Chapter 157, Greenskin Battle Settlement
Martins suddenly mentioned the secret research institute and the black box, which was beyond Gu Hang's expectation.
But his expression was still very stable.
He asked: "Have you gone to see it?"
"No, but Schneider went to see it."
"Huh..." Gu Hang let out a long breath, and he had the idea of exploding his Space Marines in advance.
Not to mention doing anything else, it’s also great for looking after the house! With a team of Space Marines guarding his research institute, it would be so easy for Schneider to succeed.
The black box is his second biggest secret after the system. The level of confidentiality there is very high. No one can approach it under normal circumstances. Anyone who does not listen to the warning will be shot to death.
But... as I said, this is normal. For a master like Schneider, this is obviously not normal. Wearing power armor and a pitch-black robe, he slipped inside at night. His huge body moved without making any sound, and his speed was very fast. Such a master managed to sneak in and watched everything. , what's the solution?
You can't expect those servitor soldiers to guard against the Space Marines. That's not realistic.
In the absence of adequate security, this is impossible.
As for Martins’ current question...
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 come from. I can only say , I have my secret, 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 dark secrets? The black box manufacturing machine itself is indeed not something illegal. On the contrary, this super-technological product from the ancient times is the treasure that the human empire is tirelessly pursuing throughout the universe.
But just because it is so precious, why should a mediocre, 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 extremely firm. You are angry 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 annihilating 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 lands that can be said to be controlled by traitors. All of this is To ensure that the entire planet remains loyal, and to be able to better pay taxes to the Empire.”
"Everything I do is completely in line with the empire's requirements for a planetary governor. In fact, I think I do it better than most planetary governors."
Gu Hang emphasized his loyalty and used what he did on this planet during this period to prove it.
After hearing these words, even Martins had to nod.
To say that Gu Hang has a problem, there must be serious evidence, right? You can't just talk about things in a black box. It's not illegal to have a baby.
To be honest, Martins did not see any traces of depravity, corruption, or disloyalty under Gu Hang's influence.
Having said this, Martins had to calm down his expression: "Your Majesty the Governor, it's not that I doubt your loyalty, it's just..."
He didn't know what to say anymore.
But Gu Hang followed his words and began to talk: "I just think that the origin of these black boxes is unknown, and that I may be deceived and seduced by some mysterious degenerate forces?"
Martins stopped talking, which was regarded as acquiescence.
Gu Hang smiled and said: "Then just like I said before, just wait and see."
Martins stared at Gu Hang deeply and said, "I will watch you, Your Majesty the Governor."
"Hahaha!" Gu Hang laughed, magnanimously, "Then it's settled."
After saying this, Gu Hang stopped smiling and his expression turned serious: "However, Captain Martins, I hope you can help me keep this matter a secret."
"You understand the preciousness of the black box making machine, and you also understand how much trouble I will be in if the news spreads that there is more than one black box making machine in the Starry Star."
"Leader of the Chapter, you need to understand that we are closely connected. The development of the Raging Owls is closely related to the reconstruction of the Chapter. The black box is not only a weapon that I use to build the entire planet, it is also a tool for the reconstruction of the Phoenix. The key factor. This news should never be leaked, what do you think?”
When talking about this, Gu Hang's attitude was sincere.
Martins still had to admit that what Gu Hang said was right.
When the fate of the war group is already tied to the development of the planet, what reason does he have to betray this news?
He even recalled what Gu Hang said when he persuaded him to stay on the Raging Owl Star with his battle group.
At that time, Governor Gu boasted about Haikou, saying that he would turn the entire planet into a forging world.
At that time, he thought it was just Gu Hang trying to show off and bragging. But now it seems that they really have the capital to realize it.
No wonder, before Schneider died, he said something to strengthen his will, stop wavering, and stand on Governor Gu's side.
As expected, I was still too indecisive. Schneider didn't like Governor Gu at first, but after seeing the black box, he swallowed the secret in his stomach and even changed his mind, hoping that the war group 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, the Governor, the future reconstruction of the Chapter greatly needs your help."
"Don't worry, I will not forget the outstanding contribution that the Phoenix has made to the safety of the Raging Owl. The gene seed implantation equipment needed by the war group will be ready soon."
……
After seeing off the worried Martins, Gu Hang also breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he was not too worried that Martins would tell the matter after knowing the secret of the black box. The reason for communicating with him so sincerely is that I just hope that the chapter leader will not be confused.
As long as his mind is not confused, when the fate of the war group is bound to the development of the planet, he should not betray the planet even if it is for his own benefit.
And now, since Martins has made guarantees and promises, there is nothing to worry about.
Without thinking about it any more, Gu Hang continued to act according to his planned plan and went to the underground pre-war research institute where the Space Marines had fought to the death.
When he arrived, the place was already under control by soldiers from the Quenching Brigade. The soldiers also conducted an in-depth investigation to ensure the safety inside and marked the general functions of each different room and area.
Further exploration, or even digging out the research data inside, is not something that the big-headed soldiers can do.
Gu Hang had already sent a message to the secret research institute in Wei Xingcheng, asking Wu Jiarong to bring someone over to take a look. If the value of the research materials here is indeed very high, 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 engage in archeology. 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 record of why greenskins appeared on Angry Owl.
