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Chapter 1288: Chapter 731: Terra Celebrity

The triumphal procession led by Gu Hang advanced across the vast and complex terrain of Holy Terra.

Everywhere they passed had its own distinct style.

Some were ancient Gothic Nest Capital architectural clusters, with spires piercing the sky; others were sleek modern buildings with a sense of cutting-edge technology, their glass curtain walls reflecting sunlight, stacked like modern-styled blocky artworks of Nest Capitals; and then there were the large industrial zones lying on the surface like giant steel beasts…

Every area was populated by a massive number of people.

On Holy Terra, trillions of people lived on the mother planet. The seas had long dried up, with densely populated Nest Capitals constructed on every inch of land.

This meant that wherever the triumphal procession passed, it was a sea of people!

Every place was already crowded with cheering people.

Some were on either side of the streets, while others looked down from high buildings.

Children rode on the shoulders of adults, waving small flags; young women vigorously threw flowers at the procession; elder people’s eyes were filled with tears, silently blessing these returning heroes…

Simultaneously, their actions were being filmed and broadcast live every minute, every second, by hundreds of camera crews on hover cars and airships. To ensure enough perspectives, even hundreds of camera crews were not enough; there were also numerous servoskulls operating cameras and following to capture footage.

The broadcast signals could be received throughout Holy Terra and even the entire Sun Star Domain.

People could freely choose any perspective to watch these triumphant warriors.

Among them, the channel watched the most and hottest was the one capturing Gu Hang from various angles.

The biggest reason, of course, was that Gu Hang, as the greatest hero and supreme commander of this war, naturally attracted the most attention.

But besides that, there was another reason equally important.

The people of Holy Terra regarded Gu Hang as a savior.

The reason for this cannot be separated from Salihoovich’s work.

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At that moment, Salihoovich was drinking a beverage, contentedly watching the governor’s heroic presence from a rented top-floor Nest Capital villa at the edge of the Imperial Palace.

Aside from the main screen, there were many other subsidiary screens displaying various data.

Viewership numbers, popularity, firsthand intelligence from visits conducted by the staff of the Alliance Embassy sent from various offices… all these reflected the people of Holy Terra’s support and affection for Governor Gu.

As the Alliance Ambassador, the most outstanding diplomat of the Alliance Government, Salihoovich had been dispatched to Holy Terra early on.

It’s quite normal; for the Alliance, the most important diplomatic relations were certainly with Holy Terra.

With the help of Galaraldo, supported by significant manpower and resources from the Alliance, and most importantly, the fundamental factor of the Alliance’s strong strength, he had established a foothold on Holy Terra.

The Foreign Affairs Department’s Holy Terra branch he led possessed power almost comparable to the main body of the Alliance, gathering any valuable intelligence from the Central Empire and regularly reporting to the Alliance; simultaneously, it also disseminated information the Alliance wished to convey to the people and officials of the Central Empire.

Salihoovich himself also made connections with high-ranking officials of the Empire, tirelessly waving the flag for the Alliance.

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More importantly, the Alliance Foreign Intelligence Bureau and the embassy fully utilized the media industry.

Serious academic research reports, art paintings, and theme music creations based on the excellent model of the Alliance; musicals and stage plays aimed at high-end groups for promotion.

Films, simple storybooks, and popular novels created based on Alliance stories were spread among the broadest groups.

Annually, countless artists, novelists, media workers funded by the Alliance created a bulk of works, promoting the Alliance and Gu Hang.

These initiatives were initially started by Galaraldo. However, after Salihoovich’s arrival, the work in this area was unprecedentedly strengthened.

His work was effective, and all this before the eyes was the result of years of labor by him, his Foreign Affairs Department, and the embassy staff—people knew the Alliance was not a distant stranger with an unrelated victory, but a familiar ’big IP.’

But these can only be considered foundational work.

It only allowed the people of Holy Terra, whether lower-class citizens or mid-to-low-level officials, to recognize a beautiful, hopeful ideal place far in the East, basked under the Empire’s glory – the Alliance.

But this understanding was somewhat superficial, not solid, nor deeply ingrained in people’s hearts.

And what changed everything, the quantitative change leading to a qualitative shift, came from Prime Minister Zebert’s assist.

To be honest, did the Iron Armor War genuinely pose a security threat to Holy Terra?

Those with insight knew it was far from it.

Even at the height of the Iron Armor War, it merely breached the Magrey Cosmic Domain. Their forces indeed penetrated the Imperial Central Territory, but in fact, from the farthest edge of the Central Territory at the Skywatch Starfield to the Sun Zhou Domain, the distance was too vast.

The impact of the Iron Armor Rebellion on the Empire was indeed significant, no doubt about it. The Eastern Border’s turmoil, the enormous financial pressure, and the influence of regional separatist forces on the Central Empire’s authority…