Gundam Super G Universe

Chapter 249 The Most Profitable Industry in the World

The news that Orb had acquired two Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactors was jointly announced by the New Misrchi Kingdom and Orb.

Whether the Orb government admits it or not (in fact, only Cagalli does not admit it), in the eyes of countries in the Earth Sphere, Orb is now the younger brother of the New Mischi Kingdom.

It’s just that the big brother of the New Misluchi Kingdom is the kind of big brother who doesn’t like to meddle in other people’s affairs. He only ensures the safety of Orb and the stability of the regime, and doesn’t care about anything else.

In fact, this is directly related to Cagalli's immaturity.

In Cagalli's eyes, Orb is still a neutral country and there is no claim that it is affiliated with the New Mislichi Kingdom.

Although she was able to hold the position of Orb representative chief so firmly because of Red's support behind her, Cagalli insisted that Orb was a neutral country.

Red also knew that Cagalli had very poor political literacy, so she insisted that Orb was a neutral country and did not object, as long as other people in the Orb government knew who the boss was.

Moreover, Red, Angel, and Letty have analyzed the problems of Orb.

Letty said that Orb's claim to be a neutral country is actually beneficial to the New Misluchi Kingdom. Many things can be done by Orb, which has the name of a neutral country, and even if it fails, it can still get away with it.

Red originally positioned Orb as a buffer zone between the New Mischi Kingdom and the Atlantic Federation, so naturally he would not object.

However, since Cagalli insists that Orb is a neutral country, don't expect the New Mischi Kingdom to provide a lot of assistance for the reconstruction of Orb.

In the reconstruction of Orb, the New Misluchi Kingdom actually only provided humanitarian assistance, and the rest was rebuilt by Orb using the assets left by the previous generation.

Several months passed, and Orb had been almost completely rebuilt, even the mass accelerator had been repaired.

However, the problem of financial deficit was directly placed in front of Cagalli.

As an island nation, Orb relies mainly on external procurement for food and various industrial raw materials. These expenditures are hard targets, and people will starve to death if they are not paid.

The mainstay of Orb's economy has always been the production of arms and some high-precision parts and equipment. At most, the freight charges for using mass accelerators to help other neutral countries transport materials to space can be counted.

But the current situation is that Orb destroyed a country, and the original partner for high-precision parts has already found other factories for processing in the past few months, and it will not be possible to switch back for a while.

The mass accelerator has just been built, and now there is another person competing for business.

The one that is stealing the business is naturally the New Misluchi Kingdom.

The Orb Aurora Society has been rebuilt, and the new Capantaria base of the New Mislchi Kingdom has naturally been rebuilt as well.

You know, the New Mislchi Kingdom did not use the New Capantaria base as a purely military base, but opened it to the world as a semi-commercial port.

Anyway, mass accelerators can be built in many places in northern Australia, so the name of Letty's new Carpantaria base was changed to Carpantaria City within a week, which was obviously an attempt to build a new port city.

A port city that can use a mass accelerator. The whole world says that the New Mislichi Kingdom is indeed wealthy.

You should know that the other mass accelerators on Earth are hidden as treasures, and the three inner layers and the three outer layers around them are all military restricted areas.

Didn't you see that the Atlantic Federation is still holding on to the unrebuilt Panama base? Because in the eyes of the Atlantic Federation, the cost of re-selecting a site to build the mass accelerator is too high.

Therefore, as soon as the city of Capantaria opened, it took over all of the Orb Aurora mass accelerator business.

After all, Orb cannot afford a deepwater port and supporting facilities of the same level as Carpentaria, and its national strength cannot be compared with that of the New Mislichi Kingdom. From a commercial perspective, Orb's mass accelerator is instantly crushed to pieces from all angles.

Now that Orb has lost its two major sources of foreign exchange, what will happen to its final arms supply?

That would naturally be a mess.

Orb originally had an absolute advantage in the mid- and low-end markets of the arms industry, and had also made achievements in the high-end market. The fact that Aurora was the fifth largest arms dealer in the Earth was not just boasting.

But now, with the advent of the MS era, the mid-range arms market is now flooded with a large number of Jinns and Assault Daggers.

PLANT and the Atlantic Federation are well aware that King and Strike Dagger will be completely eliminated in future wars.

Moreover, the signing of the Earth Sphere Peace Agreement requires both countries to massively reduce their military equipment.

Then these obsolete products naturally flow into the arms market to recover.

Even though Jinn and Strike Dagger were pure cannon fodder in the later period of the last war, they are still the absolute main force in regional struggles.

After all, these two models have been tested in war and have excellent practicality and stability.

