Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 264

264. Chapter 263, Black Arrow Star Battle Settlement

Regardless of the treatment that Ness Luman’s soul suffered after being quietly pulled into the Kingdom of God by Gu Hang, the atmosphere in the battlefield command post outside the city of the Alliance Expeditionary Force was joyful.

Everyone thought that Ness Luman was finished, but no one expected that this proud and ambitious king would be able to put aside all his dignity and say such a thing.

No one even thought that the head of the Gu family from the Angry Owl Star would actually agree!

Gu Hang accepted Ness Luman’s apology and his “gift”.

From then on, the Kingdom of Luman would change its surname to “Gu”.

This is the biggest change.

But some places seem to have not changed.

Ness Luman is still the ruler of this country, but he is no longer called the king, but has been demoted to the duke.

Gu Hang seems to have really believed the king’s words of loyalty and intends to continue to let Ness Luman rule this country.

Those loyal ministers of the kingdom and the envoys of the two marquises were all incredible.

So… magnanimous?

What’s the difference from before?

Oh, the only difference is that King Luman… Duke Luman has a Governor Gu above him. But what’s the difference for them, the subordinates? Will they still listen to Ness Luman’s orders in the future?

No, it seems that we can’t be so naive.

It should just be a puppet, right?

But isn’t Gu afraid that this puppet will get out of hand?

Or do we need to place a lot of people?

But is it worth it?

…

Many questions lingered in these people’s minds.

But on the surface, everyone’s performance was surprisingly consistent: they were grateful for Governor Gu Hang’s magnanimity, and vowed to work hard and do a good job for the governor in the future. Some people even hinted that they would supervise Ness Luman.

And Ness Luman’s performance was also normal.

He was delighted with Governor Gu’s magnanimity, and swore that he would seriously reflect on himself and do a good job.

In this way, there was a seemingly happy ending.

…

After sending off many people, Gu Hang, who was alone, called out the system interface.

Here, a new function interface appeared.   He clicked on

[Vassal] and saw some new information.   [Black Arrow Star: Kingdom of Luman]   [Vassal level: LV3, low tendency to secede.]   [Status: Military conquest, puppet head of state, domestic separatism]   [Monthly gift income: 344 points]   This was a pleasant surprise.   He explored the [Vassal] system alone and found that it didn’t have any special functions. It was just a display of some data.   But it was already very good to have this display effect.   The vassal level was a comprehensive assessment of various situations. It included the degree of interference from external forces, the degree of control over the ruling class, the local separatism of the vassal state itself, and the public sentiment of the vassal state…   LV3 symbolizes the ordinary level. If this level is maintained, the possibility of this vassal territory seceding, becoming independent, and separating is not high.   If it is lower than LV3, it will be more turbulent. At LV2, the possibility of separation will become higher; at LV1, it is equivalent to sounding the alarm. If no intervention is made, there will almost certainly be a separation chaos that needs to be quelled.   On the contrary, if it is higher than LV3, at LV4, it means that it is almost impossible to separate. At LV5, it means that it is recommended to annex this vassal and make it the homeland.   Of course, this is not a game, but a real world.   The rating given by the system is real enough, but how to do it specifically is up to Gu Hang.   He could just announce the complete annexation of the Kingdom of Luman, appoint himself as the king, intervene in all military, political and economic affairs here, and act as a ruler.   But obviously, this will have huge hidden dangers.   First, the system may judge that Gu Hang only has nominal ownership of the place, or even no such title, and it is not legitimate, relying purely on military occupation, and even has not established effective rule. Then it will definitely not recognize that this land belongs to him, let alone the income of gift points.   Second, it is difficult for Gu Hang to establish a reasonable rule here. The other six countries will jump up all of a sudden; the empire will not easily admit this; Gu Hang’s military occupation is very unstable, and he has to mobilize more troops to maintain the occupation; uprisings may occur one after another…   This is why the LV3 level does not recommend direct annexation.   Gu Hang will not do this either.   He was satisfied with the current vassal status.   Don’t underestimate the vassal status. Gu Hang has already got what he needs.   He can use the vassal government to influence national policies. For example, he wants to abolish the feudal system here and liberate productivity. Even if the Luman Kingdom is an agricultural country, agricultural production should also improve efficiency. The value of millions of square kilometers of land and increased grain production is also extraordinary.   The liberated peasant population can go to factories for preliminary industrialization.   In short, it is very meaningful to make the whole country prosperous.   Gu Hang doesn’t want to take a place where the annual fiscal surplus is only a few hundred thousand tax coins.   If the Luman Kingdom maintains the past situation, he will lose money in this action.   After becoming richer, Gu Hang can also suck more blood from the Luman Kingdom.   In addition to “wealth”, Gu Hang also has another thing in the Luman Kingdom: people.   The Luman Kingdom is not big. It is only as big as a province under the Angry Owl Star Alliance regime.   However, although this place is backward and poor, it is much better than the initial condition of the wasteland world of Angry Owl Star. The relatively fertile land supports a population of 40 million – this is enough to cover the entire population of Angry Owl Star.   Gu Hang plans to continue to extract population from the Kingdom of Luman as an immigration policy to fill Angry Owl Star.   Angry Owl Star is his base camp, and building it well is the foundation of everything.   The mining areas in the eastern provinces need manpower; the Weixing City Industrial Zone he built with his own hands has an almost endless demand for population; the thousands of kilometers of fertile land in the two provinces of Qinggu area are waiting for people to develop…   Both people and money are where Gu Hang can continue to suck blood from Black Arrow Star.

