Gu Hang likewise could only sigh.
He patted Martins on the shoulder and said, "I hope everything goes smoothly."
Gu Hang meant it sincerely. He truly hoped that all three seeds for the Phoenix Battle Group would succeed.
Building a battle group wasn't something Gu Hang was ready to tackle yet; he'd let the star warriors handle it among themselves. Three more star warriors, then another three... As long as it was just a matter of tens or dozens, it wouldn't shake Gu Hang's authority.
Considering the current sorry state of the Phoenix, reaching that level was a long way off.
In fact, without Gu Hang's external help, they might never achieve it.
However, things often don't go as one wishes.
Just a week later, Gu Hang received news from Martins.
The first surgery failed; in the following days, two more pieces of bad news came in quick succession.
When Gu Hang visited the Phoenix Monastery, which now had a semblance of scale, he couldn't meet Commander Matins.