Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 50: Warband?

The commotion in the [Hero] interface was something Gu Hang had anticipated beforehand.

After such a fierce battle, he should be able to upgrade, right?

Sure enough, upon opening it, he saw that he himself, the only hero, had reached the upgrade standard.

However, the cost of upgrading made him frown.

50 points.

The price to upgrade to level 2 was exorbitant.

Nevertheless, after this experience, he was quite eager to enhance his personal strength.

Upgrading would not only significantly ensure his personal safety, but a powerful psyker’s influence on battles below a certain scale was immense.

Even though it was expensive, he planned to grit his teeth and upgrade himself.

But there was no rush.

There were some other changes in the [Hero] interface.

He saw that two more individuals had been added to the list of those who could be activated as heroes.

One was Pobov.

This mining team leader from the Wasteland Society seemed to have been recognized by the system as a talented individual after this battle and could be activated as a hero.

The other was someone named Osena Chinko.

Who was this person?

Gu Hang was puzzled.

Did he have such a person under his command?

Oh, it seemed he did.

Gu Hang recalled the statistics of the refugees who had just migrated from Revival City.

He had briefly glanced at the list of literate individuals, and this name seemed to have appeared on it.

What had this person done to make the system recognize her as capable?

Gu Hang’s curiosity was piqued.

It wasn’t that he was going to immediately promote her to hero, but since the system had identified her as having potential, even if he didn’t upgrade her, he could still bring her up and assign her important tasks.

Gu Hang seemed to have discovered another use for the [Hero] function.

Even without upgrading, he could still identify talents.

Satisfied, he closed the [Hero] interface and opened the newly appeared [Events] interface.

[An unknown event is occurring. You can direct the event in a direction related to you.]

[This event activation requires 50 Grace Points.]

[Event countdown: 1 day 6 hours]

That’s it?

No information at all, and it expects me to spend 50 Grace Points?

Without a second thought, Gu Hang closed the [Events] function.

Then, after thinking for a moment, he reopened it.

The curiosity was unbearable!

The unknown was just too intriguing.

“Generally speaking, the system’s offerings are strongly tied to the quality and the number of Grace Points. The more you pay, the better the outcome. Except for those two times I drew tech cards and missed with a 40% probability twice in a row, it hasn’t really screwed me over… Hmm? But drawing an unknown event card might also be risky, right? What if there’s some hidden probability?”

In that short time, Gu Hang’s mind was filled with conflicting thoughts and ideas.

He wasn’t usually a conflicted person, but what could he do?

Too poor!

All problems stem from poverty.

If he had enough Grace Points, wouldn’t he have activated the event right away to see what it was all about?

But if he activated the unknown event, he would have only 36 Grace Points left, which wouldn’t be enough to upgrade.

After careful consideration, Gu Hang decided to trust the system.

Although it was a gamble, he believed in the idea that “system-produced items are worth the price,” and made his choice.

Of course, a more important point was that he had a fallback.

In a couple of days, a month would be up. At that time, the fixed monthly income would be issued.

Given the development momentum of Gu Hang’s forces, they should yield around thirty to forty points. With some effort, he should have enough to upgrade to LV3.

Relatively speaking, the unknown event might be more precious. After all, it had a countdown; once the time passed, the event would disappear.

A limited-time lottery, it had to give me something, right?

With this mindset, Gu Hang made his final choice.

Just like that, 50 Grace Points were gone in a flash, replaced by brand-new information appearing in his vision:

[Event Activated: The Phoenix Shall Die]

[An interstellar warriors’ chapter on the brink of extinction, having ended a century-long penance crusade, is approaching Fury Owl Planet. They seem to be seeking redemption and hope.]

[Please decide your actions carefully. Your behavior will determine the next development of the event.]

[Event Branches: Unknown.]

…

Seeing the new event prompt mentioning an interstellar warriors’ chapter approaching Fury Owl Planet, Gu Hang almost couldn’t control his facial expression.

If an interstellar warriors’ chapter were to assist him, what was there to worry about?

No difficulty on Fury Owl Planet could stand in the way of an entire chapter.

The term “interstellar warriors” within the Empire symbolized honor, greatness… and death.

They were the God Emperor’s angels of death.

It was said that tens of thousands of years ago, the God Emperor created various gene seeds using himself as a template, selecting the best individuals to implant these gene seeds, forming the initial interstellar warriors.

Each of them was an extraordinary being, possessing physical strength far surpassing that of ordinary humans, clad in specially crafted power armor connected to their nervous system.

Their single-combat capabilities were terrifying, with taking on hundreds being a routine operation.

Often, just a small squad of interstellar warriors could slaughter through tens of thousands of troops and decapitate generals, and this was just their routine task.

They were true killing machines; the title “angels of death” was well-deserved.

During the founding era, the various interstellar warrior legions were the sharpest swords in the God Emperor’s hands, making absolute contributions in establishing the Empire’s vast territories.

Later, around ten thousand years ago, after the God Emperor ascended to godhood, all interstellar warrior legions were split into smaller chapters.

According to the holy canon, an interstellar warriors’ chapter had a maximum size limit of one thousand.

Typically, a chapter would have a home planet.

The chapter’s home planet did not need to provide taxes to the Empire; all manpower and resources were allocated by the chapter.

The chapter could form auxiliary mortal armies and chapter fleets, possessing significant autonomy.

They would respond to the Empire’s highest-level summons, participating in the most dreadful battlefields. But beyond that, their actions were relatively free and highly autonomous.

In Gu Hang’s understanding, it was akin to a combination of warlords and feudal lords.

Was such a chapter coming to Fury Owl Planet?

Gu Hang soon calmed down.

As always, system-produced items were worth the price. 50 Grace Points probably couldn’t even buy one interstellar warrior, let alone an entire chapter.

Things weren’t that simple.

He also noticed the information provided in the event interface: this was a dying chapter.

That was good.

If it were a flourishing chapter, he wouldn’t have any say.

A chapter master might hold a position higher than a sector governor.

Gu Hang realized that this event had unknown risks.

He truly needed to act cautiously, as the system suggested, or the consequences could be severe.

But overall, this also meant an opportunity.

If the interstellar warriors could provide assistance, he would have an absolute military guarantee on Fury Owl Planet.