Chapter 157, Greenskin Battle Settlement
Gu Hang was surprised that Martins suddenly mentioned the secret research institute and the black box.
But his expression remained stable.
He asked back, “Have you seen it?”
"No, but Schneider went to see it."
"Huh..." Gu Hang let out a long sigh, and in his heart he began to have the urge to explode his Space Marine in advance.
Not to mention other things, it's also good for guarding the house! If there is a team of space warriors guarding his research institute, it will not be so easy for Schneider to succeed.
The black box is his second biggest secret after the system. The confidentiality level there is very high. Under normal circumstances, no one can approach it. Anyone who does not heed the warning will be shot.
But... I also said that this is a normal situation. For a master like Schneider, it is obviously not a normal situation. Wearing power armor and a black robe, sneaking in at night, his huge body moves without any sound, and the speed is very fast. Such a master managed to sneak in and see everything. What can we do?
We can't expect those mechanical soldiers to defend against the Space Marines. That's not realistic.
In the absence of adequate security forces, there is no way to deal with this.
As for Martins' questioning at the moment...
Gu Hang sighed and said, "Captain Martins, we are partners, so I don't want to find any reason to deceive you. Please don't ask where these manufacturing machines came from. I can only say that I have my secrets. Can you understand this?"
Martins remained silent.
secret?
When he heard this word, he instinctively felt that something was wrong.
Is it a good thing for a planetary governor to have some secrets that cannot be told to others? The black box manufacturing machine itself is indeed not illegal. On the contrary, this super-technological product from ancient times is a treasure that the human empire is tirelessly seeking throughout the universe.
But precisely because it is so precious, why would an ordinary, even somewhat down-and-out planetary governor own it?
There's more than one.
Gu Hang chuckled and continued, "I really can't tell you where these black box manufacturing machines come from. But please believe that my faith in the Emperor and my loyalty to the Empire are unwavering. You are on the Wrathful Owl Star, right next to my government and my city. You can open your eyes and see if there is anything disloyal here."
"We are eliminating the cultists entrenched in the city, we are annihilating the green-skinned aliens that have emerged on the planet; we are building our cities and factories, and recovering the lands that are already controlled by traitors. All of this is to ensure that the entire planet remains loyal, so that it can pay better taxes to the empire."
"Everything I did was completely in line with the Empire's requirements for a planetary governor. In fact, I think I did better than most planetary governors."
Gu Hang emphasized his loyalty and used his actions on this planet during this period of time to prove it.
After hearing these words, even Martins had to nod.
If you say that Gu Hang has a problem, then there must be real evidence, right? You can't just use the black box to say that there is a treasure and it is not illegal.
Indeed, Martins did not see any trace of depravity, corruption, or disloyalty under Gu Hang's power.
At this point, Martins had to calm down his expression: "Governor, I don't doubt your loyalty, but..."
He didn't know what to say next.
But Gu Hang followed his words and continued: "I just feel that the origin of these black boxes is unknown, and I feel that I might have been deceived and seduced by some mysterious corrupt forces?"
Martins stopped talking, which was considered as his agreement.
Gu Hang smiled and said, "Then just like I said before, we'll just have to wait and see."
Martins stared at Gu Hang deeply and said, "I will watch over you, Your Excellency the Governor."
"Hahaha!" Gu Hang laughed, very frankly, "Then it's settled."
After saying that, Gu Hang put away his smile and turned serious: "However, Captain Martins, I hope you can help me keep this matter a secret."
"You understand the value of the Black Box Manufacturing Machine, and you also understand how much trouble I would be in if the news that there is more than one Black Box Manufacturing Machine on the Wrathful Owl Star were to spread among the stars."
"Captain, you need to understand that we are closely connected. The development of the Wrathful Owl is closely related to the reconstruction of the Chapter. The Black Box is not only a powerful tool for me to build the entire planet, but also a key factor in the reconstruction of the Phoenix. This news should never be leaked, what do you think?"
