Chapter 170: Can’t bear to leave me?
Upon hearing that there was a new power armor that also included a set of Terminators, Martins was also moved.
Terminator-type power armor has far stronger performance than ordinary power armor.
The armor is thicker, the built-in power system is more powerful, and it can be equipped with heavier weapons and equipment. Whether it is used as a powerful fire support platform at medium and long distances, or in close combat, it has unparalleled advantages. Even inside its heavy shoulder armor, there are two small shield generators, which further enhance the capabilities of the Terminator armor.
In the past, when Phoenix was still prosperous, there were only dozens of Terminators in the entire group of one thousand people.
Compared with ordinary tactical armor, Terminator armor has two disadvantages:
First, it is expensive, much more expensive.
Second, it is not flexible enough.
After putting on the Terminator, it is probably not possible to move silently. The Terminator armor is three or four times heavier than ordinary armor and has a shield generator. Even if it also has a neural interface and electronic muscle bundles, it will still hinder flexibility.
But compared to the stronger firepower, more powerful strength, thicker armor, and additional energy shield it provides, the loss of flexibility is completely acceptable.
Martins couldn't help but sigh: If Schneider had a set of Terminator armor on him during the battle on the surface, he would not have died.
Stronger equipment is not only for yourself, but also for protecting more fighting brothers around you.
In addition, he also noticed that Gu Hang mentioned more power armor.
Obviously, this was to prepare for the development of more people in the future. Using the gene seeds of the three brothers who died in the previous battle, they could theoretically add three new members. Before, he was also worried about the problem of power armor, especially Schneider's suit was severely damaged and could not be repaired.
Now, there is no need to worry.
"Thank you." He said to Gu Hang.
Gu Hang waved his hand: "I should thank you."
…
Inspect the army, visit the wounded soldiers, and visit the Phoenix Regiment that played an important role.
This is what Gu Hang did on the way the starship returned to the orbit of the Angry Owl Star.
The journey back, even by starship, would take several days.
Halfway through, he also saw a new system message: Another month had passed, and the monthly fixed grace points had been distributed.
The number of points for this gift has increased compared to the last time. The increase is not particularly large, but it has reached 678 points.
The main growth came from the newly added Garbage Town. There were 100,000 workers and 100,000 scavengers in the town, totaling 200,000 people, giving them a monthly income of 55 points of grace.
There is still a lot of room for growth. Garbage Town has been semi-shut down for the past month. Due to the war, scavenging, raw material processing, and supporting service industries have mostly stopped, resulting in the failure to tap into productivity. As a result, there are many people but not many gift points.
Now that the war is over and related production is resuming, I think this number will eventually have a relatively high growth rate.
In addition, some money was given to Weixing City, Fuxing City, and other scattered camps that were recovered and preserved, and the total is this number.
When this month's 'salary' arrived, even if the 500 points of grace that Gu Hang had spent to upgrade his level to LV5 were deducted, the number of grace points he now had on hand still reached a huge 4658 points!
He had only one thought, to go back quickly and develop the building system that had been unlocked but not yet built; to draw the technology that should be drawn.
After spending all these more than 4,000 points, the development of his territory will reach a new level.
I have never been so rich!
He even recalled the things he had talked about with his cousin before.
The Gu family’s investment?
No need.
Is it necessary to spend money to be a cheater?
I, Gu Hang, have been able to develop my planet to its current state entirely due to my own efforts!
Technology panel, give it to me!
Building panels, build them for me!
To be honest, after learning from his cousin about all the shit that had happened to his predecessor, his mother, his family, and the star district government, Gu Hang didn't actually have many feelings. He felt neither hope nor disappointment.
At least in his own development, he never expected help from others.
He has developed quite well, relying on those black boxes that would make even the Mechanicus drool. Gu Hang is really not afraid of anything else.
Just give me some time and don't do too much weird things.
However, this is where the problem lies.
It is one thing not to expect support or help from others, but it is another to avoid accidents.
His identity, the reasons for his taking office, and the political struggle among various forces gathered on the Angry Owl Star are all inseparable vortexes.
If things want to develop without being disturbed, Gu Hang, as the governor, really can't just ignore it.
He must be clear about the political environment he is facing.
The information brought by Wang Jiarong gave him a lot of inspiration.
