Chapter 968: Chapter 522, The Charm of the Black Box

Gu Hang agreed to Chen Haixu’s request.

Isn’t it just three black boxes?

Aside from Wu Jiarong, the other seven Principal Sages each received one, so there’s no reason to hesitate to give Chen Haixu three more.

Altogether, it’s only ten black boxes.

If it were in the past, he would never have dared to reveal that he possessed black boxes.

Let alone directly trade with the Sect of Mechanics.

Look at these sages of the Sect of Mechanics; each one’s eyes gleamed hearing about black boxes, which shows how much they crave for them.

They could even set aside sect interests in order to obtain black boxes.

Or in other words, to them, acquiring a bunch of black boxes is even more valuable to the sect than over forty worlds plus strengthening their military power.

In fact, it is quite likely that this is indeed the truth.

If it was during the time when Gu Hang was relatively weak, he would truly have to worry that the news of him possessing black boxes would lead to direct forceful coercion and seizure.

Even if he claimed it was voluntarily ‘handed over’, Gu Hang couldn’t explain the source of the black boxes, and under such lies, he might easily face further scrutiny, revealing bigger problems.

The rights of the weak are not guaranteed; the oil heads wouldn’t miss any possibility, they’d just spend a bit more effort, carefully scour, and might just find a new black box?

A low probability doesn’t hinder trying.

But the current Gu Hang is not what he used to be.

Harboring designs on the black boxes?

Attempting to use some methods overtly or covertly?

Feel free to try.

With the character of the Mingyang Sect, they can’t win in battles, investigating secretly, snatching, the black boxes in the Subspace Divine Kingdom can’t be taken, so what else can they do?

In reality, if not for considering the special nature of the Sect of Mechanics, Gu Hang wouldn’t be so polite with them!

If he really used strong tactics, Gu Hang would have enough power to force them into submission.

Forcibly occupying over forty worlds besides Jindi Star, expelling the Mingyang Sect’s ruling personnel and garrison; blockading Jindi Star, cutting off raw material supply; harassing the orbital starport and shipyard, forcing the suspension of starship manufacturing…

It probably wouldn’t even have to reach full-scale war, merely cutting off trade and encircling sanctions would be enough to deal a fatal blow to the Mingyang Sect.

Not doing so is merely to completely and avoid political trouble in binding them to his chariot.

Those oil heads are indeed skilled in production, and Jindi Star as a Founding World is the most productive place in the entire Dragonhawk Star Domain.

Otherwise, Gu Hang wouldn’t be willing to pay ten black boxes.

These ten black boxes Gu Hang took out are technologies that currently have very low value to the Alliance.

For instance, the G Series Rifle, Strider Armored Vehicle, Grindstone Engine…

And all are finished-product black boxes.

These low-end, high-demand products, purely using finished-product black boxes to extract standard products has no significant practical meaning anymore. Having prototype black boxes to pull out production lines is already enough.

Moreover, the production lines of these products can even be manufactured without black boxes.

What’s more, these black boxes were acquired by the Alliance quite early, and Ms. Wu Jiarong has ‘played’ with them many times.

Since their practical use has become relatively weak, taking them out for trade is a reasonable utilization of resources.

To the Mingyang Sect, the output of black boxes itself doesn’t hold very high value. Merely some perfect rifles, low-end engines, armored vehicles, what high value do they have?

However, the technology contained within them signifies another meaning.

Those ‘perfect products’ in the eyes of the oil heads contain great mysteries, observing and studying these products, replicating them, would directly benefit their similar technologies; these perfect processing methods would further inspire their technological abilities.

This is merely the benefit brought by the perfect products from the black box outputs.

The black boxes themselves hold even greater significance. If they could be dismantled…

Oh, no one dares.

Black boxes are black boxes because the technologies they contain cannot be comprehended at all. Dismantling them, even just a little bit, means they can’t be restored, which means the black box is completely scrapped.

The few dismantling learning experiences within the Sect of Mechanics to date have all proven this point. Even the best sages haven’t been able to restore even the simplest black box.

Doing so is a huge waste.

But it is indisputable that each dismantling of a black box provides great technological inspiration.

But Gu Hang would not allow them to do so.

Gu Hang clearly told them that these black boxes are merely leased, not given. Moreover, this lease is exclusive, and sages are not allowed to exchange, borrow, or view from each other.

The lease time varies, but when the term ends, the Alliance must ensure that the black boxes are intact when they are reclaimed.

If the contract is violated, not only will there be huge compensation, but the Alliance will also blacklist the sage, and there will be no more cooperation regarding black boxes in the future.

The former, the oil heads might scoff at. If there’s a huge technological boost, why not dismantle it? Pay the hefty compensation then, it’s not like they can’t afford it. Even if they truly can’t, when they’re madly obsessed and itching, it’s hard to restrain their hands.

But the latter condition can cool down the most fanatical oil heads.

That implies the Alliance has more than just these ten black boxes.

For the possibility of researching other and even higher-level black boxes in the future, the sages of the Mingyang Sect, no matter how difficult it is to restrain themselves, have to grit their teeth and hold back.

And for Gu Hang, backed by his now relatively strong forces, the Mingyang Sect cannot entertain military ideas; he firmly binds them with the value of black boxes to the Mechanical God Cult.

This is his considered approach to tie Jindi Star to his chariot.

Furthermore, Wu Jiarong will become the representative of Gu Hang’s will.

After all, Gu Hang cannot stay on Jindi Star for a long period.

Wu Jiarong must take on this responsibility.

In the future, she will also manage all the black boxes the Alliance rents to the Mingyang Sect.

This is a huge authority.

Now, it’s just binding to the chariot, and when Wu Jiarong gradually builds her exclusive influence on Jindi Star through the black box management rights, the intention Gu Hang had hoped for in ‘stealing’ Jindi Star will have a feasible path.

Up to this point, Gu Hang had basically completed all his tasks for this trip to Jindi Star.