino City was abandoned, could they only retreat along with the rest, and now they had reconvened in Mingyan City.
The number of remaining nuns now totaled over three hundred.
Strictly speaking, even though Gu Hang had become the Korolya Governor, he had no authority to directly govern Sainte-Lys. After all, they belonged to the Church, and while also part of the Empire, were entirely distinct systems.
However, a warzone commander was another matter.
And even setting aside this power dynamic, Sainte-Lys itself was willing to contribute to the war against the Plague Demon.
After discussions with Zhao Qinghong, the bishop of the Church in Korolya Sector, and the leader of the Sisterhood, the Grand Superior Medici, they were willing to dispatch a hundred-person team to partake in Gu Hang’s campaign.
Leading this team was Sister Chang Ge Ruite, who had previously collaborated with Gu Hang and greatly helped during the formation of the Alliance.
At this moment, their field trip destination was located to the west of Mingyan City, on the edge of the military defensive line that was under construction—on a cliff.
The six waited in silence for Mr. Gu, who had his eyes closed yet assumed a gazing posture, to descend from mid-air.
Mrs. Georgette was the most impatient.
Unable to hold back, she asked, “Mr. Governor, is this the place? Is this where we were looking for?”
Gu Hang slowly opened his eyes, turned around, and said, “Although the conditions aren’t perfect, we can’t always seek perfection in everything. Let’s choose this place.”
