Chapter 32: The Gift is Small but the Feeling is Great
The news of the growth of the cult made everyone in Fuxing City busy.
As the instigator of the incident, the Governor-General did not seem to be in a hurry at the moment.
Early the next morning, he began to solve the food problem in the territory and contacted the Quintet in the sky again.
Ye Lixia still didn't look kind to him.
Gu Hang didn't care about it, and even understood it very well.
If it were him, being fleeced every day, his reaction would be even greater than Ye Lisha's.
——Since I’m so considerate, can you give me the synthetic starch technology?
Of course, Gu Hang knew that he couldn’t just ask for it for free, he had to come up with something.
"Commander Ye Lixia, I have brought you another piece of good news!"
Hearing this, Ye Licia remembered the three thousand slaves, three hundred robot soldiers, a pile of weapons and equipment, and four Walker Vs that she had lost.
Heartache.
As for the fact that she had sent out a Marine captain before?
Is that true? I don't remember.
Ye Lixia said with a straight face: "Good news from His Excellency the Governor is very expensive every time."
"How could that be? I am sharing our achievements with the best partners."
"If you have something serious to say, please speak up."
"I have already got some clues about the heresy that has grown on the Wrathful Owl Star. I have captured a cultist who is actually a high-ranking official in the planet's government!"
Hearing this, Ye Lixia became serious: "Has it deteriorated to this point? Tell me where the enemies are, and I will destroy them."
"No, no, no, it's not time yet. I will soon find the specific traces of those cultists. By then, I may need you to send out elite marines, or even the power of the ship's church, to help me purify those heretics."
"That's possible, but it would be better to create an opportunity for me to conduct direct orbital bombardment."
"I'll try my best."
There was nothing Ye Lishia couldn't agree to. Orbital bombardment was the most convenient, and if the land forces were needed to attack, that was fine. She didn't object, as long as it was a merit.
Moreover, this method of sending the Marines to fight was different from the previous method of saying that people were "borrowed", but in fact it was no different from sending them. The people "borrowed" to Gu Hang had been working under Gu Hang for a long time. As for the mission, whether to fight or not, how to fight, the entire command system was still under the control of the starship. At most, Gu Hang only provided a target and gave some reference suggestions.
It's not a conceptual thing at all.
Ye Lixia's expression calmed down a little, and she felt a little relaxed.
The investment in this governor can finally see a little hope of return.
Eliminating the heretics entrenched in the planetary government's head city is more or less something that can be mentioned.
Although it is not big enough, there are rewards and expectations, and there are still two years to go.
Ye Lixia, whose mood had improved, asked a question that she regretted later: "Very good, is there anything else?"
"Yes, I need the technology to synthesize starch."
Ye Lixia’s face froze.
I originally thought you were just here to report some news, but turns out you're here to ask for something, right?
"I am only responsible for fighting the enemies of the empire." Ye Lixia said, "Supporting construction is not my job."
"This is to strike at the enemies of the empire!" Gu Hang argued. "What is the core reason for the growth of cults? It's because people can't see hope. If they can't even get enough food to eat, they're easily bewitched by cults. Synthetic starch technology can help us solve this problem."
Ye Lisia felt that what Gu Hang said made sense, but... could saving the people in this way be considered an achievement of the navy?
While she was thinking, Gu Hang's voice came again: "Brigadier General Ye Lixia, please understand that when we face the enemy, it is of course necessary to destroy them with thunder and lightning. But if the situation deteriorates to the point where it is out of control and requires complete destruction to achieve salvation, then it may not be a good thing."
"The cult corrupted a city and then destroyed it. Alternatively, the cult spread to a terrible extent, but was completely wiped out under the command of the Brigadier General, and hundreds of thousands of subjects of the Empire were saved. Please compare these two statements. Which one is better?"
Destroyer or Savior...
It seems that the former one is cooler, but in the Empire - at least in the Pegasus sector - the latter one has more value.
Moreover, the identity of a savior is more in line with Ye Lixia's mission this time. She has been staying in the orbit of the Angry Owl Star for two years, not to fight and destroy any enemies, but to assist the Governor in reviving the planet.
At this point, Ye Lixia had to admit that Gu Hang's words had once again touched him.
She began to think about how to give Gu Hang the synthetic starch technology. Is it expensive?
The conclusion is, not too big.
Of course, there is synthetic starch technology on starships. During the long interstellar journey, supplies are scarce. The ability to recycle almost all organic matter and convert it into edible starch blocks is an important auxiliary technology.
However, despite its importance, the starch synthesis machine is not often used. In peacetime, starships can be resupplied more smoothly, and few people are willing to eat starch blocks.
At present, the food reserves on the "Quinte" are still relatively abundant, enough to last for several years.
Besides, there is more than one starch synthesis machine on the starship. It won't be a big problem to send one down.
Of course, what Gu Hang wanted was technology, not just a machine. But this was not a big deal. Throwing the technician in charge of logistics on the starship down with a machine and some spare parts should be able to meet Gu Hang's requirements.
In theory, this would be enough for Gu Hang to produce synthetic starch manufacturing machines on his own, provided that he had a certain industrial foundation.
If not, then Ye Licia can only say that she can do nothing to help: I am not your mother, how can I feed you milk directly?
"I agree."
…
Ye Lixia agreed, and a transport plane carrying technicians and equipment came to the surface. On the return trip, Gu Hang loaded a lot of supplies for them.
According to him, this was a thank-you gift to Brigadier General Ye Lixia, a specialty of the Angry Owl Star. But in fact, it was just a small portion of the food and textile supplies shipped from Fuxing City that was sent to the sky.
It's not meaningless to improve the food and provide some supplies for the people on the starship.
After all, it means that the Governor is not just a freeloader!
As for the difference in value between the two...the gift may be small but the sentiment is great!
After watching the transport plane fly away, Gu Hang plunged headfirst into the plan of expanding production.
(End of this chapter)
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