Chapter 240: Chapter 169: You Can’t Bear to Leave Me, Can you?
Hearing about the new power armor, which included a set of Terminator Armor, Matins was also moved.
Terminator-type power armor boasts far superior performance compared to ordinary power armor.
With thicker armor, a more robust internal power system, and the ability to be equipped with heavier weaponry, it serves as a formidable long-to-mid-range fire support platform, as well as excels in close-quarters combat, offering unmatched advantages. Even the hefty pauldrons house a pair of mini shield generators, further enhancing the capabilities of the Terminator Armor.
In the days when the Phoenix Battle Group was still prosperous, among a thousand members, there were just a few dozen sets of Terminator Armor.
The Terminator Armor has two drawbacks compared to ordinary tactical armor:
First, it is expensive, and significantly more so.
Second, it is not very flexible.
Once you don the Terminator, stealthy, silent operations become quite difficult. Weighing three to four times more than ordinary armor and equipped with a shield generator, even with a neural interface and electronic muscle bundles, the Terminator Armor still hampers agility.
However, given the stronger firepower, greater strength, thicker armor, and the addition of an energy shield, the loss of some agility is wholly acceptable.
Matins couldn’t help feeling sentimental: If he had had a set of Terminator Armor in that battle on the surface, Schneider wouldn’t have died.
Stronger equipment is not only for one’s own benefit but also to protect more of your combat brothers at your side.
Besides, he noticed that Gu Hang mentioned other power armors in his speech.
Clearly, this was to prepare for the future expansion of combat troops. They could theoretically add three members using the genetic seeds of the three brothers who had died in battle. Matins had been worried about the power armor issue before, especially since Schneider’s suit was so badly damaged that it was beyond repair.
Now, there was no need to worry.
“Thank you,” he said to Gu Hang.
Gu Hang waved his hand, “I should be thanking you all.”
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Inspecting the troops, visiting injured soldiers, and checking in on the Phoenix Battle Group, which played a crucial role.
This was what Gu Hang did on his way back to Rage Owl Star’s orbit aboard the starship.
The journey home, even by starship, took several days.
Midway through, he received a new system message: another month had passed, and the monthly fixed grace points had been distributed.
This time, the grace points increased slightly from the previous month, reaching 678 points.
The main growth came from the newly incorporated Rubbish Town. One hundred thousand workers and scavengers, totaling two hundred thousand people, contributed to a monthly grace revenue of 55 points.
There was still much room for growth. Rubbish Town had virtually ground to a halt in the last month due to the war; scavenging, raw material processing, and service industries had largely stopped, so productivity had not been fully tapped, resulting in many people but few grace points.
Now that the war had ceased, the related production was recovering, and it was expected that this figure would eventually see a significant increase.
In addition, Weixing City, Revival City, and other sporadic camps that had been reclaimed and retained, contributed some as well, totaling the number mentioned.
Once this month’s ‘salary’ was deposited, even after deducting the 500 grace points Gu Hang had spent to raise his level to LV5, his current grace points still amounted to a substantial 4658 points!
He had only one thought: to rush back and construct the Architectural System that he had unlocked but not yet built; to draw the technology that needed to be drawn.
After spending these four thousand-plus points, the development of his territory would reach a new level.
He had never been so wealthy!
He even thought back to those conversations with his cousin.
The investment from the Gu Family?
Not necessary at all.
Why would a badass need to spend real money?
I, Gu Hang, have developed my planet to this stage all by my own efforts!
Technology panel, let’s draw!
Construction panel, let’s build!
To be honest, after learning all about his predecessor’s life, his mother, his family, and the various politicking within the Star Sector Government from his cousin, Gu Hang didn’t have many emotional reactions; he harbored neither hope nor disappointment.
At least in terms of his own development, he had never counted on help from others.
He was doing just fine on his own, with those Black Boxes that would make anyone from the Sect of Mechanics drool with envy; Gu Hang really wasn’t afraid of anything else.
Just give me time and don’t throw too much of a wrench in the works.
However, the problem also lay here.
Not counting on support or help from others is one thing, but not having unexpected issues is another.
His identity, the reasons for his taking office, the political machinations of various forces converging on Rage Owl Star—these were all inescapable vortices.
If he wished to develop undisturbed, Gu Hang, as the governor, couldn’t afford to ignore everything.
He had to be clear about the political ecosystem he was facing.
And the information brought by Wang Jiarong provided him with significant insights.
As the leader of a mighty Star Sector, Pei Desi, needed to subdue the Fatches Family, the local power. The two factions were engaged in political strife over Rage Owl Star. The Gu Clan was initially considered part of Pei Desi’s camp, and now it hadn’t quite reached the point of jumping ship, but at the very least, they did not want to be so tightly bound anymore and sought to mend relations with the local power.