Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 269

Chapter 268, it’s time for the much-loved card drawing session

At present, the technical capabilities of the Angry Owl Star in the construction of the basic army are probably quite complete.

Not to mention how exquisite it is, the top equipment is far behind, but at least all the conventional military equipment can be produced by itself.

The air force has the Wind Falcon, which is also okay, at least it can be used for air-to-ground support, airdrops, and airborne operations.

But the construction of space has not even started yet.

The “Traveler” is a good start.

This thing is also not big, about the same size as the V-type landing ship. According to the army that can be loaded, it can carry a maximum of 500 people at a time, including their equipment. If there are fewer people, a tank can be stuffed in, anyway, it is about the strength of a battalion.

In fact, the technology used by the two is also very similar. There is a similar thick armor, and the weapons used are also similar. You can get a few reflector laser cannons on it. If you must use live ammunition machine guns, that’s fine. The firepower is stronger than the Wind Falcon, but it is also limited.

However, the core difference is that the “traveler” has the ability to travel in the stars, can cross the star gate alone, pass through the star tunnel, and travel in the star world.

In order to achieve the star crossing, the “traveler” will have three technologies that ordinary landing ships do not have: the jump engine, the jump identification system, and the star force field.

The jump engine provides power for the spacecraft to enter the jump state, and the low-level engine cannot provide this energy output;

the jump identification system is used to find, locate, and connect to the star gate;

the star force field is in the process of jumping, providing additional protection for the entire spacecraft to avoid being affected by psychic energy and waste energy, and protecting the minds of the people in the spacecraft from damage and distortion.

These three things are indispensable.

But unfortunately, the current alliance does not have any of them.

Even Gu Hang suspects that the technology to produce these three things will not be as simple as the advanced level, and it is very likely to be elite.

But the good news is that although it cannot be mass-produced, the black box can directly pull out all the main parts of the spacecraft, and the follow-up will require technical workers to “assemble the blocks”.

Of course, it is nonsense to expect to build a star navy with the Traveler.

There is a huge difference in level.

The warp engines, warp identification, and star defense force field installed on the Traveler are all very small; the weapons and equipment on it are like tickling when facing large starships; and its own defense will be destroyed by a single shot.

Only the poorest star pirates will take this thing and modify it to the extreme, and use wolf pack tactics – to put it bluntly, it is to gather enough cannon fodder to send it up, and it will be considered a success if it can attract some attention and create some opportunities for the main battleship.

Its usual use is to carry out star travel with people and a small amount of cargo; if it is used in war, it is harassment, reconnaissance and the like.

Its advantages are small size, low cost per flight, flexibility, and low cost.

Of course, the so-called low cost is compared with those starships that cost hundreds of millions. Its own cost is estimated to be about 1.6 million tax coins per ship.

This thing still needs to be built.

It is not enough to build a proper navy, but at least it is the first step for the alliance to step onto the star sea.

Moreover, it is not meaningless. Its existence inside the planet can provide the alliance with the ability to deploy military forces anywhere on the Angry Owl Star around the clock. In the war, if an armored battalion can be deployed at any point on the planet in a short time, it will still bring a very big advantage.

And Gu Hang is not completely without enemies on the Angry Owl Star.

The soft persimmons have basically been squeezed, but in the west of the entire continent, there is also a Blackbird Heavy Industry. This cannot be regarded as an indigenous force. This is a group supported by the Fachs family, or even simply the industry of the Fachs family.

Although the two sides are not interfering with each other at present, Gu Hang, as the planetary governor, cannot accept that there is still a huge and uncontrolled force on his planet.

Moreover, he did not forget that according to the requirements of the star zone leader, he had to turn against the Blackbird Heavy Industry.

But the specific time was not mentioned, and Gu Hang did not intend to do it immediately.

It’s just that we have to be prepared for the possibility of action in advance – even if Gu Hang doesn’t take action, others may be able to detect some rumors and cause trouble in advance.

Using the global rapid deployment capabilities provided by the Travelers may bring good results in this conflict.

