Gu Hang was actually a little disappointed with the artifact technology.
It can certainly be considered apocalyptic technology, and its effects are very clear.
However, it was not the kind of Apocalypse-class aircraft that Gu Hang wanted.
Its application is too narrow.
The enhancement of cutting-edge combat capabilities can play a crucial role in deciding certain battles. However, it's not the kind of thing Gu Hang wants that can fundamentally change the alliance; he needs something more powerful.
The drop rate for Apocalypse-level items has dropped another 10%. There are only six draws left; is it possible to get one?
Four more draws, and I got another Apocalyptic technology.
Upon seeing its name, even the usually composed Gu Hang couldn't help but show an expression of ecstatic joy!
[Apocalypse-class Technology: Glorious Queen Battleship]
The Glorious Queen needs no further explanation.
Gu Hang had only witnessed its power once: during the great battle that destroyed the Zerg support fleet, a 'Phoenix Crown Feather' that had undergone a long warp journey and was in much worse condition than at its peak, leaped out of the warp and appeared directly in the core of a massive Zerg fleet array.
Its destructive power, displayed in an instant, played a decisive role in the battle. It not only destroyed multiple key enemy warships in a flash, but also survived a prolonged period of concentrated fire.
With one of them around, it's the naval anchor!
The number of Glory Queens throughout the entire empire is fixed. Only the newly formed warbands possess Glory Queens left behind by the Emperor for each legion when the empire was founded. Later, when legions transferred to warbands, the newly formed warbands naturally acquired the Glory Queens.
Now, even the Imperial Navy doesn't have the Glory Queen!
Even after acquiring this technology, Gu Hang discovered that the production line that pulls out certain low-tech components from the motherboard black box, combined with the existing production capacity of the alliance... In short, even if all available means and matching resources are used and the entire alliance goes all out, it would take about fifteen to twenty years to build a Glory Queen.
It's been a rather long time, but so what?
If the Empire could acquire a Glory Queen every twenty years, the Supreme Commander of the Navy or the Prime Minister of the Empire would probably be laughing their heads off!
Of course, even if this powerful weapon is created, it cannot be used lightly.
Everything else is understandable, but it's utterly inexplicable that such a top-tier warship, which even the Empire and the Mechanicus's Martian headquarters can no longer build, originated from the founding of the Empire and is said to have been personally designed by the Emperor.
Therefore, the Glory Queen Project was kept strictly confidential both during its construction and after its completion.
Furthermore, under normal circumstances, given the Alliance's naval strength, there is indeed no need for the Glory Queen to be deployed.
When the Glory Queen is needed, it's usually a matter of life and death, so there's no point in worrying about secrecy.
But what Gu Hang hoped for most was another possibility: that there was no longer any need to keep it a secret.
When Gu Hang had a Glory Queen, he had to keep it a secret;
With three ships, you can muster your courage;
When there are ten ships, they can sail to Holy Terra openly and legitimately.
That might take two hundred years.
But it doesn't matter, Gu Hang can wait.
Even ordinary people and nobles can live to be 200 to 500 years old after undergoing life-extending surgery, let alone Gu Hang.
He even suspected that he had reached the level of an immortal.
It may be killed, but it shouldn't die of old age.
He has enough patience to wait for flowers that take a long time to bloom.
...
There are still two more lottery draws with prizes in the tens of millions tier, but none of them have resulted in a win.
It's not too disappointing, since after the Glory Queen was drawn, the probability of getting an Apocalypse-level item with a 10 million-dollar gacha pull also dropped to 10%.
If you want to get another one, you either need to be really lucky and hit it on the first try; or you need to honestly save up for another ten-pull, which is 100 million points of blessing, which is more stable.
However, how easy is it to accumulate a hundred million in favors?
Gu Hang achieved so much thanks to the immense sacrifices made by the Alliance's army, navy, and space marines, who won victory after victory over several years.
And now, it seems that peace is on the horizon—or at least a general peace. Without a star-scale war to fight, accumulating so many Grace Points is still quite difficult.
Of course, it's not necessarily a bad thing.
If he can be given a long period of time to develop gradually, his fixed monthly income will be able to increase steadily.
Every ten or twenty years, a Glory Queen, along with multiple battleships, aircraft carriers, and battlecruisers, joins the Alliance Navy.
In short, it will become stronger and stronger.
Gu Hang was in a great mood after drawing the Glory Queen battleship, and his outlook on the future also became more optimistic.
After a period of busy work, Gu Hang handed over the production tasks of the sacred artifact and the Glory Queen battleship, including the black box, to the rear.
If it needs to be done, then it should be done.
He planned to make two relic weapons: one for himself, shaped like a scepter; and the other for Martins.
As for the construction of the Glorious Queen, that cannot be accomplished in a short time.
Raise the security level, then proceed slowly.
Of course, the estimated cost of this thing is about one trillion.
However, not all costs have to be paid out at once. The black box approach can save a considerable amount of costs, and the other unavoidable costs are paid gradually over a construction period of fifteen years or more.