As the leader of the Qianglong star zone, Pedesi wanted to subdue the Fache family, the local snake, and the two sides engaged in a political struggle around the Angry Owl Star. The Gu family was originally in Pedesi's camp, and now it is probably not at the stage of jumping out of the camp, but at least they don't want to be so deeply tied to the two sides, and want to repair the relationship with the local snake.
But the leader of Pei Desi was obviously not happy. He tricked the fool who was Gu Hang's predecessor into joining the game. On the one hand, he wanted to get something for nothing and get the Gu family to pay him to solve the problem of Angry Owl Star; on the other hand, even if it didn't work, it would interrupt the process of repairing the relationship between the Gu and Fa families and prevent one of his Tianma Iron Triangle from falling into the hands of the other party.
There are many twists and turns here.
He combined some memories and information in his mind and grasped a key point: To put it bluntly, the Gu family's business has been doing well in recent years, and its influence has spread to multiple surrounding star regions, not just the Tianma star region. Their dependence on the leader Pei Desi has decreased, and on the contrary, the demand for supply sources and key markets such as Fache has increased.
This was a change in the overall situation, which led to some adjustments in Gu's overall strategy.
And if it happens to you, the situation will become even more complicated.
He was a member of the Gu family, but he had a bad relationship with his mother, and the Gu family opposed him becoming the governor, and after he took office, they ignored him;
He was the one who was appointed by Pei Desi with the letter of appointment, but Pei Desi essentially wanted to drag Gu into the water, but because Gu quickly cut ties with Gu Hang, the plan failed to materialize, and the relationship with Gu Hang became even more tense. Now it is hard to say what the attitude of this leader is towards Gu Hang.
The Fofana family, to which Ye Licia belongs, currently seems to be on the same side as Pedes, so there is no need to treat them separately for the time being.
The Fachers family was Gu's enemy in the past, but they were now repairing their relationship. However, the governor's actions to consolidate power on the planet would inevitably affect their important asset arrangements. No matter what their relationship and stance with Gu would eventually be, it would definitely not be a good relationship with Gu Hang.
"That's not right! With this analysis, why does it feel like my current political environment is so bad? Everyone is my enemy?"
He rubbed his head, thinking that his thinking should not be so rigid.
This situation is definitely not right, Gu Hang really needs to find a political collaborator and backer. Otherwise, his previous idea of using military merits and the threat of greenskins to form a Star Army to offset taxes would really become his own fantasy.
How could he find a way to pass the message to the Imperial Military Affairs Department on his own?
He had to find a suitable partner to help him turn the fruits of victory in this war into tangible benefits.
"There must be a way..."
He calmed down again and thought about it carefully.
Of the three parties that can be contacted at present, the Fachers family is excluded first.
They were not familiar with each other, and there were major conflicts of interest, which were almost irreconcilable. What they wanted was for Angry Owl Star to leave the empire. If that didn't work, the next best thing would be a puppet governor, so that the Blackbird Heavy Industry they invested in Angry Owl Star could continue to not pay taxes, and even let their three planets evade taxes without supervision. Gu Hang couldn't cooperate with them, even if their important industries were on Angry Owl Star and within his nominal rule.
This is an enemy.
The enemy of our enemy is the one who can be most fought over, and that is Leader Pei Desi.
This is relatively more promising than the Gu family. After all, managing the Angry Owl Star well is Pei Desi's core goal, which is consistent with his own.
And it's not completely impossible on Gu's side, after all, he has a biological mother.
There's no point in continuing to guess.
Gu Hang decided to talk to them separately.
Gu Hang’s core demand is to get the Star Army tax deduction done and save 10 million tax coins. Whoever can help him get this done will be a good friend.
From this perspective, his goal is quite clear.
…
When Ye Lixia learned that Gu Hang was coming to visit, she had just ended contact with her family.
Although the relevant battle reports had not yet been submitted, she would definitely discuss this matter with her family first. Fofana had deep roots in the navy, and was familiar with how to polish battle reports, how to prepare in advance, how to make arrangements, how to build momentum, and how to pave the way. The only thing missing was actual combat results.
In her mind, she still had her biological father's face, which was obviously smiling from ear to ear but trying hard to hold it back, and he was praising her for doing a good job with a rosy complexion.
