What are the benefits of fighting for the Empire as part of the Star Realm Army?
For the Rage Owl Star Alliance Government, there are no direct benefits.
But for Gu Hang, that may not be the case.
He originally did not wish to personally take on the role of legion commander of the Rage Bear Legion, preferring to have Yan Fangxu do it while he stayed behind the scenes, which was a better option.
However, now that he had assumed this position, he resolved to accept it and sought to make the most of the situation by looking for any potential value and opportunities that he could exploit.
And there were indeed such opportunities.
First was prestige, an indirect commodity, but a valuable one. He wasn't a lone wolf. As a politician and leader of a faction, silently accumulating wealth and slowly developing was not the only strategy.