Not to mention, the vassal army directly established on the Black Arrow Star can also supplement Gu Hang’s army in large numbers.

Moreover, the vassal state can also provide income from gift points, which is an extra surprise. However, the amount given is very small, with only 344 points for a population of 40 million.

On the one hand, it is because the productivity of the Kingdom of Luman is indeed a bit too low;

on the other hand, the gift points given by the vassal state are inherently discounted.

And this discount will also increase with the increase of the vassal level.

These are all direct benefits.

In politics, keeping Ness Luman alive can also complete the plan he told his mother before.

Ness Luman is not only the head of state of the Kingdom of Luman, he is also the planetary governor of the Black Arrow Star-even if he is just a governor elected by the King’s Council with a term.

Before, Gu Hang was still worried about how to get the temporary governor smoothly after planning to kill Ness Luman.

Now there is no need to worry.

Ness Luman is a natural thing, and the pressure on the “international affairs” in Black Arrow Star will be much less.

As for Ness’s term of office

, it doesn’t matter. Let’s talk about it two years later.

Maybe, Black Arrow Star will not need to elect a governor at that time.

…

After reading the information of the vassal system, Gu Hang clicked on another message.

This is a regular battle settlement information.

[Battle of Pinser City: bloody victory, 5695 points of grace]

[Total loss 16144, 67823 eliminated, 52446 prisoners]

[Alliance Expeditionary Force: loss 16144, 67823 eliminated]

The reward of grace points is roughly within Gu Hang’s expectations, and it may be a little less.

Although the Lumans’ troops were weak, the four Knight Titans and the Sentinel Mechs destroyed by his troops were not useless, but high-value targets, which could improve the overall situation.

However, the four words “bloody battle and bloody victory” were a bit dazzling.

Although he led the team to support from the Angry Owl Star, they fought all the battles and were very happy. But before that, at the beginning of the battle, Perbov led three divisions and brigades to fight a bloody battle in the suburbs for eight days, and the losses were not small.

Gu Hang accepted the bloody battle and bloody victory.

What else could he do if he didn’t accept it?

After receiving more than 5,000 points of grace, the total grace points on Gu Hang’s hand broke through to 17,594.

The composition of this grace point came from the fact that after the last battle in the northern border of the Angry Owl Star and the killing of the original Angry Owl, he had a large income; plus the monthly grace income in the past two months, Gu Hang didn’t spend it, and there was a surplus. Add to that the more than 5,600 points of profit this time, and the total is so much.

In fact, it should be more. However, Gu Hang had previously raised his psychic level from LV5 to LV7, especially the stage from 6 to 7, which cost a full 10,000 points of grace.

Of course, it was not a pity. The more than 10,000 points of upgrade cost were necessary.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with Ness Luman today.

In the identification of the [Vassal] interface, the Luman Kingdom has a message of [Puppet Head].

Of course, that refers to Ness Luman.

And this puppet is not just a puppet in the simple sense.

