Chapter 62, Very Disappointed
Each Space Marine Chapter is a powerful force. If fully staffed, they would not only have a thousand top fighters, but also a fleet and hundreds of thousands or even millions of well-equipped mortal auxiliary forces.
The Empire would establish one such regiment after another to garrison certain important worlds, and when necessary, send them to a key battlefield somewhere in the starry sky to play a decisive role.
The Phoenix Regiment has cleansed itself of its sins. Logically, the Empire should support their reconstruction. Having one more regiment like this might help ensure the stability of one or even several star regions.
But the Empire did not do so.
Gu Hang couldn’t control the higher-level game now, but as Ye Licia warned, there was definitely trouble in the Phoenix Regiment.
What Ye Licia meant by "if Gu Hang needed it, she could stop it" was that she was not willing to directly intercept a Space Marine regiment, even if it was a remnant, as that would cause a lot of trouble.
But if Gu Hang is willing to take the blame and initiate the request as the planetary governor, then she can take the risk to help.
Being able to do this is already pretty good. Gu Hang knew that she had good intentions.
Including her help, including her admonitions.
It seems that this female captain has unknowingly begun to regard Gu Hang as an ally.
This is a good sign.
However, Gu Hang still rejected Ye Lixia's kindness.
What's the point of intercepting these space warriors? For the time being, Gu Hang has no intention of giving up this activated event chain.
He was really greedy for the remnant group.
Even if the Phoenix Regiment was weak now, it was still a regiment. If he could get their help, then there would be no obstacles for him to sweep across the entire Wrathful Owl Star.
Starships are awesome, but no matter how awesome they are, they can only bombard from the sky. Ye Lishia can't send troops down to fight on land. Even if it's a real land battle, her marines won't be of much use.
Orbital bombardment is a strategic deterrent nuclear weapon, and it will not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. As for intimidation...hasn't Gu Hang been using it for the past month? Otherwise, the Fuxing City government would not be so "obedient" to give them supplies when they are asked to, and to do it in a mess when they are asked to self-examine the cult and give an explanation. Hodgson, the chairman of the Alliance Parliament, also voted for it.
How can the title of Governor be enough? All the previous Governors had titles, but they were all doomed.
Disobeying orders is a low-level way of playing games, deceiving superiors and subordinates, pretending to obey but actually disobeying, not following through on orders, concealing actual information... Without your own power, you will be fooled around and may even feel that everything is under control.
It seemed that the indigenous leaders were quite obedient and worked hard. The progress of collecting imperial taxes was also going well. Before the tax collector arrived, it seemed that the warehouse was fully stocked with quotas. Several waves of people were ordered to check and there were no problems. However, on the eve of tax payment, it was discovered that the amount was not enough.
Gu Hang didn't want this to happen, so deterrence alone was not enough.
He had to be on the ground, have real power, subordinates who would definitely obey him, and reliable military force. He could ensure that others could not deceive him, and those who disobeyed his orders would be suppressed forcefully, and the method of suppression could not be as destructive as orbital bombing.
The Angry Owl Star is already in a bad state. If they really use naval guns to bombard Fuxing City, they will really not be able to pay taxes.
And the Phoenix is such a conventional force.
With the help of the Space Marines, Gu Hang would be able to ensure that the person died when making the judgment, without having to destroy a city with orbital bombing just to kill a few people.
However, when he really saw the Phoenix Regiment, he was still shocked.
…
A few hours later, he stood at the landing field, watching the sky fall...
That is the Burning Feather, a ship... well, it can't be called a starship, it can only be called a spaceship.
It's too small.
When Gu Hang first learned that the regiment was planning to land their spaceship directly on the ground, he was shocked, fearing that there would be no place to put it. In his impression, even if it was a frigate, there were thousands of crew members on it, and it would be a huge thing if it landed on the ground.
Now I see, that’s it?
It is only one or two sizes larger than the transport ship on the Quintet that is responsible for communicating with the ground.
No, it’s said to be a remnant group, but can it be so remnant that it doesn’t even have a starship left?
Space Marines? That's it?
Could it be a vanguard force?
The hatch opened, and Gu Hang first saw a figure who was much stronger and taller than a normal person, wearing a bright red power armor with white trim, holding a grenade launcher, and walked out of the hatch of the spacecraft. His heavy steps, each step could show an extremely majestic posture.
His power armor was not sleek and shiny, and there were traces of slight damage in many places. But this was a symbol that he was a veteran who had survived many battles, and countless people, monsters, aliens, and traitors had died at his hands.
Under his bright red helmet, his cold eyes stared at Gu Hang.
Gu Hang felt a biting chill.
Is this what you call murderous intent?
Not that he was afraid, but instead he felt a little excited.
When he saw the Space Marines in person for the first time, Gu Hang felt that they lived up to their reputation. They were indeed powerful warriors whose fame was widely known throughout the universe.
He watched as one Space Marine after another walked out of the hatch, his expression becoming more and more satisfied.
Then, the satisfaction in his heart came to an abrupt end.
Seven people came out, and the back was empty.
Just seven?
No, what kind of battle group are seven people? They can't even form a tactical team!
He knew that this was a dying regiment, but... to be in such a mess, wasn't it a little too dying?
Gu Hang was a little disappointed.
…
Martins was a little disappointed.
He came out at the end of the procession and saw the Governor coming to greet him.
He knew that it was Gu Hang, the person he came to see, the light that Pastor Rizzo had foreseen, the one who might save the regiment.
On the way here, he had originally envisioned that Wrathful Owl was a rich planet, or a developed forging world. The governor here had a strong power, would be very friendly to the warband, and would be willing to help the warband rebuild...
But... things didn't seem to be what he thought.
Isn’t the governor in front of me a little too ordinary?
He was neither tall nor strong, and except for his good looks, he looked like an ordinary mortal.
Of course, Martins could sense the psychic reaction from the Governor, which was not weak, but that was only relative to ordinary mortals. That little psychic strength could not pose a threat to him or any of his battle brothers. The power armor they wore had a certain anti-psychic effect, and their own bodies transformed by gene seeds and their strong mental will were not something that ordinary psychics could shake.
It might be a bit of an exaggeration to say that he could kill Gu Hang as easily as pinching a chicken. It would be more appropriate to say that it was like a strong man strangling a wolfdog to death.
Of course, comparing a mortal to the Angel of Death is too harsh. The strength of a planetary governor does not lie in his own individual strength.
but……
Look at this planet?
Look at this...Martins didn't know whether to describe it as a town or a camp.
Is this what the governor’s ruling core looks like?
(End of this chapter)
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