When the topic of Gene Seeds came up, everyone became slightly submerged in silence again.
Gene Seeds, those mysterious essences, varied more or less from Battle Group to Battle Group. This stemmed from the fact that when The Emperor first created the Starfighters, he established thirteen different legions with varying tactical demands and strategic goals. These original legions, therefore, possessed inherent differences in their genes from the onset.
Subsequent Battle Groups were established by splitting off from these thirteen original legions.
Essentially, all the Battle Groups today originated from those initial thirteen.
The Phoenix Battle Group’s Gene Seed came from the Second Legion: the Phoenix Legion. Their inception was extremely early; if not the first to be split off, they were certainly among the second or third.
After thousands of years of separation, the Phoenix Gene Seed had developed slight differences from that of the Phoenix.
It was not major, but it was real. The Phoenix seemed to have lost the inheritance of the Phoenix Legion’s famous flamboyant swordsmanship and close-quarters combat, yet they had become even more resilient, adept at erupting from desperate situations.
This was also reflected in the Gene Seeds provided by Governor Gu Hang.
Previously, Matins had been worried that the Gene Seeds Mr. Gu had promised might actually come from another Battle Group, or even another legion.
In fact, that would have been more expected, more logical. Mr. Gu having some means, some channel to acquire scattered Gene Seeds seemed more plausible than him possessing the discontinued Phoenix Seeds.
Even so, Matins was prepared to turn a blind eye if it came down to that. The survival of the Battle Group was paramount; the origin of the Seeds… let it be.
The best scenario would be to receive seeds from the Phoenix Legion; the source would be consistent. Even if they were from another original legion, it wouldn’t be unacceptable.
After all, the differences between a created Starfighter and another wouldn’t be massive unless one delved into genetic sequencing or surgery. Besides considering the variation in the Gene Seeds themselves, the individual differences between the Starfighters were also significant.
Matins had heard rumors about a ship-based Battle Group called ‘Blood Shark’, notorious for loitering around the empire’s border Star Sectors without a home planet, scraping by on various levies. Their Gene Seed was said to originate from the Seventh Legion, the Bat Legion, but there was gossip about strange elements being mixed into it, making it a mess.
While undesirable, he would have to accept such an outcome if it came to that.
What else could be done?
Unexpectedly, the Gene Seeds that Governor Gu Hang presented were indeed the unadulterated Phoenix Seeds.
No matter how or from what angle they were scrutinized, they were undeniably pure Phoenix Seeds.
Matins wasn’t sure whether to be happy or not. Find adventures at empire
If you look at it from a negative perspective, wasn’t it wonderful that the lineage of his Battle Group could be kept pure and intact?
But on the positive side… the source of Mr. Gu’s seeds remained a thorn in his side. He had been trying to convince himself that all of this was a blessing from The Emperor, a divine grace. Yet, he couldn’t help but wonder, why had The Emperor chosen such a person?
As for the less permissible thoughts… to be honest, they had crossed his mind, but he felt they were impossible.
Corruption by Chaos? Impossible! How could pure Phoenix Gene Seeds contain the taint of Chaos? Absolutely not!
With all sorts of strange thoughts swirling in his head, Matins and the others, following Priest Rizzo, met with three youngsters who had just completed the Gene Seed implant surgery and were now laying in their hospital beds.
Upon seeing them, Matins almost instantly cast aside all the thoughts, appropriate and inappropriate, that had occupied his mind.
All he had left was the hope that they would grow up healthy.
He could sense a resonance within their shared bloodline as it flowed through different bodies.
He sincerely hoped the Battle Group would grow stronger and reclaim its former glory!
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[Phoenix’s Death Throes: Stage Three]
[The Phoenix Battle Group has now sworn fealty to you through open acknowledgment or through cunning schemes. They have pledged to become your private military force.]
[But this is just the beginning. To build a standard Starfighter Battle Group and achieve the rebirth and revival of the Phoenix requires even more effort from you.]
[Gene Seed: You can exchange 100 Favor points for one Gene Seed.]
[Starfighter Technology Tree: You can select this option to restrict the outcome of a technology development to technologies related to Starfighters. Note that the success rate and tier of the technology pull are not affected by this choice.]
[Unlock Starfighter Training: You can spend Favor points to train a Starfighter to a higher level. Veteran level requires 200 Favor points; Sergeant Major needs 300 Favor points; Squad Champion takes 400 Favor points.]
[Growth Acceleration: You can spend 100 Favor points to accelerate the growth of superhuman organs, completing the process within a month.]
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The above were the recent developments in the [Phoenix’s Death Throes] event line that remained present in his system interface after the Phoenix Battle Group had sworn loyalty to Gu Hang.
