Why would I join the army if I can’t drive a Gundam!

Chapter 226 Having too many ideas isn't a good thing either.

Although Gao Yun wanted Macarius to leave, he had to admit that the Federation had also invested a lot of effort and money in the development of the new Gundam. After all, the existence of the Gundam had become a symbol of the Federation's victory. So, if there was a new generation of mobile suits, there would naturally be a new generation of Gundams.

However, unlike the development of ordinary mobile suits, the iteration of Gundam is not a simple addition or change of function. The Federation Forces have more to say about the new Gundam, and the most important of these is the so-called Newtype adaptation.

While Macarius was achieving his impressive feats, the Federation military leadership did not forget his Newtype identity. The NT1 Gundam was designed with the existence of Newtype pilots in mind.

Not only the Federation, but Zeon also has a number of Newtype mobile suits, and many of these mobile suits, as well as destroyed ones, have been captured or recovered by the Federation.

This naturally includes the Hermes captured by Makarius, the Braubro destroyed by him, Char's Zeon, and the experimental Zaku captured from Thunderbolt. If you include those captured by the Federation forces, there are even more. In Abaoa, Makarius's forces also captured two Zeons that were not yet fully assembled.

After analyzing the captured Zeon mobile suits, Federation technicians had to admit that the Federation's level of Newtype weaponry was significantly inferior to that of Zeon. This was partly due to the issue of investment; after all, while everyone in the Federation knew of the existence of Newtypes, the official definition and explanation of them were not clear.

In addition, there is the existence of the Psycommu device. The Federation Forces have not captured much information about the project, and it is incomplete. Moreover, a considerable number of the technical personnel of the Flanagan Agency fled Zeon after the Battle of Abaoa. Therefore, the Federation Forces' research progress on the Psycommu system is not going smoothly.

Therefore, the work to adapt and combine the Gundam and Psycommu systems has been at a standstill.

Of course, this does not mean that the Federation Army gained nothing. Compared to before, the Federation Army's research department has made rapid progress. They have even used existing technology to repair Elmes and restore the floating cannons destroyed by Macarius.

Timree even made a special trip to Earth, hoping that Macarius could be tested as the pilot of Hermes.

"Wait, you mean, drones?"

When Markarius learned of Timree's purpose, his joy was palpable; after all, who doesn't love a drone?

Moreover, Hermes's floating cannon design was quite sophisticated, which made Markarius very happy.

So, almost without a pause, Timree turned around and took Makarius back to side 7.

"Oh, it's been so long since I've been back!"

Returning to Side 7 felt like stepping into another world. Compared to when he last arrived at Side 7, it no longer had that half-finished feeling. The Federation had now completely completed the construction of Side 7. Apart from the research base that occupied half of the satellite area, the remaining area had been transformed into a bustling city.

"Yes, I plan to go see Flaubert!"

"Florb? That sounds like a girl's name!"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Sera's words, Marcarius immediately stopped and looked around.

Well, the station was bustling with people, all focused on their own tasks, and almost all of them were adults. Markarius didn't see any grumpy kids around.

"What's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"Sera, you can't just say that at the train station, or you might get beaten up by some super-strong kid!"

Makarius sometimes wondered if the timeline would have taken a different turn if that sarcastic pilot hadn't spoken at the station, or if he'd said something different. But now it seemed he'd created that possibility. He just didn't know if the pilot would be as easily fooled as Amuro. If he could win him over, then there would be new fun to come when Char returned like lightning!
"But you still haven't answered us, who is Flaubert!"

Nagase Hotaru also looked serious.

"She's a young girl, probably still in school!"

"Scumbag!"

The two who had come with Makarius to join in the fun immediately shook their heads with a tsk-tsk sound.

"What does that have to do with me? She and Amuro are childhood friends!"

"So, you forcibly took her childhood sweetheart to the battlefield, separating them by thousands of miles?"

"That's not wrong!"

Macharius nodded.

"Scumbag!" x2
Marcarius shrugged. "You can blame me for this. After all, the two of them just don't click. Amuro likes older women these days, so what can he do if he's not attracted to Flaubert?"

Moreover, Amuro has been gone for so long, so theoretically, Flauber should be able to spark something with her true love.

But before going to her house for a free meal, I have important things to do!

"By the way, Sera, would you like to see your brother and sister-in-law's token of love?"

"???"

"Don't you know? He's with that dark-skinned girl he tricked into coming here!"

"I've heard you mention it before, but I'm just curious, what was their token of love?"

Marcarius showed no remorse whatsoever. As soon as they got out of the car and walked into the hangar, he immediately pointed to the fixed Elmes and said...

"This is it!"

"This MA?"

"Yes!"

For a moment, Sera thought Markarius was lying to her, but seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, she began to worry about her brother's moral character. Trying to fool a young girl with something like this? He could at least buy her flowers or a diamond ring!
Unfortunately, Xia couldn't hear her thoughts either. Even if he could, he would most likely pretend not to hear, since he really didn't have any money in his pocket. As for where his military salary went, that would have to be asked of the guy who extorted gold bars from him!
Although he had never piloted an Elmes before, this was no problem for Markarius. He simply glanced at the Elmes's operating manual and then, under everyone's watchful eyes, controlled the MA to take off from the transport ship.

"Well, and that's how it goes!"

Timre pushed up his glasses. On the flexible screen in his hand, the intensity of the brainwaves they detected was constantly being refreshed. This was the key factor in controlling the Elmes floating cannon.