In places like Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, a force with three or five MSs can dominate a small city. After all, the main force of war in those places is still tanks.

(Because of this dumping, all countries in the Earth Sphere have completed their MS upgrades. In the timeline of the movie, the defense of small countries supported by Compass are still using Jinn and Strike Dagger)
Therefore, Orb cannot squeeze into the mid-range market of the arms industry at all. The M1 Heretic was a little-known unknown in the last war, and it does not have much advantage over the Assault Dagger, and its price is much higher.

As for the low-end MS market, Orb is about to cry just thinking about it, because the machine currently occupying the low-end market is the MWF-JG71 Reister, also known as the "civilian heresy."

However, although this machine is called Heretic, it is a new machine developed by the Garbage Merchants based on the M1 Heretic data obtained when supporting the Three Ship Alliance. 1% of the parts can be directly used with the M Heretic, but the head is replaced with the short sword series.

However, the construction cost of the Resta is much lower than that of the M1 Heretic, because it is positioned as an MS for engineering operations, and its armor and flexibility can be further reduced.

The only difference is that the hand ports of this machine can be slightly modified to use beam rifles. Even without modification, it can instantly transform into an armed MS by picking up Jinn's heavy machine gun.

Therefore, the Waste Merchants Guild will use Orb's technology to seize Orb's share of low-end arms.

Orb could only swallow his anger because it was impossible to apply for an international patent for the technology used to manufacture the M1 Heretic, as this would be tantamount to disclosing the technology of its own national defense aircraft to the outside world.

This incident directly led to the fact that even though Orb was facing financial difficulties, it had to replace the M1 Heretic, because this machine no longer had any secrets to the outside world.

The competition for the remaining guns, missiles and the like was extremely fierce, to the point where no one could make much money.

As for the high-end arms market, does Orb still have any high-end machines that can be sold now? Even if the Dawn is dragged out, others will say that this machine is flashy and impractical. (At least before it showed its ability to withstand Requiem, most Gundam fans felt that this machine was too cost-effective compared to its cost)
The current finances of Orb are such that they have no foreign exchange income and their expenses are endless. No matter how rich their wealth is, they cannot withstand such a loss.

Therefore, under such a difficult financial situation and with her subordinates almost forcing her to abdicate, Cagalli could only agree to the plan of the Aurora Society to use the New Mislchi Kingdom to resume the arms trade, and to send a rope that could directly strangle Orb's neck in the future to the New Mislchi Kingdom.

So Erica Simmons, who was about to become the head of the Dawn Society, came to the New Mislchi Kingdom early and watched the entire opening of the Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactor.

Erica Simmons keenly realized that this was Orb's opportunity, so she applied directly for procurement.

Since Letty had already received Erica Simmons's application, while Red was deliberately avoiding the Three Earth Nations and PLANT, the two planned several plans based on the actual situation afterwards.

After confirming the progress of PLANT Minovsky particle research and the meeting between the four foreign ministers, Red immediately made an appointment with Erica Simmons.

Reid was quite relaxed towards Erica Simmons, a mature woman he was already familiar with. After Erica Simmons entered the office, Reid did not say anything polite, but directly opened the office refrigerator and asked

"Ms. Erica, what would you like to drink? Coffee, Coke, or the tea on the table?"

When Erica Simmons saw that Red was so friendly, she immediately felt that there was something going to happen today, so she smiled and said
"Just coffee."

Red likes to drink iced tea. If iced tea had a different connotation, Red would probably make some iced cold brew tea during some meetings.

But things were not so particular in his own office. Red directly gave Erica Simmons a can of iced coffee.

After sitting down, Red took out Erica Simmons's application from the drawer, looked at Erica Simmons and said
"Ms. Erica, I can understand why Orb wants a Minovsky particle fusion reactor.

But it is surprising that you actually proposed a purchase that neither the three Earth United Nations nor PLANT dared to propose. "

Erica Simmons smiled and replied

"Are you surprised? The Orb Aurora Society is not qualified to cooperate with your country in researching the Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactor. So we have to purchase it. We can't get it for free."

Red was also happy when he heard this, as it turned out that Erica Simmons had clearer ideas than the Three Earth Kingdoms and PLANT.

Yes, they actually proposed technical cooperation with the intention of trying to get something for free. Of course, it was just a try, after all, it didn’t cost money to try.

So Reid nodded and said seriously

"I like your straightforwardness. However, there is a problem with this application.

For things like the Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactor, even if external procurement is allowed, the use scenarios must be limited. You have to tell me first how many units you want to purchase and what they will be used for. "

Erica Simmons was not surprised by Reid's question, because the application report only stated that the intended use was for personal use, which left a lot of room for manipulation.

