Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 58: One Should Never Resign to Fate

Is the territory under Governor Gu Hang truly a technological wasteland?

It is, but not entirely.

Most places are so rudimentary and backward that it’s beyond words.

However, Wu Jiarong could see the finest Alloy and Plastic Steel materials here.

This wasn’t referring to the alloy produced by the so-called Wasteland Society’s alloy plant, but a special supply of alloy specifically transported by the Governor for her.

Others might not notice, thinking that one material just looks better and might be more useful, but not understanding the specific differences. But she knew very well that this Alloy and Plastic Steel was considered a special material.

Not to mention a desolate place like Fury Owl Planet, even many places with strong industrial bases couldn’t produce this type of special Alloy and Plastic Steel.

Even in the foundry world she used to be in, the output of this material was very low, and obtaining it for some research or production work was very difficult.

She didn’t believe this was produced locally on Fury Owl Planet.

There had to be some unknown secrets involved.

She had inquired about it but didn’t dare to make a big deal out of it.

At first, she thought that the Governor had brought a batch of high-performance materials with him when he came to this planet and just hadn’t used them up yet. But later, when the G9 Rifle Series started to appear, she knew that things weren’t as simple as she had thought.

And now, the Governor sent two ‘Whetstone’ Hybrid Engines of different specifications to her.

These engines weren’t particularly high-tech and weren’t advanced products on the scale of the entire star cluster.

However, like the special Alloy and Plastic Steel, the most valuable part was the craftsmanship involved.

Whetstone engines could be made anywhere, but ones made this well were something Wu Jiarong had never seen before.

It was as if someone had dedicated their entire life’s skill to specifically make an engine that could only serve as a power source for a tricycle.

It was absurdly exceptional.

She had a bold idea in her mind.

She couldn’t sleep, tossing and turning, sometimes thinking she was being fanciful, but sometimes thinking it might be true; otherwise, she couldn’t come up with any other explanation.

How could a mere wasteland planet, with a powerless Governor, possess something like a Black Box Fabricator?

If you said it was a treasure from the Gu family, a prominent family in the Pegasus Sector, that still seemed a bit possible—just a tiny bit.

Could it be that his family brought it to him?

That also didn’t seem realistic.

Wu Jiarong still couldn’t figure it out but didn’t dare to think further.

It could be deadly.

She even began to regret why she had inquired about the secret factory earlier.

What should she do next?

This restless state of mind lasted until the next day, making her anxious even during work.

Then, she heard news that shook her even more.

“What? The Governor is coming?”

“Yes.” One of her apprentices, a junior specialist, seemed confused about why the mentor looked as if a great calamity was coming.

What’s abnormal about that?

Seeing the apprentice’s confusion, Wu Jiarong had no heart to explain.

What could she say?

That she, the mentor, seemed to have guessed the Governor’s secret and was now afraid he would silence her?

She could only prepare hastily.

To be honest, the new task given by the Governor, asking her to come up with two plans to utilize the large and small ‘Whetstone’ Hybrid Engines, wasn’t difficult.

With her level of expertise and the availability of excellent materials, creating two functional vehicles was very simple.

However, with the tight schedule and her recent anxiety, she hadn’t been able to focus properly on the task.

Now that the Governor was coming, she had no choice.

She couldn’t say she hadn’t done anything recently.

She had to make the most of the remaining time, even if it was just to have some ideas and a few sketches ready for when the Governor asked.

As it turned out, her last-minute preparations were worthwhile.

When the Governor arrived, she could at least speak confidently, showing the small parts she had hastily machined with her tool hand and explaining her ideas with the accompanying design drawings.

Initially, she was a bit hesitant because the things she had prepared on short notice felt rough and barely functional.

But seeing the Governor nodding continuously, she gradually relaxed.

I do have the skills, and the Governor’s requirements aren’t that high.

As she relaxed, she was able to better demonstrate her technical expertise to the Governor.

This was the one thing she took pride in after arriving on Fury Owl Planet.

In the past, whether on the foundry world or the starship with technical priests, her technical level was insignificant.

Only on the surface of Fury Owl Planet was she unparalleled.

As she saw Governor Gu nodding and listening attentively, Wu Jiarong’s mood improved.

She even began to think that leaving the starship for the surface wasn’t such a bad thing.

Here, no one could overshadow her; she was the most trusted technical personnel of the Governor.

Of course, this was because there was no one to compete with her. But wasn’t that a good thing?

Being able to dominate and lead, why compete with other technical elites?

Just as she had this thought, Gu Hang spoke again:

“Specialist Wu, I have another question.”

“Governor, please, I can help you with any doubts you have.” Wu Jiarong confidently assured.

“Why are you so curious about the secret factory?”

Wu Jiarong felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

She now had only one thought: One should never resign to fate.

In her life, every time she resigned to fate, it ended badly.

The thing she feared most had happened.

At that moment, she couldn’t even recall the various excuses she had thought of during her restless nights about what to say when interrogated.

Seeing Wu Jiarong’s flushed face, struggling to find words, Gu Hang instead showed a gentle smile.

“Specialist Wu, there’s no need to be so nervous. You have some guesses, right? Just speak boldly.”

Hearing Gu Hang’s question, Wu Jiarong felt deflated.

“Yes… Your secret factory contains Black Box Fabricators, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct.” Gu Hang admitted with a smiling face.

Wu Jiarong got the answer to her curious question, confirming her guess. But in the current situation, she didn’t feel happy at all.

Wu Jiarong sighed deeply: “I would rather you hadn’t told me. You could have simply lied, and I would have believed you.”

“But there’s no need for that, right?”

Gu Hang stood up and looked out the window, “Look here, two months ago, this was still a barren land. And now, it already has the semblance of a town. You’ve also visited the Wasteland Society further away; it’s flourishing.”

“Perhaps it doesn’t look like something a Governor would do, but I’m convinced that I’m on the right path.”

“I want to plant a seed here, and eventually let it take root and flourish across the entire Fury Owl Planet.”

“In my envisioned future, Fury Owl Planet will have the productivity of a foundry world and the living environment of a garden world.”

At this point, Gu Hang turned his gaze back to Wu Jiarong:

“Do you believe it?”