Gallardo had a very clear understanding of his situation.

Do nothing, and he's dead.

He was the Sun Lord's War Apostle, the closest confidant of the great man who had held the supreme power of the Empire for almost decades during his lifetime, and when necessary, the Sun Lord even liked to exercise supreme power directly through his War Apostles.

This was a natural choice, and in his opinion, the imperial polity was too bloated and inefficient. With his supreme prestige, he directly sent the War Apostle, either directly as the administrator of a large star field, or as a tax collector to collect war materials (such a role as Gallardo), or directly appointed the War Apostle as the direct head of a war zone, integrating the Astral Army, the Navy, and even the Star Marines, the Sisters of the Church, the Inquisition, the Mechanics and other armed forces......

This greatly increased efficiency, integrated the complex and bloated power of the Empire, but also undoubtedly undermined the Empire's inherent institutions.

While the Sun Lord was alive, this was not a big problem, and the Apostles of War could still call for wind and rain.

But after the death of the Sun Lord, there will inevitably be a full-scale counterattack of the entire empire's inherent system, which will push the war apostles to a desperate situation.

With the greatest backer gone, will the Empire tolerate these War Apostles, who have been able to wield enormous power through the prestige of the Sun Lord, continue to hold high positions and steal the authority of the Imperial government?

Apparently not.

So the question is, what will the remaining apostles of war do?

Will they be killed?

Apparently it is also impossible.

Just as Gallardo tried his best to toss a way to survive, the others, more than forty apostles of war, also had their own methods and means.

Now, four or five years have passed, and the death of the Sun Lord has still not been announced.

Very few people know exactly what this news is; There are many people who guess and feel, but no one has evidence and is not so sure; Those who thought that the Solar Expedition was still in full swing were the vast majority.

But in fact, underwater, everything has long been undercurrent.

The Apostles of War have already been purged, and even the various forces they represent have collapsed as a result.

And some of the war apostles, especially those who served as generals and bosses in the 'Solaria' domain entrenched in the Solar Expedition, quickly developed into separatist forces.

They still have a lot of filth with each other, more than forty war apostles, are they all close comrades-in-arms? Apparently not. During the long solar expedition, some of these colleagues were friends, but some of them also had many contradictions because of differences in ideas, differences in personality, and so on.

While the Sun Lord Sochkem was still alive, all contradictions were suppressed underwater; He is gone, and these contradictions have erupted.

Some of the war apostles wanted to elect a new leader, hoping that the position of 'Sun Lord' would continue to exist and continue to lead the continuation of the Sun Expedition, while others did not want to continue the fight and obeyed the orders of the Empire, and some wanted to divide one side and become the overlord of the soil......

But regardless of how many forces each of them inherited, whether they were generals or politicians, whether they were loyal or dissenting, in short, the Saurarian Universe was in chaos.

Gallardo has foreseen these situations and future trends.

And he himself is different from his former colleagues. He neither mastered the army, nor did he become a feudal official. He was the tax collector among the Apostles of War, and his greatest reliance was on the authority and prestige of the Sun Lord.

He has neither the stakes nor the leverage to negotiate with the Empire.

On the contrary, he offended countless people within the empire when it came to taxes and war fundraising. Although the vast majority of them are local officials and lords, but after they have no backers, these local officials and lords with real power are afraid that they can easily kill him.

However, he also has advantages that his colleagues do not have.

Unlike his fellow War Apostles, who spent many years in the Sauralia Universe and expanded beyond the borders of the Empire, Gallardo's 'workplace' was spent in the entire Empire, especially in Holy Terra, where he had to deal with various government departments, especially the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

He has many connections.

Although, in the chaos, the connection thing seems to be nothing compared to the strength in the hands of the Zheng'er Bajing, but Garardo also quickly analyzed another layer of tricks - no matter how fierce the Sun Expeditionary Force is, it gathers the elite of the empire again, but without Sohekem himself, it is a plate of scattered sand, and it cannot be condensed at all.

His colleagues, no matter how powerful their legacies may be, are still far from the truly infinite power of the Empire.

He didn't know how long the turmoil in Solaria would last, how serious it would be, or even if there was a possibility of a civil war. However, he believes that in the end, it will still be the human empire that has been standing for more than 10,000 years.

Therefore, the path he chose is very clear.

After running to the Infinity Star, he first took advantage of the fact that the prestige of the Sun Lord was still alive and the speculation of death was still not widely spread, and the fox pretended to be a tiger, pulled a wave of contacts, and successfully connected with the Holy Terra.

In this process, he helped Gu Hang to complete the legal procedures of the 'alliance'.

Then, after sorting out his connections, taking out some chips and getting some political assurances, he left the Infinity Star, left the Eastern Celestial Domain, and came to the Holy Terra.

What is the chip he paid?

There are two things:

One is Sochkeim's political legacy in Holy Terra and throughout the Empire.

During his lifetime, the Sun Lord could be regarded as the supreme ruler of the entire empire. In addition to the most conspicuous forty-six war apostles, he certainly has other cronies, and he is widely distributed in all central departments of Holy Terra, as well as government departments in various celestial and star regions throughout the empire.

And because of the nature of his duties, Gallardo knows better than anyone who these people are. This list, as well as the knowledge of these people, has even had many collaborations...... The not-so-short time that Gallardo spent at Infinity Star was just beating these people's ideas.

He tried his best to bring the parts of these people that he was familiar with and that he valued, under his command, to establish closer ties.