She herself is very happy.
Be proud of yourself!
Who dares to say that I am a relative now? I will smear his face with my real achievements!
What does Gu Hang want to do when he comes to see me now?
However, she was in a good mood at the moment and anything was fine.
In her captain's room, she met Gu Hang.
After a brief greeting, Gu Hang stated the purpose of his visit: he hoped to have a conversation with Chief Pei Desi.
There is no condition for cross-galaxy communication on the Angry Owl. Even on an armed merchant ship like the Beautiful Girl, which is equivalent to a destroyer, the most they can do is send letters, and real-time conversations are not possible.
After thinking about it for a while, Ye Lixia roughly understood what Gu Hang wanted to do by meeting the leader.
She smiled and said, "Fortunately, the ship's communications cabin was not damaged in the battle. I have a dedicated line to the leader's office, but I can't guarantee whether the leader will have time to see you."
"fine."
Ye Lisia asked someone to dial the psychic communication.
Soon, news came:
"Chief Pedes will be available for a call in twenty minutes. The time has been arranged."
Ye Lixia turned around and said to Gu Hang: "It seems that we are lucky."
The next thing is to wait.
While waiting, Gu Hang chatted briefly with Ye Lixia.
Mainly mentioned his idea of the Astra Militarum.
There is nothing hidden from discussion, and this has nothing to do with the navy.
However, after hearing his idea, Ye Lixia widened her eyes and sighed: "You are really wild. You dare to think of such a method."
"Then please give your evaluation, is it feasible?"
"I think it's okay." Ye Lixia said, "Anyway, even if you build the Star Army and are transferred away, you won't lose anything."
"Is it possible that they will not be transferred? Or, if they are to be transferred, they will only be transferred temporarily." Gu Hang said, "Just like the Pegasus Fleet."
"I understand what you mean." Ye Lixia said, "If you can be like the Pegasus Fleet, then you will definitely make a profit. But it is quite difficult."
"That's why I'm looking for our leader."
"Then I wish you good luck." The female captain didn't want to talk more. This matter had nothing to do with her, and she would not help Gu Hang with any advice.
Gu Hang also ended the topic and talked about another matter: "Next, will you and your starship continue to stay in the orbit of the Angry Owl Star?"
"The Quintet will not be stationed here." Ye Licia said with some regret: "The damage to the starship is actually not light, and it must be towed away for repairs as soon as possible. The nearest forge world is 'Fire Lord', which takes two months to sail to. By then, in order to ensure the safety of the Quintet, the fleet headquarters may also allocate a force to escort the Quintet there. This battleship, optimistically estimated, will take two or three years to repair before it can return to full condition. But you don't have to worry, since there is a two-year escort period, if the Quintet is gone, another ship will be dispatched to do the same job."
"Oh." Gu Hang nodded and asked, "What about you? I can't let you, a star general, go with the Quintet to repair the ship for a few years, right?"
"That's not the case." Ye Lixia said, "There are several possibilities. Maybe I will be transferred to a certain ship. If I am of the same rank as the original captain, I will be an observer. If my rank is higher, the captain will temporarily accept my command. In short, it will be a transition and I will perform the original mission of the ship. It is also possible that I will be transferred to a higher-level military academy for further study and teaching. The specific arrangements will depend on the arrangements above."
"Then..." Gu Hang said, "If we want to transfer to another ship, is there a way to transfer to the ship that will come to the Wrathful Owl Star?"
"Hahaha!"
Ye Lixia smiled radiantly, and after finally stopping, she said with a residual smile: "Why, you can't bear to leave me?"
Gu Hang nodded sincerely: "Yes, we had a pleasant cooperation before, and the occasional conflicts were just accidental, so I really can't bear to let go."
"I can't help it."
"You will find a way." Gu Hang continued seriously, "After all, we still have a war to fight."
"Oh?" Ye Licia became interested.
Every time Gu Hang talked about a "battle", it was an achievement that was on display.
But at this time, Gu Hang was unwilling to say more: "You will know when the time comes. If you have other good opportunities, then go. If not, stay in the orbit of the Angry Owl Star, you will not be disappointed."
Ye Lixia thought for a moment: “Okay, then I’ll try my best to think of a solution.”
(End of this chapter)
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