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Chapter 841: Chapter 459, Cruiser Technology!_3 Chapter 841: Chapter 459, Cruiser Technology!_3 Now, “Overnight Success.”

Even higher echelons had already opened their doors to him.

He was only at level seven and could ascend two more levels; furthermore, Interstellar Warriors were inherently different from mortals, and it was very likely that level nine might not even be their limit.

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Beyond heroes, Gu Hang had also spent one hundred thousand Grace Points to train ten thousand Commissars, who primarily served in the military. The expansion rate of the Alliance Land Forces was somewhat rapid, although other aspects were also important, ideological work was of the utmost importance.

An additional two hundred thousand Grace Points were used to train over ten million soldiers, including those at T5 and T4 levels. The need for military expansion was also pressing, and he could no longer afford to train every soldier using the Army Badge System, as the size of the Alliance Land Forces had already exceeded four hundred million. Training each one with the Soldier Token would cost four hundred million Grace Points, which he definitely could not afford.

He could only train a portion, while the rest were elevated through conventional means. For example, raising the recruitment standards to select promising recruits; lengthening training times, using abundant resources to intensify conventional training methods; and once officially entering the forces, they were led by veterans or troops which had reached elite levels through the Army Badge System.

This way, the proficiency of new recruits could be rapidly enhanced.

A significant number of individuals, especially those selected from various Planetary Defense Forces, were quickly able to reach T5 level on their own.

But overall, there was still a substantial portion who did not meet T5 standards when they actually joined the forces.

That was the inevitable cost of expanding the forces.

Those trained with Soldier Tokens and those who had reached the level on their own ensured that Gu Hang could maintain a ratio of over 50% of soldiers in the Alliance Land Forces at T5 level.

A considerable portion of the Star Realm Army, such as the Dragonhawk 3rd Corps, also had similar ratios.

The remainder would be honed on the battlefield.

The battlefield is the best teacher for a soldier; if they managed to survive training under the Green Skins, they would be good soldiers.

The situation of the Alliance Land Forces was still quite optimistic. There was no need to speak of their equipment level, which was crafted just like the Star Realm Army’s, with all sorts of equipment the Alliance could produce provided unreservedly to the Land Forces. Many of the Star Realm Army’s equipment levels were even inferior to those of the Alliance Land Forces.

And in terms of training standards, thanks to the baptism of war, the Alliance was essentially able to achieve a 70% T5 rate.

Quite remarkable.

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Aside from spending five hundred thousand on talent, the remaining seven hundred thousand was all invested by Gu Hang into technology lotteries.

He drew seven hundred thousand worth prizes, aiming for a higher yield of Epic Technology among them.

And indeed, Gu Hang’s choice proved to be correct.

He struck gold!

Seven draws at the hundred thousand level yielded three Epic Technologies, and also three Elite Level technologies. Only one skewed into the Advanced Level.

And of these three Epic Technologies, including two from the Elite level, all were things that Gu Hang urgently needed!

[Lunar-Class Cruiser Technology: Epic]

No need for words, when Gu Hang saw this, he almost laughed his head off!

With it, the Alliance could expand its shipyards!

The so-called Musician-class Cruisers originally on Flying Wing Star were essentially a variant of the Lunar-Class Cruiser, altered to be more simplified and cheaper.

Just this had already cost a fortune back in the day, paying others to design and manufacture the shipyard. Flying Wing Star itself did not possess the technical capability to further expand cruiser production.

But now, the Alliance did.

And moreover, not expanding the bloodless version of the Musician-class, but the genuine Lunar-Class Cruiser!

The Lunar-Class Cruiser, being the most commonly seen cruiser in the Empire, commonality did not equate to weakness but rather indicated excellent performance and a high cost-effectiveness ratio.

If it were rubbish, how could the Empire possibly equip them on a large scale within its Navy?

Of course, merely having the technological capacity for cruisers wasn’t enough. Weapons also had to keep up.

And here they were!

[“Doom” Light Spear Array: Epic]

This was an L-sized heavy cannon, belonging to the category of energy weapons. Only ships larger than cruisers could be equipped with it. With Doom, the Alliance’s newly built cruisers would not lack main guns. As for secondary guns, using M-sized weapons would suffice.

The Alliance had the technological capabilities for M-sized weapons, whether they were light spears, Colossal Cannons, or missiles.

Moreover, this type of large light spear array wasn’t only applicable to starships. Positioned in a starport, or even on the ground, it’s suitable for powerful anti-orbit cannons, essential for transforming a planet into a fortress.

And a planet’s mass is much greater than that of a warship. Normally, it’s impossible for ships to bombard a planet like how ancient naval fleets couldn’t stand up to coastal defense artillery. The number of heavy cannons that could be mounted on a planet had no limits, dependent only on sufficient funds and production capacity.

Of course, something like the “Doom” L-sized light spear array was costly to produce, and the ammunition was also very expensive. Production capacity was also why most planets found it challenging to fortify themselves.

However, slightly regrettably, for the L-sized heavy cannons, Gu Hang only acquired the energy weapon, only “Doom.” He missed out on the L-sized Colossal Cannon “Wrath of Loyalty” and the L-sized missile “Scorching East Wind.”

Having only light spears for main cannons was somewhat lacking in diversity, posing problems when facing different enemies.

Light spears were expensive, had lower firepower density, were more effective against energy shields and Void Shields but somewhat ineffective against ship armor, and their effect in providing orbital support to ground forces was also relatively poorer.

Light spears, Colossal Cannons, and missiles, the three most common types of ship weapons, had their strengths and weaknesses, each adept at handling different situations. A fleet should ideally have all types of weapons to be at its best.

And the third Epic Technology was an Interstellar Warrior Technology.

[Iron Cavalry Terminator Powered Armor: Epic]

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