When he said this, Gu Hang was sincere.
Martins still had to admit that Gu Hang was right.
When the fate of the chapter is tied to the development of the planet, why would he sell out the news?
He even remembered what Gu Hang said when he persuaded him to stay on the Angry Owl Star with his regiment.
At that time, Governor Gu made a boast that he would turn the entire planet into a forging world.
At that time, he thought that Gu Hang was just bragging. But now it seems that he really has the capital to realize it.
No wonder Schneider said those words before his death, which made him firm in his will, not waver, and stand on the side of Governor Gu.
I am still too indecisive. At first, Schneider didn't like Governor Gu, but after seeing the black box, he kept the secret to himself and even changed his mind, hoping that the regiment would fully cooperate with the Governor.
But I was shaken...
He smiled bitterly and said to Gu Hang: "I will keep the secret for you, Your Excellency Governor. The future reconstruction of the regiment is in great need of your help."
"Don't worry, I won't forget the outstanding contribution that Phoenix has made to the safety of the Wrathful Owl Star. The gene seed implantation equipment that the Chapter needs will be ready soon."
…
After seeing off Martins, who was full of worries, Gu Hang breathed a sigh of relief.
He actually wasn't too worried that Martins would tell others about the secret of the black box after knowing it. He spoke to him so sincerely just because he hoped that the chapter leader would not make a mistake.
As long as he keeps his head clear, when the fate of the regiment is tied to the development of the planet, he should not sell out the planet even for his own benefit.
And now that Martins has made guarantees and promises, there is nothing to worry about.
Without thinking any more about it, Gu Hang continued to act according to his established plan and went to the underground pre-war research institute where the Space Marines had fought to the death.
When he arrived, the place had already been taken control by soldiers from the Wind-Extinguishing Brigade. The soldiers also conducted an in-depth investigation, ensured the safety of the place, and marked the general functions of each different room and area.
Further exploration, or even the discovery of research data inside, is not something that the soldiers can do.
Gu Hang has sent a message to the secret research institute in Weixing City, asking Wu Jiarong to bring people to take a look. If the research data here is really valuable, the lady, whose level has actually been raised to the level of a mechanical priest, will stay here for a while; if the value is average, then just leave a few ordinary technicians to do archaeology.
And this time, Gu Hang came here in person not for the technical information that might be hidden in this research institute.
He just wanted to know the historical records about why greenskins appeared on the Angry Owl Star.
This is not just to satisfy curiosity, this is the requirement posted on the [Event] panel.
It was not difficult to get what she wanted to know, and he soon found some simple records.
It turns out that before the war, this was a biological research institute employed by the planetary government.
They asked someone to get a living greenskin craftsman technician, and tried to study the biological morphology of the greenskins, what their brains look like, and why they can create such special greenskin technology.
They have some research results, but they are not critical, and most of them are just theoretical things.
However, just when they were about to destroy the experimental materials, the war broke out and the place was quickly captured.
After initiating a full blockade of the laboratory, there is no need to worry about it being breached by Chaos traitors, but it has been a very long time since it was opened.
There was no record of what happened afterwards, but Gu Hang could roughly guess what happened.
After all, after such a long time, the security system may no longer be able to support it, and this is also a place that scavengers and adventurers will explore. For some reason, the research institute was reopened and the sealed experimental specimen, that is, the green-skinned craftsman technician, was released. It is also possible.
No wonder this greenskin tribe developed faster.
Taking the craftsmen and technicians from a space greenskin tribe that can cross the sea of stars as the starting point, this greenskin tribe cannot be considered to have started from scratch.
Although the environment was not suitable and there was only one old orc at the beginning, a powerful greenskin tribe still tenaciously emerged here tenaciously ...
