Chapter 739, Deliberate Action
Hundreds of Imperial Guards surrounded the Psychic Order's meeting area.
The leader of the group was a Tribunal of the Holy Shield.
Within the Imperial Guard, the position of the Protector of the People was quite high. Within the Ten Thousand Man Corps, their status was equivalent to at least being among the top twenty.
The Spiritual Order knew that they had a big event to attend to at the exchange venue today. They had been briefed beforehand about this 'exchange' with Gu Hang.
However, they didn't take it seriously, treating it as just a routine announcement.
They were quite familiar with the protection level of that psionic communication field. It was designed and constructed by the Imperial Chancellor himself ten thousand years ago, and its strength was extremely high, even comparable to the black prison used by their Imperial Guard.
If you're communicating with your psychic powers inside, what problems could there be?
As a result, just now, they felt as if the sky had collapsed in one part of the palace.
The fierce and surging warp power seemed as if a warp portal had been opened directly within the sacred palace.
That level of power far exceeded that of a normal Alpha-level psionicist, by a significant margin, completely on a different level. Multiple sensitive subspace detection alarms under the control of the Imperial Guard were blaring shrilly.
Could it be that those psionicists from the Psionic Order, after ten thousand years of turmoil, have actually caused something truly significant? Have they managed to summon a warp demon to the very heart of the Empire's palace?
Their attitude was quite tense, and the nearest company of one hundred men set off immediately. Not only was the company commander present, but a tribunal of the Holy Shield was also there.
On their way here, they kept communicating through their communication channels, preparing for a bloody battle.
However, when they arrived at their destination, they were greeted by a scene of 'harmony'.
Gu Hang and more than two hundred members of the Spiritual Energy Cult were exchanging ideas.
The immense spiritual power surrounding Gu Hang was still terrifying, but its intensity was indeed dissipating. He landed with a smile from mid-air, using his spiritual power to help the staggering high-level spiritualists from the spiritual energy sect to their feet.
The imperial guards looked at each other in bewilderment.
It seems... there's nothing seriously wrong?
The detectors have quieted down; no one here has gone out of control, and there is no sign of warp forces eroding the area.
The tribunal breathed a slight sigh of relief and reported the situation to the commander of the Imperial Guard, allowing him to feel a little more at ease and not to rush to mobilize the entire Imperial Guard, or even all the fighting force in Holy Terra, to deal with a major crisis.
However, as a precaution, the hundred Imperial Guards who had already arrived surrounded the psionicists.
...
"It seems we've gotten ourselves into some trouble."
Gu Hang said with a smile, his attitude quite relaxed.
Dou Zhao gave a bitter laugh, emerging from the emotional turmoil caused by the destruction of the exchange.
"I'll go explain it to you; there shouldn't be any problem."
As the chief guru of the Psionic Order, he was certainly qualified to have an equal discussion with the tribunal.
Gu Hang was generally relaxed.
This matter won't really cause any trouble.
Gu Hang's influence has been clearly documented on the desks of various parties.
As everyone should know, he is a very rare Alpha-level psionicist who can fully control his own power.
This exchange had also been reported to the Imperial Guards, who were aware of what they were planning to do here.
The communication barrier malfunctioned, which was an accident, and one that didn't cause any damage, so it's perfectly understandable.
Moreover, even if there are problems, all psionic affairs of the Empire are theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Psionic Order. As long as the activities of the Psionic Order itself do not involve major corruption or show any obvious tendency to harm the Empire, no one else can theoretically interfere.
The Imperial Guards should be reasonable.
Even if they're not very reasonable, the strength Gu Hang just displayed should make them understand.
That is indeed the case.
After Dou Zhao, in his capacity as chief mentor, spoke with them, the Imperial Guards quickly withdrew.
Before leaving, the Holy Shield Tribunal made a special trip to see Gu Hang, essentially saying that the strength Gu Hang had displayed was truly astonishing. The Imperial Guard was also very curious about Gu Hang's spiritual power, and Marshal Yan Xinzhen of the Imperial Guard hoped to meet with Gu Hang.
Gu Hang had no objection to this.
Actually, he was still a little surprised.
The Imperial Guard... This group guards the palace, receives a fixed budget from the imperial government, and has its own highly confidential income channels, operating in a self-sustaining manner. It can be considered the most mysterious military organization in the empire. Even an imperial prime minister, or even the previously all-powerful Sun Lord, would not dare to touch it...
Gu Hang was also quite curious about them.
It would be nice to have the opportunity to meet the Marshal of the Imperial Guard.
They indeed rarely engage in imperial politics, and almost never get involved in matters outside the palace, keeping quiet and doing their own thing every day. However, in the few instances in imperial history where the Imperial Guard Marshal spoke out, the final outcome always went in the direction the Imperial Guard hoped for.
Even if Gu Hang couldn't turn them into allies, he shouldn't offend this faction.
Even just to satisfy one's curiosity, one should go and see.
The fact that the Imperial Guards were drawn here was to be expected. After all, with such a commotion, it was impossible for the Imperial Guards not to come.
However, attracting the Imperial Guards was not Gu Hang's core objective.
His gaze drifted into the depths of the palace, to the Prime Minister's residence.
Your Excellency, can you feel it?
Today's whole affair was actually orchestrated by Gu Hang.
Even later, when the many instructors of the Psionic Cult merged their powers into a single Psionic array, Gu Hang still had more reliable ways to defeat them. With his control, he could easily do so without making such a commotion.
But how can we just waste such a stage that we've worked so hard to build?
He wanted to fully demonstrate his power.
Controllable Alpha-level psionicists?
No, that's not enough.
You must know that I am one of the strongest individuals in the entire empire.
Even in the imperial palace, the Imperial Guards' home turf, they still have to give me face.
The empire, especially the lords at the empire's center, should personally recognize Gu Hang's power and give this power the respect it deserves.