Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2076 Technical Challenges!
Clearly, He Ming already knew what had happened in the hangar from Pu Mei, who was standing next to him.

"I didn't expect Michelle to be the same as before after confirming her relationship with Kuran Glenn!"

He Ming closed the document and turned his gaze to Pu Lu.

How do the Pulu people view this matter?

With a stern face, Pulu, who was standing guard to the side, narrowed her eyes slightly and then shook her head.

"Stay away from perverts."

These four words alone represent the attitude of the Pulu people.

He Ming raised his hand and patted Pu Lu's little head.

"Let's do it your way!"

"Yes! General."

Plu nodded, squinted for a moment, and then reiterated their decision.

“The Pulus also like this decision.”

"Ok!"

After the Human Earth Alliance Army was established, He Ming had Haman Kahn transfer the Puru to his side and assigned them suitable jobs according to their talents and habits.

Although nominally they still hold the title of Newtype pilots, most of the time they take on light clerical jobs, participating in their work while maintaining more contact with the outside world.

In this process, the Pulus seem to have unknowingly built a spiritual communication network that belongs exclusively to them, and they always use this spiritual communication network to communicate at work or in their spare time.

Sometimes, even when Pulu is standing right next to him, He Ming can sense that another Pulu has come over to take his place and find an excuse to chat with him.

Although there were some minor "surprises," He Ming was happy to see it happen.

Compared to the tragic fate of the original Puru, these Puru who appear serious and hardworking on the surface, but are actually chattering and teasing each other on the mental communication network, are more in line with the way they should be at their age.

"Let's go! Let's go check on the project's progress."

Seeing He Ming get up, Pu Lu started walking and followed him.

"General. With the arrival of the Skull Squad, the current warp technology requirements at the observation base are sufficient to complete the first phase of testing."

Pulu followed closely behind, speaking seriously about the upcoming arrangements.

"Hmm. If I remember correctly, the ZETA Gundam Prototype has already been equipped with the FLOD engine, hasn't it?"

"Yes! According to the schedule, the Skull Squad should have already started testing before they arrived."

Plu blinked and then continued.

"But there's still no news coming in, I'm afraid..."

"I'm afraid it's already failed. Isn't that right?"

While He Ming and Pu Lu were talking, Serene, the former DSSD scientist and now the director of the First Laboratory of the Supreme Technology Department of the Human Earth Alliance, appeared in front of them.

Judging from the other party's worried expression, it was clear that the FLOD experiment of the ZETA Gundam Prototype had failed.

"Marshal, I've come to report."

Upon seeing He Ming and Pu Lu appear before her, Serene quickly composed herself and stepped forward to report.

After the establishment of the Human Earth Alliance, the three human forces on Earth unanimously decided to jointly recommend He Ming for the position of Marshal of the Human Earth Alliance Army.

Regardless of the dissenting voices within the three human factions on Earth, when faced with He Ming, who enjoys overwhelming support within all three factions, these dissenting voices are nothing more than flickering flames that can be easily extinguished.

Therefore, Marshal He Ming has become the navigator who decides the future direction of the entire solar system.

Every time she brought her report and met with He Ming, Serene felt immense pressure. "No need to worry, Director Serene. We anticipated failure. Our ultimate goal is to find the secret that currently confines the solar system within this failure."

He Ming comforted the scientist who had gone to great lengths to ensure the successful FLOD mission of the MS produced on this super-Earth.

"Yes. I understand! I was too anxious, Marshal."

Serene quickly took a few deep breaths and nodded vigorously.

"Then, please allow me to give my report."

He Ming looked around and pointed to the viewing platform not far away.

"How about right there?"

"it is good!"

A few minutes later, Serene gathered her thoughts, stood on the observation deck, and slowly reported the failure of the experiment to He Ming.

"After we received the technical drawings of the FLOD engine and the FLOD crystallization and started trial production, there were some setbacks, but these were due to our lack of understanding and unfamiliarity with the technical drawings. We were able to further improve and modify them with the help of the technical personnel sent by the convoy."

"The real problem lies in installing the FLOD engine on the ZETA Gundam Prototype."

Is it an installation problem? Or is it an incompatibility issue with the energy system?

He Ming provided some guidance.

"No. We anticipated these problems from the beginning. To ensure a smooth installation, we designed and manufactured the test aircraft using the shipyard's manufacturing specifications from the outset. Furthermore, to prevent interference between the energy systems of both parties, we separated the FLOD engine and the test aircraft's energy system, designing them to be independent of each other."

"Strangely, both systems can maintain power output consistent with the design goals when running independently. However, after installing and combining the two systems, a strange phenomenon occurs that they cannot start."

"Has the cause been determined?"

Serene shook her head and sighed.

"Although we have some clues, we cannot draw any conclusions yet."

"After this strange phenomenon occurred, Lady Artesia also took out her SV-52 to test the FLOD engine, but the result was that it could start smoothly. There was no estrangement or interference between the two sides."

"Therefore, according to our speculation, the reason is most likely from their respective materials."

Serene paused, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"Or perhaps the reasons lie in their respective worlds."

He Ming gazed at the silvery-gray moon outside the porthole, his thoughts gradually becoming active.

"Director Serene, do you mean the root cause is the difference in the physical laws of our respective worlds?"

"Yes! This hypothesis is very likely, and it has also been agreed upon by many scientists."

Serena said solemnly.

"The same applies to the antimatter engine. However, the repulsion reaction is not as strong as that of the FLOD engine, and it has not affected the propulsion of the antimatter engine."

Serene's implication was probably that she wanted He Ming to provide more materials related to SV-52, or perhaps more fortress technology, to solve the current problem.

Because, judging from the fact that the SV-52 was able to start the FLOD engine without any problems, Serene was already secretly guessing that He Ming must have some technology that they did not know about.

If such technology could be developed, the use of FLOD jump for mechs and warships from different world technology systems would no longer be a problem.

But this was not He Ming's ultimate goal at all.

He Ming pointed to the deep darkness outside the window and said, word by word.

"Director, you're being too focused on appearances. Our goal, from beginning to end, has always been to break down the barrier that's trapping the solar system. The fundamental purpose of researching why various jump technologies can't be successfully applied to different worlds is to destroy this barrier and liberate the solar system, not to be able to successfully apply jump technologies within the solar system!"

(End of this chapter)