Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 56: Card Draw! Engine Activation!

In the matter of Osena being activated as a Hero, Gu Hang discovered a hidden mechanism in the system.

It seemed that the people who could be activated as heroes were not fixed.

Osena was not new to his camp, but it was only after she demonstrated relatively outstanding abilities that the system detected her and recognized her as someone who could be activated.

In that case, people like Patel and Zhang Chao… as their work experience grows and their understanding improves, could their potential also increase, making them candidates for activation?

Even Osena, who was designated as the lowest ‘N’ rarity, could her potential also increase in the future?

Gu Hang thought it was very possible.

The real world is not a game; people can change.

Those with outstanding talent might falter, while those without might suddenly have an epiphany one day—these things are unpredictable.

……

After spending ten Grace Points on Osena, Gu Hang still had 78 points left.

Without a doubt, he immediately spent 50 points on himself.

Upgrade!

[Upgrade successful, Physique attribute +1, Spirituality attribute +1]

[Please choose one of the following directions to generate a new talent: Physique, Spirituality, Leadership, Command, Unique.]

As usual, Gu Hang tried to select Unique, but it still didn’t work.

With no other choice, Gu Hang chose one of the previous paths.

He had already decided what to choose: the Spirituality path.

[Telekinetic Control: You can now use Spirituality to directly control physical objects. Spirituality +1]

This Spirituality talent was quite plain and unadorned.

In Gu Hang’s memory, many Psykers exhibited their psionic talents in this manner, which was considered quite conventional.

But conventional does not mean weak.

On the contrary, it’s a very powerful talent, especially when the Psyker’s Spirituality strength is sufficiently high.

Although it was a pity not to draw a more powerful and impressive psionic talent, the result itself was not bad.

From now on, his overall attributes were as follows:

[Hero: Gu Hang (Faction Leader), LV3, insufficient experience to upgrade]

[Physique: 9, Spirituality: 17]

[Traits: Psionic Caster, Governor of Fury Owl Planet]

[Talents: Spiritual Shield, Telekinetic Control]

……

Attributes need to be specifically mentioned.

Gu Hang had now figured out that the average level for a healthy mortal is around 5.

Using Osena as an example, the girl was somewhat frail, her Spirituality was no different from a normal person, her Leadership was quite good, making her suitable as a leader, though her military command capabilities were limited, she could handle logistics well. Her Politics attribute was the highest, making her an excellent administrator.

As for Gu Hang himself, his Leadership and Politics attributes were not displayed. It seemed the system did not want to quantify his abilities in these two areas. But in the objective abilities of Physique and Spirituality, he gained one point in each every time he leveled up.

Each point roughly represented a 1.5 times growth.

Currently, his physical attributes, from strength to resistance to impact to neural response speed… a series of abilities combined, were about five times that of an ordinary person.

And his Spirituality attribute had reached 129 times that of an ordinary person!

If previously his overall Spirituality strength could only be considered that of an excellent Psyker, now it could be considered powerful.

Who isn’t a Psionic Master now?

Gu Hang was quite satisfied with this.

If the current him were to go back to the battle in the Mutant Forest a few days ago, it would be incredibly easy.

When those three cultists rode the Storm Eagles out of the forest, he could have crushed them in mid-air, without needing to wait until they were within a certain distance to interfere with the Storm Eagles, and relying on the elite Marines to help.

He now understood that psionic talents were just the icing on the cake.

The truly decisive factor was the Spirituality attribute itself.

This determined the overall psionic strength, and as long as it was high enough, even the most basic methods could be decisive at critical moments.

The idea of “one force conquers ten skills” applies here.

After upgrading his own level, Gu Hang still had 28 Grace Points left.

After some thought, he couldn’t resist and decided to draw a Technology Card.

This time, with a 40% probability, he hit the jackpot in one go.

Gu Hang let out a long sigh of relief. If he had missed two more times, he might have reported it.

He eagerly went to see what this newly drawn technology was all about.

[Basic Level Technology: ‘Whetstone’ Hybrid Engine]

[Within the vast territories of the Empire, this is the most commonly used engine. It can flexibly utilize various types of biofuels, fossil fuels, and batteries for power. It can be configured and sized according to need. It isn’t advanced or powerful, but it is versatile enough to be seen across countless Imperial worlds.]

Gu Hang was overjoyed.

Technology Cards always brought good things!

Uh… given the current state of his forces, it seemed like anything drawn would be quite powerful.

But in any case, the ‘Whetstone’ engine had an irreplaceable role.

As the system description mentioned, this thing wasn’t considered advanced.

At least, compared to those engines using matter reactors, energy crystals, or ultra-compressed energy sources, it was far inferior. But even if Gu Hang were given such high-level engines, he wouldn’t be able to use them.

He had no access to sufficient and qualified nuclear fuel, nor could he mass-produce energy crystals, let alone ultra-compressed energy or spiritualized energy.

Even if these advanced energy sources were available, they wouldn’t be useful.

These more powerful power sources are used for power armor, Titan mechs, mobile fortresses, and various starships.

Gu Hang couldn’t manufacture any of these.

The low-end nature of the ‘Whetstone’ engine was just right.

Its most outstanding feature was its non-discriminatory attitude towards fuel.

Throw a battery in, and it works; put in diesel, gasoline, or kerosene, and it runs; use biofuel, wood, or crops, and through pyrolysis or gasification to produce liquid or gaseous fuel, it still works.

Moreover, it had a wide range of applications.

It could be made small, rugged, and practical for something like a tricycle, or larger and more powerful for tanks; even larger in a power array to drive large cargo ships; or lighter and higher quality using high-grade fuel for aviation engines…

Extremely versatile.

With this, the manufacturing of engineering machinery and vehicles under his command had a solid foundation.

Previously, he had been worrying that as the territory developed and the transport volume increased, the bull-drawn transport, which he had relied on, was becoming insufficient.

He had been thinking about where to find more bulls.

Now, there was no need to worry about that.

Who still uses outdated animal power!

At most, it would only be used in extremely rugged terrains where vehicles couldn’t run, to play a minor role.