It's not just to satisfy curiosity, that's the request hanging on the [Event] panel.
It was not difficult to get what she wanted to know, and soon he found some simple records.
It turns out that in the pre-war era, this place was a biological research institute, employed by the planetary government.
They asked someone to bring in a living green-skin craftsman and technician, trying to study the biological form of the green-skin, how their brains grew, and why they could create such special green-skin technology.
They have some research results, but they are not critical. 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 complete blockade of the laboratory, there was no need to worry about being breached by Chaos traitors, but the place had not been opened for a long time.
There is no record of what happened next, but Gu Hang can probably guess it.
After all, after such a long time, the security system may no longer be able to support it. In addition, this is a place that scavengers and adventurers will explore. For some reason, it is possible that the research institute was reopened and the sealed experimental specimen, that is, the green-skinned craftsman technician, was released.
No wonder, this green-skinned tribe develops relatively quickly.
Taking the craftsmen and technicians from a space green-skinned tribe that can cross the star sea as a starting point, this green-skinned tribe cannot be regarded as a pure starting from scratch.
Although the environment was not suitable and there was only one old orc at the beginning, a powerful greenskin tribe still stubbornly appeared here ten years after it was dug out.
Gu Hang could even imagine how far this green-skinned orc clan would have developed without him after they completely conquered Junk Town and massacred and enslaved the two to three hundred thousand people there. Especially after leaving a place like the ruins of a high tower that is not suitable for the growth and development of green-skinned spores, and moving to a place with abundant water, relatively fertile land, and where living people can even be used as scraps, their number will probably decrease in a short time. Within, explosive growth began.
By then, he would not have to deal with a tribe of green-skinned orcs numbering tens of thousands.
And as long as their numbers increase three to 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 the current virtue of Raging Owl, how can it withstand the crazy growth and development of hundreds of thousands of greenskins?
All I can say is that fortunately the worst-case scenario did not happen.
……
After Gu Hang figured out the information about the origin of the Green Skins on Raging Owl Star, the second stage of the "Green Skin Threat" event in the "Events" panel was completed.
The so-called important information as a stage reward was also lying on the panel, and he could get it as long as he had a thought.
However, before that, his attention was attracted by another message.
This entire war against the green-skinned orcs finally has a settlement page.
In the past, the battle was dragged back and forth more than once, but the battle settlement data never appeared in the system interface.
At that time, he had a guess: Those battles would not be counted separately, but would be merged into the whole big battle of "Green Skin Menace". The rewards will not be settled until the entire battle is over.
And now, his conjecture seems to be true.
[Slightly advantaged, get 2189 points of gift]
[Total losses 9144, 37823 killed, 0 prisoners]
[Garbage Town Militia (Allied Forces): 3447 losses, 217 wiped out]
[Governor’s Legion: 5697 losses, 15022 wiped out]
[Phoenix Chapter (Allied Forces): 2 losses, 230 destroyed]
[Imperial Navy (Allied Forces): 0 losses, 22354 destroyed]
……
2189 points of gift income!
Seeing this number, Gu Hang had only one thought in his mind: It would be better to make money faster by fighting!
It's a pity that only more than fifteen thousand were counted as his exact kills.
The militia of Garbage Town can be ignored. It is probably because before the major reorganization of Garbage Town, the adventurers there were counted as allies and were not treated as his troops. Anyway... the garbage town militia at that time were really garbage. More than 3,000 people died before they achieved more than 200 results, which had little impact.
The exchange ratio of the Space Marines was really fierce. In a situation where they were completely at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, they not only exchanged one for one hundred, but also included the Orc War General who was the supreme leader of the Orc tribe. If it appeared on the frontal battlefield and slaughtered ordinary soldiers, it might be possible to kill hundreds of human soldiers.
However, their overall number is small and they don't kill many enemies, so the results can be ignored for the time being.
The most important thing was the Imperial Navy's Quintet, which launched a round of orbital bombardment and killed more than 20,000 greenskins.
This victory will not be attributed to Gu Hang, nor will he be provided with gifts and rewards.
But that's also very important.
Without the 20,000 greenskins killed by orbital bombing, if Gu Hang's troops had relied entirely on frontal advancement, there was no telling how high the price he would have to pay would be.
He couldn't risk ruining the victory of the entire battle just for the gift points he could get from killing the enemy.
Moreover, even just over two thousand gifts are already very satisfactory.
Including the previous balance, Gu Hang's gift points now have reached 3079 points!
At this point, he was determined.
After having so many gift points, many of Gu Hang's ideas can finally be implemented.
The building system that had not been developed before could now be implemented with money, especially the Zhongji Academy that he had always wanted to do.
I had been hesitant to redeem Space Marine Gene Seeds before because I thought the price was too high. Now I have rich gift points and can redeem some to try the waters. The Rogue Trader he contacted brought him several sets of Space Marine power armor during the trip. He finally tried it experimentally and tried it on a few of his own Space Marines.
He can also continue to work hard on the technology system, expand the technical level of the territory, and develop a few more industrial lines. Every technology extracted before has exerted its effect.
In short, with enough gift points, he can do many, many things.
(End of chapter)