Chapter 707, A Blessing of Hundreds of Millions
Gu Hang has now accumulated a great many Grace Points.
My fixed monthly income has accumulated over three years, and it adds up to a fairly substantial sum.
To date, Gu Hang's fixed monthly income is 500,000 yuan.
The uphill climb is difficult, and the growth compared to the past is not significant.
The main issue is that most of the worlds we've encountered so far have triple debuffs.
Firstly, their status is illegitimate; these areas can only be considered military occupation zones during the suppression of the rebellion, not subordinate to the alliance.
Secondly, its actual control is not very strong. Although the alliance government has intervened and initiated reforms of the alliance system, it is still in the early stages of reform and its control is not very strong.
Thirdly, the unrest on the surface of these places is far from over, differing only in the severity of the chaos.
These worlds currently offer the Alliance little economic support. In Gu Hang's system, this translates to a very limited number of Blessing Points they can provide. In fact, many chaotic post-war worlds, teeming with disabled insect swarms, drastically reduced populations, and plagued by social unrest, not only fail to provide bonuses but actually deduct Blessing Points.
But overall, after all, with so many worlds brought under control, and with all the additions and subtractions, even with the debuffs, monthly income still increased by 100,000.
Although these newly added worlds are not very good now, in Gu Hang's view, as long as there is enough land and enough people, and these people are not considered low-level populations, many planets could be considered civilized and industrial worlds before the war, and the quality of their populations was relatively high.
If the unrest is resolved, the wounds of war are healed, and reforms to the alliance system can keep pace, then these worlds will soon be able to transform from a drag and burden to a source of positive benefit.
Moreover, with the technical assistance of the alliance, they are not only able to recover to their original state, but also have great potential for development and can become even wealthier.
Otherwise, how could Gu Hang dare to promise a trillion-dollar imperial tax?
Once social stability, productivity, and the economy recover, these planets will quickly become positive for Gu Hang's monthly fixed income.
Even now, with a monthly income of 500,000, over these three and a half years, the total would be over 20 million.
It's actually not a small amount anymore.
However, almost none of the 20 million Blessing Points were retained.
He spends every penny he gets each month.
Then it has many uses.
It can be broadly divided into two parts: people and productivity.
The former is used to replenish troops, and even to further expand the army.
The war was so massive, and the alliance kept winning, but how could victory come without a price? The destruction of a single naval ship, even the cheapest patrol vessel, meant the loss of thousands of lives; a frigate cost tens of thousands; and the loss of a massive troop transport ship meant the loss of millions…
In terms of land warfare, once the intensity of the war rises, an army group of two million men, according to the alliance's regulations, can be wiped out in just a few days; an army group of twenty million men, used for ground combat to deal with the overall situation in a region, can be decimated in a short time if the cost of fighting is too high.
Since the start of the war, the total number of troops lost by the Alliance on the battlefield has exceeded 200 million.
The alliance added 500 million troops, and during the war, the number of troops actually increased from the initial 1 billion to 1.3 billion.
Moreover, the quality of the recruits actually gets stronger with each battle.
While being tempered and trained in the flames of war is certainly an important factor, Gu Hang's tireless efforts to spend his "blessing points" to strengthen his troops are also indispensable.
Gu Hang spent over seven million in favors at the T5 level alone, at a price of 1 point for every 100 people, and at the T4 level, at a price of 1 point for every 10 people.
Newly recruited reinforcements and the need to strengthen the training of existing troops... all require ongoing expenditures.
Having troops alone wasn't enough; the total organization consisted of over two hundred new army groups. While a large number of junior officers were manageable—some outstanding individuals would naturally emerge from the ranks after training—this approach could also be applied to senior officers. However, with the expansion of the army, especially at the division commander and general levels, the capacity was insufficient.
This is where the Hero Interface comes in, inspiring talented individuals.
While nurturing talent, we must not forget the people back home—those responsible for production, technological development, administration, and business operations. These individuals, though not direct combatants, are the capital of the war effort. Engineers, researchers, bureaucrats, entrepreneurs… in short, a basic enlightenment of 10 points, or a talent with exceptional abilities who can reach levels beyond LV1 with a single enlightenment, will command a higher price. However, generally speaking, most will not exceed LV3, which is around 50 points.
Enlightened talents can level up on their own through training, but that requires a lot of 'experience points'. Alternatively, they can use Gift Points to level up, which, if the talent is sufficient, reduces the required experience points by more than half.
However, Gu Hang prefers to let people level up slowly on their own, and only in rare cases will he use grace points to advance a character.
It's actually a good thing to find high-level, inspiring individuals. For example, recently a young administrative graduate was promoted. He had just entered the alliance's official system, and Gu Hang discovered that the initial training fee was 10,000 yuan, making him a ready-made LV7. His talent was truly outstanding, so he promoted him without hesitation. He also sent the name back to the headquarters. As long as this person performs well in his position—almost certainly—his subsequent promotion will be rapid.
Three million points of grace were spent on these enlightenments and minor upgrades for officers, generals, and rear-area talents, resulting in a total of 80,000 enlightened heroes.
Whether in the military, production lines, administration, or service industries, these people will contribute to the development and victory of the alliance in their respective roles.
Another expense lies in the specific costs of recruiting Space Marines. Although the selection process for a single Space Marine inevitably involves waste, the cost of Tier 1 training, gene seed exchange, rapid growth of superhuman organs, and the expenses of veteran-level or even higher training... the whole package adds up to roughly 1,500 Blessing Points per person. However, since the scale is not large, with several hundred Space Marines being recruited intermittently, the cost is only in the hundreds of thousands or a little over a million.
He used to think it was expensive, but now that he earns 500,000 a month, the expenses are completely within his budget.
There's not even a need to calculate it separately.
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Besides the expenditure on talent, half of the more than 20 million yuan spent was used to improve productivity.
The factories in the more than 100,000 [Building] panels, ranging from low-level to high-level, were redeemed by Gu Hang and installed on the production lines of various planets, mainly in the Dragon Eagle Star Region and secondarily in the Menghe Star Region.
The significantly improved efficiency enabled the continuous production of sufficient military supplies and processed fuel to support the war effort on the front lines.
More than 20 million points of grace were spent just like that, but Gu Hang didn't regret it at all.
His fixed monthly income was just a safety net; the majority of his blessing points came from the war victory.
The total has now reached hundreds of millions.