Of course, it was impossible for him to subdue everyone, and even the supporters he could find were at most the tip of the iceberg among the supporters of the former Sun Lord. Otherwise, he could make all of them obey him, and he would be able to seek a seat in the High Council.

Those who cannot be subdued by him cannot be wasted, and he will sell them all to the central government of the empire.

He did sell the list, and what he knew about them, for a good price.

The second is Solaria, his colleagues.

He knew the other war apostles very well, what each one thought, who could be co-opted, who was forced to helpless, and who was a real ambitionist. Moreover, he had very good relations with many of them, after all, during the solar expedition, he, the man who made money for the expedition, would of course be welcomed by his colleagues.

Knowing and even relating, his presence provides Holy Terra with a means to divide and resolve the chaos of Solaria after the death of the Sun Lord.

To put it bluntly, he had persuaded a war apostle as a marshal to return to the empire with his troops—of course, that was what people had meant to be.

These two things embody the extraordinary role of Gallardo. After he clearly showed a cooperative attitude, mobilized his connections, and hugged his thighs, not only did he have no worries about his life, but he also rose to the top.

At this stage, he also got Gu Hang the Imperial Admiral's Medal of Glory as a benefit.

"Originally, I wanted to fight for you for the rank of general and the sacred medal, but unfortunately, I can't figure it out, and I have done my best to win the lieutenant general and the glorious medal. What happened in the Dragon Eagle Star Domain is still too far away from the Divine Terra, and many of the officials on the Sacred Terra have never heard of anything like the Raging Owl Star, Koroga, and Pegasus Star Zone."

"But you don't have to worry. I'm already in Holy Terra, trying to help you spread the word about your exploits. A warband was redeemed under the rule of Governor Gu; Rescuer of 40 billion people; a brilliant and practical statesman; Wise ruler...... I found some newspapers, radio, and spent a lot of money to promote your fame; Some of your deeds, such as beating down cults and saving the world, have also been requested by the opera house to compile new plays, which will be released soon. ”

"To be honest, it's not too easy to do these things. The people of Terra have heard the stories of heroes from all over the universe, and every hero wants to come to Terra to make a name for himself after doing some deeds. In order to get you space and drama schedules, I have suppressed several so-called heroic deeds. ”

"I've also had the best dramatists make a little bit of a reasonable adaptation of your story. Please understand that if you want to impress people in this place of Terra, you need some plot twists, bizarre stories, and of course, a little love factor as a spice and sensory stimulation. ”

"When your fame grows, I will be able to take these things and earn you higher ranks and medals, and then I will be able to make real gains. By the way, what do you want? The head of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain? Or even the chairman of the Eastern Universe? Or do you want to go one step further in the Astral Army and strive to become a marshal? Or is it better to progress within the Psionic Order? Choose a path and I'll help you make progress on that path, and I look forward to seeing you again in Sacred Terra in a few decades, when the time comes, we'll work together! ”

……

After ending the communication with Gallardo, Gu Hang sat in his chair in a daze.

This guy is indeed very capable.

Not everyone can think of a way to survive on the road to desperation.

Gallardo's reflexes are fast enough, his decisions are decisive enough, and his action is strong enough. From the process of reversing the results, he was able to not only save his life in that situation, but also find his own qualifications, which is of course a manifestation of ability.

And this guy is so kind to himself, that's to be expected.

At the beginning, he was in the soul of Gallardo, and he used his hands and feet. Through the 'Saving Grace', and the hint of implanting his soul, he made Gallardo regard him as his closest friend.

But Gu Hang also knows that it is very risky to do so. Gallardo's identity meant that he would be constantly subjected to psychic examinations to ensure that his mind had not been polluted. Because of this, when he was tampering with Garraldo's thinking, Gu Hang was very, very careful, and his movements were very, very small.

He didn't dare to change any of the other party's memories, any personality, or any cognition. All he could do was plant a seed and let it take root on its own. After a little while, the seed dissipated on its own, leaving behind thoughts that grew out of Gallardo's soul.

But even so, after hearing that Galardo had gone to Divine Terra, Gu Hang was still a little worried. He feared that in the heart of the empire, there were many capable people, and now that Gallardo was in a high position, he would definitely carry out uninterrupted examinations on his own or under duress. If anyone could find something strange in Gallardo's soul, it would be normal.

Gu Hang's purpose in calling him was not to try to see.

For now, though, Gallardo is stable. The psykers of the Holy Terra didn't check out anything.

Gallardo was still the one who treated him as a brother-in-law.

It is...... A little too enthusiastic.

The deeds I gave me were published in newspapers and on the radio, and I had to compile dramas to stage love and hate, and in order to expand my influence, I had to adapt them 'reasonably' and get some twists and turns......

Gu Hang covered his face, deeply worried about his reputation.

Nothing strange is going to happen, is it?

Gu Hang sighed deeply.

Never mind

Anyway, far away in Divine Terra, it was so hard to even make a phone call, he couldn't interfere with anything.

I just hope that Gallardo can be reliable.

He quickly asked himself not to think about what he had and what he didn't, but to turn his attention to the present.

The representatives from the Star Domain and the Celestial Domain have not yet left, but the Raging Star will soon usher in a second wave of guests.

These people are not from afar, they are the working group of the star government that set off from Flying Wing, and the task is to verify the tax quota of the Angry Owl and even the entire alliance for the next ten years.

(End of chapter)