In addition to the interior of the planet, the star travel provided by the Travelers will also facilitate the connection between the Angry Owl Star and the Black Arrow Star. Communication between personnel and the dispatch of management officials will be much more convenient.

Although he should be able to use the Gu family’s caravan to do this later, it’s not good to trouble “others” too much.

This “others” is really not a polite statement by Gu Hang. Even if he is the head of the Gu family in the future, the model of the Gu family is a bit like a franchisee. Among the fourteen fleets – oh, now there are only twelve left – the Gu family investment company established by the main family of the Gu family has shares, more or less. Among them, only five can achieve absolute controlling rights; the remaining seven will obey the unified transfer orders and arrangements of the Gu family business, and everyone will make money together.

They are not employees of the Gu family, nor are they retainers. They cannot be called upon at will.

With the Traveler, it is convenient to do similar things.

Of course, there is also a safety issue. The combat capability of the Traveler is too weak. If they encounter space pirates, it is still very dangerous.

However, the journey from the Angry Owl Star to the Black Arrow Star is not on a prosperous route, there is not much oil and water, and there are only a few merchant ships running all year round. Pirates are not very willing to hang around in this area, so there is no need to worry too much about this issue.

In the future, if the number of Travelers increases, for example, there are more than 20 ships, then the number of people sent at a time can reach 10,000, and it can barely be used to send troops between the stars.

However, it is still a bit unrealistic to expect to use the black box to increase production capacity and produce more than 20 ships.

Now, if the black box is used alone, it is estimated that only one Traveler can be pulled out every four months.

The main reason is that this thing is not small in size. The black box is not that big, so it is impossible to produce a finished product at one time. In fact, it is produced one module at a time to produce various components.

However, just like all black box products, the assembly difficulty of these parts produced is very low, and ordinary technical workers can do it.

First of all, the speed of black box producing those parts one by one cannot be increased; secondly, assembly also takes time.

This is why it takes four months to assemble a “Traveler”.

Gu Hang estimated that if the technology of a larger and real starship is obtained later, even if there is a black box that can ignore the previous technology and directly produce finished products, the production cycle may be measured in years.

We definitely have to build it.

Even if we take a step back, if we can produce a traveler in four months, the tax credits would be 1.8 million; if we produce three in a year, that would be more than 5 million, which is enough to pay the imperial tax of Angry Owl Star for a year.

The key is that it is just free.

Of course, Gu Hang hasn’t worried about the imperial tax for a long time. With the current situation of the alliance, it is enough to pay.

…

Gu Hang still has 10,000 points of grace left in his hand. He thought about it and resisted the temptation of 10,000

levels. The main reason is that the 1000 level has not been drained

. Although the cost-effectiveness is not high.

At present, the probability of 1000 levels has dropped to 67.5% and the probability of being empty, 10% for the basic level, 20% for the advanced level, and 2.5% for the elite level.

Even if the ratio does not continue to drop, there will only be three technologies in ten consecutive draws, and they are most likely to be advanced or basic level, and elite level may not be drawn.

But in comparison, the things drawn in the 10,000 level are more likely to be very good but useless.

It is better to draw the previous prize pool first.

So, he did another ten consecutive draws.

His luck was favorable. Although only three technologies were drawn, one was elite level, and the other two were all advanced level. No basic level was drawn.

The two advanced level ones are [Gravity Weapon] and [Sentinel Mech]; the elite level is [Astral Protection Field].

Gu Hang was a little depressed when he drew [Gravity Weapon].

This is a special individual weapon, and Rizzo’s staff belongs to this category. To put it bluntly, things equipped with this device will become heavier.

There are too few uses, and you can even buy it.

It is of course best to be able to make it yourself, but the precious technology quota may be more useful for other things.

The same is true for [Sentinel Mech].

On Black Arrow Star, Gu Hang had seen the capabilities of the Sentinel Mech… that was it.

In a decisive battle on the plains, the role it could play was a bit too low, far inferior to the Lion tank of the same price. The latter is large, with a thick barrel, and is durable and resistant to beatings, which would be much better as a decisive battle weapon.

On the contrary, the Sentinel Mech is precious, with insufficient firepower and poor armor.