Macarius's brainwaves were not only high in intensity but also extremely stable, which surprised Timree. After all, pilots must possess such qualities to operate funnels.

But to his surprise, Makarius's first attempt to control Elmes's bit attack pod failed. The floating cannon that received his command only trembled a few times in the machine's storage compartment and then went silent.

"Doctor, is this correct?"

The technician standing nearby scratched his head.

"Is too much stability not a good thing?"

Timree frowned, then picked up the communicator.

"Krinnie, can you calm down a bit?"

"I'll give it a try!"

Marcarius recalled how Lala controlled the floating cannons, then held his breath and roared angrily.

What surprised the technicians was that the six attack pods currently loaded on the Elmes then flew out of the machine like a neat infantry formation, and then formed a neat semicircle floating behind the Elmes.

"Well done, Klinney, now try the attack!"

Then, the hangar doors of the transport ship opened again, and two spacecraft flew out, releasing a large number of attack targets into the empty space.

Marcarius glanced at the targets in front of him, and then, with a thought, transmitted the idea of ​​attacking these targets to the floating cannons. Immediately afterwards, the floating cannons floating behind Elmes overtook the mothership and rushed towards the dense targets.

Dense purple beams of light burst forth in the dark space, and under their attack, the targets exploded one after another, being completely destroyed in a matter of moments.

"How about it?"

"The frequency of the induced wave has been recorded!"

"very good!"

Timre breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that their work over the past few months had not been in vain. Macarius was able to use Hermes to activate the floating cannons they had created. So, the next step was to adapt the system to a localized mode, and then they could use the original Gundam for experiments!

Indeed, the core principle of Timree's new Gundam project is to add Psycommu floating weapons that can be controlled by pilots to the Gundam.

Of course, due to technical issues, they can only integrate Zeon technology and Federation technology for now, which is a rather opportunistic approach. It has many advantages, firstly, it skips the development phase and jumps directly to testing, saving a lot of time and energy. However, the downside is that if they want to make major changes later, they will have to start all over again. However, for the Naval Strategic Research Institute at present, the two are not in conflict and can be done together.

However, the number of pilots available for testing the machines is still limited. Makarius naturally cannot stay in side 7 to conduct experiments every day. The Federation's Augusta Research Institute currently has a lot of enhanced humans being researched, but before that, they still need to develop a semi-psymuse system adapted to enhanced humans.

After all, enhanced humans are beings who can approach the level of New Humans through surgery and drugs; they are not born as New Humans!

"The Augusta Organization, this organization hasn't been dismantled yet?"

"His Excellency Rebil ordered a reorganization. After all, there are still quite a few experimental personnel left in the institution. If the institution is shut down directly, they will not only have nowhere to go, but their lives will also be in danger due to the modification surgery!"

Timree didn't like human experimentation either, but now that those in charge of it have been executed or sentenced, the rest can only be put to use again, at least to give these war orphans some hope for life.

"However, Doctor, while the Psycommu weapons are quite good, I think the new Gundam doesn't necessarily have to fight the Psycommu weapons head-on. It should also make some changes to itself. What do you think?"

"you mean?"

"Framework structure!"

During the One Year War, the basic structure of mobile suits was mainly based on the Zeon-style "shell structure" and the Federation-style "half-shell structure." In these structures, the mobile suit uses a hard, armored outer shell as a framework, and various components are added by effectively utilizing the space inside the shell to construct the machine. This stress-resistant outer shell structure has high strength, but like the heavy armor of a medieval knight, it restricts the range of motion of the limbs, affecting the machine's movement performance.

However, the frame structure that Makarius mentioned is different. Under the concept of a movable frame, the basic frame of the new Gundam is designed as an "endoskeleton" similar to a human skeleton. Various engine technologies and transmission devices are used to make each joint movable, thereby achieving further anthropomorphic movement performance. At the same time, a large number of shock-absorbing buffer structures are set up through ergonomic technology.

Various energy pipelines, like blood vessels, are attached to the frame, providing energy to all parts of the machine. They also contain sensors to analyze data, allowing the machine to disperse and mitigate impact forces in the most suitable posture. The basic frame of the machine is completely independent of the armor and weaponry, ensuring the frame's primary mobility.

In other words, the organism will be made more anthropomorphic!
"That idea? It sounds good, but Colonel, have you considered the current research and development difficulties?"

Timree was not overly excited when he heard Makarius's idea. This was not because he disagreed with Makarius, but because after thinking about it quickly, Timree felt that the idea was too advanced.

After all, everyone is still stuck in the original semi-shell design concept. Suddenly, a design concept that abandons the old design and starts from scratch appears, which is obviously more shocking than pleasant!
"Hmm, so the i-position, this, shouldn't be too far ahead of its time, right?"

Marcarius wanted to continue, bringing up the concept of transformable mobile suits, which might allow him to fulfill both wishes at once and pilot a transformable Gundam. However, since the concept was too advanced and Timree needed to digest it properly, he could only use some existing, mature technologies.

"If a field generator is built into the shield, and an anti-beam coating is added, then combined with the presence of floating cannons, wouldn't it be invincible!"

"So, Colonel, you still haven't considered the size and energy consumption of the i-field generator at all!"

Timree suddenly missed his little darling Amuro at this moment, at least the other wouldn't come up with any earth-shattering, ingenious ideas all the time.

However, Makarius wasn't too upset. After all, design concepts are constantly evolving. As long as he mentions it every day, it won't be long before everyone accepts it. Then, it will be much easier to get the mecha you want!
(End of this chapter)