Although Ness Luman clearly expressed his unconditional surrender and willingness to surrender with all his strength in his words, Gu Hang had checked his past experiences and learned some of his past behavior from his mother.

He is not a coward, a waste, or someone who is easy to manipulate.

The more sincere and humble he showed in front of him, the more Gu Hang distrusted him.

Why do the heroes lie dormant?

Gu Hang knows the story of sleeping on straw and tasting gall.

He is confident that he can defeat Ness Luman, especially since the military power is in his hands. No matter how powerful that guy is, he can’t make much trouble without the knife in his hands and foreign trade depends on Gu’s business.

However, this is just a vassal state and a colony. Gu Hang’s base camp is still on the Angry Owl Star, and he can’t stay here for a long time in the future.

This guy doesn’t look like he is willing to be a puppet honestly. Maybe he will be very stable at the beginning and do his best to serve Gu Hang, but it is inevitable that he will do all kinds of small actions in secret to accumulate strength for the future.

I am not afraid of returning, but I am really worried.

The key is that it will also hinder Gu Hang from advancing his own plan.

But Gu Hang is reluctant to give up his political significance, and he does have the ability to govern.

Then, it is necessary to create a real puppet.

And Gu Hang obtained the talent ability of [Mind Tampering] in a past upgrade.

He had always restrained himself from using this ability, but now was the time to use it.

However, the ability of [Mind Tampering] was not as invincible as imagined.

It had a time limit; if the content it tampered with was significantly different from the original intention of the recipient, then the possibility of being able to break free would become very high; the person whose mind had been tampered with would have a deviation in his personality and would be easily discovered; his IQ and subjective initiative would be greatly affected, and he would even become stupid and only have instincts if he did not receive any instructions…

These were all problems. It was okay to use it

to influence the enemy in battle. But if you wanted to use it to train a qualified political puppet, it would be a big problem.

But if it was just these technical problems, there was still a way to make up for it. At most, Gu Hang would come to Black Arrow Star more frequently in the future, and whenever he had something to do, he would come to give Ness Luman a psychic effect.

But another core problem is bigger: if he encounters some psychic masters, or inquisitors, or senior clergy of the state religion, it is very easy to expose the state of Ness Luman’s mind being tampered with.

And Gu Hang will let this person serve as the governor of Black Arrow for a long time.

It is not a trivial matter for a planetary governor to have his mind tampered with. Once it is exposed and traced, it will be very troublesome.

For the sake of safety, Gu Hang decided to perform a major operation.

He dragged Ness Luman’s soul into his kingdom of God and carried out a meticulous major transformation from beginning to end.

The difficulty of the major transformation far exceeded Gu Hang’s initial estimate. It not only used the talent of mind tampering, but also called on the original power of the real world.

But fortunately, with the home advantage in the kingdom of God, he still completed the work.

Even in the process of performing this major operation, he also got some extra inspiration from it: Can he use the corresponding technology on his own soldiers?

Remove the part of mind tampering, emphasize the implantation of the subspace origin, add the physical transformation and strengthening that is not involved this time…

What kind of thing will it be?

Storm God’s Chosen?

It must be very strong!

However, this is still a fantasy for the time being. It is so hard to transform a mind and create a puppet, and I am almost exhausted, let alone directly creating Storm God’s Chosen.

However, Gu Hang’s hard work is still very worthwhile.

Now, he can guarantee that unless someone who has far more attainments in the field of soul and psychic energy than him comes and carefully examines Ness Luman, conventional detection methods will definitely not be able to detect that the Governor of Black Arrow Star has been controlled by the mind.

Ness Luman completely retains his personality and intelligence, but he will guarantee his loyalty to Gu Hang 100%.

Even if necessary, Gu Hang can project his consciousness into Ness Luman’s body at any time.

This is more stable.

He spent a lot of energy to create such a super hidden puppet, and the number that can be maintained at the same time is also extremely limited.

After paying such a high price, Gu Hang achieved the best effect he could do, and there should be no trouble.

If he is unlucky enough to meet a master of mind who is far superior to him and insists on giving Ness Luman a full body examination on a whim, he can only admit defeat.

However, the probability of this happening should be infinitely small, and Gu Hang feels that he can rest assured.

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