Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 61: Let Them Come

Wu Jiarong was a gem.

She could provide a plausible origin for Gu Hang’s black box technology—though the black box technologies he had drawn so far were low-end, it wasn’t inconceivable for a technical specialist or even a mechanical engineer to develop these.

Moreover, she could bring additional technological products to Gu Hang’s forces beyond the black box technology.

Relying solely on the system’s black technology wasn’t sufficient for climbing the technology tree.

Of course, the so-called technology tree included more than just military technology.

Further development of non-military industrial technologies was also necessary.

Wu Jiarong didn’t have the capability to modify the already mature production lines produced by the black box technology, such as the Alloy and Plastic Steel production line.

However, technologies like the Hot Ash Stone Generators, textile factory looms, cement factories, and brick factories—most of which were introduced from other parts of Fury Owl Planet—still had significant room for improvement in her eyes.

But Wu Jiarong wasn’t a miracle worker.

With all these research projects lined up, her workload for the foreseeable future was already packed.

This female technician seemed regretful, as if she wished to complete the entire camp’s technological upgrade for the Governor in a very short time.

This made Gu Hang sigh inwardly.

Indeed, when it comes to humans, the most important factor for them to realize their potential is subjective initiative.

Relying solely on duties and enslavement results in poor productivity and efficiency.

When a person genuinely wants to do something and sees it as a way to realize their own value and goals, they often unleash enormous energy.

This energy is the core force that changes the world.

And after Wu Jiarong’s loyalty and her genuinely proactive attitude, Gu Hang’s system panel had new movements.

When he checked the [Hero] interface, he found Wu Jiarong’s name among the activatable heroes.

This was within his expectations.

After determining that the [Hero] function would offer new activation options as people grew, and after his conversation with Wu Jiarong and observing her subsequent performance, Gu Hang could roughly judge that she had potential.

In fact, she was inherently a talented individual.

Ten years ago, when she was still young, she was already able to challenge the rank of mechanical engineer.

At that time, she was in her early twenties—a young female technician without any background.

To reach this level, she couldn’t have been anything but hardworking and talented.

If everything had gone smoothly, it might have been wishful thinking for her to become a bishop in her lifetime, but becoming a technical priest or even a machine spirit priest wouldn’t have been a problem.

However, her life didn’t go smoothly, and she couldn’t develop to her full potential, leading to her being stuck on the Quintet for ten years.

Now, with Gu Hang, she had a new and unconventional opportunity to further herself.

This was enough to invigorate her, motivating her to strive upwards.

For someone like her to be recognized by the system as having potential was normal.

Gu Hang casually allocated the remaining ten Grace Points to Wu Jiarong.

[Activated Hero: Wu Jiarong (N)]

[Level: lv2]

[Constitution 6, Spirit 8, Leadership 5, Politics 3, Technology 11]

[Traits:]

[Former Technical Genius: She was once a technical genius, but the years have dulled her talents. She might have continued to decline, but she could also rise again and regain her former brilliance. Technology +1]

It seemed that his past self-accumulation as a technical specialist led the system to recognize him as a level 2 ‘Hero’.

As for the activation cost, it remained fixed at 10 Grace Points.

He wondered if activating higher-level individuals as ‘Heroes’ would require more Grace Points.

Another difference was that, compared to Osena, Wu Jiarong had an additional attribute: Technology.

As the name suggests, it likely represents her technical proficiency.

This person had a Politics score of only 3, significantly below the average, which explained why she couldn’t last in the politically charged environment of the Imperial Mechanicus.

It also explained her previous lack of tact when probing into the secret factory, showing her fear without any effort to conceal it.

But that’s fine.

Gu Hang didn’t activate her as a hero to handle political matters.

As long as her technology points were sufficient to develop and improve more technologies for him, that was enough.

After activating Wu Jiarong, Gu Hang was left with just 8 Grace Points.

Looking at the Hero Interface, he saw that Yan Fangxu and Pobov were still awaiting activation…

Next time, for sure!

……

With some peace of mind regarding the research side, Gu Hang turned his attention back to the camp’s productivity development.

He found that Osena was doing quite well.

Despite the camp’s population nearing ten thousand, with dozens or even hundreds of new people arriving daily, every area lacking manpower, and various affairs needing attention, she managed to organize things fairly well.

Excellent.

Making her a hero to take on greater responsibilities was indeed the right choice.

Zhang Chao didn’t seem to have great ambition.

After Osena started helping, Gu Hang specifically observed him and found that not only was he not displeased about Osena sharing power, but he was also happier due to the reduced workload.

Gu Hang wasn’t sure whether to be relieved that there was no sign of internal strife or to lament that his little assistant couldn’t be more useful.

Overall, Gu Hang was still very satisfied.

With Osena’s assistance, he could focus more on other matters without spending so much time on daily administrative tasks.

The saved energy could be directed towards his next strategy, specifically Revival City.

With the help of Alliance Council Member Hodgson, Gu Hang felt that his previous plan to control the entire Revival City could be accelerated.

But as he was revising his plan, he received a communication request from Alicia Fofana.

The female captain conveyed an unexpected message to him:

“Gu Hang, are you familiar with the Phoenix Battalion?”

Upon hearing this question, Gu Hang’s first reaction was that the [Event] he had activated earlier was already starting?

So soon?

That battalion arrived quickly.

As for Alicia’s question, Gu Hang thought it wise to answer cautiously.

Saying he knew or didn’t know them both seemed problematic.

So, he countered with a question, “Navy Commodore Alicia, do you know the situation with the Phoenix Battalion?”

Alicia didn’t overthink it.

She hesitated for a moment, a look of uncertainty crossing her face, but then she offered Gu Hang a warning:

“Their situation… is very complicated.”

Alicia wasn’t very detailed, but she conveyed the gist, “A hundred years ago, they were sentenced to a Penitential Expedition. They were supposed to be wiped out, not survive. Now that they have endured, some people will be troubled. You… I’m not giving you any advice, just handle it cautiously.”

After a pause, she continued, “They’ve requested to land on the surface to meet you. I can’t really stop them, but if you need me to, I can try.”

Gu Hang pondered for a moment and then said, “No need, let them come.”