Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 167

167. Chapter 167: Victory and the Fruits of Victory Are Not Always the Same

On the way to the Quintet in the spaceship, Wang Jiarong still felt like she had survived a catastrophe.

When the green-skinned orc fleet emerged from the jump point, she really felt that everything was over, and the probability of escape was less than one percent.

The appearance of the Quintet really saved her life.

Thinking calmly, this must not be a coincidence.

The universe is so big, if it was a pure coincidence, the Quintet was about to jump from the Star Tunnel to leave the Wrathful Owl System and head to Korojia, and then happened to meet their beautiful girl caravan leaving the Star Tunnel and being caught up by the greenskins… How low is this probability?

It must be that the Quintet received some intelligence and waited here on purpose. They had known about the green-skinned orc fleet’s appearance for a long time, which could also explain why the Quintet was in a silent state, and then used sneak attacks when the battle started, bombarded with all its strength, and instantly destroyed an enemy destroyer.

She did not mean to blame the Imperial Navy.

When in the star tunnel, communication becomes very difficult, which is normal.

When Wang Jiarong boarded the ship and met Commodore Ye Lixia, she stepped forward quickly and hugged the female captain.

“Sister Ye Lixia, thank you so much. If it weren’t for you, I would be finished this time.”

This thank you was sincere.

There is a reason why she is called sister. The two of them know each other. When they were younger, they were both young people in the upper circles of Feiyi Star, the capital of the star region, and they had some intersections.

After growing up, the two had different life experiences. Ye Lixia followed the life trajectory of most children of the Fofana family and entered the Naval Academy. Relying on the family background of direct descendants and outstanding grades, she became the representative of the younger generation and the youngest captain.

Wang Jiarong, on the other hand, did not have a particularly powerful family, but had a very powerful aunt who married into the Gu family.

Tianma Gu family, this is a family rooted in Tianma star region, and in recent years, its reputation has spread to many surrounding star regions. The main reason for their relationship is that they are important members of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, owning many large-scale interstellar caravans, as well as dozens of small caravans, and are financially strong.

With the help of her aunt’s relationship, and with her family’s contribution as shares, she formed her own small caravan under the banner of Gu’s caravan, and has been doing well in recent years.

So to speak, since everyone has grown up and had their own experiences, the two have indeed not seen or contacted each other for many years.

Unexpectedly, by chance, they met here today, and their respective identities matched: the Imperial caravan was robbed by alien pirates, and the Imperial Navy quickly took action to save the caravan from the water and fire.

After a brief hug and trying to get closer with a “sister”, Wang Jiarong waved back. The entourage that came here with her brought up three boxes.

“It’s just a small gift, not a sign of respect.” Wang Jiarong smiled and said, “When we return to Feiyi Star, I will give you a big gift to express my gratitude.”

She knows how to behave.

Although fighting pirates and aliens is what the Imperial Navy should do, after all, they were rescued, so they had to do what they should do.

This is also a way to get closer.

“This is what our generation of soldiers should do.” Ye Lixia said this, but she was not polite at all when she asked someone to accept the gift.

Of course, she didn’t open the box on the spot to see what was inside.

There was no need to do that, it would seem too stingy.

She also believed that Wang Jiarong would not be so ignorant.

After the two chatted for a few words, Wang Jiarong’s eyes naturally turned to Gu Hang who was standing aside.

“Cousin.”

“Yeah.” Gu Hang just nodded.

There was a little coldness between the two.

This shouldn’t be the case.

In Gu Hang’s memory, there was the figure of this cousin.

Her aunt who married into the Gu family was Gu Hang’s biological mother.

When he was younger, Gu Hang’s father died early, so he rarely played with people of the same generation in the Gu family. Instead, he spent more time with his uncle’s daughter, Wang Jiarong, and the two had a pretty good relationship.

Wang Jiarong’s original business route did not include the Angry Owl Star. The reason why she came here was because Gu Hang contacted her through the Quintet’s communication system, so she brought a batch of goods that Gu Hang specifically asked for, as well as some normal bulk commodities, and prepared to go to the remote Angry Owl Star System.

She had already made up her mind that she would not make any money on this trip, and she just regarded it as a favor to her cousin.

If it weren’t for the good relationship and the relationship between her aunt/biological mother, who would do this?

But unexpectedly, let alone not making money, it is now a huge loss.