Gu Hang could even imagine how far this green-skinned orc clan would have developed if he hadn't been there, after completely conquering the garbage town and slaughtering and enslaving the 200,000 or 300,000 people there. Especially after leaving the ruins of the tower, which was not suitable for the growth of green-skinned spores, and arriving at a place with abundant water, relatively fertile land, and even living people as waste, their numbers would probably begin to grow explosively in a short period of time.
By then, what he would have to deal with would not just be a tribe of tens of thousands of green-skinned orcs.
As long as their numbers increase three or five times, and their technological level far exceeds that of the original orcs, the trend of the greenskins ravaging the entire planet will be unstoppable.
With Angry Owl Star's current condition, how can it withstand the crazy growth and development of hundreds of thousands of greenskins?
All I can say is that fortunately this worst-case scenario did not happen.
…
After Gu Hang figured out the information about the origin of the greenskins on the Angry Owl Star, the second phase of the [Greenskin Threat] event in the [Event] panel was completed.
The so-called important information, which was a stage-by-stage reward, was also lying obediently on the panel. As long as he thought about it, he could get it.
However, before that, his attention was drawn by another message.
The settlement page for this entire war against the green-skinned orcs has finally come to an end.
Before, back and forth fighting had occurred more than once, but no battle settlement data had appeared in the system interface.
At that time, he had guessed that those battles would not be counted separately, but would be incorporated into the entire battle of [Greenskin Threat]. He would not be rewarded until the entire battle was over.
And now, his conjecture seems to be true.
[Slightly in the upper hand, gain 2189 points of gift]
[Total loss 9144, 37823 eliminated, 0 captured]
[Junktown Militia (Allied Forces): 3447 losses, 217 eliminated]
[Governor's Corps: Loss 5697, 15022 eliminated]
[Phoenix Regiment (Allied Forces): Lost 2, destroyed 230]
[Imperial Navy (Allied): Loss 0, 22354 destroyed]
…
2189 points of blessing income!
Seeing this number, Gu Hang had only one thought in his mind: fighting is still a fast way to make money!
It’s a pity that the number of kills counted as his was only over 15,000.
The item about the Garbage Town Militia can be ignored. It is probably because before the Garbage Town Reorganization, the adventurers there were counted as allies and not considered as his troops. Anyway... the Garbage Town Militia at that time was really rubbish. More than 3,000 people died, but only achieved more than 200 results. It didn't have much impact.
The Space Marines fought fiercely in the exchange ratio. Despite being outnumbered, they not only fought one for a hundred, but also killed the orc warrior who was the supreme leader of the orc tribe. If he appeared on the front battlefield and slaughtered ordinary soldiers, he might have killed hundreds of human soldiers.
However, their overall number is small, and they did not kill many enemies, so the results can be ignored for the time being.
The most important one was the Imperial Navy's "Quinet", which launched a full round of orbital bombardment and killed more than 20,000 greenskins.
This victory will not be counted on Gu Hang, nor will he be given any reward.
But that is also very important.
If there were no 20,000 greenskins killed by the orbital bombardment, and if Gu Hang had to rely entirely on the frontal advance of his troops, no one knew how great the price he would have to pay would have been.
He couldn't risk sacrificing the victory of the entire battle just for the grace points he could gain from killing the enemy.
Besides, even these two thousand points of grace are already very satisfactory.
Taking into account the previous balance, Gu Hang now has 3079 grace points in his hands!
At this point, he felt at ease.
After having so many gift points, many of Gu Hang’s ideas can finally be put into practice.
The building system that had never been developed before can now be built with money, especially the Zhongsi Academy that he had always dreamed of.
He had been hesitant about exchanging Space Marine gene seeds because he thought the price was too high, but now he had plenty of grace points and could exchange some to try it out. The wandering trader he contacted brought him a few sets of Space Marine power armor during his journey, and he could finally experiment and get a few Space Marines of his own to see for himself.
He could also continue to work on the technology system, expand the territory's technology level, and create more industrial lines. Every technology extracted before has played a role.
In short, with enough grace points, he can do a lot of things.
(End of this chapter)
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