Chapter 583: Chapter 339, Fine Gold, Knight and Titan_3
He already had the name in mind, “Alliance National Knights.”
Initially, he considered calling them the “Black Arrow Knights,” but after some thought, he decided against it. That name was too region-specific and conflicted with the overarching concept of establishing a sense of alliance identity previously set by Gu Hang.
The establishment of the Alliance National Knights wasn’t actually about forming a complete military organization. Its main purpose was to provide identity certification and strengthen the sense of honor—the knights on Heijian Star were particularly receptive to this approach.
On the other hand, it involved the professional management of the selection of pilots, as well as the maintenance and specialized logistical support of various aspects of expensive top-tier equipment such as Mecha and Titan.
Furthermore, the creation of the Knights allowed the Alliance to deploy these top weapons flexibly and in a concentrated manner into wars.
After all, these high-level equipment were not suitable to be directly incorporated into the Land Forces’ structure; otherwise, they would be troublesome to mobilize.
Of course, one important aspect of the training for the pilots of the Mecha and Titan was learning how to coordinate with regular troops during combat. This part was somewhat lacking in Heijian Star’s original training system and couldn’t keep up with the current regular troop model of the Alliance. The National Knights’ Regiment had to explore and strive in this area.
Scratching his head, Gu Hang even considered whether to build the Alliance’s first Ranger Knight production line directly on Heijian Star?
Wouldn’t the news immediately boost everyone’s spirits?
According to the Black Box’s production capabilities, a Ranger-grade Knight would take about two months to produce, while a Warhound Titan would take five months.
For the production line, the estimate was that it would initially set up one within six months.
After discussing the related matters with Wu Jiarong, Gu Hang estimated that if the Alliance were to normally put these two types of equipment into production on Heijian Star, with the Panbos Industrial Center as the main base for Ranger Knights and the Luman Industrial Center as the main base for Warhound Titans, then after two years of building and setting up multiple production lines, they could reach a production rate of six Ranger Knights per year and one Warhound Titan per year.
The years of accumulation on Heijian Star had amounted to only about thirty Titans before the war. With the arrival of the Alliance, things that could only be imported through foreign trade and could bankrupt a nation could now be produced domestically; within five years, they could achieve what took countless years to accumulate. This would powerfully demonstrate that the Alliance’s arrival meant unequivocally positive changes for Heijian Star!
Gu Hang was quite satisfied with this number.
Later, he turned his attention to the last and only epic technology.
Refined Gold Material.
When he saw this, Gu Hang was quite surprised.
Refined Gold was almost at the highest tier among the materials used on a large scale within the Empire. Setting aside the higher and rarer materials—not to mention just the mass-producible ones—Refined Gold’s main application was in constructing true Titans, not the so-called Titans like regular Mecha; it was also indispensable in some critical components of a Starship and necessary in the construction of Terminator Armor.
In short, with the advancement of technology, the production of those high-strength technology products would inevitably bring about higher demands for basic materials.
The large-scale use of Refined Gold was born for this purpose.
However, the Refined Gold currently used in the Empire was mostly a natural product. Either it was a tiny amount of associated Refined Gold mineral collected during large-scale mineral mining, or it was discovered in very small quantities in the extremely precious Refined Gold veins on some rare planets.
This material was undeniably a strategic resource within the Empire. There had been precedents where the Empire launched wars over a Refined Gold mine.
So now, what exactly did the Refined Gold Technology that Gu Hang had in his hands mean?
Refined Gold mining technology? Why would that be called epic technology?
Its extraction difficulty aside, its scarcity was more crucial. As long as Refined Gold could be located, its astronomical value was enough to make the costs and difficulty of extraction negligible.
Could it be… Refined Gold synthesis technology to deserve the title of epic technology?
Gu Hang took a closer look and realized it indeed was.
After understanding the significance, he had only one thought in his mind: he was going to make a fortune.
Moreover, this wealth wasn’t like some of the technologies he had developed before that were difficult to explain and utilize.
This wealth was something Gu Hang could legitimately use.
He could simply place the synthesis of refined gold inside a mining area and claim to have discovered a refined gold mine.
That would provide a legitimate output channel, and Gu Hang could sell it.
As for the fear of being discovered, Gu Hang wasn’t worried at all.
Without going into the mine for a concrete investigation and conducting a geological study, who would know if what he said was true or false?
Not to mention who would bother questioning the authenticity of a refined gold mine instead of competing for a share of the refined gold, even if someone wanted to conduct such research, trying to do so on Gu Hang’s turf would be incredibly difficult.
Once the refining and synthesis production line for this material was set up, it could not only provide the basic material support for the Alliance Sector’s development of various high-tech technologies in the future, but it could also immediately generate output and earn tax currency income for the Alliance.
In the Tianma Star Sector, there was a major client—Flying Wing Star Shipyard.
It was a place capable of producing and building cruisers, with a direct demand for refined gold.
The only pity was that the synthetic technology for refined gold, even after the production line had been set up and production capacity expanded, couldn’t increase too quickly. The estimated output after a year might only be equivalent to a tiny refined gold mine.
But that was enough.
A tiny refined gold mine, focusing solely on foreign trade, could bring in an income of twenty million tax currency a year.
Moreover, the Alliance wouldn’t necessarily sell it all. They would surely keep some for future use, in case higher-grade technology required this kind of material.
After completing the technological lottery draw and handing over the relevant matters to Wu Jiarong through remote communication, Gu Hang boarded the spaceship and set off on his journey to Flying Wing Star.
He was going to attend his engagement ceremony; his fiancee was waiting for him there.
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Uh, when checking the comments, I realized I missed two settings… they were two lottery bugs…
The minor one: a chainsaw sword was pulled in Chapter 211, and then pulled again in Chapter 267…
The major one: MK.7 Eagle Power Armor was pulled in Chapter 211, but in Chapter 315 it was stated that the Alliance didn’t have power armor technology.
I have made the corrections.
For readers who don’t want to flip back and check the previous content, here is a summary of the corrections:
The chainsaw sword pulled in Chapter 267 has been changed to [Gravity Weapons] (the Gravity Scepter in Priest Rizzo’s hand, and the Gravity Fist equipped on Knight Titan).
The MK.7 power armor pulled in Chapter 211 has been changed to [Jump Recognition System], getting a head start on a prerequisite technology for starship building.
There shouldn’t be any impact on the plot, mainly it was just a slip in thinking while writing the settings, my mistake…
This chapter is 5.2k words, a thousand more than usual, by way of compensation!