However, in order to break the embarrassing situation in the Orb Arms Market, Erica Simmons did not intend to conceal the method of use and directly said

"That depends on how many Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactors your country can provide. Anyway, one of them will be used in the new machine developed for Kira.

That machine is an advertisement for Aurora's reopening of the arms market, and we must ensure that our technology can adapt to the engines of the new era.

If there are any extra ones, they will be used for applied research. If there are any extra ones, they will be equipped on newly developed military MS. "

Red nodded. It was no problem to use the Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactor for Kira's new machine. Red was still quite looking forward to this machine that did not exist in the original work. Anyway, the most he could give to Orb would be an obsolete furnace from the Z generation, and he would definitely take measures to ensure its demolition.

As for applied research, now that the furnace has been given away, people will definitely do the research.

In fact, Red and Letty never thought of holding the Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactor in their hands and not letting it go.

Since the furnace has been exposed voluntarily, it is natural to exchange it for sufficient benefits.

So, Reid said seriously

“Ms. Erica, the usage you mentioned is within the scope of cooperation.

However, since it is a purchase, what is Orb prepared to pay for it? Don't mention money. I know Orb's economic situation very well. If you use money to buy it, you will definitely go bankrupt. If you fail to quickly open up the arms market, your government will go bankrupt. This is not in the interests of our country."

When Erica Simmons heard that Red didn't want money, she knew he must have set his sights on something else, so she said

"So what do you think Aub would use to pay the bill, Mr. Red?"

Red didn't want to be criticized. Some things are definitely not as good as others delivering them to your door if you ask for them on your own initiative.

So Red spread his hands and said

"This is your problem, Orb. I don't know what you are willing to pay."

Erica Simmons actually guessed what the New Mischi Kingdom wanted, and seeing that Red was unwilling to speak first, she said
"Aub can share the arms channels of the Dawn Society. If necessary, the Dawn Society can even become an OEM manufacturer."

When Red heard this, he smiled decisively, indicating that Erica Simmons was even better than Carrie.

How could the New Mischi Kingdom not want to enter such a lucrative industry as the Earth's arms market? However, the New Mischi Kingdom could only sell Chobham armor in the arms market.

The problems faced by the New Misluchi Kingdom are similar to those of Orb, and it has no access to the mid- and low-end arms market.

If the New Mislichi Kingdom wants to enter the high-end market, it will have to release many new technologies.

Reid doesn't want to give away too much technology, even if it's just technology like magnetic coating.

Of course, the New Mislchi Kingdom now has an additional option to sell Minovsky Particle Nuclear Furnaces.

But Red certainly won't sell the latest stoves, not even Generation Z stoves.

Red will only sell old stoves from the UC0079 era.

It's just that the furnace is much worse than the ones displayed in the exhibition hall. If it is sold directly, the buyer will call it a profiteer. After all, even if the performance of the foreign trade version is reduced, it can't be reduced from a world fighting champion to the head of the Hunyuan Xingyi Tai Chi School.

However, there is no problem with Orb's branding. Two real furnaces are provided to Orb, one for Kira's new machine, and one for the Aurora Society to research and provide garrison protection.

Those rubbish furnaces could be sold at sky-high prices as Shuguang Society's research products. The four countries would not have to go to war over a furnace.

The money was naturally split 90% to 100%. The 10% that Dawn Society took for just putting up a sign was already an extra charge from Red. According to Letty, this deal would allow them to return to the arms industry with additional conditions, so they were willing to pay even if it meant losing money.

So, Red just mentioned this idea briefly to Erica Simmons, and Erica Simmons immediately understood what Red meant.

The only problem is that the New Misrchi Kingdom will station troops in the Aurora Society in the name of protecting the Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactor.

However, this cooperation can directly obtain a large number of Minovsky particle nuclear fusion reactors. Even if it is the lowest version, it is enough to allow Orb to directly ascend to the lead of all countries except the New Mischelchi Kingdom in the research of Minovsky particles.

As for the subsequent political pressure, Erica Simmons said that Cagalli needs such intensive training, otherwise how can she quickly grow into a qualified national leader.

Therefore, Erica Simmons directly agreed to all of Red's demands and said that she would return to the country immediately to persuade Cagalli.

Erica Simmons was very efficient and dealt with Cagalli in just one day (once she heard that she could obtain a nuclear fusion reactor, Cagalli's proposal to oppose the garrison was instantly rejected by other families), and then announced this cooperation to the world.

(End of this chapter)