After losing two frigates, the remaining two, including the Beautiful Girl, were all seriously damaged, and it would cost a lot of money to repair the ships.

This loss is not comparable to a small business trip.

If she wants to earn back the money, she will probably have to run for many years.

Because of this, Gu Hang can understand why Wang Jiarong doesn’t have a good face for him.

The two have a good relationship, but she has lost too much in this wave of coming to the Angry Owl Galaxy.

Gu Hang feels guilty.

But not much.

Thinking about it carefully, he can’t be blamed for this. He didn’t mean to trick his cousin. When he sent the invitation, he didn’t know that there was a greenskin fleet approaching.

It’s like asking a friend who drives a taxi to give you a kick, and then there is an accident. You can’t blame the passengers for wanting to take the car, right? And I tried my best to save the people in the car.

I’m not a prophet, who would know that I just called a caravan, but it would be targeted by a greenskin fleet in the star tunnel?

If it was an ordinary pirate, it would be fine. For ordinary pirates, a few broken ships are considered a big deal. There are three frigates in her caravan, plus the firepower of the Beautiful Girl itself, it is easy to deal with small pirates.

However, by the standards of pirates, the greenskin fleet that appeared is huge. You have to be extremely unlucky to run into this kind of trouble.

Moreover, after Gu Hang got the information, he immediately thought of a solution. Of course, it was to save his own planet, but also to save his cousin’s caravan.

You can’t blame me for the incident. I tried hard to think of a solution when it happened, and I did save you.

Thinking from this perspective, Gu Hang’s guilt was mostly gone.

However, it was reasonable to compensate his cousin for the loss.

After Wang Jiarong boarded the ship, Ye Lixia and Gu Hang came to greet her. After the initial contact and conversation, they moved to a reception room to continue the in-depth conversation and discuss the aftermath.

In the reception room, there was a table, three people and three chairs, sitting around the table.

There was no special arrangement of seats.

The first to speak was Gu Hang: “The war is over, but what happens after the war is equally important. Victory cannot erase the losses. We must strive for the dividends of victory, not let victory become a scar.”

He made an opening speech.

The two people next to him both heard it.

Victory is one thing, and the fruits of victory are another.

Don’t think that you can eat the fruits if you win. There are many examples where winning is more of a loss than losing.

Especially this battle.

There is no option to capture warships when fighting greenskins. Twelve greenskin warships have all become space junk, and the spoils are basically zero. As for their own losses, the Beautiful Girls Caravan lost two ships, and the repair of the Quintet was also a huge expense. Even Gu Hang, who suffered the least losses, suffered more than 4,000 casualties and at least 40 Wanderer tanks – this was the output of Gu Hang’s military factory for almost a month.

If they can’t find another place to reap the fruits of victory, then they will lose money even if they win.

Moreover, there is another implicit meaning here: on the one hand, the fruits of victory must be fought for, and on the other hand, it depends on how they divide them.

Wang Jiarong agreed with Gu Hang’s reasoning.

However, she was a little surprised that her cousin looked like he was in charge and presided over the meeting.

More importantly, Ye Lixia didn’t seem to be disgusted by this and listened very seriously.

“This incident was not an accident.” Gu Hang continued, “This was a premeditated and planned invasion of the Pegasus star region by the Iron Tooth Clan. This included the release of spores onto the Angry Owl Star, attempting to green and infect the entire planet, and use this as a springboard for attacking and invading the Pegasus star region. I thwarted their actions on the planet’s surface, and with the help of the navy, destroyed the Vanguard Clan that the Iron Tooth Clan had cultivated on the Angry Owl Star during the term of the last governor…”

“The Iron Tooth Clan was not reconciled to failure, and sent out the main fleet, four destroyers and twelve frigates, including a large number of land forces, in an attempt to forcibly attack the Angry Owl Star. I intercepted intelligence, and the Quintet contacted the nearby beautiful girl caravan. With the power granted by the War Act, it temporarily requisitioned the caravan ships, lured the green-skinned alien fleet into the predetermined ambush position, and fought a beautiful annihilation battle near the No. 1 tunnel jump point in the Angry Owl Star System. The greenskin fleet was completely wiped out, and the orc warlord was beheaded.”

Gu Hang was telling a story.

The two ladies next to them looked more and more serious.