Or it is used in the wrong way.

For example, in the landing and anti-landing battles inside the starship, the Sentinel Mech plays a much greater role than the Lion tank – the tank cannot be driven inside the starship and can only stay in the warehouse honestly, because it is too big.

In some infiltration operations, complex terrains such as mountains or swamps, tanks may not be able to go up, but the Sentinel Mech can move freely like a person.

When the opponent launches an attack on a certain hill, it can only deploy infantry forces. As a result, when it comes up, it is the Sentinel Mech that is facing it. It is very desperate at this time.

It cannot be used as the main force in a decisive battle, but in some special environments, it can play a role that tanks cannot play.

Although Gu Hang didn’t like it very much, he would still choose to make some.

It was the same as [Gravity Weapon]: I had drawn it, so what could I do?

Just make it.

Moreover, the sentinel mecha was better than the gravity weapon in that it would not have to worry about sales.

In the civilization and culture of Black Arrow Star, the so-called mecha was quite popular. No matter how many Gu Hang produced here, he could sell them to those knights.

As for the elite technology [Star Protection Field] that was drawn, it was a capability that was really useless but had to be reserved.

In the future, when building starships, no matter how big or small, this is a necessary prerequisite technology. It is a necessary capability to protect spaceships and starships when they pass through star tunnels.

Reserve it first.

…

After completing the technology lottery, Gu Hang went to Weixing City.

On the one hand, he inspected the status of the most important industrial core of the alliance. On the other hand, he also had to go to the research institute to materialize all the six technologies he had just obtained, a total of twelve black boxes, and hand them over to Wu Jiarong.

Wu Jiarong has become numb to the fact that Governor Gu sent her several black boxes every once in a while. She

couldn’t study them all.

She thought she was wandering in a sea of happiness. Having a few black boxes would be enough for an ordinary mechanical teaching scholar to benefit greatly in her lifelong scientific research career.

However, she didn’t expect that one day she would be extremely distressed because of too many black boxes.

She was almost drowned!

However, this is a happy trouble.

Even if it is trouble, it is mainly happiness.

She said to the Governor: “According to the current progress, I estimate that in another year, I will be able to surpass the level of the Prophet of the Engine and reach the level of the Ruler Bishop.”

“So fast?” Gu Hang was a little surprised.

The Ruler Bishop, this rank, can be regarded as a high-level position in the Mechanicus.

Going up further, you can get the title of “Sage”. Although it is only a main occupation sage, there are many leaders of the Mechanicus’s forging world who are at this level.

Facing Gu Hang’s question, Wu Jiarong replied: “There are too many black boxes. I can get new inspiration almost every day. I can’t make slow progress…”

Gu Hang smiled and asked: “Then do you want to go back? Perhaps, an assessment and the release of several research results can make you famous in a forging world of the Mechanicus, and then… you may really become a ruling bishop.”

Wu Jiarong shook her head.

She is still very self-aware.

She knows that it is very dangerous to show that she wants to leave. Even if there is only one black box here, it is a huge secret, let alone so many.

Moreover, even if the governor has some means to seal and clean her memory and let her go without worry, she doesn’t want to leave.

“Looking back on the past, those years in the Mechanicus were really boring.” Wu Jiarong sighed, “Intrigues and power struggles, these are fine, and the lack of a pure scientific research environment can be tolerated. But the lack of resources is really unbearable. A little bit of knowledge, a little bit of opportunity, a little bit of research results, will be used as capital for struggle. I have spent the most comfortable and happiest two years with you, and I really don’t want to go back to the past.”

Gu Hang smiled and said, “That’s good.”

“Don’t worry, I don’t have any intention of leaving. What is the ruling bishop? Maybe in the future I will have the opportunity to reach the level of a main occupation sage or even a great sage?”

“I am looking forward to that day very much.” Gu Hang said sincerely.

If a sage can really be cultivated on our own planet, it would be invincible.

Not to mention the ability in scientific research, at the level of a sage, who is not a top combat force?

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Found a bug, the chainsaw sword has been drawn out, and this one has been changed to a gravity weapon, which should not affect the plot

(end of this chapter)