This is naturally a huge project and will cause a lot of noise. But there's really no need to worry too much.
Maintaining secrecy is one aspect; even if some information leaks out, no one would suspect that the Alliance is creating the Glory Queen.
From an outsider's perspective, that seemed impossible.
After finishing all that, Gu Hang finally had time to return to the governor's suite on the starship.
I've been working hard for quite a while now, and it's time to rest in a good mood.
But as soon as he entered the room, his brows furrowed.
Someone, and a stranger, has been here.
They swaggered around, leaving no trace of their presence, and even left something behind.
It was a letter placed on his bedside table.
In an instant, Gu Hang spread his spiritual energy perception outwards.
According to his perception, there were no enemies or dangers around him.
There was nothing on the letter, just an ordinary letter, with no traps.
At least Gu Hang didn't notice.
The contents were completely exposed under his psychic vision. He didn't need to open it to see what was inside:
"Grand Master Jefferson Clement sends his regards to Commander-in-Chief Gu."
Gu Hang certainly remembered the name.
Clement is currently one of the thirteen high lords of the Empire.
The reason he was able to hold such a high position was because he possessed a unique and indispensable base of support that no one could ignore: the Assassin's Court.
He is the Grand Master of the Assassin Court.
Silently, an assassin from the Assassin's Court entered the interior of the Emperor-class battleship 'Jin Guan', which Gu Hang had always used as his office and palace. He bypassed countless defenses, left a letter on his bedside table, and then left without alerting anyone.
In fact, its whereabouts were so elusive that even when Gu Hang used his spiritual energy to track it, he found it difficult to do so clearly!
What does it mean?
This means a warning.
What if it wasn't a harmless letter, but a meticulously planned ambush and assassination?
Given the abilities he has demonstrated, even with Gu Hang's powerful spiritual energy, he could still be in danger if caught off guard.
Leaving aside life and death, what if we get hurt?
If you can leave letters silently, what about poisoning them instead?
The Assassins' Court truly lacks poisons that specialize in targeting powerful psionicists and can even harm great demons.
Even if they can't harm Gu Hang, what about the others in the Alliance? The Space Marine chapters, the high-ranking marshals in the Alliance army, the prime minister and other government officials... can they hide?
That's what makes the Assassin's Court so terrifying.
They are incapable of fighting wars, nor will they engage in them. But they are almost capable of killing whomever they deem fit.
Repeated physical exterminations, even if they cannot destroy a regime, are enough to cause enormous disruption.
Throughout the empire's history, there have been instances where Grand Masters of the Assassin Court briefly seized power through assassinations and secret police politics.
Of course, things were eventually set right. At the same time, the power of the Assassin's Court was also put in a cage.
Regardless, they wield this power, and the Grand Masters naturally command respect and hold a place among the High Lords.
Back when Gu Hang first and only went to Holy Terra, the then Prime Minister of the Military Affairs, Norberto, had been expelled from the Supreme Council and tried. Clement replaced Norberto and was added to the Supreme Council.
On that occasion, within the palace, Gu Hang even suffered an assassination attempt by the Assassin's Court. It was later proven that it had nothing to do with Clement, but was an operation carried out by assassins hired by certain individuals without authorization.
Then, the Grand Instructor of the Assassin's Court, who had entered the Supreme Council, also gave Gu Hang the status of 'patron,' allowing him to pay money or other prices to assassinate targets without violating imperial laws.
Legally hiring someone to commit murder.
Of course, that is subject to the authority of the assassination target, and the Assassin's Court will review it.
Although Gu Hang never used his status as a sponsor after obtaining it.
He doesn't need it.
If it's really about dirty work, the Alliance has its own intelligence department.
But even though he didn't use it, Gu Hang still would occasionally have the Alliance's diplomats stationed in Holy Terra send some money to the Assassin's Court. Not much, just tens or hundreds of thousands, just to fulfill his duty of 'funding'.
It's not about getting people to do work; it's just about building relationships.
Gu Hang even occasionally had private correspondence with Clement, discussing current affairs and such.
They would occasionally reply, revealing a willingness to be closer.
In fact, judging from some of the information that came back from Galardore, Clement's presence in the Highlords' Council was always relatively low-key; he didn't speak much, just silently voted. Regarding matters concerning Gu Hang, the Alliance, and the southern front of the previous war, Clement's attitude was generally neutral, but slightly more amicable.
That's good, it makes Gu Hang feel that his money wasn't wasted; the fact that he wasn't pursued for being assassinated by the Assassin Court back then is a small reward.
So what's the situation right now?
say hello?
He and Clement had a private communication channel. If he really wanted to say hello, why didn't he ask in a normal way?
Should it be done in such a sensitive way?
Is this a warning?
Is it a malicious warning or a well-intentioned warning?
Gu Hang remained silent for a long time, lost in thought.
I have some ideas.
However, he quickly decided not to make wild guesses.
Why don't you just ask them?
He also has two good targets for inquiry.
First, there's Gallardo.
Secondly, there's Clement himself.