Chapter 213: Chapter 156, Green Skin Campaign Settlement_2
It seems I’m still too indecisive. Schneider wasn’t too fond of Mr. Gu at first, but after seeing the black box, he kept the secret to himself and even changed his mind, hoping that the battle group would cooperate fully with the governor.
And yet, I wavered…
He forced a wry smile and said to Gu Hang, “I will keep your secret, Your Excellency the Governor, the battle group’s future rebuild is in great need of your assistance.”
“Rest assured, I will not forget the Phoenix Battle Group’s outstanding contributions to the safety of Rage Owl Star. The gene seed implantation devices needed by the group will be ready soon.”
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After seeing off a preoccupied Matins, Gu Hang also let out a slight sigh of relief.
He wasn’t really too worried about Matins spreading the secret of the black box after learning of it. The sincere conversation they just had was merely to make sure that the head of the battle group didn’t do anything foolish.
As long as he wasn’t muddle-headed, when the fate of the battle group was tied to the development of the planet, even from his own self-interest, he shouldn’t betray the planet.
And now, since Matins had already made guarantees and promises, there was even less need to worry.
Without dwelling any further on the matter, Gu Hang continued to follow his planned schedule and headed to the pre-war research institute that was located underground, where the interstellar warriors had previously fought to the death.
By the time he arrived, the place had been secured by soldiers from the Wind-Extinguishing Brigade. They had also conducted a thorough investigation to ensure its safety and had marked out the general function of every different room and area.
Further exploration, let alone the excavation of research materials inside, was not something the grunts were fit to handle.
Gu Hang had already sent a message to the Secret Research Institute in Weixing City, asking Wu Jiarong to bring people over to check it out. If the research materials here were indeed of great value, then the lady, whose level had actually risen to that of a Mechanical Priest, would stay here for a while; if they were of average value, then it would suffice to leave a few ordinary technicians to do some archaeological work.
This time, Gu Hang had come in person not for the potential technical materials that might be contained in the research institute.
He just wanted to know the historical records of why Greenskins had appeared on Rage Owl Star.
It was not merely out of curiosity; the requirement on the [Event] panel was just as such.
Getting what he wanted to know wasn’t difficult; soon, he found some simple record materials.
It turned out that in the pre-war era, this place was a biological research institute, employed by the Planetary Government.
They had acquired a live Greenskin craftsman technician in an attempt to study the biological form of Greenskins and to understand how their brains were structured and why they could create such unique Greenskin technology.
They had some research findings, but they were not key, mostly being theoretical stuff.
However, just as they were about to destroy the experimental materials, the war broke out, and this place was quickly overrun.
After initiating a full lockdown of the lab, there was no need to worry about it being broken into by Chaos Traitors, but it also meant that the lab had been sealed for a very long time without being opened.
The records stopped there, but Gu Hang could roughly guess the rest.
After all, having been sealed for such a lengthy period, the safety systems might not have been able to hold up any longer. Moreover, this was a place that scavengers and adventurers explored. Due to some reason, the research institute being reopened and the preserved experimental specimen—that Greenskin craftsman technician being released—was also a possibility.
No wonder this Greenskin tribe developed quite rapidly.
Starting with a craftsman technician from a spacefaring Greenskin tribe could not be considered a pure start from scratch.
Even though the environment wasn’t quite suitable and it started with just an old aging Orc, ten years after being unearthed, a strong Greenskin tribe had tenaciously emerged here.
Gu Hang could even imagine, if not for his intervention, what would this Greenskin Orc Tribe have developed into after completely conquering Rubbish Town, slaughtering, and enslaving its two to three hundred thousand people? Especially after leaving behind the ruins of the high tower, an inhospitable place for the growth of Greenskin spores, and reaching a place with abundant water and relatively fertile land, where live humans could be used as raw materials, their numbers would likely explode in growth in a short amount of time.
