Chapter 12, Commodore Captain
Ye Lixia felt a little annoyed when she thought about dealing with Gu Hang.
As a legitimate Imperial Navy commodore and captain of a strike cruiser, she is an absolute big shot in the Pegasus sector.
Which one is more important, a naval commodore or a planetary governor?
There are only seven cruisers in the Imperial Navy stationed in the entire Pegasus region; in comparison, there are nine planets in the Pegasus region, which is about the same number.
The two are not part of the same system. The planetary governor has a special status, but generally belongs to the imperial administrative system; the starship captain belongs to the military system of the imperial navy.
In theory, the Sector Master does not have the ability to directly command the Imperial Navy.
Of course, this is not the case.
The Pegasus Fleet was established by the Pegasus Star Region, and most of the officers and soldiers were recruited and selected from various planets in the star region; the starships were also purchased with money from the star region's finances; and the logistical supplies were also provided by the star region. In terms of mission, the Pegasus Fleet is also responsible for the defense of the Pegasus Star Region and must cooperate with the star region government, so its independence is indeed not that strong.
In short, it is difficult to compare the status of the seven cruiser captains and the nine planetary governors in the Pegasus sector, as they are probably not much different.
But when it comes to Gu Hang and Ye Lisia, it’s different.
There are nine planetary worlds in the Tianma Star Region. Although the other eight have varying levels of power, they are all powerful lords. Only this Angry Owl Star is a long-standing problem.
According to past practice, Gu Hang's appointment as governor was not much different from being sentenced to two years of suspended death sentence. How could he be compared with Ye Licia?
Ye Licia also comes from a noble family. The Fofana family she belongs to is an ally of the Gu family, and they are both supporters of the current head of the star zone.
She herself is a rising star in the military, the most dazzling up-and-coming star in the Pegasus Navy, and the only female and youngest of the seven captains.
To be able to sit in this position, family background is of course important, but her own abilities cannot be ignored.
Gu Hang and Ye Lixia are completely different.
However, the female brigadier general also has her own troubles.
It has been nearly two years since she was promoted to captain of the Quintet, and doubts still arise one after another. Age, qualifications, gender... have all become targets of attack.
As for ability? Just talking about ability is too idealistic and cannot make a living unless it is transformed into unquestionable achievements.
She was really trying her best to fight a good battle. Punching the greenskin warlords, kicking the Chaos traitors, and exterminating the Void Zerg...
Anything goes, as long as I win a great battle and return home with honor, and then see who dares to point fingers at me in the future.
As a result, nothing was gained from the war, but instead Angry Owl Star came to escort the family's political ally, the young man who was sent to be the governor.
I stayed there for two years.
She was very unhappy, but had no way to resist, so she could only go to the post angrily.
It was already annoying, and that guy always caused trouble for her.
She couldn't figure out now whether Gu's company valued Gu Hang or not.
You said you valued him, but why was he sent to such a place? It's not impossible for him to take on the heavy responsibility of developing the difficult Angry Owl Star, but I haven't seen your Gu family invest much resources?
But if they said they didn't take it seriously, why did the sector government send one of the only seven cruisers of the Pegasus fleet, the Quintet that he was leading, to stay here for two years?
I can't figure it out.
Don't think too much about it.
She considers herself a soldier, so she should be pure and just follow orders.
Her orders were to ensure that Wrathful Star remained loyal to the Empire, assist the planetary governor, and provide military support.
In this matter, she never thought of creating difficulties for Gu Hang. As long as the governor made a request, she would perform the duties of the Imperial Navy.
In her opinion, what she had to do was nothing more than to intimidate the surface of the earth from orbit and to carry out strikes when necessary. There was no pressure and she just had to do things step by step.
But Gu Hang didn't ask her to help with the bombing. Instead, he took away a group of slaves and soldiers.
She hadn't expected this.
She didn't want to give it at first, but after being persuaded by Gu Hang, she finally got the man away.
Coming to her senses, she still felt regretful.
I can help you fight, but you can't kidnap my people!
This was not within her area of responsibility.
Moreover, she was from the Imperial Navy. It was true that there were 100,000 people on board. It seemed like a lot, but it took that many people to move a giant ship that was 11 kilometers long.
If Gu Hang took too many people away, it would directly affect the combat effectiveness of the starship.
What's more, the navy's combat power is all on the starship. Without the starship, a population of 100,000 people, thrown onto the surface, can't even make a splash on a planetary scale.
Their numbers are not on the same order of magnitude as the Imperial Guard, which specializes in land warfare and has a legion of millions of people.
Gu Hang took away more than 3,000 people, which did not affect the operation of the starship, but this was a matter that could not be repeated.
This time, after receiving another communication request from Gu Hang, Ye Licia made up her mind that unless it was a combat mission, she would not meet any request.
After adjusting her mood, she sat up straight and asked the technician to connect Gu Hang's communication signal.
Gu Hang’s head appeared on the screen in the center of the command desk.
"Brigadier General Ye Lixia, hello. I haven't seen you for half a month. You have become more beautiful!"
The female brigadier general said with a straight face: "Your Excellency the Governor, please stop being glib and just say what you want to say."
"Don't be so serious, I have good news for you."
"What news?"
"Our troops wiped out a rebel group on the Wrathful Owl Star today. Nearly two hundred enemies of the Empire were eliminated."
A group of plunderers and wasteland bandits, in Gu Hang's description, became "rebels" and "enemies of the empire."
Strictly speaking, there is nothing wrong with what he said.
Ye Licia didn't know much about the specific situation on the Angry Owl Star, but despite this, she knew that what Gu Hang said was true.
But the most important thing is...
"Two hundred enemies?" She looked disdainful.
How dare you brag about this small achievement in front of me?
"I know you don't care about these two hundred people, Madam Brigadier General, but what if the number could be two thousand, twenty thousand, or two hundred thousand in the future?"
"Or, annihilate a greenskin warlord? Eradicate a heretical cult that does not believe in the God-Emperor? Or even eliminate the indigenous evil gods?"
Ye Lixia's expression turned serious.
Hearing Gu Hang say this, she subconsciously began to think, if it was really as he said, and hundreds of thousands of imperial traitors were eliminated, a green-skinned warlord was annihilated, and the evil god was killed, then how about this achievement?
Isn't it achievement that she seeks?
Isn't the thing that made her most dissatisfied about coming to Angry Owl Star that squatting in the toilet for two years was a complete waste of time?
But she wasn't so easily fooled.
"Why do you make it sound like the entire Angry Owl Star is about to turn upside down? Are there such enemies on the Angry Owl Star?" She expressed her doubt.
"Of course." There was an inexplicable feeling in Gu Hang's smile.
(End of this chapter)
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