Chapter 117: Reactor Technology
Gu Hang received more benefits from the system interface after the storm event ended, beyond what he initially expected.
The battle settlement he awaited did not appear.
It seemed that the system did not consider this operation a battle.
However, it manifested in another area.
His “Events” interface flickered slightly.
With a thought, Gu Hang opened it.
A new event appeared before him.
[Extinguish the Storm: Event Completed]
[The Original Fury Owl Sect, which worships an evil god, attempted a sacrificial ritual to consume the entire city of Revival City, but you thwarted it. You and your allies destroyed the Fury Owl’s projection, prevented its revival, extinguished the storm, and saved your city.]
[However, it’s clear that you have now incurred the wrath of that primitive god fallen to hell. He will watch you from hell, and his followers will target you.]
[Event Reward:]
[Grace Points +500]
[Acquired Trait: ‘Enemy of the Storm’]
[You are an enemy of the storm, and you can command storms to obey you. When an enemy uses storm-related psionic spells around you, they will need your permission; otherwise, they will be suppressed, and both the spell’s power and success rate will be reduced.]
…
This “Enemy of the Storm” trait was a very targeted trait. Its general utility was limited, but if Gu Hang were to encounter people from the Original Fury Owl Sect again, this trait would be immensely beneficial.
As for the event description mentioning that this local, ancient god, who had fallen to hell, would now hold deep animosity towards him and that its followers would target him…
Gu Hang was completely unconcerned about this.
It sounded as if, without this, they wouldn’t already be enemies.
In Gu Hang’s view, the difference between ninety percent hostility and one hundred percent was trivial.
On the contrary, he might not even wait for them to cause trouble in the future; instead, he would be the one to seek them out.
…
Aside from this trait, the 500 Grace Points from the event reward was a massive boon!
This was once again the highest single amount of Grace Points Gu Hang had ever received.
Since arriving in Revival City, his Grace Point income had been constant.
From that initial war, to the victory in the grain convoy ambush, and now this reward of 500 Grace Points…
During this time, Gu Hang had spent 17 Grace Points to upgrade 17 out of 28 Marine Squad soldiers who hadn’t yet proven their worth; 200 Grace Points to raise his own level to LV4; and 50 Grace Points to activate Tadius.
In total, this was an expenditure of 267 Grace Points.
Despite that, his remaining Grace Points still amounted to an impressive 654 points!
He had never been this wealthy before!
Within the entire system, there were only a few major avenues where he could spend money.
The character system was a primary one, but if there was no one for the system to detect, there would be no one to activate; upgrading Gu Hang himself was expensive, but lacking experience meant money alone couldn’t buy a level-up.
The troop card system also required money; however, if it was only for T5 training, even if all the seven thousand ex-Alliance soldiers underwent training, it would only cost about 70 Grace Points—a mere trifle. Only if the army reached tens or hundreds of thousands might training costs amount to hundreds or thousands of Grace Points, potentially causing financial strain. But at current levels, training costs posed minimal pressure.
The event interface allowed spending too, with the repeatable event of acquiring a Phoenix Seed for 100 points available anytime he chose. With a single click, he could obtain a genetic seed desired by the Phoenix Battalion. Paired with a gifted boy, power armor, and a few years of training, a new Phoenix warrior would be born.
If all went smoothly, of course.
But such a thing was risky, so for now, he set it aside.
The only other place he could spend money was in the [Technology] panel.
This was the true money pit.
He now had a good understanding of how the [Technology] system operated.
Investing Grace Points here had tiers: 10 points, 100 points, 1000 points, and so on.
Ten points of Grace could only unlock basic-level technology, with a guaranteed success for the first try; however, each success reduced the odds by 30%. So far, he had succeeded three times at this tier, resulting in production lines for alloy and plastic steel, G9 rifles, and the ‘Whetstone’ engine.
Currently, the 10-point tier had only a 10% chance of success. One more success, and he wasn’t sure if it would drop to zero or what might happen. In any case, the cost-effectiveness was low.
Meanwhile, the 100-point tier’s “first-time discount” was still available, guaranteeing success with just one try.
With a 50% chance of basic technology and a 50% chance of advanced technology, this tier seemed promising!
He wasn’t certain how the prize odds declined for the 100-point tier; only a few tries would reveal that.
For now, though, gambling on the 10-point tier to hit the 10% chance would still likely cost him 100 Grace Points. While there was a chance of hitting it with a single try, he could also end up pouring more than 100 points into it with no results.
With the same 100-point cost, success was guaranteed at the 100-point tier.
Why would Gu Hang waste his Grace Points on the 10-point tier then?
Since he had plenty of Grace Points in hand, why not… try a single shot here?
With this thought, Gu Hang tapped on the [Technology] interface.
[Advanced Technology: Controllable Reactor]
[The main energy source for most mid- to high-level Imperial worlds.]
Upon seeing this, Gu Hang’s first reaction was: Jackpot!
The brief description represented limitless possibilities!
Indeed, as the technology’s description suggested, in most mid- to high-level worlds, controllable reactors were the main energy source. Using only simple water and air as raw materials, they could refine nuclear fuel and generate electricity.
In many resource-rich worlds, simply generating power with controllable reactors and producing energy cells could yield substantial tax revenue.
Fury Owl Planet was a resource-rich world in this respect.
In many worlds with long developmental histories, water resources were scarce. In hive worlds with hundreds of billions of people, water had to be strictly managed, repeatedly recycled, and regenerated.
But on Fury Owl Planet, water was still so abundant and inexpensive. Recently, a storm nearly flooded Revival City.
Gu Hang realized that, although he couldn’t set up mass production lines for reactors, that wasn’t important; with just three finished reactors in black boxes, Revival City and Weixing City could each have one, and he wouldn’t need to worry about energy for a long, long time.
The brief era of importing Hot Ash Stone as fuel for power in Garbage Town could soon be declared over!