By that time, what he would have to face wouldn’t be just a Greenskin Orc Tribe of tens of thousands.
And as long as their numbers increased three to five times, coupled with their technology level far surpassing that of the primitive Orcs, the trend of Greenskins rampaging across the entire planet would have been unstoppable.
Given the current state of Rage Owl Star, how could it withstand the frenetic development of several hundred thousand Greenskins?
One could only say, thankfully, that worst-case scenario didn’t come to pass.
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After Gu Hang figured out the intelligence on the origin of the Green Skin Orcs on Rage Owl Star, the second phase of the “Green Skin Threat” event in the [Event] panel was also considered complete.
The so-called important intelligence that served as a reward for this phase was obediently lying in the panel, ready for him to claim with a mere thought.
However, before that, another piece of news caught his attention.
The entire campaign against the Green Skin Orcs had finally brought up the settlement page.
Previously, the back-and-forth skirmishes took place more than once, but there had never been any battle settlement data in the system interface.
At that time, he had a suspicion: Those battles would probably not be calculated separately but would be incorporated into the overall campaign of the “Green Skin Threat.” The rewards would not be settled until the entire campaign was over.
And now, his conjecture seemed to indeed be true.
[Slight Advantage Achieved, Granted 2189 Favor Points]
[Total Losses 9144, Enemies Slain 37823, Prisoners 0]
[Rubbish Town Militia (Allies): Losses 3447, Enemies Slain 217]
[Governor-General Corps: Losses 5697, Enemies Slain 15022]
[Phoenix Battle Group (Allies): Losses 2, Enemies Slain 230]
[Imperial Navy (Allies): Losses 0, Enemies Slain 22354]
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2189 Favor Points in profit!
Seeing this figure, Gu Hang had only one thought in mind: War is indeed more profitable!
It was just a pity that only over fifteen thousand were counted as his confirmed kills.
The Rubbish Town Militia item could be ignored; it seemed that the adventurers there were counted as allies before the major reorganization of Rubbish Town and weren’t considered as his troops. After all… the Rubbish Town Militia was truly rubbish at that time, losing over three thousand for a mere two hundred kills. It didn’t have much impact.
The exchange ratio achieved by the Interstellar Warriors was really fierce. Despite being completely outnumbered, they not only managed a ratio of one hundred to one but also included the highest leader of the Orc Clan, the Orc Warlord. If he had been present in the frontal battlefield, he could have likely slaughtered hundreds of human soldiers.
However, their total number was small, and the number of enemies they killed was not large, so their achievements could temporarily be ignored.
The most important was the Imperial Navy’s “Quintet,” whose full round of orbital bombardment killed over twenty thousand Green Skins.
This achievement would not be credited to Gu Hang’s account, nor would it provide him with any Favor rewards.
But it was equally crucial.
Without the twenty thousand Green Skins killed by the orbital bombardment, if it had all been left to the forces under Gu Hang to push forward, the cost to him could have been unimaginable.
He couldn’t risk the victory of the entire campaign just for the Favor Points he could gain from killing enemies.
Moreover, even these two thousand or so Favor Points were very satisfying.
Adding the previous balance, Gu Hang now had 3079 Favor Points in his hands!
At this, he felt greatly relieved.
With so many Favor Points, many of Gu Hang’s plans could finally come to fruition.
The Architectural System, which he hadn’t been able to work on previously, could now be invested in, especially the Loyal Heir Academy he had long desired.
The exchange of Interstellar Warrior gene seeds which he had previously hesitated over due to their high price was now achievable with his surplus Favor Points; he could exchange for a few to try out. The traveling merchants he had contacted had brought him several sets of Interstellar Warrior Powered Armor, and now he could experiment with creating his own Interstellar Warriors.
He could also continue to invest in the technological system, further expand the technological level of his territory, and develop several more industrial lines. Every technology he had elicited had yielded results.
In short, with enough Favor Points, there was a lot he could do.