Chapter 115: Hero Upgrade
Faced with Tadius’ activation option, Gu Hang hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to activate him.
This decision was not solely to reward this hero who had achieved such great merit, nor was it only because Gu Hang was curious about what was special about a person who could accomplish feats that even Star Warriors would fail at.
Although these aspects did play a part, the activation of Tadius as a hero would indeed assist Gu Hang in some upcoming tasks.
Next, there were several thousand former Alliance soldiers who needed to be re-organized. Meanwhile, Gu Hang’s personal forces only consisted of a small infantry regiment of just over a thousand people.
He had no way of blending or merging them as he had done in the past.
Since the commissar role proved effective thus far, it would be strengthened, and Tadius would be an excellent candidate for it.
Gu Hang planned to fully implement this policy within his army in the future, establishing a dual-command system. Combat command and training arrangements would primarily be managed by military officers, with the commissar as support; in areas like daily life, army construction, and discipline, the commissar would lead, with the officer cooperating.
For now, Yan Fangxu would remain as the overall military head, while Gu Hang intended to swiftly promote Tadius to the role of commissar leader.
In the current circumstances, Tadius’ task might be even more challenging than Yan Fangxu’s.
After spending 50 Grace Points to complete the activation, Gu Hang immediately viewed Tadius’ attributes.
[Activated Hero: Tadius (SR)]
[Level: lv3]
[Constitution 10, Psyche 6, Leadership 10, Politics 13]
[Traits:]
[Storm Queller: Having endured the baptism of a storm, the cleansing of the mental field upon his return reflects in his constitution. Constitution +1, Psyche +1]
[Aware Commissar Leader: Basic political education sparked his awakening; witnessing his friend’s sacrifice shocked him; he entered heroic status with a spirit of self-sacrifice during the city’s rescue operation. He has become aware, steadfast in his ideology, and knows his purpose. Politics +2, Leadership +1]
[Talents:]
[Unyielding Will: This person possesses an indomitable willpower, with no obstacle able to bring him down. Constitution +1, special effect: Unbreakable]
[Morale Boost: He has a powerful influence that can boost the morale of all nearby allies, with effectiveness depending on his own willpower.]
…
Looking at Tadius’ attributes, the first thing Gu Hang noted was his level.
SR—wasn’t that two levels higher than the N-rank of the previous characters he activated, namely Osena and Wu Jiarong?
However, his attributes didn’t appear particularly exceptional. When Gu Hang was lv3, his Psyche stat was already at 17.
Of course, he couldn’t compare himself to Gu Hang. Before receiving the system, Gu Hang’s Psyche had already reached 14 due to his predecessor’s legacy, even at lv1.
In contrast, before activation, Tadius and the others were essentially ordinary people.
As a level three character, Tadius’ highest attribute was his Politics stat at 13, and the advantage was that he had no real weaknesses apart from Psyche.
This meant he was more of a generalist, capable of picking up arms on the front line or handling commissar work in the rear.
And the SR level’s rarity might stem from his additional two talents and one extra trait compared to the two young ladies.
Those two only had one trait each: [Excellent Administrator] and [Former Technical Genius].
These traits were similar to Tadius’ [Awakened Commissar Leader] but not quite as advanced.
Tadius’ [Commissar Leader] trait was clearly a step above.
Moreover, he had three additional traits in total.
The advantage of SR seemed to lie here.
Aside from the quality level, Gu Hang was curious about how Tadius’ attributes increased.
Setting aside Politics and Leadership, perhaps Tadius had been a previously overlooked military or commissar talent, simply awakened by the system.
Yet the Constitution attribute couldn’t be falsified.
Gu Hang knew for a fact that Tadius had been an ordinary person before.
After joining the army, even though he underwent training from the Troop Card system and became a T5 soldier, it only meant that he gained some military skills.
There were no drastic changes in his physical condition.
This meant that even if his Constitution was above the average level, it could only reach 6 or 7 points at most.
In fact, Gu Hang hadn’t heard of anyone in his troops who had extraordinary physical abilities or any unique bodily attributes.
Therefore, it was nearly certain:
Tadius’ attribute growth was provided by the system.
The hero activation panel likely functioned so that whenever Gu Hang’s subordinates showed potential or talent, he could use Grace Points to actualize it.
It was akin to fast-tracking the status that would otherwise take years of training to achieve.
This hero activation ability greatly supported Gu Hang’s rapid talent development efforts.
Thinking this, Gu Hang turned his attention to Osena’s status.
He was surprised to find that the girl had reached level 2!
Gu Hang wasn’t surprised she could level up, considering she was an administrative talent who had undergone a baptism under pressure; it was expected she would grow.
However, he was surprised that this leveling didn’t require him to spend any Grace Points!
Could it be that once heroes were activated, they didn’t need additional points for upgrades?
As long as they reached a certain level on their own, they could level up?
If so, hero activation was more valuable than Gu Hang had initially thought.
Then he thought of Yan Fangxu.
Old Yan… missed out!
Even now, Gu Hang didn’t plan on activating Yan Fangxu.
The man hadn’t even decided whether to give up his Navy Captain title.
So, he could keep working for now.
Turning back, Gu Hang checked Osena’s card.
[Hero: Osena (N)]
[Level: lv2]
[Constitution 4, Psyche 5, Leadership 8, Politics 11]
[Trait: Excellent Administrator]
[Talent:]
[Under Pressure Management: Rarely makes errors even under urgent circumstances. Politics +1]
…
Osena’s Politics had increased by two points, and her Leadership by one.
She had also gained a new talent.
[Under Pressure Management]—its effect, as the name suggested, was not particularly powerful, but quite practical.
For an administrative officer, making mistakes under pressure could incur far greater, irreparable costs than usual errors.