Now, the content of their discussion was the information that would be reported to the star district government and the Imperial Military Affairs Department.

Lying is not okay. Fabricating facts, exaggerating the results, concealing losses… You can’t lie about these factual issues. You can bet that the star district government doesn’t care, and you can bet that the Imperial Military Affairs Department can’t find out, but if you bet, you have to admit defeat. If you lose, you will have nothing.

But Gu Hang is not afraid of investigation.

In terms of specific facts, there is no fabrication. There is indeed a crisis of greenskin proliferation on the Angry Owl Star. There are already a large number of greenskin clans of tens of thousands, and the level of technology has reached the level of having killing cans and fear iron cans, and greenskin warriors have appeared.

Who can say that such a greenskin army is wild and primitive greenskin?

Even if it is taken for genetic sequencing, it is the Iron Tooth Clan without a problem.

The Iron Tooth Clan is a large space orc clan with a certain reputation in the star sea. Its main activity range is in the Eastern Universe. The most famous thing it has done is to destroy more than fifty imperial worlds in three star regions. To this day, they are still entrenched there and have not been eliminated. The war between humans and them has been continuing.

Then, the scale of the 4+8 greenskin fleet is completely true. The “Quinte” did indeed pull the Beautiful Girl Caravan together and completely annihilated this fleet around the jump point of the Angry Owl Galaxy.

There is no problem with the general results of the battle, it is completely true. But this statement, in comparison, is much more beautiful than the facts.

The discovery of greenskin proliferation on the Angry Owl Star comes from biological research before the destruction of the Angry Owl Star; the local greenskins sent a message to space, which was received by the greenskin fleet, and the plundering fleet came here alone; the Beautiful Girl Caravan happened to be involved, accidentally attacked, and then rescued by the “Quinte”…

What’s the point?

According to Gu Hang, everyone is in favor.

The whole thing was magnified into a major attack by the Iron Tooth Clan on the Pegasus Star Region, and the vanguard was defeated. This was a great military achievement, much greater than the extermination of a group of green-skinned pirates.

Wang Jiarong was particularly satisfied with this statement.

Her caravan changed its flag and became not only no longer a simple victim or rescued person, but also a caravan that was recruited to cooperate with the Imperial Navy.

According to the relevant laws, she can report the losses to the Imperial Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Military Affairs and get a certain amount of compensation.

It’s not that she will be directly replaced with the two destroyed frigates, but at least there will be a considerable amount of funds, and there will be similar higher-level ship purchase qualifications, ship purchase discounts, tax reduction and compensation…

Especially the ship purchase qualification. Large starships cannot be bought just because you want to, and the imperial government has strict restrictions on this. If it works well, you can get a destroyer or even a cruiser-sized ship. Even if you don’t use this qualification yourself, it will be a huge income if you sell it.

If all these are calculated, not only can all losses be recovered, but there is a high possibility that a large sum of money can be made!

At the same time, Ye Lishia will get the largest share of the profits.

In other words, she and her “Quinte” are the absolute main force in this battle. No matter how the fruits of victory are divided, she will inevitably take the biggest bite.

The pioneer fleet of the Iron Tooth Clan invading the Pegasus Star Region consists of twelve regular naval ships, but she brought a small caravan and blew them all up. She is the supreme commander and the absolute main force in the battle. Her decisive judgment, excellent strategy, and amazing record are all obvious.

She has successfully thwarted the attack of the orcs and dealt a devastating blow to the orcs’ naval power.

The Quintet is damaged? What does that count? The Military Affairs Department will pay for the repair. This is not her responsibility at all, but a merit.

With the influence of the Fofana family in the Imperial Navy, she will be operated as a rising star.

With only military school grades and exercise scores, she can become a brigadier general and a captain. Now, with her amazing military achievements firmly in place, it was a foregone conclusion that she would quickly rise to the rank of a true general. This would even pave the way for her to make further progress in the future.

Promoted to major general in one year, with a few more years and accumulated experience, he will have hope to become the fleet commander of the Pegasus Fleet.

Gu Hang can also get a lot of benefits by destroying the surface pioneers, providing important intelligence, and participating in the star war to eliminate the orc warlord.

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When I was writing today, I was surprised that my cousin’s name was so familiar. It turned out that she was very similar to the female mechanic under Gu Hang…

Just treat it as a beautiful coincidence!

(End of this chapter)