Starting from the Planetary Governor

Hearing Galaraldo's words, Gu Hang did not answer immediately.

Galaraldo waited for more than ten seconds without a response, feeling a bit uneasy.

"You..."

Just as he began to speak, Gu Hang also spoke: "You are also aware of the situation of the Alliance."

"When I left Holy Terra, the task you and Prime Minister Ou gave me was to defeat Furyflame in the Dragonhawk Star Domain, and block the Iron Fury Stone's path of expanding south."

"My Alliance has excellently completed this task."

"..." Galaraldo felt somewhat embarrassed.

Gu Hang was right; before returning from Holy Terra, the Alliance's task was indeed only to drive away the Fury Flame Battle Group from the Eastern Cosmos Domain.

But, who could have expected this outcome?

The Alliance drove away the Fury Flame Battle Group almost without any cost. Even, the Dragonhawk Star Domain, which was originally expected to be the first battlefield against the rebel alliance of Iron Fury Stone, could have been destroyed.

However, that situation did not occur.

Since the Fury Flame Battle Group was driven away through a bloody duel, the Dragonhawk Star Domain did not even experience any war afterward and remained in very good condition.

Under these circumstances, the strength of the Alliance also greatly increased, much stronger than originally estimated.

Conversely, after the Iron Armor Battle Group initiated the rebellion, the situation changed too quickly. First, three star domains were swept through, then Melandri led the large forces to surrender, followed by the Heretic Tribunal and Blood Rose Battle Sisterhood, along with two Loyalist Warbands, being ambushed and massacred on Tianyuan VI...

Thus, the situation in the entire Spiderweb Domain was basically doomed.

This was completely different from what the Central Empire had initially anticipated.

Why give Gu Hang so many benefits? Wasn't it in hopes that the Alliance would be the forerunner, fighting against Iron Fury Stone on the frontline, and buying more time for the Empire to gather forces later?

Now, the Alliance is okay, the Dragonhawk Star Domain is okay, but the Spiderweb Domain's fourteen star domains and thousands of worlds are in a critical situation.

The Empire hasn't even been able to gather enough forces to launch an attack.

In the entire Spiderweb Domain, the only reliable force that might be able to make a difference seems to be the Alliance, which should have been the first to fight!

Gu Hang was absolutely right; he fulfilled his promise when he left Holy Terra.

However, the task given to him was to essentially hold down and contain a part of Iron Fury Stone's forces, not to let him recuperate here.

What does the Empire need you to recuperate for?

Hurry up and go to war!

However, toward Gu Hang, his 'good brother,' Galaraldo would not be too harsh.

He said: "Consider my difficulty, I can give you a lot of exceptional support, which I have justified in many ways, so you should give me some support too."

"I understand," Gu Hang's tone softened a bit, "I am very willing to support you, but..."

Gu Hang sighed and continued: "Bochoya, if you insist, I will of course launch an offensive."

"But, are you sure you really want me to do this?"

"I am your undoubtedly most steadfast supporter, the Alliance's current situation simply does not have the capability to resist against Iron Fury Stone. If I rashly move, leading troops to the Princess Star Domain, the results are almost certain, it's bound to be a total slaughter. Even after that, Iron Fury Stone won't have any reservations about the south. Losing the main forces, especially the main fleet, if Paul sends a small army south, my Alliance will be completely crushed."

Galaraldo remained silent.

This was indeed a very likely situation.

"I am your most steadfast supporter, your brother, and after giving everything away, just to buy a little time?"

"When the time comes, if the most difficult part is taken over by us, the Empire can indeed accumulate some force. But not to mention whether we can achieve the ultimate victory, even if we win, what does that have to do with us? At the time, who knows which marshal or which faction will reap the richest fruits of victory?"

His words made Galaraldo fall into deep thought.

Gu Hang casually picked up a cup beside him and took a leisurely drink. This was a rhetoric he had prepared early, and it was the most suitable to use on Galaraldo.

Bochoya Galaraldo, is he some greatly loyal Imperial Loyalist?

Obviously not.

This guy has always been profit-driven.

Even his fairly good and close relationship with him should not be persuaded from an emotional perspective.

This man has a cold heart, and talking about emotions could easily make him feel: you wronged me.

It's not that it can't succeed, he is still likely to succeed; yet, once it fails, no matter how good their previous relationship was, it is easy to reach breaking point; even if it succeeds, it will leave hidden dangers, and cracks will appear in the relationship.

But if it's about interests, staying in a rational and mutually beneficial phase instead has a smaller impact on the relationship.

To put it bluntly, for someone like Galaraldo, his previous help to Gu Hang was fundamentally because: you are my good brother, a trustworthy person, helping you up is also beneficial for me.

Now, Gu Hang's argument really mattered to Galaraldo.

He thought for a while and realized Gu Hang made a lot of sense!

Sending the Alliance to annihilation, even winning is a blood loss!

The Alliance belongs to Gu Hang, isn't that almost like it's his?

Thinking this way, the loss feels painful.

The key is, after sending the Alliance to its doom, what are the gains?

That might be quite beneficial for the Empire, beneficial for Ou Juren, but not necessarily for him, Galaraldo.

Even if Iron Fury Stone is ultimately defeated, the credit goes to the whole faction. He, as the current second in command of the faction, certainly can share quite a lot, but...

Where is the joy in having all war credits for oneself?

However, Galaraldo had one last doubt.

He carefully weighed it in his heart.

At this moment, Gu Hang's voice rang in his ear: "Of course, I know you are also under pressure, and I fully understand that. For this, we must definitely take some actions."

"I will send some troops northward, this way, it will shut some people up in Holy Terra."

Hearing this, Galaraldo, who was in Holy Terra, finally showed a smile.